- 18 - The irony of fate! Only a day before, Alok and Rani had prayed to God that there should be no place for any kind of sadness in their life, that their love-life should remain hidden from the evil eyes of the world. The very next day, Mr. Mehra met Ramesh. This meeting not only rendered their prayers futile, but also made the storm raging in Ramesh’s mind about their relationship fiercer. Alok and Rani had wished for shower of happiness but they were surrounded by dark clouds of tension. Mr. Mehra, besides being a successful businessman,