"You have to understand, professor, my brother is never wrong" she says
Pragya watch rani and then look at Dave, she was trying to get it together but she couldn't think.
"I have to go" she says quickly getting up to leave, Dave tried to stop her but she ran past him and out the door.
"Brother you have to help her"
"I know" he says before grabbing his umbrella and running outside
Dave opened his umbrella and ran after her while calling her name; "pragya! Hey...Wait" he says this time grabbing her hand
Pragya now in tears turn towards him and hits his chest, saying he's wrong. "I can't be pregnant...you're wrong" she says
"What will my mom say... and abhi" she says gasping "he will hate me"
"Look miss, its ok, I'm sure they will understand" he says before adding "especially your husband, once you tell him he will have to take responsibility" he says
"You think so Dave?" she says looking at him
"Yes"
Wiping her teary eyes she sniffs; "I think I should go home, my family must be worried"
"Would you like me to give you a ride?" he says
"Yes thank you"
Five minute later, pragya was seated in Dave car, he asked her for the address and she gave it to him. While Dave was driving pragya was quiet, but her mind was in trouble. She knew Dave was right, but she never thought that sleeping with abhi one time could cause her so much trouble. thinking back, she remembered the day she realize how much she loves abhi, when he cornered her and tried to touch her out of anger. She knew he was trying to torcher her, but she let her feelings take over by leaning forward and letting him kiss her.
Even though the kiss was rough and she had no experience, she imagined abhi being gentle towards her, picking her up and gently putting her on the bed. She was to busy imagining abhi loving her that she couldn't see the big picture; she couldn't see abhi hands on her shoulder squeezing it hard, leaving a mark on her pale shoulder. She didn't hear abhi calling her tanu and saying how tanu is better than her.
Pragya could feel the pain abhi was causing her and it wasn't romantic, but she pretend it was, and went along with it, she stubbornly refuse to see the reality of things and stare at the loving abhi she created in her head. Abhi gently remove her saree and caress her face lovingly while saying sweet words to her ears, making her heart beat even faster.
Abhi on the other hand didn't notice how much pragya wasn't resisting, he was so blinded by anger that he took her without telling her how much it will hurt or say he was sorry. When he took her it the pain quickly shattered her fake world leaving her to face reality. She cried and held on to abhi shoulder while he roughly dives into her. pragya silently let the tears roll down, and bite her lips, when she couldn't take it anymore she called his name over and over , while he whispers tanu name in her ears.
When he was done, he got up to take a shower, but before he leave he look at her vulnerable state, and realize he made a big mistake. He was gonna say something when he remembered what she did; "hurry up and change the sheets, and when you're done you're sleeping in the balcony" he says
Once he was gone, pragya wrapped the blankets around her and cry. You couldn't think of me even with my one wish she thought, getting up to do as abhi says. Once she was done she went to the balcony to sleep, but she couldn't with the wind making her cold. So decided she entered the room and walk to her side of the bed, than she climb in and watch abhi sleeps. "I love you abhi" she says before moving closer to him and letting his body heat put her to sleep.
I thought I could keep this memories to myself, but I never knew I would get pregnant after my wish, she thought that day abhi decided not to mention or talk about it to tanu or dadi and sadly I agree, but I didn't let him see how much it affect me, she thought sighing
Dave watches her expression before making a stop in front of her house. Smiling he called her name, getting her attention then he told her he's at her house making her blush for not noticing. "Thank you Dave for everything" she says
"No problem" he says watching her unbuckle her seat belt and opening the door
"Mrs.!" he says before she steps down, "here use my umbrella, you don't want to get sick again" he says smiling
Pragya was about to refuse but he quickly puts it on her hand and make some excuse to leave. Once he was gone, bulbul came running out to hug her sister, she had saw everything, the guy in the car, her sister with the umbrella and so on. She watches as her sister continues to look at the direction the car left and then the umbrella. "Didi?" she says getting her attention
"Yes bulbul"
"Where have you been? And who was that in the car?" she asks
Pragya feeling a headache coming sighs "let's go in first then I'll tell you everything"
Elsewhere, abhi is in his room drinking, he was upset that pragya didn't come home and was more upset when he remembered the stranger holding her. Angry he throws the glass on the floor making it shattered. "So is he the reason why u divorce me" he says making aaliyah smiles
"Of course he is abhi, she did it to take your money and spend it with her lover" she says
"Those middle class would do anything, for money" tanu says before gently putting her hand on his shoulder
"Anyway, we shouldn't be depressing after all pragya is not in our life anymore" aaliyah says
"No! She played me for my money, I will teach her a lesson" he says
"And how will we do that, abhI?"
"Simple, I will pressure her until she admits everything to her mother" he says
"No, why don't you give her what she wants"
"And whats that?"
"She wants abhi love" tanu says
"Your right, abhi should pretend to love her and than break her" she says walking around
"that's not bad, but we should stick with abhi idea" tanu says besides if we stick to aaliyah plan abhi might actually falls for her she thought, biting her lip
After they made plans, abhi phone rang; He looks at the id and picks it up, "hello"
"Abhi it's me, pragya is back" she says
"Ok I'll be there", getting up he quickly grab his jacket and ran downstairs, avoiding tanu and aaliyah calls.
Meanwhile, sarla hang up the phone and sat back down to hear pragya story. They both listen as pragya explain what happen to her, and Dave saving her and making her stay over at his house for the night. Once she was done, she waited for them to say something; sarla was the first one to say something.
"I'm happy that you're alright pragya, but I'm not so happy about you sleeping in an unmarried man house." she says
"But mom, he saved her. Besides where was she suppose to stay he didn't know where she live." bulbul defend
"Still she could have called us instead of making us worried" she says
"I'm sorry mom; I should have called when I woke up"
"Its ok, but you should worry more about abhi, he was so worried about you" she says
Surprise pragya stare at her mom; "abhi was worried?"
"Yeah, I called him as soon as you got home, he should be her-"she says never got to finish when abhi dramatically walks in worriedly and hugs her
"Pragya, I was so worried" he says patting her hair
"Abhi?"
He looks at her before whispering something, then he drags her to the bathroom and let go of her hand.
"What are you doing abhi?"
"I can't be worried about you" he says half truthfully
"I know that's not true abhi, you made it very clear" she says glaring at him
Abhi laughs and moves her closer to the wall "I always knew you were smart chashme", "I'm here to make sure you stick to your promise, to tell sarla the truth" he says
"I know I said that abhi, but I can't tell her the truth" she says regretting saying that to him
"So now you lying to me" he says closer to her face
"No, but now isn't the right time to do that" she says
"If you won't tell sarla the truth than I will tell her tonight" he says about to leave when pragya grab his hand, pleading
"No, I'll do it, please give me time" she pleads
"You had enough time pragya"
"No, I'll tell her tomorrow that we're divorce" she says
"YOU'RE WHAT!" she screams
Pragya scared, turn to see her mom, she tried to go to her when her mom put her hands up to stop her. "Don't come any closer" she says while holding her heart
"Sarla" abhi tries to say, only for her to yell out some more
Sarla feeling pain in her heart falls on the floor, making pragya cry and cried her mom name. Abhi ran and grab her trying to make her conscious while pragya call for ambulance.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Scene1:
"Rani!"
"Brother... what are you doing here" she says outside of the school
"I came to pick you up" he says
Scene 2:
"You must be Dave, pragya told us about you" bulbul said excitedly
"Really...what did she say?" he asks teasingly while looking at pragya
Scene 3:
"This is all your fault, abhi" purub says
"I didn't do anything wrong" he says
"You shouldn't have pressure her, you know very well sarla can have a heart attack"
Scene 4:
"Professor, can you do me a favor?" rani says
"What is it?"
"I want to make a big feast for brother and his friends, so can you help me?"
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