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Shot 04
Surprise for Ankush & Barkha  !

2 Days Later

Kapadia Mansion ( India )

It's been 2 Days since the Notice was sent to Ankush and Barkha to return back to India. And as per the order of the Court's Notice, both had just landed in India an Hour ago along with Sara to attend the case hearings of their own case filed against Anuj on the Murder attempts happened on them by Anuj Kapadia 20 Years ago.

They reached the entrance of the Kapadia Mansion all tired and were about to enter the Mansion when their Eyes widened and their Legs trembled witnessing a familiar faced Lady standing infront of them already smiling widely.

"Arrey Bhai, Bhabhi... Waha kyu darwaaze pe khade hain haa ? Ander aayiye ne.. Main Mrs Anupamaa Anuj Joshi Kapadia aap dono ka bahoot bahoot hardik swagat kardi hu ne APNE Ghar main.." said the Lady none other than Anupamaa standing right infront of both Ankush and Barkha performing an Aarti of them smirking evilly.

While Ankush and Barkha stared eachother at First and then kept staring the widely smiling Anupamaa confusingly.

"Arrey aise ghoor kya rahe hain Bhai ? Ander aayiye ne. Yeh bhale aapke BHAI ANUJ KAPADIA ka Ghar hain per Anuj ke Bhai hone ke naate aap iss ghar ke KHAAS MEHMAAN bhi toh hue ne ? Aur mere Anuj kehte hain ki Mehmaan Bhagwaan jaise hote hain.. Toh aap aaiye ne ander Bhai Bhabhi..." said Anupamaa ahead firing few toxic words at both Ankush and Barkha smirkingly.

"Bas karo Anupamaa.. Aur yeh kya Mehmaan Mehmaan laga rakha hain tumne ? Yeh bhale Anuj ka Ghar tha pehle per abb uske jaane ke baad yeh humara Ghar hogaya hain aur tum yaha humare ghar kaise aayi haa ander ? Chaabi kisne di tumhe ? Pata hain na kisi ke Ghar main bina puche aise ghar ke ander ghus jaana is a Big Crime ?" yells Barkha in one breath staring Anupamaa infront of Her after almost 20 Years angrily.

Where as Anupamaa while smirking evilly and keeping the Aarti Thaal on the side table of the  entrance beside Her moves inside ignoring Barkha's words ignorantly.

"Anupamaa kaha jaarahi ho ? Tum aise bina humare permission ke humare ghar main ander nhi jaa sakti... Anupamaa suno toh..." yelling once again getting ignored by Anupamaa, Barkha too enters the Mansion behind Anupamaa furiously.

And in the process of following Anupama in all Her anger, Barkha misses Her balance in Her Heels and as a result straight away She lands on the ground hitting Her Face on the ground near Anupamaa's Feets miserably.

"Uuppsss ! Sambhal kar Bhabhi.. Zara aaram se chaliye ne... Apna Chehra aur Nazar zara neeche rakh kar chaliye ne warna kahi hamesha aise hi na geerna padhe aapku. Aaj mere Pairon main geeri hain aap kal kahi kisi aur ke Pairon main na geer jao aap.." taunts Anupamaa with a extra sweet sarcasm in Her words staring Barkha smirking evilly.

Barkha on the other hand frowns in immense anger and tried to stand up on Her Feets yet again but failed miserably due to the stumbling of Her Heels yet again the next moment.

"Areeyyy CHOTTIIII dekh ne teri Kaaki neeche geergayi hain phir se, uttha ne unhe zara jaise tu Bachpan main uthaya karti thi jab woh geer jaati thi pehle.." calls out Anupamaa shifting Her Eyes towards the room of Choti Anu sounding taunt full.

While both Barkha and Ankush instantly glances eachother and then at direction where Anupamaa is glancing shockingly.

Soon Raahi enters the living hall and stood right infront of shocked Barkha and Ankush staring them smirking victoriously.

"CHOTI ? Means Choti Anu ? Yaha kaise ? Kab ?" murmured Ankush slowly in all His astonishment and shock unable to understand anything what's going around them speechlessly.

Barkha too on the other hand forgetting all Her pain and injury caused to Her, stood up immediately staring Raahi numbly.

"Aise kya dekh rahe ho aap dono Kaaka aur Kaaki ? Yeh mere Papa ka Ghar hain toh main aur Mummy yahi toh hoge na ? Aur kaha jayegee ?" speaks Raahi confronting both shocked Barkha and Ankush smiling widely.

"Yeh humara Ghar hain Choti.. Tumhara aur tumhari Mummy ka nhi samjhi ? Anuj jiss din se gayab hogaya hain ussi waqt se yeh ghar humara hogaya tha. After all We are Kapadia(s) aur iss Ghar pe sirf Ek Kapadia ka Haqq hain jo ki hum log hain tumlog nhi. Aur waise bhi tumhe yaad nhi hoga shayad ki Anuj ne kuch Saal pehle uski saari Property mere aur Barkha ke naam kardi thi jab hum US main the. Toh lawfully and technically yeh Ghar mera aur Barkha ka hua. Tum dono ka nhi. So just get OUT !.." answered back Ankush with all His confidence and shamelessness in His voice sternly.

"Aur haa achanak itne Saal baad tumhe aur tumhari Mummy ko Anuj ke iss Ghar ki yaad kaise aayi ? Itne Saal the kaha tum dono jab Anuj gayab hogaya tha 20 Saal pehle. Jab nhi aayi thi yaad toh abb kyu aayi hain tum dono ko iss Ghar ki yaad haa ?" fired back Barkha staring back Raahi and Anupamaa both angrily and sternly.

While both Anupamaa and Raahi stared at eachother smirking widely for a while and then glanced back at angry Ankush and Barkha feeling pitty on them immensely.

"Haa mujhe pata hain Kaka ki itne Saaloon main hume iss Ghar ki yaad nhi aayi thi per abb toh aayi na Kaka ? Abb jab yaad aayi toh socha shift hojaye yahi pe. Aur haa hume yaad hain ki Papa ki saari Property aap dono ke Naam hain jisse aap dono ne dhokhe se unse cheen liya tha unke bimar hone ka faida uthake naaki Papa ne aap dono ke naam ki thi. Aur shayad aap bhool rahe hain ki aapke under jo property aati hain usme yeh Ghar included nhi hain. Yeh Ghar mere Mummy ke Shares ke under aata hain joki abb bhi Mummy ke naam pe hain. Aapne Papa ke hisse ke Shares toh apne naam karliye per Mummy ke Shares abb bhi Mummy ke naam per hi hain jispe aap dono ka koi Haqq nhi hain. So lawfully and technically yeh Ghar MUMMY KA HUA aap dono ka NHI.." smashed back Raahi with all Her smartness and firmness in Her voice smirking evilly.

"Choti tu bhi na ? Kya yeh sab baatein lekar baith gayi tu Bhai aur Bhabhi ke saath ? Unhe pehle acche se aaraam toh Karlene de ne ? Abb toh yeh dono yahi rehenge na apna kaam hone tak HUMARE GHAR MAIN.. Toh jaane de ne unhe ander apne kamre main aaram karne.." interrupts Anupamaa smartly firing back at both Ankush and Barkha as well smirking softly.

"Aur waise Bhabhi aapka Kamra tayar kardiya hain haa maine APNE TAREEQE se haa.. Abb hain toh yeh Mera hi ghar ne toh main mere tareeqe se hi tayar karugi ne.. Per aap bilkul bhi fikr mat kariye haa, maine sab kuch acche se tayar kardiya hain aur sab kuch rakh bhi diya hain acche se, jaise Paani, Tuwel [ Towel ], Soop ] Soap aur baaki ke zarurat ke cheeze. Aaram se rahiyega haa HUMARE GHAR main.. Aur kisi bhi cheez ki zarurat ho toh MUJHSE ya CHOTI se MANG LIJIYEGA ya KHUD lelijiyega" fired back Anupamaa one last time conveying Her high voltage of anger to both Barkha and Ankush taunting smartly.

Where as both Ankush and Barkha not able to answer back Anupamaa and Raahi storms inside their room leaving both Anupamaa and Raahi behind them angrily.

While Sara who stood there silent all these while stared both Anupamaa and Raahi and then at the retreating figure of Her Parents speechlessly and numbly not understanding anything confusingly.
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Dr Kotnis General Hospital

It's been 2 Days by now and Anuj wasn't given any Drugs as per Parag Kothari's order and request. The Constable Harish who was responsible to give Anuj, His daily dose was immediately transferred to a small Village far away from the City of Ahmedabad.

And Harish being just a helpless Constable agreed and got Himself shifted to a small Village the next day itself helplessly. And all this was noticed by Anuj keenly. He clearly understood that the restlessness/irritation He is going through since last 2 Days is just due to the no intake of Drugs in Him since last 2 days. And the transfer of the Constable Harish all of a sudden was also enough for Anuj to understand everything what's going around Him.

But the only thought which was disturbing Him all these 2 Days was How is His Anu handling all these all alone ? How did His Mrs Kapadia managed to guess everything very soon and get Him free from the doses of Drugs in no time. But being helpless and clueless, Anuj remained silent and was going with the flow silently.

He silently stepped down the Police Jeep and heads inside the Dr Kotnis General Hospital surrounded by multiple Constables and lead by a Senior Inspector securely.

"Mujhe pata hain Anu, yeh sab tumhare hi kehne pe horaha hain.. Pehle Mera Drugs ka dosage band karwa diya, phir Constable Harish ka transfer karwa diya aur abb mera Full Check up and drugs treatment karwane ke liye mujhe yaha Hospital bhejwa diya.. Kyu karahi ho yeh sab Anu ? Kyu mere liye yeh sab mushkil bana rahi ho ? Please don't do this please..." cried Anuj silently still walking with all His Constables and Inspector lifelessly.

Soon Anuj was laid on the Bed inside the Special Emergency Room, especially made for the Criminals and cases on special requests. The Injection was ready and the preparations of Drug Abuse Screen Test was too done on special orders of Commisioner Jagdish, on Parag Kothari's request.

"Nooooo... Khoonnnn... Khoonnnn... Bloodddd.. Noo..." yells Anuj all of sudden while jerking up from the Bed and messing up all the things and the surgical accessories down on the ground violently.

He literally behaved and acted like an insane Man ripping off the Bedsheet from the Hospital Bed and also tearing out the Pillow Filling from inside the Pillow failing the plan of Anupamaa miserably.

"I'm Sorry Anu.. Mujhe yeh sab karna padh raha hain. Badi mushkil se maine aapne aapku tumse door rakhne ka faisla liya tumhe apne saamne dekh kar 20 Saal baad. It's not easy for Me too Anu but abb please don't make it more difficult for Me. Please... I'm sorry !" said Anuj all to Himself while breaking all the Injections and destroying all the necessary accessories used for His Test creating an immense horrifying terror inside the test room violently.

"Jitna hum door rahege, urna hi accha hoga tumhare liye.. humari Choti ke liye.. Please try to understand Me.. Please.." continued Anuj while still continuing His violence and dropping a lone tear from His welled up Eyes shivering bitterly.

And soon the moment when Anuj was going to cut His Wrist as per His plan, 2 Ward Boys from behind grabs Anuj's Hands and forcefully made Him lay on the Sofa near by, injecting an semi conscious Injection inside Him by a Nurse immediately. Soon Anuj losses His senses and drifts into slight slumber instantly. His Hands was left semi lifeless and His Eyes were closed finally.

"Surri Surrii.. Bahoot bahoot bahoot surri Anujj.. mujhe aapku aisi takleef deni padhi. Per main kya karti haa. Yaha main itni koshish karahi hu aapku azaad karani ki aur aap hain ki meri mushkile aur bada rahe hain ? Agr aap Ziddi hain Kapadia Ji toh main bhi kam Ziddi nhi hu. Aap apni koshish jaari rakhiye aur main apni. Aap koshish kariye mujhse door rehne ki aur main koshish karugi aapku mere paas laane ke liye.. I MaAn You Kapadia Ji.." said Anupamaa to Her sleeping Kapadia Ji while holding His Palm in Her Palms and taking Her place beside Anuj, planting a small yet passionate peck on His Forehead after along 20 Years crying silently.

A lone tear welled up in Her Eyes letting it land on the Forehead of sleeping Anuj instantly.  She halted Her Lips on Anuj's Forehead for a while and whole heartedly felt His Skin on Her Lips smiling pleasurably. Th touch She was craving for, was now finally felt by Her and was creating an inner havoc in Her Heart terribly.

"Aap bahoot jald mere saath hoge Anuj.. Humare saath hoge.." whispers Anupamaa in the Ears of semi conscious Anuj biting His Ears softly yet passionately.

While Anuj in the semi conscious state too responded and smiled a bit slightly feeling overwhelmed. His Eyes too welled up and a lone tear made its way from His Eyes feeling blessed.

Soon a wide smile appeared on Anupamaa's Face and Her Eyes shines brightly witnessing the response of Her Kapadia Ji instantly. She runs Her soft Fingers on the Beard built Face of Anuj and then while caressing His hard Cheeks admiringly, Anupamaa finally halts Her Fingers on Anuj's Eyes and wipes off His lome tears feeling overwhelmed.

Soon all the tests were done, blood was taken, and other tests too were done and the samples were as well sent to the Lab immediately as per the plan successfully.

"Surrii... Bahoot bahoot surri aapku Kapadia Ji phir se. Bas aur thode din aur aap, main aur humara poora Parivaar saath main hoga hasi Khushi.  I Prumise [ Promise ]." said Anupamaa once again while planting another peck on Anuj but this time on His Palm feeling guilty.

While Anuj who still remained in semi conscious state yet again cried silently and His Eyes welled up with a lone tear feeling overwhelmed as well.

Anupamaa on the other hand post spending a small amount of quality time with Anuj unaware of Anuj's response, composes Herself immediately and marches out of the treatment room emotionally.
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Kapadia Mansion

Afternoon 3 PM

It was Afternoon by now and both Anupamaa and Raahi were in living hall having their Tea with a small Snack of Samosas in a side spending some quality time together happily.

Ankush and Barkha too joins them along with Sara and gets themselves settled on their respective seats on a Sofa set a bit away from Anupamaa and Raahi annoyingly.

"Ramesh... Jaldi se Chai le aao. Sir bahut dard ho raha hain mera." orders Ankush getting completely settled on the Sofa while scrolling down in His Mobile sternly.

"Aur mere aur Sara ke liye Green Tea bhi leaao. Poore 2 Din hogaye hume Green Tea na peeke God knows kitne Calories badh gaye hoge.. Oh God ek toh achanak India aane ka faisla aur phir yaha aake itna bada jhatka has just ruined all My routine miserably." said Barkha as well staring both Anupamaa and Raahi hatredly.

While Sara sat there all silent observing each and everything going around Her keenly and silently.

"Mummy waise aaj raat Khaana hume hi banana hain na jaise aaj ke Dopehar ki Chai bhi humne banali thi khud ? Ramesh Kaka toh aaj chutti pe gaye hain na apne ghar ?" asked Raahi to Her Mummy discussing about Dinner casually.

"Haa Choti.. Khaana toh hume hi bana lena hain per lagta toh nhi hain ki main aaj kuch bana paogi." said Anupamaa in reply of Raahi's question sighing helplessly.

"Per kyu Mummy ? Kya hua ? Aapki help toh karugi na main. Toh aap kyu itna tension lerahi ho ? Aap tension mat lijiye sabke aane tak hum dono sab kuch ready kar lege.." assures Raahi comforting and assuring Anupamaa confidently.

"Nhi Choti, woh baath nhi haim. Tere Sasural walo ke aur Prem ke aane se pehle toh main sab kuch bana lugi unke pasand ka  per dekho toh kya socha tha humne aur kya hogaya. Socha tha Bhai aur Bhabhi bhi aarahe hain toh unhe bhi kuch accha sa Meenu [ Menu ] banake khilaogi per dekho toh aaj hi Ramesh ko chutti pe jaana tha aur aaj hi mere Pao main zoor se dard hona tha bolo. Abb main itna saara khaana toh ek saath nhi bana paogi. Ek kaam kar Choti tu jaa aur apni Barkha Kaki ko kehde ki unke aaj raat ke Khaane ka intezaam woh khud karle, Kal se Ramesh bana dege unka bhi Khaana per aaj raat ka khud kuch karle."

"Aur yeh bhi kehde ki tere Sasural wale aur Prem bhi aarahe hain Khaane pe raat main toh kuch accha sa bana le aur thoda zyada bhi banale. Abb woh kya hain na reputesion [ Reputation ] ko bhi dhayan rakhna padega na ? Tere Sasural wale aur Prem toh pehli baar milege na tere Kaka aur Kaki se toh kuch accha sa banale aur thoda zyada banale. Shayad hosakta hain ki Prem aur baaki sab unke Haath ka bhi kuch khaale. Bol nhi sakte na hum Beta .." fired Anupamaa firing an atom bomb on Barkha smartly.

Where as Barkha who was already stunned hearing the news of Ramesh's leave widens Her Eyes even more and immediately stood up from Her seat staring at both Anupamaa and Raahi shockingly.

"Mom... Relax... Hum kuch na kuch karlege raat ke Khaane ka. Don't worry. Main hu na. Main bana lugi kuch na kuch. You don't need to take tension." consoles Sara while standing up immediately from Her seat too and keeping Her One Palm on Her Mother's Shoulder calming Her down maturely.

"Arrey Beta but tum kyu banaogi ? Aur Barkha tum bhi na ? Itna kyu tension le rahi ho ? Ramesh nhi hain toh kya hua ? Aaj raat ka Khaana hum bahar se order karlege. What's the big deal about it ?" interrupted Ankush standing up too consoling Barkha and Sara too smiling softly.

"Haa Haa Ankush.. This will be best I guess. Bahar se order karlo tum Khaana. Aur waise bhi kaafi time hogaya hain humne India main aake Sara ke saath kuch bahar ka nahi khaaya. Har baar we come to India for a short trip and then rushes back to USA. Toh issi bahane we can have some quality time of Family together." cheered Barkha finally taking Her seat back sighing cheerfully and relax fully.

"Mom... Dad... No need of all that guys. It's ok.. Main bana lugi. Waise bhi aapne suna na Raahi ke Sasural wale aur uska Pati aaraha hain aaj ke raat ke Khaane pe. Toh what if they get a bad impression about us on our first time itself. Aisa accha nhi lagta na. So it's ok.. I will manage trust me." assured Sara while blinking Her Eyes with all Her assurance and confidence smiling softly.

"Per Beta kya zaroorat hain yeh sab ki ? Uss Choti ke Sasural wale kaunse Khaandaani Ameer hoge jisse impress karne ki hume zaroorat hain ? Abb Anuj toh hain nhi ki woh kuch acche se soch samajhke acche se Ghar main Choti ki Shaadi karade, jo kuch bhi karna tha woh Anupamaa ko hi karna tha toh karadi hogi Anupamaa ne kisi aise waise Khaandaan main Shaadi Choti ki. Why should we get bothered ?" conveys back Barkha pulling down Her Daughter Sara back on the seat too beside Her showing least interest in the welcoming of Parag and Prem annoyingly.

"Haa Sara. Tumhari Mom sahi keh rahi hain. Leave them. Let's have our family time ignoring them." agreed Ankush too while pouring Water in His Glass relaxing Himself on the Sofa too carelessly.

While Sara still feeling unsatisfied agreed with Her Parents and made Herself comfortable too on Her seat smiling back at Anupamaa and Raahi guit fully.

Where as both Anupamaa and Raahi sighs unbelievably at first staring at both Ankush and Barkha annoyingly but soon their frown turns into a big wide evil smirk winking at each other victoriously.
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Dr Kotnis General Hospital

Due to Anuj's violence and His hyper behaviour, Anuj was still given injections of unconsciousness as per Doctor's consult and was continuously made sure was under strict observation of Doctors to avoid any further obstacles in the tests to happen ahead.

Raahi being restless and curious to meet Her Papa, enters the room with slow steps and sits beside Her Papa starring Him continuously yet emotionally.

Her Eyes welled up and tears rolled down from Her Eyes landing on the Skin of unconscious Anuj's Palm instantly. She being deeply immersed in Her pain remained silent and just caresses Her Papa's Hair softly staring Him with indescribable overwhelmness.

"Papa..." murmurs Raahi immediately witnessing Her Papa i.e Anuj moving His Palm steadily.

His Eyes too flickered sensing a soft touch on His Hair frowning confusingly. He slowly and steadily with immense difficulty finally opens His Eyes witnessing a blurry figure of an emotional Girl sitting beside Him smiling emotionally.

"Papa !! Thank God aapku hosh aagaya.. I missed You so much Papa..." cries Raahi finally dropping Her Head on Her Papa's Chest and hugging Him instantly.

While Anuj in no time just widens His Eyes and glanced at the crying figure of a young Girl being clueless.

"Aapku pata hain Papa aapke jaane ke baad main toot gayi thi. Itni toot gayi thi ki maine apne aapko sabse door karliya tha. Mummy se bhi. Yeh 20 Saal na Mummy ke liye asaan the aur na mere liye. Kitna miss kiya hum dono ne aapku pata hain ?..." conveys Raahi spilling out Her Heart while tightening Her grip on Anuj crying miserably.

Anuj on the other hand hearing Papa from the Girl closes His Eyes tightly and cursed His fate recognising the Girl to be none other then His Choti, HIS DAUGHTER crying emotionally. He being helpless and trying to control His breakdown tightly fists the Sheet over Him in His Palms and drops down a lone tear of His vulnerability from His closed Eyes crying silently.

"But Papa iss baar jab aap aayege humare paas, humare ghar humare saath rehne toh main aur Mummy aapku iss baar kahi nhi jaane dege. Jaha bhi jayege main ya Mummy aapke saath jayege. Papa iss baar na Mummy main itni himmat hain aur na mujh main itni himmat hain aapku khone ki. Hum mar jayege Papa agr iss baar aap humse door hue toh....." continued Raahi emotionally but this time while releasing Herself from the embrace of Her Papa and staring Him smiling softly.

As Raahi continued spilling out Her emotions out, Anuj's just remained silent and observed His grown up Daughter keenly. His Eyes scans each and every feature of His Daughter's Face carefully. His Lips curved up slightly yet secretly witnessing no change in His Daughter's habit of blabbering continuously which He last saw 20 Years ago before leaving Ahmedabad for His Interview.  His Mind and Eyes only flashed with the picture of 15 Years old Aadhya for a while and then His Eyes immediately captured the present Picture His Daughter feeling overwhelmed.

"Papa aapke jaane ke baad pata hain main itna ghussa thi Mummy se ki maine apna naam hi badal diya tha phir se aur Aadhya se Raahi rakh liya tha taaki koi mujhe dhund naa sake mere real name se. Kabhi kabhi mujhe aisa lagta hain ki mera naam na kisi Calender ke Paper ke jaisa hain jo har ek particular time period ke baad badalte rehta hain.. Hehe.." giggled Raahi sharing Her own silly joke while continuing Her conversation with Her emotionless Papa feeling vulnerable, unaware of Her Papa's inner turmoil completely.

"Papa please kuch toh boliya na. Chup kyu hain ? Mujhe pata hain ki aap hi mere Papa ho. Iss World ke Number 01 Businessman The Anuj Kapadia hain. Mummy ne toh aapku dekhte hi pehchan liya tha ki yeh aap hi hain aur aaj main bhi kehti hu aapku dekh kar ki aap hi mere Papa ho. Mere Super Hero ho... Please Papa boliye na ki aap hi mere Papa ho ? Aap hi ho na mere Super Hero jo har baar mujhe har problem se bacha lete the. Aur aaj bhi kabhi agr mujhe aapki zaroorat padhi toh hamesha ki tarah aap aaj bhi mujhe bacha lege aur uss Prem se bhi bacha leke..." speaks Raahi wiping off Her tears from Her welled up Eyes giggling slowly.

As soon as Raahi utters the name of Prem, Anuj widens His Eyes and an angry frown too escapes from His Mouth unaware of the truth of Prem being Raahi's Husband staring Raahi annoyingly.

"Arrey ! Main toh aapku Prem ke baare main batana hi bhool gayi... Mummy sahi kehti hain mere baare main... Main Ek number ki Ghadhedi che.. Jo baath mujhe pehle karni hoti hain woh main baad main karti hu aur jo mujhe baad main karni hoti hain woh main pehle kardeti hu.. Huh !..." utters Raahi slapping Her Hand on Her Forehead itself frowning irritatedly.

While Anuj frowns in utter confusion now and His angry frown instantly turns into curious expression staring Raahi confusingly.

"Papa woh... Main aur Prem.... Prem aur Main... WE ARE MARRIED...." conveys Raahi while closing Her Eyes tightly in immense fear and guilt being very well aware of Her Papa's nature and His anger nervously.

That's when the Eyes of Anuj immediately notices the Hairline of Raahi filled with Red Sindoor and Her Neck adorned with the small Black Mangalsutra elegantly studded with precious Diamond Pendant increasing the beauty and the glow of His Daughter even more.

His Eyes welled up and His Heart ached too on getting hit with the most harsh reality check of His life in no time. The realisation of the passage of long 20 Years without seeing His Daughter and the opportunity of not attending His only Daughter's Wedding killed Him brutally from inside.

Whereas Raahi on the other hand expected Her Papa i.e Anuj to react in anger and confess His identity in the form of His disappointment towards Raahi praying silently.

But to Her disappointment, Anuj being Anuj even after going through numerous inner turn oil inside His Heart didn't even budge a bit and remained emotionless breaking Raahi even more. She in return unable to control Her heavy flow of tears from Her Eyes immediately turns the other side and storms out of the room shutting the door behind Her harshly. While Anuj shuts His Eyes tightly and cried silently cursing His helplessness and fate.
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Few Hours Later

Dinner Time

It was Dinner time and as said in the Afternoon, Parag and Prem along with entire Kothari Family were about to arrive for Dinner in Kapadia Mansion.

Raahi along with few Servants  was all busy in setting the dinning table in dining area while Anupamaa was busy in Kitchen giving last minute plating to the Dishes She had prepared for Tonight's Dinner continuously since Afternoon.

"Ohh God itna taam jaam laga rakha hain Ghar main aaj ? Aisa lag raha hain ki koi VIPs aane wale hain Choti ke Sasural walo ki jagah.." taunted Barkha entering the living hall from Her shopping while observing each and every small preparions done in the Kapadia Mansion perfectly.

"Haa Barkha sahi kaha.. Anupamaa itna taam jaam karne ki kya zaroorat thi ? Kuch bhi seedha saadha bana leti Choti ke Sasural walo ke liye. After all at the end of the day Choti ke Sasural wale koi VIPs thodi hain jo tumne itne saare acche acche Dishes banadiya unke liye." taunted back Ankush too glancing at the variety of Dishes being plated by Anupamaa silently.

Where as Anupamaa remained silent and continued Her work sincerely ignoring Barkha and Ankush's taunt ignorantly. Raahi too sighs in utter annoyance and continued Her work silently.

"Anupamaa bura mat manna but I think tumko yeh sab itna taam jaam aur itna zyada kharcha nhi karna chahiye Choti ke Sasural walo ke peeche. In return woh tumhe bas Ek muskurahat ke badle kuch nhi de payenge. Aur waise bhi Anuj bhi toh nhi hain na tum sabke kharche uthane. Abb woh hota toh tum jitna chahe kharcha kar leti per abb Anuj hi nhi hain toh itna taam jaan ki kya zaroorat hain ?" said Barkha faking Her concern in the form of taunts evilly.

"Aur hume pata hain tumne bahut koshish ki hogi Choti ki Shaadi acche se acche ghar main karane ki but jab Qismat hi kharab hain toh koi kya hi kar sakta hain..." continued Barkha smiling warmly yet evilly.

While Raahi who was all busy in Her arrangements giggled slowly and stared back at Her poor Kaka and Kaki feeling pitty.

"Has kyu rahi ho Choti ? Main toh bas tumhari aur tumhari Mummy ki bhalai ke liye keh rahi thi. Agr tumhe Mera bolna pasand nhi aaya toh main next time se kuch kahugi hi nhi.." frowned Barkha hearing Raahi's giggle annoyingly.

"Kaha bhi kisne hain Kaki aapko kuch bolne ke liye ? Aur waise bhi aap kaunsa humare acche ke liye bolti hain kuch. Jo karti hain ya bolti hain bas usme humari barbaadi hi hoti hain..." murmurs Raahi all to Herself glaring back at Barkha hartedly.

"Kya ? Kya kaha Choti ? Did you say something ?" asked Barkha getting a hint of Raahi's murmuring and Her annoyance suspiciously.

"Woh... Kuch bhi toh nhi Kaki.. Main toh bas yeh soch rahi thi ki aapku meri kitni fikr hain. But aap fikr mat kariye meri haa.. Meri fikr karne meri Mummy aur mere Sasural wale hain na. Woh log rakh lege mera khayal. Aap toh bas apna khayal rakhiye haa.. Kya pata kab aur kaha kya surprise ya shock miljaye aapko..." fired back Raahi too before heading towards the Kitchen to help Anupamaa smirking evilly.

Where as Barkha stood there all puzzled staring the retreating figure of Raahi confusingly.

While Raahi giggled and stood beside Her Mother Anupamaa staring Barkha and Her shocked expressions teasefully. Anupamaa on the other hand hits back Raahi on Her Arm glaring Her unbelievably.

"Namaste Anupamaa Ji !" comes a voice of Vasundhara Kothari standing at the entrance of the Kapadia Mansion smiling widely.

Anupamaa and Raahi where as immediately glanced at each other for a while in utter surprise and then stared at the Clock hanged on the Wall infront of them witnessing early arrival of Kotharis. Soon then in no time both rushed towards the entrance of the Mansion only to witness Barkha moving towards the entrance annoyingly.

"Jao jao yaha koi chutta wutta nhi milega. Baad main aana..." said Barkha unknown to the reality thinking Kothari Family as a begger annoyingly.

"Pata nhi kaha se aajate hain apni itni badi paltan lekar India ke log bheeg maagne ?.. It's too embarassing to watch Beggers begging infront of our Home appearing like a joker." continued Barkha turning Her Back towards the Kothari Family irritatingly.

While Vasundhara and Parag glanced at each other in utter shock feeling immensely humiliated and then glared at the retreating figure of Barkha angrily.

"Barkha tum bhi na. Chodo na unhe. Chanda hi maagne aaye hain na toh dedo na Chanda. Waise bhi Navratri aane ko hain toh uske liye Chanda collect karahe hoge. Le lijiye Maaji... Aap logo ka Chanda. Bade acche se Garba Night organise kariyega aur announce kariye ki Kapadia Empire ke Malik Ankush Kapadia ne bahut badi Amount di hain iss Saal ke Garbe Night ke liye..." said Ankush while moving ahead towards the Kothari Family opening His Wallet smilingly.

Anupamaa and Raahi on the other hand slapped their own Foreheads in utter disbelief and then giggled thinking about the upcoming circumstances staring Barkha and Ankush teasefully.

"Waqai main aapne bahut badi Amount di hain Kapadia Ji. Waise Ek baath kehdu har Saal Garbe Night pe hum KOTHARI(s) bhi bahut badi Amount dete hain as a donation. Jitni amount aapne di hain i mean 10,000 Rs, usse bhi kayi zyaada of around 1-2 Lakhs hum dete hain har Saal aur infact uss Garbe Night ka poora intezaam bhi hum Kotharis hi karte hain. Paani se lekar Khaane tak. Pooja se lekar Garba khelne tak sab intezaam hum humare under karte hain bahut acche se.." fired back Parag Kothari smiling back at Ankush evilly and widely.

"Humari Donation of around 2 Lakhs bhi toh bhijwana tha hi iss Saal toh abb humari Donation ke saath saath aapki Donation bhi of 10,000 Rs bhijwadege Garba Organization main." smashed back Vasundhra Kothari too smirking at Ankush and Barkha evilly.

"The KOTHARI(s) hain yeh toh.. Business World ke Tycoons after Kapadia Industries. Agr Anuj Kapadia ke baad kisi ka dab daba chalta hain Business World main toh yeh inn Kotharis ka chalta hain Barkha. Aur tumne inse hi panga leliya. Pagaal ho tum. Kisi ko kuch bhi bolne se pehle soch liya karo Barkha next time se please...." murmurs Ankush to Barkha smashing at Her angrily while passing a fake and an embarassing smile towards Kotharis speechlessly.

While Kothari(s) smirked evilly from inside and then glared at both Barkha and Ankush enjoying their shocked expressions whole heartedly.  Anupama and Raahi where as giggled slowly and winked at both Vasundhara and Parag Kothari smiling impressively.

"Arrey Anupamaa Ji !! Aap waha kyu khadi hain ? Swagat nhi karegi humara aap ? After all aapki Beti ke Sasural wale aaye hain aapke Ghar peheli baar. Toh Swagat toh karegi na aap ?" asked Vasundhara Kothari glancing back at both Anupamaa and Raahi smiling widely, playing ahead with their game smartly.

Anupamaa where as composed Herself and smiled back warmly heading towards the entrance of the Kapadia Mansion welcoming the entire Kothari Family happily.

Barkha and Ankush on the other hand stood there all shocked staring the smiling faces of entire Kothari Family unable to understand anything. Several questions roamed inside their Mind sweating profusely.

All they could was smile awkwardly and move back watching everything infront of them silently.

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That's all Folks.. Chapter 04 also comes to an End.. How was it ?

Anupamaa aur Raahi ka new Bold Andaaz to handle Barkha and Ankush kaisa laga  ?

Until the Next Chapter it's a Good Bye to You all from Us i.e from Dudu ( Angel Goldie ) and Bubu ( Neha Rai )👋❤️..

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