"Aliya put the gun down damn it!" Abhi shouted but she didn't listen.
"Beta aliya" said daadi.
"Don't come near me!" Screeched aliya. "Otherwise I will shoot my self!"
Abhi whispered to tanu to try and talk to aliya as she was her friend but tanu said what if she shoots me! She couldn't put her life in danger. Even the thought of a gun made her shudder.
"Stop aliya" shouted abhi but she wasn't listening to them.
"Aliya" began pragya "you blame me for everything right so don't do this" she walked towards aliya
"Stay at that distance otherwise" screeched aliya
"Yeah aliya just listen to me. It's my fault right so" pragya quickly got hold of the gun and began to pull it. Aliya didn't let go. She tried pulling it back. Pragya pulled it again but aliya wouldn't let go.
"Leave it!" Screamed aliya
"No aliya" said pragya "listen to me..."
The gun fired.
Everyone stood shocked. Aliya dropped the gun and looked horrified. Pragya had been shot in the arm. Pragya held Her arm in pain. Abhi and daadi ran towards her. Pragya was about to faint. Abhi picked her up and took her to the car.
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Pragya was being seen by the doctor. They had to get the bullet out of her arm before it could spread poison throughout her body.
Abhi sat outside with daadi and everyone else. Tanu had gone home. Aliya was shocked.
Abhi rethought about everything that had just happened. Pragya out of all the other people had stopped aliya. Even he had hesitated to go near aliya but pragya did not hold back and yet he thought she was the one that had ruined his sisters life yet she had given her a new life. Pragya who he tortured everyday had saved his sister from death. He felt like punching himself.
The doctor came out and said that pragya was okay and they could see her. Abhi walked in and looked at pragya. He arm had been bandaged and she was sitting up smiling at the nurse who was talking to her. Everyone liked her yet abhi had been to blind to see her reality and kindness. Abhi walked and sat next to her.
"Why did you do that?" He asked
"What?" Asked pragya " I had to help aliya and stop her! She could have done anything!"
"Yeah but now look at your arm what if it had been more serious!" Abhi asked
"Nothing is more important than family" said pragya "whether it is my life I don't care. I couldn't have let aliya do that especially when she thinks that no one loves Her. We all do. She just needs to realise that purab didn't love her. She wouldn't have been happy with him."
"I don't know how to thank you!" Said abhi "I'm sorry"
"It's okay." Said pragya
Daadi and everyone walked in to meet her.
Pragya was back home the next day. aliya hadn't come out of her room since the incident. Pragya walked to aliyas room and knocked on the door. Aliya opened it. She looked like she was crying. Pragya walked in. Aliya sat down with her.
"Aliya you are okay right?" Asked pragya
"Yeah" she said
There was an awkward silence before aliya began to cry uncontrollably. Pragya made he lay down and patted her head.
"I'm sorry" cried aliya "it's just that I was so angry and upset i didn't think! Purab left me once again! I loved him so much! Am I really that bad?" She asked
"No aliya your fine. I know purab shouldn't have done that on the day of the marriage. Don't worry you will find someone who will treat you with love and respect and love you more than anything." Said aliya.
Aliya slowly fell asleep and pragya got up to leave.
Abhi had watched all of this from outside. Pragya had managed to do what he hadn't. He smiled at her.
Pragya walked to her room and picked up her blanket and was about to sleep in the balcony but abhi stopped her.
"You will not go outside. You can sleep on the bed." He said
Pragya was surprised but listened to him and went to the other side of the bed and began to make a border with pillows. Abhi picked them up and put them back.
"We don't need a border." He said
Pragya was again surprised but lay down. This was the first time abhi hadn't argued with her and she couldn't help but cry with happiness. A tear fell from her eye.
Abhi quickly sat up again and asked her if she was okay.
"Im fine" said pragya and she too sat up again.
"Then why are you crying?" He asked
"It's just that this is the first time I have felt happy in this house. You actually didn't torture me. I feel like I am wanted for once." She said
Abhi hated himself for what he had done.
"I'm sorry" he said "I was wrong about you. I know I dont deserve forgiveness but please."
"It's okay what you did was for you sister and I would have done the same if I were you." She said
"Can I have one chance to be a good husband?" Abhi asked
"But what about tanu?" Said pragya
"I don't like her. I asked her to help aliya but she never did. She doesn't care about my family and my family means everything to me."
"Oh.. " was all pragya could say.
"Good night" she said finally.
"Good night chashmish" said abhi and they both lay down again hoping that tomorrow would be a better day. A new beginning...
( so guys. I know this didn't happen and won't happen but was wondering if somehow pragya saves aliya from danger then abhi might realise how nice she is.
Liking the current storyline. Hope you like it ! Do comment! )
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