Abhi Drabble Diaries - Completed - Page 2

OMG Aaafrah!! Where have you been??? Only you could think of something this genius!

3.

7^th March 2014

Day before yesterday Purab had come over to my place. He, Aakash my first cousin and I were watching the Star Trek: Enterprise together and munching on the goodies that daadi had provided us with. Aaliya was at Tanu's, they have started getting along well with each other off late. Which is both good and bad in ways. On the good side, Tanu always hangs out with our group and we still get the jealous awes of the college and on the darker side, the bimbo just doesn't stop fawning over me like an over excited fly. It irritates me sometimes, but I practise feeling like the rockstar I will be soon, around her. She trains me to cope with some fans who maybe irritating in the future!

So we were watching and munching when Purab got a call on his phone. After taking the call he rushed out of the house saying it was a family emergency - I asked if his uncle and aunt were okay and whether I should come, but he said they were fine, its his maternal uncle who is unwell and somehow looked reluctant to take me along.

***

Purab didn't come to college yesterday, which worried me, he only bunks college when I bully him into one of our group antics, and otherwise he is never up for it. His uncle must be serious I thought and left him a text message. He replied after a few hours saying he was busy and would come to college the next day.

***

I reached the canteen today and saw Purab sitting there with his breakfast already, but he looked tired and grave. I sat by him and slapped his shoulder lightly, as he looked up at me.

"Hey! Whatsup! Why so tired?"

"Hey bhai, it's my uncle, he passed away last evening, it has been very hard on the family"

I exhaled deeply. I knew what loss of family means. I have faced it myself, with closer relatives, not more that three-four years back. But before, I could protrude further, BB hurriedly came over to our table.

"Hello Purab, how is Pragya now? I was at my aunts for my cousins wedding, came to college directly from there today and heard this. This is so sad. She must be broken!"

"Hi BB, yes it seems most devastating for Pragya di, more than it is for my aunt. BB please be with her after college, if you aren't busy, she really could do with some emotional support."

"Of course I will, in fact I am leaving now itself - college can wait. Oh and please talk to princi about it will you?"

BB left after that. I was standing there all along hearing all this completely stunned. Purab's uncle who passed away was Pragya's father? I suddenly felt compassionate for that girl who I have always hated. I know how vulnerable one feels without a father - I have been in her spot not long ago, I can feel that loss creeping in my heart too.

"Your maternal uncle, as in chashmish's father?"

"Yeah"

"Oh, how is she now?"

"Not too good bhai, she is guilty."

"Why guilty?"

"My uncle was suffering from leukaemia for sometime now, so he wanted to marry off Pragya di while he was still around to see it. In fact he had even finalized the groom, his friends son - we know him from childhood, he is a little older than us and already working - Suresh Shrivastava - he is a CA by profession. In fact di had also agreed - I had even asked her if she was happy, and she had said he was a nice guy and her happiness lay in her father's peace. But we don't know what happened, just a few weeks before the engagement last month, they had gone for coffee but something went wrong there and Suresh snubbed the engagement and left. To this date Pragya di never told me what had happened - but the incident had upset my uncle more than di, and his condition was worsening by the day until.."

Guilt is passing through me even now as I write this update in the comfort and safety of my home. I can't help feeling responsible for all this. But it wasn't intentional. Now that I think, yes chashmish had been absent for quiet sometime now, I noticed because her roll number is just after mine. And why didn't she tell Purab that it was me? Is she seriously trying hard to stay away from our lives or is she that disgusted?

Originally posted by: -mina-

WHAT ANOTHER ONE ALREADY RES

unres

awww

awww

awww

ok maybe that wasn't so bad but in my head abhi just broke up a potential engagement that pragya was really counting on and that makes me so upset 😔

but, otherwise, it was so funny and perfect!! and i loved abhi's nautanki about their "relationship" - uff uff uff so perfect!!

thanks for another great one aafrah! ❤️

Originally posted by: Mkgp88

OMG Aaafrah!! Where have you been??? Only you could think of something this genius!

What a beautiful start!!! Loving the two entries that Abhi has made already! I can imagine him making a video diary( harder to see him writing in one) but both imaginations seem to work fine!! Cannot wait to read more. 👏👏

Hugs and Kisses your way for giving me a new gem to follow!

RES DRABBLE 3

4.

10^th March 2014

She came to college today. I saw her in the lecture hall. I noticed her because very unusually she walked in late. In fact she came in after Prof. Tripathi started the class, but he allowed her inside anyway - the perks of being chashmish the topper I guess - if I ever tried to pull off that stunt on him, he would probably get me thrown out! But she looked extremely fragile in a loose white kurti and leggings, with her hair tied in a messy pony.

I stole glances at her for the entire lecture. She to my right and looked attentively at the professor, but if you looked closer she was only staring as her hand drew scribbles on her notebook with her pen.

I am overtaken by my guilt again. A more practical part of my brain told me, "dude its leukaemia, this would have happened anyway" - but did I fasten the process, is what I keep asking myself. When my parents were admitted after the crash, I wanted to get the chance to tell them, I had won the talent hunt, whose finale they were coming to watch - but I couldn't - I always wished I just had a few minutes more to convey this - so I know what value that extra time could hold - did I deny chashmish that? Did I go so ahead in my hatred without realizing? "No Abhi, it was a rude joke destiny played with me" I keep telling myself.

But I must do something to get rid of this guilt I cant share with anyone. It is gnawing at my existence with greater force, ever since I saw chashmish's state.

***

I was walking down to the next lecture with a cup of our canteens most amazing masala chai in my hand when I saw her again, this time with BB. BB was walking her to our next lecture and sympathetically telling her to be strong. I felt irritated - it reminded me of all the chachas, chachis, masis, buas at my parents funeral - all ranting the same line, obviously with best intentions at heart - but no one realized, I didn't want to hear those then, I was in denial with the biggest truth in my life. I was sure chashmish didn't want to hear those too.

"Excuse me chashmish, here, tea - Purab sent it - he had to rush for class and no one was around us there from our batch - he said otherwise he would never have sent it with me. Drink it, you will feel better" I was hoping I didn't explain too much for her to doubt. She didn't look at me as I said all this. She silently took the cup and walked along. I silently motioned BB to leave for her class, I would walk with chashmish from here. She gave me that longing smile that tells me that she has been crushing on me for long, and ran away. Chashmish and I didn't talk for a while. In the meanwhile I thought of some conversation, I didn't want to beat around the tragedy of her life.

"So chashmish, Tripathi has a thing for you or what?" I was correct, she was caught off guard and for a split second the old annoying chashmish was back to my relief.

"Excuse me, do you have no manners at all? He is a prof. how can you be so disrespectful Abhi"

"Arre chill, just that he never allows anyone late in class, that's all! God chashmish, you are so damn irritating!"

She didn't reply to this, she made an angry pout and stomped into the classroom, but thankfully she was distracted enough from her grief to pay full attention in this class today.

***

I came home to see daadi scolding Aaliya. She was to get ghee yesterday for making daadi's prasad for her daily puja, but she had forgotten, and daadi couldn't prepare prasad for her puja today. I offered to get the ghee on Aaliay's behalf, but she scolded me too.

"No Abhi! Don't spoil her! If she has made the mistake, let her fix it too"

***

Right now, sitting in my room, I am wondering, was that a message? If I made a mistake, I should fix it myself? I have a plan for tomorrow now.

awesome update, drabbles are going great.

aww it's nice to se see Abhi trying to distract Pragya from the problems for sometime, wonder when they will have a meaningful conversation

AAFRAH!! AAFRAH!! AAFRAH!!!!OMG!!

This is just too good!! Love the whole idea!!! Reading Abhi's POVs is just so wow!!!! Love it!! (I know i am repeating myself but cant help it!!😆) Uff!! Love it love it love it!!❤️

read the latest and aaah aaah feel like screaming like a fangirl in eager anticipation for abhi's plan. chai scene was cute. abhi remains perfect, i love the voice you've given him here, so so right and i think a fresh style from what we've seen from you before. the little bit with daadi and aaliya was excellent too. and omg i so want to know the signficance of all this being 10 years ago...dreaming of a happy ending for chasmish and wannabe rockstar already haha. don't want it too fast but at the same time so impatient for more!! please soon!! i even forgive you for giving us this instead of melodrama or aayush part 2. gosh everything you give is so fantastic i can't even be disatissfied by lingering hunger 😆

thank you!!