Hi everyone .. the disclaimer is that I am not a writer but Mishti and Abir as so sweet as a couple that I could not resist writing one more piece .
This is set a day after Mishti realises her love for Abir. This happens a day before Kuhu and Kunals sangeet. It’s a bit long but I hope you enjoy reading this as we wait for the episodes to unfold ....
Mishti’s Realisation and it’s Aftermath
Kuhus sangeet night ....
It was all laughter and joy in the Maheshwari household on the day of Kuhu and Kunals sangeet but Mishti had forgotten to smile as she got dressed lost in thoughts from last night.
Previous night....
Abir headed to his tent chanting to himself to remain calm for the sake of Kunal. He was ready to fight with his mom yet again but this was just the wrong time for it. BigBen had kept a condition that she would allow Kunal to marry Kuhu only if Abir would agree to marry Tripti , a family friend of theirs . Abir had played with her as a kid but from what Naanu told him she was the exact docile type ki Bahu that BigBen was looking for, exactly the opposite of the woman he was grow to love more with each passing day. Now that Bigbens Munna was going to marry a pataka, she thought Abir was her only chance of maintaining some sense of control over the house. Abir was of course not going to marry Tripti but he needed to first get Kunal married before he fought for his love. Hence he had agreed to meet Tripti near his tent with making no promises yet.
Mishti was in cloud nine after she had realised her love for Abir. How could she have not realised, she saw all the signs and yet it was only today that it hit her like a lighting as she called Abir yet again to help her with a problem that she was dealing with. She came to know from Jugnu bhaiyya that Abir was going to his tent and she had gone to his tent to confess her feelings for Abir riding her cycle as fast as she could. Mishti was so excited that she did not notice that a girl was sitting with Abir on the bench.
Mishti heard Tripti saying that she was so happy to be considered a match for the Rajvansh family and as a match for her childhood friend Abir. Mishti could not believe her ears and as she retreated back in shock, she banged against the cycle and the cycle fell down with a thud.
Abir turned around right then to see Mishtis eyes filled with tears . He could read her well enough to know that she had heard Tripti. Mishti could literally hear her heart break . She knew love and now she knew the pain of it as well. As she saw Abir she realised that she needed to plaster a smile on her face . She quickly turned , wiped her tears in the pretext of picking up her cycle and turned back to face him. She smiled at him and told him a sorry for interrupting his time with the girl. She muttered a congrats, turned around picked up her cyclw and rode her back as fast as she could. She could hear Abir calling out for her but she did not turn back...
Abir knew then that maybe she wanted to tell him that she loved him. Is that why those tears shone in the bespecked eyes?
Abir had tried reaching her through messages , calls and even tried calling Kuhu but all had failed. He was waiting for the Sangeet tomorrow night to drag Mishti into a corner and find out what she had wanted to tell him last night . He had not mislead Tripti once Mishti left ,he told her he needed time and to not keep expectations , which is what was his promise from his mother too. He needed Kunal to be married before he dealt with his mom in his own way. No way was she going to manipulate him out of his love.
As she had cycled back, she remembered the painting, the poem that Abir was reciting in the car and convinced herself that maybe all of that was for the girl who sat beside him with a shy smile by the tent. She had cried herself to sleep yesterday ignoring Abirs multiple calls. She had to be around Abir tomorrow night as they all came in for the sangeet but she also did not want to speak to Abir until she knew how to handle the situation. She wanted to fight for her love but she did not know if she had the right to. If Abir actually loved someone else then she would have to quietly step aside and not only lose her love but her Best Friend as well.
Back to Kuhus sangeet night.....
Mishti was wearing a black and gold lehenga . She needed to match Kuhu who was dressed in a gold coloured gown. Abir was excited to get to see Mishti wearing that black lehenga with a plunging neckline and smiled to himself thanking Kuhu who had bought her the dress as part of the elaborate wedding shopping. Mishti had sent him the pic of the model who was wearing the dress and asking him how it will be. His love for Mishti was all heart but recently after spending time with her at the NGO , going on the Champaner trip and speaking on the phone continuously his attraction that he had to mask was also taking a toll on him . He really wanted to kiss her and had even started having dreams of how pretty she would look in the lehenga and his thoughts were getting out of control.
Mishti pinned up her sheer dupatta that managed to add some modesty to an otherwise racy attire. She wondered why she had accepted this dress and thought she could pull it off. She did want to make Kuhu happy and she was going to make the most of it. Yesterday as she rode to his tent , she was actually excited for Abir to see her in this, but now she just wanted this sangeet to be over and for her to crash on the bed and cry in peace. She had worn contacts because her makeup lady wanted her to sport a Smokey eye look . Mishtis hair was curled today and along with her eyes that were a sultry gold and black, she looked a bit unrecognisable to her even.
Abir looked around for Mishti in the hustle and bustle of the sangeet but when he did not find her , Abir headed straight to Mishtis room and locked the door behind him softly saying Mishti why aren’t you replying to my .... His breath caught in throat as he took in her sight. Mishti looked into the mirror to see the love of her life wearing a Black and gold Sherwani with his hair tied up in a man bun . She had not seen anyone sexier. She did not know what to say. She realised he was looking at her through the mirror with something unreadable in his eyes and she turned her head away lest she let both her attraction and pain show through her eyes that were not masked behind her spectacles today.
Mishti looked down wishing Abir would just go away. Yet he looked so good that she did not want him to. Abir could not resist himself and walked closer to where Mishti stood with her eyes looking away. He came close to Mishti and turned her around slowly. He did not realise what he was about to do but his resistance had reached a limit. He delicately tilted her chin up with a finger to get her to look at him. For the first time he let his love show and he read a reciprocation of the same look in her eyes. That gave him the encouragement that he needed and Abir cupped her face in his hands uttered her name and slowly lowered his head. Mishti could not believe what was happening but felt butterflies in her tummy as Abir looked into her eyes with so much longing and passion. She closed her eyes and let herself just savour this moment without any hope of the future or worry about the past.
As their lips were about to meet there was a knock on the door, it was Badi maa calling out for Mishti.
Mishti opened her eyes to look into Abirs shocked hazel coloured eyes and returned to her senses. She moved away from Abir and screamed out to Badi maa that she was still changing and will be down in a minute.
Abir waited for her to say something , but all Mishti said was .. shaayad ab hum dost nahin reh payenge Abir....and walked out of her room leaving him behind ..
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