Juvenile Court:
Toshi, Bhalla Ji, and Ruhi are waiting in the corridor of the juvenile court. Just then Madhavi, Vishwa, Bala and Kiran join them.
Madhavi: Santoshi, Raman aur Ishu kahan hai?
Toshi: Raman andar lawyer ke saath hai aur Ishita Aliya ke saath Mandir gai hai.
Vishwa: Woh Mandir kyun gai? Use yahan Pihu ke pass hona chahiye.
Toshi: Pata nahi. Raman ne kaha uska abhi wahan jana zaroori hai aur woh time se yahan aa jayegi.
Ruhi: Ishimaa toh aa jayengi, lekin jiski gawahi pe yeh pura case depend karta hai woh kahan hai?
Simmi: Lo Ruhi, main aa gai.
Toshi: Simmi Puttar, tere darshan theek se ho gaye mandir main.
Simmi: Haan Mumma. Main bus Bhagwan se himmat mangne gai thi ki main sahi ka saath de sakun.
Toshi gets emotional and hugs Simmi while blessing her for supporting Pihu. Everyone silently smiles in appreciation of what Simmi is about to do for Pihu but Ruhi catches the stone cold look in Simmi's eyes and she knows that Simmi is playing some game. She decides to go warn Raman before it is too late.
Raman is in the lawyer's chamber discussing the case one last time before they have to appear before the judge. Ruhi knocks and enters.
Raman: Ruhi, kya hua beta?
Ruhi: Papa mujhe aapse bahut zaroori baat karni hai.
Lawyer: Mr. Bhalla aap dono baat karye, tab tak main check kar ke aata hun ki hamare hearing mein aur kitna time hai. Pihu toh court aa gai hai na?
Raman: Haan, she is on her way. I think 5-10 minute mein pahuch jayegi.
Lawyer: Ok. Main abhi aaya Mr. Bhalla.
The lawyer leaves and Ruhi comes close to Raman.
Raman: Kya hua Ruhi? Ishita ka call aya tha kya?
Ruhi: Nahi Papa woh actually Simmi Bua...
Raman: Simmi abhi tak nahi pahuchi? Usne toh kafi der pehle message kiya tha ki woh raste mein hai. Ek minute use call karta hun.
Ruhi: Papa Bua aa gai hain.
Raman: Phir kya baat hai Ruhi?
Ruhi: Papa, are you sure Simmi Bua Pihu ke favour mein bolengi? I mean unhone Ananya ko khoya hai aur hum sab jante hain ki uska kitna bada sadma laga tha unhe.
Raman: I know Ruhi. Lekin meri Simmi se baat ho gai hai and mujhe uspe pura bharosa hai.
Ruhi: Papa main aapko kaise samjhaun. Dekho kuch din pehle tak jab unhe lagta tha ki Ishimaa ki wajah se yeh sab hua hai, woh Ishimaa se nafrat karti thi. Toh aisa kaisa ho sakta hai ki unka woh sara nafrat ek pal mein gayab ho gaya? Papa I just want us to be careful. Abhi bhi time hai. Aap lawyer ko bol ke hearing thoda postpone kara do so that lawyer koi aur startegy bhi soch paye, like a Plan-B. Incase koi gadbad ho. Papa please...
Raman: Ruhi, relax! I know tum Pihu ke liye bahut pareshan ho. Lekin aisa kuch nahi hoga. Trust me. Pihu will walk out a free child! Dekho Ruhi Ishita bhi is baat ko lekar ghabrai hui hai isliye please tum uske samne yeh sab mat bolna kyunki aisa kuch hoga hi nahi.
Ruhi: Papa aap...
Raman receives a message on his phone which he hurriedly checks and then looks at Ruhi.
Raman: Ruhi, hum yeh sab baatein bad mein karenge. Pihu aa gai hai. Main use yahan lane se pehle baat karna chahta hun so that woh judge ke samne nervous na ho jaye. Tum yahi ruko, lawyer aa jaye toh mujhe call karna.
Without giving Ruhi a chance to respond, Raman rushes out. Ruhi stamps her feet to let out her frustration as she is absolutely certain that Simmi is up to no good but no one is taking her seriously. Ruhi just hopes that Ishita can make it in time to court for she is the only one Ruhi can think of who can manage the situation should Simmi play some nasty trick.
Mandir:
Aliya and Ishita arrive, they easily spot Roshni, dressed in a red bridal lehnga, looking absolutely beautiful. Aliya and Ishita greet her with affectionate hugs.
Ishita: Roshni tum bahut bahut pyaari lag rahi ho. Tumko kahin meri hi nazar na lag jaye.
Roshni: Ishimaa kaisi baatein kar rahi hain aap!!
Ishita puts a kala teeka behind Roshni's ear.
Aliya: No really Roshni! Tum bahut sundar lag rahi ho!
Roshni: Thanks Aliya.
Ishita: Roshni, Shagun kahan hai?
Roshni: Ishimaa woh mandap ke pass, Pandit Ji se baat kar rahi hai. I think woh check kar rahe hain ki kuch reh toh nahi gaya.
Ishita: Hum bhi ek baar dekh lete hain. Chalein Aliya.
Aliya nods and they both make their way to the Mandap. Suddenly Roshni feels someone grab her from behind. It's Adi.
Adi: Tumhe kya laga Roshni? Main tumhe itni asaani se jane dunga!
Roshni is shocked. She screms out Ishita's name. Ishita and Aliya turn back and are shocked to see Adi. Adi grabs hold of Roshni's arms and starts to pull her out of the temple. Ishita and Aliya run behind them. Adi pulls out a gun and points it at Ishita.
Adi: BUS!
Ishita: ADI!
Adi: Ek bhi kadam aage mat badhana warna goli chala dunga!
Ishita: Tumhare pass banduk kahan se aya Adi?!? Yeh kya pagalpan laga rakha hai? Uski Shaadi hai Adi. Just leave her!
Adi: Mujhe usse koi farak nahi padta hai. Mujhe bus Roshni chahiye!
Roshni: Adi mujhe nahi ana hai tumhare saath. Chodo mujhe!!
Adi: Arey aise kaise nahi ana hai. ANA TOH PADEGA! Main us Shantanu se thodi na tumhari Shaadi hone de sakta hoon!
Roshni: ADI MUJHE NAHI REHNA HAI TUMHARE SAATH!
Adi: AARGH!! REHNA PADEGA!
Adi points the gun at Roshni's head.
Adi: Accha agar tumhe nahi rehna hai na toh ek kaam karte hain, kissa hi khatam kar dete hain. Tumhe yahin ke yahin mar deta hoon.
Ishita takes a few steps forward to come closer to them.
Ishita: YEH KYA KAR RAHE HO ADI!
Once again Adi points the gun at Ishita.
Adi: BUS! CHUP!
Ishita: Woh tumse pyaar nahi karti hai. Tum zabardasti pyaar karwaoge kya? Use takleef doge? Pyaar karte ho na Adi toh yeh kaisa pyaar hai?
Adi: AREY APNA YEH BHASHAN APNE PASS RAKHO! NAHI CHAHIYE!
Once again Adi points the gun at Roshni's head.
Roshni: Adi tum mere sar pe banduk rakh ke mujhe toh majboor kar sakte ho lekin mere dil ko kaise badloge Adi?
Aliya: Woh tumse pyaar nahi karti hai. Uski Shantanu se shaadi hone wali hai. Tum kisi ko force nahi kar sakte Adi!
Adi: AREY CHUP KAR! Shantanu se shaadi hone wali hai... aise kaise hone wali hai shaadi?!? Aur mujhe pata hai ki tum yeh sab kyun bol rahi ho. Kyunki tum mujhe aur Roshni ko saath mein nahi dekhna chahti ho na isliye. Main tumhe hazaar bar bol chuka hoon ki main tumhare saath nahi rehna chahta.
Aliya: Aur tumhe lagte hai itna sab hone ke baad main tumhare saath rahungi?!?
Aliya takes a step forward but then Adi points his gun at her and immediately Ishita pulls Aliya back.
Aliya: Main tumhare saath kabhi nahi rahungi. Par abhi ke liye Roshni ko chod do Adi! Uski shaadi hone wali hai!
Adi: Nahi chodunga.
Ishita: Adi! Adi! Main tumhari Ishimaa hoon. Tum meri baat sunoge na?!? Main janti hoon tum kitne takleefon se guzre ho, kitne mushkilon se tumne paise kamaye hain. Dekho lekin ab toh sab theek ho gaya hai na. Woh bura waqt ab nahi raha. Hum sab theek kar denge lekin please aisa kuch mat karo ki tumhe pachtava ho Adi.
Ishita tries to come close to free Roshi but once again Adi points his gun at her.
Adi: BUS ISHIMAA! Kuch bhi theek nahi hua hai! Aap meri Ishimaa ho na. So meri pyaari Ishimaa. Samjha dijiye is Roshni ko ki chup chap mere saath chale. Agar isne zada natak kiya na toh kuch bhi karne se pehle main sochunga nahi!
Adi starts running out of the temple with Roshni. Ishita and Aliya scream and run behind him trying to stop him. By then Shagun is also there. Seeing the situation in front of her she calls Mani and asks him to come quickly and bring the cops with him for Adi has gone out of control.
Shagun charges at Adi, trying to stop him and Adi yells at her and points his gun at her too!
Shagun: Adi tum pagal ho gaye ho kya?!?
Ishita stops Shagun from charging at him as he has a gun.
Adi: Kisi ne bhi koi bhi chalaki ki na toh game over kar dunga.
Shagun: Shantanu aur Mani bus pahuch rahe hain. Jo tum kar rahe ho woh galat hai Adi! Tum phas jaoge!
Adi: Woh pahuch ke kya kar lenge? Aapko kya lagta hai main un logon se darta hoon? Nahi! Bula lijiye na! Jaiye!
Shagun once again in her anger tries to move forward and stop Adi but Ishita pulls her back.
Adi: Bus chup chap khade raho. Samajh mein nahi aa raha hai. Aapko kya lagta hai main mazak kar raha hoon kya? Do minute mein khatam kar dunga sabko aur apne aap ko bhi!
Ishita: Adi! Tum bahut bada gunah kar rahe ho. Banduk ke saath pakde jaoge toh jail jaoge beta! Please don't do this.
Ishita takes one step forward, Adi points the gun at her again.
Adi: Bus Ishimaa! Aage mat aao!
Shagun is convinced Adi won't shoot so she tries to approach him. Ishita again tries to hold her back.
Adi: MOM BUS! Underestimate mat kijiye main aap hi ka beta hoon aur puri tayari ke saath aya hoon. Dekhna chahti hain aap?!?Dikhaun??
Adi pulls out a bottle of acid and shows it to everyone.
Ishita: Adi tum pagal ho gaye ho kya?!?
Roshni: ADI!! NAHI!!
Adi: AREY CHUP!! Agar zada natak kiya na toh abhi ke abhi.. samjhi. Aur aap log sab HILNA MAT! Wahin pe khade raho mere peeche aane ki koshish mat karna warna accha nahi hoga! ISHIMAA I AM WARNING YOU MUJHE ROKNE KI KOSHISH MAT KARNA WARNA MAIN GOLI CHALA DUNGA!!
Adi runs out of the temple, dragging Roshni along with him and forces her to get into his car. He drives away and immediately Ishita, Shagun and Aliya get into a car and follow them.
Romi's Car.
Romi's car is parked in the parking lot in front of the Juvenile Court. Pihu is asleep on the back seat.
Mihika: Romi, hum Pihu ko uthaye kya?
Romi: Nahi ruk jao. Bhai-Bhabhi ko aane do. I think better hoga woh hi Pihu ko uthaye aur usse baat karein. I just hope sab theek ho jaye.
Mihika: I hope so too Romi. Maine tumhe Ruhi wali baat batai thi na Romi. Jab se usne mujhse Simmi ko leke apna shak bataya hai mujhe toh bahut ghabrahat ho rahi hai. Agar jo woh soch rahi hai wahin hua toh?!?
Romi: Yeh case hai bhi toh aisa Mihika ki sab kuch unki gawahi pe hi depend karta hai. But agar kuch bhi gadbad hua na aaj toh yeh parivaar toot jayega and bahut bada bawal hoga. Itne saloon se ek ke baad ek kuch na kuch laga hi rehta hai. Hum sab last ek normal family ki tarah kab rahe the mujhe toh yaad hi nahi. Pata nahi ab mujhme aage yeh sab jhelne ki himmat hai bhi ya nahi.
Mihika: Aisa mat bolo Romi. Dekhna kuch nahi hoga. We should think positive. Dekhna sab accha hi hoga.
Their conversation is interrupted as Raman taps on Romi's window. He rolls down the window. Raman looks back and sees Pihu sleeping.
Raman: Raste mein koi problem to nahi hui na. Pihu theek thi?
Romi: Haan Bhai. But humne use kuch bataya nahi. Bus kaha ki Roshni ki shaadi ho rahi hai isliye hum use lene aaye hai.
Mihika: Jiju Akka kahan hai? Aap dono ko milke Pihu se baat karni chahiye aur use mentally prepare karna chahiye.
Raman: Ishita, Adi ke chakkar mein... woh hearing shuru hone tak aa jayegi.
Romi: Bhai aap Pihu se baat kar lo. Main aur Mihika bahar wait karte hain.
Mihika and Romi step out of the car. Raman slides in to the back seat and wakes Pihu up. Pihu sees him and smiles.
Pihu: Hi Papa! Hum pahuch gaye kya? Ishimaa mere liye mera koi accha dress le ke aai hai na? Aur aap bhi shaadi ke liye ready nahi lag rahe ho?
Raman: Uthte hi itne sare questions?!? Pehle yeh batao tum kaisi ho? Tumhara camp kaisa tha? Aur tumhara fever gaya ki nahi? Tum theek toh feel kar rahi ho na?
Pihu: Aap toh mujhse bhi zada questions puch rahe ho Papa. Main theek hoon. Camp bahut accha tha but I am sad mujhe beech mein chod ke aana pada but I am happy ki main ek shaadi attend karungi woh bhi Roshni Didi ki. And ab mujhe fever bhi nahi hai and main bilkul theek hun. Accha Papa, Ishimaa kahan hai?
Raman: Ishimaa thodi der mein aa jayegni.
Pihu looks out of the window and then at Raman confused.
Pihu: Papa Roshni didi ki shaadi yahan ho rahi hai?
Raman: Nahi beta Roshni ki shaadi ek Mandir mein ho rahi hai.
Pihu: Toh phir hum yahan kya kar rahe hain?
Raman: Pihu beta you trust me hai na.
Pihu: Ofcourse Papa.
Raman: Pihu actually Papa ko aapka aur Ishimaa ka secret pata chal gaya hai. Ishimaa batana nahi chahti thi lekin phir Papa ne unhe apni kasam de di aur unhe batana pada.
Pihu looks at Raman with tears in her eyes.
Pihu: I am sorry Papa. Aap mujhse gussa ho kya? Maine jan buch ke Ananya Didi ko dhakka nahi mara. Woh galti se sab ho gaya Papa.
Raman hugs Pihu tightly.
Raman: I know beta. Meri Princess kabhi koi galat kaam kar hi nahi sakti hai.
Pihu: Waise I am happy ki aapko pata chal gaya. Main toh pehle hi bata deti lekin Ishimaa ne mujhe apni kasam de di thi. Accha hua aapne bhi unko apni kasam de di aur unhe aapko sach batana pada warna toh Ishimaa kabhi kisi ko kuch bhi pata chalne nahi deti.
Suddenly Pihu realises something and she looks at Raman with big fearful eyes.
Pihu: Papa ghar mein sabko pata chal gaya kya?
Raman: Haan Pihu. Maine hi sab ko bataya.
Pihu: Sab... matlab Simmi Bua bhi? Sab log mujhse naraaz honge na? Simmi Bua mujhe punish karengi kya jaise unhone Ishimaa ko jail bhej ke punish kiya tha?
Pihu looks down and silently starts crying. Raman's heart aches for her as he cannot even imagine the mental trauma and guilt she must have been going through ever since this unfortunate incident took place. Raman lifts Pihu up making her sit on his lap and hugs her protectively.
Raman: Pihu sab samajhte hai ki tumne jan buch ke kuch nahi kiya tha. It was an accident. Sab yeh bhi jante hain ki tum apni Ananya Didi se kitna pyaar karti ho aur unke sath kabhi kuch galat nahi kar sakti.
Pihu: Papa kya Simmi Bua ko bhi aisa lagta hai?
Raman: Haan Pihu, Simmi Bua ko bhi aisa hi lagta hai. Lekin Beta dekho ab jab humein sach pata hai toh humein yeh sach ek judge ko bhi batana hoga. Isliye hum tumhe yahan is court mein le ke aaye hain. Abhi thodi der mein ek Judge tumse us accident ke bare mein questions puchenge aur tumhe bus unko sach sach batana hai ki it was all an accident aur unko yeh bhi batana ki tum Ananya Didi se kitna pyaar karti thi. Phir dekhna sab kuch theek ho jayega.
Pihu just looks down and keeps crying silently. Although she trusts Raman completely she is feeling very scared too.
Pihu: Papa Ishimaa kahan hai? Mujhe Ishimaa chahiye.
Raman: Beta Ishimaa bus thodi der mein aa rahi hai. Lekin dekho Ishimaa ne tumhare liye tumhara favourite Medu Vada bheja hai for good luck. Ab Ishimaa ne yeh banaya hai aur Papa tumhe apne hathoon se khilayenge so that you are energised and confident. Phir tum bina dare judge se apni baat kehna aur dekhna sab kuch ekdum theek ho jayega.
Pihu looks at Raman. He smiles at her and wipes her tears. He then kisses her on both her cheeks and her forehead. Pihu turns sideways and rests her head on Raman's chest while still sitting on his lap. Raman feeds her lovingly and in between bites he keeps saying motivating things to boost her confidence and assures her that she has nothing to worry about. Raman's phone rings and the lawyer asks him to come as the hearing is about to start.
Raman: Pihu chalein judge se baat karne?
Pihu once again looks at Raman with fearful eyes and shakes her head saying no.
Raman: Accha chalo tum bahar Chachu aur Chitti ke saath wait karna. Pehle main ja ke judge se baat karunga aur phir tumhe bulaunga ok?
Pihu is still scared but she knows she has no other choice so she nods her head in agreement. They both step out of the car, joining Romi and Mihika as they make their way to the judges chamber. Raman requests Romi and Mihika to wait outside with Pihu as he goes inside for the hearing.
Judge's Chamber:
Raman enters the chamber and automatically his eyes scan the room for Ishita but she is nowhere to be seen. Raman wonders what is taking her so long and hopes that nothing serious has happened with Adi at the Temple.
Raman spots his family- Madhavi, Vishwa, Toshi, Bhalla Ji sitting on the first bench. Raman is about to walk to them when a hand grabs hold of him stopping him. He turns around and sees a very worried looking Ruhi.
Raman: Kya hua Ruhi? Tum pareshan kyun ho? Ishita se baat hui kya?
Ruhi: Nahi Papa. Ishimaa ka koi call nahi aya.
Raman: Toh phir kya baat hai?
Ruhi: Papa aap please lawyer se bol ke yeh hearing postpone kara do.
Raman: Lekin kyun Ruhi?
Ruhi: Papa, Param uncle bhi yahan hai.
Raman: What Paran yahan kya kar raha hai?!?
Ruhi: Papa case toh unhone file ki hai na so woh toh yahan hone hi, lekin problem woh nahi hai. Papa jis tarah woh aur Simmi Bua ek dusre ko dekh rahe the kuch toh gadbad hai.
Raman: Aisa kuch nahi hai Ruhi. Simmi ne Param se baat tak nahi ki hai jab se humne use ghar se nikala hai.
Ruhi feels helpless as she knows the truth that Simmi and Param were only pretending to be separated from each other. She had seen them together and had tried to tell Ishita about them but because at that time Ishita was already being blackmailed by Param and she was still hell bent on keeping the secret behind Ananya's death hidden she did not do anything herself and she dissuaded Ruhi too from pursuing it too much. And now Ruhi felt helpless that it was too late. She was also feeling angry at Raman for having blind faith on Simmi because of which she feared Pihu would land into trouble.
Ruhi: Papa please just...
Ruhi never gets to finish her sentence as the judge walks into the chamber bringing the court into session. Raman whispers to Ruhi hurriedly that they shall talk about this later and goes sits with his family. Frustrated Ruhi tries calling Ishita but she does not pick up the phone. Ruhi then sends her a message asking her where she is and informing her that Pihu's hearing has started. As Ruhi is walking towards the bench where her family is seated she notices Simmi and Param exchange a look as everyone else's attention is on the judge and seeing that look she is beyond certain that something wrong is about to happen but now she knows it's too late to do anything about it. As she takes her seat next to Raman she prays that Pihu does not end up suffering due to whatever Simmi and Param have planned.
Judge: Case Number A-07083; Mr. Parmeet Khurana vs. Pihu Bhalla. Dono parties yahan present hain?
Param's lawyer and Raman's lawyer stand up to acknowledge their clients presence to the judge. The judge then asks them to present the case.
Param's Lawyer: Your Honour mere client Mr. Khurana aaj is court ke darwaze pe apni beti Ananya Parmeet Khurana ke liye insaaf mangne aaye hai jiski jaan Pihu Bhalla ke wajah se 2.5 years pehle ek dardnak hadse mein chali gai.
Raman's Lawyer: Objection Your Honour! Ananya ki jaan kisi hadse mein nahi gai. Uski jaan ek unfortunate accident ke wajah se gai hai. Pihu ka intent Ananya ko chot tak pahuchane ka nahi tha. Dono behno mein bahut pyaar tha. Is baat ko Ananya ki Maa, Mrs. Simran Parmeet Khurana bhi samajhti hai and woh Pihu ke favour mein gawahi dene ke liye bhi yahan haazir hain.
Judge: Mrs. Khurana aap is case mein kuch kehna chahti hain?
Simmi stands up and walks to the witness box. She pauses for a second looks at Raman feeling a certain amount of pride that she is about to finally get justice for the loss of her daughter. She quickly scans the courtroom and is surprised not to find Ishita around but then she guesses that Ishita is probably with Pihu outside the chamber but to her none of that matters for finally everyone who she held responsible for her daughter's untimely death and her own suffering. She takes a deep breath and begins the act that she has been rehearsing with Param.
Simmi: Your Honour. Mere Bhai ke lawyer ne bilkul sahi kaha. Iss baat mein koi shak nahi hai ki Pihu aur Ananya mein bahut pyaar tha.
Raman smiles and places a reassuring arm on Ruhi who he could sense was sitting very tensed next to him. Ruhi too is momentarily taken aback and feels somewhat relieved but little does she know the relief was short lived.
Simmi: Lekin Your Honour is baat ko bhi nazarandaaz nahi kiya ja sakta ki in sab mein meri bacchi ne waqt se pehle apni jaan gawah di aur yeh sab Pihu ki wajah se hua hai.
The Bhallas and Iyers look at Simmi stunned by her revelation. Raman isn't able to control himself and yels out at Simmi.
Raman: SIMMI YEH TU KYA KEH RAHI HAI! TU JANTI HAI KI YEH EK ACCIDENT THA. PIHU KE WAJAH SE KUCH NAHI HUA. US BACCHI NE KUCH JAN BUCH KE NAHI KIYA.
Simmi: AGAR USNE KUCH JAN BUCH KE NAHI KIYA TOH PHIR USNE USI SAMAY SABKE SAMNE SACH KYUN NAHI BOLA? ISHITA NE USKE LIYE JHOOTH KYUN BOLA? ISHITA NE COURT MEIN KYUN KAHA KI USNE JAN BUCH KE ANANYA KO DHAKKA MARA THA? YOUR HONOUR PIHU KI MAA NE USKA ILZAAM APNE SAR PE KYUN LIYAA AGAR YEH SAB SACH MEIN EK BAHUT BADA ACCIDENT THA JOH PIHU NE JAN BUCH KE NAHI KIYA. KISI KHILONE KO DHAKKA NAHI MARA THA PIHU NE? PIHU NE MERI PHOOL SI BACCHI KO CHOT PAHUCHAYA AUR USKE EK ACTION KA ANJAAM THA KI MERI BACCHI MUJHSE HAMESHA KE LIYE DUR HO GAI AUR USE AUR USKI MAA KO KHASKAR YEH LAGTA HAI KI MAHANTA KI ACTING KAR KE WOH PIHU KE IS GUNAH PAR PARDA DAL SAKTE HAIN. NAHI YOUR HONOUR. MAIN AISA NAHI HONE DE SAKTI. MUJHE APNI BACCHI KE LIYE INSAAF CHAHIYE.
Judge: Pihu Bhalla ko witness stand pe bulaya jaye.
Raman's Lawyer: Your Honour. Is hadse ka Pihu Bhalla pe pichle dhai saloon mein bahut gehra asar hua hai. Masoom si bacchi ekdum murjha si gai thi aur bahut mushkil se uske parents ne usko sambhala hai. Meri aapse request hai ki usko dobara yahan bula ke us trauma ki yaad na dilai jaye jise usne itne mushkil se overcome kiya hai. She is a very well behaved and cultured child. Hamare pass uske school teachers ke aur uske councillor ka affidavit bhi hai to support our statement.
Judge: Pihu Bhalla se sirf kuch sawal kiye jayenge. Use koi trauma nahi hoga. Use please andar laya jaye.
Simmi walks back to the benches with a satisfied feeling and this time instead of going and sitting next to her family she chooses to go and sit next to Param who hugs her with fake tears in his eyes. Raman's lawyer turns and looks at Raman who in turn gets up, goes out and returns with Pihu, Romi and Mihika a few moments later. Raman escorts a terrified Pihu to the witness stand and stays next to her holding her hand the entire time.
Judge: Beta aapka naam Pihu hai?
Pihu is too scared to talk so she just nods her head saying yes.
Judge: Aapko malum hai aapko yahan kyun bulaya gaya hai?
Pihu once again nods her head saying yes.
Judge: Pihu Beta kya aapne apni Ananya Didi ko dhakka lagaya tha aur woh steps se gir gai thi?
Pihu cries silent tears and nods her head saying yes.
Judge: Kya aapko lagta hai aapse glati hui thi?
Pihu once again nods her head saying yes. Raman wraps his arms protectively around her shoulder. Sensing her father's touch she is finally able to gather some strength and manages to speak.
Pihu: Lekin main jan buch ke kuch nahi kiya. Mujhe ab samajh mein aa gaya hai ki steps ke itne pass khade hoke hume zada carefull hona chahiye. Main roz Ananya Didi ko sorry bolti hun and meri Ishimaa ko bhi pata hai ki main kitna sorry hun.
Judge: Pihu agar aapne jan buch ke kuch nahi kiya toh aapne kisi ko kuch bataya kyun nahi?
Pihu: Main dar gai thi. Simmi Bua keh rahi thi jisne bhi yeh Ananya Didi ke saath kiya hai woh usko punish karengi aur jail bhejengi. Ishimaa... Ishimaa ko pata tha mujhe akele rehne se kitna dar lagta hai...unko sab pata tha... isliye unhone kaha ki Ananya Didi ka accident unse hua tha aur woh jail chali gai...
Pihu hugs Raman and starts crying loud sobs. Raman lifts her in his arms wanting to protect her from all the trouble in the world but now for once he feels utterly helpless as he does not know what is going on in the judges mind.
The judge makes notes for a few minutes but to the Bhallas and Iyers it feels like an eternity. Finally he looks up and declares his verdcit.
Judge: Maine is pure case ko bahut bareeki se dekha hai. Hala ki Pihu ne jan buch ke kuch nahi kiya lekin is baat ko nazarandaaz nahi kiya ja sakta ki uski wajah se ek bacchi ki jaan chali gai. I understand Pihu ko apni galti ka ehsaas hai lekin is hadse ki seriousness ko use samajhna hoga. Isliye main yeh order deta hun ki Pihu Bhalla ko 6 months ke liye remand home bheja jaye. The case is closed.
The Bhallas and Iyers are stunned with the judgement. Simmi and Param hug each other and celebrate as finally they have got justice for Ananya. Pihu is in the biggest shock of all and she hugs on to Raman even tighter and cries the loudest. Raman wraps his arms around her even tighter not wanting to let her go. The warden of the Remand Home is summoned who comes 5 minutes later to take Pihu away.
Pihu: Papa... Papa... Papa... please... mujhe nahi jana... mujhe... Ishimaa... ke... pass... jana ... hai... ghar... le...chalo... please...
Raman: Pihu tum ghabrao mat beta. Papa hai na. Kuch nahi hone denge.
The warden calmly urges to let Pihu go but Raman just hold on and yells at his lawyer to do something but the lawyer tells Raman that nothing can be done. Raman feels helpless but he knows he has to be strong for Pihu who is very scared and confused with the turn of events right now.
Raman: Pihu tum meri aur Ishimaa ki brave bacchi ho na. Dekho abhi tumhe in Aunty ke saath jana hoga lekin Papa phir se appeal karenge aur puri koshish karenge ki tumhe kuch nahi ho.
Raman feels like his beating heart is being ripped out of his body as he hands Pihu over to the warden. Raman helplessly watches a crying and scared Pihu being taken away from the court straight to the juvenile home.
Once Pihu is gone, the rest of the family who was stunned into silence finally starts giving reactions. Toshi is the first to go to Simmi and slaps her hard on the face.
Toshi: Aaj mujhe tujhe apni Beti kehne mein sharam aa rahi hai! Tuj jaise matalbi insan ko maine janam diya yakeen nahi hota mujhe. Tere dard ko samajhte hue Ishita jail chali gai tako tujhe apni Bacchi ki maut ke liye zindagi bhar tadapna na pade. Usne tere dard to samjhte hue apni Maa hone ka farz nibhaya aur tu.. meri apni Beti itni beigairat nikli... tu Maa kehlane ke layak nahi hai aur aaj se main bhi teri Maa nahi. Mar gai hai tu aaj se mere liye mere parivaar ke liye aur mere ghar mein tere liye ab koi jagah nahi hai.
Simmi: Haan toh main kaun sa mari ja rahi hun aap sab ke saath rehne ke liye! Aaj sahi mayne mein meri Beti ki aatma ko shanti mili hogi kyunki maine uske asli gunehgar ko saza dilai hai aur mujhe is baat ka koi pachtava nahi hai. Mere liye aaj se aap sab bhi koi nahi hai. Mere liye mera parivaar bus mere Param Ji aur meri Ananya hai!
Simmi and Param leave closely followed by their lawyer. Raman breaks down and sits on the floor crying. Ruhi hugs him and consoles him.
Raman: I am sorry Ruhi. Mujhe tumhari baat sunni chahiye thi. Main kaisa baap hun apni Beti se upar maine apni Behan pe bharosa kiya jo bharose ke layak kabhi thi hi nahi. Maine apni Behan pe itna bharosa kiya ki aaj subah Ishita ne bhi jab mujhse apni aprehension share karne ki koshish ki toh maine uski baat tak ko andekha kar diya. Itni badi kurbani di thi usne hamari beti ko protect karne ke liye aur main... kaisa Papa hun main. Yahan Pihu remand house mein hai. Wahan Adi itni galat rah pe chal pada. Main Ishita se kya kahunga Ruhi!!
Toshi: Raman, Puttar sambhal apne aap ko. Ishita bahut samajhdar hai. Tune apni taraf se toh sari koshish ki na. Ab agar apna sikka hi khota nikla toh koi kya kar sakta hai. Sambhal Puttar apne aap ko. Tujhe Ishita ko sambhalna hoga aur milke tum dono ko ab Adi ko sambhalna hai.
Madhavi: Haan Raman. Tum weak mat ho. Pihu meri Ishu aur tumhari bahadur bacchi hai. Woh apne aap ko acche se remand home mein sambhal legi aur hum phir se appeal karenge. Ho sakta hai kuch ho jaye. Tum himmat mat haro.
Raman looks up at his whole family but his eyes are only searching for one person. The one person who he needs to give an explanation to and the only person he needs by his side right now- Ishita!
If only Raman could have known that while he is here facing the toughest moment of his life, Ishita is too being tested beyond her limits as she is about to come face to face with the impossible situation of handling Adi who is on the run after having kidnapped Roshni on gunpoint.
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