It was the daytime, the sun was shining over the Sukoon house where the lights were off. Ballu switched off the TV. Neil was in shock and Avni was looking at Neil. Avni felt bad to see him. Neil bowed his head and he was shocked.

Vidyut: lights.

The lights turned on.

Neil: Da… Dad. Dad ne mara Neela Maa ko.

Avni was looking at Neil.

Neil: Dad. Dad asa kaise kar sakte hain. Dad, Neela Maa… Neela Maa ko kaise maar sakte hain.

Avni: Nahi, Neil.

Neil looked at Avni and his eyes were red and moist.

Avni: Papa Ji ne kuch nahi kiya. Papa Ji ko…

Neil: Bus, Avni. Bus. Itna sab hone ke bad bhi tum Dad ko defend kar rahi ho.

Avni was looking at Neil.

Neil: Sachai jante howe bhi unhe bachane ki koshish kar rahi ho.

Avni looked on.

Neil: sab kuch jante howe bhi tum…

Avni interrupted Neil.

Avni: sab kuch jante howe hi asa keh rahi hun. Neil…

Neil: you mean to say ke yeh video jhoti hai.

Avni: Han, Neil, yeh video jhuti hai.

Neil looked away.

Avni: yeh adha sach hai.

Neil was shocked and he looked at Avni.

Avni: aur adha sach jhot ke hi barabar hota hai.

Neil frowned.

Neil: Adha sach?

Avni: han, Neil, adha sach. Vidyut ne is video ko edit kiya hai. Yeh puri video nahi hai.

Neil was shocked and Vidyut smirked.

Avni: Vidyut wahi khel khel raha hai jo us ne dus saal pehle racha tha. Jis khel ko nakaam kar diya tha maine apni maut ka jhot drama kar ke.

Vidyut get angry and Neil was confused.

Neil: Matlab?

Avni: Matlab yeh hai ke Papa Ji apne hosh-o-hawas main nahi the.

Neil was shocked.

Avni: han, Neil.

Avni looked at Vidyut angrily who was looking at Avni.

Avni: Vidyut ne Papa Ji ko drugs diye the.

Neil was shocked.

Neil: what?

Avni nodded.

Avni: Han, Neil. Is video main saaf zahir hai ke Papa Ji tum per gun taane khare the.

Neil was shocked and he thought.

Avni: aur tumhe bachane ke liye Maa bich main aain.

Neil looked at Avni shockingly.

Avni: ab tum hi socho Papa ji tumhe kyun marna chahenge.

Neil thought.

Neil: Kya waja rahi hogi. Papa Ji tum se itna pyaar karte hain woh kyun tumhe marna chahenge.

Neil looked at Avni.

Avni: yeh adhi video hai. Meri baat ka yakin mano. Papa Ji ne kuch nahi kiya.

Neil looked at Avni emotionally who nodded. Avni looked at Vidyut angrily.

Avni: yeh adhi video dikha kar kya sabit karna chahte ho tum? Tumhe kya lagta hai ke asa kar ke tum baap bete ke bich phut dal doge. 

Vidyut looked on. Avni got angry.

Avni: Asa kabhi nahi ho sakta. Main asa kabhi nahi hone dungi.

Neil was looking at Avni emotionally. Vidyut looked angry.

Avni: Apne Neil and parivaar ko bachane ke liye main un se dur chali gai. Maine apni maut ka jhota drama kiya. Sirf unhe bachane ke liye. Apne Papa ko bachane ke liye maine meri pehchana, meri Ayesha Maa ke diye howe naam tak ko mita diya.

Neil looked at Avni with moist eyes.  Avni looked angry.

Avni: Aur tumhe lagta hai ke tum yeh adhi adhuri video dekha kar meri dus saal ki mehnat ko, meri tapasiya ko bhang kar doge. Kabhi nahi. Main asa kabhi nahi hone dungi. Mere mere parivaar ke liye kisi bhi had tak jaa sakti hun. kuch bhi kar sakti hun.

Neil gulped and his eyes were moist.

Avni: lekin yeh baat tumhe smajh nahi ayegi. Kyun ke tumhara to koi parivaar hi nahi hai na.

Vidyut got angry.

Avni: tumhe kya pata parivaar kya hota hai. Tum ne to khud hi apni baap ko mara tha.

Vidyut got angry.

Avni: apni Maa ko jhote case main phasa kar phasi per lakta diya.

Vidyut was looking at Avni with with eyes. Neil was looking at Avni.

Avni: Tum jaisi aulad se aulad naa hona behtar hai.

Vidyut get angry.

Avni: tum aulad ke naam per kalank ho... Lekin tum se umeed bhi kya ki jaa sakti hai. Tum to Ragini Pandit ke bete ho na.

Vidyut shouted: Avni.

Vidyut came to Avni and pressed her neck. Neil got shocked and angry. Vidyut suffocated Avni.

Neil: Vidyut.

Neil tried to free Avni and tried to push Vidyut.
Neil: Vidyut, chor Avni ko. Maine kaha chor.

Vidyut: tumhari himmat bhi kaise hoi meri Mamuni per ugli uthane ki.

Neil: Vidyut, chor.

Neil pushed away Vidyut. Avni coughed. Neil rubbed Avni’s back.

Neil: theek ho?

Avni nodded and she coughed. Neil cupped Avni’s face.

Neil: theek ho.

Avni nodded and gulped. Avni coughed. Avni was panting. Neil looked at Vidyut angrily. Vidyut ran his hands through his hair and closed his eyes. Vidyut looked at Avni and then he looked away and caught his head. Vidyut looked at Avni.

Vidyut: kyun karti ho tum asa. Kyun mujhe ghussa dilati ho.

Avni gulped. Avni was panting.

Avni: Maine jo kaha sach kaha. Tum se sach suna nahi gaya to is main meri kya ghalti. Tum apni Maa ke khilaf ek lafz nahi sun sakte aur ek Baap aur bete ke bich phut dalne ki koshish kar rahe ho.

Vidyut: Main kya kar raha hun jo sach hai woh samne hai.

Avni: jhot. Yeh video adhi hai. Himmat hai to puri video chala kar dikhao.

Neil was looking at them.

Avni: tum se himmat ki kya umeed karni. Tum se badha darpok is puri duniya main nahi ho sakta.

Vidyut looked at Avni angrily.

Vidyut: Avni.

Neil: Avni, Avni, please usay ghussa mat dilao.

Avni looked at Neil.

Avni: Neil, tum is se dar rahe ho.

Avni looked at Vidyut.

Avni: is se. Neil, tumhe is se darne ki zarorat nahi hai. yeh sirf gidar bhabhkiyan de sakta hai.

Vidyut got angry.

Avni: us ke ilawa kuch nahi kar sakta. Yeh kamzor hai.

Vidyut fumed and Neil looked at him. Neil thought and looked at Avni.

Neil in mind: Neil, Avni Vidyut ko uksa rahi hai taa ke woh puri video dikhaye taa ke usay hasil kar ke hum dad ki begunahi sabit kar saken.

Neil looked at Avni emotionally.

Neil in mind: tum ab bhi humare bare main soch rahi ho. Maine tumhe smajhne main kitni bari ghalti kar di.

Neil got emotional.

Avni: dekho na, Neil, is ki kamzori ka andaza is baat se lagaya jaa sakta hai ke yeh ek video nahi dekha paa raha. Itna kamzor aur darpok insan hai yeh.

Neil thought to join Avni and he looked at Vidyut.

Neil: yeh to sach kaha tum ne, Avni.

Avni looked at Neil and Vidyut got angry.

Neil: hai to yeh darpok.

Vidyut: Neil.

Neil: kya? Sach to keh raha hun? himmat hai to video dekha de.

Ballu: Sir Ji, video dikha dijiye.

Avni and Neil looked Ballu.

Ballu:  waise bhi yeh log kya kar lenge.

Vidyut thought and Avni and Neil looked at him. Vidyut looked at Avni and Vidyut.

Vidyut: chala video.

Avni and Neil had a victories smile at their faces and then they looked at each other. They smiled and looked at Vidyut. The lights turned off. Ballu played the video and Neil saw how Vidyut injected drugs to Prakash. Neil was shocked and he looked at Vidyut angrily who looked at him. Avni also looked at Vidyut. They saw the video. Avni’s eyes got moist and she lowered her gaze when the bulled hit Neela Maa. Neil looked at Avni and he felt bad. Ballu switched off the TV and the lights turned on.

Neil was looking at Avni who looked away and wiped her tears. Avni sighed and she looked at Neil.

Avni: Maine kaha tha na ke Papa Ji ki koi ghalti nahi thi.

Neil gulped and he got emotional. They heard the sirens and they turned their faces. Vidyut and Ballu got shocked. The police jeeps came there and the police men came out of the jeeps with weapons.

Avni and Neil looked at each other. Vidyut and Ballu were shocked.

Vidyut: Police? Yeh police kaise ayi?

Vidyut looked at Neil.

Vidyut: tu ne bulaya?

Neil looked on. Vidyut thought.

Vidyut: tu yahan kaise aya tha? Tujhe kis ne bataya tha?

Neil was looking at Vidyut. A police man gave the speaker to the police officer. Sunehri and Prakash also reached there.

PO: Vidyut, police ne tumhe charo taraf se gher liya hai.

Vidyut and Ballu were shocked. Avni hurriedly went to the smart TV and she took out the USB. Everyone looked at Avni. Vidyut and Ballu got shocked.

PO: Tumhari bhalai isi main hai ke khud ko police ke hawale kar do.

Vidyut was shocked and he looked at Avni furiously

Vidyut: Tum ne phir se mujhe dhoka diya aur police ko bulaya.

Avni looked on.

Vidyut: lekin is baar main tumhe jeetne nahi dunga. Agar tum meri nahi hogi to main tumhe kisi aur ka bhi nahi hone dunga. Aaj tum sab maroge.

Neil and Avni was shocked. Vidyut looked at his man.

Vidyut: jao aur Plan B execute karo.

Avni and Neil were shocked. The Man nodded and he went with his partner.

They heard: Vidyut, tumhare pass panch minute hain khud ko police ke hawale kar do. Warna jo tumhare sath hoga us ke zimedar tum khud hoge.

In the Sukoon house, the men came back with Samrat.

Avni: Samrat.

Man: Kam ho gaya hai, Sir. Bomb laga diya hai.

Avni and Neil was shocked.

Avni: Vidyut, Samrat ko chor do.

Vidyut: pehle USB do.

Avni shook her head.

Vidyut: soch lo. Bacha chahiye yaa USB.

Avni thought.

Neil: Avni, USB de do.

Avni looked at Neil who nodded. Avni thought. Avni looked away and she saw a fire. Avni thought and she looked at the USB. Avni hurriedly went to the fire and she threw the USB in the fire. Everyone got shocked.

Vidyut: Avni.

Avni looked at Vidyut with anger. Vidyut came to the fire and he looked at the USB. Vidyut looked at Avni and then he looked at USB.

Vidyut: yeh kya kiya tum ne?

Vidyut looked at Avni and Neil smiled.

Avni: wahi jo mujhe bohat pehle kar dena chahiye tha.

Vidyut looked angry.

Avni: ab tum mere parivaar ko koi nuksan nahi pohancha paoge.

Vidyut: tum ne apne us parivaar ko to bacha liye lekin tum apne is parivaar ka kya karogi. Inhe kaise bachaogi.

The kids were brought there and a jacket bomb was wearing by one kid. Avni and Neil were shocked and Vidyut smirked to see Avni.

Vidyut: Ek ghante main yeh bomb phut jaega aur tum sab.

Avni and Neil were shocked and Vidyut said: bhoom.

Avni flinched and Vidyut laughed.

Ballu: Sir Ji, humain jald se jald yahan se niaklna hoga.

Vidyut nodded and he came to Samrat and held him from neck and pointed the gun at him. Avni, Neil and others were shocked.

Avni: Samrat

The kids shouted, Nahi.

Neil: Vidyut, bache ko jane de.

Avni: Vidyut, Samrat ko chor do.

Vidyut: isay kaise chor dun. Yahi to mera trump card hai. yahi to mujhe yahan se bhagne main madad karega.

Avni and others were looking at them. Vidyut started to go from there with his man. Avni and Neil were looking at them. They went. Avni was going behind them. Neil came to Avni and held her arm.

Neil: Avni.

Avni looked at Neil.

Avni: Neil, Samrat...

Neil: main smajhta hun, Avni. Lekin bahar police hai. Vidyut, Samrat ko bahar chor de. Woh sirf yahan se farar hone ke liye usay use kar raha hai.

Avni thought.

Avni: abhi humari yahan zarorat hai. humain kaisie bhi kar ke is bomb ko defuse karna hai.

Avni: liken hum yeh kaise karenge?

Neil: hum bomb disposal squad ko abhi nahi bula sakte. Pata nahi woh log kab tak aenge. Humain khud hi kuch karna parega.

Avni thought and looked at Neil.

Neil: humain try karna parega aur koi option nahi hai.

Avni looked on and Neil nodded. Avni nodded and they came to the kids. They checked the bomb.

On the other side, Vidyut came out with his man and they were holding the guns. Everyone saw them. The police man pointed the gun at Vidyut. Sunehri and Prakash looked at Vidyut. Sunehri was shocked to see Samrat.

Sunehri whispered: Samrat.

Vidyut: koi goli nahi chalayega.

PO: Sab apni guns niche karo.

The police took their hands down.

Vidyut: koi goli nahi chalayega warna yeh bacha apni jaan se jayega.

PO: Koi goli nahi chalayega.

Vidyut and his men looked around. Vidyut and his men went to the car and jeeps and they got in the vehicles. They started the vehicles and they were going. The car stopped and the door opened. Samrat was thrown out. Sunehri was shocked and she shouted, Samrat. The car started.

PO: Fire.

The police fired and Samrat layed on the road while covering his head with his hands. The goons also fired. Some police jeeps came and Vidyut was shocked to see it. Ballu stopped the car. Mitali got dow from the jeep and her team was with her. They pointed the gun at the car. The police surrounded Vidyut’s car and jeeps. Vidyut got angry and he hit the car in anger.

A police officer came and opened the door. He pulled Vidyut out by catching his collar. Ballu was also taken out. Mitali was looking at them.

In the Sukoon house, Avni and Neil were trying to defuse the bomb.
Neil: Tara, Sitara, tum log baki bachon ko le kar bahar jao.

Tara: hum tum logon ko chor kar kahin nahi jaenge.

Sitara: han nahi jaenge.

Avni: Tara, Sitara, pagalpan mat karo aur jao yahan se.

They looked on.

Avni: jao.

They looked at each other.

Avni shouted: Jao.

They nodded with heavy heart and took the kids. They were going. Sunehri, Prakash, Samrat and Mitali came there. Everyone stopped.

Sunehri: tum sab theek ho na.

Everyone nodded. Avni saw Samrat and cupped his face.

Avni: aap theek ho na?

Neil looked at Samrat and then he resumed his work.

Samrat nodded and said, ji, Jaan Di, main theek hun.

Avni took a sigh of relief.

Mitali: yeh tum kya kar rahe ho, Neil?

Neil: bomb ko defuse karne ki koshish kar raha hun.

Avni also start her work.

Mitali: tum kyun kar rahe ho is ke liye to bomb disposal squad ko bolana chahiye tha.

Neil: itna time nahi hai.

Neil looked at the bomb. The time was passing. Neil sighed.

Neil: yeh defuse karna mushkil hai. humain jacket ko remove karna hoga.
Avni looked at Neil who also looked at her and nodded. Mitali was looking at them and she got hurt. Avni nodded.

Avni and Neil started the work.

Neil: Dad, time bohat kam hai. Aap sab logon ko le kar yahan se bahar jaiye.

Prakash nodded.

Prakash: dihan se.

Neil nodded. Avni thought.

Sunehri: hum nahi jaenge.

Avni: Sunehri, bachon ki tarha zid mat karo aur samjho situation ko. Hum sab ki jaan to dao per nahi laga sakte naa. Neil, tum sab ko bahar nikalo. Yeh log ase nahi jane wale.

Neil nodded and he tried to handle the kids and others. They argued. Avni looked at them. Avni removed the jacket and she looked at the time. Avni thought and she ran. Everyone saw her and they were shocked.

Neil: Avni.

They took time to register what actually happened.

Neil: Avni, jacket le kar bhagi hai. Means.

Neil was shocked and he looked at the door.

Neil shouted, Avni.

Everyone got shocked and Neil ran behind Avni. Everyone ran behind them. Avni came out and she was running. The police saw her. Neil came out and he saw Avni going. Neil shouted Avni’s name and he looked on. Neil ran behind Avni. Others also came out and they followed Neil.

Avni was running on the road. Neil and others were behind her. They were running on the road.

Neil: Avni, ruko.

Avni turned her face but she didn’t stop. Avni was running and others were behind her. Avni came on a hill and others also came there. Avni stopped at the edge and she looked down. Avni was panting. Neil came there and were behind him at a good distance.. Avni saw Neil.

Avni: Neil, ruko.

Neil stopped and they were panting.  Neil gulped.

Neil: Avni, yeh kya kar rahi ho?

Avni looked on. Others came there.

Prakash: Avni Putter.

Others said, Avni and the kids said, Jaan Didi. Avni looked at them.

Avni: aap sab yahan kyun aye? Please jaiye yahan se. Yahan khatra hai.

Sunehri: tujhe liye bina hum kahin nahi jane wale.

Avni looked at the timer.

Avni: Sunehri, yeh bomb panch minute main phut jayega. Aap sab log jaiye yahan se.

Neil: Avni, is Jacket ko phanko niche.

Avni looked on.

Sunehri: Phank, Avni.

Tara, Sitara: phanko, Avni.

Kids: Jaan Di, phanko.

They asked Avni to throw the jacket. Avni looked at them emotionally.

Neil: Avni, kya pagalpan hai yeh. Jacket ko phanko niche.

Avni shook her head and her eyes were moist. Neil and others were shocked.

Avni: Thak chukki hun main.

Neil was shocked.

Avni: ab aur nahi hota. Ab aur imtihan nahi diye jate. Ab main thak gai hun larte, larte. Ab bus. ab aur nahi hota mujhse.
Neil looked at Avni sadly.

Avni: meri waja se humesha sab ki life main problems hi ayi hain. Khas kar ke tumhari life main.

Neil was looking at Avni.

Avni: Lekin ab aur nahi. Aaj mere sath sab ki sari problems bhi is duniya se chali jaengi.

Neil was shocked and others shouted, nahi. Prakash shook his head. Everyone looked sad. Mitali was also present there.

Avni: Neil, Moghli se aur meri perfect family ka dihan rakhna.

Neil got emotional.

Avni: aur un se kehna ke main us se bohat pyaar karti hun.

Neil’s eyes were moist and Prakash also got emotional.

Avni: aur ho sake to mujhe mauf kar dena.

Neil got emotional.

Avni: Maine jo kuch bhi kiya tha tumhe aur humari perfect family ko bachane ke liye kiya tha.

Neil gulped.

Avni: Please mauf kar dena.

Neil was just looking at Avni. Avni looked at Prakash with moist eyes.

Avni: Papa, is janam main jo howa so howa lekin agle janam mein main aap ki beti ban kar aana chahungi.

Prakash cried and Neil gulped. Neil thought and he looked around. Neil went to the side.

Avni: khub naaz nakhre uthwaongi aap se.

Prakash cried.

Avni: banege na aap mere papa?

Prakash nodded while crying. Avni smiled. Avni looked at the kids.

Avni: tum sab khud mehnat karna aur apna naam banana. Yaad rakhna ke Naam unhi ka hota hai jo kaam karte hain. Surname koi mainay nahi rakhte. Hmm.

The kids were crying.

Kids: Nahi, Jaan Di.

Avni: I love you all.

They cried. Avni looked at Sunehri.

Avni: In bachon ka dihan rakhna.

Sunehri shook her head and cupped her mouth because she was crying. Avni looked at the time and there were only 30 secs. Avni was shocked and she was about to jump but Neil came there and he held Avni’s arm. Neil pulled Avni to him and snatched the jacket from her. Neil threw the jacket. Everyone got shocked and they shouted, Avni.

Prakash: Neil. Avni.

Mitali: Neil.

Everyone was looking shock and the bomb blasted. Everyone got shocked and they closed their eyes and turned their faces while keeping their hands on their ear. They looked at the direction where Avneil were present. They could only see the smoke and dust. Everyone got shocked. A tear fell from Sunehri and Mitalt’s eyes. Prakash looked shock and his eyes were moist. Everything had just stopped.

What do you think what would have happened? Would Avni and Neil got saved?