Abhi-Pragya FF: Rockstar (COMPLETE- ALL PARTS ON PAGE 64) - Page 15

I read in the AT yesterday that bhootni was haunting you(as I was trying to catch up!)

Originally posted by: MinMinMehra

I read in the AT yesterday that bhootni was haunting you(as I was trying to catch up!)

Any progress???

PS: thought to bring this back to the front page :):)

Originally posted by: -Tia-

Writing.. may post before I go to bed.😳

Part 6

"Abhi, how come you are up so early? Where is bahu?", I heard Daadi's voice as I was about to come out of the shower that morning.

"Here, in my pocket, Daadi, look", Abhishek was showing Daadi his sweatpants' pockets.

"Always joking around, you are a married man now, be responsible. But I am happy you are waking up early. I haven't been able to keep an eye on you due to my health for the past two years. But now I have my bahu to set you right. Bahu, you have done some magic on his sleeping habits. He used to be such a sleepyhead. I had to pour glasses of water on him so that he reached college on time", Daadi said as she gave us prashad and went out of the room.

Sleepyhead! That was definitely a contradiction to what I saw for the past few nights. I still hadn't figured out why he often took those sleep aid pills. I sometimes used to randomly wake up in the middle of the nights and when I did, I had once found Abhishek in the balcony drinking alcohol and another time playing a video game. He sure had some issue with his sleep. Was it a sleep disorder or was there something that bothered him, I couldn't tell. I wanted to ask him but I thought it was not in my authority.

It was a Sunday morning and Abhishek was home because of a cancelled concert. I had decided to get the whole family together at the breakfast table since I had planned for an idli-vada breakfast. I was used to eat with everyone together in my mother's house and I could see Daadi wanted it too, but for some reason it was not happening in the Mehra mansion. I had made friends with Abhishek's sweet niece and nephew, Babli and Bunty, and they were excited for the idli-vada breakfast. Their parents, Raj Bhaiyya and Mitali Bhabhi, tagged along with them for the breakfast. Abhishek's other cousin brother, Aakash was nice to me and he had obliged to my request to bring his parents to the table too. I got Daadi with me and the only person left was Abhishek.

Daadi asked me to bring Abhishek down and I went to his room and asked him to join us for the breakfast. He initially refused to come down, but when I said even the kids are waiting for him, he agreed. He greeted Daadi, Bunty, Babli and Aakash one to one while he just said a general good morning to the rest of them. I served the food I cooked to everyone.

Daadi asked me to eat as well and I saw that there were two chairs empty, one besides Abhishek and the other across him. I decided to go for the one across. "You are not sitting there" I was taken aback to hear Abhishek's stern voice as soon as I pulled the chair out to seat myself. His eyes that were looking at me were burning with a deep emotion.

"Beta, he wants you to sit besides him, not away from him", Daadi tried to ease the awkwardness caused by Abhishek's sudden outburst but everyone except me seemed to understand the situation. I was feeling hurt and embarrassed but not wanting to make Daadi feel bad I thought I should sit besides Abhishek.

Before I sat, Abhishek got up and walked away.

"Pragya, Abhishek's sister Aaliyah used to sit on that chair and she didn't allow anyone else to use it. Needless to say she was the apple of Abhi's eye. Don't feel bad beta, he must have remembered her because of the chair. She is gone but he doesn't let us remove that chair, nor any one of us use it. We should have told you about it beforehand", Daadi explained me the situation.

I had known that Abhishek had lost his parents at a young age but my heart went out for him hearing him losing his sister too.

Bunty and Babli lightened up the atmosphere since they loved the breakfast. Slowly the elders started eating too and everyone seemed to enjoy their food. I myself hardly could eat anything. Once everyone almost finished eating, I took Abhishek's plate and went to his room. He was busy playing a video game, relentlessly shooting at moving cars.

"Breakfast", I said in a loud voice to gather his attention.

"Listen, Chashmish. You don't need to try bringing this family together. Had I told them they will get a 1000 Rs. each for showing up at the breakfast table, everyone would show up without fail, everyday", he said sarcastically.

"Bunty and Babli did not come for 1000 Rs.", I said and he looked away.

"Anyways, I know I was rude. That chair belongs to my sister. I don't let anyone sit on it. But you didn't know. So it's my fault I yelled at you. Can I make it up to you with a free collection of all my music albums?", he offered.

I looked at him genuinely surprised that he was offering that to me after I have told him so many times how I am not his fan.

"A lifetime gym membership for body building? Nah, you should actually have a body to build you know. How about matching glasses for your chatris, every color same design?", he said so and I couldn't believe he said all that. He was looking at me with a serious face expecting an answer to his proposal. I was appalled but I didn't know from where a tiny smile crept on my lips.

"Eat your breakfast if you really want to make up for whatever", I told him handing him his breakfast plate.

He took the plate from my hands and said, "you cooked it, hmm? It's gonna be a torture to eat this. Not bad for a revenge". I simply rolled my eyes and sat on the sofa with my laptop. I wanted to work on my Ph.D. applications.

"Can I have some more of this torture. It's not good to do anything halfway", two minutes later I heard him saying. I gladly walked down the stairs to serve him more idli-vada with chutney and sambar.

That evening I worked on my Ph.D. applications for the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi and realized I needed to take printouts of my CV.

Abhishek walked into the room right then and I asked him if there is an Internet cafe nearby where I could take printouts.

"What do you think, rockstar doesn't have printers in his house or what?", he asked me to follow him to the music room where he had not one but three printers.

I placed my laptop on the table and Abhishek connected a printer to it. I tried to print but it didn't work. Abhishek came near me and leaned over by my chair trying to fix the problem. He was so close to me that I was feeling awkwardly conscious. The smell of his perfume and his dangling dog tags that touched my shoulder messed with my senses.

"Hello, don't you hear me? For the third time I am asking how many copies you want", he shouted in my ear and that's when I realized I was lost somewhere else.

"Three copies", I told him and he gave print command. I heard the printer making noise and got up to get the printouts, more because I wanted to get away from his spell.

"Chashmish, you are almost 30. I had thought you were like 45 or so", he said as he noticed my age in my CV that I was printing.

"I don't use 100 face creams like you to look younger, the ones that you have decorated in your bathroom", I gave back.

"Hey, it's my job to look good. How do you think I get girls to forget themselves in my presence?", he looked at me with a naughty grin.

And I was thankful when he walked out of the room right after that. I wanted to thank him for helping me with the print outs but the fact that he had caught me forgetting myself occupied me. What bothered me more though was the realization that I was getting attracted to him. I didn't know if it was because he was my husband though fake or just pure biology that he was a male around me. However, I couldn't remember feeling this way for Suresh, whom I had thought I loved when we sort of went around for a few days between our engagement and the wedding that broke before it happened. I warned myself not to delve on this attraction for it was meaningless.

I prepared envelopes to post my Ph.D. application that night. When Abhishek came to the room I had my envelopes all over his bed. I tried to clear them up and he noticed the address on one of the envelopes that fell to the ground and he helped me pick it up. He asked me why was I sending this bundles of material to a university and I explained I was going to pursue my Ph.D. after this marriage stint was over.

"First of all, I don't get why anyone needs to study so much. But if you do, why would you go for a university in Delhi? Why not go for the best like Oxford or Harvard?" he questioned.

"I have never thought of going abroad. I don't even know if I can get admissions in those places", I expressed my apprehensiveness.

"How can they refuse admissions to Chashmish? You belong among those boring people. If they still refuse, tell them you are rockstar's wife. British council library is near my recording studio. Come with me and get applications for Oxford or Cambridge tomorrow", he told me certainly.

I didn't know why he spoke the way he did.

I thought about studying abroad as I tried to sleep that night. It actually sounded a better idea than studying in India not just because it would be better aboard but because it would distract myself and my mother of my marriage more effectively.

It took a long time for me to go to sleep that night and I noticed that Abhishek was tossing and turning around too. I was somehow happy that he didn't take his sleeping pills that night but just when I thought of it, I noticed him go for them.

And it pained me.

The next morning I did go with Abhishek to the British council library. I couldn't believe I was recognized as the rockstar's wife when I stood in the queue. Abhishek had waited in the car to avoid being mobbed. I was appalled when some people clicked pictures with me and even started enquiring with me about Abhishek. I avoided the fan frenzy as much as I could.

I spoke with the counselor about the possible opportunities I could avail in Britain and it seemed like the University of St. Andrews had the Ph.D. program that suited me the most. But when it came to buy the application, I realized it would cost me more money than what I had in my purse. I had been under a tight budget due to issues with my mother's marriage hall business and I had to decide against applying.

When I went back to Abhishek's car he enquired me about the application. My excuses didn't work and I had to reveal to him my financial problem.

"There should be at least 10,000 Rs. Use the credit card if you need more", he said handing me over his wallet.

"I can't take money from you. I will buy the application when I have enough money for it", I refused his offer.

"Do you want me to go buy it? Come on yaar. It would be shameful if I get clicked buying a Ph.D. application. It will kill my image", he insisted.

I did not reply to him because I really didn't want to take his money.

"Okay, fine. I know people in the British council. I will have them send you the applications. By the way, you will tell me which university you decided on or shall I get applications for all British universities?", he was relentless.

"I will return you the money as soon as I get my next salary", I said as I went back to the library taking his wallet.

I couldn't help but smile when I saw a picture of his with his Daadi and sister in the transparent flap of his wallet. But my heart was smiling all the more at the thought that he cared about me.

The next couple of weeks went quite busy for me. I had started going back to college and had applied to both Jawaharlal Nehru as well as the British University. My mother's treatment was scheduled and Abhishek's Daadi's health had improved with the doctors planning her kidney transplant.

Abhishek was out of the country for most of those days due to his concerts abroad. And I had missed him to say the least and had always tried to talk to him when Daadi called him.

That evening Abhishek had returned from Europe and his manager had come home needing to discuss an urgent matter. I ended up overhearing some of the conversation because I was present nearby and they were talking about me.

"Daadi will kill me if I walk with any girl other than my wife", I heard Abhishek say.

"Your wife, it's not really in my authority to say this, but do you think she will be able to handle the red carpet?" the manager asked.

"We can manage that", Abhishek said calmly.

"Sir, Tannu Mehta wants to walk with you. Her rep has contacted me. Everyone knows about you guys and you are still a hot property for the magazines. You make the best looking couple in the town", the manager had explained.

I didn't hear more of their conversation because the name of Tannu Mehta rang a bell in my head. I remembered Bulbul telling me about rockstar Abhi's supermodel girlfriend, just a few months ago.

Needless to say I felt a stab in my heart at the realization. But I didn't want to hurt. I rather wanted to use this pain as a way to get myself out of the illogical feelings I had developed for Abhishek.

Why did I even remotely think in the lines of Abhishek and me as a couple? Did I want another rejection?

tia thankyou for the update

Thank you for the update :)
Abhi sense of humor is great
So he takes sleep pills because of what happened to his sis
I can't wait to see Abhigya getting close
p felt jealous that's nice

Awsome !! U scripted it so well !!
If I am not wrong Aaliya is not dead , she is far from him and she broke his heart...

Coming to the story it is different to see abhi with pain inside him.. Today I read ur story and Kate beauty and the beast both had abhi in a different light compared to the show..

I felt sad for abhi when I read..
Eagerly waiting for the next update

Why so many of you res-ing, come back soon, lol.

Pragya getting somewhat attracted to him and he caring for her.. Nice..

OH MY GOODNESS TIA!

I LITERALLY HAVE NO WORDS TO EXPLAIN HOW MUCH I LOVED THIS YAAR!!!!

WILL COMPLETE COMMENT LATER! I DONT EVEN KNOW WHATS GOING ON WITH MY COMMUNICATION SKILLS RIGHT NOW! I NEED TO GET MY WORDS AND THEN WILL FULLY EXPLAIN WHY I LOVED THIS CHAPTER! <3

Right, now I will continue...

First of all the way you started with Abhi and his usual jokes just gripped me straight into Tia's, Abhigya land. And I swear I say this every time but Abhi is always Abhi in some way in your stories which I love but some things changed as I went on to read.

It was lovely to see Pragya thinking about Abhi and why he took sleeping pills and his unusual behaviour at times throughout the night.

I absolutely loved that Pragya was trying to bring the whole family together, so Pragya like and totally understandable as that was the sort of environment she has always been used to at home, the togetherness and love of the family. The Aroras are great at that!

So Aliya is not part of the picture, why do I have a feeling that Pragya is misunderstanding what happened to her? Is she dead or just separated from Abhi? Anyway I'm sure you will clear all that in your next update! Which has to be soon!

It was cute that Abhi offered to make up for shouting at her at the table, and the offer... Matching glasses for the chatris, hahaha. So Abhigya like!

And then there were the Abhigya closeness feels, his touch effects her, hope her touch will effect him in some way too! Soon

It was good that Pragya refused to take money being the responsible, confident and independent girl she is, well she was once in the show but seems to be fading at the moment. Glad that Abhi helped her with financial costs, they care for each other so much.

So Pragya is worried as to why Abhi takes the pills? The line where your wrote "It pained me" That simple line was so effective! It even pained me to see Abhi in this situation, really hope you reveal the reason behind his habit of taking the sleeping pills, so curious just like Pragya.

And as much as I was hoping Tanu wasn't part of this she is but I'm sure you will not fail to impress me with reasons as to why she is part of it, obviously because without a villain a story loses its spice but also wanna see Abhis effect and Pragya as well.

Felt so bad for Pragya, very very slowly she is falling for Abhi and I felt her pain at realising Abhi was dating Tanu? Is he still? Or not?

And finally the way you ended it!
F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S

The last line "Did I want another rejection?" Wow, so effective! I hope she isn't put through a major heart break.

Sorry I just realised how much I have gone on! But I just can't help loving each and every one of your updates!

❤️