Part 2
Kabir realized that he had messed up. He tried speaking to Ananya next day at work.
Kabir: Ananya, please come to my cabin.
Ananya: SIR, may I come in?
Kabir: Ananya..
Ananya: Yes Sir. I have finished the story on the election rigging. Here;s the final report.
Kabir: Ananya stop calling me Sir. I dont want to talk to you about the report. I wanted to ask you about last night.
Ananya: But I don't. I am no longer your girlfriend I am only your senior reporter. Nothing else.
And saying this she stormed off!
Next day Ananya came back from her beat to find Malvika looking worried.
Malvika: One day without Kabir and this office becomes a mess.
Ananya.: What happened to Kabir? Kabir Sir I mean
Malvika: He called in sick. Has 103 fever. He sounded really sick on the phone.
Ananya wanted to hold strong. But she couldn't and rushed to his apartment.
She used the spare key of the apartment and entered the apartment. She was flabbergasted to see Kabir enjoying himself reading a novel and eating chocolate.
Ananya: KABIR SHARMA! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. Here I got all worried. And you are sitting here and having the time of your life.
This is the oldest trick in the book.
Kabir: But it worked didn't it?
Ananya: Well I am leavong now.
Kabir: No you are not. Not, until you here me out.
I have been a jerk. But our relationship is too precious for us not to fight to save it.
Sit down Ananya. This is a rather long story.
Shreya and I were polar opposites and we had a whirlwind romance. We got married within 6 months of knowing each other. They say opposities attract. But in our case, along with personalities we even had a different view on values and ethics of life. Within a year the attraction faded away and our marriage became rocky.
At the same time Tarini and I used to work together. She used to look up to me and I always looked out for her. We had Rajat Singhania working at the same channel.
Ananya: The high-flying journalist Rajat Singhania who is married to designer Shonali Singhania.
Kabir: Yes. Tarini was infatuated with him. Even he pretended to be in a horrible marriage to gain sympathy from her.Initially I tried warning her against him. But as the troubles in my marriage escalated, I lost touch of Tarini. Suddenly I got a call from Laxman one day telling me that Tarini had tried committing suicide.
Tarini: He had told me that he and his wife were separated. But now he is behaving like our relation was just a fling.
Kabir: Tarini, I told you that man can't be trusted. forget about him. Move on.
Tarini: I can't. I am pregnant with his child. And when I told him.. He..
Kabir: He.. what?
Tarini: He gave me money to get an abortion.
And she broke down crying.
Kabir: Tarini I can't even begin to tell you how angry I am to hear that. But how does killing yourself solve anything? What do you want to do? I'll support you in whatever decision you take.
Tarini: Kabir, I want to keep the baby.. I can't kill my own flesh and blood.
KABIR: You dont have to. And I'll be there with you every step of the way.
Rajat was shocked by Tarini's decision He was scared that this fact could come back and tarnish his image later. That scumbag went ahead and ran a story alleging that Tarini and I had had an affair. He went so far as to call his own child a bast**d on national television.
Shreya, who was also pregnant at the time, refused to listen to a word I said. Tarini was very concerned about my marriage. She went behind my back and got a DNA test done to prove that I was innocent. But Shreya was adamant. She wanted me kick Tarini out of my life whick I refused to do. In her anger she went ahead and..
Kabir flinched and stopped to compose himself.
He continued. I mean, she lost the baby. That was the beginning of the end. We had a very bitter parting.
He looked up to see Annaya crying. She hugged him and consoled him.
Kabir: I should have told this to you sooner.
Ananya: You should have. I always feel like an outsider in your life..
Kabir: You aren;t. You are my life. Ananya, I also want to take our relation to the next level.
Will you move in with me?
Ananya: Umm. I a...This is very unexpected.
Kabir: Really? For the past couple of months you have been spending at least 2-3 nights here every week.
He winked at her. Ananya blushed.
Ananya: Kabir, you know ma doesn't really appreciate that. And I don't want to hurt her further by moving in with you.
Kabir: Should I talk to her? I'll do anything to prove to her that I am a 100% committed to you.
Ananya: No let me talk to her alone.
As she had expected Ananya's conversation with her mother was stormy.
AM: Ananya, I have always respected your decisions even if I haven't agreed with them. But we do live in a society. People already talk a lot of negative things about you and Kabir. And now if you move in together, it'll get much worse.Why can't you two just get married?
Ananya: MA You know how scarred he is from his previous marriage. He flinches even when he hears the word "marriage". Living together will allow us to know each other and I am confident that I will be able to re-instill his faith in the institution.
AM: You really think he'll marry you eventually?
Ananya: I am confident.
AM: then I won't stop you. But beta please look out for yourself. I don't want you getting hurt.
Ananya: I won't. This is just the beginning of our happily ever after.
Aananya's mother smiled. But inside she wasn;t so sure.
Edited by paradigm - 10 years ago
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