The End or Not?
"Purab aur Aaliyah ki shaadi mubarak ho." Abhi said as he came into the room. "Divorce papers
kuch dino mein tayaar hojayein ge." Pragya's back was facing Abhi. Pragya quickled wiped her
tears but Abhi noticed that.
"Ok-ay." Pragya replied. Her shaky voice gave away that she had been crying.
"Ab roh kyun rahi ho?" Abhi said. "Tumein to khush hona chahiye."
"Har-r lar-ki ko dukh ho-ta ha-i jab uska-a rishta-a tuta-ta hai. Chahe-y rishta jai-sa bi ho." Pragya
replied still not facing him.
"Dukh is bat ka hai ke Purab ki shaadi ka?" Abhi replied coldly.
"Mein Purab se pyar nahi karti." Pragya replied her voice was stable now but it was still quite
evident she had been crying. "Bulbul karti thi."
"Kya?" Abhi replied astonished. "Par tum ne toh kaha tha ke-"
"Haan mein ne kaha tha." Pragya said cutting him off. "Sirf is liye ke kaha tha key eh rishta na
tutey. Mein nahi chahti ke maa ko yeh phir sehna parey."
"Lekin-" Abhi was cut off by a phone call. "Hello? Haan Daadi. Mein theek hoon aur ap. Pragya se
baat." Abhi put on the speaker phone.
Daadi: Hello?
Pragya: Jee Daadi.
Daadi: Tum roh rahi ho? Abhi ne kuch kaha?
Pragya: Nahi. Woh maa ki yaad arahi thi.
Daadi: Har larki ko shaadi ke bad ati hai but mein hoon na. Tumhari maa jaisi hi toh hoon.
Pragya: Jee Daadi (Pragya was holding back tears hearing that)
Daadi: Mein kuch teen char din mein aungi. Theek hai?
Pragya: Jee.
Daadi: Ok bye.
Pragya: Bye.
Abhi turned to go outside. He couldn't believe that Pragya was crying because their marriage was
dissolving. He heard something hitting something and a loud thump. He turned around to see
Pragya on the floor and her forehead bleeding. He quickly ran towards her and picked her up and
put her on the bed. No one was home. Only him and Pragya. Daadi was away and Aaliyah and
Purab had gone for their honeymoon.
"ROBIN!" Abhi yelled. "ROBIN!"
"Yes Sir?" Robbin came inside.
"Jaldi doctor ko bulao. HURRY!" Abhi yelled. Robbin ran off to call the doctor. Abhi on the other
was trying to stop the bleeding. Fortunately it wasn't deep. The bleeding stopped quickly.
"Pragya please utho. Pragya please utho. Mujh se laro per yun na karo. Pragya please mein
tumharey beghair nahi reh sakta. Pragya mein..." Abhi hesitated. "Mein tum se bohot pyar karta
hoon" There he had said it. He had told her what he had been denying for so long. He had found
love not in Tanu but in Chashmish. His Chashmish.
Few moments later a doctor came. The doctor checked Pragya thoroughly and wrote for some
pills.
"Nervous breakdown." The doctor explained. "Kisi cheez ka bohot gehra sadma poncha hai."
"Aur yeh pills?" Abhi asked.
"Jab uthein gi toh sir dard ki wajah se deen hein and Mr. Abhishek, agar inko aisa aik aur sadma
poncha toh yeh coma mein bi ja sakti hein." The doctor warned Abhi.
"Yeh kab tak uthe gi?" Abhi asked.
"Mein ne injection diya hai in ki nerves calm karney ke liye." The doctor explained. "Hosakta hai
kafi raat gaye ya kal subah."
"Thank you, Doctor." Abhi told him.
"No problem." The doctor said and left. The first thing that came into his mind was to call Tanu.
"Hello Tanu?" Abhi asked.
"Haan bolo." Tanu replied.
"We're over." Abhi told her. "You put your work before everything, even me but I found someone
who puts me before all."
"Abhi, what?" Tanu yelled. "You can't!"
"Yes, I can! Bye." Abhi told her and disconnected the phone. He went and lies down near Pragya.
He was careful not to be too near her so she can sleep peacefully. Late at night, Pragya woke up
to find herself on the bed and Abhi next to her. She was shocked but then she realized that Abhi
was about to break the marriage. She wanted to cry. She didn't want to leave Abhi. She wanted to
be with him for all her life. She wanted to be the one Abhi trusted more than any. She in all
wanted Abhi. She loved Abhi. She had loved him for so long, Abhi never seemed to notice. She
taking the chance crawled into Abhi's arms. If he was going to break the marriage, this might be
her one and only chance to feel the warmth and comfort of his arms. Subconsciously, Abhi's
arms tightened and he pulled her towards himself.
**
Abhi woke up in the morning to find Pragya in his arms sleeping peacefully. She had a smile on
her face that Abhi hadn't seen at all. It was so peaceful. Her smile showed that loved to be in
arms, that she finds her peace in his arms. He cuddled closer and put his face in her neck and
took in her fragrance. She smelled of roses and daisies together. His movement had affected
her sleep and she slowly opened her eyes. Pragya opened her eyes to find Abhi staring at her
with concern and love.
"How are you feeling? Abhi asked still not letting her go.
"Better." Pragya asked. "What happened?"
"Nervous breakdown." Abhi replied. "Don't you ever do that again? Tum ne meri jaan nikal di."
Pragya stared at him in disbelief. He was concerned about her. Her being ill scared the hell out
of him. She kept staring at him.
"I love you Pragya. I love you very much." Abhi told her. "Never do that to me again. I will not
survive."
Pragya hugged Abhi tightly. She was overwhelmed. She didn't know what to do. Abhi loved her.
Maybe her dreams will come true. Maybe she was going to have a happy life. Maybe there was a
happy ending after all.
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