Drowned in Sorrows
The episode starts with Veer and Keerat standing face to face in the wrestling ring. Keerat says 3…2…1 let the match begin. Veer and Keerat start wrestling. As the wrestle continues, both try to tackle each other and overpower the other. A strenuous fight ensues with Veer almost overpowering Keerat, when the latter winks at him, recalling how he lost control in their arm wrestle during Sahan’s marriage. Subsequently, Veer loses control and Keerat starts overpowering him. As the match progresses, Keerat pushes Veer throwing him to the ground and pins his shoulder to the mat by climbing onto him. Keerat while forcefully pinning Veer to the ground, roars at him, “I win so you have no other go than to listen to what I have to say. Now listen carefully, I know you consider me responsible for all the mess which happened to you in the last few days so it’ s my duty to clear all your misunderstanding!!” Following that, Keerat pulls Veer up, makes him stand on his feet and goes to take out her phone from her bag. She shows him his confession video and tells him, “Just look at the angle at which this video is taken and see that it is not filmed from my angle. It is filmed from an angle away from where we both are standing which proves that the video was not taken by me. Understood?” Veer stood motionless without responding to any of Keerat’s justifications because deep inside he did not care about who leaked the video, the only thing he cared about was his family’s struggle and pain, incurred upon them by him. Keerat looked into his sorrow filled eyes oppressed with the overdosage of drugs such that within a minute, she grasped the depth of his feelings and felt sympathetic for his emotional chaos. She catches Veer’s arms and says, “I understand the emotional struggle you are facing, Veer, after all that happened with you in the past few days. Release your emotions and unburden yourself otherwise you will never be able to overcome them.” Veer falls unto the ground crying loudly. Keerat was stunned to see that. Veer weeps uncontrollably, “Why? Why? Why me? What enmity did that person have with me? That he snatched my life, my family, my career, my dreams everything which meant the world to me! My whole family is humiliated in front of the society; my Daarji and Bebe are heartbroken; my Mummy and Papa are inconsolable and my siblings are ashamed to have a brother like me…” he gasps to take a breath and continues, “All this is happening because of that video. I want to mend everything and bring them all back to normal but how can I do that. I want to bring back the smile on the faces of Daarji, Bebe, Mummy, Papa and Angad paaji but how can I do all that? I have lost everything…I have lost everything!” He continues to wail loudly in despair. Keerat was deeply moved by his plight such that her eyes filled with tears. She squats beside him, places her hand on the other side of his face and gently pulls his head towards her, placing it cautiously onto her right shoulder. Veer continues to cry out in anguish by catching Keerat’s right arm. (Teri Meri Doriyaann dramatic tune plays) Keerat tenderly caresses Veer’s head saying, “Look Veer I can’t reduce your pain but I can ensure you that I will find the person who is behind all this!” Veer calmly lifts his head up and looks fondly into Keerat’s eyes. She reciprocates. At that moment, even though there was no communication of words between the two, there was an ocean of emotions which the two conveyed through their eyes with their heartbeats racing (Teri Meri Doriyaann duet version plays). Keerat quickly breaks the eye contact getting up and says, “No matter whatever it takes, I will surely bring that person infront of you.” Veer’s thoughts were sparked on hearing that.
As the days went by, Keerat worked rigorously to find the culprit behind the scam while Veer waited patiently because somewhere deep within in his heart, he started trusting Keerat and felt that she would give him justice. Moreover, he also felt lighter after letting out his pain to Keerat and whole-heartedly felt grateful towards her. Both of them were gradually getting pulled towards each other.
A week later, Keerat calls Veer to Punjab’s women’s wrestling arena once again. Veer was confused and ponders why she called him there; however he goes there as instructed. When he enters the place, it was once again empty like the other day when he had first come there. Shortly, Veer notices Keerat and asks her, “Have you called me here to wrestle with you once more?” Keerat tells him, “I called you here not to wrestle with me but to wrestle with someone else.” Veer enquires, “Who?” Keerat calls out someone. Veer was astonished to see Sasha there. He asks Keerat, “Why have you brought Sasha here?” Keerat explains, “Didn’t I tell you that I will surely find the person who leaked your confession video. So here she is!! Your friend Sasha is the culprit who destroyed your life, career, family and your dreams.” Veer was shaken off his ground on hearing that. He never expected that his friend whom he trusted so much would commit such a heinous crime against him. He exclaims, “What?” Keerat continues, “Yes Veer, Sasha was the one who filmed our conversation and sent it to my mother.” Veer was shell-shocked. He goes forward, catches Sasha’s shoulder, shakes her violently asking, “I considered you my friend and you did this to me? What wrong had I done to you? Tell me Sasha why did you do this me?” Sasha shouts, “Because I love you Veer!!” Both Veer and Keerat were taken aback. Keerat felt a burning sensation in her heart unable to comprehend exactly what she felt. She clenches her fist hard, comes forward and pushes Sasha making the latter fall. Keerat asks her, “So this is what you do to someone whom you love? Snatch everything from him?” Sasha gets infuriated at Keerat, gets up and comes forward to slap her asking, “How dare you push me?” But before she could place her blow on Keerat, Veer catches her hand stopping her from hurting Keerat. Both Sasha and Keerat were bewildered. Veer warns Sasha, “Don’t dare to touch Keerat, Sasha!” He throws her hand away angrily. Sasha still unable to come in terms with Veer’s action towards her, laughs loudly. Both Veer and Keerat were perplexed. Sasha claps her hands saying, “Whatever I had feared for has happened.” Veer and Keerat give a quizzical expression. Sasha continues narrating the turn of events. Flashback, “That day when I was passing through the park, I heard your both conversation and was shocked to realize that your families had decided to get you both married. I didn’t want to lose you, Veer so I captured your confession in order to create misunderstandings between you both. But later, I was elated to see you both planning to cancel your marriage and decided not to leak your video. However, a few days later, I was stunned to see the news of your engagement the following day. I couldn’t believe that I was going to let go of you forever so I leaked your confession video to her mother so that she cancels the engagement.” Both Veer and Keerat were stunned to hear that. Veer demands her, “How could you do that to me, Sasha? Your selfish act didn’t just break me but it broke my entire family’s emotions. How could you do that to your friend?” Keerat tells him, “She is not your friend Veer!! If she was then she would have never led you into the world of drugs.” Veer continues to Sasha, “If you had such insecurity in your mind then you should have approached me. I would have cleared all your doubts.” Sasha asks him, “Oh really Veer? Do you really think, you would have done that?” Veer was baffled and asks her, “What do you mean Sasha?” Sasha comes closer to him and whispers without letting Keerat hear her, “Accept it or not Veer, you are getting drawn to that girl.” For a moment, Veer was flustered. He stared at Sasha in disbelief and shouts at her, “Stop your nonsense right now and leave from here for I’m breaking all ties with you. You are no longer my friend, Sasha!!” Sasha furiously demands him, “You are throwing me out of your life for her? For this girl? How can you be so ungrateful, Veer? Remember when you were depressed and struggling to make your mark in the music industry. I was the one who stood by your side and helped you to climb up the ladder.” Keerat growls at her saying, “That doesn’t mean you hold the rights to destroy him!! Arre, your heinous crime broke him completely leaving him nowhere to turn for help. You should feel grateful to him that he isn’t putting you behind the bars for all that you did to him. Now leave from here or else I will beat you in such a way that you will never dare to show your face to anyone the rest of your life” Having said that, Keerat catches Sasha’s arm and drags her to throw her out. The latter resists shouting, “No you can’t do this to me Veer, I love you, I really love you…” Veer stood speechless while Keerat takes Sasha to the exit door and throws her out.” When Keerat comes back, she sees Veer seated on the ground, heartbroken in tears. She inches close to him and keeps her hand consolingly onto his shoulder saying, “Let it go Veer, that girl did not deserve your friendship.” Veer instantly places his head onto her hand saying, “I want to come out of everything…I want to come out of drugs.” Keerat was dumbfounded.
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To be continued.