Walking upto the door in a gorgy state she wondered who had come to visit her, opening the door she was shocked to see him front of her all wet from the pouring rain, one closer look at him and she realised that he was tired and defeated with the way life was throwing challenges at him, and the way he was looking at her she had goose bumps all over her body as if his life is dependent on her, she gave a small smile to him and welcomed him in
Ananya: aandar aayi aap pura bheeg gaye hain, aap bethiye mein aapke liye towel leke aati hoon.
Making himself comfortable he waited for her to come out.
Ananya: yeh lijiye towel, mein aap ke liye coffeei banati hoon.
She was going to make tea when Kabir had held her hand and stopped her.
Kabir: Ananya coffeei baad mein bana lena pehale meri baat suno
Ananya: aap change kar liye jiye, mein tab tak chai bana deti hoon, nahi toh aap bimaar hojayega.
Kabir: but Ananya...
Ananya: Aap mujshe trust karte hain na??? Toh please change kar lijiye, mein tab tak chai bana leti hoon and phir mein aapki baat sunogi. Ok??
Looking at her loved filled eyes he just couldn't say anything and just nodded and went to change.
Leaning near the door, Kabir felt complete, as if before Ananya he was half and meeting her made him complete.
Walking with 2 cups of coffee, she stood in front of him, and yet he didn't realise that she was standing in front of him. She slowly called him by his name and he had come out of his thoughts, taking his cup of coffee he walked towards the sofa followed by Ananya. Turning towards Ananya Kabir started apologising to her.
Kabir: Ananya I'm so sorry, maine tumse teen din se baat nahi kiya, tumne koshish bhi ki thi but woh merger ki party mein jab maine Shreya ko dekha I was shocked and uske baad I was in no mood to speak to anybody, Ananya mera past mere samne aagaya aur mein kuch nahi kar paya. Mujshe kuch samajh hi nahi aaya ki mein kaise react karu and maine wahi kiya joh mujshe aata hain shutting everyone out of my life including you, mujshe maaf kar dena, I shouldn't have but...
Before he could say anything Ananya placed her fingers on his lips
Ananya: Shhh mujshe kuch nahi suna hain Kabir, maine pehale bhi kaha tha ki I trust u with all my heart and soul, humare relationship mein koi bhi nahi aa sakta, kisi bhi 3rd insaan ki jagha nahi ho sakti hain.
Kabir: Ananya tumhe pata hain Shreya kaun hain??
Ananya: Haan, janti hoon guess kiya tha maine, aapki ex-wife right????
Kabir: haan, aur Ananya mujshe lagta hain ki tumhe mere aur Shreya ka saach pata hona chaiye.
Ananya: Mujshe nahi jana hain Kabir, Shreya ke saath joh bhi tha, that was in the past, uske liye hum humara present and future kyun kharab kare??
Kabir: But Ananya tumhe saach jana hoga, pehali baar jab bolna chaha maine tumne mana kiya but ab toh sun loon please.
Ananya: but Kabir, mujshe vishwas hain aap par...
Ananya: kabhi kabhi saach sune wale se zayada saach bolne wale ke liye importance rakhta hain.
Ananya: hmmm...
Walking towards the window he started telling his story to Ananya,
Shreya and mein mile the jab mein Delhi Kranti ke liye kaam karta tha, mujshe uske dad ka interview lene jana tha joh ki ek pharmaceutical co. ke owner they, bahut khobsurat thi woh and mujshe use dekhta hi rahe gaya, interview toh khatam hogaya tha but hum aache dost ban gaye and humari mulkatein badhne lagi aur humein pyaar hogaya, tab mein ek struggling journalist tha and she was from a rich family and the MD of the company, jab uske papa ko pata laga toh he who humare rishte ke khilaf the , tab Shreya ne kaha tha ki hum bhage ke shaadi kar lege but maine mana kiya tha yeh kahe ke ki, abhi hum dono ready nahi hain relationship ke next level ke liye financially as well as mentally, but usne meri ek baat nahi suni, aur humne agle din hi shaadi karli, but kuch time ke baad humare beech differences hone lagi, usko mere kaam se problem hone lagi, woh mujshe din raat meri nakamyabi ke liye taane deti thi, usse mere wahi chote se ghar mein ghutan hone lagi, maine bahut koshish ki uski haar wish poori karne ke liye but kuch na kuch kaam hi hota tha uske liye, phir aachanak ek din Tarini joh ki mere saath kaam karti thi and meri bahut aachi dost bhi thi, usko uske stringer ne ek pharmaceutical co. ke low quality tablets manufacturing ki news di thi jiske wajhe se kafi logon ki jaan gayi thi, usmei se ek Tarini ka bhai bhi tha Anurag jisi ki jaan toh nahi gayi but woh paralyize hogaya tha, jaise hi humein yeh news mili humne iska follow up kiya jaise hi humne investigate kiya toh hume yeh pata chala ki joh pharmaceutical co. low quality goods produce kar rahi thi woh aur kisi ki nahi Shreya ke papa ki thi and jab mujshe yeh baat pata chali toh I was shocked, mujshe samajh mein nahi aaya tha kya karu??? Toh maine wahi kiya joh mujshe sahi laga, maine Shreya ko jake sab bol diya, pehale toh usne mujshe par vishwas nahi kiya, but maine usko jab kuch proofs dikha ya toh who maan gayi aur who bahut upset hui thi, uski khushi ke liye maine yeh decide kiya ki mein jake unse baat karoga. A decision that cost me my happiness and changed me into the Kabir Sharma, as the world knows me today.
Next day I had gone to meet Mr. Bhagat, and while entering the house I heard Shreya and him speaking about the truth coming out, he was very angry with her for not being able to stop me from finding the truth about them producing low qualities medicines, and now he will have to falsely implicate somebody else to protect his image and he had a person in mind who could be falsely implicated, it was none other than your father Ananya. They hadn't realised I was there until a vase fell from the nearby table, seeing me there they were shocked and didn't know what to do.
Knowing the truth about my marriage I felt ashamed of myself for falling in love so easily, that day I didn't go home, walking on the roads of Delhi aimlessly for a long time. I didn't realise where I was going until I saw Tarini opening the door, she was shocked to see me at her place very late in the night, she stepped aside and asked me what the matter was and why was I looking like a zombie. I had told her everything that I heard at Shreya's place.
After that day we started working really hard to bring the truth about the pharmaceutical scam, we did find the evidence but it was already too late as your father was implicated, but then also I did publish the truth about the scam, I did get lot of support and your father was given bail. Mr. Bhagat did face a lot of criticism backlash from the media.
One fine morning, suddenly I get call from Laxman saying that shreya has put a blame on me for infidelity with Tarini, I was shocked to hear such a news and immediately rushed to Tarini's place, but I was already too late and the damage was done, people had started calling Tarini with all kinds of names. Angrily I stormed into the Bhagat mansion and asked the reason for spoiling the name of an innocent person, the reply I got from them had shocked me, Shreya "Kabir jab tumne humari zindagi barbaad ki hain toh humein bhi toh yeh right hain na ki hum bhi tumhari zindagi barbaad karein." And uss din maine decide kiya ki mujshe and shreya ko alag hojana chaiye and maine agle din hi usse divorce papers bhej diye, but Shreya ne media mein aapne aap ko bichara and mujshe ek casanova and womanizer declare kar diya. Yeh ek galat news ke wajhe se Tarini ki life barbaad hogaya, kisi ne bhi usse job nahi diya, woh mujshe kuch bolti nahi thi but I knew usse uske bhai Anurag ki parvarish mein problems hoon rahi, jab mujshe pata chali yeh baat I was really upset and us din se Tarini and Anurag meri zimedari hain, and they are the only family I'm left with.
Mujshe kuch samajh hi nahi aaya Ananya ki mein kya karu, ya kya kaho, and mein sooch mein lagya ki ya paisa hi sab kuch hota hain life mein, and us din maine aapne aap ko samajh liya ki life mein agar aage badhne hain toh emotions ko side mein rakh dena chaiye and mein baan gaya aaj ka Kabir Sharma.
Hearing all this from Kabir, Ananya was shocked to how come a person can behave like this and wondered what the world had come to, she wanted to stop him for further saying anything about it, but stopped herself from saying anything as she knew that letting Kabir let go of his feelings is more important right now then knowing his past, she understood that, She just listened to him.
Looking at her he didn't know what to do, he waited for some time when she didn't say anything he thought that she was angry with him for hiding the truth from her, as he was about to leave when he suddenly felt her fingers being entwined with his, he looked at her and what he saw made shivers run down his spine, seeing her like that, all broken he had held her as close to him as possible and today hearing the truth from him, all her pent up emotions started flowing like a dam that couldn't handle the pressure and he knew that she had been holding herself strong for her family and today he had let her sob on to him. Tired when she had stopped crying, he got up to bring some water for her, handing her the glass he sat with her, leaning her head on his shoulder, they sit quite for some time, letting her soak the truth about her father.
Kabir: Ananya ab jab saach sune ke baad, tumko mere saath rehana hain ya nahi woh faisla mein tum par chodta hoon, joh bhi I will agree to it saying this he was about to leave when she spoke
Ananya: Kabir mein aapse naaraz nahi hoon aapne Shreya se jhagd kar bhi saach ka saath diya, aapne ek anjaan insaan ka saach samne laya hain, usmein aapko kitni takleef hui hain uska mein andaza bhi nahi laga sakti, mein sirf iss baat se pareshaan hoon ki koi insaan aise kaise kar sakta hain. Kisi ko bhi kya haq hain ki woh kisi aur ki zindagi kharab kar sake. Aapne joh kiya I'm really proud of you, aapne aapna dukh ko side mein rakh ke saach ka saath diya, and papa humesha kaha karte the ki "saach ek aisa kida hain joh insaan ko sone nahi deta" and Kabir maine aapka yeh haath aadhe raaste mein choodne ke liye nahi pakada hain, and waise bhi itni aasani se mein aapka saath nahi choodne wali.
He was a happy man now. Staring at her he wondered what had he done to get her in her life, the trust she has on him is something he will always keep close to his heart.
Taking her hands in his, bought it closer to his lips and whispered I Love You.
The End
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i know the end was not satisfying, I'm planning to continue it, but it only depends on the comments I get from you guys.
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