Prologue
They both are so close yet poles apart.
Except nicknames and mutual friends, they both got nothing in common. Oh! Wait, they love sports too.
He loves the feel of ball dribbling under his palms and grins whenever he baskets one while she loves to run and have an absolute crush on wind kissing her face.
Akshara Goenka don't let anyone hover around her heart. She keeps them at an arm distance, AT LEAST.
Abhimanyu Birla keeps the people at the gates of his heart as he smiled at everyone who knocks but never opens.
But one fine day, he stumbles upon a girl who could see right through his fake smiles but did not even let him peek inside her facade.
"The next time you decide to smile, try to smile from your heart not only by the upward curve of your lips," she said, her expression less face not giving away the tornado which she continued to fight inside her.
And his jaw hits the ground.
Composing himself, he asked, "how do you know?!"
"So it's the truth?!" She smirked, raising her eyebrows as her eyes twinkled in victory.
She saw the myriad of emotions that passed through him. His eyes spoke volumes. And no doubt, they are beautiful! She does not have to remember it because she could not ever forget those chocolate brown orbs.
Abhimanyu's eyes danced with astonishment, confusion, curiosity, hope and maybe screamed of help too.
Akshara smiled, a smile which is devoid of any kind of happiness. "Alfazo mein main samjha nahi paungi aur meri khamoshi tum padh nahi paoge. " And she looked straight in his eyes which now shows determination and unknown to her, she nodded. Accepting whatever it offered.
(I will not be able to explain it in words and you will never be able to understand my silence. ~Unknown)
He took this as a challenge... A sweet challenge but he forgot, he was playing with fire and he might burn himself down.
And in all the chaos, Mr. Abhimanyu Birla ends up falling for a mess, his mess, Ms. Akshara Goenka but just like how the sun never gets the moon; Akshara and Love never go hand in hand.
"I am in love with you, Akshara and I am not going to leave your hand ever... Please, just trust me. I love you and there is nothing which could deny it," he declared it to her. His voice have the sincerity while his eyes affirmed his every word.
She knew he was saying the truth but she will never be able to say a yes and so she did what she was best at. She made the walls of her heart a little more higher and guarded her eyes so that he could not look pass her lies, "But I don't," she said, even though her heart broke in a zillion pieces. "I don't love you, Abhimanyu." And there she felt her soul dying a slow death.
She looked at the myriad of emotions which passed through him but its the sound of his broken heart which forced her to take a step back. Akshara, steel yourself. You know the consequences so well of it.
"Why?" he asked, his voice a mere whisper, shoulders slumped in defeat telling her about his shattered self.
She turned to go because she possibly could not bring it upon herself to answer him... maybe because she herself was unknown to the reason.
"I asked why, Akshara?!" his palms wrapped around her wrist, stopping her to move any forward. His lips quivered as he waited for an answer with bated breath.
You are not asking, Abhimanyu... You are pleading. A tear rolled down her eye at the thought. Composing herself she said, "Har sawal ka jawab nahi hota, Abhi. Kaash hota aur agar aisa hota toh ek bhi dil tuta hua nahi hota." Her voice betrayed her.
(Every question does not have an answer. I wish, it had and if it had then no heart would have been broken.)
He smiled.... A true broken smile. But it was not only broken, it was mocking her. Those unshed tears in his eyes were enough to tell her that he saw through her lies. The man who did not bow down in front of anyone has accepted defeat so easily.
She did not have to wriggle out of his hold because he let her go. With a heavy heart she moved ahead leaving a broken heart and a shattered self behind. Not having the courage to turn around, she ran away because she knew, one look at him and all hell will break loose.
Uski mohabbat aur meri chahat mein
Bas itna fark tha,
Wo alfazo se,
izhaar-e-ishq karta tha
Aur main?!
Main shabdon mein ae-laane inkaar.
(The only difference between his love and mine was that:He announces it to the whole world while I declined it in words in front of all.)
What all will happen in this bumpy ride? But for all we know, life will go on... No matter what.
Join Akshara and Abhimanyu and wait for the past to made a blast and the secrets to unfurl.
Witness the journey of two broken souls, healing not only themselves but each other too.
Shower them with love and nothing but love because its all they crave for.
Edited by ishqdinoorhai9 - 3 years ago
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