Part 1 - some tea breaks
After handling ruhi and and her constant blame for leaving her but now as she suggests their love has a chance , in her mind rohit is never going to come back and she wont be able to love anyone except armaan. During the the whole rapid fire of questions thrown at armaan’s face he slowly paused and check the time - its been 1 hour since he is with ruhi and he was supposed to apologies to abhira and he is here explaining the same thing on repeat.
Ruhi meri baat ko samjhne ki koshish karo, main nahi chahta ki kuch bhi tumhari razamandi ke bina ho main shaadi rokne main tumhari help karunga but yeh dadi sa ke samne tumhain haan kyu kaha ? Kya prove karna chahti ho tum ruhi? Tumhain khud ko pata hai ki abhira aur pure family ke beech kitna tanav hai aur tum yahaan problems ko sambhalne ki jagh unhain kyun aur complicate kar rahi ho ? - armaan spoke with as soft tone as possible trying to harm her feelings but he forgot who he is talking to cause the moment ruhi assumed that she is getting slightly blamed she started crying.
Tumahain main problems nahi de rahi hoon armaan , tum ne khud ek problem se shaadi ki and tumne toh mujhe promise kia tha na ki jab tak main iss ghar main hoon tum mera sath doge ? Toh fir agar maine dadisa ko keh dia hota ki mujhe shaadi nahi karni toh fir unhain bura lag jaati baat bit agar tum unhain sab sach bata doge ki hum ek dusre ke liye kya feel karte hain toh fir yeh sab itna badhta hi nahi na , tumhain agar abhira itna pareshaan karr hi rahi hai toh usse kahin aur …- “bas ruhi bhout hogaya hai tum abhira ke liye aise kyu bol rahi ho” - armaan tried to control his anger as he dont wanna commit the same crime of letting his words affect another person.
“Maine galat kahaan kuch kaha hai , tumne dekha abhira ko tumhari koi chinta nahi hai , na hi yeh family ki hai wo bas apne sapne aur apni life ke barain main souchti hai” - ruhi barked and that fumed armaan more but he needs to end this and go to abhira , dont wanna stretch this topic anymore
“Abhira kya souchti hai , kya karti hai wo mere se zyada koi nahi janta ruhi, main samjha sakta hoon usse wo bas kisi ki help karne ke liye shyaad itni firmly mere against ruk rahi hai but jaise hi main usse samjhounga wo samjh jayegi tum uske liye itna mat bolo ruhi” - with hint of warning armaan left ruhi standing in middle of the hall , his priority is to apologise to stationary ki dukaan and solve everything out as he is already hour and half late, he mentally prepared himself for the worse ranting and sarcastic remarks but he knows he deserves it.
He pushed the door just to hear her rambling but ……..
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its late evening in udaipur the hustle bustle of the city even at 1 am of this city fascinating her, with ache in her heart and determination in her mind to just move forward no matter what happened or is going to happen, she ran away for few hours to plan her next steps.After truth bombs dropped by the great Mr armaan poddar the whole mansion feels like a cage that suffocated her to such extent that she knew she is going to have panic attack and she also knows that no one will save her , not even her own husband of contract.
She continued her walk and enjoyed how safe and free she feels here rather than the place she thought of as temporary home , made of big walls that takes shape of the grand building but also with the hearts of people, they never let abhira cross those walls , never have her slight of space even as a guest if not the bahu of the family.
What was she really expecting after her mothers death ? Slowly thoughts started to consume her and she realised she is in heart of the market in udaipur.
She wiped her tears away “ tumahin khudko sambhalna hai abhira kal ke kal nai jagh dundh kar apni khudki ek pehchaan banani hai , kya hua agar koi tumhare sath nahi hai mumma ne sikhaya haina abhira ki kuch bhi hojaye tum self dependent banogi, toh kya hua ki mann main itna hurt hora hai ki sehn nahi kar paa rahi ho but tumahin apne emotions ko back seat main fekna hoga” she motivated herself and she already assumed that tomorrow is going to be really hectic day talking to khadu…armaan about her moving out and the whole family drama is going to going to fume her anger so she needs to feel these moments of peace for tomorrows steps for new chapter.
She glanced at small tea shop surrounded by students and late night shift employees and she really needs something to eat cause thanks to podar family as they “forgot” to prepare food for her and after this whole case thing she is not even allowed to enter kitchen.
But who cares ? No one.
her stomach growling for food but she forgot her phone and wallet so she has to walk back to that place and sleep.
She was in deep lane of thoughts and suddenly she felt touch on her should, with panic she turned back with her fist folded about to punch the strangers guts out but stopped after she realised its dev sir her boss.
“Abhira wooaa calm down miss sharma aap apne boss pe itna gussa kyun kar rahi hain?” Dev smiled at her making her feel bit better.
“ i am so sorry sir wo main thoda zyada hi souch rahi thi aur achanak apne bulaya toh main darr hi gai” -abhira apologised
“Its alright, waise case itna pareshaan kar raha hai ki tum raat ko chai peene agai , waise main bhi jab mere career ke starting main aise hi raat ko chai and noodles khane ata tha aur fir puri raat case ki file pe dhyaan lagata tha” - abhira smiled at dev’s remarks and talks but she cant let him know the real reason so she lied “wo sir mai..main bhi chai and noodles ke liye hi aai thi” -abhira fumbled a bit but suddenly her stomch growled asking for it to be filled with something making abhira feel embarrassed.
“ toh kha kyun nahi rahi ho chalo let me give you treat”
“nahi sir aise accha nahi lagta aap pay karenge “ - abhira denied it softly
“ boss nahi toh dost samjh ke hi kha lo aur hum thodi case ki batain bhi discuss kar lenge and tum pareshaan lag rahi ho wo bhi solve kar denge , miss sharma aisi koi cheez nahi hai jo solve nahi ho sakti tum mujhe apna mentor manti ho na ? Toh fir mentor ek dost bhi hote hain toh apni problems mujhse share kar sakti ho” - dev charmingly smiled at abhira in hope to make her feel better, abhira nodded silently as dev ordered some tea and noodles also made sure to make it as per abhira’s preference but how did dev know about her choices? An slight doubt popped up in her head so she questioned in middle of the conversation.
“ sir apko kaise pata mujhe aise noodles pasand hai ?”
“ oh , tumahin bhi aise pasand hai? Meri mumma aise banaya karti thi toh i asked the owner to prepare it the same way” - dev replied with cheeky smile that reminded abhira of her mother and dada - her abhimanyu dad
she knows about her mothers first love but never got chance to meet any of her father or her only brother.
suddenly the wave of sadness hit her, making the noodles she really liked , tasteless.
“Hey i am sorry agar meri koi cheez ka bura laga ho, if you wanna get anything else we can order it”- dev reassured her
“Nahi sir, achanak mumma ki yaad agai” she smiled but dev could see through it and all he could sense is the deep amount of hurt and grief someone suffers from cause he himself suffers from regrets and grief but he will make sure abhira dont lose her sparkle.
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Abhiraaa ?- armaan exclaimed to find no one inside the room, he tried to calm down and rush towards washroom assuming she would be there but he was wrong , she is no where to be found.
Armaan panicked and checked her belongings luckily everything was kept there.He rushed to get his phone to call her but as soon as he pressed call button the her phone ranged.
“please pick up the call abhira, please “ - armaan silently praying for her to be safe , he feels like he is failing in everything.
Suddenly phone was picked up
“abhira kahaan ho tum yeh koi tareeka hota hai kya ghar chodke jaane ka? Please batao kahaan ho , tum safe to…” armaan started trembling in worry but he abruptly stopped
“ ji aap kon? Kya abhira apke ghar rehti hain? Accha hua apne call kia she is asleep right now toh main usse kahaan drop karun? Actually main yeh usse utha ke puchne wala tha but she looks exhausted toh maine soucha thodi der sone dete hain but aap chinta mat kariye main inhe apke ghar safely pahucha dunga” -dev tried to explain
armaan’s heart dropped when he heard some males voice, his mind malfunctioned while processing the words “ abhira …slept ?….exhausted? At 2 am…?” She never went out to explore the city , let alone in middle of the night but who is she out with ? Why this guy knows about abhira ? How did they meet ? So many questions started to raise havoc inside his heart.
He needed to get back in his senses and get abhira right back here , with him.
“ Who is this ? Aap kon bolre hain aur itni raat ko abhira ke apke sath kyun hai ?” - armaan tried not to sound rude but he was losing his mind.
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“Life is complicated abhira and even if this case is stressing you out , kabhi kabhi raaste main rukna accha hota hai , its okay to take break and choose ourselves” - dev smiled making abhira feel comfortable.
after they finished their midnight snacks after paying bill, dev ordered abhira to let him drop her even when she declined multiple times but they both agreed that he will drop her to the nearest landmark to her house as abhira mentioned in debate that she lives in strict environment.
But as soon as she leaned back on the seat, whole exhaustion took over her and she slept peacefully, probably because of the comforting aura surrounded by dev and his words that provided her with warmth that she was missing , motherly warmth that its okay to take break and he body just collapses into the comfortable seat unknown to her that their is much bigger storm waiting for her, fuming and ready to make her regret leaving podar house tonight.
Let me know how did you find part one , also hint - do not ship dev and abhira in this story cause the second make lead is yet to be introduced.
Happy reading
Edited by Shanaya1526 - 1 months ago
poor Abhira, 
his love for his family and approval. 
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