Hola fam đââď¸ Here goes the next chapter of the FF. I went with the flow and it turned out to be unusually long. Took me 9 pages on Word. I am sholly if it feels boring! âš
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CHAPTER 2 : OF SOLACE AND CONFRONTATION
(This particular portion of lakeside is dedicated to my dear partner Dewanshi. She badly wanted the reunion at the lakeside but since we did not get it on the show so thought of including it in my FF. Dewaaaa I hope I could live upto your imagination and you like it).
At the lakesideâŚ.
âUncle, you please wait near the tree. I will go check on Abir first and when he is sober, I will call youâ, Mishti blurted out all in one breath. Mehul nodded his head in agreement and gestured her to go.
Mishti hurriedly ran out of the car and rushed towards Abir.
Abir sat by the lakeside crossing his legs and folding his knees holding it near his chest. His blank eyes were staring into nothingness.
âAbâŚ..â, Mishti came in running and as she was about to call out his name, she found him sitting at his usual place with his head bowed down and the backpack lying beside him. She slowly walked up to him and held his shoulder.
The mere touch of Mishtiâs fingers awakened his senses. Turning back he cocooned into her arms while she embraced him tightly. She felt something wet on her neck and her eyes immediately moistened as she understood that his emotional breakdown is on the cards.
âSsssshhhhhâŚ.Its okâŚ.Its ok Abir. I am here. You can cry your heart out.â, she softly whispered patting his back and caressing his hair. In response he hugged her even more tightly.
After a while Mishti felt him relax under her touch and slowly release himself from her hold. âThank You for comingâ, he said with tear stained eyes. âMishti you know maa again lied to me and this time even Nanu had supported her. I have left that house forever. I donât want to go back ever again. I feel suffocated there.â
Her heart shuddered inside her chest. âSsshhhhhhâŚ.â, keeping her index finger on his lips she stopped him from speaking further. Looking at the watch she realized its 11.57 PM already. She just had three minutes left for her surprise. Gently cupping his cheeks she wiped off the tear drops and said looking into his eyes,
âAbir, I know I am very bad at giving surprises. My last surprise for you turned out to be an unsuccessful attempt. But I want to try again this time.â
Abir looked at her confused.
âAbir, I want this birthday to be the best birthday of your life. I want to give you the best gift in the world. Look thereâŚ..â, saying so she pointed to their left and as Abir turned around he saw a figure approaching them steadily. As he was came closer the moonlight fell on him revealing his face. Confused he creased his brows looking at her.
âYour babaâŚ.â, Mishti whispered softly. Abirâs eyes widened in shock. His mind was unable to process the sudden information at this moment. She took out that same little photograph and showed it to him. His whole world came crashing down. He couldnât believe his eyes.
âBaaâŚ.baaâŚ.â, he stammered overwhelmed with emotions. Mishti just nodded her head in agreement feeling every emotion he was going through right now. Abir smiled through tears and ran his fingers through his hair. The most awaited moment of his life was finally here. He looked upwards to the previous direction and
By the time Abir reached in front of his baba, he fell on his feet and broke into tears. Mehul scooped him in his arms and embraced him with all the love in the world. He did not realize when his own eyes teared up and there stood the father-son duo embracing each other and wailing to their hearts content. Mishti watched the sight before her in awe and kept on wiping the tears which just refused to stop today. She could feel every bit of emotion that Abir was going through at this moment and she couldnât thank her stars enough for blessing her Abir today. Taking out her cellphone she quickly captured the moment.
Abir released himself from babaâs embrace and caressed his face in order to assure himself that he is not a figment of his imagination. In response Mehul repeated his gestures and gently cupped his face.
âI am sorry Abir. I am sorry for abandoning you. I am sorry forâŚâ, before he could complete his sentence Abir covered his mouth with his palms and stopped him from speaking further.
âNo sorry today. Just take me in your arms pleaseâ, Abirâs voice choked and before he could realize he broke down in his babaâs arms again.
Rajvansh SadanâŚ.
Kunal was still sitting on the floor staring at the doorway through which his bhai walked away an hour ago. His face was pale and eyes were devoid of any emotion. Kuhu finally gave up on her patience and stood in front of Kunal saying, âOffo Kunal! For how long are you gonna sit here like this? Its late and I think we all should go to sleep now.â
âBhaiâŚ.bhaiiiâŚ.â, that was all Kunal could utter at this moment.
Unable to watch her son broken and dejected Parul ran to the mandir and fell down in front of Radha-Krishnaâs idol pleading to bring Abir back. Nidhi brought a glass of water for Meenakshi but her cries just didnât seem to stop today. Kaushal mama was trying to initiate a conversation with Nanu as he sat rooted on the couch without speaking a word since Abir left.
âIts all my fault Bapuji. Its all my fault. I broke my own family. My own son hates me. I have no reason to live anymore.â, Meenakshi spoke between her sobs.
âMaaâŚ.â. A soft voice broke their reverie and all looked at the direction of doorway.
Abir was standing at the door with Mishti beside him.
âI know itâs my birthday but today I have a surprise for you.â
Meenakshi looked at him bewildered. Her heart was thudding against her chest and she feared the worst. Abir and Mishti slowly moved apart revealing Mehul who walked in from behind. Meenakshiâs felt the floor sweep off her feet as she looked at him in horror. Nanu held his chest tightly trying to control the sudden pang that arose in his heart at this moment. Kunal stood rooted to the ground. He felt as if he had lost the ability to speak. With steady steps he approached Mehul.
âNankoâŚ.Babaâ, Abir called out to him as he stood in front of Mehul. He looked at Abir and then at his baba. This was the first time he had seen his baba after his birth. He didnât even know what he was feeling at this moment. He didnât even know how to react to this. He was still in a daze. The moment Mehul spread out his arms, Kunal forgot the world and ran into his arms. His eyes spilled those unshed tears and Kuhu couldnât believe her eyes. She witnessed a different Kunal today. The Kunal who is compassionate. The Kunal who is vulnerable. Abir smiled through tears and joined in the hug. His happiness knew no bounds today. Parul looked at Meenakshi with scared and pleading eyes but instead found her looking down. Meenakshi Rajvansh was helpless today. The trio embraced each other as Mishti walked up to the family. She narrated the entire story of how they met Baba in Mumbai for the first time and the series of events that followed. Nanu faked a smile and caressed her head as a pang of jealousy ran through Kuhuâs veins.
As they broke the hug Abir said, âMaa, if I ask something from you today, will you give me?â
Meenakshi smiled and walked upto him. âYou have never asked for anything. Today is your birthday. Whatever you ask for today, you will get it.â
âI want baba to stay with us in this houseâ, blurted out Abir directly looking into her eyes. Her heart sank. She knew this was coming but she still was not mentally prepared for it. One look into his hopeful eyes and all of Meenakshiâs anger washed away. She agreed and asked Jugnu to set up the guest room. She softly pecked Abirâs forehead and before sparing an angry glare to her husband, Meenakshi Rajvansh walked off to her room followed by Parul. Kaushal escorted Nanu to his room and slowly the rest of the rest of the family members too walked away leaving Abir, Mishti, Kuhu, Kunal and baba behind.
Abir held Mishtiâs hand and walked upto baba.
âBaba, I wanted to tell you something. Mishti and meâŚâ, he couldnât finish and was cut by Mehul.
âI know. I understood long back in Mumbaiâ, said Mehul smiling wide. Mishti blushed and bent down to touch his feet.
âGod bless you beta. May you both always remain together and overcome every storm standing strong beside each other.â
Kunalâs face dropped at this and he walked away to his room while Kuhu fumed in jealousy and rolled her eyes.
âUmmmâŚAbir its late. I should take your leave nowâ, said Mishti.
âLet me drop youâ, Abir offered.
âNo! Not today. Its your and babaâs day today Abir. You should spend the entire time with him tonight. I will manage donât worry. And happy birthday once again. May all your wishesâŚâ, she was unable to complete and was interrupted by him.
âI found you and you brought back baba in my life. Now I donât have any more wishes left.â, said Abir.
They were about to hug each other but realized babaâs presence in the room and backed out blushing.
âBye Abir. Bye Uncle. Bye Kuhuâ, said Mishti and approached towards the door.
âUmmmâŚMishti wait. Let me walk you to the gateâ, said Kuhu and Abir smiled at her gesture.
As Abir took baba inside Kuhu grabbed Mishti by her arms and dragged her outside.
âOuch! Kuhu what are you doing? Leave me. Youâre hurting me.â, said Mishti annoyed.
âOh really? I am hurting you? Do you even realize how much your mere presence hurts me?â, said Kuhu all set to spit venom at her.
M : âExcuse me! What? What did you just say?â
K : âYou heard me. I hate youâ
M : âI know that. Tell me something newâ
K : âYou did it again haan! What pleasure do you get by belittling my efforts everytime and grabbing all the attention? I had organized an awesome surprise party for Abir but no! You had to bring his baba back and elevate yourself in his eyes right? Now my surprise has no value. You know what? You do it purposely. And Abir is such a fool to not recognize your real face. Infact he is a fool to even fall for a person like you. You ruined everything. You ruined my marriage, my life, my happiness everything. I pray that one day even you suffer the way I am suffering right now. I pray that very soon Abir throws you out of his life just like Kunal wants to throw me out. I really hope you both neverâŚ..â
*Slap*
Unable to withstand anymore Mishti slapped her hard.
M : âEnough Kuhu! Enough of your nonsense. I have been keeping quiet all this while but dare you bring in Abir in between and you will have to face my wrath in the worst manner possibleâ
Mishtiâs eyes were blazing fire today.
M : âIf your husband doesnât love you then how am I supposed to be blamed here? Do you even hear your thoughts? You both loved each other before marriage right? What happened now? How did he suddenly fall out of love with you? Listen Kuhu you are an adult now. Learn to deal with your problems maturely without victimimising yourself and for Godâs sake stop blaming me for everything.â
Mishti spared one last glance at her and walked away with her head held high and a different feeling of empowerment seeping through her nerves while Kuhu stood there looking at her retreating figure trying to process the reward she was just bestowed upon with.
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SNEEK PEAK FOR NEXT PART:-
âAbirrrrrrâŚ.â, her breaths turned heavy and erratic. He scooped a dip of chocolate sauce and rubbed it on her lips while she gulped hard. Inching closer he licked the chocolate from the corner of her lips as she clutched his shirt tightly pulling him closer.
Regards,
Toree.
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