Siya could be seen shopping in the mall with Khushi.

Kh~maasi, ye wala teddy bhi khareed lein?

Siya smiled.

Si~haan Khushi, khareed lo

Khushi smiled and grabbed the teddy bear. Then her gaze went on some cute clothing.

Kh~maasi, dekho wo kapre kitne cute hain na? I really want that dress

Si~beta, abhi aap ne itna mehnga teddy liya, waise he maine bohat se cheezein le li hain aap ke liye, bohat saare kapre bhi le chuki hoon dekho

Kh~lekin maasi, un kapro’n ki baat alag hai

Si~wo kaise?

Kh~wo main papa ki pari hoon na, isliye mujhe wo dress chahiye kiun ke wo fairy costume hai

Si~(chuckled) aray meri Khushi ko kisi fairy costume ki zaroorat he nahi, Khushi pehle he se ek pari hai

Kh~maasi dekho ab bahane mat banao, please ye dress dila lo na

Si~baby is ke baad ice cream bhi khaani hai, remember? Ab agar ye dress khareeda toh ice cream nahi kha sakengay

Kh~okay, lekin next time ye dress aap dilayengi na?

Si~yes yes sure, chalo ab bill counter par chaltay hain

Khushi smiled and nodded. They went and paid the bill and exited the mall. Then they went to ice cream parlor and had ice cream. Siya saw a couple having ice cream, suddenly the couple changed into her and Raghav. She could hear her own voice along with Raghav’s voice.

R~jaaan, lo ice cream khao mere haath se

He said making her have ice cream, she smiled.

Si~tum bhi khao mere haath se

And they both shared ice cream. Siya smiled imagining herself and Raghav but suddenly her smile dropped seeing that it was only her imagination.

She thought:pata nahi kiun magar Raghav ki yaad aa rahi hai, ye jaante huay bhi, ke apne aakhri palo’n mein us ne mujhe aur Khushi ko maarne ki koshish ki thi. Shayad isliye ke mera pyaar bohat sacha tha, aur us ka pyaar utna sacha nahi tha.

Khushi saw her lost and followed her gaze and then clicked her fingers in front of her.

Kh~maasi, kya hua? Aap ko evil uncle ki yaad aa rahi hai?

Si~(chuckled) nahi toh, aap aise kiun poochh rahay ho?

Kh~wo aap us couple ko aise dekh rahay thay isliye

Si~nahi nahi, main toh bas ye dekh rahi thi ke dono saath mein kitne achhay lag rahay hain

Khushi nodded knowingly. Then they began to return home. Siya drove the car while Khushi sat beside her. Siya’s phone rang and Khushi picked up.

“Beta tum log kab aa rahay ho ghar? Kab se gaye huay ho.”

Kh~bas dadi abhi pohnch he rahay hain

Call disconnected. They reached home, got down the car and Khushi took all the shopping bags running inside exclaiming, Siya smiled shaking her head in disbelief and locked the car going after her.

Kh~dadi, bhaiya, aap log ko pata hai aaj hum ne bohat sari shopping ki, maasi ne bohat kuchh dilaya

D~haan beta, wo sab toh theek hai, lekin aaram se baad mein dikhana, saans toh le le

Kh~dadi please dekho na

D~achha bhy dikha, (then she turned to Siya) ye na bilkul tere jaisi hai, tu bhi chhoti thi toh aisi he thi

Siya chuckled. Khushi and dadi got busy together. Siya went to rest and closed her eyes as she lied down. The past happy moments of her and Raghav flashed before her eyes, she opened her eyes and was teary eyed.

Si~Kiun Raghav? Kiun? Agar aap ke andar itni pagal panti nahi hoti main aap ko kabhi chhorne ki baat na karti, kabhi wo sab nahi karti jo aap ke saath kiya, na he tum aise martay. Aaj humara bacha bhi hota is dunia mein, agar tum ne wo sab nahi kiya hota, toh abhi hum dono saath hotay, humara bacha humare saath khel raha hota. Lekin shayad Bhagwan ko kuchh aur he manzoor tha. Lekin phir bhi, I miss you Raghav

She cried herself to sleep.

Later at night, when she woke up, she went out of her room and saw everyone busy in their work. She approached Tusshar.

Si~sun Tusshar, main Jindal House ja rahi hoon, thora saamaan reh gaya hai mera udhar, raat mein waheen rahoon gi, bata dena sab ko, subah aaun gi

T~theek hai di

Siya went. She sat in the car and drove off to Jindal House. All the memories of her grah pravesh and other moments flashed before her eyes, she closed her eyes as tears pooled up in her eyes. She got out of the car.

aasmaan, tera mera hua
khwaab ki tarah dhuaan dhuaan
aasmaan, tera mera hua
saans ki tarah ruaan ruaan
jaaye jahan tu jaye
paaye mujhe hi paaye
saaye ye mere hain tujh mein samaaye
Saiyyara main saiyaara
sayyara tu saiyyara
Sitaron ke jahan mein milenge ab yaara

Composing herself, she entered the house, there she was greeted by nostalgia as she saw her and Raghav’s photos. She couldn’t help but cry, she ran to her room and there, she saw Raghav everywhere. She cried and as she ran to touch him, he disappeared. She fell on her knees crying badly.

But then she felt a touch on her shoulder, she looked up to see Raghav. She smiled as he forwarded his hand to her, she smiled and held his hand gazing at him without blinking her eyes, she knew that the moment she blinks her eyes, he would disappear.

Tu jo mila to yoon hua

Ho gayi poori adhoori si dua

Tu jo gaya to le gaya

Sang tere mere jeene ki har wajah

He kissed her forehead, she closed her eyes to feel it but as she opened her eyes, he disappeared.

Jaaye jahan tu jaye

Paaye mujhe hi paaye

Saaye ye mere hain tujh mein samaaye

Saiyyara main saiyaara

Sayyara tu saiyyara

Sitaron ke jahan mein milenge ab yaara

She broke down once again. She looked at the night sky and looked at the stars.

Si~kehte hain ke insaan mar ke tara ban jaata hai, ye baat kitni sach hai kitni jhoot, ye toh main nahi jaanti, lekin itna zaroor jaanti hoon ke Raghav abhi tum mujhe dekh rahay ho gay, ke main tumhe kitna miss kar rahi hoon.

Tum pe miti, tum se bani,

Tum se hua hai haan khud pe yakeen

Tu jo nahi to na sahi,

Main hoon yahan to

Tu hai yahin kahin..

She began feeling Raghav again and saw him outside the room near the stairs. She smiled and walked to him but once again he disappeared.

jaaye jahan tu jaye
paaye mujhe hi paaye
saaye ye mere hain tujh mein samaaye
Saiyyara main saiyaara
sayyara tu saiyyara
Sitaron ke jahan mein milenge ab yaara (Saiyaara from Ek Tha Tiger)

Siya cried.

Si~kiun aise khel khel rahay ho? Kiun Raghav?

Suddenly someone scared her from behind, she startled and turned to see Raghav once again, he laughed, her foot twisted and she lost her balance falling down the stairs, their hands passed each other’s hands as he tried holding her hand and Siya landed on the floor injured badly.

Later Siya was admitted to the hospital after they were informed by Tusshar and when dadi had asked him to bring her back and not let her stay there and then he found her injured, rushed her to hospital and informed everyone.

D~usay wahan jaane he kiun diya Tusshar? Wo ghar he shaapit hai, us ke liye bhi aur baaki sab ke liye bhi, wahan us ne bas dukh dekhe hain

T~main samajh raha hoon dadi, lekin ye sab hua kaise ho ga?

D~aur kaise? Kaheen na kaheen wo Raghav ka bhoot sacha hai

T~kaisi baatein kar rahay ho dadi, bhoot voot kuchh nahi hota

Doctor came out. The duo rushed to him.

Dr~abhi bleeding hum ne rok di hai, lekin next 24 hours ke liye wo under observation rahein gi, agar un ko tab tak hosh agaya so well and good, lekin agar hosh nahi aya toh wo coma mein chali jayengi

He went. Dadi and Tusshar became sad.

D~Abhi abhi toh mushkilein khatam hui thi, ke ye Siya hospital mein admit ho gayi.

They cried.

After approximately 10 hours, Siya could be seen moving, she dreamed happy flashbacks of her and Raghav’s memories, she smiled in her sleep.

Si~Raghav… Raghav.. (then she saw blurry memory of injured Raghav falling in her lap, singing the song humein tumse pyar kitna and dying, she sat up with a jerk opening her eyes) Raghav!

Hearing her, dadi and Tusshar alerted the doctor who came to check on her while she sat lost.

Dr~she’s out of danger, hum inhein ward mein shift karwate hain

Next moment, she was shifted to the ward.

Si~dadi, (Nilamma her dadi looked at her) Raghav kahan hai? (Nilamma was shocked) wo toh jab bhi aisa kuchh hota hai wo mere aas paas rehta hai na? Abhi kahan hai Raghav? Raghav! Mujhe Raghav ke paas jaana hai, (she pulled out the cannula from her palm and began to rush out of the ward) Raghav! Dadi chhoro mujhe please, (she said as Nilamma stopped her) mujhe Raghav ke paas jaane do please

T~di kya keh rahi ho, Raghav mar chuka hai

Si~ye tu kya keh raha hai? Akal nahi hai tujhe? Aur kya kaha? Raghav? Tera jeeju hai wo, Raghav jeeju bol, aur chhoro na aap dono mujhe, jaane do Raghav ke paas

Tusshar called doctor as Siya wreaked havoc, doctor sedated Siya, she slept and was taken to bed.

D~doctor, ye Siya aisi baatein kiun kar rahi hai? Raghag toh mar chuka hai

Dr~un ka memory loss ho gaya hai, isliye koi aisi baat mat karna jis se unhein sadma pohnchay

He left.

D~hey Bhagwan, Siya ki yaadasht chali gayi, ab wo Raghav ko maang rahi hai, kaise sambhaalein gay usay? Wo kaise react karay gi jab usay pata chalay ga ke Raghav nahi raha?

Siya’s mother (Anupama) and Raghav’s mother (Pallavi) along with Risha (Raghav’s half sister) came there.

An~kya? Siya ki yaadasht gayi?

T~haan mummy, aur ab wo Raghav ki baatein kar rahi thi

An~hey Bhagwan, ab kya karein gay?

P~main toh kehti hoon usay Jindal House se he door rakhna chahiye, warna baar baar us ki memory trigger karay gi

They all agreed.

Coming soon on 5th January 2024

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