Part- 5
Ayesha looked pale seeing Milind rushing from her house angrily. "I think we should tell them about the incidents that took place in Prachi's life. I think Milind can help her in getting away the grief." Kashish looked at Ayesha for the reply. "I think this is only way we can try to get Prachi out of this." Kashish continued after Ayesha sat thinking. "moreover he is our friend, and I don't think so that we are doing anything wrong by telling this. Actually we did a mistake by just keeping quiet." Ayesha looked at Kashish wearily and confused. She stood up and went slowly behind Kashish. They opened Milind's house door quietly. They found Prem sitting there quietly while Milind was pacing around the room, angrily. He turns his head when the door opened and turns his head back ignoring them. Ayesha moves forward while Kashish stood there near the entrance. "I thought you both were my best friends but now I knew that it's a friendship." "don't say like that Milind."Ayesha moved to touch him. "but why did you not share that thing with me, why did you'll tell me about that." Milind angrily shouted causing Ayesha to jerk back. "yeah I knew, what value you gave to our friendship." "no Millind it's not like that. We thought of telling you everything when the matters become better. But instead they are becoming worse." Ayesha slumps down in the near by sofa, burying her face in her palms.
"we were the gang of four when we were at Pune. And Prachi was living in her nani's place at that time. The fourth person is none other than Neev." Kashish started with a lump in her voice which came out in a loud whisper. She slowly moves towards the sofa and sits bside Ayesha. "that were days of happiness where there was no place of sadness. Prachi and Neev were in love with each other from the day one of the college. They were a very sweet couple." Kashish looks into Ayesha's face, "yeah very sweet couple. Prachi is an angel to everyone……."Ayesha contiues, facing eye to eye with Kashish and turning away from her. "both have different passions. Prachi loves flowers especially red roses but Neev he loves cars and he was passionate motor car racer, winning many medals in that." Ayesha saw both Prem and Milind staring at them. "I think it was a final year, when Neev met with an accident during one of the racing. It was first shock to Prachi. Even though he out without any danger, it took Prachi atleast a month to come out of that shock." Milind could numbness of tears in Ayesha's eyes. "after that Prachi didn't allow him to drive the car or participate in any motor car race, fearing that she may loose him. She was a very sensitive girl." Milind did not speak out anything, he just came and sat near Prem keenly interested in the story. "Prachi's and Neev's parents readily approved of their relation but waited to complete their studies."Kashish slowly started again. "we were happy and everyone were also happy. But this happiness did not last long." Ayesha continued KAshish's story. "it was that unfateful day, when all were returning from Panchmeshwar. Prachi did not want anyone to go there. but everyone went off without hearing her. She was having fever that day so she stayed back as I was there. but while returning back………………………………………….." Ayesha began to sob badly, hiccupping in the middle of the sentence. Kashish puts her hands on Ayesha's shoulder controlling her. "I'm right", Ayesha assured and continued the story. "Neev lost his control and was hit by the lorry. Some say that the breaks failed and some say that he was not driving concentratingly. Anyhow that does not matter and all that matters is now we all lost a great friend. But Prachi lost everything she possessed, her family, her love and everything. She just living like a dead person. After that she stopped talking to everyone and restricted herself to her room. She stopped living actually. No one understands why she was and for whom she lived. Once she tried kill her self by slashing her wrist with the blade. We could just save her from dying but could not get her from out of this trauma. Till now she didn't speak out a word or so….and it had been nearly 5 months." Ayesha was finding hard to control her self, but she contols herself. "you know one thing milind, after this accident, she kept away from all the bright colours of life. She stopped buying flowers which she used to do daily just to keep in the vase. She stopped all the things she used to do before and mainly she stopped laughing. We were dying to see her laugh after this incident. I don't whether we would see her laugh once again or not. She lost all the happiness of the world. We also don't know when she will be out of this shock. Doctors were telling it would some time but could not tell us the exact time. I'm getting afraid thinking what if it would take her life long to come out of this shock." Ayesha's buries her face in her palms crying out loudly. "no this can't happen", Milind suddenly shouts and rushes towards Ayesha's house.
He stops at the bedroom where Prachi laid there. he saw a doctor who was suggesting something to Ragini who sat beside while they both came there. As soon as the doctor left he walks slowly into the room. He saw her murmuring Neev's name. he slowly sat beside her without making any noise. He sees Neev's photo on the table beside the bed. He stares at her sleeping face. He could the pain in her eyes, pain of loosing her dear ones very clearly even though they are shut. He could not bear the sight. He lifted his hand to place it on her head and sooth her, but he pulls it back. he thought of hugging her tightly and save from the world. He knew why he was reacting like that seeing her suffer like that. It's becoz he loved her, loved her very deeply and sincerely knowing that she would not accept his love. He thought he would do anything for her sake and give her back to normal. Like the one he saw her in the photo. He pulls out his wallet and opens it, pulling out the photo from the wallet. He helds it near sleeping Prachi, "I will get you out of this, and make you smile like that in your photo." He wishpers, staring again at her sleeping face, a small curve of smile appears on his lips. He gets up from that place and leaves the room, without taking a second glance of her.
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