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Vibha was upset that Parth told her not to talk to him. She knew she had done the same thing in the past and thinking about that time made her feel even more upset than before. She thought Parth would have been really hurt for him to stay away from her and walk away. She kept beating herself for slapping him in an instance and not caring about his feelings. But how could she make him understand that it was an unintentional reaction in the fear of someone catching them, and that she really was sorry. How could she tell her all this when he didn't even want to talk to her or see her?
Parth's Mom hugged him and left. He was really upset. He didn't know what to do. He knew going to the library would make him think about her all the more. And perhaps she would want to be in the library. And the last thing he wanted was for her to get in trouble again because of him. He wanted to apologize to her because of his Mother's behaviour. But how could he risk being seen with her again after such a big discussion! He ended up in the gym and found himself punching away, all his frustration, all his anger, all his sadness came out. There were a million questions on his mind - Why wasn't the world ready to accept a love so pure? If he loved her and she loved him, then why couldn't they be together, just because she was his teacher and he was her student? No one stopped students from becoming girlfriend-boyfriend, then why was this happening to him? Was it his fault that he liked a teacher better than all other girls? Did the teacher had to become a student for him to be able to hold her hand or tell her that she looked pretty? Why didn't his Mom understand his love? And why didn't she talk to him before taking matters into her own hands?
He was looking for her everywhere. He was going crazy thinking about her, and trying to not think about her. He just wanted to see her, once. That's all he wanted to do. He went to the library, he went to the staff room, he went everywhere. And then as he was about to get dejected and return back to the gym, he stopped outside the dancing room. He could hear the music and he slowly opened the door. He saw her dancing away to a sad tune. He went in and the shut the door behind him. She kept twirling away and he held her with his arms. She almost collapsed onto him but then composed herself.
He was angry but he decided not to go back to his old ways and start throwing around things. He tried to keep calm and be with Utkarsh but he kept seeing her face everytime he tried to close his eyes and concentrate on something else.
Utkarsh - Bro, tu bar bar yeh apni aakhen kyun band kar raha hai?
Parth - Kuch nahi
Utkarsh - Tujhe neend aa rahi hai kya? Pehle toh aisa kabhi nahi hua!
Parth - Nahi, main theek hu
Utkarsh - Ha toh maine kab kaha ki tu theek nahi hai
Parth - Chod na Utkarsh, mujhe is bare main baat nahi karni hai
Utkarsh - Kis bare main?
Parth - Tu chup rahega ki main jau?
Utkarsh - Chal, achcha, theek hai
Utkarsh thought Parth was acting strange, but he'd always been strange, so he let him be. Parth went to his room and just then he found out his Mother had come to visit him. So he went to meet her and that cheered him up. He still thought about Vibha as he showed his mother his dorm room and classrooms. His mother was very happy to see him enjoy school and then she headed to the Principals office to collect his report card. Parth was waiting outside and Vibha saw him there. She held him by the hand as no one was around and took him to the library. She took him to the same place where he pulled her and asked her to say 'I love you' and she apologizes.
Parth - Maam, yeh aap kya kar rahi hai
Vibha - Parth, mujhe bolne do
Parth - Par Maam
Vibha - Mujhe pata hai ki tum mujhse bahut naraz ho, aur baat nahi karna chahte
Parth - Par Maam aap
She put her fingers on his mouth to prevent him from saying anything else. She continued to talk with a guilty voice.
Vibha - Parth, I'm really very sorry, mujhe tumhe thappad nahi marna chahiye tha. Pata nahi kyun, main dar gayi ki aakar humko dekh lega aur
Parth removed her fingers away from his mouth, gently and looked into her eyes. She was telling the truth and she seemed genuinely upset that she had slapped by him accident.
Vibha - Parth, trust me, I had no intention of hitting you. I'm really very sorry. Tumhe agar mujhse baat nahi karni hai to mat karo, but please forgive me Parth
Parth - Apko lagta hai ki aapse baat na karke main bahut khush hu?
Vibha - Pata nahi, lekin mujhe pata hai ki tum mujhse bahut zyada naraz ho
Parth - Main aapse dur rehkar kaise khush reh sakta hu? Main kabse aap ke baare main hi soch raha tha
Vibha held his face with both her palms and looked into his eyes.
Vibha - Tum chahte the na ki main tumse kahu ki main tumse kitna pyar karti hu
Parth - Nahi, its okay
Vibha - Nahi, I want to say it Parth
Parth - No really its okay Maam
Vibha - Parth, (she put her fingers on his lips again) Sh! (She leaned closer to his face) I love you
Parth gently moved her hands away and held her by her waist, and gave her a faint smile. He pulled her towards him and then hugged her a, putting his hands around her waist, and she slowly put her hands behind his neck. She smiled as she hugged him and then gently pulled away.
Vibha - Parth, ab chalo, koi fir se aa jayega.
Vibha started to walk away but Parth held her hand and she turned around.
Parth - I love you Maam.
She smiled at him and then walked out of the library. As she exited the library, the peon said that Urmila maam had urgently called her in her office. And she headed to the office where Parth's Mom and Kamini maam were also present. Parth's Mom was throwing accusations on her that she saw him taking Parth away and that they were having an affair. She look at the principal and said that she was running a school where a teacher and student were having an affair and that she trusted Vibha to look after her child, and not trap him in her love. Vibha looked down as she was shocked, how did Parth's Mom find out. When did she come into school? And when did she see them?
As Parth's Mom raised her voice, Parth who knew Vibha had walked towards Urmila Maam's office, heard her voice and barged in. He quickly stopped his Mom from saying anything else.
Parth - (faced Urmila maam) Maam, maam, Vibha maam ki koi galati nahi hai. Main unhe pasand karta hu. Woh mujhe pasand nahi karti.
Urmila - Dekh liya apne? (looks at his Mom) Apka beta kya keh raha hai? Iske liye main use school se rusticate kar sakti hu!
Parth's Mom - Beta, yeh tu kya keh raha hai? Maine khud dekha hai, aur phir tune isse kaha ki
Parth - Mom, main sach keh raha hu, ab aap aur kuch mat kahiye. Mujhe jo saza milni hai woh mujhe milne dijihye. Isme Vibha maam ki koi galati nahi hai
Tears rolled out of Vibha's eyes as she didn't know what to do. Kamini maam was also feeling bad for her, for seeing her in this situation. It could easily have been her if she had done something equally stupid with her antics. She sympathized with Vibha, but as a senior teacher, she was unable to say anything.
Vibha wanted to come clean, but what would that achieve? They both would be thrown out of school and then both would have their futures ruined! Parth would perhaps be able to join another school, but would she be able to find a job so easily? She didn't even have a degree. But how could she let Parth take all the blame?
Vibha - (she cried and with a muffled voice) Maam.. Main kuch kehna chahti hu
She looked at Parth and was about to say that Parth shouldn't be expelled, but Parth looked at her and nodded, to signal her not to say anything. She didn't want him to suffer because of something that they were both responsible for. Deep down she was starting to think it was all her fault. If she had not given in to his fantasy, and been strong and overcome her feelings of love for him, then they wouldn't have been in this situation. She thought coming clean wouldn't solve anything so she cleared her throat and tried to speak again.
Vibha - Maam, woh aisi age main ho jata hai. He is a good student. I don't think he should be expelled.
Urmila maam - Ab aap mujhe sikhayengi ki mujhe kya karna hai Miss Vibha?
Kamini - Urmila ji, main samajh sakti hu ki aap apni jagah par sahi hai, parantu Vibha ji sahi keh rahi hai. Parth bahut hi achche avum dhyan kendrit shishya hai. Mere khayal se unhe ek aur mauka diya jana chahiye
Urmila - Toh aap logon ko lagta hai ki main Mrs Samthaan ki allegations ko aise hi bhool jau?
Kamini maam - Nahi Urmila ji, aapko jo bhi uchit lage woh dand aap de sakti hain, main to sirf inta kehna chahti hu ki vidyalay se nikalna uchit nahi hoga
Urmila - I see, I have made my decision, Parth you will not attend any of Miss Vibha's lessons. Do you get that?
Parth - Yes Maam
Urmila - And Mrs Samthaan, I will not tolerate such accusations against my teachers in future. Better hoga agar aap apne bete ko samjhaye. You may leave.
Parth's Mom was furious and she took Parth's hand and walked out.
Parth - Mom, listen to me Mom
Parth's Mom - Ye tune kya kiya?
Parth - Mom, aap kuch bhi bole ja rahe the? Vibha maam ko job se nikal dete woh, aur apko pata hai unko is job ki kitni zaroorat hai?
Parth's Mom - Tujhe pata hai ki tu kya bol raha hai. Maine tujhse kaha tha ki tujhe yaha man laga kar padhna hai. Aur mujhe pata hai ki isme uski galti hai. Phir
Parth - Nahi Mom, maine kaha na, Vibha maam ki koi galti nahi hai
Parth's Mom - Tu jhooth mat bol, maine tujhe uske saath jaate hue dekha, aur library main tumne usi se I love you bhi kaha, aur phir woh waha se nikli
Parth - Apne sab kuch suna?
Parth's Mom - Sab kuch suna hota toh wahi par tum dono ko thappad laga deti
Parth - Mom, I'm sorry, I'm really very sorry, main aage se aisa kuch nahi hone dunga
Parth's Mom - You promise
Parth - I promise you Mom
Parth's Mom hugged him and left. He was really upset. He didn't know what to do. He knew going to the library would make him think about her all the more. And perhaps she would want to be in the library. And the last thing he wanted was for her to get in trouble again because of him. He wanted to apologize to her because of his Mother's behaviour. But how could he risk being seen with her again after such a big discussion! He ended up in the gym and found himself punching away, all his frustration, all his anger, all his sadness came out. There were a million questions on his mind - Why wasn't the world ready to accept a love so pure? If he loved her and she loved him, then why couldn't they be together, just because she was his teacher and he was her student? No one stopped students from becoming girlfriend-boyfriend, then why was this happening to him? Was it his fault that he liked a teacher better than all other girls? Did the teacher had to become a student for him to be able to hold her hand or tell her that she looked pretty? Why didn't his Mom understand his love? And why didn't she talk to him before taking matters into her own hands?
He thought perhaps it was for the best, as Vibha had also said in the past that their relationship had no future. But why wasn't his heart ready to accept that? He kept punching hard at the bag, hoping to find some answers, but his mind kept coiling more with all that he felt and while his heart kept longing for Vibha, his mind was confused. What would happen if he accepted the fact that he couldn't be with her? He simply didn't want to imagine life without her. The more he tried to stop thinking of her, the more he saw her every time he bat his eyelids. The more her remembered the sweet moments he spent with her. He stopped, he thought he had spent enough time fighting away his feelings. He was going to break a rule again, break a promise again, but he just had to do it! And there was simply no stopping him!
He was looking for her everywhere. He was going crazy thinking about her, and trying to not think about her. He just wanted to see her, once. That's all he wanted to do. He went to the library, he went to the staff room, he went everywhere. And then as he was about to get dejected and return back to the gym, he stopped outside the dancing room. He could hear the music and he slowly opened the door. He saw her dancing away to a sad tune. He went in and the shut the door behind him. She kept twirling away and he held her with his arms. She almost collapsed onto him but then composed herself.
Vibha - Parth (she was panting and breathing heavily) tum yaha
Parth slowly put his hands to her waist and held her close to him, he could see her eyes red with tears and she didn't want to look at him, fearing she might cry even more. She slowly moved his hands away from her waist and turned away from him.
Vibha - Parth, tum chale jao, koi ayega toh tum jante ho musibat ho jayegi
Parth - Main nahi jaunga
Vibha - Parth please bachpana chod do
Parth - No
Vibha - Parth, I said go, I don't want to talk to you
Parth - Aap ek baar meri taraf dekh kar boliye
Vibha - Parth please
Parth - Nahi bol sakti na
He walked towards her and slowly turned her around and she couldn't bare to face him. She started crying and put her hands on his chest.
Vibha - Tum kyun aisa kar rahe ho. Apne saath saath mujhe bhi takleef de rahe ho
Parth - Main aapko hamesha khush dehkhna chahta hu Maam
Vibha - Aur hum dono ki khushi alag rehne main hi hai Parth
Parth - Aap sach main khush reh sakoge?
Vibha - (kept crying, more and more and more) Nahi Parth, mujhe nahi pata. Lekin mujhe itna pata hai ki is relationship ka koi future nahi hai
Parth - Future hai Maam, aap meri nazar se dekho. Aap mere liye bahut hi important ho. Aur main aapka zindagi bhar wait karne ke liye tayyar hu
Vibha - Tumhe nahi pata tum kya bol rahe ho Parth
Parth - (holds her face with both his palms) Look into my eyes, kya aapko lagta hai ki main sach nahi bol raha? I promise you I will always wait for you
Vibha - Parth, tum kyun ise aur mushkil kar rahe ho. I can't take it anymore
Parth - (cries too) I know
And Vibha hugged him. She hugged him real tight. He slowly moved his hands from her face, to her head and then her back. He wrapped her in his strong arms, in a tight, loving embrace. He wanted to protect from everyone, from everything. But he knew the time and situation were both against him. He just wanted the last chance, the last moment, the last second to be with her. He didn't want to let go.
She knew she had to let him go, so she tried to pull away slowly, he held her face and gently kissed her forehead as she kept crying. He wiped away her tears and nodded.
Parth - Aap royengi toh main bhi ro padunga
Vibha nodded to signal him that she didn't want him to cry. She wanted him to be strong, not just for himself, but for both of them. They were both overwhelmed with sadness as they didn't know what future was going to bring for them. But both knew they were lucky to still be in the school, still get to see each other everyday. So what if they couldn't talk as much as before, but there was hope, hope for things to get better over time. And perhaps there was a future for them after all?
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Vibha broke down as Parth left, her knees weakened and she fell on the floor. Why was this happening to her? Why did things always work out for the worse in the end for her! Every time she picked herself up and started building hopes around the new adjustments she made in life, somehow everything backfired and everything ended up causing her sadness. Why? These thoughts were taking over her mind and she was crying inconsolably.
Parth was already missing her as he walked down the corridor, somehow it felt like he wouldn't be able to hold her again, wouldn't be able to talk to her openly again. This made his heart bleed and he turned back and ran towards the dance room. He stopped at the door and saw Vibha on the floor crying her heart out. He waited for a second as he didn't want her to cry more because of him, should he stay away? He thought staying away never gave anyone happiness so he opened the door and ran towards her and kneeled down and held her. She kept crying and he hugged her. She held on to him tight as she didn't want to let go of him, the very thought of not being close to him was frightening for her.
Parth - (a tear rolled down his cheek as it pained him to see Vibha in such a distressed state, he was sad too, but he thought one of them has to be strong) Shh, main hu na
She kept crying and didn't know what to say. Parth ran his hands through her hair and tried consoling her, but there was no way to tell her that things would be alright, as in his mind the future was uncertain. He knew he was prepared to wait for her forever, but he didn't know what circumstances would make either of them do. He was strong enough to fight against everything to be with her, the only person he would need to come around was his own Mother, but he could put in every effort to make his Mothe understand, and he thought eventually she would come around, as she would want his happiness in the end. But he wasn't sure if Vibha was strong enough to stand up against the world, to support their love which was so deep, so pure.
He kept telling her to stop gently, but she couldn't.
Parth - Theek hai, ro lo. Rone se aapka man halka ho jayega.
And this made her stop eventually, and she started to let go of his hug. She looked up at him with teary eyes.
Vibha - Tum wapas kyu aaye Parth?
Parth - Dil hi nahi kara ki main aapse dur ho jau. Aur mujhe aisa laga ki iske baad main shayad aapse kabhi baat na kar pau?
Vibha - (her eyes were red from all the crying and still watery as she spoke to him) Tum kyu mujhse itna pyar karte ho?
Parth - (tries to smile a little so that she can see him and lighten up her mood too) Aap bhi toh mujhse utna hi pyar karte ho Maam
Vibha - Shayad yeh pyar hi sabse badi galti thi! Agar maine us din...
Parth - Apko lagta hai yeh sab ek galti thi?
Vibha - Nahi, Parth woh...
Parth - Nahi Maam, aap aisa nahi soch sakti
Vibha - Parth kyu hua yeh sab? Kyun life itni complicated ban kar rah gayi hai?
Parth - Maam, agar soch samajh kar hota yeh sab, toh shayad log kabhi bhi pyar nahi karte. But you know what Maam, its the most wonderful feeling, and I'll always be glad ki maine aapse pyar kiya
Vibha - Parth...
Parth - Yes Maam, aur main jaanta hu ki aap bhi mujhe utna hi pyar karte ho, aur jab do log itna pyar karte ho, ek dusre se, toh sab kuch achche ke liye hi hota hai, hai na
Vibha nodded as she wanted to believe in everything he was saying.
Parth - Aur Dadi ne kaha tha na, ki universe se mang lena, toh phir main roz universe se aapko mangunga, aur ek din hum do ek ho jayenge!
Vibha looked at him and smiled. She thought there was hope after all! She hugged him once again and he wiped her tears for one last time. She thought she will always keep him in her heart and never stop thinking about him. And when the time would be right, they would find a way to be with one another. He assured her that he will always be with her, and always be there to support her. He wanted a life with her, and he said he would make it happen, somehow or the other. And till that day arrived, they had to be strong!
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