Part 4
Bored and hungry, Milind decided to get up and shower; there was really nothing that could entertain him. Even though he was tired, sleep was not what he needed. As beads of water trickled down his well-built, toned body, he closed his eyes for a second drowning in his past yet again.
'Milind beta, Prachi zinda hai,,dekho uska uska abhi abhi phone aaya tha, mujhe pata hai ko woh prachi hi thi' Premlatha held onto Milind as she cried pleading him to go look for her again. 'Milind mein jaanti hoon sirf tum hi ho jo usko dhoodh sakte ho, please meri beti mere paas wapis layo milind' Milind just felt miserable, his face was tear stained, his eyes portrayed distress; they had just come back from identifying corpses and he had just found the necklace he had once gifted Prachi. His heart would not believe she was dead ofcourse, until he stopped breathing how could his Prachi stop? He would find her even if that meant going to every nook and corner of the world. She was alive somewhere and his life depended on it. Milind understood Premlatha and he simply nodded. 'Maa, apne mujhe apna beta maana hai, mein apni Prachi ko wapis laoonga lekin uske liye mein chahta hoon ke pehle aap apne aap ko sambhalein' He nodded again, hugging her. Premlatha understood and had faith in him. Milind had to find her, not only for himself but for his family.
Neev had supported Milind and the family a lot, by first taking care of his father's business and they both had decided to merge their industries to make one. Although Milind was taking care of the business and the family, he had distanced himself and was more worried about his life, Prachi. He had hired a secret detective who would inform him if he found anything on Prachi and her whereabouts. But this became fruitless as the only information Milind had managed to get was that Prachi was not in Mumbai. For this reason, both of them decided to take on different projects in various cities believing that they might find her there.
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Prachi had managed to get into the theatre room from the back of the doors and now she sat at the back watching the play start. It was dark and Proteek and Neev were sat at the front and that way she would not be caught.
The play had now started and each character was getting introduced, now was the time for the lovers to be introduced. 'Ayesha mein kab se tumhara wait kar raha hoon, kab aayogi tum' 'Mein yahan hoon tumhare peechhe, kunal' Behind the guy names kunal, emerged Ayesha. Neev was gobsmacked, at first on hearing the similar voice, and then on seeing Ayesha. His eyes were nearly out of his sockets and brows raised in confusion! What is Ayesha doing on the stage? I think I am dreaming. He rubbed his eyes but there stood Ayesha again. He dismissed it as an illusion, not believing his eyes. It couldn't be true, he thought to himself.
Meanwhile, Milind dressed in a black shirt and trousers and decided to go outside and check the hotel's garden and have something to eat. Locking his door, he turned around and saw a mobile phone on the floor and walked past it but it had started ringing. That he could not ignore and decided to pick it up. As soon as he picked it up, he was to say that it was not his when the woman on the other line said 'Hello, Prachi' Milind could not ay anything back after that. He was shocked and happy and thought 'Was it his Prachi this woman is talking about…that means this is Prachi's mobile, she is here somewhere!' 'Hello..Prachi tum sun rahi hona? Mein ne yeh kehne ke liye phone kiya tha ke mein ne Rishi ko school se pick kar liya hai ok tum apna khayal rakhna bye'
Without another thought, Milind ran to receptionist's desk and asked for Prachi Mishra 'Mr. Mishra she is in the theatre room probably, if not then her room is no. 403' 'Thankyou'.
Prachi looked at her watch, it was 3pm and by now Hina must have picked up Rishi. I need to call her, she thought. She looked through her purse but could not find her mobile. In hurry, she got up from there and went upstairs to her room, thinking that she must have dropped it on the way. However, when she reached there it was not in her room, or anywhere where she had been. There was still one hour left until the play finished. How could she get into contact with Hina now?
Milind could not find Prachi in the theatre and had decided to go to her room. He could not believe it; her room was right next to his! On reaching the room, he knocked on the door and waited with great anticipation; finally he was going to meet his Prachi.
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