He turned the shower off and slipped on a white bathrobe. He looked very upset and irritated and you could tell that by the stormy and unsettled look in his hypnotic ice blue eyes and his tightened jaw. His cheekbones of course were a great give away. The dimples would refuse to come when he was in a terse mood. His eyebrows furrowed , he pulled a towel off the hanger and came out of the shower , drying his hair with a faraway look in his eyes . The boys' locker room was empty at this hour. Of course, it would be. It was 10pm in the night and he had stayed back on the pretext of playing squash. Playing squash had more to do with his need to vent out his frustration than anything else.
Abhay came in front of a mirror and looked at his image ' scarred beauty that looked so strong on the surface that unless you touched him you wouldn't know if he was made of porcelain or human flesh and blood. As he looked into his own eyes, the familiar oval-shaped , cherubic face with big baby brown eyes and angel curls swam into his vision. And her million questions that killed him everytime she looked at him. He wanted to just go and hide somewhere to escape those eyes'.
Flash : Piya waiting for Abhay at the parking lot every morning to talk to him and Abhay deliberately avoiding her eye and walking the other way.
Flash : Piya's 151 missed calls and 35 messages in his cellphone that stayed unanswered .
Flash : Piya following Abhay all over the college trying to talk to him , looking at him with child like wonder and Abhay not even acknowledging her existence.
Flash : Piya coming to Raichand Mansion again and again and Haseena Raichand turning her away saying that Abhay is not at home.
Abhay sighed and rubbed his eyes . Stay away from me, Piya. Don't. Don't spoil all my efforts to keep you alive. You cannot find your way back to me nor can I open my arms to you again. If I take one step towards you , Maithli will snap your breath. You have forgotten everything , so please buy the lies that are being fed to you. Live the life that I have designed for you ' live a normal mortal life and die a happy old, content woman. Your mind has forgotten me and your heart should forget me. Please'.
Abhay went to his locker and opened it to pull out a fresh set of clothing. It was time to go home and his mother had already called him up 10 times. Ever since his resurrection , Haseena had become hypersensitive about him and Abhay didn't want to tense her anymore. After all, now all he had left in the world were his foster parents and he wanted to be a good son to them.
He shut the locker only to be surprised by her. She was standing right next to his locker and Abhay was amazed that he hadn't sensed her coming in or standing next to him. Her eyes were fixed on him , her arms crossed against her chest and her body language very aggressive . Her lips were pursed in slow simmering anger. Abhay could see that she was in a way, in awe of him , almost as if she tried to assure herself over and over that he was real indeed.
Abhay took a deep breath and turned towards her. Come on, Abhay. You can do it , you have to do it. For her.
Abhay ( leaning over the locker and raising an eyebrow )- 10.30pm in the night. Boys' locker room. A man in his bathrobe and all alone. In case you are having a complimentary bout of amnesia , Miss.Piya Dobriyaal , let me remind you. I am not your boyfriend anymore. We are no longer dating and you need to stop stalking me. Now, will you move , so that I can go or do I have to lift you and put you aside.
Abhay begins to move but Piya blocks his way by her fair arm and Abhay stops. He looks at her and pretends to be visibly angry as he throws his clothes aside.
Abhay ( irritated )- WHAT?
Piya ( firmly )- I need answers to my questions and only you have them.
Abhay ( rolling his eyes)- Old habits die hard, right? You killed me before our break up with your on-the-spot-questionnaires and I see nothing has changed in one year. You are still an examination question paper ! '.( holds her by her shoulders and she gets scared )'.before you open your mouth , let me answer you! I was the original bad boy of the college who stalked you until you fell in love with me. Then, I cheated you , used you and dumped you. I made you cry everyday . I hurt you enough to kill you and basically, I BROKE YOUR HEART! ''And when you said you no longer loved me , I almost murdered you in an accident . You lost your memory and I don't care what the hell happened to you after that! I was in London recuperating from the injuries I suffered. CLEAR ENOUGH?
Piya is looking at him with tears of disbelief as he holds her close to his face , looking more hurt himself than angry at her.
Abhay ( to avoid bursting into tears himself )- CLEAR ENOUGH?
Piya ( looking like a baby and tears rolling down her cheeks )- But'..M-Maya says you loved me. You loved me with your life' and' ( gulps her cries)' and if you were so bad to me , then, why does my heart have such a different feeling about you? Why have I hallucinated about you, imagined you , felt you all around if you really did destroy my life? '. Why do I feel that you have always looked after me?
Abhay's heart lurches at Piya's innocent questions and he has to stiffen himself to appear hard and harsh. His hands almost rise to her face to wipe her tears and pull her in a comforting hug of love and cry with her . But he steels himself and pushes Piya away , clenching his fists.
Abhay ( screams )- STOP IT! JUST STOP IT! How many times do I need to tell you that am the BAD GUY? Your sisters have warned you, your parents have warned you , all your friends here have told you that was needed. So , listen to them'..I ruined your life with an abusive and unfaithful relationship and its over. Infact ,it was over an year ago. '.( doesn't look at her face)'And I don't give a damn about what you have been hallucinating , maybe you need a shrink ! ..If am still sitting in your head , then, its not my problem . Now, get the hell out of here'..( can't help being jealous )' am sure Jay must be killing mosquitoes outside in your royal wait.
Piya ( getting angry )- How do you know that Jay is waiting for me outside? And... ( wanting to shake him up)... why should you care?
Abhay ( angrily )- I DON'T! Be it Jay, be it Kabir or anyone who dates you or does whatever with you, why should i care? ...playing musical chairs with men is your funsport . THAT is one thing that you did not lose in your conveniently selective memory loss!
Piya feels as though Abhay had sliced her heart with a cold gleaming knife . Every word that he was saying seemed like a corrosive acid to Piya and she felt she would just drown in the ground with the weight of his hatred. Damn you, Piya! She curses herself as her eyes again climb up Abhay's face. Why did you have to speak to him at all? He doesn't care about you. He never did. See, how much he hates you and you are just one of his ex-files. LEAVE! Leave before he breaks your heart again. He is not your angel , he just can't be. You are insane, Piya. You need medical help to get this man out of your mind. Run away, Piya, before he says any other word that can hurt you'..
Piya ( walking past him)- You'.you never loved me?
Abhay ( his face facing the moon and tears glittering in his soulful eyes )-No''.
Piya feels that familiar feeling of rejection and she is sure that Abhay has rejected her a million times before . But for her memory , this hurt was new. She raises her hand to turn him around and just deliver a slap across his smug heartless face. How can you say that, Abhay? Are all these feelings in me some kind of abnormality? You really never loved me? Abhay doesn't budge and Piya , suppressing a sob begins to leave. But Abhya grabs her hand and stop her. Piya spins around and looks at him with tired hurt eyes. Gritting his teeth, Abhay pulls her close ' looking an angel indeed in the moonlight.
Abhay ( breathing into her face )- This is the last time we are speaking to each-other. Next time, if I see you within a radius of 5 meters of me, am getting a restraining order against you, Piya Dobriyaal.
And leaving her shaken and insulted , he goes out of the locker room, his face breaking into tears but he doesn't let a single tear roll down his face'..
Love and luck always,❤️
GOD bless everyone.🤗
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