Next morning, Siya woke up and saw Raghav still asleep and caressed his hair kissing him on his forehead.

S~good morning, wakey wakey sleepy head

He opened his eyes slightly.

R~itni subah kiun utha rahi hain humein? Ab bhi dard hai

S~jaanti hoon, aap uthengay jabhi toh kuchh khaengay aur dawai lengay aur dard kam ho ga na, ek din ye dard bhi gayab ho ga na, main abhi aai

She began to leave but he held her hand, she looked back at him.

S~jee? Kuchh chahiye aap ko?

R~aap humari fikr karein ye toh hum chahte he thay, lekin humari fikr mein aadhi mat ho jaana, apna bhi khayaal rakhiye

She smiled at him and nodded.

S~zaroor rajkumar Raghav, (he left her hand, she made him sit) aaiye aap uth kar baithiye, main aati hoon

She went out of the room and descended the stairs and sensed strange sense of silence. Lights switched on, she got shocked to see Viraj walking to her while limping.

V~good morning Siya, waise na tumhe jo khabar di gayi thi ke ab main is ghar mein nahi hoon, wo theek thi lekin for the time being. Us ke baad main wapis aa gaya tha, aur maine sab ko band kar diya tha ek kamre mein aur ab tak wo waheen hain, main sari raat yaheen tha. (he gritted hus teeth) dekha maine ke kaise tum us rakshas se door alag kamre mein sone ke bajaaye tum udhar so rahi thi us ke kareeb

S~apni aukaat mein raho Viraj! Rakshas nahi hai wo, hum jaisa insaan he hai, aray darna un se nahi chahiye jo dikhne mein rakshas hotay hain aur rakshas jaise he behave kartay hain, darna toh us us chahiye jo insaan ki khaal mein rakshas hotay hain jaise ke tum. Jo dard tum ne Raghav ko diya wohi dard maine tumhe diya toh ho gaya hisaab barabar, jao! Mujhe tum se koi matlab nahi. Aainda is disha kabhi mat aana bin bulaaye mehmaan ki tarah warna is baar toh izzat se jaane ko keh rahi hoon, agli baar joote chappal maar kar bhagaun gi tumhe, aur haan by the way main un ke kareeb so kar rangreliyaan nahi bana rahi thi, balkay main toh un ka khayaal rakhne ke liye udhar thi.

V~thora mera bhi khayaal kar lo, (Siya's blood boiled hearing that) insaaniyat ke naate keh raha hoon

S~insaaniyat? Haan wo mujh mein toh bohat hai lekin tum mein nahi, pagal nahi hoon ke tumhe yahan rehne doon gi aur apne Raghav ko nuksaan pohnchane doon gi. Aakhri baar izzat se keh rahi hoon nikal jao yahan se

V~chala jaun ga lekin tumhare saath, chalo Siya tum bhi yahan mat raho

He held her hand to take her away but she made him leave, he turned to her and she slapped him.

S~kaha na aukaat mein raho. Main kaheen nahi chaloon gi.

V~theek hai, choose kar lo phir, ya toh Raghav, ya toh tumhare ghar walay. Agar tum ne Raghav ko chuna, toh tumhare ghar walo'n ki maut pakki, (she gasped) aur agar apne ghar walo'n ko chuna, toh Raghav ki maut pakki

S~how dare you?

She slapped him again.

V~choose kar lo Siya

She looked around and walked to a small table, picked a vase and threw it at him, he held his head getting injured and felt dizzy falling on the floor collapsing. She went and freed all the instruments and mythical creatures.

S~aap sab theek toh hain na? (they nodded) is ko baandh dijiye, khayaal rakhna ye kaheen khul na jaaye

They made him sit on a chair and tied him. She rushed upstairs to check on Raghav and found him sitting on the bed wiping his face, she went and sat beside him.

S~aap theek hain na?

R~jee hum toh theek hain, humein kya hua ho ga?

She hugged him tightly and he hugged her back.

S~Viraj yaheen hai Raghav, wo yaheen tha poori raat, (she released the hug) filhaal main ne usay baandh diya hai, us ne mujhe dhamkaya ke main aap mein se aur apni family mein se kisi ek ko choose kar loon, aur jisay bhi main chunoon gi, wo bach jaaye ga aur doosre ki jaan jaaye gi, main kisi ko khatre mein nahi daal sakti isliye maine aise kiya

R~Siya aap humari itni fikr mat kijiye, aur aap ke ghar walo'n ko bhi kuchh nahi ho ga, hum Viraj ka kuchh na kuchh bandobast kar dengay

She nodded.

S~wo sab toh theek hai, mujhe bohat bhook lagi hai, aap ke saath mujhe khaana khana hai

R~par humein neeche bilkul bhi nahi jaana

S~mujhe bhi nahi jaana, wahan wo manhoos Viraj hai, bekaar mein disturb karay ga, hum yaheen khaate hain

He smiled agreeing to her. After sometime, Geanie Meanie brought food for them and left. They ate together.

S~ab kya aaj bhi mujhe khamoshi se khana paray ga bacho'n ki tarah?

R~haan, kiun ke wohi toh tum ho, ek ziddi bachi, nahi, aap ziddi nahi, aap bohat achhi hain, kiun ke agar aap ziddi hotu toh aap ko madad ke liye bohat bheek maangni parti, lekin aisa kuchh nahi hua

S~toh ab main kaun hoon? Aap ki ziddi dost?

R~dost? Lekin hum dost kaise?

S~come on, humare beech mein dosti hai na

He grew silent and they continued to eat and finished eating.

S~rajkumar Raghav aap itne khamosh kiun hain?

R~hum toh pyaar ki umeed kar rahay thay, hum jaante hain utne achhay nahi hain hum lekin...

S~pyaar ka pehla kadam dosti hota hai, achha dost hona bohat zaroori hai

R~toh kya hum umeed kar sakte hain ke ye dosti kabhi pyaar mein badle gi?

Siya blushed and turned away.

S~aap ko kya lagta hai?

R~humein umeed hai

S~umeed par dunia sthaapit hai, aur humari dosti bhi

R~phir aap hum se nazrein mila kar kahiye ye sab

She turned to him.

S~umeed par dunia sthaapit hai, aur humari dosti bhi

He smiled.

R~phir aap humein aaj ek baar phir galay laga lijiye, aaj phir dil kar raha hai

S~abhi nahi, aap ke zakhm par zor paray ga

R~kya aap aisa karna he nahi chahti?

S~aisi baat nahi hai, aap ka zakhm abhi taaza hai, isliye

R~(after a pause) kaash jab aap humein pyaar karein wo oal jald he aa jaye, kiun ke ziada samay nahi humare paas, bas sirf 2 maah hain

She looked at him emotionally and tears rolled down her cheeks, she sat on her knees and hugged him tight.

S~khabardaar jo ab marne ki baat ki, aap aisi baat karte hain toh aisa lagta hai meri jaan nikal rahi ho jaise

He hugged her back.

R~hum aap ko rulana nahi chahte thay, hum kadar karte hain aap ke aansuo'n ki, isliye roiye mat

S~(releasing the hug) kya aap mujh se pyaar karte hain? (he looked down, she hugged him again) yahi chahiye na aap ko? Ab toh doosri baar bhi de diya, waise ye hai toh teesri baar kiun ke us din bhi diya tha, aap jawab toh dijiye

R~koi jawab nahi humare paas bhi

She chuckled and then laughed and moved away from him.

S~saaf bataiye na ke hai magar bata nahi sakte

R~ye humare dil ki baat ho na ho, aap ke dil ki baat zaroor hai

Raghav's eyes met Siya's, and he smiled.

R~Aap ke dil ki baat zaroor hai

He repeated, his voice filled with emotion.Siya's laughter faded, and she looked at him with tears in her eyes.

S~mere dil ki baat zaroor hai?

She whispered, her voice barely audible. His face drew closer to hers, and her heart raced with anticipation. She felt his warm breath on her skin, and her eyes closed, waiting for his lips to touch hers, she herself didn't know why she did so, but she wanted him close to her, he wanted the time to never run out. But instead, Raghav's lips brushed against her forehead, leaving a soft kiss. Siya's eyes opened, and she looked at him, surprised.

S~kya hua?

 Her voice was barely above a whisper. He smiled and took her hand in his.

R~ Aapne abhi tak mujhe nahi bataya ki aap mujhse pyaar karti ho

His eyes shone with happiness. Her face turned red, and she looked away, her heart pounding in her chest.

S~maine kab kaha?

She asked to hide her smile. He chuckled and pulled her close, she smiled unknowingly.

R~aap ne kaha mere dil ki baat zaroor hai

 He whispered, his lips brushing against her ear. Her heart skipped a beat, and she felt herself melting into his embrace.

On the other side, Viraj got himself free and ran upstairs when nowhere was around, he barged into Raghav's room and fumed seeing them hug.

V~Siya! (they startled and moved back) tum dono ko alag hona he ho ga, kiun ke Siya tum bas mere liye bani ho

S~tum mujhe kaheen nahi le ja saktay meri marzi ke bina

V~achha?

He spread his arms and she got shocked seeing black wings flapping on his back. He walked to her but Raghav stepped down the bed and came in between.

R~khabardaar jo us ke kareeb gaye, aur ab humari samajh aya ke humare pankh churaane walay tum thay

V~aur ab main tumhari Siya ko bhi chura le jaun ga, hatto!

He pushed him on the floor.

S~Raghav!

He got up and held Viraj's foot but he kicked him off and wrapped his arms around Siya flying out of the window with her. Raghav grew worried and stood up looking at the sky.

R~Siya! Hum kya karein? Kaise usay bachaein? Kaun madad karay ga humari?

"Main." He heard a voice and turned.