Akruti is walking up and down in her room, anxious to know the outcome of her medical reports. She then, calls the clinic and they tell her that the reports have already been sent with the courier, to her house, and she is very upset, and tells them that she wanted to pick them up herself. The lady at the other end apologizes, and when Akeruti hears the house bell ring, she rushes down to see if it is the courier. Shyamal opens the door, and in come Daksh with Abhi and Naina. Rest of the family too gather round the three, and notice Akruti is very tense. They advise her to take rest.
Abhi is feeling a little over confident, and asks his aunt, how the arrangement are going on. She tells him, to find out from Sanket and Vedant. Vibha tells Naina, that Minoo Tai will change her mind, and that she need not worry. On hearing this Daksh excuses himself and goes to his room. Naina and Abhi too leave with him, and as Naina goes she is thinking of her home, and how her step mother had told her that she was not her mother, and she is at a loss what to do, especially, as Abhi too hinted that she should tell her parents. Daksh tells Naina that he will meet her later, and then he goes to his room.
When they are alone, Naina tells Abhi that she wants to tell him something and he is prepared to listen to her. She tells him, that she is expecting hurdles in the way, and he waives them aside.
Shyamal questions Akruti why she went to the hospital, and she gives her misleading answers, and the mother does not want to persist. Aunt Vibha believes Akruti and wants to know what the doctor advised her. Akruti lets off some more yarns, and the elderly women, swallow her 'truth'. Vibha tells her to take two days leave from Naina. In the meantime, Naina is explaining to Abhi the disadvantages in pursuing this relationship, which is not welcome to his mother, but Abhi is adamant. Naina is influenced by her personal experiences with herself, at home in Sikkim, which drove her away from all those things she loved and cherished. As she explains to him her fears, Daksh overhears them and is concerned. Just then, as Abhi holds Naina's hand and gives her encouragement, his mother happens to come and see them. Naina leaves his hand and is about to go.
The courier comes with the reports and Vibha takes them and when she sees that the envelope is addressed to Akruti, gives it to her, and she takes it to her room and wants to read. She is upset, when she sees what the report says. She wants to cry, and does not know whom to turn to. She had rejected every one's advise and pursued her relationship with Ayush, trusting him more than her own family people. she remembers what her mother had told her regarding rusting strangers.
As they are a;; gathered together Minoo Tai arrives, and goes to the prayer room, and prays and as she opens her eyes, she finds a floral work, suggesting that she agree to the proposal. Wherever she goes she finds banners and posters with the same message which do not seem to impress her very much and then she confronts them, asking them if they consider her refusal as an expression of her stubbornness. Every one is asked by her to tell her why they think she needs to change her mind. She finally yields seeing the enthusiasm on the faces of her family members and this brings smiles on every one's face, except Naina. Rohini has a disappointed look. When Minoo Tai asks Naina that, she wants to know if she can meet her requirements. She says, that she will try. Then, when she is told that the task will be difficult, and whether she will up to the challenge, Naina does not reply. Abhi's mother asks her .to inform her father and mother, about this proposal, and get their approval. - no one has tried to find out her back ground, since they found it unimportant. They met Anjali but did not go deep to figure out their relationship.
Naina thinks about Anjali, and what the future holds for her, and she goes to the room of Akruti, and she has gone to the bath room, and Naina finds the reports on the floor, and as she opens to find out what it is, she realizes that Akruti is in trouble. Akruti too, has camouflaged her relationship with Ayush, and left her family in the dark alley. Naina too will find her situation close to home, and will wonder whether her mother too had fallen into similar straights, at the time of conceiving her. Naina came out of it safe, but will Akruti give her child in her womb, the same chance?
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