Chapter 11
Hidden secrets
Raichand Haveli
Haseena:Chand,we have to warn Abhay.History cannot be repeated.You do remember what happened the last time, dont you?
Chand:Yes,I do.I didnt give much importance to his attraction towards Pia, even teased him about it.But now, we must take up this matter seriously.
Abhay(in a glum voice):I'm home.
Haseena:Whats wrong Abhay???
Abhay:There's just this extremely irritating new guy in college and...
Alice(coming in):And he was flirting outrageously with Pia and Bella.Edward didnt like this new character much either.
Emmett:Obviously Alice.
Haseena & Chand exchange a look.
Abhay:Excuse me, that was so not the reason.He was just really irritating, that's it.
Alice(whispers to Emmett):Yeah, he becomes irritating after a 15 min encounter.
Bella:Dont listen to them Auntie."Shaurya" is not a jerk.(glares at Abhay and Edward)
Haseena:Umm...guys there was somethinng that we needed to discuss with Abhay...
Jasper:Dont worry, we'll keep ourselves busy.
Everyone leaves.
Abhay(curiously):Kya hua?Wait a min...If you wanna talk about that Alice thing, I .......
Chand(interrupting him):Abhay, its important.You do remember what happened before.
Abhay stops and his face becomes expressionless.
Haseena:We didnt want to bring this up but, we dont want you getting close to another human and repeat the same mistake as...Maithili.
Abhay:Pia is in no way like that back stabbing,lying,bi---
Chand:Have you forgotten how childlike how innocent she looked the first time.
Abhay gives him a murderous look.
Chand:I'm not saying that Pia Jaiswal is the same as Maithili.Actually, she is not.But she's a human all the same.We'll have to leave this place soon.What will you do then?What will SHE do then???
Abhay is silent for a long time.Then in a defeated voice he says:You're right.I cant get close to anyone.(Gets up & goes away)
Haseena:Are we being selfish.
Chand:No we are doing this only because we do not want Abhay to be in the same state as before.Pia wont do to him what Maithili did, but if Abhay gets close to her and loses her in any way,he'll DIE.He really will.
What the Raichands hadnt realised was that Edward,Bella and Alice had heard everything.
Bella:What was that???
Edward:It seems like Abhay had a past with some girl called Maithili who is in some way connected to Pia.
Alice:But if Abhay stops talking to Pia, they'll both be heartbroken.
Edward:We have to help Abhay.
Bella:But how.
Edward(in a determined voice):First,we need to find out who Maithili is and what connection she has with Pia.For that,we need to break into his room.
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In Abhay's room
Edward:Alice, keep watch while Bella and I search the room.
Bella:Hey guys, I found a box with a locket having Maithili's name.
Edward:Open it.
Bella opens the locket.
Alice(shocked):Its....Its...Pia!!!
Edward.Yes, sort of like her a 100 years ago with all these clothes on.She's a doppelganger of Maithili.
Alice:We have to find out who Maithili is and what she did to Abhay's family.
They search a bit more and find a very old diary.
Bella:Its Abhay's.But its wrong to read someone's diary.
Alice:Its important...
Edward:Hey look at this.This has stuff about his human life too.
They start to read the diary.
Alice:Look,Abhay updated his diary almost regularly.But here there's a gap of about a year.
Edward(reading ahead):Wait a sec...Its about his transformation and......MAITHILI!!!
To be contd.
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