Harshad asked Nandini why she didn't want to return.

Nandini : "Your life was perfectly fine as long as you disliked me and were away from me. But then our equation changed and along with it your life became complicated too. Mukti left you, and you left home. What if my destiny is such that my bad luck rubs on people close to me. I don't want to complicate things for you, or Arya, or anyone else."

Nandini somehow felt that even her mom would have lived longer if she wouldn't have been born. She also felt that even Manik's life had got complicated after he supported her.

Harshad : "My life only looked fine, but it was all an illusion. What do you think would have happened if you wouldn't have been there that day? .. Mukti would have still trusted her friend over me, and she would have left me. She wouldn't have forgiven me, and probably I wouldn't have been in a position to ask for forgiveness too. Our relationship would have been broken forever. I would have got trapped anyways - either with her friend, or in prison because of guilt, or trying to save myself from getting imprisoned if I would have come to know that I wasn't guilty. You saved me from all that mess."

Harshad : "After knowing dad's true nature, it had become very difficult to pretend as though nothing had happened for mom and doll's sake. Leaving home only liberated me from living a suffocated life like that. All that happened only made me understand that my family and girlfriend didn't care or trust me as much as I did. I wasn't as important to them as they were to me, that's why they never bothered to get in touch. That realization made my life much simpler. .. Your life definitely got complicated because of me. My dear one's went to extremes to hurt you. If you want to stay away from me for that reason, then I won't force you."

Nandini : "You are talking of complications, I owe my life to you."

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Meanwhile, Arya excused himself and left from the restaurant. Cabir also didn't try to stop him since their work was done. He and Dhruv joined the rest of his friends who were outside the hospital building, beside Harshad's room's window. They were there to ensure that their plan had worked, and they could overhear Harshad's conversation with Nandini. Arya who reached Harshad's room was surprised to see Nandini there.

Arya : "You here? .. How?"

After telling him what had happened,

Harshad : "You traitor, you knew where she was all the time, but you didn't tell me."

Nandini : "He isn't at fault, I asked him not to tell you."

Arya : "Not asked, she threatened me that she will leave from here too."

Harshad : "By the way how did you manage to find her?"

Arya went to Nandini's college and on enquiring he came to know of Nandini's only friend Navya.

Arya : "Hi, I am Arya, Nandini's friend. Do you know where she went?"

Navya : "No, I don't. She didn't tell me where she was going."

Arya somehow felt that it wasn't possible for a good friend not to know about their friend's whereabouts. Her brother had just met her and left when Arya went to meet her. He didn't know if it would work, but he tried. He never thought he would have to tell it to someone else, and not Nandini. Initially, he hadn't told that to Nandini thinking that she wouldn't believe him when they had just met. Later, he didn't feel it was necessary to tell it out, and he continued to always be there for her.

Arya : "I have been looking for her everywhere, but I haven't been able to find her. I lost my whole family in a fire accident, including my sister. When I met Nandini, I found my sister in her. I almost lost her once, and I don't want to lose her again. As far as I know she doesn't know anyone else she could go to. So, if you know anything about her whereabouts, please let me know. You have a brother too, so I hope you will understand how much worried I am for her."

Navya : "I really don't know where she is. I have asked her to keep in touch. I will let you know if she gives me a call."

Arya gave her his cell number, thanked and left. After a few days, Navya called Arya.

Navya : "You don't have to worry about Nandini. She is staying with someone she knows for now."

Arya : "Where is she?"

Navya : "She has asked me not to tell anyone. But I thought you would be worried for her, so I thought of letting you know that she is fine."

Arya managed to convince Navya and she gave him the contact number reluctantly. Arya traced that number and reached Nandini.

Arya tried to convince Nandini and take her back with him, but Nandini wasn't willing to go back.

Nandini : "What is the need for me to come there, you can come and meet me whenever you want to. I will call you and inform wherever I am."

Arya felt that staying there had improved Nandini's health. Also, she was staying with someone he knew, so he didn't force her, but he convinced her not to leave from there.

Harshad : "In order to meet her, you found a client here, so that I wouldn't get a doubt."

Nandini : "Why will he take so much effort to meet me? It is all for someone else."

Harshad : "Someone else? .. Who?"

Nandini : "It seems that guys put in so much efforts only for their girlfriends."

Harshad : "What?! You have a girlfriend! You kept that too hidden from me?"

Arya : "Nandini, whatever I did, I did for you and you are trying to trap me."

Nandini : "Neither did I tell you to have a girlfriend, nor did I tell you to hide it from your best friend. How was I to know that he didn't know?"

Arya : "Harshad, if I would have told you about her, sooner or later there were chances that you would come to know of Nandini too because she stays with her, that's the only reason I didn't tell you."

Arya : "Nandini, you are turning naughtier day by day."

Nandini : "You do all the naughty things with her and you are calling me naughty?!"

Arya : "What did I do for you to say like that? Our relationship has just begun and I am still in the process of getting to know her better."

Nandini : "How am I to know? I was only pulling your leg. You were tensed from the time you came, so your girlfriend has been worried because of that. I was only trying to lighten your mood, so that her worry also disappears. Even otherwise, I was the one who put you in a fix and you were tensed because of it."

Arya looked at Harshad who seemed to be happy.

Arya : "I don't know about her, but his worry has disappeared for sure, and I am relieved too. I don't have to hide things from him anymore and feel guilty."

Harshad : "Yes of course, I got to meet her and she seems to have got back to her old self. It has been a long time since I saw her like this. I am happy for you too, finally you changed your mind. When are you going to introduce your girlfriend?"

Arya : "You already know her. She was our classmate. She is .."

Nandini : "Wait, let's see if he can guess."

Harshad thought for a while.

Harshad : "Is it Sunaina?"

Arya : "How did you know?"

Harshad : "I had heard rumors, but you were stern that you didn't want to get into a relationship, so I didn't mention about it."

Nandini : "It looks like except you, everyone else knew about it."

Arya had got in touch with Sunaina for Nandini. Sunaina knew about Arya's reason for staying distant, from Nandini. With encouragement from Nandini, Sunaina tried to break the walls he had built around himself and she succeeded in making a special place for herself in Arya's life.

Nandini : "Your life is set for now, help me get his life on track."

Arya : "I have been trying on your behalf all this time, and I am exhausted. Now it's between you and him, don't pull me into this. Frankly speaking, I feel he is better off without them."

Nandini : "I asked you to help, not worsen the situation."

Nandini : "Harshad, Arya told me that you haven't forgiven them yet. Why?"

Harshad : "Do you want me to forgive them in spite of what they all tried to do to you?"

Nandini : "They tried, but nothing happened. Look at me, I am perfectly fine now."

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Meanwhile, outside the hospital,

Cabir : "You are waiting desperately to set your life, but she is busy fixing others' issues."

Manik : "No doubt, I am desperate, but they are important to her. If not for them, I wouldn't have even been able to meet her. Moreover, resolving his issue might resolve their (pointing towards Mukti and Alya) issue as well. She managed to set right a few things last time, may be she will succeed this time as well. About my life, now that I have found her, I will do whatever it takes to set it on track, sooner or later."

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In the hospital room,

Harshad : "That doesn't reduce the graveness of their mistakes."

Nandini : "Mistakes do happen some times, but everyone deserves a second chance. You love them and they love you, don't you feel that you should forgive them and give a chance. Whatever they did, they did because they didn't know the truth. When I am not holding anything against them, then why are you?"

Harshad : "You didn't want to take any action against the person who attempted to kill you too, but I don't have a big heart like you. .. Consider that I forgive them, may be things will get back to how it was earlier for now, but their is no guarantee that a similar situation wouldn't arise in the future and they wouldn't repeat the same again. What then?"

Nandini : "You wouldn't know if you don't give them a chance. They would have realized their mistake by now, and the chances are more that they may not repeat it again. Are you really happy with how things are going on now? If at all it repeats, you won't have any regrets that you didn't give them a chance."

Harshad wasn't fully convinced yet.

Nandini : "When it comes to Mukti, she knew her friend from a very long time, so she blindly trusted her over us. .. It's not the same, but think, back then if you wouldn't have overheard your dad and my conversation, would you have trusted me though I had the proofs. .. No right. Why? .. Because you trusted your dad blindly, whom you knew since birth. Probably you wouldn't have believed even if someone else would have told you the truth."

Nandini : "Everyone isn't lucky to have a family. Look at me and Arya itself. I won't get my mom back and he won't get his family back even if we wish to. You have a family, but you are staying away from them. There may be issues, but you are important to them, that's why they are all here now. You never know how things will turn out in the future, and you wouldn't want to regret later."

Nandini looked at the time.

Nandini : "I have to leave now. In a hurry, I left everything as it is and came here, and I also forgot to leave a note. If Sunaina reaches before me, she will be wondering where I disappeared."

Arya : "I will drop you home."

Nandini : "I will go on my own. You stay with him at least till the others come back."

Nandini left immediately. By the time, Manik managed to reach the entrance of the hospital, Nandini had already left.

Manik : "How does she manage to disappear every time?"

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