Firstly, please let this woman apologize for delaying the update. My health has been in havoc from the past month. I'm recovering now hopefully. I've left a recap for you people to pick up from the last update. Please pardon any errors and do tell me how you liked this update.
Part 4
Recap : Abhira accepts in front of Armaan that her Professor also happens to be her crush from college days.
The wind was blowing harshly. The silence was brimming. His heart felt a sudden thud. Almost as if it had stopped beating for a miniscule second.
Did Abhira still have some leftover feelings for this man from the past ? Was she opting for a rebound? Why did he have to be her college professor? Why did he also have to be his colleague's boyfriend? Why was this MAN EVERYWHERE ?
One second he thought about coming out of his own thoughts and confronting his wife and the next moment he ACTUALLY did it.
So you still have feelings for him ? he asked with raised eyebrows and a slight smile. Eyes all still but deep within a storm brewing. His subtle facial expressions overshadowed every ounce of uncomfortable jolt he felt within.
What if she said yes ? What would he do ? Ahh no no . Not making any further assumptions, Armaan Poddar. He told himself.
Not at all Armaan said Abhira bursting into laughter. I was brand new at adulting back then. It was just infatuation which faded in a few days. It means absolutely nothing now even though he's still attractive and charming.
And now Armaan was all ears amusingly. Assured that no man could win over his girl. He was in the safe zone again. But why did he feel this uneasiness lately so often. Why could he not bear the thought of somebody else sharing a moment with his wife. It was lowkey obsessive and this behaviour was harming him and could be obnoxious for their relationship as well in the future. He really needed to get a grip over him.
Just then the bell rang.
They both looked at each other in confusion. It's almost one, who's at the door this late ? sighed Abhira
I'll go and check . Armaan got up and looked through the door viewer security system and saw Rohit standing there. A wide beautiful smile surfaced and with sheer excitement he
opened the door. The duo looked at each other and the next moment they were hugging each other like crazy . Abhira heard the laughter squeaks and realised it was Rohit. She got up and went to the door to greet her favourite devar. After exchanging smiles and hugs he said
Bhaiya aur Bhabi aap dono ke liye ek surprise hai . 3 2 1 and go .....
Hooting and shouting from the lift became clearer when they realised it was Krish, Kiara, Aryan, Ruhi and Charu. Seeing all his cousins Armaan got teary eyed. He had missed all of them so much. Abhira was elated to see all of her favourite humans together after such a long time. They all had a group hug and then entered the apartment. After appreciating the balcony view, the furniture pieces, color scheme and planters they all sat down for having their ice cream party.
But guys how did you sneak out at night? Like all of you together ?
Arre bhaiya, nobody at home knows that we are here. Me n Ruhi said that we were going for a weekend getaway. Charu, Krish and Kiara said that they had to attend their mutual school seniors destination wedding. And Aryan said he was having a sleepover at a friend's place. But instead we all sneaked out and came here. We got late because the car broke down on the way. Trust me had it not been that way, we would have reached here by eleven.
Acha hua aap sab log aa gye. Armaan bht miss krta hai sab ko said Abhira.
Par hume pta hai ki aap sirf Ruhi ko miss krti hai said Rohit teasingly.
Ruhi and Abhira had grown closer while living at the Poddar House. After coming clean about her past feelings about Armaan, Ruhi had decided to give her marriage a fair chance. It had only been a month but Ruhi had already started to feel something about Rohit. She was not only falling for her husband's virtues and traits but also for HIM. It was marital bliss which she was experiencing. Her and Armaan were a tale of the forgotten past now. She came to this realisation quite early that they didn't love each other. They just liked the idea of being in love. Today she could proudly commit her feelings for her husband because she had experienced true love in her marriage. Armaan was a friend to her just like she was to him. They would both laugh like maniacs while gossiping about Rohit's childhood stories. And Abhira, Ruhi found a little sister in that girl. She would bicker nonstop but had a golden heart. They would both sit on the terrace swing and talk for hours under the moonlight. Their love for interiors, F.R.I.E.N.D.S and pop music would top their conversations. And now Ruhi would constantly miss Abhira in Poddar House.
Haan aur mai bhi isse bht miss krti hoon said Ruhi tightly pulling Abhira into a back hug.
Armaan and Rohit beamed with joy seeing their girls bond.
It was two in the morning now. The girls were watching the old Bollywood jewel Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak when Abhira marvelled at the beautiful scenery of the shoot locations. Kiara told Abhira how certain scenes were shot at Mount Abu.
Mount Abu is like a three hour ride from here. A very beautiful place bhabhi. Hum bachpan mein jaate the, haina Armaan bhaiya.
Exactly, Nakki Lake mein boating krte the hum sab saath mein.
But I don't remember anything? said Aryan
Kyunki tu sabse chota tha, you were barely three said Rohit.
Toh ab chalte hai, sab phir se..... saath mein ? asked Abhira with excited eyes .
That's brilliant plan bhabhi said Rohit, Aryan and Krish in unison jumping from the couch.
But Abhira, tumhara college ?
Armaan kal off hai, yaad hai aur tumhare office bhi nahi hai . Sab yaha hai saath mein, chalte hai na.
Haan bhaiya, mai kuch nhi suna chahta. Yeh one day trip hum kr rhe hai and that's final. Time out , said Rohit.
The next thirty minutes were dedicated to packing for their Mount Abhu getaway. Abhira willingly offered to share her clothes for the upcoming day with all the girls and so did Armaan to his brothers. They packed some munchies, drinks, soda cans, juices and the leftover plum cake for the road trip. It was a seven seater Fortuner in which all eight of them squeezed in together. There is always something about brown families squeezing together in cars. So at three in the morning, this crazy tribe left for Mount Abu.
They went shouting songs at the top of their lungs, dancing and discussing their childhood memories. He would always find Abhira all inquisitive and giggling amidst the tales, it had been a long time since he had seen her this relaxed. She was at ease and this made him at ease.
Before the sun rose above the horizon, they were at the sunrise point in Mount Abu. The serene surroundings of the Nakki Lake, perching Aravalli hills, pink cotton candy clouds and the red rising sun all made them spellbound. The wind made Abhira's hair flow in the air. She looked so happy. He had rarely seen her this content. He felt an ocean of tranquilizing ease wiping him off. Her glinting eyes made his worries evaporate. What was this connection ? He had experienced love in all its forms since childhood but this feeling was different from everything he ever experienced before. He wanted time to stand still so that he could keep looking at his Abhira.
It was 7 in the morning now. They all headed to their resort and after having a hearty breakfast went for a power nap. At ten after waking up, they set up towards the Achalgarh fort and then to the Delwara Jain Temple. The entire day went in a blink of an eye. The night was approaching now. They all were back at their resort. Exhausted from the day, they all sat together for the last dinner. Tomorrow morning they would all part ways. With a heavy heart they all still relished their dinner together. As Abhira got up to attend a call, she returned a few minutes later to a table full of laughter and light. It was hustling with joy about how the day went by. She stood there for a long minute as if capturing a live picture by the eyes.
Mumma, she said looking towards the stars in the clear sky, Dekho aapki Abhira ko ek family mil gyi. Ab shayad mai akeli nahi hoon mumma. Yes, your Abhira found her family.
Tears dripped down her eyes and before they could run down her chin, Armaan caught them in his hand.
Yeh aansu kyu ? asked Armaan
Without saying anything, she beckoned with her eyes towards the table.
Armaan wrapped his hand around Abhira's hand and slowly put his head on her shoulder. Abhira also titled her head towards Armaan's and said Tumhari family kab meri family ban gyi pta hi nhi chla !
Aur tum meri family kab ban gyi mujh nhi pta chala! said Armaan.
She lifted her head and looked at him. He was teary eyed. But before she could ask him anything they were interrupted by Rohit.
The dinner ended. Everyone departed to their room.
Abhira could not stop thinking about what Armaan had just said . She wanted to clarify it with him but he was nowhere to be found.
It had been an hour since she was waiting but there was no sign of him.
Just then Ruhi knocked on their door. Abhira opened it and Ruhi said
Abhira, hot chocolate ?
Chalo Ruhi waise bhi Armaan toh room mein hai nahi.
They both reached the pool area of the resort . They sat by the pool and Ruhi asked Abhira about her college. They both were deeply engaged in talks when Ruhi 's phone rang. She excused herself and went to pick up the call. It was Armaan calling Ruhi to confirm that she could bring Abhira to the terrace of the resort now.
The moment Armaan's heart accepted the fact that Abhira was his family, it opened up locked doors of self realisation. He recognised his love at that moment. He knew he had fallen. He knew it was jealousy that led him to be on the edge before. He knew HER contentment, her happiness was HIS love . He knew it all in that one brief moment. One brief moment made his aware that this different feeling was love. And now he didn't want to waste another day declaring his love to his woman. He was going to profess his love tonight itself.
So after the dinner, he immediately spiked up a plan with his cousins while Ruhi kept Abhira engaged. Tonight here at Mount Abu he would propose his love to his wife. And everything was set.
Ruhi turned back after hanging up to take Abhir to the garden area. But Abhira was nowhere in sight. She looked around but there was no trace of Abhira. Ruhi now grew frantic and searched around shouting her name. She enquired at the reception and with the waiters but no one had any clue. Her phone rang. It was Armaan again. She picked up the call and said in utter disdain that Abhira was missing.
Yeh tum kya keh rahi ho Ruhi, Abhira tumhare saath toh thi abhi 5 min pehle.
Haan Armaan but jab Mai tumse baat karke wapas aayi tab woh waha nahi thi.
Abhira, wahi hogi pool ke paas .
Armaan woh kahi nahi hai maine har jagah dhundh liya hai.
Tum ruko, hum sab neeche aaye hai .
They searched around, enquired around but nobody knew where Abhira was. With every passing minute, Armaan's panic grew. His chest felt heavier, knees felt weaker. Just then his phone rang. It was an unknown number. He picked it up and the voice surprisingly was not unknown. He had heard this exact voice before.
Abhira, mere paas hai Armaan Poddar said the voice.
Armaan recognised the voice in the next blink. It was YUVRAJ and he had kidnapped his Abhira.
To be continued.
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Part 5
YUVRAJ.....How dare you ....how dare you even touch my wife !
Did someone just pull out life from his soul? His eyes grew seethingly bloodshot. Veins pumped up and every muscle in the body tensed.
Lawyer Sahab, zyada gussa nahi. Tumhe pata hai na Abhira se bilkul tumhare jitna hi pyaar krta hoon mai. Bilkul safe hai woh yaha.
Tune apni obsession ko mere pyaar se compare mat krna. DARE YOU ! shouted Armaan. I will make sure that my Abhira is safe and WITH ME by morning. I swear on your death Yuvraj.
His palpitations grew every second. But he couldn't let emotions drive him now. Rohit dialed in Madhav for aid. Armaan and Rohit looked through the cctv footage of the pool area. The cctv was hacked and hence disabled at the time of kidnapping. They could get no clue and it had already been an hour. Madhav had informed his ACP friend in Mount Abu and he was trying to retrieve the location from the phone call Yuvraj had made earlier. An hour later they could get the area intimation but not the precise location.
Armaan and Rohit set out to that area. They would search through every nook and cranny but were determined to find Abhira. Three hours passed, through the dead of the night they had almost discovered most of that industrial area. They could not find a single trace of Abhira. Armaan felt his world shattering. His knees shaking heavily. Heart pumping at an exorbitant rate. Hands folded and head chinned down in utter dismay. When he couldn't hold it any longer, his knees gave in and in the middle of the road he shrunk to the ground. Hugging his knees to his chest tightly with his hands, crying out loudly with screams of her name, he lay on the road.
Rohit sprung from the back, ran towards his brother and embraced him. He wiped Armaan's tears and said
Bhaiya, location mil gyi hai.
Did the dawn just break into a new day? He felt life returning to him. He got the courage to stand up and run towards the car with this one sentence.
The IP address of the hacking device had been traced and its location was in the same industrial area. The ethical hackers of the police department were able to retrieve the exact location this time. The police backup was also arriving at the location.
It was an isolated and abandoned manufacturing inventory. The police bordered the entire factory unit. They pinned Yuvraj's guards and finally reached the compound where Abhira was tied up on the chair. Yuvraj stood beside her while she lay unconscious. Upon various arguments he agreed to let Abhira free only if Armaan came inside. The police brought an impatient Armaan inside the manufacturing unit.
And finally the sworn enemies were facing each other. From afar he had seen Abhira's meek figure laying unconscious on the chair. His blood seethed and his heart led out a silent cry. But the moment he saw Yuvraj standing next to her, his body raged. Despite the police force controlling every step, he ran towards Yuvraj and sprung upon him like a hungry tiger. The sudden attack stunned everyone. The police rescued both of them after multiple failed attempts. Yuvraj was taken into the police custody while Armaan held an unconscious Abhira in his arms and brought her to the ambulance waiting outside. He sat beside her while the doctor analysed her.
Mr. Poddar she is all fine. It's the after effects of the overdose of chloroform that made her daze for so long. She will be consciously returning to her senses in another fifteen- twenty minutes declared the doctor.
Armaan breathed a sign of relief. He held her hand softly and kissed it gently. He felt alive now. His life returned back to him. He started at her face for a long minute to soak in all that happened in the previous few hours.
He again kissed her hand, a little more deeply this time.
Just then he saw Yuvraj being pushed into the police Jeep. He seethingly got out of the ambulance to confront Yuvraj .
Yuvraj, don't you DARE come near my wife EVER in this lifetime.
Toh agle janam mein aa jao karib ?
YUVRAJ... raged Armaan
Don't SHOUT, Armaan . Chal mil gyi tujhe Abhira iss janam mein. Ho gyi tumhari shaadi. Par khush toh nhi hai na woh !
Armaan's eyes squinted. Yuvraj had pinched him right in his heart. Why does truth sound so bitter sometimes?
Tujhe Abhira mili hai yaar. ABHIRA. Thank you bol bhagwaan ko. I know I don't deserve Abhira. But even your family doesn't deserve her said Yuvraj pointed his index finger towards him.
The guilt killed him inside. He knew how harsh his family was with Abhira. He knew it but he wouldn't take shit from a bloody murderer and kidnapper. But before he could compose himself and answer back, Rohit shouted
Bhaiya, bhabhi ko hosh aa gya hai.
He ran towards her like a baby rushing towards his favourite candy. His eyes met hers , they both mirrored the happiness and cried a tear. He cupped her face and bumped his forehead into her lightly. They held each other for a while and then broke into a bone crushing hug. He felt content . His heart was at ease. His world was in his arms.
It had been two weeks since the abduction. Armaan would wake up in the dead of night at times and then glance at Abhira for a while before drifting into sleep again. The fear was etched in his heart. The initial three days he would hold her hand and only then sleep, afraid of letting her go even in his sleep. He had postponed confessing his love to her for now. In his heart he knew he loved her more than anything he ever knew but he also accepted that Abhira was not on the same page. He still lacked at a lot of things and was far from being ideal . He knew Abhira was not happy living with him . He knew his family had not accepted Abhira either. He knew Yuvraj said the truth that dawn. His words pierced his gut and would come to bite him. So he chose to love Abhira from a distance just like the moon.
It was ten now. Armaan was having his granola oat meal for breakfast when Abhira dashed in with a smile he would spend any amount of money for. He looked in her eyes. Her eyes smiled too today.
Kya baat hai, koi bahut khush hai aaj.
Armaan, tumhe pta hai, I got the internship, I was eyeing at it since weeks.
Pride beamed in his eyes. He knew his girl would go places.
And they are offering me a handsome stipend as well. I can get myself a PG with that easily. All our problems are sorted now. I get to intern with my dream law firm and you can go back to your family now.
The smile vanished. His heart sank. The joy of not seeing her get ready in the morning. The joy of not seeing her eat breakfast with him. The joy of dropping her at college. The joy of slouching on their couch at evening. The joy of the night drives, her smiling eyes, her nonchalant talks, her calling him Khadosmaan, her holding the corner of his blazer and the joy of watching her fall asleep beside him. He wouldn't let her rob him of this. He couldn't be deprived of this. In the very next moment he sternly shouted
No, tum kahi nahi jaugi ABHIRA. And that's FINAL.
To be continued.....
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Author's Note :
Thank you so much for loving every update I drop. You beautiful people make my day 
Also I know a certain sect demands angsty Armaan but I can't pen him down that way. Armaan is a softie he ain't an alpha. I also try to keep him realistic and push them towards building mutual trust. No matter how angsty possesive alpha leads appear, they are never the standard. And so far Armaan's characterization is no where near to this toxic stereotypical demonstration. Insecurity and jealousy is penned just to instigate fun element & to make Armaan self aware. I will make sure Armaan always walks home to Abhira as a same man who is ready to face demons in his head & not some possessed psycho.
With that I will take my leave, meet you beautiful people with the next update !
Take care you guys ❤️
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