The idea of this OS is Pragya gets accidentally drunk at a function in MM and no one knows about and somehow she ends up in the store room assuming it to be the kitchen while the Mehras assumes she went home and Aroras assumes she is staying at MM for the night. Aliya who passes by the store room hears some strange sounds from the store room goes inside to check it and sees drunk Pragya. The door gets locked accidentally and Aliya couldn't open it from inside.
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What's worse than being locked up in store room with the person you hate? Being locked up with them when they're drunk.
What's worse than being locked up in a room the night before your birthday? Being locked up with a person for whom making plans to kill you like it's their life's purpose.
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Aliya cursed her situation. No phones. No one was coming to the store room for the past one hour. She was tired of banging the door. She was trapped in her own house until someone comes to the store room or realizes that they are missing.
"If you don't stop now!", Aliya took the knife from the fruit basket and held it in front of Pragya's face to stop Pragya from rambling.
"What? You will kill me?", Pragya said sarcastically.
Aliya let out an irritated sigh and threw the knife away.
"I know. I know what's going on your mind", Pragya said leaning over the side of the couch.
Aliya looked at her with a mix of curiosity and irritation on her face.
"You are planning to kill me. In fact, that is what that goes on your mind 24/7. All day and all nights, you have only one aim."
"I wish I could kill you now", Aliya said through gritted teeth.
"Why do you want to kill me?"
Pragya's question was directed to herself instead of Aliya. She was looking up with a finger on her lips like she was trying to find an answer.
"Why don't you just shut your mouth and be quiet?", Aliya shouted not only because of Pragya's antics but also the fact that the room was so damp and dirty leaving her no choice but to sit near Pragya on the old couch.
"Sit! Sit!", said Pragya patting the place near her.
"Uff", Aliya sat near her.
"Keep your hands off me", warned Aliya.
"Should blame my fate for having to sit with you, the one person I hate the most in this world"
"Why do you hate me? It's me who should be doing that and take revenge. But you... brrr you're funny", she laughed.
"All problems occur because of you"
"No, nottt ME. It's because of you", she pointed her finger towards Aliya.
"You got me married to your brother to take revenge. You tried to kill my sister and me several times. You are responsible for my sister's death. You have got him into danger more than once with your stupid plans. It's all because of you."
"If you go away from my and my brother's life, everything would be normal again"
"Why? Why do I have to go? Why should I leave my husband?
"Because I hate you."
"But you're not my husband. My husband loves me. I love him", she said pouting.
"I love my brother."
Pragya started giggling as if she heard a joke.
"You're lying", she said amidst her giggles.
"I LOVE MY BROTHER", Aliya said loudly.
"Oh really? Then why are you snatching his happiness from him? Why are you hell bent on ruining his life and getting him married to Tanu? Don't tell me you really believe that he would be happy with her. You're better than that"
"If you leave him, I'll stop his wedding with Tanu. I promise", said Aliya trying to sound sincere.
"You know what Tanu did to him. She made him feel guilty for a mistake he didn't do. She was cheating him by saying it's his baby. Even after all that, you let her around your brother and even worse, you trapped him to marry her. If you really love your brother, why would you do that? Your hate for me is stronger than your love for your brother? I really don't understand how a sister can be like you. He did everything for you and when he found that you were on the wrong side, he punished you. What's so wrong with it? You want your brother to dance to your tunes? You don't love him. You just like controlling him. That's why you are trying to make Tanu his wife. You just need a puppet in the name of brother."
"Stop your nonsense! I love my brother and I don't have to prove it to you. It's because of you and your sister, he got away from me. Luckily fate gave him back to me. But you are back again"
"If you close your eyes and say the world is dark, no one can help you. You killed my sister. My sister who was ready to sacrifice her love for me. My sister who got into danger in order to save me. That's what's called love. When you really someone, you would be ready to make sacrifices for them. You would want them to be happy even if it costs your happiness. If you really loved your brother, you would want him to be happy. You wouldn't want him to be with someone who loves just his money and fame. You wouldn't want him to be with someone who doesn't care about him. Don't you even feel guilty for doing all these things to a loving brother? How much would he have struggled to become a Rock star? But you damaged his image just to make Tanu a victim in his eyes", she put an arm Aliya's shoulders and tried to keep her eyes focussed because her vision was starting to be blurry.
"You don't have to tell me all this. You came to our life only now. I have been with him when he was struggling and I know how much his career means to him. I wouldn't have done this if you hadn't come back"
"I know you will say this. So your love for your brother is so weak that my presence blinds you from your love for him. You are hurting him. You are depriving him of the love and happiness he deserves. You are depriving him of the happy married life he ought to be living. You are depriving him of his life. You are not letting him live his life. You want to be the director of his life. You know what? I don't even feel angry. I pity you. What do you want? You have so much yet you are not happy. After all that you did, God gave you a chance to redeem yourself. Your brother doesn't know any of the bad things you did in the last 3 years. You got a clean slate and a chance to start life afresh. But you're still continuing to be bad instead of changing."
"Stop your advice now", Aliya couldn't hear it anymore.
"Addd- vice? Whom am I to give you advice? hnj fsbn"
"What?", enquired Aliya.
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"I cannot understand what you're talking. What are you even saying?"
Aliya got relieved as Pragya dozed off.
Robin couldn't believe what he saw when he opened the door next morning. He was shocked to see two people in the locked store room. But what was more shocking was that the two people were Aliya and Pragya and the way they were sleeping. Aliya was keeping her head on Pragya's shoulder and Pragya was keeping her head over Aliya's head. He wondered for a second whether he was in a dream.
"Ma'am", he said in a voice that sounded like a whisper. He adjusted his throat and with great courage, repeated the word loudly this time. He wished Pragya would wake up first but to his dismay, Aliya woke up first.
Aliya scolded Robin for not coming to their rescue before and was patting the dust off her clothes while Robin stood dumbfounded.
"What are you looking at?", Aliya said loudly making Pragya wake up with a jerk. She holded her head and looked around. She didn't understand where she was at the moment or why was Aliya or Robin in the room. She tried to stand up and stumbled upon something on the floor but Aliya caught her from falling.
"If you can't handle yourself, how are you going to save others?", said Aliya. Pragya looked at her puzzled.
"Why are you standing here? Go and do you work", Aliya told Robin.
As soon as Robin left the place, Aliya also walking out of the room. After taking few steps on the corridor, a thought struck her mind. She called Robin who was just walking towards the kitchen and told him to give lemon juice to Pragya.
Aliya had things to do.
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