Recap: Abhiram is broken hearing that Meenakshi was not serious about their marriage.

Dadu and Malu looked at each other raising their eye brows. They then looked at the kitchen together. From morning onwards Meenakshi took control over the kitchen and no one else is allowed there. Dadu and Malu were confused on her sudden decision.

"I think we should check what she is doing there. I cant risk my health by eating whatever she is giving." Dadu said.
"You are right Dadu. Come let's go."Malu supported.

"Lunch is ready..."
Surprising them Meenakshi appeared outside the kitchen with a bowl in her hands.

"What's special for today?"Malu tried to check the bowl but Meenakshi trickly moved it away from her.
She scowled.
"Today's special is for Ram. He will eat it first before anyone else."Meenakshi declared.

She placed the bowl safely on the table and gave a look at both Dadu and Malu.
"Dont touch this. If you disobey me, get ready to face the consequences too. You know Meenakshi. Isn't it?"she said in a threatening tone.
Malu and Dadu nodded at her while she went towards Ram's room.

"Ram, you will be surprised for sure. And you will again start talking with me."she muttered excitedly while knocking the door.

"Ram lunch is ready."she spoke when she didn't get response even after knocking.
"Ram, open the door please."she shouted increasing the sound of knocking.
And then the door opened to reveal a tired sleepy face of Abhiram. She felt sad seeing him in that condition.

"Were you sleeping?"she asked.
"No I was preparing the list of people whom I plans to kill today."he said sarcastically.
"And I know that the first name should be ofcourse mine."she said laughing.
But he didn't feel that funny. He gave a serious expression and she noticed that.
"You know what Ram. Sometimes I feel that you are more crazy than me."she said in an effort to pacify him.

He laughed sarcastically.
"Crazy..Being crazy like Meenakshi..it's a freedom to break anyone's heart. You can do anything that completely destroys a person. Only one thing. You should be crazy."he smirked.

"Ram..try to understand me."she couldn't complete since he gestured her to stop.
"I tried a lot and failed miserably. Now please I have no more intention to understand you or to make you understand. Please get lost leaving me in my way."he requested.

"Ram, do you know what I prepared for lunch?"she said smilingly to deviate the serious conversation.
"Your favourite Hyderabadi Biriyani. It was completely my preparation and I swear you would love it." She said for which he glared at her.

"Please come with me Ram. Let's eat together. I prepared it specially for you. Do you know how much effort I took for it?" she held his hand and he jerked it away making her shock.

"Why special for me? Did you add poison into it as a part of your craziness? Ofcourse you can do anything."he said making her stop and all colors of her face suddenly vanished.

"Stop this Ram. I am not mad."she said seriously.
"Oh is it? Then what were you doing till now?"he asked.
"Ram, may be I am crazy. That doesn't mean I am not a human. I know what is right and what is wrong."she said.

"Tell me the right things you did till now."he held her shoulders tightly and the next moment she pushed him back with her full strength. And he had to leave her.

"Stop acting like a jerk."she shouted making him shock.

"First of all try to understand me. I did mistake. Yes. But don't interpret me in another way only because of that single mistake. You are talking like I am completely inhuman. But just tell me, haven't I done anything for you? How could you forget all those only because a single fault from my side? I thought you could understand me. But now I am sure that you didn't even try to understand me these days."she yelled making him answerless.

She moved dangerously close to him.
He became pale seeing her sudden change.
"Only one question. That's the only thing remaining between us now.
You should answer it honestly. After that I will go. If you want I will go away from your life forever."she declared and he stood there dumbfounded.

"What's that?"he asked.
"Are you coming to eat my Biriyani or not?"she asked making him open his mouth.
"Is this your question?"he asked in disbelief.
"What? Isn't this a issue now? You don't know how much I tried hard for this Biriyani. I wasted 3 hours of my precious life only for this Biriyani. I know it won't matter to you. Because you hate me and you don't care for me anymore."she pouted and he looked at her like he is watching some alien.

"I know Ram. Whatever I did for you was waste. I won't talk to you anymore."she walked away while he shook his head in disbelief.

Meenakshi came back only to see Dadu and Malu already finished half of the bowl. She frowned looking at them.
"Meenakshi you are really a good cook."Dadu commented making her glare at him.

"Come didi let's eat."Malu said.
"I don't want to eat anything."she declared making them confused.

"But I want to eat some Hyderabadi Biriyani today."she heard Ram's voice and surprised to see him already took his seat at the dining table.
Without wasting time he started eating from the bowl while she was standing there in wonder. Soon she too joined him ending up in a fight for the remaining Biriyani.
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At Midnight 1 AM
Abhiram has actually lost his sleep with all this happening around him. He thought Meenakshi would be actually a new hope in his life. But when he realized that she can even make him fool through her craziness, the realization that he was yet another one for her, it broke him from inside. May be it was all his mistake to expect more from her. He scolded himself for forgetting what she is and what she can do.

His thoughts were broken by a knock on his door and it didn't take much time for him to guess that who will be at this time. 

After lunch he hadn't talk with her and whenever she tried to talk with him he completely ignored her. Once he had to shout too at her, that too using harsh words. He felt guilty for that later but the pain he is suffering made him blind.

He got up from bed and opened the door to see Meenakshi standing with her full teeth smile. He scowled.

"Dont you allow me to sleep?"he asked sternly.
"Ram, but your face saying me that you will be having so many sleepless nights hereafter."she said.
"Everything is a play for you. But please remove me from that list of yours. Get lost."he shouted.
She became sad.

"I was getting bored. And I couldn't sleep too. So I thought to just go for a night walk. That's why I am here. Please Ram come with me."she begged.

"Why should I? I am not your bodyguard or watcher."he declared.
"You are my best friend Ram."she said smiling.

He turned his face away from her.
"Come please."she dragged his hands but he pulled it back. He got annoyed when she again tried to drag him outside.
"Can't you understand? Leave me."he shouted and she was shocked.
"I am not your toy to do whatever you likes with me. Understand? I am not coming anywhere."he stated.

"Are you sure? Dont you come even if I call you?"she asked.
"No..I won't come and this is final."he said firmly.

"Ok then I am going alone. May be some guys will disturb me on the way, may be they will kidnap me too. Anyway my best friend don't care whatever happens to me. So I too don't care."she said and he didn't react.

She was surprised with his don't care attitude.
"Ram, are you not caring for me seriously?"she asked anxiously.

"No I don't care. You can go anywhere and I am not asking too. Get lost from here. I have to sleep."he said making her disappointed.

He was about to close the door when she forcely entered inside the room and locked the door behind her.

"Hey what are you doing? Open the door and go outside."he shouted getting worried.
"No I am not going anywhere. This is my house and I can sleep anywhere I like. Today I am going to sleep here on your bed."she said jumping on to the bed making him shock.

"What? Where will I sleep then?"he asked scratching his hand on the back side of his neck.
"I don't know. But I wouldn't mind if you want to sleep beside me on the bed. And one more thing. I have an habit of hugging the person laying next to me."she winked making him speechless.
He glared at her.

"Are you getting out from the bed or?"he stopped.
"No I won't.. Good night."she covered herself completely with the blanket.

A few minutes later, she shockingly got up from bed when water fell on her. She looked at Ram standing with a bucket on his hand. She glared at him. She looked herself to find that she is completely wet. He laughed making her frown.

"Why did you do this?"she asked.
"Because you like this. Did you forget that how you did the same with me many times?"he asked smirking.

She stood up from bed and kicked on his foot. He screamed and pushed her back angrily. She lost balance and wrapped her arms around his neck. Both of them fell back on the wet bed with him on top of her. He looked intensely at her eyes and for a moment he forgot that he is angry at her. Her eyes had such a power.

"Why are you looking at me like some Hindi heroes look at their heroines when they fell down with one on top of another?"she asked and realization hit him.

He got up from her scolding himself.
"Ram I was just kidding. Not only Hindi heroes, Tamil, Telugu and all language heroes look the same way at their heroines."she laughed standing up.

"Meenakshi please. I am not in a mood to deal you. Please leave me alone for a while."he requested.
She stood infront of him crossing her arms across her chest.

"What made you so boring? Is it because of my words yesterday? Then let me tell you. What was there between us Ram? Is it just a fake friendship that can be broken when you finds that I don't love you? I saw you as my best friend. But you didn't. You were acting as a friend to me. You were betraying our friendship. You only wanted my love. Suddenly I became a stranger and enemy for you when I declared that I can't marry you. Seriously? I can also accuse you for breaking my trust over my best friend. You also played with me isn't it?"she asked and he didn't have answer for any of her questions.

He stood there like a statue.
"You hate me only because I can't love you? Then tell me what was my place in your life? Leave this love and everything behind and answer me honestly. Did you ever consider me as a friend?"she asked and he lowered his head.

"I am sorry for hurting you Ram. But you hurted me more. Not with words only. You completely made me feel like a stranger for you."she said sadly.

"I will give you a free advice. Note it down somewhere. It will be useful for you in future."she said and he was confused.

"Dont expect others to make us happy. When we depend on others, it will only bring disappointment for us. We should find our happiness ourselves. Because it's our life not others. May be the whole world will call us crazy and mad. But we can say that we are living our life, not acting. That's the best feeling of life." Saying this she walked towards the door.

He stood there with opened mouth. She stopped at the door and turned back to him.
"Don't feel bad hearing what I said. You know what. Meenakshi is little crazy. She won't even remember all these tomorrow morning. So good night and sweet dreams."she said closing the door and vanished.
He slightly smiled.
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Precap: His sudden outburst on her.

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