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"Jab dekho Mihika mihika aur sirf Mihika..thak gayi hoon main yeh naam sunke!" cried J. Armaan went speechless.

"tum yeh kya bol rahi ho J? Mihika ki nahi toh kiski baat karoon? Tumhe pata hai ki main kitna bechain hoon usse milne ke liye, aur tum log jaan boojhkar uske baare me baat nahi karte..but now I WANT AN ANSWER! Kahan hai Mihika?" He said.

J couldn't look him in the eye. He shook her by the shoulders and his eyes bored into hers, looking for an answer. This wasn't her Armaan at all. He was Mihika's Armaan.

She gulped, stuttered and got ready for the revealation. Her heart was in her mouth and she counted to 10 in her mind. Then said in a low voice "Armaan woh Mihika…woh-uski-"

"J..i need to hear the truth, the plain truth..nothing else' Armaan said in a cold detached voice.

"Mihika ki…Mihika is dead…woh-" J closed her eyes tightly.

She waited for Armaan to yell out in shock or even get violent for keeping the truth from him for so long. But he wasn't there when she opened her eyes. She heard the front gate opening and closing. So he had walked out after hearing the truth, perhaps not only out of the house, but from her life as well.

J felt something breaking inside her, her heart may be. Maybe she was better off as old J who loved to see others in trouble. Atleast no one dared to come so close enough to crush her fragile heart. The matters of heart were never easy and the traitor tears unabashedly flowed out on her cheeks.

Her mobile vibrated in her hands bringing her back on earth. She answered it. "J..Manyata here" the voice made her shed tears of happiness.

"Jiji! Aap- aap theek ho jiji? Aap kahan ho? Jiju kahan hai? Aap ghar aajayiye please…" she said between the sobs.

"J…itne saare sawal ek saath, relax hum dono theek hain..tum hume aake pick up kar sakti ho please…hum kidnapper ke jagah se bhag gaye" Manyata said.

"Main abhi aati hoon jiji, address batayiye.." J said wiping her tears.

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She reached them in 20 minutes and they were standing by the roadside; smiling. There wasn't even a hint of the tragedy they had just gone through, on their faces. They looked the picture perfect couple even now. Manyata hugged her tightly as J alighted.

"Jiji..ek baat boloon? Aap ko nahi lagta ki ab bas bohot ho gaya? Ab hume Mumbai wapas jaana chahiye.." J said from the driver seat after sometime.

But J got no answer as Manyata had drifted off to sleep in the back seat and Veer was lost in his own thoughts.

J drove fast and they got home quickly. Veer muttered something about not having had a bath since long time and went in quickly. But Manyata pulled J's hand when she was about to get in.

"J..tumne jo gaadi me kaha..woh maine suna…kya matlab tha is baat ka?" Manyata asked concerned. J just nodded her head in a 'no'.

"main bas aap dono ke liye worried thi aur kuch nahi…ok if you want to stay here, by all means do" she said.

"J…kuch hua hai na..batao kya baat hai? Oh no kahin Akash ne toh…?" Manyata asked alarmed.

"Jiji..Akash ki baat nahi hai…im ok" she still tried to hide her pain but her eyes spoke volumes.

"J..dekho meri taraf" Manyata lifted her face up. "mujhe na bhagwan ne tumse zyada akal di hai; pata hai kyon? Kyon ki unhe pata hai tum us akal ka koi use nahi karti..roti rehti woh TV serial ki bahu betiyon ki tarah" Manyata made a crying face. J couldn't help but smile a teeny bit.

"ab batao..warna main dad ko phone karungi, aur tumhe unhe toh batana hi padega" it was a threat and question in one.

"mera dil toot gaya jiji…phir se…" J could say only that much.

"Armaan..woh hai na is ka zimmedar? Kya kiya usne? Oh my god! Kuch kaha usne..main use-"

"nahi jiji..main apni zindagi ke liye khud zimmedar hoon…Armaan toh Mihika se pyar karta tha, aur abhi bhi karta hai, I lost him..i lost him" J said.

"matlab tumne use batadiya ki Mihika?"

"Jiji..sach sunne ke baad Armaan ne react hi nahi kiya…woh chala gaya, bas meri zindagi se chala gaya" she bit her lips to stop the sob.

"rote nahi..rote nahi…woh aayega..tumhare liye zaroor wapas aayega" Manyata drew her into embrace caressing her brow.

Manyata could feel her own eyes filling with tears and both sisters stood like that don't know for how long.

Then J said "jiji…,maine suna tha ki bhagwan har jagah nahi ho sakta isliye usne Maa banayi..par main kehti hoon ki maa har jagah nahi ho sakti isliye usne behen banayi…"

"chalo..packing me meri madat karo..wapas chalte hain Mumbai..bohot ho gaya" said Manyata.

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As they came inside Udayveer had finished his bath and was watching news on TV. A particular news item made Manyata's ears stand up.

"purane godam me lagi short circuit ki wajah se aag…kisi ko koi haani nahi,

Magar mili ek lavaris laash"

"yeh toh-" Veer and Manyata said at the same time watching the footage. "Yeh wahi jagah hai jahan hum kaid the..kuch ghanton pehle" Veer completed.

"aur woh laash..iska matlab" she said in an unbelievable voice.

"iska matlab yeh ki Akash ko apne karmon ki sazaa mili..apni lagayi hui aag khud use jala gayi" Udayveer said.

J expected herself to have some sympathy or some pity knowing her 'husband' is dead. But her mind was blank. It was just another death for her. She didn't even flinch. 'Armaan', Armaan' her mind echoed the word. She was in love with him.

L.O.V.E… love