Sumitra thinks of anandi’s doubts the day before marriage and wonders whether anandi is still carrying her past and not been able to be with shiv. She says that she would do whatever is asked of her. Ira says that she understands that they both have started loving each other, then why the distance and what is preoccupying anandi’s mind. Sumitra says that she would talk to her and find out. Meenu puts her a little at ease saying that its just a doubt and not necessarily a reason to worry about. Sumitra says that she hopes its like that and takes their leave.
as sumitra begins to leave, she comes across shiv, who is surprised when she hears that she had come to meet ira, who he didnt know was in jaitsar. As she begins to leave, declining his invitation to have lunch with them, he asks her if she’s worried as she seems to be. Sumitra puts on a smiley face and says that there’s nothing to worry about, and leaves. shiv proceeds towards the door.
Meenu says that they didnt do right to sumitra as they unnecessarily upset her. Ira says that she would have understood anandi’s behaviour had she been forced into this marriage, but thats not the case and she was willing for this marriage. She asks that she doesnt see any reason for anandi mainataining distance from shiv now. Meenu says that they cant say for sure that there’s a distance and even if there is, then why is anandi to be blamed only for this. She says that she still doesnt think that this was right. Ira retorts back saying that she doesnt think that anything has been wrong in discussing it with sumitra as she cant see shiv living in suffocation.
Shiv hears this from a distance, and is tensed, remembering sumitra’s tensed face. he entes the door with a knock and they are surprised. After touching her feet, shiv says that he had thought that ira thinks that he has grown big enough to take his own descisions in life, but clearly he was wrong, and demands to know why did ira tell sumitra and upset her. she replies that she did it for his happiness. Shiv says that she should have directly asked him if she wanted to.
Ira says okay and asks right then if everything is alright between them and what she is thinking is wrong. shiv says that such things take time. Ira says that its been two months, and thats sufficient enough time, shiv stops her midway saying that when he isnt keeping count of the time lapsed, then why is she. Ira silences after hearing this. He holds ira by the shoulders, and asks her to understand what anandi went through, and that its not easy for her to accept him like this. He asks her only, if her partial submission would have been nice for their relation. He says that anandi had shared every intimate problem and doubts with him, when she could have done otherwise for the sake of the family, which goes on to show that she’s a very balanced and mature girl. He says that he just supported her in her descision and gave her the space she needed. Meenu too supports him saying that she can understand anandi’s dilemma as its very difficult for a woman to submit herself to another man and accept him as her husband and forgive about her past.