Tere Bin Kya Jeena

19//Reliving the Past//

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Everyone is busy with getting ready to go back. Naira enters the room where Dadi and Swarna are packing their stuff
Naira: Dadi
Dadi: Naira beta
Naira: Aapne bulaya mujhe?
Dadi: Haan beta woh we had to talk about something
Naira: Tell me dadi

Dadi: Thank you for accepting Kartik back. We wanted to disclose something to you after you forgive him yourself
Swarna: You remember what I told about the happenings on the day you fell
Naira: Yes maa

Swarna: Uss din tumhare saath saath humne humari Kartik ko bhi kho diya hai beta. He was living but just for the sake of living he wasn't alive by all senses, so we wanted him to remarry , thinking that it will bring him happiness. But after you came back we understood that the longing and the sorrow can never be soothed by anyone other than you. We didn't tell all this till now as we didn't want you thinking that we are doing all this just to convince you

Naira: Maa par...
Swarna: Naira Kartik has a lot of things which he has piled up in his heart which he hasn't shared with anyone. You are the only person who can understand his heart better than anyone of us. He is under a great trauma beta , the accident took a toll on him, par woh khulke kuch nahi bolega

Naira: Please dont worry maa...Ill talk to Kartik. Aap tension mat lijiye
Swarna: Sorry beta I know that you have underwent a lot

Naira: Nahi maa meri fikr mat kijiye ...Kartik is there to take care of my health and Ill take care of his
Just then a commotion happens in the living room making Naira rush out.

Luv, Kush, Abir, Naksh, Rishabh , Yash ,Kartik, Akhil and Manish are arguing

Manish: Kartik I have asked for a driver, you need not drive
Kartik: Nahi papa Ill drive like how I did when we came here

Naksh: Kartik you guys have traveled all the way from Rishikesh so dont exhaust yourself. The driver is an experienced one.

Sirat who was there steps in and
Sirat: Kartik ji...aap drive mat kijiye

Kartik: Cant you guys let me do what I want to?
As Kartik raises his voice everyone gets silent. Sirat is upset at this reaction

Naira walks to him and : We cant let you do whatever you want to. Tum bus drive nahi karoge..driver hai uskeliye

Kartik's anger is unable to roar in front of his sherni.

Kartik: Par Naira
Naira: Par war kuch nahi

Kartik: I drove when we came here then why not now?
Naira: I didn't stop you then as I thought that it was our first trip in the bus after an accident so you are overprotective like how you were during Akshu's time but this continuing in every trip is not a good thing Kartik.

Kartik: But Naira...
Naira: What happened to us was an accident, the driver cant be blamed for it. And accidents can happen with anyone
Kartik: Exactly..if I drive Ill not let that happen, I should have done it during our last trip it was my fault

Naira: Exactly Kartik..this is the problem...not everything is your mistake. The driver is driving and its final. Ab jao aur saare saaman pack karo...warna ghar jaake mujhe parishan karoge ki Naira mera belt kahan hai lagta hai mein usko Bikaner mein hi chod diya tha

She pushes him towards the room. Kartik walks away without a word. Sirat is upset on seeing this

Naira in mind: Maa is right...the accident has really taken a toll on him. He does so much for my health I must take care of him. Naira kuch karna hi padega