After some days,

At 12am,

Scene at Shiva's house,

Shiva was busy with some documents of his work, while Rudra was peacefully sleeping on his cradle. After some time, Suman entered there with a cup of black coffee.

Suman : Aur kitna kaam karega Seeva? Ab soja. Kal to jaldi utna bhi hoga office ke liye.

Shiva anchored his attention towards Suman and slightly smiled. : Maa, aap bhi na!, abhi bhi jagi hui ho, agar coffee chahiye hota to main bana leta na!. ( He gently looked at Rudra and smiled) Aur waise bhi Rudra ko sulana bhi tha, use raat mein mere gaane sune bina neend kaha aata hai. To thodi der ho gaya, Kal ek bahut important deal hai, bahut kam baaki hai. Aap pareshan mat ho, main so jayunga.

Suman sighed. She had observed the newfound delicate bond between Raavi and Rudra. Even the way Raavi cared for Shiva and Rudra wasn't unnoticed by her. As a mother, he wanted the best for her son, a happy and healthy lifestyle for her son. For Suman, Raavi seemed to be a perfect girl for Shiva. Suman knew Raavi was a kind hearted and sweet girl. She had liked her in the 1st meeting itself. So she thought of bringing the topic before Shiva.

Fidgeting her saree, She slowly uttered: Waise Seeva, dekhte dekhte 6 mahina ho gaya, tu kitna akela ho gaya hai, Rudra itna chota hai, main dikhta hoon use, but woh to tere paas hi rehna zada pasand karta hai, tujhe sab akela karna pad raha hai. Maa ke bina ek bachha ko palna bhi to muskil hai, upar se tera itna kaam bhi hai.

Shiva narrowed his eyes and sadly smiled: Ha, janta hoon, par aap abhi yesab kyu keh rahe ho? Ishanvi sath mein hota to sab alag hota. Par kismat mera sath diya kaha! Rudra mera jigar ka tukda hai, use sambhal ne mein mujhe takleef kyu hoga!, wohi to mera jeena ka wajah hai.

Suman : Achha, dekh, teri baat main samajh rahi hoon par tu aise zindagi bhar akela rahega kya!, tujhe bhi to ek achhe humsafar ke zarurat hai, sirf 28 saal ka hai tu, aur…

Before she could proceed, Shiva shushed her. He slammed his eyes shut for a moment and then coldly said : Main Ishanvi se pyaar karta tha, aur hamesha pyar karunga. Uske jagah kisi aur ko kabhi nahi de sakta. Aaj jo bola, bol diya, dubara is topic mein main koi discussion nahi karunga. Bahut raat ho gaya hai, please sone jayiye.

Suman dejectedly left his room.

Scene ends.

Next morning at Shiva's office.

Shiva: Thank you Mr. Roy for the deal. It's an honor to work with you.

Mr. Roy: It's my pleasure Shiva to work with you. Aaj raat ek party organize kiya hai, do join us.

After a little formal chit chat, they parted. Shiva called Raavi and asked her to get ready for the party.

Later on that evening,

At the party,

Raavi was busy at the food counter while Shiva was found to be roaming on the floor.

Someone called his name, he turned to look at the intruder and rolled his eyes.

Shiva( in mind) : Ye kaha se a gayi. Ab kaise kalti marunga!

Disha, Shiva's college junior, who once had a huge crush on Shiva approached him.

She chirpily came and hugged him tightly. Shiva awkwardly smiled and mumbled: Hi, tum yaha?

Breaking the hug, Disha said: Main bhi to yaha invited hoon. I'm so sorry Shiva, maine kuch din pehle hi Ishanvi ki baat suni. Kaise ho aab?

She slowly trailed her fingers on his abs and biceps and bit her lips seductively: Abhi bhi pehle jaise hi hot ho, akela ho gaya honge na!, pehle to Ishanvi ke sath hi harpal rehte the, mere upar nazar hi nahi aya kabhi, (Shiva removed her hands off him, he scrunched his eyebrows and looked at her, Disha clicked her tongue and said) Areh!, main to bas mazak kar rahi thi. You and Ishanvi were an adorable couple. But on a serious note, we can hang out, for old time's sake, also you're alone here, right?

Shiva: Disha, I'm really busy now, also I'm not alone here, aur mujhe company ki koi zarurat nahi hai. So, can you please excuse me? It was great meeting you.

Before Disha could further say something, he stepped out.

Scene shifts to the food counter.

Raavi was munching her favorite chocolate chip brownie. Suddenly Rahul, her ex colleague approached her.

Rahul : Hi Raavi, What a pleasant surprise! Tu yaha kya kar rahi hai? You know what, I missed you so much.

Raavi forced a smile and greeted him.

" Main apne boss ke sath aya hoon yaha"

Rahul smirked and said: You're looking really pretty. So, Abhi bhi single hai kya!

Raavi's mouth set in a hard line. She said

" Wo sab chor, tu kaisa hai bata?"

Rahul : Come on Yaar, don't be a spoilsport, main tujhe kitni baar date pe bulaya, u just ignored me. Areh, jab single hi hai, ekbar chance to de. Aur kitna din single rahegi. Atleast, we can start with a casual dating.

Raavi frowned and said: I'm not interested, Rahul. Meri boss bhi wait kar raha hai, I think I should take a leave.

Rahul advanced towards her and his arms caged her on either side,

Rahul gaped at her lustfully, he said: We can enjoy in other ways too. Trust me, I will satisfy you.

Raavi felt disgusted and moved from there, he tried to held her hand to stop her from leaving but before he could touch her, someone held his hand and twisted it from behind. Rahul gritted his teeth and glared at the person.

Rahul : Hey, how dare you!,

Shiva's jaw tightened. He slapped him hard and said : Dikh nahi raha, wo uncomfortable ho rahi hai. And for your kind information I'm Shiva Pandya, tumhara boss ka business partner. Don't worry, main kitna daring hoon ye tumhe kal apne boss se pata chal jayega.

Rahul freezed and stammered: Areh.. sir, main…. to baas….mazak…kar raha tha. Raavi meri bahut achhi dost hai. ( Peeping at Raavi), Areh, Raavi bata na ise, chup kyu hai?

Raavi crossed her arms and glared at him.

Raavi : Rahul, just leave.

Rahul observed Shiva and silently left .

Shiva blew out his cheeks and looked at Raavi.

Shiva : Are you ok?

Raavi nodded positively and thanked him.

Shiva: Chalo, ghar chalte hai, yaha ye Rahul aur waha wo Disha. Pura mood hi kharap kar diya.

Raavi : Ye Disha kaun hai?

Shiva revealed about Disha to Raavi.

Shiva : This Rahul is such a creap. You deserve a lot better.

Raavi: Mujhe yesab pyar ke chakkar mein padna hi nahi hai. Aur pata nahi logoko kyu samaj nahi ata ki single matlab ye nahi ki easily available hai, kitna ghatia insaan hai wo Rahul. But hum kyu party chod ke jayenge. Inka thora maza bhi to le sakta hai.

Shiva cocked his head and said: Maza!, wo kaise? Waise hi kisi tarah wo Disha se piche churaka aya hoon. Upar se wo Disha ki mom bhi yaha hai, rishta leke hi na a jaye. Aur ye Rahul. Phirse agar dikh jaye na, I swear I'm gonna choke him.

Raavi gave a bitter laugh and said: Jo jhut aapne meri maa se kaha, wahi thora extend kare. Ye Disha aur Rahul ke liye ye ek bomb hoga. Kaisa hai idea?

Shiva raised a eye brow and the corner of his mouth quirked up. He smirked and said: Not bad.