Meera made Anjali sit on the sofa and ran behind Adithya in the corridor.
"Adithya" she called out.
Adithya stopped.
"How is Pallavi and how did she even meet with an accident? I couldn't ask you in front of Anjali" said Meera.
"She was shot by someone. I think they were my rivals. Wait… someone shot me on my arm from another angle… Thanks for the help, Meera. You're helping me find the culprit" said Aadi. He hugged Meera. After 10 seconds, he left her and called the driver and told him to wait at the end of the block with the car. He rushed to the lift and impatiently pressed the button 6-7 times while waiting for the lift. He rushed into the lift and pressed the button to reach the ground floor.
Meera was just watching him go. One thing she didn't know was that little Anjali was peeping out of the door and she had seen Meera and Adithya hug each other. She neither knew the reason nor was able to hear their conversation. She had just seen them together. She was so excited that she wanted to tell her mom everything immediately. Sadly, she couldn't.
After Adithya left, Meera thought, "Sunny…. I feel you are around. Why? Not now Sunny… not again. I can't be your same old admirer again." She was constantly rubbing her left arm while she was thinking of Sunny. Meera came back to reality when little Anjali pulled her dress.
Meera lifted her and said, "Is my kiddo upset? Don't worry, your Chachu will come back tomorrow. Let's play…"
"I didn't get anything from the printer," said Anjali.
"We didn't ask the printer to print, right?" said Meera.
"Let's go ask," said Anjali with lots of excitement.
They take a printout of the photo, frame it, and put it near the TV.
Adithya goes back to the hospital. Just as Aadi walked into the corridor, Jai, who was sitting on the sofa, stood up, took a step towards him, and gave him a tight slap.
"Dad…" said Adithya
He moved a step ahead, held Adithya's collar, and pushed him into the ward.
Upon seeing Adithya, Pallavi wiped her tears.
"What happened bhabhi?" asked Adithya.
"Nothing dear," said Pallavi.
Jai walked into the room. "It's all because of you that Pallavi has lost both her legs. They're paralyzed forever" he said.
"What? Why?? What's wrong Dad? I'm confused. I am gonna thrash the doctor up. Why didn't the doctor say something to me? I asked him if anything was wrong… He didn't reply" said Adithya. He was about to get out of the room.
"Aadi, stop… Sit down" said Pallavi. Aadi sits down. "Don't get angry. Please, calm down.... smile...." said she.
"I treat you like my mom and that idiot..., stupid doctor didn't tell me that his surgery failed… He said you are alright…" said Adithya.
"Aadi… it's not about the failure of the surgery. The bullet hit her back, and that has lead to paralysis of her legs. The doctor didn't tell you because you were only in a mood to bash him up but were not ready to get yourself treated. Even after getting to know that she was alright, you refused to leave the place and made him treat you in the corridor. You know what Pallavi, if the doctor had forced him to come to the OT, he would've put his gun on his head," said Vikram.
Pallavi began to laugh. "Oh my god… Aadi…" saying that she looked at Adithya. He was looking at the floor. Right behind him was Jai Kapoor.
"Dad, please go home and take some rest. This guy would've neither rested himself nor let anyone rest" said Pallavi. It was clear that she was speaking about Adithya.
Aadi just gave a smile. "Yes, Dad. Me and Aadi are here, " said Vikram.
"I'm scared because this guy is here," said Jai.
A tear from Aadi's eye hits the floor.
"Yes Dad, he is equal to 100 men. Please don't worry..." said Pallavi with a smile.
"There is no second thought on the point that he alone can stand 100 men. But, his anger is equally uncontrollable. He gets into a tiff with someone or the other every alternate day. We never know which enemy of his would attack from which end. His enemies are no small people. I tell him to quit his stupid 60k job. At least, if he is into business, he will be at peace and let people stay at peace," said Jai.
"Dad, I think it's an attack aimed at me. I am an investigative journalist and I had recently spoilt a drug racket in South Delhi. Hence, I feel, I was the target. Not Aadi. Wait, Vikram, what were you saying about Aadi, what treatment?? Was he also shot?" asked Pallavi. Earlier, she was in a lighter mode and hence didn't concentrate on the point at all. She was concentrating more on Adithya's stupid expressions when Vikram was teasing him.
"Yeah…. On his arm" said Vikram.
"Dad, I was facing him. This simply means that this shot happened from 2 different angles. So, there were two different groups or persons involved. So, this time the complete fault isn't his. Please don't scold him" said Pallavi.
"Yeah… that's why. Dad didn't scold him. He just gave him a tight slap" said Vikram.
"Can't you be more serious Vikram?" said Pallavi.
"Sorry, my dear. Vikram is programmed only with two modes- one, silly, two, flirty. If you don't want me to be silly, then.." said Vikram.
"Ah…" said Pallavi, putting her hand on Vikram's face who was nearing her.
"Ahm. Ahm…." Adithya coughed to bring Vikram to reality.
"Adithya, do the duty of a stable cop at least now. Find out who the mastermind behind this attack is. I'll come back with dinner. Pallavi, I am warning you and Aadi. Don't jump around and try street food. You guys are admitted to a hospital and remember that. Vikram, take care of them and guide them on the right path. Don't join them. You can enjoy yourselves after you recover completely," said Jai in a serious tone and left the place with the butler.
Adithya and Pallavi's combination must be a dangerous one as one is a journalist, while the other is a cop. But, they were best friends filled with mischief and behaved as if they had absolutely zero seriousness in life. Vikram, being older than both of them, was stable and calm. Thus, Jai trusts him to do less mischief and gives him the responsibility to control both of them.