"it's not true", Prachi sobs "I won't believe this. Dad can't do like this to me. It's a lie. I won't really believe this." Prachi stepped one step backward. Milind and Alaap were both standing in front of her convincing her that they were telling the truth. The wind was blowing very ferociously, making her hair fall on her face. Three of them were standing on the cliff. "please Prachi believe me, it's true." Milind made an attempt to convince her. "no Milind I can't. it's not true." Prachi added stubbornly. "but Prachi it's true." Alaap took chance to convince her. "bhaiyya he is your father and you……………." Prachi added. "no he's not my father. He spoilt my life. Took my love from me. Does any father do like that" Alaap replied falling on his knees. "no I won't believe even now." Prachi replied adamantly, not believing what was told. "see Prachi what is told is true, I don't force you to believe. But give us a one chance to prove it." Milind requested Prachi. "why Milind why do you hate so much. Why .what has he done to you all, your treating him badly." Prachi asked them in confused expression. "you know your father's one side only Prachi. But I was the witness of his deceitful character. You know he deceived my parents in the name of friendship." Milind finally was able to put his past infront of Prachi. "enough is enough Milind." Prachi shouted losing her patience. "I'm quiet till now means you can't abuse my father like this." "I'm not abusing your father. I'm telling the fact, I'm telling telling you the reality not a fable. You know one thing Prachi." Milind started loosing his temper. "you know on what circumstances I married you." prachi looked shocked towards Milind. "do you know, he married you to me so he can save his companies from closing down." Prachi slumped on the ground. "it can't it's a lie." They could still hear mumbling in the heavy blowing wind. "it's true Prachi." Milind caught hold of her and started shaking her badly, making her to come to her senses. "it's not true", she glared at him. She pushes his hands away from her shoulders. "you married me because you want to take over his companies. Just to be a gentleman infront of me, you are throwing the guilt on my father. That day when I saw the headlines I should have understood." She sobs. "but now everything is over….." Milind sat there dejected and failed in convincing her. "please Prachi try to understand I'm not telling lies. I know that you trust me, but believe me PRachi." Milind pleaded her. 'I can't……………. trust you now." Prachi stubbornly replied. Her reply came to him like a blow. He buries his face with his hands, not knowing what to do. "Prachi don't move." Milind suddenly shouts to her seeing her standing on the edge of the cliff. He immediately goes towards her and holds her hand and start pulling her. "don't touch me. You lost the right of touching me." Prachi pulls her hand back angrily. "I …..shouldn't have………………….. I thought you were…………..but ………………………" Prachi was stammering as the words were sticking out in her throat. "don't come near me……………" Prachi started screaming seeing Milind near her. She keeps another step backwards, but there was no space to keep her leg and slips out of the cliff. "prachiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii" Milind kept on screaming till everything became blur.
He woke up with a start. He started looking around him, he was not on the cliff but in his bedroom. He saw to his side, Prachi was sleeping peacefully near him. He shuts his eyes tightly and lets out a heavy sigh of relief. It was a same nightmare that was repeating from past two months, but from past 2 weeks it was very regular. He was sweating horribly even though the A/C in the room was full. He got up at leant on the bedrest and leaned his head above him. Prachi had accepted and gave her 20% shares, with which he merged two companies. Apart from that he dismissed every loyal servant of Inder, not wanting him to take advantage of them. He kept an eye on Inder's moves. He suddenly felt something on him, it was Prachi's hand. He stares at her. She was sleeping peacefully, e strokes her hair. But she didn't wake, but slept like a sleeping beauty, he could see her tiredness in her eyes even though they were closed. He was also tired but his tiredness overcame by that nightmare makig to unable to sleep. Parties hosted by Ayesha were tiresome for both, as their parties were always organized in the farmhouse, which was located in the outskirts of the city. And her parties were always unocassional, which made Milind angry and irritated. He then thinks about what Alaap had said to him. He thought he was right, he thought he should not waste more time in hiding the truth, making their relationship more vunerable to Inder. He decided to tell Prachi the truth at any cost. He knew that about how their relationship would be, everything what they created around them will tumble down like a pack of cards. He thought that if his nightmare would become true, the six months from then they would be signing the divorce papers, but he had a small ray of hope, somewhere deep inside his heart that Prachi would believe him, that means after six months he had a hope of celebrating their first wedding anniversary. He slowly gets up from the bed, placing her hand slowly on the bed without disturbing her. He lifts the phone from the table and moves towards the balcony. He dails a number and waits for the answer. "hi Milind, what's the matter. Rang up at this hour." He could hear Alaap's voice from the other side. "nothing. I think I'm ready to tell her the truth. But…….." Milind replied without taking breath fearing he may forget what he prepared before daillig to him. "ok Milind I understand your problem, it won't effect your relationship. I promise." Alaap said without hesistating. "but it takes a week for me to come over their. The climate is bad and the flights are cancelled." Alaap continued. "ok no problem, one week is not a matter." Milind replied and hung the phone. He went inside, and finds Prachi rubbing her eyes and yawning simultaneously. "are you talking on the phone at this hour." Prachi asked Milind suspiciously watching him walking into the room. "yeah, I was talking to Alaap." Milind replied sitting beside her after placing the phone on the table. "just discussing about business with him." "Milind discussing business at this hour." Prachi asked him in the puzzled manner. "what PRachi, why are you asking me like that." Replied Milind staring blankly across the room. "Milind it's 2 am in the morning and you are talking with Alaap just to discuss the business matters." Prachi asked him rather concerned. Milind looked at her, pulled her towards him and hugs her. "nothing Prachi it's not a serious matter."Milind just brushed of the matter. "I'm watching you from past two months." Prachi replied sheepishly. "you was having disturbed sleep, even when you are tired. What's the problem with you Milind." "I said nothing na, you don't spoil your health thinking a lot of this ok." Milind replied Prachi not sounding doubtly. "ok Prachi I forgot to ask when is holi." Milind asked her again, trying to change the topic. "Milind it's tomorrow. You know one thing, it will be our first holi after our marriage." prachi replied cheerfully looking at MIlind. "yeah, yeah, I forgot about this." He sees her yawning for the second time. "I think you need a plenty of sleep now. Do one thing don't get up till 9 in the morning."Milind said to Prachi stroking her hair smoothly. "but you don't leave me and go away while I'm sleeping." Prachi replied making puppy faces. "ok sweetie I won't leave you. I will also sleep till you wake up,k" Milind assured her. Prachi just smiles and settles down to sleep hugging Milind tightly.
That day was holi and Milind was still sleeping. Prachi tried to wake him up as she was excited to play holi with him for the first time. But Milind on the other side pretende to sleep, hiding the gulal packet in his pocket and waiting for the chance to smear Prachi with colour. Prachi slowly entered the room not disturbing Milind. She kept the coffee tray slowly on the table and sat beside Milind. She bends to him inorder to smear the colour. But Milind who was pretending to asleep, pulls her down and her with one of his hand tightly and raised the other one which contained fist full of colour ready to throw on her face. Prachi was scared to her wits and hid her face in Milin'd chest and was breathing heavily. Milind who saw this let out a small laugh and sat straight, Prachi after few minutes breaks away from him still closed her eyes and was shivering. Milind leans on her and kisses her on her forhead making her to open her eyes. Then slowly he applies the gulal on her forehead. "got scared" , he sees Prachi nodding her head. "it's holi. You should not feel bad." "is it like that." Prachi replied cheerfully and she rubs his face with the colour she had it in her hand. "happy holi." She then greeted him, trying to get out from the bed. But Milind pulls her back, takes her in his arms, "my dear wifey, this is not the way one greets her husband. I should teach you now." He then kisses her passionately. They both break their kiss when Prachi pushes him away. "Milind we need to go down." Prachi remained him, getting out of the bed. "ok we'll go but, we'll finish of this kiss and go." "milind" Prachi shouted loosing her patience. "what PRachi", Milind replied in a tetasing tone. "Milind if we won't go down, I think Ayesha will come up." Prachi sternly added and went to take the coffee cup and hands over to Milind. "how will she enter our house with my permission. We'll be going down." Milind added pretending to be serious. Few minutes later Milind and Prachi comes down. Seeing Ayesha sitting away from the celebrations lonely, she walks up towards her and sits beside her. "I think you like to play holi but why are you sitting all alone here."prachi asked are suspiciously. "nothing Prachi, if Neev sees me running around he complains that I'm not taking taking care about his baby." Ayesha replies her without any expressions. "what baby, Ayesha." Prachi asks her in a puzzled tone. "I'm pregnant, Prachi." Ayesha replies her cheerfully. "you didn't care to inform us also." Prachi asks her making sad faces. "sorry Prachi, actually it was confirmed last night, that's why, we didn't still inform anyone." Ayesha replies, pulling her ears. "it's ok", saying Prachi hugs her. "so what's your matter how's your life Prachi." Ayesha asked Prachi, breaking from the hug. For this prachi starts blushing. Ayesha did not understand why she was blushing. "actually, I and Milind started living like wife and husband in a real sense, Ayesha." Prachi replied , but Ayesha did not understand what she meant. Hearing Milind calling her, Prachi goes of from there before Ayesha could ask her more. Ayesha started scratching her hair, thinking deeply. Neev who came that side started wondering about what AYesha was thinking deeply. Neev came and sat beside her. "what are you thinking very deeply." Neev asked Ayesha. "nothing, I'm just wondering what Prachi meant by the phrase in true sense." Ayesha says still thinking. "what true sense." Neev asked her in puzzled tone. "nothing she said that she and Milind were now are wife and husband in trues sense. What does that mean Neev." Ayesha asks him innocently. "you are really brainless Ayesha. That much also you don't know." Neev replied to his wife. "can't you see them and understand. What Prachi meant." Neev poited her towards them who were romancing while playing holi. Ayesha just nodded positively indicting she understood.
One week later after Holi, that evening Milind was getting ready to pick up Alaap who was arriving that day. Prachi just came up to see her husband's status of getting ready. "Milind still how much time will you need to get ready. It's time for the plane to land. Go soon or you will miss him." Prachi remained him for the third time. Milind stops setting his suit and hugs Prachi who was standing behind him. "darling, there's still an hour for the plane to land. And for your info your brother is a father of a two year old, not a two year old boy to be missed ok." Milind teased her hugging her tightly. "so if you want your husband to leave soon for the airport, I need to be kissed. So kiss me soon", "no Milind, you will be late." Prachi says trying to free herself from himself. But gives up failing to get out from him. "so your brother is important than me, huh, is it." Milind asked her making faces. "no, Milind." Prachi replies blushing. "so why late kiss me." Milind says, pushing her to the open wardrobe and kisses her. After few minutes they breaks from the kiss. prachi blushes lowering her gaze, while Milind tries to see her shy face, tickling her. A file from the wardrobe which was on the edge falls down which was not noticed by both of them. Prachi starts pushing him out of the room. "please don't be late." 'ook, I will", Milind gives her a hug and goes towards the entrance. He waves her bye and goes out. After Milind left, Prachi started cleaning the messed up bedroom. Suddenly her eyes fell on the file that fell down few minutes earlier. She goes towards it and lifts it, while doing it the papers from the file slips out and falls down. She then lifts the papers. But she stops in the midway, when she finds something shocking in the papers. She just drops the papers and slumps down the ground , and tears falling on her cheeks. …………………….
Sorry for the MISTAKES . Plz do comment.
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