Karan promised Mahira to marry her and in return, she got Preeta a clean chit and took her complaint against Preeta back.

Preeta came out of court with Sarla and Shrishti who were happy to see her free. Karan followed her smiling seeing her out. Preeta turned and looked at him.

Karan: Preeta..

Mahira held his hand. Karan looked at her.

Mahira: Tumne jaisa kaha maine kiya..Ab chale..

Karan looked at Preeta. She looked away and left with her family.

Mahira: Karan..Chale?

Karan jerked her hand and looked away.

Karan: Tum chalo..Mujhe kuch kaam hai..

Mahira: Main bhi tumhare saath..

But before she could complete, Karan interrupted annoyed by her interference in his life.

Karan: Mahira main koi chota bacha nhi hu kii tum har jagah meri ungli pakad pr chlogi..Tum ghar jao..Mera jab mann krega aa jauga..Tumhe koi haq nhi hai mujh pr rok tok lagane ka..

Mahira: Hmari shaadi hone wali hai Karan..

Karan: Hone wali hai..Hui nhi hai..Remember that..

Karan left giving her a death glare. Mahira looked at him hurt by his words.

Karan sat in his car and started driving. He went behind Aroras, he wanted to talk to Preeta or just see her or whatever he didn't care.

Sarla and Shrishti got out of car helping dadi come out. Preeta also came out. Sarla and Dadi went inside.

Karan got out of car and looked at them. He moved towards Preeta.

Shrishti: Di..Karan sir aapse baat krna chahte the shayad..

Preeta: Iss baat se farq hi kya pdta hai shrishti kii woh kya chahta hai..Krta toh woh kuch aur hi hai..

Karan heard this and stopped at his place. She smiled at Shrishti pretending she didn't care, she was fine. Shrishti wasn't convinced but smiled for her happiness. She sidehugged Preeta. Both went inside.

Karan took his steps back and turned. A lone tear rolling down his cheek not even screaming its presence but silently telling that there was pain, a kind of pain that wasn't letting him die and wasn't letting him live.

Preeta changed her clothes and laid on bed trying to sleep. Karan was drinking sitting on bonnet of his car thinking about her. Preeta was continously turning sides. Sleep was far away from her eyes.

She sat on her bed hugging her knees. It was good that Shrishti wasn't in the room else she would be worried seeing her state again. She thought of Karan.

Karan(cupping her face): Hey Babydoll.. Don't cry..

Preeta(in tears): Sab meri wajah se hua hai..

Karan: Kuch tumhari wajah se nhi hua hai..Tum mere liye kabhi kuch bura kr hi nhi skti..Chlo smile..

Preeta smiled remembering their friendship, her pride. She held her mangalsutra.

Karan(angry): Sab jhooth tha..Sach toh yeh hai kii nafrat krta hu tumse..

Preeta(crying): Karan tum mazak..

Karan: Nhi Preeta Arora Nhi..Mazak toh ab tumhari zindagi hogyi hai..

Preeta's smile turned into a bitter one, a tear escaping her eye. It was like a nightmare, the person whom she valued more than her life destroyed everything, it was the worst nightmare of her life and she was living it everyday, every second.

Karan smiled in tears. His head was paining due to excess alcohol but it was still less than the pain in his heart.

Preeta: Kya farq pdta hai kii woh kya chahta hai..Krta toh woh kuch aur hi hai

Karan(smiling bitterly): Jitna sacha tumhara yeh dard hai na..utna sach yeh bhi hai kii farq pdta hai kii main kya chahta hu..

His eyes were slowly closing. He was about to become unconscious. Her smile flashed in front of his eyes.

Karan(smilingly): Kyunki main tumhe..chahta hu..

He became unconscious. Preeta closed her eyes in tears remembering how she broke her heart, her trust, her respect.
Shrishti entered the room and saw her sitting hugging her knees.

Shrishti(concerned): Di..

Preeta didn't look up. Shrishti sat besides her.

Shrishti: Aap phir ro rhe ho?

Preeta(in tears): Kyun jinse milne ki umeed nhi..dil humesha unhi ki fariyad krta hai..Mere bas mein nhi hai shrishti..usko bhulane ke liye bhi yaad krna pdta hai kii use bhulna hai..

Shrishti knew she loved him and no matter how easy it is to say stop loving someone, you can't. Shrishti hugged her, the only thing she could do to comfort her because her peace was there with someone else.

Preeta(in tears): Main koshish kr rhi hu shrishti..sach mein..

Shrishti:I know di..I know..

Sameer and Rishabh took Karan to his room and made him lie down on his bed. Sameer covered him with duvet.

Rishabh: Ghar mein kisi ko batane ki zarurat nhi hai..Khamkha baat badhegi..

Sameer: Bhai kab pehle jaise hoge rishabh bhai..

Rishabh looked at Sameer. Both knew the answer but it was his to find out. Karan had to figure it out himself, all by himself, his happiness, his pain, his mistakes, his peace and most importantly, his love.

Next day,

Preeta got ready and came out. Sarla looked at her, her eyes were swollen and her face pale.

Sarla(concerned): Kya hua Preeta..thik se soyi nhi?

Preeta: Nhi maa..Main thik hu..Jaa rhi hu..

Sarla:Naashta toh krle..Besan ke ladoo banaye hai maine tere liye..

Preeta looked at her.

Karan: Arre yrr tumne mujhe bhi sad krdia..Ab meri energy down hogyi hai..chlo ladoo do mujhe..

Preeta(smiling in tears):Main khilaugi..

Preeta fed him with her hand. He smiled.

Preeta(stern): Bhookh nhi hai mujhe..

She left. Sarla tried to stop her but she didn't. Shrishti looked at her going sad.

Karan woke up with a severe headache. Sameer gave him lemonade.

Sameer: Bhai itni sharaab..

Karan's face was emotionless. He stood up and went to freshen up without answering Sameer. Sameer sighed.

Karan splashed water on his face multiple times. He looked into mirror. His eyes were red of all the crying, he was done, just done with everything.

Karan(in tears): Sab meri marzi se hua hai..Sab maine kiya hai..phir bhi main khush nhi hu..main..I miss you babydoll..I miss you..

He sat on ground hugging his knees feeling empty, lonely. He wanted her, he wanted her to just magically come and heal him. Yes, he was selfish to even think of her after what he did but he needed her, she was his remedy.

Karan came down with his cricket kit. Mahira smiled seeing him and moved towards him while he went out even ignoring her presence.

He was going for practice when he saw Preeta walking absentmindedly on road. He looked at her concerned and stopped the car.

Her eyes were again full of tears, how to run away from memories? she thought to herself. She was going when she felt a hand grab her and pull her in a corner covering her mouth.

She looked at some guys surrounding her. She tried to push them but they were moving towards her until he pushed them back.

She looked upto see him with tears. Karan pushed them away from her and started beating them black and blue.

Karan(angry): How dare you touch my wife..

Preeta looked at him as he said 'my wife'. Karan held her hand and took her away. Preeta looked at him in tears and took her hand back.

Karan(angry): Kaha dhyan kaha tha tumhara..Aise khoyi khoyi chal rhi thi...Iss raaste se akele nhi aate..Kuch hojata toh..

Preeta started walking away. He held her hand and pinned her to wall.

Karan(angry): Mujhe jwaab chahiye..

Preeta(pushing him): Dur hatto mujhse..

Karan looked at her astonished.

Preeta(in tears): Un logo se jyada toh mujhe tumse darr lag rha hai...Paas mt aana mere..

Karan(stunned): Tumhe mujhse darr lag rha hai? Mujhse..

Preeta nodded. Karan was taken aback.

Preeta(in tears): You can't do this Karan..I am not your wife..Tumne mujhe choda hai..Tumne khud mujhe apni biwi kehne ka haq khoya hai..Tumhara koi haq nhi hai mujh pr

Karan: Toh tum kya chahti thi..Chod deta tumhe yeh jaante hue kii tum musibat mein ho..

Preeta smiled bitterly and pointed at his heart.

Preeta(in pain): Kabhi apne aap se puchna..Meri musibato ki wajah kon h

Karan looked at her in pain. She looked at him. Tears rolling down her cheeks.

Preeta(in tears): You made my life a living hell Karan..It was you..

Karan: Tumne mera bharosa toda..Tum nhi aayi..Tumne bhai ki shaadi sherlyn se hone di..Tumhari wajah se..

Preeta(in tears): Ab toh haqeeqat bayaan krne ka bhi dil nhi hai Karan..Pata hai tum vishwas nhi kroge..

Karan(pulling her closer): Agar tum meri jagah hoti toh krleti vishwas..

Preeta(looking into his eyes): Agar main tumhari jagah hoti Karan toh tum meri jagah kabhi nhi hote..Kabhi nahi..

Karan closed his eyes in tears. She looked at him still sobbing.

Preeta(in tears): Kabhi tumne yeh socha hai kii agar jo tum soch rhe the woh galat nikla..Toh jo tumne mere saath kiya hai use kaise justify kroge..Maine tumhara bharosa toda ya nhi..tumhe nhi pata..bas tumhe laga uss waqt..Par Karan Luthra..Tumne mera bharosa mera dil meri rooh tak tod di hai..Aur yeh baat hum dono bahut ache se jaante hai..

Karan(in tears): Babydoll..Main uss waqt..

Preeta(in tears): Koi fayda nhi hai Karan..Tumhe aaj tak yeh mehsoos hi nhi hua hai kii tumne mera bharosa toda hai..tumne toh bas badla liya haina?

Karan tried wiping her tears unable to see her like this but she held his hand.

Preeta(in tears): Tumhe kya pata..kii sirf bharosa nhi..mera dil toda hai..Saari umeedein khatam kii hai..Saare rishte khatam kiye hai..

Karan was in tears. Her every word was laced with pain he gave her and all of them were piercing his heart like thorns.

Preeta(in tears): Kuch bhi krne se pehle ek baar sach jaan lete Karan..yahi soch lete kii ek rishta hai, ek najuk sa rishta hai jiski dor tumse judi hai, jo tumhe nibhana hai, ek masoom dil hai..jo tut jayega..

Karan(in tears): I know babydoll..I know..I am damn wrong..Bahut bura hu main..Bahut galat hu main..

Preeta yanked herself away from him and moved back. He looked at her remorsefully.

Preeta(in pain): Kaash tumhari yeh kuch baaten sab badal skti Karan..But what's done is done..I can't..

Karan(in tears): Babydoll..

Preeta(in tears): Hum kahin bhi chale jaye Karan, hmara ateet hmara picha nhi chodta..Aur tumne jo mere saath kiya hai..main..

She gave him one last look and started walking away. Karan froze at his place.

Jaane iss safar mein..
Aisa kya hua hai..

With every step she was taking, both knew the hopes that their love would make it were getting lesser. Her eyes were full of unshed tears. No matter, what he says, he broke her trust and she can't just magically hand it to him all over again.

Mere hai kadam..
Aur tera raasta hai..

He looked at her going. Every bit of him wanted him to stop her but he just couldn't. What will he say to her? She was right and he was wrong, dead wrong.

Dard judai ka..
Iss dil mein bharr ke..

Karan tried to say something but words just couldn't come out of his mouth. She won't stop, nothing can stop her, not even the fact that he loved her and would probably die after she left. He fell on his knees crying.

Preeta closed her eyes in tears. She wanted him to stop her but would she? After all those things done by him, will she be able to trust him again?

Dhundoge tujhko..
Raahon mein phir se..

She left. He closed his eyes full of tears.
She covered her mouth with her hand trying to control her sobs.

Tere bin suna suna laage..
Jag mujhe suna suna laage..

Karan wiped her tears and signed her to smile. She looked at him shocked. He disappeared.

Preeta backhugged him. He looked up. She smiled and disappeared.

Tujhko dhundegi yeh aankhen..
Na jaa zindagi mein aake..

Karan felt he was almost choking, his eyes were paining of all the tears and he was getting out of breath. May be, that was for him to understand what happens when you wish shouldn't leave, leaves.

Preeta was running behind Karan's car. He looked at her emotionless, glaring her.

Preeta(crying): Karan please mujhe apne saath le chalo..Please..

Preeta came back to Arora House. Shrishti opened the door.

Shrishti(confused): Di aap vaapis aagye...Kya hua..

Preeta: Kuch nhi shrishti..Bas tbyit thik nhi hai..

She went towards her room and closed the door. She took out everything that belonged to him, his pictures from her wardrobe, the dupattas he tore, everything. She looked at them.

Preeta turned. Karan looked at her shocked. She picked up her dupatta and saw it torn.

Preeta(angry): Mere dupatton ke dushman..

Karan(innocently): Babydoll dekho..

She smiled bitterly in tears and set everything on fire. She wanted to burn herself too because she too belonged to him.

With every flame, tears were rolling down her cheeks. Why her? Why them?
She loved him, he loved her, she knew, she could see it in his eyes but there was always a but, because what's done is done.

Karan entered his room and started searching for something. He took out the picture of them he tore. He tried fixing it, pasting it but it won't ever heal, the crack would always be there.

Preeta(in tears): What's done is done Karan..Tum nhi badal paoge..Main nhi badal paogi..

He hugged that picture to his heart.

Karan filled her hairline with vermillion and tied mangalsutra around her neck.

He looked at his hand which had engagement ring Mahira made him wear. He took it out and threw it away.

Naina lagya baarishan..
Sookhe sookhe sapne vi phij gye..

Preeta looked at her. She couldn't take off her mangalsutra and sindur, she just couldn't. She smiled to the fact that whatever their situation was, she was his wife, at least she believed that, she was his, Mrs. Preeta Karan Luthra.

Karan was sitting lifeless. Rakhi came to his room to see if he needed something. He had been there in his room for quite a long time.

Rakhi(concerned): Karan puttar..Kuch khaale..Subah se kuch nhi khaaya tune..

Karan just shaked his head signing no. Rakhi sat besides him.

Kaali kaali khaali raaton se..
Hone lagi hai dosti..

Rakhi: Kya hua puttar..Tu thik hai?

Karan kept his head on her lap. She smiled and caressed his hair. Tears started rolling down his cheek.

Rakhi(kissing his forehead): Kya hua puttar..

Karan(in tears): Mom agar maine kuch bahut galat krdiya ho..Toh..kya main use kabhi thik kr pauga..

Rakhi: Puttar jo ho chuka hai..Use koi nhi badal skta..

Karan(crying): Mom usne kuch galat nhi kiya..Mom usne kuch nhi..Phir bhi maine uske saath..

Rakhi knew he was talking about Preeta. It was good that he realised his mistake but wasn't it too late?

Karan(in tears): Mom mujhe meri babydoll chahiye..Mujhe uski woh hasi woh khushi phir chahiye..

Rakhi: Puttar woh koi khilona nhi hai jiski tune zidd kii aur main tujhe laake dedu..Tune jo uske saath kiya hai..Mujhe toh laga..Meri parvarish hi..

Karan(crying): Mom main..

Rakhi wiped his tears. He was continously sobbing in her arms.

Khoya khoya in raahon mein..
Ab mera kuch bhi nhi..

Rakhi: Ro mt puttar..

Karan(in tears): Woh kitna royi hogi na mom..Main itna bura kab hogya mom..Jis ladki ne mere liye kabhi apni jaan tak ki fikr nhi kii, maine uss se uska sab kuch cheen liya..

Rakhi was in tears remembering how he threw Preeta out of house, married and left her on road. She wasn't ever happy with his deeds but she knew he won't stop even if she tell him to.

Karan slept in her embrace continuously crying.

Preeta was looking out of window emotionless. Shrishti came with a plate of food and sat besides her.

Shrishti: Di..Khaana..

Preeta nodded and silently took the plate. Shrishti looked at her.

Shrishti:Di..Aap thik ho?

Preeta: Haan shrishti..

Shrishti(smiling sadly): Aap Karan sir ke bina nhi rh paoge na..

Har pal..Har lamha..
Main kaise sehta hu

Preeta(smiling in tears): Koshish kr rhi hu shrishti..

Shrishti(in tears): Pyaar khoya hai na aapne..isliye ro rhe ho..

Preeta(in tears): Kho toh ek din saansen bhi jayegi..Mohabbat se kya shikayat krna..

Shrishti: Main krti hu aapse pyaar di..Bahut pyaar..Kabhi aapko chodke nhi jaugi..

Preeta smiled. Shrishti hugged her.

Har pal..Har lamha..
Main khud se..Yeh kehta rhta hu..
Tujhe bhula diya..

Karan looked at her picture and caressed it. He didn't deserve her, she would definitely find a better one. The best thing he could do for her was to not see her again, he didn't want to hurt her all over again. He wanted to forget her, for her. He wanted to let go of her, for her.

Tujhe bhula diya..
Phir kyun teri yaadon ne..
Mujhe rula diya..

Letting go seems like a better option than holding on always, doesn't it? Since it hurts less but what if holding on was a better option for these two souls, since breaking apart is as painful as living a life with hope of death.

It has been a week. Both of them haven't seen each other. They were lifeless, knowing that they both have decided not to fight for each other anymore. Preeta knew Karan was going to marry Mahira as he promised. She didn't want him to, but she herself freed him from everything between them so there was nothing she could say for him to stop.

Mahira knocked on door of Karan's room. Karan turned and looked at her.

Mahira(excited): Karan tumhari sherwani konse colour ki chahiye tumhe..Yeh mere shaadi ke jode se match krlena chahiye na..

Karan: Main koi shaadi attend krne mein interested nhi hu Mahira..

Mahira: Main hmari shaadi ki baat kr rhi hu..

Karan(signing no): Main tumse shaadi nhi kruga Mahira..

Mahira: Karan tumne waada kiya tha..

Karan: Maine bahut waade tode hai Mahira..not a big deal..

He was going to walk away. Mahira held his hand.

Mahira(angry in tears): It is a big deal Karan..Main pyaar krti hu tumse..I love you..

Karan: And you know I don't love you..

Mahira: Kyun..

Karan: Kyun kii main mohabbat bhi aur shaadi bhi kr chuka hu..

Mahira: Woh shaadi jise tum nhi maante..Woh pyaar jise tumne chod diya..Tum uss se pyaar nhi krte Karan..Tum sirf mere ho..

Karan jerked her hand and smiled at her.

Karan: Maine use isliye choda hai kyunki main uss se pyaar krta hu..Kyunki Main uske laayak nhi hu..Maine use barbaad kia tha..Phir ek baar apni galti nhi dohrauga..

Mahira looked at him angry.

Karan: Aur mohabbat woh nhi jo use mera karde..Mohabbat yeh hai kii main kisi aur ka nhi ho skta..Marr ke bhi nahin..

He snatched her bridal lehanga from her hand and dropped it down. He threw a lighter over it burning it.

Karan(glaring in tears): Apni hadd mein raho..

He left. Mahira was stunned seeing him like this.

Rishabh stopped him. Karan was looking down to hide his tears.

Rishabh: Kya chl rha hai yeh sab..Agar tujhe ehsaas ho hi gya toh kis cheej ka intezaar kr rha hai..Jaa unke paas

Karan(smiling in tears): Bhai main uske kaabil nhi hu..Use koi aur miljayega..Main woh hu jisne uss se uska sab kuch cheena hai..

Rishabh: Unhe mil toh bahut log jayege Karan par woh sab mein phir bhi tujhe hi dhundegi..Aur tu unka sab kuch hai..Toh agar sab kuch cheena hai..Toh sab kuch lauta bhi aa..Aur kuch nhi toh bayaan hi kr aa apne dil ki baat..Kyunki kayi baar hum baat dil mein rkhlete hai aur bahut der hojaati hai Karan..

Karan looked at him. Everything he said was making sense. If he ever expressed what he felt for her, maybe things would have been different so he should at least express everything because unsaid things had hurt and distanced them every now and then.
...

Karan nodded and left for Arora house. He will confess his love and rest is her choice. He smiled in tears.

"Bajarbattu..Bajarbattu..Utho"

Karan slowly opened his eyes to see a little girl trying to wake him up. He opened his eyes.

Karan: Kya hua princess..

Tara: Homework krao..Saara din sote rhte ho..Bad bajarbattu..

Karan smiled picking her up.

Tara: Hume ek bucket list banani hai mere liye..

Karan: Toh banalo..Problem kya hai..

Tara: Offo buddhu..Mujhe nhi smjh aa rha na kaise krna hai..Ek kaam karo aap apni banao..Main copy krke likhugi..

She gave him a pen and paper.

Tara: Ab isme apni saari wishes likho..

Karan:Main? Homework mera hai kii tumhara..

Tara(innocently): Dadda please..

Karan glared her, she always makes that innocent face and makes him fulfill her wish.

Karan: Ha toh kya likhna hai..Meri wishes..

Tara nodded excitedly. Karan smiled and started writing. Tara looked on.

Karan smiled. Tara looked at him.

Tara(caressing her name): Mumma ka naam likha hai apne..

Karan: Ha princess..Meri saari wishes toh wohi hai..

He remembered her.
...

Karan knocked on door. Shrishti opened it.

Shrishti: Karan sir aap..

Karan: Shrishti kya main uss se baat kr skta hu..Bas thodi si der..Please..

Shrishti knew how vulnerable both of them were. So, she didn't question him and let him in.

Shrishti:Di..kamre mein hai..

Karan nodded and went towards Preeta's room. He knocked but it was open. He entered but she was nowhere to be seen.

Karan(looking for her): Babydoll..

He saw the bathroom door ajar and entered to see her lying in a pool of blood. She had a deep cut on her wrist and a knife in her other hand.

Karan(shocked): Babydoll..

He immediately pulled her towards him and tied handkerchief around her wrist to somehow stop the bleeding.

Karan(in tears): Yeh kya kia tumne..Yeh kyu..

Preeta(smiling in tears):Na tumhare saath jee skti thi..Na tumhare bina..Toh jeena hi chod dia..

Karan(angry in tears): Kuch nhi hoga tumhe..Hum abhi hospital jaa rhe hai..Kuch nhi hoga tumhe..

Preeta(in tears): Tum mujhe nhi bacha paoge Karan..Rehne do..Main khush hu..Tumhe aakhiri baar dekhliya na..Thank you..

Karan(in tears): Tumne meri wajah se..

Preeta(in tears): Nhi..Tum khush rhna..

Karan(in tears): Babydoll nhi..Please nhi..

Preeta was slowly closing her eyes. She tried to say something but was unable to. He patted her cheek.

Preeta(lowly):I love you..

She closed her eyes. Karan patted her cheek but she was no more.

Karan(in tears): I love you too..I love you too..Utho aur suno mujhe..Pyaar krta hu tumse..Utho babydoll..Marr jauga main..Uth jao babydoll..

He hugged her but couldn't feel her heartbeat for the first time.

Karan gave fire to Preeta's body. Everyone was crying and heartbroken but Karan was quiet, too quiet, he wanted to scream, break and get burnt with her. He fell on his knees.

Tere saath hi iss aag mein..
Mere sapne woh sab jal gaye..

Preeta(glaring him): Itna mt itrao Bajarbattu..Kisi din gayab hojaugi na toh bahut rouge..

Karan: H..Main kyu rounga..Tumhare jaane se..Aur kya boli tum bajarbattu..Ruko tum bajarbatti

Karan smiled. His eyes full of unshed tears.

Karan: Dekho bajarbatti..Main nhi ro rha..

Tears rolled down his cheeks.

Guzre jo pal tere saath mein..
Mere apne woh sab jal gaye..

Karan(in tears): Tumne kyu aisa kiya babydoll..Tumhari toh koi galti bhi nhi thi..Galti meri thi..Har galti meri thi..Tumhara toh bas pyaar tha..Sirf pyaar..

Preeta(in tears): Tumhare bina jee nhi paa rhi thi toh jeena chod dia..

Udti yeh raakh ab armaano kii..
Mujhse puche yahi..

Preeta(looking into his eyes): Kyunki tum mujhe mere liye chahiye..

Karan(in tears): Galat chaha tumne babydoll..Galat insan se pyaar kr baithi tum..Kyun babydoll..Vaapis aa jao..Vaapis aa jao..Please..Nhi toh..

Karan ran towards fire. Everybody looked at him shocked. Rishabh and Sameer held him stopping him from giving up his life.

Karan(shouting in tears): Bhai chodo mujhe..Sammy chod..Mujhe jaana hai..Mujhe meri babydoll ke saath jaana hai..Usne meri wajah se jaan di hai..Ab main kya kruga in saanson ka..Nhi chahiye kuch..Mujhe uske paas jaane do bhai..Main use yeh tak nhi bata paaya kii main uss se pyaar krta hu..Jaane do mujhe..

Main tere kaabil hu ya..
Tere kaabil nahi?

Karan(shattered): Main toh uski ek najar ke kaabil bhi nhi tha..aur usne mere liye jaan dedi..Main bahut bura hai..Bahut bura..Kaash tum mujhse kabhi mili hi na hoti babydoll..Phir tum toh khush hoti..Zinda hoti..Babydoll..Please..Babydoll..

He became unconscious. Rishabh and Sameer held him. Her suicide took him to depression, he became quiet and was very calm. He won't even say a word for days and then will suddenly start throwing things or crying. Seeing his family and everyone getting affected, he decided he would try to be strong at least in front of them.

But the truth was she took his every hope of living with her, he just wanted to die, he tried too but everytime, his family would stop him. Losing her was like losing himself. He was lifeless, a breathing dead body, a mere breathing dead body.

Karan was sitting on a bench lost in thoughts when a balloon came to him. He held it.

Karan(with balloon in his hand): Yeh kiska pyaar hai..

Preeta held the balloon.

Preeta(without looking):I am sorry woh mera balloon hai..Mere haath se choot gya tha..

Both looked at each other shocked.

Karan: Psycho tum phirse..Kitni badi crazy fan ho na tum meri..Kahi bhi pahuch jaati ho mere piche..Such a psycho..Jao apna yeh pyaar kisi aur ko dena..

Preeta(annoyed): Uggh..Pehli baat toh yeh tumhare liye hai nhi..Dusra tum kisi ke pyaar ke layaak ho nhi..

Karan looked at the balloon smiling in tears when a little girl held it.

"I am sorry woh mere haath se choot gaya tha"

Karan looked at her. She looked at him confused. Karan smiled seeing that little girl.

"Aap mujhe dekhke smile kyun kr rhe ho..aur yeh balloon aapke liye nhi hai.."

Karan(smiling in tears): Jaanta hu..

That little girl wiped his tears.

"Arre rou toh mt..Main aapke liye dusra le dungi..Thoda sa time lagega par koi baat nhi"

Karan:Aapke mom dad kaha hai..

"Mere mom dad nhi hai.."

He looked onto that little girl and saw some orphange children playing. He picked that girl up.

Karan(caressing her hair): Aaj se aap mere saath rhoge..

"Kyu..Aap kon ho mere"

Karan(kissing her forehead): Aaj se main aapka dad hu..Aapka naam kya hai..

"Nhi pata.."

Karan looked at her.

Karan(annoyed): Tumhe kya jaldi hai uss daari wale bakre se shaadi krne kii..Sab kuch itna super fast ho rha hai..aur tum..tum toh aise behave kr rhi ho jaise bacho ke naam bhi sochliye ho..

Preeta(teasing him): Actually soch toh liye hai..

Karan(shocked): What..Bacho tk pahuch gyi..Arre main tumhari shaadi nhi hone dunga uss se..Likhwa ke lelo..

Preeta(laughing): Arre bacho ke naam toh maine vse bhi soch rkhe the bajarbattu..Prithvi ji se iska kuch lena dena nhi..

Karan: Hona bhi nhi chahiye..Tumhare bacho se uska koi lena dena nhi hoga..

Preeta hit his head.

Karan: Vaise kya naam socha hai..

Preeta(smilingly): Tara..

Karan: Aur agar ladka hua toh..

Preeta: Tumhe kya farq pdta hai..Tum kyu itna interest le rhe ho..

Karan: Arre bacho ka baap interest nhi lega toh kon lega..

Preeta(shocked): What..tum aur mere bacho ke baap..Karan..

He laughed. She started hitting him.

Karan(kissing her forehead): Aaj se tumhara naam Tara..

He adopted Tara and slowly she became his life, his only reason of breathing. She was so alike to his babydoll. He found his life in her again.
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Tara(shaking him): Kaha kho gye bajarbattu..

Karan(smiling in tears): Kahi nhi..

Tara(wiping his tears):Babydoll ki yaad aa rhi hai..

Karan(smiling): Ha..Bahut..

Tara(holding his hand): Chalo phir..Chalo..

Karan: Par kaha..

Karan and Tara entered Church. He looked at her.

Karan: Kya hua tara..

Tara(signed him to get down): Arre niche toh hou..

Karan sat on her level.

Tara: Ab mujhe batao mumma ko kya bolna hai..Main inko boldugi..Woh mumma ko batadege..

Karan smiled at her innocence. Tara never saw Preeta, but as Karan said, she accepted Preeta as her mother.

Karan(smiling bitterly): Main aapki mumma ko kabhi yeh nhi bol paaya kii main unse bahut pyaar krta hu..Bahut pyaar..Babydoll ko batado..Kii Bajarbattu loves her..

Tara(happily): Okay..

She took her small steps forward and joined her hands in front of god. Karan stood up and looked at her smiling.

Tara(closing her eyes): God please mumma ko batado kii dadda ko unki bahut yaad aati hai..and he loves her..Bajarbattu loves babydoll..

Karan smiled, a tear rolled down his cheek. Preeta kissed Tara's forehead. Karan looked at her stunned.

Preeta(caressing her hair): Mumma loves you princess..

Aasmaan tera mera hua..
Khwab ki tarah dhuan dhuan..

Preeta looked at Karan. He smiled. She smiled back.

Karan(smiling in tears):Babydoll..

Preeta(smilingly): Ha bolo..

Ho jayen jahaan tu jayen..
Paaye mujhe hi paaye..

Karan(in tears): I love you..

Preeta(smilingly): I love you too..

Tara held his finger.

Tara(happily): Bajarbattu maine boldia..God mumma ko batadege..

Karan nodded still looking at Preeta.

Saaye yeh mere hain tujhme samaye..
Saiyaara main saiyaara..

Preeta(kissing his cheek): Babydoll loves bajarbattu too..

Karan smiled in tears. She disappeared. He picked Tara up and started leaving. He turned and looked at Preeta. She smiled.

Saiyaara main saiyaara..
Saiyaara tu saiyaara..
Sitaaro ke jahaan mein..
Milege ab yaara..

Karan and Tara left. Preeta disappeared into light.

PreeRan smiled remembering each other.

May be one day, they will run into each other again. May be one day, they'll be ready. They'll be two people picking up from right where they left off and they'll be happy. May be one day, somewhere, across the street, it will rain and she'll smile at him from a far and he'll smile right back at her. And they'll just know they are home. May be one day, they'll just know. They'll just feel. And may be one day, they'll be good enough to make it work. Good enough to make it stay.

Saiyaara main saiyaara..
Saiyaara tu saiyaara..
Sitaaro ke jahaan mein..
Milege ab yaara..

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The End

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Okay so this is my entry for Round 3. Itskhushi2409 I know I am late as anything but here you go. Sorry for the trouble.

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