They looked at the direction where the sound came.

Pragya in shock asked "You!!! You are here???"

Abhi for a moment thought it was Purab but seeing Pragya's reactions he knew it's Pranav.

Pranav "Not bad ah....my sister is able to identify me!" He said in a sarcastic tone.

Abhi "How are you Pranav?"

Pranav "At least you are asking Mr Abhi. But you see my own sister is not asking anything like that. Sometimes I feel why my family is like this!"

Pragya "Stop your nonsense! Now what trouble you want to make?"

Pranav "Trouble is for you but for me it's a Deadly Decision!"

Both Abhi and Pragya looks confused and Pranav says "How can I leave someone who is responsible for my father's death? Purab and you are saints to forgive him. But I am not a saint to forgive him! He killed my father when I need him the most!"

Pragya "Pranav! Stop blabbering. He is innocent. It was not done purposely for him to be punished."

Pranav "So what? Mistake is a mistake and he needs to be punished for it!"

Pragya comes in front of Abhi fearing that Pranav might hurt him.

Abhi "Pragya....move away....let me talk to him."

Pragya "No way! He won't talk and I know about it."

Pranav "I'm impressed with my sister's understanding of me."

Pragya glares at him and asks Abhi to leave from here.

Pranav "So you think I will hurt him right now ah?"

Pragya "Will you please stop this nuisance!"

Abhi "Pragya....calm down, I can take care of myself."

He said reassuringly.

Pragya in a shaky voice "Pranav, I love him! Don't dare to think of hurting him!"

Pranav "Oh so love birds have come to see the Hunter?"

Abhi "Look here Pranav, I accept it was my mistake and I completely take responsible for your Father's death. But please don't hurt me in front of Pragya. She can't stand it. And I can't bear her seeing in pain....."

He says which made her look back at him.

Pranav "Waah! What a love! I am touched my dear choti....."

Pragya "Don't call me that! I don't consider you as my Bhai!"

Pranav in a sarcastic tone "Whatever......" Abhi "I can understand your pain Pranav. I won't say let me go and all. But just for your sister let me go and I will come back to you get my punishment from you!"

Pragya hearing it said "Are you mad? Stop acting as if you are at fault! Can't you understand that it was not your fault after I had explained everything to you!"

Abhi "Those are words from you to make me feel better Pragya.....but the truth is I am responsible for your dad to die in a way."

Pranav clapped loudly and said "What an acting!"

Pragya furiously said "Our emotions look like acting to you? This is why you are not part of our family!"

Pranav sighs and walks by dragging a metal rod on the floor.

Pragya pleads "Please don't give any harm to him......I won't be able to stand it." She says by looking at the rod he was dragging.

Pranav had a creepy smile on his face.

Abhi "Pragya, you go first. Let me talk to him."

Pragya "No way! I won't let you alone with this Monster!"

Abhi holding her hands said "Trust me Pragya. After all he is your Bhai. He won't harm me. Now he is angry and that's why he is reacting this way."

Pragya hugs Abhi tightly and says "I will talk to him too."

She says and breaks the hug. She goes near Pranav and looks teary eyed at him.

Pranav gritting his teeth said "He gave us tears when we were suffering without our Papa!"

Pragya "Haan....but he didn't give it wantedly Bhai....and you know he don't like to see others in tears Bhai....." She said looking at Abhi who was now looking emotional as well.

Pranav "Did you called me Bhai just now?"

Pragya nods her head as yes. Pranav "It's been many years you have called me as Bhai....."

Pragya "I am not calling you as Bhai to save my love. I am calling you as Bhai as you are also a reason to have my love back in my life."

Abhi and Pranav looks confused at her words.

Pranav "I was a reason for him to be back in your life? What nonsense are you telling!"

Pragya took a deep breath and said "Remember you came to college and asked me forgiveness and a chance to accept you as my brother?"

Pranav remembered the day and asked "How does that link to what you have said?"

Pragya "After that day only, he and I had started to talk better. Before that he was irritating me purposely."

"I irritated to you to make sure I am running in your mind Pragya....." Abhi interrupted.

Pragya "Yes I know that now. At that time I thought you were crazy and annoy me to have fun."

Pranav "What the hell! So you are saying for Abhi and you to mingle well, I am the reason!"

Pragya nods her head as yes and says "Unknowingly you have made us closer Bhai....and now don't make us apart without knowing what really happened to cause the death of our Papa."

Pranav "Stop this emotional drama! I know all this is your plan to make me not harm Abhi!"

Pragya "Let it be but you don't want me to call you as Bhai? You don't want me to make you part of our family again? I know how much you miss us. That's why you still wear the locket that have our family photo in it."

She said looking at him wearing the locket that she had brought for him years back.

Pranav "You stay away from this Pragya! I know what I must do with this Abhi!"

Pragya "It's not this Abhi....It's my Abhi.....He belongs to me. So punish me first before him."

Abhi "Pranav, like I said to you earlier....just let us go now and I will come back to you to get my punishment."

Pranav thinks for a while and Pragya looks at Abhi with an unbelievable look for what he is repeatedly saying.

Pranav "Alright! I will call you and you must come if not I won't mind to do something deadly that will hurt your family."

He warned him before asking the two to leave the building as it was his place.

Pragya cries silently while leaving with Abhi. She felt he needs to make Pranav somehow understand that Abhi is innocent.

Meanwhile, Abhi holding her hands looked at how worried Pragya was.

After reaching near their house, Abhi asked "You call him as Bhai?"

Pragya "He is my Bhai so I call him as Bhai. What's the big deal in this?"

Abhi " Ya but why you never call him like how you call Purab by his name?"

Pragya "Purab is more like a friend who listens to me, advise me and encourages me whenever I need support. But with Pranav, he is more like a Bhai who looks at my well being and tries to be protective."

Abhi "You feel that way then why did you get angry when he called you choti?"

Pragya "I was angry at the way he called me, I wasn't angry that he called me choti."

Abhi "Oh....." Pragya "Do you know when we were younger he always used to beat up those who disturb me while Purab tries to console me with his words."

Abhi "So both brothers do care for you the most!"

Pragya "Yes but in different ways...."

Abhi "You are very lucky Pragya. Now I feel I shouldn't interfere you and your brothers."

Pragya "You never interfere!"

Abhi "No Pragya. Look now, Pranav is upset about me in your life. And this won't end in good way if I never move apart from you. More than he is angry at the reason that I am the cause of your Father's death, I think he is more affected that you are in love with your Father's murderer!"

Pragya "You are getting it wrong. He is not understanding the fact properly. Once we give him some proof that you are not responsible for my Papa's death then he will surely repent for the way he behaved with you. I know him for years, he always like to believe words easily and then get into trouble or confuse himself. But Purab analyzes the words conveyed and that's why he doesn't take any rash decisions!"

Abhi "Pragya.....the more we get close the more troubles we are facing. Can't you see it?"

Pragya "There is trouble in everything....It's all in how you double up your faith to solve them."

Abhi looks unconvinced of her words.

Pragya hugged him saying "I have trust in you that you will be with me in solving this troubles."

Abhi in low tone replied "Hmm...."

Pragya "Please don't try to leave me. I can't be away from you."

Abhi slowly moving away from her hug said "We will talk tomorrow Pragya. Purab and your Ma will be waiting for you."

Pragya looks back at him with tears.

Abhi wiping her tears said "Go now....later we can talk."

Pragya "You call me once you reach home. I am worried for you after seeing him today."

Abhi "I will take care of myself. If anything happens then you will be first one to know of it!"

Pragya slapped his cheek in response.

Abhi "Why are you so violent? It's paining yaar!" He said by rubbing his cheek.

Pragya "Then what? How dare you say if anything happens and all! I am already worried and you are adding onto my worries with your words."

Abhi "I'm sorry baba. Ok now you go home and I will go to my house safely."

Pragya looks reluctant and a idea struck in her mind to be with him for the night.

Abhi asked "What are you thinking?"

Pragya "Pass me your phone!"

Abhi "For what?" He asked.

Pragya "Just give me. I just want to make a call to Purab."

Abhi "Use your phone!" Pragya "Arrey! If I had my phone, I won't be asking for yours. In the hurry to stop you from leaving, I forgot to bring mine."

Abhi "Oh...." He said by passing his phone to her.

Pragya makes a call to Purab and hearing what she is saying to him, Abhi feels like fainting in shock.

Pragya smiles after speaking to Purab. On the other hand, Purab gets tensed for what Pragya have decided to do.

Abhi unable to believe what she had said pinched his own cheek.

Pragya chuckles and said "It's not a dream! It's true of what I have said! So come and follow me!" She said by holding his hand.

He was still looking blank at her unexpected decision for the day.

"He said he will have A Deadly Decision towards Abhalien. I will not allow that to happen. For now let me make Abhalien relax and be free of the worries he is having. He really needs to forget these worries and have the cute smile on his face that I adore the most." She thought by looking at him.

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