Abhigya SS: De-addiction - Epilogue - Page 31

Chapter 1

She was at her desk lost in thoughts. Living alone, she didn't think of it even in her dreams. But she shifted to Pune in spite of her mom and Abhi's Daadi telling her not to. She didn't want to be away from her all her loved ones but staying in Mumbai would mean there are more chances of her changing her decision. She didn't want that. For the first time in life, she took a decision for herself against everyone's opinion. Her mom tried to convince her at least to stay with her if she didn't want to stay in her husband's home. But she knew it wasn't a good idea. Her mom and his Daadi would definitely try to convince her and she knew she wasn't strong enough to hold her decision if they keep trying to change her decision. She stayed with her mom for few days until she got a job at a college in Pune. She rented an apartment and made all arrangements for her stay in Pune. Mom was so angry at her decision and she tried all means to stop her but she didn't want to stop for anyone this time. Thankfully, she had one person to support her decision; it was her Daadi. She told her mom that it would be good for her and she needed a break from everything.

She decided to concentrate on her job and not think about anything else. But how could she forget everything easily? Mind is designed in such a way if you think you shouldn't think about something, it keeps on remembering the things you want to forget. She could remember everything about that day.

"You knew it all along but didn't tell me?", he asked her with tears in his eyes. She couldn't see him so broken. She told him that she wanted to tell him everything but was afraid that he wouldn't believe it. He wasn't convinced by her reason. He looked at everyone in disbelief. His Daadi, his friend, his brother, his brother's wife, almost everyone in the family knew the truth except himself. They all knew the truth but didn't dare to tell him. They have seen him feeling guilty and responsible for a mistake he didn't do. They didn't even tell him when he was about to marry the girl for a mistake he didn't do. But no one dared to tell the truth because he wouldn't believe. He just laughed at himself.

"Do I look like a beast to all of you?", he shouted. Purab tried to defend but he stopped seeing Abhi's state. He was at a very vulnerable state that they couldn't imagine what must be going on his mind. He told Daadi that if she had told him to do things even without telling the reason, he would have done. He asked her what was the need for drama. "Believe. That's not a word in your case, Daadi. I would have done things if you just told me plainly", he sat on the floor near his Daadi sitting on the sofa.

"You, Pragya" he turned towards as he tried to get up. He wasn't even able to get up with easily and seeing that made her even bad.

"Why didn't you tell to me irrespective of me believing you? Didn't I deserve to know it? You even told me that I was taking a right decision. You played with my emotions. I am a human for god's sake. Why don't people don't understand? One day you come and tell, all these days you were lying and this is the truth. Another day, you say it was all drama and what I see now is the truth. I am not as smart and intelligent like you people. Just tell me one reason why I wouldn't believe you?"

She was silent as she knew how much pain he would have been going through after knowing his whole family lied to him whatever be the intention. He grabbed her arms and shaked her, "Give me an answer, Pragya."

Something made her speak.

"Because you always trusted your sister and girlfriend more than me. You never really had a good image of me. You never wanted to trust me. You never wanted to believe I said the truth", she said with a sobbing but sharp voice looking at his eyes.

"That was different. That was when I didn't know you. That was when I didn't love you. But when you came to know the truth, you knew I loved you."

"You said you loved me only few days ago. How could I think you would believe a girl whom you proposed only days ago over your sister and long known girlfriend? What if you don't believe me? I couldn't let you do something for a mistake you never did"

"That means you didn't believe I loved you", he asked her blankly.

Unusually, Pragya got into defensive mode.

"You said you wanted to propose me on my birthday. But when your girlfriend showed you some proofs, you didn't believe the girl you wanted to propose but the proofs."

"So you are justifying your act? You are saying you are right in hiding something which I should have known first from me?", he asked while his voice got louder.

"No, I accept I was wrong. But we didn't have a normal relationship where I could trust you or you could trust me. I didn't have a choice. I was helpless. I am sorry", she stopped as she embraced him. He hugged her back with tears falling down from his eyes but his thoughts were still the same. He broke the hug after few seconds and apologized.

"I am sorry for making you go through all this for me. But still I don't agree with all of this. What if you go guys couldn't get proofs and I had married her. You would have let me live with a lie all my life?", he looked at all of them as he said these words.

"You are right. You don't deserve all this", she said wiping her tears and went upstairs. Everybody was confused at her leaving the place. After few minutes, she came down with a suitcase.

Daadi asked her what was she doing when everything was getting fine. "Nothing is getting fine, Daadi. Don't you see with your own eyes what is happening? He is hurt. You are hurt. Purab is hurt. I am hurt. Everybody is hurt. Why should anyone live this hurtful life?", she said without looking up. She said she was leaving MM. Daadi and Purab tried convincing her. If it was any other day, she wouldn't have let anyone plead her to stay. In fact one word of motivation was enough for her to change her decision. But she was not her usual self that day; she was acting impulsive for the first time. She didn't even think of what she was doing and how it would affect her future or the future of people around her. She just didn't want to stay at the place as she felt it would make things worse.

"Leaving is not a solution, Pragya", he said sternly. Their painful eyes met and bid bye to each other. He didn't stop her after that for he felt after all that he went through, didn't he have the right to question? He thought he deserved that right at least. Her decision of leaving MM hurt his ego; it was like he shouldn't question her when she did all things for him even though it hurt him.

***

She got back to reality when she heard someone's footsteps. She tried to not let her tear drops fall on the floor. She joined her job just yesterday but her past didn't leave her alone. She saw Suresh today and got to know that he was also working on the same college. She didn't want to go to her class late so she invited him for lunch that day.

"Pragya"

She could tell that it was Suresh from his voice and looked back. He asked her whether they could go to canteen to which she accepted. They sat on a table at the canteen.

"I am sorry. I couldn't come when I came to know about Bulbul... I didn't know what to"

His voice was brittle and she knew Bulbul's death affected him equally as her. She felt like god was trying all ways to make her cry today and that's why he made her meet Suresh and talk about Bulbul.

"It's OK", she said coldly drinking her juice from the straw. There was absolute silence for few minutes.

"You know I was actually thinking about talking to you when I heard that there is a vacancy for a Philosophy professor. But I doubted whether you will think of going to job again. But it's nice to see you as a professor again. A.. Abhi. How is he?", he asked smiling.

She struggled to let those words come out of her mouth. "We. We are not together", she said looking at him.

Suresh was shocked and didn't know what to say. He didn't want to make her feel bad by enquiring the reason behind their seperation.

"I am sorry", he said.

"This is the second time you are saying sorry in just 5 minutes", she tried to divert the topic and acted like the topic didn't disturb her. He pressed his hand over hers on the table and assured that everything would be fine. She felt really calm over his assurance. His simple 'everything would be fine' gave her relief more than Abhi's Daadi's advice and motivational words. She felt that she was feeling lonely in Pune and seeing her old friend her made her feel so.

***

He was sitting with his guitar for the past half an hour but his mind was still fixed on her. He felt that he should have stopped her but then he was hurt that she left him. Purab came to his music room and was standing before him. Purab told him about the contract that they should sign tomorrow. Abhi was giving him one word answers. Purab asked Abhi whether he didn't still forgive him. Abhi didn't reply. So Purab started to leave the room until he heard Abhi saying, "So this is your friendship. If your friend is angry, you won't try to convince him"

Purab was so happy to see his friend talking to him casually and more than that, he was smiling. The smile which never left his face even on difficult situations was not on his face for the past two weeks. Abhi stood up, came towards Purab and hugged him.

"It's been so long since we went out", Abhi asking while slightly punching Purab's stomach.

"Shall we go for a long drive or a movie?", Purab suggested.

"Now, you sound like a girlfriend", Abhi teased him.

Chapter 2

Tq Nive. I was hoping that one of you great writers would pen down a story following this DNA report track. Because at least there is a story that would pacify us. Thank goodness you heard my silent prayer. Please do continue. Will be waiting patiently.

OMG Nive... 🤗

Nice start Nive 👏👏

What a start ,nive !! Pragya clearly said why she didn't dare to tell him the truth !! Unfortunately abhi have any answer for tht here too !!

Originally posted by: hutanbandar

Tq Nive. I was hoping that one of you great writers would pen down a story following this DNA report track. Because at least there is a story that would pacify us. Thank goodness you heard my silent prayer. Please do continue. Will be waiting patiently.

Thank you 😊

What to do? I am trying to keep myself sane until the end of this track and thus wrote this. 😆
Glad it coincided with your wishes

Originally posted by: Sowmii_cutiee

OMG Nive... 🤗

Love it yaaarrr ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

ur hearing our prayers even though CV's Dont.. 😆

Love both Abhi n Pragya in this.. Both are right in their place.. and u bought Suresh back.

Please do the updates regularly. Yes m selfish n i want to know more . 😆

Thanks Sowmi 🤗

Ha Ha.. So I am listening to your prayers. What gift are you going to give me? 😆

P.S. Will update as regularly as possible.

Originally posted by: Radhika_G

Nice start Nive 👏👏

Thank you 😊

Originally posted by: Jo_Ashley

⭐️⭐️This is paradise⭐️⭐️

Thank you 😃