Abhi-Pragya SS: The Twist in the Tale last part page 10 - Page 3

thanks so much 😳 so glad you liked it 😳

will def try and get a new chapter out 😳

Very well written, and I'd be waiting for more from you.

Abhi didn't know how long he had been standing outside Pragya's house for. He didn't know what he would say or do, but all he could do was watch and stare at the household in front of him. He had come when the sun was still out, and it was close to 10 at night now. He had just been standing outside, hiding in a safe spot staring at Pragya. He had watched her be strong for her family, he watched as she helped make ladoos for Bulbul's engagement. He watched as she cheered up her mom making jokes with her Daadi. He didn't know why he didn't go in, but each time he tried to he stopped himself. He was about to go in again but stopped when he saw Bulbul coming back home, he stayed at the same spot watching.

"Di, mujhe tujhse baat karni hain." Bulbul said coming in.

"Arey, but what happened?" Daadi asked.

"I don't want to get married." Bulbul flatly said.

"Kya!" Mom said in shock.

Abhi couldn't blame her for being in shock, as long as he'd known Bulbul she dreamt of a big wedding. His revenge had always been against Pragya, but he couldn't help but get close to her family. He had especially gotten close to Bulbul who he loved as much as he loved Aaliya. He treated Bulbul like a daughter, she was the sister he didn't want but was blessed to receive.

"Ma, please don't force me I don't want to do it. I already talked to Purab, he understands my decision." Bulbul said.

"Maa," Pragya said before Maa could talk, "Let me talk to her." Pragya said dragging Bulbul towards the window that Abhi was closest to.

"What is wrong, till yesterday you were excited of having a big wedding, what changed?" Pragya asked, always being the practical one.

"Di, shaadi karke kaun khush raha hain?" Bulbul asked.

"Bulbul, what happened to me doesn't happen to everyone." Pragya said. Her words caused a pang in Abhi's heart as he silently watched dreading the feeling of guilt hit him. It wasn't only Pragya's life he ruined, he was a monster.

"No Di, it does. Every time any of us trusts any guy they break out trust. Even if i love Purab, what's to say he won't break my trust sometime in the future." Bulbul said.

"Bulbul, tu galat..." Pragya didn't get to finish before Bulbul interrupted her.

"Di, Maa trusted Papa, we all did. I was three Di, three I didn't understand anything all I knew was that the father I had was there one day and gone the next day. Since then Maa had taken care of us, and after a few years you took care of us. Then came Suresh, I thought he'd be close to a father figure but instead he broke all of our trust." Bulbul said.

"Bulbul, you can't let two men break your trust off of men." Pragya tried to console her. She felt helpless not being able to protect her sister.

"Di the worst one was Abhi jiju. Suresh I only thought would be close to a father figure, but jiju, I put him up to that standard. I really believed that he actually cared for all of us, but everything was fake. Di, I thought he was like a second father, someone who would always be there to protect me from the world, but he, he wanted nothing but the worst for me. And what he did to you Di, can you ever forgive that, because I will never forgive what he did to you." Bulbul spit out in anger.

Pragya closed her eyes and took in a deep breath, she knew how much her situation with Abhi effected Bulbul, but she never realized it did this much. "Bulbul, please..."

"Di, saach saach bata, will you ever be able to trust another man in your life after this." Bulbul asked her.

"I," Pragya started to say but Bulbul cut her off, "Di I know you, you can't lie at all, your eyes will always tell me the truth. Please Di, let me keep my decision." With that Bulbul walked away and Pragya stayed by the window and finally let a few tears shed down her face.

Abhi stood by the window in pain, unable to digest the fact that he truly was a monster. Pragya had once told him about how much harder her father leaving was on Bulbul than her, he just never knew that he would add onto that pain. He watched Pragya take a deep breath, brush away her tears and put on a smile before she turned around and went back into the living room. After that he knew he couldn't go in, as much as he wanted to he couldn't be selfish anymore, Pragya didn't need another surprise tonight.

...

The next day Abhi had come bright and early in the morning and found himself hiding in the same spot he was in yesterday. He saw that everyone but Pragya was in the living room and taking a deep prepping himself. Come on Abhi, your the biggest rockstar in the country and you can't go in and talk to your wife and your family. Stop being an idiot and go in. He told himself and finally had the courage to walk inside.

The second he walked in everyone was silent just staring at him. Before anyone could say anything Bulbul spoke, "How dare you? Have you no shame? Get out."

"Bulbul please Pragya," Abhi didn't even get to finish before Maa came to him.

"Dekho woh abhi bohot gusse mein hai. Woh tumhari nahi sune wali."

"Maa, please I need to see Pragya." Abhi said not caring if his rockstar image was going down the drain with his pleading.

"Dekho, after a while my Di has finally fallen asleep, she doesn't need to wake up to you." Bulbul said standing behind her mother.

"Bulbul, I know that I've hurt you but please I need to see her." Abhi pleaded.

"And I'm telling you that you've hurt my Di more than enough so please leave before she wakes up." Bulbul said.

"Maa, Daadi, mujhe Pragya se milne do, please." Abhi pleaded.

"No, isn't this what you wanted. Hell for her, well lucky for you she's living it now." Bulbul said.

"Please," Abhi said.

"No you've gotten what you wanted," Bulbul's voice rose, "What more could you possibly want! Just sign the papers and leave her alone" She yelled.

"I LOVE HER!" Abhi yelled. "I love her. You think I don't know that I don't deserve her. She made me realize what true unconditional love means. She made me realize what it means to give back to those you love, she made me realize that there is such a pure emotion. I can't let that go, I can't let the only good thing in my life go."

"Abhi?" He heard his name from the one person he was dying to see. He lifted his head towards the bedroom door and saw his wife standing in her night gown looking confused before she masked her emotions.

"Pragya, I need to talk to you, please just hear me out."

"Abhi please, please just leave. There's finally some peace in this house, please leave me alone." Pragya said before going back in.

Abhi tried to move towards the door but Bulbul and Maa stopped him. "Sun liya Jiju, leave us alone." Bulbul said before she went after Pragya.

Abhi moved outside Pragya's door and spoke his heart out. "Pragya I love you and I'm not leaving like this. I know that everything is my fault and my fault alone, but I cannot leave the one person who has given me true love. I promise you I'll fix everything, I promise I will be the one who will mend the heart I broke. I promise I will love you for the rest of my life, and I promise to make you feel the true love I feel."

Abhi took a few steps back when Daadi stopped him.

"In order to win over Pragya you have to win over Bulbul." Daadi said. "Go ahead Abhi, tumhari aankhon mein saach dikhta hain. Sarla and I can most definitely recognize a man fighting for love and we will support you in this. But Abhi, this is my warning to you, if you break our trust this time, I, no we will stand as a burning shield in front of our daughter and will burn anything that tries to harm her." Daadi said with a proud smile.

Abhi lifted his ashamed eyes and gave a determined smile, "I promise you Daadi, I'll win the trust of everyone. And I promise you from now on Pragya will never face any sadness alone. From now on I will be the shield that will protect her. Aur rahi baat Bulbul ki, woh meri choti bachi hain, I will win back her trust and I will protect her from all the bad in this world. I promise you Daadi, everything will be okay." Abhi said promising not only Daadi but promising himself as well.

Secondly, it was amazing.

I loved how the realisation of the effects of his actions dawned on Abhi, I did feel bad for him but in all honesty he brought it on himself.

Looking forward to his way of earning everyone's love and trust back.😳