AbhiGya TS - Bhootu Or Prince Charming - Part 2 Updated

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Part 1

He is a cursed soul

Only

She can see him

They gonna have a fantasy journey

And there is a surprise on the End!

Is he really a Bhootu or Prince Charming?

Let’s get into the story.

She slides her head on the window, and gazed at the outer world. It is going to be a new journey. A very new place, new job, and new life. She turned to see her mother, lying over her shoulder and having a peaceful sleep after so many days.

Her father’s death had shaken her life. Her mother was devastated by the news. Being a single daughter she has now pushed into a bigger responsibility to run their life. Her father was always her support system. Her parent’s marriage was love marriage, against their family. So none of them came for her father’s mourning, not even for a courtesy. Thankfully, the saving her father made for her and his wife helped them. The haunting loneliness worsens their days, so they thought to vacate from there.

She got a job at Mumbai, a rural area, little developing into urban. She aimed for forensic, but ended up as a historic researcher. Appreciating her works, she got job at Andheriyam Mumbai to research about the Mahal surrounding area. Her mother wasn’t ready to vacate, but she insisted and took her along.

The organization, gave an accommodation, an old house nearer to their research place.

At the house outside,

“Maa, this is the house we are going to stay hereafter on” she said keeping the luggage and waiting for the packers truck to shift their things to this new place.

“Pragya, it looks very old. Have you checked before signing to this place?” Sarla worriedly asked her.

“Yes maa, it is old, but that doesn’t mean no one stays here. Before three months only the higher official of this organization vacated from here, due to his resignation” Pragya calmly explained

“Whatever you say, I feel something isn’t right here” Sarla said looking at house

Pragya shakes her head with disbelief ‘Maa would never change from worrying for unnecessary things! It is just an old house and looks like the person built the house was an ancient lover!’

After the truck reached the place, they started to arrange things inside the house. There was large living hall, nearer to that was kitchen and a small Mandir, a guest room. And the first floor does have four rooms, one Pragya occupied and Sarla occupied the other. Rest of the two rooms left unoccupied, and they thought to use it as either store room or study room.

“Maa, I'm going to meet my Lead now. Can you arrange my things in my room?” Pragya asked stepping down from the stairs.

“Ok Pragya, I will do it. By the way what is your Lead name?” Sarla asked her

"Mr. Purab Khanna. He was the Lead and he was the one suggested my name to the council for this job” Pragya happily said her

“Oh fine. You take care, come to home for lunch” Sarla said

“No maa, I will be going to nearby library. I will meet you in dinner”

“Don’t skip food Pragya because of your work tension. Take care Bye” Sarla said her

Pragya nodded and left to the office

After a while,

“Pragya loves all the historic paintings! I don’t know how she got this attachment towards this” Sarla murmured herself and hanged the painting on the wall.

She looked around to check whether everything was fine. She smiled as everything was fine. While turning around, she slipped by hitting the ottoman, and stumbled.

Before she hit the floor, she felt that she wasn’t on the floor. She opened her eyes with hell out of fear, and found that she was on the top of two bean bags. She had fallen on the bean bags.

She wondered and got up, with shock. ‘I arranged this bean bags nearby the window, how it came here? Maybe… maybe I just thought to arrange there and wouldn’t have arranged it! Thankfully it was here, else I don’t know what would have happened to me, and Pragya would have taken me a long lengthy lecture as she was my Saasu maa nowadays! Rajeev, she always gives me a glimpse of you, in the way she takes care of me, as same as you’

She stood up and arranged the bean bags, nearer to window.

At office,

“So, Ms. Pragya Arora, hope everything was settled in new accommodation?” Purab asked her sitting opposite to her in his cabin

“Yes sir. Everything was fine, only arranging things were going on. It will be finished by evening. By the way, you didn’t share me the main aim of this research. You said that you will share it with me once I reach here” Pragya prompted him

He stammered a little and stood up from there “Pragya, it is kind of Government order”

“Government order?”

“Yes, this place was once a kingdom. And from the result of previous research, we found that a costly and worthy stone named ‘Varmiyan’ was here. But no one could reach it. So only we conducted an interview for the candidates who are keen interested in reading the historic arts and historic languages. Because they can research this Mahal area easily. You excelled in that so only I hired you here”

“You mean to say, that I have to research those imprinted wordings in this Mahal, and I have to find where Varmiyan is?” Pragya asked nearing him confusedly

“Yes! Varmiyan is priceless stone and Government wants it to be their property. So we have to work on this project and we have to be successful”

“What is the credit here for us?” she asked him little furiously

“Our organization has been successful in every project it takes till date. This would be the milestone for us. And we would be appreciated by the government which was the one long time goal of our organization. To be frank my aim is also the same” Purab said her earning a sincere look from her

“If I could be the part of this goal, then I'm sure I will be giving my 100% sir. I will start my work from tomorrow, as per your order” She said shaking her hand with him

“That sounds good. It will be even better you call me Purab, not sir. I'm not that old you know” he chuckled.

“Sure Purab” she smiled and left his cabin

After she went, a girl entered his cabin, he turned serious seeing her.

“Do you think how much risk it was to do that job? Knowing that you're pushing her into this” she asked him furiously

“I know Bulbul, but the surprising thing is she can read the writings in the stone, so easily, which no one did till date!” Purab answered her

“What are you saying Purab? She read it? How is that even possible? It was written 600 years before and she could read it!”

“Yes! I could have a strong belief that I'm not risking her life, instead she was going to be the answer for this long time riddle” Purab said looking at the window outside, seeing Pragya going out of the campus.

“I will feel really good, if it turns to be true” Bulbul said by looking at Pragya.

Pragya returned back home, and found Sarla was busy in cooking. It was late as she has to visit the nearby library to know more about the language and the Mahal.

“Offo! The research about this place was so nice! Thankfully Maa shifted along with me here” sighed Pragya felling on her back over the bed

“Pragya! Dinner is ready!” she heard her Maa calling

“Haan! I'm coming maa” she said and closed her eyes and murmured “If someone massage my head for a while then it will be best!”

Within few seconds, she felt her head was massaged slowly smoothly, and exactly as she wished.

“Wow! That was so nice maa” Pragya said opening her eyes, to see no one there

She jerked and stood to see the blank space around.

“Maa? Maa wasn’t here! No one is there, and then who was the one massaged my head?”

“Me!” she heard voice, but couldn’t see anyone

“Who are you? Come out!” she shouted

And within few seconds, right in front of her, he came visible, like the air filled with his presence physically.

A handsome man of his 25+ right in front of her. He was in black dress, fully and he looks like devil but his face resembles of angel! So pure & innocent. His eyes twinkled with happiness of seeing her and be in front of her sight

She jerked back with eyes widened “You just came in front of me! Just… like a magic”

He smiled seeing her innocence "It's not magic. This is how I'm"

“Wait! Let me confirm it whether it is a magic or you're a ghost!” she came near him, and extended her hand to touch him, but he back off shouting

“I'm a cursed soul! I'm staying in this place for more years and By the way, don’t touch me, then you will turn to be an old lady! My curse will hover you” he said tensely

“I know it is your trick! You're fooling me” she rushed to touch him, but he vanished in air.

She heard only his voice “Please, after these much years, you're the one and only human, I can touch and talk, don’t spoil it by your so called doubt! Trust me. Please” he pleaded

She can feel the truth in his voice. “Ok, I will believe you after testing you, still I assure you that I won't touch you. Now come infront of me, this hide & seek game, scaring me” she said with little embarrassment of scaring by seeing the superstitious scenario in front of her, which she never believed.

He just came visible in front of her smiling “Hakka Bakka! I'm right in front of you” he winked

She chuckled seeing his antics “Haha... What is your name?”

“Abhi… Abhishek” he answered with a wink

Before she could ask him anything, she heard her Maa’s voice again “Pragya, come soon, food is hot now and don’t complain that food isn’t hot when you eat!”

Closing her eyes with sigh, Pragya looked at him “Wait for a while here, I will be right back having my dinner” she said him with curious look.

“Don’t worry I won’t move from here, I mean to say, I can’t move out from here. This is my room for years. So take your time and comeback” he smiled

She nods with move out, but stopped in her track when he called her “Pragya?”

She felt a sudden Goosebumps when he called her by her name. She turned to him with an amaze, as she couldn’t understand why she felt like that.

“What?”

“Just check whether your maa is fine! Because while arranging room, she stumbled and was supposed to fell, thankfully I pushed that bean bags and she fell on that” he said standing near the door, and his voice reflects his sincerity.

She turned serious “What Maa was supposed to fell?” without waiting for his answer she left down.

“I said and explained. Then why she is asking the question again!” he wondered tipping his fingers on his chin.

At dining table,

“Maa, you fine?” Pragya worriedly asked

“Yeah I'm fine. What happened to me?” Sarla asked casually

“You was suppose to fell down in my room” she said furiously because her mother wasn’t shared it with her.

“Haan, but thankfully I fell on the beanbag. Else I don’t know… wait how did you know that I fell?” Sarla asked doubtfully.

“You hide it from me and asking me how did I know that. If…” before she completes, she heard Abhi’s voice from upstairs, near her room entrance.

“Only you can see me and hear me Pragya! She can’t see me or hear me! Don’t spill the truth” he shouted, gaining Pragya gaze over him.

He shakes his head negatively, as not to share his truth to her mother. Closing her eyes with the sudden new entry of her life, she looked at her mother helplessly.

“I just guessed and you turned it to be the truth. So you fell, and you didn’t share it with me. You got caught maa” Pragya stammered to hide the truth.

“Pragya… woh… I was just checking… but don’t know how I fell… thankfully the bean bags were there. Else I don’t what would have happened to me” Sarla said smacking her forehead

Pragya looked at Abhi and smiled ‘I want to know about him more! Before that I have to test him and also I've to thank him for this’

“It’s ok. Don’t hide it anymore, and be careful hereafter. Now let’s have dinner” Pragya said and they both marched to dining table.

Later, at night

She entered inside her room, with a plate of roti and dhal.

“Abhi” she whispered looking around as he wasn’t there in her room

“I'm here only” he whispered back in the same tone

“Where?” she looked around

“Near you” he shouted and came visible near her

She jerked and stepped back, to see him near her, all in sudden

“Don’t do this stunt again!” she frowned

He thought to play with her, but he didn’t expect she would be upset for this.

“I'm sorry” he said looking down.

She looked at him, he wasn’t looking at her. He was upset, and she couldn’t take that.

“I already said you right, this hide & seek game is scaring me. Then you did again, so only” she said so that she can chill up the silence

“I won’t do that again” he said without looking at her, moved away from her

“Where are you going?” she asked following him

“You sleep. I won’t disturb you. I was just excited that I got to see you, touch you and talk with a person for the first time after this much years, so only. Hereafter I won’t trouble you. Sorry” he said and just vanished out from there.

“Abhi? Abhi I said don’t do this stunt again! But you won’t listen to me right? See again you hide out from me! Go! I thought to give you food and brought it here. But you're not that luck to have my maa’s food!” she said showing food plate around her, in the thought that he was still near her.

“Thank you for that, but I can’t eat things like you” he answered her, still invisible

“Abhi you just come in front of me!” she shouted and it sounded more like an order

He just came visible and she saw him, sitting on the mirror table, keeping his palm holding his cheek, and he was clearly upset

She moved near him, “Did I say that you're disturbing me? I was getting scared. Please understand it Bhuddu!”

“I'm not Bhuddu!” he said furiously looking at her.

“Then you're Bhoot!” she said teasingly, finding an unknown happiness in talking with him

“I'm not Bhoot! I'm just a living soul with a curse. People couldn’t see me, or sense me. But I can touch things and see them. I don’t know how could we see each other and talk. I was happy for that and I overreacted”

“But you touched me right? That head massage?”

“I can touch you but you shouldn’t touch me with your hands. Else you will turn to be an old lady. Bhudiya”

“Oh, then I will keep my hands away from you. But it was superstitious for me to believe. Let me make it clear, you can see me, touch me and talk with me and you can touch things too. Also you can see others but you can’t touch them and you can’t talk with them and also other people couldn't see you or sense you. More importantly I shouldn’t touch you by my hands. Is that clear?”

“Yes exactly. You know I was sad that no one could talk with me. But when you came inside the room, I was happy that new person came, but when I heard your voice I was super duper excited because I never heard anyone's voice till yesterday. But after you came here it was like my ears got cleared and I can hear everything. That was the reason I got excited and did head massage for you. And that hide and seek was just to play with you, but I think I messed up badly”

“It happens with everyone but you're something out of my thoughts. Actually you're not Bhuddu and you're not Bhoot too. Hmmm… you're…. Haan! You're Bhootu! Nice naa” she asked him with a wink

“I don’t like this nickname!” he turned to the other side pretending to be upset. He was starting to like her pampering.

“Acha! But my maa says, only to the special person we will keep nickname” she said looking at him.

He immediately turned to her “It means I'm special to you?” he asked her like a child

“Yes, a special person, one and only I can see and talk!” she said chuckling

“You aren’t convincing me right?” he asked her doubtfully

“No! I thought to test you, but I don’t know how, I started believing you. But still not fully” she said genuinely

“Take your time. But I will try not to disturb you”

“Arrey Bhootu! You're not disturbing me! It is just hiding and coming visible suddenly scaring me”

“Ok hereafter I will say to you and do anything, but you shouldn’t stop talking with me. If I do anything wrong, correct me but don’t stop talking to me. Please” he said with the longing in his voice.

She could clearly sense the longing of his, for years, for living a life where no one could see him. And she could feel the happiness of him, for seeing her and talking with her.

“Ok done! By the way, why you became like this? What is your curse actually?” she asked him, to explain about his curse

“No! I can’t say you that now. Sorry don’t mistake me” he said her pouting.

“When you wish to share, then tell me. Now I have to say you something” she said smiling at him

“What?” he asked her expectantly

“Thank you”

He got down from the mirror table, “Why? What I did?”

“For saving my maa. She is my only world now. My father passed away two months before. I had consoled her, but my inner trauma was still there. If anything happens to my maa means, I don’t know what will happen to me” she had tears thinking about her dead father and her mother

He wiped her tears, “No Pragya, you shouldn’t cry. You're her strength. You know how much she meant you, while arranging this room. I couldn’t talk with her, but I heard her saying about you. I don’t know why but I feel connected with you both somehow” he said her with the genuine feelings, which he was feeling from the moment they entered that house

Seeing him, standing close to her, wiping her tears, she slightly moved back. It was too different that he could touch her. Letting a soul touching her but she couldn’t. But why his words healing her trauma, she couldn’t understand. A new strange soul entry in her life was turning her life to that direction, where her destiny was planning to.

“So, it is getting late, time to sleep. I thought you can eat, so brought dinner for you” she chuckled keeping the plate on the side table

“That was so nice of you” he said kneeling on the bed.

She lay down and covered herself with duvet, and looked at him with confusion “What are you doing in my bed?”

“Your head massage session left incomplete naa? I will do it, you sleep” he said and came near her

She slightly jerked and got up “You will be near with me all over the night?” she asked him doubtfully

He could understand her thoughts, he laughed “Pragya, I'm just a soul! I can’t take any advantage. And moreover I'm a good boy you know. You can trust me” he said

She felt little embarrassed “Ok, don’t laugh more. I don’t know about this naa. So only! I said stop laughing” she said by closing her eyes in embarrassment

“Ok, lips zipped *gesturing like his lips zipped* now lay back, I will give head massage!” he said adjusting her duvet.

She lay back trusting him. ‘From where am I getting this trust over him? I should be scare for things turning up like this. What is in him turning me to believe him?’

Her thoughts got a halt, when his fingers worked up on her forehead with a soothing massage, and she could say that months of sleep got back to her and her mind shut down with a peaceful sleep. He looked at her, who was clutching her duvet tightly like an insecure kid. He caressed her forehead gently, she snuggled close on the pillow and he lost in his thoughts.

‘This day I won’t forget in my life. I was not only waiting for days or months. It is Years! 600 years I was staying here, and you're the first person Pragya I can communicate with! My curse didn’t let anyone to sense me, but you could sense me and talk with me, even you can touch me, but I'm scared what if my curse hovers you. At least I want to do some good things to you for this happiness you're giving me, so that I can find more happiness in your happiness. I don’t know what is connecting us, but whatever it is I'm happy today. I got one special person Pragya and You got one special person Bhootu, it is me’

After a while, finding her sleeping, and he could sense that she was in deep sleep, he moved back from her. He lay near her, and seeing her he felt an unnamed solace filled him, he closed his eyes with her thoughts, who had finally gave him this happiness after a years of loneliness.

To be continued…

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Part 2

At Office,

“So Pragya, how long the progress went?” Purab asked her while taking his seat inside her cabin

“Almost done Purab, only thing remaining is that I have to read all these *keeping a bunch of photo print* because these imprinted words explains the worth and impact of the stone Varmiyan. If I continue it I could get a clue where it is actually” Pragya said seeing the files in his hand.

“I'm sorry that I'm troubling you more for this project, but we have less time. Hope you understand us Pragya” Purab said sincerely

“Hey Purab why are you, so formal? We know about the deadline for this project, trust me I will try to complete it soon” Pragya assured with a smile.

“Ok Pragya, you continue your work, I will take a leave now” Purab said and left her cabin.

“I have to read this entire bundle, it is going to be really interesting and yeah a bit lazy too” Pragya said herself and the thought strikes her mind “How did I forget this? Bhootu! He will be waiting for me, I said that I will be coming soon but here I'm late” Pragya said herself and grabbed the bundle and got ready to leave for her home.

At Pragya’s home,

“It has been this much late, Pragya didn’t turn up?” Abhi said moving here and there and then he heard her voice of entering inside the home. He moved near the door of her room and looked at the living room, and found her talking with her mom.

“Let her come, I'm not going to talk with her!” Abhi said and vanished in air

After few moments spend with her mother, she enters inside her room with the photo print bundle. She was amazed to see the room, he wasn’t there.

“I'm sorry. I got busy with the work. Next time I won’t be late Bhootu. Promise” Pragya pleasingly said looking around the room.

She didn’t get any reply and she continues “Bhootu, I'm saying sorry naa! Come in front of me” Pragya asked him pleadingly

“I'm not important to you. Don’t talk to me” She heard his voice, she immediately turned to the direction

“Achcha Baba, I will pinch my ears and asking you sorry *she does the same* I'm sorry Abhi” she pleads

“Your punishment, I won’t be coming in front of you today” Abhi said.

Pragya thought for a while and smirks with a smile “You know Bhootu, people says that Ghosts gets captured in camera, so let me try this today” Pragya says and takes out her mobile and opens the camera.

She heard running sound and the things moving sound. “You can’t catch me today” Abhi said sarcastically

“I will catch you today” Pragya said and turn around slowly to capture him, but she couldn’t.

Trying it for more time, she felt that he was actually serious about his anger on her. Suddenly she stiffens in her place. His soft breath tickled her neck. And she guessed he was right behind her and that was the reason she couldn’t see him anywhere in the camera.

Suppressing her laugh, Pragya silently touched the screen to turn it into front camera, and thus his face fell on her mobile screen.

“Uff Phas Gaye (Uff got caught)” Abhi pouted looking at the camera

“Haha you're so cute Bhootu” Pragya laughed and turn around to see him getting visible in front of her.

“But how is that even possible that you saw me in the camera? No one can see naa?” Abhi asked confusedly.

“I don’t know about it, but when I captured, you wasn’t near me. I'm wondering” Pragya said looking at the picture she clicked right now.

“It is my magic. Haha” Abhi laughed seeing her irritated face.

Pragya smirks “But I caught you”

“Woh, it was that… I thought not to make you upset of searching me” Abhi replied with a lie

“Hah! Liar… you got caught and now accept it!” Pragya said keeping her mobile on charge

“Ok I accept *raise his arms up as surrender* now tell me why were you late?”

“Work load. My research works are getting heavier nowadays” Pragya said sitting on the bed edge huffing exhausted.

He kneeled on the bed, behind her and slowly massaged her head and shoulder, smoothly and she leans back in relief, as the way his hand works, was waving off her tiredness away.

“Feeling better?” Abhi asked seeing her who was closing her eyes and enjoying his massage.

Seeing her sleeping, he took her in his arms and made very sure that her hand doesn’t touch him, and then he made her to lie on the bed.

But she snapped back, the moment he moved away from her and found that she was in the middle of the bed.

“I slept? In the short time?” Pragya asked surprised

“I have that effect” Abhi said with a proud look.

“I shouldn’t sleep now *she gets up and sits* I have many works to complete” Pragya says him

“What important work Pragya?”

“This one *she takes the photo print bundle* I have to read all this and I have to find the information about ‘Varmiyan’. Then only my project will get complete”

The moment he heard the word ‘Varmiyan’ his faced changed into shock. ‘How is that even possible? Pragya was searching for Varmiyan but why? No! This shouldn’t happen. She or anyone else, whoever may be they shouldn’t get it!’

“Why are you searching for Varmiyan?” Abhi asked her thoughtfully

“It’s a research Bhootu. Before some hundred years, here there was a Kingdom. The Maharaj has owned this Varmiyan stone, it is priceless. But the Varmiyan has some more specialties also, which I'm researching now. Also I have to find that stone” Pragya said him

“How will you find? As you said it was almost more years before naa?” he asked as he doesn’t know anything about it

“I can find it because, these are the imprints in that Kingdom’s palace *pointing the photo print* which I took photos and printed now. If I read this, then I will surely get the clue about the Varmiyan stone and also I can reach to it” Pragya said looking at the photo print.

Abhi’s expression changed to furious and he was glaring at Pragya ‘I have to stop her; somehow I have to stop Pragya for searching it. If they found Varmiyan then… No! It shouldn’t happen! I have to do something. Wait a minute! How come Pragya reading those imprints, it has been written 600 years before and Pragya can read it! Something is relating her to me. 600 years of curse getting a turn after her arrival and she can read these imprints, who is she actually? I have to find out soon’

“Hey Bhootu” Pragya hits him by her shoulder, “What happen, why are you staring me like that as you gonna kill me?” Pragya asked him laughing

“Nothing, I was just thinking about the stone you were talking about. Nothing else”

“Ok Bhootu, I will be back after freshening up and then we will start my work. Help me to not fall asleep” Pragya chuckles and went inside the closet.

This went in the way, and the other side Sarla started to worry for Pragya. At time she noticed Pragya talking alone inside her room, when the actuality was Pragya is talking with Abhi. Later Pragya convinced her mother that she was just practicing for the cultural activity in her office. Sarla believed her daughter and let the topic down there itself.

After few days,

“Oh! Who is this new creature? Standing close with Pragya? And Pragya is also laughing along with him?” Abhi curiously watched them standing near her room door.

Pragya looked up to see him and smiles

Abhi smiles instantly, brightly “Who was he Pragya?” he asked little loudly making Pragya to jerk

She looks at her mother and her close friend Nikhil standing casually near her, unaffected by Abhi’s voice. She mentally smacks her head ‘How much times you forget Pragya, that Abhi’s voice can be heard by only me!’ Pragya sighs and looks at Abhi who was chuckling reading her mindvoice.

Pragya smiles and gestures ‘I will come and say you’

“Hmmm Nikhil, you wait here I will be here in few minutes, just want to change my dress” Pragya says and moves upstairs.

Sarla and Nikhil had a conversation. While Pragya entered inside her room

“Who is he?” he furiously pouted

“Aww don’t say that you're jealous” Pragya countered him back.

“I don’t get any good vibe from his presence. So only asking who is he?” Abhi asked her, little sternly.

“Mind it Abhi! He is my close friend and Maa is deciding to get us married” Pragya said furiously. ‘Come-on he didn’t even meet Nikhil, then how come he can say that he was not getting good vibe from Nikhil’

Abhi’s face fell down in upset “I'm sorry” he stepped back and moved near the mirror table, his favorite place.

Pragya rushed inside the closet to change her dress.

Few moments passed, Abhi looked up to see Nikhil entering inside her room, like a thief, looking here and there. He got inside and locked the door immediately, slowly and silently.

He moved near the closet door, and saw the silhouette of Pragya falling on the door. It was clearly visible that she was changing her dress by the silhouette’s posture. Nikhil lustily traced the glass door and suddenly jerks back, when he felt a pain in his hand like someone had beaten him.

“Ouch!” he shouted in pain.

“How dare you to do this!” Abhi shouted looking at Nikhil.

Nikhil who was horrified seeing no one there, but he felt that he was beaten.

Pragya came out from the closet, hearing both of their voices. She came and saw Abhi standing furiously in front of Nikhil, and Nikhil was holding his hand in pain.

Pragya looks at Abhi and gestures ‘What did you do?’

“He is a lust monster. He was tracing your silhouette on the door, in… he is not a good guy Pragya” Abhi scowled

Pragya glared at him and turns to Nikhil “What happen Nikhil?” she holds his hand

“I felt like some beat me on my hands. It’s ok, now I'm fine. *he looks her from top to bottom* by the way you look so beautiful Pragya” Nikhil said in a low seducing tone

Pragya felt little awkward by his looks, and smiles gently

“She is beautiful! You need not to say that. You low creature!” Abhi shouted

Pragya huffed and looked at him, while Nikhil turns the other side to think something, Pragya murmured to Abhi “I agree that you didn’t like him, but don’t even dare to call him like that! What did you know about him haan?” Pragya asked him

“Achcha? If he is that much good, what was the need to lock the door and touch your silhouette in such low life manner?” Abhi asked pointing the door which is locked

Pragya looked at the door which is locked and sees Nikhil’s look on her, as Abhi said his look was not good, the way he looks her was just a prey for him.

“I think Nikhil, we can leave, it is already time naa” Pragya said crossing him, and tried to open the door, as she found that the vibe really not good in his presence.

“What rush Pragya? I have returned from US for you, and you're escaping around” Nikhil said holding Pragya by her waist, roughly

“Nikhil, what is this? We are friends, and I guess… I guess your intention aren’t right” Pragya said protesting from his hold

“We are going to get married. Remember? Your maa was so happy about this marriage. Why not let’s have fun a little?” Nikhil said leaning close to her.

Pragya suppose to reply him, but her eyes widened seeing Abhi behind her, taking the candle stand and he started beat Nikhil’s hand rudely

“How dare you touch her? *he beats Nikhil’s hand* how dare you to see her in that way? Do you know who she is? *he again beats him* she is my Pragya! Get that! My Pragya, dare to see and touch her. I will kill you” Abhi shouted in his high tone, making Pragya to shiver and amaze all in one.

Here Nikhil didn’t have any idea, how the candle stand flew up and beating him. He couldn’t understand what is happening around him, but one thing cleared that the moment he was behaving bad with Pragya he was getting the beating. He feared for ghost and ran out from the room.

Abhi put down the candle stand and sees Pragya furiously “When I say something, believe me! Don’t think that I'm a stranger. I'm here for more than hundred years and I had seen people more than you! I knew their intentions! And especially if it is about you, I won’t let anything bad happen. Trust me” Abhi said pleadingly.

Pragya wipes her tears, and weakly smiles “I'm sorry” she whispers

“It is my duty to save you and protect you. You're special to me. Remember?” he said expectantly

She nods “I badly want to hug you now” she says

Abhi jerks off back “No! My curse” he says with his eyes widened.

Pragya chuckles by seeing his antics and Abhi smiles seeing her smiling.

From that day onwards Abhi became over protective and attached to her. He found himself staring at her and admiring her simple beauty. 'Pragya so natural and she is sweet like a melodious song. I couldn't stop myself from admiring her beauty. What happen to me? Why am I behaving like this? Why her absence bothering me? Abhishek you're just a soul, a cursed soul. You can't let your feelings like this. Pragya has an unbreakable trust on you, so stop over thinking'

And it was one day, when the feelings started to change completely into a different direction.

“Sarla aunty also not in home, Pragya she didn’t return back home. And… and also she was behaving little restless nowadays. Why I'm feeling that something bad gonna happen? No! No! Everything should be fine” Abhi restless looks at the door, as he felt he was alone in the home.

Finally he looked, Pragya coming inside and some more people following her, and there comes the shock, Sarla Maa was taken inside in stretcher.

Pragya guides the hospital people to take Sarla to her respective room. Abhi noticed this with shock and called out Pragya. She turned back at him and gestured that ‘I will be back soon’

“I appoint a nurse here Pragya. She will take care of your mother. Don’t worry everything will be fine” Doctor said and left the room.

Pragya looks at her mother “If I had been little conscious, you would have not be in this state maa. Everything because of my careless” Pragya cries, whereas Sarla blinks her eyes as ‘Not to cry’

After few hours, finally her mother slept. Pragya advised the nurse to take care of her and left the room.

She enters inside her room, and found Abhi sitting on the room and he was sleeping in the sitting posture. She thought not to disturb him, so she went inside her closet, freshen up and came back to have sleep.

She sat on the bed, and her head slides on the head rest. The day happening, has took her to that day, when she lost her father. Once again, she faced the fear of losing. Today while returning from office, Sarla met her there. They both planned to go for market and they went. There was a problem in her project and Pragya was disturbed because of this. Without noticing that her mother was crossing the road alone, Pragya stood aside. Sarla while crossing the road, kept on calling out for her but failed to notice the truck coming towards her. Thad! She got hit and doctor has said that she was paralyzed completely below her neck and she couldn’t speak.

Pragya cries thinking about her carelessness. The only soul, living in this world for her is her Maa and today she was in this state because of her, made her to feel guilt. Her loud sob made Abhi to wake up.

“Pragya what happen? May I know what happen to Sarla aunty? Why are you crying? Tell me” Abhi sitting near her

“I was the reason Abhi, I'm the sole reason for this. I didn’t take care of Maa, while she was crossing the road. I was lost in my work pressure and maa got accident. Do you know Abhi, that photo imprint papers went missing and I was thinking about it and lost to check Maa, and she is now in this condition” Pragya cried looking at him.

He wipes her tears, “No Pragya, she will be fine soon. Don’t worry and don’t blame yourself” Abhi consoled her.

“I lost my father and today Maa was in this state. I was unlucky Bhootu. I'm unlucky. If anything happens to her means, then… then… then I'm all alone. No one is there for me. I'm alone” Pragya cried closing her face with her both palms.

Abhi had tears in his eyes seeing her vulnerable state. He need to console her. He immediately gets down from the bed and moves inside her dressing cupboard. He takes a duppatta and came near her. He kneeled in front of her in the bed.

Pragya felt her hands has been gentle grabbed by duppatta and she looked up at him with confusion. He rolled the duppatta by binding her hand and covering it fully. While finishing it, her hands has been completely covered by the duppatta. He put a knot in it, that it shouldn’t open up.

He extends his arms on air, and smiles “You're not alone. I'm there for you. Come” he said gesturing her to come into his Embrace.

Within fraction of second she throws herself into his embrace, crying out her pain. The wetness of her tears, made a major change in his feelings. He hugged her even more tight as she was so precious to him.

The hug finally made him to realize what he means Pragya in his life. She became very close to him that he couldn't think a day without her. And especially he can't see her in pain and he can fight with the entire world keep to her happy.

He slowly parts from the hug, as the sobs became silent and found she slept on his embrace, he slowly made her to lay on the bed and caressed her face.

‘I won’t let you to suffer Pragya. Everything will be fine by tomorrow morning. I will make it fine. I'm sorry I only hide those bundle papers. Tomorrow morning you will get it and your project will be fulfilled. I will give you the happiness even its cost is my end. Yes Pragya, I was worried because once the Varmiyan stone gets into anyone’s hand then I will leaving this world by the next day’s sun rise. I was scared so only I did like that, but I can’t see you like this. I will say the truth of my curse to you and I will help you to reach that Varmiyan stone. After knowing everything will be fine... But I won't be fine... Because even after knowing my curse, my feelings towards you changed. I want your happiness Pragya because... because I love you Pragya. I love you. And I'm ready to leave this world for you’ Abhi said and leaned near her and kissed her forehead, also his tears kissed her.

To be continued...

So what is the twist at the end?
What's the truth of Abhi's curse and how it's related to Varmiyan stone?
What will be Pragya's decision after knowing the truth behind Abhi's curse and the Varmiyan stone?

Will reveal in the next (last) update! Keep waiting and guessing

With love,
Abhi Varma

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