Sanskaar comes out of Sahil's hostel room along with Navtej. Where on one side Navtej has all his veins protruding and nose flaring in anger, Sanskaar seems comparatively calm and composed with a slight smirk on his face.

Navi: I so want to break his nose right now. Did you see that? How dare he?

Sanskaar: (smiles) Relax Navi. Chill.

Navi: How am I supposed to relax? He dared to say that openly that he asked his sister to do that to Swara. And how can you leave him even after that?

Sanskaar: Who said that I'll leave him?

Navi: What do you mean? Did you do something?

Sanskaar: How can I not do anything after what he did to Swara? I told you that this is going to cost him a lot.

Navi: But what have you done?

Sanskaar: You'll see. When is the first round for acting section?

Navi: After an hour.

Sanskaar: Let's go then.

Navi: Where?

Sanskaar: To get Swara. The results of the first round of painting and singing are going to be out soon. You are in musical instruments section, right?

Navi: (nods his head) Hmm.

Sanskaar: The results for that will be displayed by the evening.

Navi: Let's go then and get your girlfriend.

Sanskaar smiles nodding his head and both of them head towards Swara's hostel.

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Sanskaar, Swara and Navtej are standing in front of the display board checking the results of the first round...

Navi: (exclaims) Congrats Sanskaar!! You have scored the highest in the first round!!

Sanskaar: (smiles) Thanks Navi. But the one on the second position is not far behind. The difference is not much, he can outshine me with a little more effort.

Swara: Then you can put a lot more effort and secure the first place again!

Sanskaar: You think I can do it?

Swara: I know you can do it. Now, come let's go.

Sanskaar: Where? We need to see your result first.

Swara: I know what it's going to be. No use of seeing.

Sanskaar: I also know what it's going to be, so, no more arguments. We are going to see your result first. After that I have got to do some important work.

Swara: (confused) What work?

Sanskaar: Just something!

Swara: (folding her arms across her chest) Why do I feel something fishy?

Navi: What fishy?

Swara: Are you both going to do something that I should know?

Sanskaar: (hits the side of her head lightly) Stop running that little brain of yours. It's nothing like that.

Swara: Then what is that 'important work'?

Sanskaar: Aaa... Umm... I will take you with me once you come and see your result with me.

Swara: Tch. What's the use?

Sanskaar: Then I'm not telling you anything.

Swara: (takes a deep breath) Phew. Okay. Fine. Let's go.

Sanskaar: (exclaims and kisses her cheek) Yeah, now that's like my FBP!!

Swara: (furrows her brow) What the!! You started again?!

Sanskaar: What have I done?

Swara: (whines like a child) You started giving me new nicknames again.

Sanskaar: (making an puppy innocent face) That's not a new name. I just gave you a promotion.

Swara: You're kidding me, right?!

Sanskaar: No. Really, from now on you're not just the 'Baby Penguin', you're my 'Fighter Baby Penguin'.

Swara: Seriously! Should I be happy that I got a promotion?

Sanskaar: (nods his head) Yeah, you should!

Swara: Sanskaar! You promised you won't call me by that name again.

Sanskaar: That's why I gave you the promotion. You should be happy!

Swara: Yeah, right! I will kill you today!

Sanskaar is all set to run seeing Swara's expression when Navtej pops his head in between...

Navi: Guys! Guys! I think there is no need to fight about that.

Swara: Finally! Now, my best friend will speak from my side.

Navi: Actually, Swaru... Even I think that the nickname is super cute.

Swara: (shocked) What? Now I'll kill you both!

Swara leaps towards both of them and Sanskaar and Navtej chuckle looking at her. With one quick movement Sanskaar wraps his arm around her neck and drags her towards the next display board.

Swara: (angrily) Aren't you going to leave me? Leave me, Sanskaar!

Sanskaar: You know I love you so much! How can I leave you?

Swara: You're going to land yourself in big trouble, Mr. Maheshwari. If you are not leaving me right now then don't you dare come near me for next one month!

Sanskaar: Hahh! You give me the same threatening every time but you know that love, you can't resist me.

Navi: Gosh, guys! Get a room for yourself. You're not alone.

Sanskaar: Oho! Good idea Navi. What say Swara, shall we?

Swara: I swear I'll kill you Sanskaar if you don't stop right now!

Sanskaar: What?! I'm not doing anything.

Swara: Right! Leave my neck and I'll show you!

Sanskaar: (chuckles) As you say!

Saying this he leaves her neck and holds both her shoulders facing her towards the second display board...

Sanskaar: Now, let's see your result!

Swara: (turning away her head) I don't want to, Sanskaar. I wasn't even able to complete the song!

Sanskaar: (looking at the board) Oh God!

Swara: What happened?

Sanskaar: Oh shit!

Swara: (rolls her eyes) What? Stop being so dramatic.

Sanskaar keeps his finger on her cheek and turns her head back towards the board...

Sanskaar: You made it, my promoted Baby Penguin!

Swara: (shocked) Really!

Sanskaar: (kisses her cheek) You're on the ninth position.

Navi: Congrats FBP! I mean Swaru!

Swara chuckles and rolls her eyes...

Sanskaar: Stop rolling your eyes now or they will pop out of their socket. I don't my girlfriend to have her eyes hanging out of their sockets. Ugh... That'll be like a horror movie. No. No. No. Don't roll your eyes.

Swara: Stop it Sanskaar!

Sanskaar: Okay. Okay. I'm stopping. But seriously you made it. I'm so proud of you.

Swara: (smiles slightly) But Sanskaar.

Sanskaar: What?

Swara: Why was I selected? Was that out of pity?

Sanskaar: (turns her around and cups her cheek) I don't think so!

Swara: Then why was I selected? I wasn't able to complete the song.

Sanskaar: Do you really think that you would have been on the ninth position if you would have completed the song?! The ending caused you some point or else I'm pretty sure you would have topped the list.

Swara: You really think so?

Sanskaar: (smiles and nods his head) Never mind. I know you can cover up in the next round.

Navi: (looks at his watch) Sanskaar, it's time.

Swara: What time? What are you planning to do?

Sanskaar: (holds her shoulders firmly and takes a deep breath) Swara, I'm going to do something which I know you won't appreciate but to play fair I have to do this.

Swara: Sanskaar, you're scaring me. What happened?

Sanskaar: You don't have to worry about that.

Swara: I will also come with you then!

Sanskaar: Only on one condition. Just promise me that whatever will happen you won't interrupt. You have to keep your eyes open but mouth shut. Do you think you can do that?

Swara: I can do that Sanskaar because I know whatever happens you'll never do anything wrong.

Sanskaar: (smiles and kisses her forehead) Okay then. Let's go.

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All three of them reach near the Auditorium Hall...

Sanskaar: Navi, you and Swara will go from the front door. I'll go backstage as I have to take care of a few things.

Navtej nods his head and takes Swara into the hall. Swara is hell confused by now as she is not able to understand even a single thing about what's going on but gets shocked on finding that they are in Sahil's first round of competition.

Swara: Navi, why are we here?

Navi: I'm sorry Swara but we haven't told you one thing.

Swara: Now, you're scaring me. What's going on?

Navi: Actually, whatever happened to you was not an accident. Sahil planned that whole thing along with his sister. We went to confront him in the morning but he is too adamant to reflect on his own mistake. He is not guilty even a single bit. So...

Swara: (completes the rest) So, Sanskaar has planned something! Right?

Navi: (nods his head) Yes. Even though I don't know what's that but all I can say that it serves him right. He deserves that. I saw everything. The pain you went through and Sanskaar... He was crying as if he lost everything that matters in his life.

The moment Swara hears this she feels something breaking inside her. Sanskaar cried!! The guy who believes in living happily and making everyone else happy cried. She has known him for such a long time but she has hardly seen a tear in his eyes. Her mother always says that a man never cries and when he does its when he is really broken from inside. A tear drop rolls down her own eyes just by feeling what he would have gone through all that while.

Swara: (wiping off her tear) He cried?!

Navi: (nods his head) If I wouldn't have seen it with my own eyes I would have never believed that the person who looks so cool and happy-go-lucky from outside could be so vulnerable from inside. I can't express in words what he went through. He loves you a lot Swara. Until you two I never knew that such type of love actually exist. I thought it was true only in the fairy tales.

Swara: (smiles with her teary eyes) That's what my life is Navi... 'A fairy tale and he is my Angel'!

Navi smiles looking at her when Sahil's name gets announced. Swara looks on as Sahil gets on the stage and starts his performance. She hears people appreciating his acting skills and rolls her fist in anger. But hardly a minute later, Sahil's mike stops working and all the lights get switched off leaving just a spotlight in the center of the stage.

Organizers: What's going on?

He apologizes to the judges and runs to check the things. Just then everyone hears a voice, Sanskaar's voice to be exact...

Sanskaar: (entering the stage) Hello everyone. Sorry for interrupting you all in between but I want your five minutes. We are here to play fair and square, so, I think I need to bring this thing to your notice. (addressing the judges) May I? I promise that won't take more than five minutes.

Judges: Is this something related to the competition?

Sanskaar: (looks at Sahil and nods his head) Yes sir.

Sahil gulps down in nervousness as he never expected his plan to backfire on him. But on the other side he knows that Sanskaar is totally capable of doing so.

Judge: But five minutes are all you have.

Sanskaar: (smiles) Thank you sir.

He runs backstage and switches off the spotlight. Soon, a video starts playing on the main screen of the auditorium. A shiver runs down Sahil's body as he realizes what actually is that. But it's too late for him to react or do something. He could already feel the ground sliding underneath his feet...

Navi: Oh shit! When did he recorded that?

Swara: What?

Navi: This is the video when we went to Sahil in the morning today. Then in that case it has his entire confession of whatever he did. Woah! I never knew your boyfriend could do something like that.

Swara: (pointing her finger towards him) Excuse me! Don't you dare underestimate my boyfriend.

Navi: (raises his hands in surrender) Okay. Okay, I won't. Now let's see.

They turn their focus back on the screen where Sahil starts speaking...

Sahil: Yes, I did that. I asked Kavita to spike Swara's drink so that she loses her voice. But it's all your fault. You should have returned. If that wouldn't have been you, I would have already have her all for myself. Even you can't deny that your girlfriend is pretty hot. Every time I tried to do something, you acted like her Knight in Shining Armor and came in between us. I had to do that. I don't want her to sing, especially if that's for you. No matter if that means losing her voice forever or even worse.

Sahil's world turns upside down as the lights get switched on again.

Sanskaar: (getting back on the stage) Sir, you have already seen Swara's condition during the first round of singing competition. She fainted even before she could complete her song. The doctors had to make her unconscious purposefully so that she couldn't feel the pain. I won't say anything as you people are the judges and you can decide what's the best in this situation.

Judges discuss amongst themselves for a while before calling the organizers...

Judges: After seeing and hearing everything we have decided that Mr. Sahil you don't deserve to be in this competition. Not only you but also your sister as she is equally responsible. So, we are disqualifying both of you right now.

Sanskaar and Swara, both of them take a deep breath and smile looking at each other.

Judges: And we also think that you should call your parents now.

Sahil: My... My parents. Sir, trust me I haven't done anything. I deserve a chance to speak something in my defense.

Judges: We don't think so after seeing this video clip. Call your parents.

Sahil: But why my parents?

Judges: Because both of you are going in police custody on account of physical assault. This is a serious issue and we think that's the best solution.

Sahil: (shouts) No! You can't do this to me.

He leaps towards Sanskaar angrily and holds him by his collar...

Sahil: How can you do this to me?

Sanskaar: (smirks freeing his collar from his hold) You played with her dream, so, I played with yours. Actually, destroyed it that too without laying a single finger on you.

Judges: (angrily) Mr. Sahil we think you should stop if you don't want the matter to get any worse.

By that time the organizer returns with the cops and they arrest Sahil and Kavita. As they take both of them out, Swara runs after them with Sanskaar and Navtej following right after her...

Swara: Excuse me Sir. One minute.

Inspector: Yes, what's wrong?

Swara: Nothing. I just wanted to have a small talk with them.

Kavita: (desperately) You can stop them Swara, right?! Please stop them. Even though not friends but we have been classmates for a very long time.

Swara: (smirks slightly) You know what Kavita! I can stop them. I can forgive you too.

Sanskaar: (immediately) No, you can't.

Swara: (smiles looking at him) Don't worry Sanskaar. I won't because knowingly or unknowingly they did something that changed my mind.

Sahil: Don't worry we don't want your forgiveness.

Swara: I won't give that to you either. I can't waste my forgiveness on people like you. Instead, I have something else for you.

Sahil: (confused) What?

Swara rolls her fist in anger and swinging it around punches hard on his face. Navtej gets shocked and Sanskaar looks at her amazement.

Swara: This is for bringing tears in the eyes of the man I love!

Sahil: (shouts angrily) How dare you?

Swara: (raising her hand again) Don't shout. Do you want one more?!

Before she could hit him again Sanskaar holds her hand and pulls her away wrapping his arm around her waist.

Sanskaar: Okay. Okay. Don't get back to your 'Jhansi ki Rani' mode again. That's enough.

Swara: (wiggling in his hold) No Sanskaar. Leave me.

Sanskaar: (to the inspector) Please take them away.

The inspector nods his head and takes Sahil and Kavita along with him.

Navi: Gosh! I never knew you could actually hit anyone.

Sanskaar: Woah! That was one good punch I must say, my fighter baby penguin!

Swara: (looking at her fist) Really!

Sanskaar: Show me your hand.

Swara: It's okay. I'm fine.

Sanskaar: Stop it Swara. I know it might be hurting after hitting him so hard.

He looks at her fingers that have turned a light shade of red by now. Sanskaar traces his fingers over her fingers lightly...

Sanskaar: See I told you. It's paining, right?

Swara nods her head slowly and Sanskaar smiles kissing her hand...

Sanskaar: Better?

Swara smiles back and Navtej rolls his eyes...

Navi: For heaven's sake Sanskaar those are your lips not Boro Plus. Ugh... You guys seriously need some room for yourself.

He turns around and walks away as both of them follow him. Sanskaar runs after him throwing his arm around his shoulders...

Sanskaar: That we will bit before that we need to see your results and get Swara prepared for the next round!

Swara smiles seeing Navtej expression and wraps her arms around Sanskaar's free arm as three of them make their way towards the display board.

Precap: Second round.

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A/N

So, this is it for today friends! I hope you guys enjoyed the part and it was up to your expectations. Mitwaa is about to come to an end and I can't thank you all enough for all your love and support all this while. Thank you so much. We are going to have two more episodes before I wrap it up. So, keep showering your love. That would really mean a lot to me.

With love,
Stella ❤️