MehBeer OS || My Solace

"Abeer.. Beta meri baat to suno" said Kuber Malhotra calmly.

"Don't.. Don't even dare call me your son Kuber Malhotra" he shouted back at him with rage in his eyes.

I shivered. Never in my life i had seen Abeer so angry. His eyes were bloodshot red. He was literally shivering with anger. And i knew he was breaking inside. He was hurt..very hurt. The worst part of still loving your ex was, you know when they are hurt, broken and you do not even have a right to comfort them.

"Beta dekho.. tum galat samajh rahe ho..aisa kuch nahi.." kuber tried to defend himself.

"Bas.. ek.. shabd aur nahi Kuber Malhotra.. Aaj aap sahi salamat khade hai na mere saamne.. Meri maa ke sanskaro ki wajah se.. Nahi to aapka voh haal karta na ki.." abeer said clutching his fingers.

I did not know what to do. I stood fixed at the spot besides him. What we both just saw was not easy for us to digest. Kuber Malhotra in arms of Rati. Shocking. But true. Shock was an understatement. I felt disgusted. But i knew it was nothing compared to what Abeer was feeling at this moment.

"Zara si bhi sharam nahi aayi aapko ek baar bhi..?? Meri Mom kitna pyar karti hai aapse" he shouted , tears now flowing from his eyes.

"How can you do all this, not once did you think about her? about me? about us? We trusted you so blindly.. Aur Rati tum??.. Nisaar kitna pyar karta hai tumse.. aur tum ye sab kar rahi ho.. Ek baar..Ek baar nahi socha uske baare me??" he continued shouting.

Rati gave weird expression to me and him and left the room.

"Kuber malhotra.. Apne meri zindagi barbaad kar di.. maine sehen kar liya.. Lekin meri mom ke sath jo aapne kiya hai naa.. vo mai sehen nahi karuga kabhi bhi nahi.. Mai iske liye aapko kabhi maaf nahi karuga.. Aur ab aap dekhna ye Abeer Malhotra kya kya karta hai.. Aisa haal karuga ki.. Just wait and watch.." Abeer shouted and left the room.

I followed him to his studio. There he was. Throwing everything that came in his way. Breaking his equipments. He picked up his guitar and pulled all the strings in anger, hurting his fingers in the process. Blood oozed out of them. He still did not care and went on with his destruction. I ran towards him and stopped him. He was uncontrollable. "Abeerrr.. abeer" i shouted, not knowing when tears made way through my eyes, seeing him like this. He paid no heed to my constant shouting. Then finally i shouted at the top of my voice and turned him towards me taking his injured hand into mine.

"Kya kar rahe ho.. pagal ho gaye ho kya? " i said a little louder examining his wound.

"Kitna khoon beh raha hai" i continued. He was crying.. Tears all over his face. I had never seen him so vulnerable. Not even at the time of our divorce. I could see him dying every moment. Abeer Malhotra could tolerate everything in life, but when it was about his mom, he did not have control on himself.His mother was his life.. his everything. I could understand his condition at this moment very well, after all i had seen my own mother go through all this. I finally looked into his eyes. The anger slowly subsiding.Now all that was left was hurt and tears.

"Abeer" i said calmly looking into his eyes.

Before i could realise anything, he took me into a rib-crushing hug. And he broke down. He cried badly hugging me. I hugged him back.

"Why did he do this Meher? Why? Mom ke sath aisa kaise kar sakte hai vo..I hate him Meher.. i hate him" he said still crying.

I rubbed his back slightly consoling him. He hugged me even tighter.

"Abeer.. calm down.. please.. sab theek ho jaega" i say to pacify him.

"Kaise theek hoga Meher.. Rati unki beti ki umar ki hai aur vo" he couldn't continue and fell to the floor still hugging me. I sat down with him too.

"Meher.. mai mom ko kaise btaunga ye sab" he asked me.

"We will figure that out, abhi mom maa ke sath baahar gayi haina kuch din ke liye.. Jab vo aege wapas.. hum sab theek kar denge.. Sab theek ho jaega Abeer" i console him stroking his hair lightly.

"I hate him Meher.. i hate him.. pehle unhone tumhe itna dard diya.. aur ab mom ko..Vo bhi mujse nafrat karte hai.. isliye jis se bhi mai pyar karta hu.. vo unhe hurt karte hai" he said.

"Aisa kuch nahi hai Abeer" i say dropping a kiss on his hair. He pulls me even closer. I somehow knew he finds solace in my arms. I can calm him down.We both just sat silently hugging each other for comfort. He was still crying lightly and i caressed his back slowly consoling him.

"Meherrr" i heard a loud voice. Abeer and I came out of the hug listening to it. Akshat stood on the door looking at us with anger.

"Akshat.. tum yaha?" i ask him.

He comes closer to us and pulls my hand making stand harshly. Abeer stands up too.

"Ye sab chal kya raha hai .. haan?" he asked angrily.

"Kya hua akshat.. chilla kyu rahe ho aise?" i ask him sternly.

"Wow.. you are asking me ki chilla kyu raha hu.. Ye sab hai kya.. Nahi btao mujhe.. shaadi hone wali haina tumhari mujse? Lekin jab dekho tum is ghatiya ladke ki baahon me hoti ho" he said.

"Mind your language Akshat" i shout at him.

"Kabhi ye tumhare room me milta hai.. kabhi tum iske room me.. Aur aaj to office me hi shuru ho gaye" he shouted.

"Oye.. bakwass band kar" abeer snapped at him holding his collar.

"Abeer.. chodo use.. mai baat kar rahi hu.." i pull Abeer away from him.

"tumhara sahi hai Meher.. dono ko ghuma rahi ho.. kabhi uske sath.. kabhi mere sath." akshat said angrily

"Shup up Akshat" i shout back.

"Don't think i can share you with him.. ek raat uske saath.. ek mere sath"

"Akshat " i shout and slap him almost on a verge of crying.

"Itna ghatiya sochte ho tum mere baare me? Atleast think what you are saying." i continue.

"Mai ghatiya sochta hu? Apni harkate dekho tum.. You characterless..." akshat was about to say when Abeer punched him hard.I went numb.That's what he thought about me. Tears made way through my eyes.

"Meri Meher ke baare me kuch bolne ki himmat bhi mat karna.. I will kill you" Abeer shouted at him.

"You know what.. i am done with you both.. Jo karna hai karo.Go to hell." Akshat said removing our engagement ring and dropping it on the floor. He gave an angry stare to Abeer and stormed out of the room.

"Haan haan.. hume bhi koi shauk nahi hai tumse shaadi karne ka" Abeer shouted at his back.

Then he looked at me. I lowered my eyes unable to meet his. I was trying hard to control my tears. He came closer to me. He caressed my face with his hand. Unknowingly a sob escaped. And then there was no stopping. I started sobbing bitterly and hugged him. The situation was similar to what it was a few moments ago. Just the tables turned around. That time i was the one consoling him, and now he was the one. I said before that i knew he finds solace in my arms. The reverse was also true, i realised.

Then realising something, i tried to come out his hold. He doesn't let me go.

"Kyu Meher? Tumhe haq hai mujhe sambhalne ka jab mai pareshan hota hu.. To mujhe ye haq kyu nahi hai?" he asked me.

"Abeer jaane do please.. i don't want to talk now.." i say coming out of his hold. I turned to leave.

"Jaanta hu kyu baat nahi karna chahti.. Darti ho tum Meher.. Darti ho.. kahi mere samne sach naa bol dol.. Kahi mere samne ye na bol do ki kitna pyar karti ho mujhe" he said coming closer to me. He pinned me to the wall.

"Kyu meher? Kyu? Ek galti ki saza kab tak dogi mujhe Meher? Tumhe sach me meri ankho me kuch nahi dikhta? Mai bohot akela hu Meher. I need you. I know you can live your life without anyone, but i cannot. I am not that strong, i need you for me." he continued his eyes getting moist.

I kept quiet and closed my eyes. Unknowingly i start crying again. What he said was true. I was running away from him so that he couldn't read my eyes. His finger slowly traced my face. He kissed me gently on my forehead. Then he kissed away my tears.

"Bohot rulaya hai na maine tumhe.. Ab kabhi nahi rulauga.. Tum yahi chahti ho to chla jauga door tumse" he said moving away as i open my eyes.

I held his hand and pulled him towards me. He held my waist.

"Bohot pyar karti hu mai tumse.. tumse bhi zyada" i say slowly.

"Mujh se zyada nahi kar sakti.. mai.. tumse.." but before he could complete i sealed his lips with mine.

He gave in instantly. It was after 8 years we kissed. But it seemed just like yesterday.

We sat in his studio.. his head on my lap. I caressed his hair while he slept. I could see a relaxed smile on his face. After so many days i saw him like this. I bend down to kiss his forehead.

Some relationships are forever. You may not realise it everytime though. But when someone's touch can heal all your pain,you know it without any explanation.

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Nidhi❤️