One week later....

Pinky: Anika!

She shouts from her room, where Jhanvi, Dadi, Sakshi, Gauri and herself are gathered. Anika hurriedly rushes over and sees them all happily discussing various things

Anika: Ji Maa? Aapne bulaya?

Pinky: Chutki ki favourites rang kya hai?

Anika: favourite rang...kyu?

Then she looks around at the albums kept on the bed. Each consists of images with different decorations and pictures of party dresses.

Gauri: birthday aara hai naa iski, issi liye

Anika: lekin ek mahina abhi baaki hai, voh sirf 11 months ki hai

Sakshi: vahi toh, sirf ek mahina bacha hai, jaldi karna hai

She retorts and goes back to checking the various lenghas and sarees

Dadi: haa puttar, saari tiyaariya, kaun kaun ko bulana, sab kuch karna

Anika: favourite rang toh Pink hai, lekin light nahi, dark honi chahiye

Dadi: theek hai

Sakshi: toh theme yeh hoga

Anika: okay, aap log bohot busy lagte

Jhanvi: aur nahi toh kya, humari parivaar ka nayi generation ke pehla birthday hai

Sakshi: vese Titli hai kaha?

Anika: Shivaay ke saath, voh khel rhi thi

Pinky: theek hai, ab tu jaa sakti

Anika: okay phir, bye

Gauri: bye Di

Anike leaves from that room and smiles on her way to her own. Such a loving family that is preparing for her daughter's birthday a month in advance. She's going to meet Shivaay when Malika comes running into the Mansion, straight to Anika

Anika: Malika? Tum yaha aagayi?

She looks at her properly, making her stand upright, then notices her get-up

Anika: Aur what's with the bridal lengha? Shaadi kari ho?

She says as a joke, but then noticing the seriousness on Malikas face, she herself becomes surprised. Malika dropped her gaze down as a sad expression masked her otherwise smiley face

Anika: TUM SHAADI KARI HO?!?!

Malika: Anika mujhe nahi karni hai Shaadi, aur agar karni hai toh sirf Sidharth se hi kar lungi

Anika: acha shaant ho jaye

She calms the girl and wipes the few tears leaving her eyes. Khannah comes up to the two of them and offers a glass to Malika

Khannah: yeh loh, paani peejiye

Malika: thank you

She takes the glass and downs the content, calming her heavy breaths

Anika: tu aajao mere saath, aur batao kya kya hua

The two girls slowly walk to her room, where they find Shivaay seeing a file and Chutki sleeping in her cot

Shivaay: arrey Malika!

He looks up from his file and then notices the glum faces

Shivaay: kya hua?

Anika: pehle behto

They three sit on the bed, Malika in the centre, and she begins to explain what has been going on.

Malika: Bua ne mujhe jaldi bulaya New York se, aur jab mein ponchi, toh bola ki meri shaadi arrange hui hai

Anika: achanak se?

Shivaay: kuch pehle nahi bataya?

Malika: nahi. Aaj shaadi ka din tha, aur Sidharth ka message aaya mere phone per. Vahi padhkar mujhe pata tha ki mein yeh sab nahi kar sakti aur toh mein bhaag gayi

Anika: maana ki shaadi tumhari marzi se nahi hora tha, lekin bhaagna solution nahi hota

Malika: pata hai Anika, lekin mein ky karu? Aur kuch idea nahi aara tha, aur yeh best lagra tha uss samay mein

Shivaay: kam se kam Aunti ko batao ki tum safe ho, sahi salamat

Malika: voh bohot naraz hogi

Anika: lekin rishtedaar toh hai, right?

Malika: I don't know yaar

She keeps her palm on her forehead and tries to think of a way to clear up the mess she's made

Shivaay: Sidharth ko kya pata?

Malika: meine sirf bola ki kuch functions hai yaha, aur mein busy hogi

Anika: aur ladka kaun tha?

Malika: pata nahi, aaj meine uska shakhal pehli baar dekh liya. Voh sahi aadami nahi lagra tha, kuch toh zaroor off tha inke baare mein

Anika: okay, tum shaant ho jaye

Malika: aap batao, mein kya karu? Bua maane wali mein se hai nahi

Shivaay: yeh baat sahi hai

Anika: okay suno meri baat, kuch din ke liye yahi raho. Baad mein jab Aunti ki dimaag thanda ho jayga, phir baat karenge aur kuch na kuch sort out karenge

Malika: hmmm

Anika: acha batao, kya leker bhaag gayi tum?

Malika: sirf phone aur kuch 7-8 thousand rupees. Passport nahi hai toh mein vaapis America bhi nahi jaa sakti. Varna mein kohi hostel mein rehne wali thi

Anika: tum nahi jaogi kisi hostel mein, okay? Sahi kiya yaha aane mein

Shivaay: Anika ke kapre borrow kar sakti, change karo aur phir hum aage baat karte

Malika: Thank You, aur sorry yeh sab ke liye

Anika: Sorry nahi bolte, mein dost ki madat kyu nahi karungi?

Shivaay: okay, Anika tum inhe dikhaoungi guest kamre tak?

Anika: haa, aap bas sab ko batao

Anika takes some clothes from her wardrobe and takes Malika with her. She refreshes herself in the washroom

Anika: Malika Sidharth ko inform kanra chahiye ki kya hua

Malika: kya bolu mein?

Anika: pehle text karo aur phir jab voh dekhta tab call karega. Mujhe nahi lagta ki tum ready ho aab baat karne ka

Malika: okay Anika

She texts what has happened briefly, and then sighs after clicking send

Om: Malika?

They turn to the knock on the door and find Om with a some food

Anika: Om ajao

He enters the room and gives the tray of food to Malika

Om: shayad tumne kuch nahi kaha liya, so isi liye meine yeh snacks laya

Malika: thanks Om

Om: kohi baat nahi

He leaves as well, and Anika turns back to Malika

Anika: Tum kaha lo, I'll just be back. Chutki ko uthana hai

Malika: yes sure

Anika leaves from there and goes to her room

Shivaay: Kohi naam mila bande ka?

Anika: nahi. Kuch vact dedo aur time se yeh shaant ho jayegi

Shivaay: mujhe yeh samajh mein nahi aata ki uski Bua ese kyu karna chati? Apni khoon hai, apni rishtedar

Anika: kohi log ese hai Shivaay, apne khoon ko bhi chodte nahi

Her face falls and Shivaay instantly apologises

Shivaay: Sorry Anika, dimaag se fisal gaya baat

Anika: Sorry bolne ki kohi zaroorat nahi hai. In fact aapne mujhe uss zindagi se chutkara milne ka mauka diya, ek nahi zindagi aur achi parivaar. Aur shayad Malika ko bhi yeh sab milega, lekin Sidharth ke saath, kohi apne Bua ki pasand ki nahi

Shivaay: haa. Has she spoke to him?

Anika: message kiya

Shivaay: message kyu? Call karna chahiye isko

Anika: shayad gusse mein Sidharth phone kaatega, lekin message poora padega I'm sure. Jitna gussa hoga iss baat mein ki Malika ne baat chupayi, voh kam hoga uske pyaar se, for making sure voh theek hai

Shivaay: okay tum ek kaam karo, Chutki ko handle karlo, mein Papa se milne jaayenga

Anika: haa theek hai

Shivaay: I'm gonna really miss them

Anika: mein bhi Shivaay lekin yeh unke dream tha. London jaane ke liye unhone yeh Oberoi Empire ko aage bhadaya. Unfortunately responsibilities ne unko yaha rokne ke liye kaha par abh voh jaa sakte. Aur esa nahi hai ki jaayenge aur kabhi vaapis nahi aayenge

Shivaay: yeh baat sahi hai. Mujhe yaad hai jab mein chota tha, voh jaane wale the hum sab ko leker lekin kohi na kohi vajhe se unko rokna pada

Anika: voh yaha aayenge aur hume bhi mauka milega London jaane ke liye

Shivaay: ghar mein sirf kohi log bachenge. Sakshi Dehli jaari, Mom Dad Badi Maa aur Bade Papa London jaare and soon Prinku ki shaadi bhi hoga

Anika: Priyanka ki shaadi abhi tori naa hoga, pehle voh apna residency katham karegi hospital mein

Shivaay: sirf 2 saal baaki hai

Anika: aur shayad voh uske baar bhi kuch dehr ke liye wait karegi

Shivaay: hmmm

Anika: acha yeh baate chod, aap jao

Shivaay: haa, mein chalta

Later in the evening, all gathered for dinner and welcomed Malika

Pinky: tu tensions maat lena, mera heera beta aur sherni bahu sab kuch sahi kar lenge

Malika: Thanks Pinky Aunti, aap toh bachpan se meri Maa jesi hai

She reminisces over her childhood, with her Mother and the Oberois. Later she and Shivaay did have a thing between them but it wasn't so serious and its was short lived. They decided it would be better to continue as friends, but slowly drifted apart when she moved to New York. The Oberoi's did a lot for her after their close friend, Malika's mother' died

Jhanvi: yeh apne ghar samajhlo

Tej: aur kohi teri zabardasti se shaadi nahi karega

Malika: Thank you so much, aap sab

Shakti: haa, aur zaroor London bhi aana, jab hum vaha shift hote. Hum se bhi mil sakti, bhoolna maat

Malika: mein zaroor aaungi

Shivaay: Sidharth ka kohi update?

Malika: nahi, I just hope ki voh meri situation ko samajh paye, aur mera saath dega

Gauri: kyu nahi dega? Tumhare saath agar nahi diya toh hum usse zabaradasti se manayege

Malika: mein sahi kari?

Dadi: matlab?

Malika: ese shaadi ke mandap se bhaagna?

Pinky: bilkul sahi. Tujhe toh pata hona ki dulha hai kaun. Ese kese shaadi kar sakti?

Malika: lekin Bua ese meri shaadi fix karke kuch karan hoga

Anika: tu uske baare mein sochna maat

Om: Haa, Shaadi kohi khel nahi hai, saat janmo ka rishta hai. Aur uss insaan ke saath shaadi karo, jise tum kushi kushi ke saath apni saari zindagi beethne ke liye tiyaar ho

Rudra: agaya Zulfi Singh Oberoi aur uske lambe lambe ishq lectures. Arrey isse better toh mera collage ka professor tha

Shivaay: Shut Up Rudra

Priyanka: aab tu sirf baate kara hai for the sake of it

Sakshi: aur kya karta yeh ladka

Rudra: bohot karta

Sakshi: jese? Kohi example hai aapke paas?

Rudra: mein work out karta thaa ki jab kohi dushman aaye, toh mein unhe ladke hara sakta

Sakshi: Biwi Police Officer, Bhaabi Undercover Agent, aur khud, machar se dharta

Rudra: mein tori naa machar se dharta

Om: tu rehne de

Shivaay: pata nahi Bhavya, tum isse kese sambhalti

Bhavya: cry baby hai lekin theek hai

Rudra: sirf theek?

Bhavya: itna acha ki meine shaadi ki inse

Rudra: better

Dadi: chall, kaana katham, aab sone ke liye chale jao

Jhanvi: haa, lamba din ho gaya

The next day, all are discussing the upcoming birthday. The atmosphere is filled with excitement as the family begin to prepare for the birthday of the family's pride. The lucky princess was happily sitting in her lovely Rudy Chaachu's lap and clapping her tiny hands.

Khannah: Sir kohi aaya hai Malika ke liye

Malika: mere liye?

Shivaay: kaun?

Anika: andhar bejho

Khannah goes and later returns with the guy

Malika: Sidharth?

She shoots up from the seat and ran to him. Sidharth took her in his warming embrace and calmed her as she began to cry

Sidharth: it's okay Mali

Malika: I'm so sorry Sidharth

They go to the couch and she sits downs. He kneels in front of her as she gulps downs a glass of water

Anika: Sidharth aap yaha kese?

Sidharth: message padke mujhe aana hi pada

Pinky: aab tu hi samjhao isse, Malika ki kohi galti nahi thi

Sidharth: pehle kyu nahi bataya? Jab pata challa?

Malika: pata nahi kya karne wali thi mein

Shivaay: kohi nahi, aab aagaya. Darne ki kohi zarurat nahi hai

Malika: mujhe laga kinaap mujhse naraz hoge

Sakshi: pagal hai ki tujhpe naraz hoga?