At Abhi's house,

Abhi was feeling sleepless. It was two days since he met Pragya.

"Why am I feeling bothered? Why do I fantasize about her kiss?" He thinks as he wakes up from bed.

"I know she is madly in love with me....but.....I shouldn't feel that way. It's not right at all!" He feels by walking towards the balcony.

He looks at the dark blue sky. He remembers about the days with Pragya. All are mixed with a myriad of emotions.

Out of all the emotions that he shared with her, he likes her funny and jovial nature. He can't deny she is a person who makes the people around her to smile. He smiled a lot with her too.

And lastly their kiss was the moment that crossed his mind.

"It was my first kiss! Oh man! No wonder I am affected by it." He thought by grinning widely.

"No Abhi! You are not supposed to think about the kiss!" His mental voice reminded him.

"If I am affected, then it means she will be feeling even more affected....Damn it! I should have pushed her away. Why was I responding to her kiss too? It would have sent wrong signals to her! I have to see her tomorrow and talk to her." He decides to meet her

Abhi had a hard time sleeping as his mind was continuously remembering about her kiss to him.

He could only visualize her lips on his.

Time passed and it was morning. Abhi quickly freshen himself up and reached near Pragya's house.

Abhi "Abhi....make sure you are focused on what you want to talk to her. Don't lose your focus and do something else. You have to help her in coming out of this."

He mentally warned himself and went towards her house. He knocks the door and Sarla ma opened the door.

She looked furiously at him.

Abhi "Aunty....I want to meet Pragya...." He said hesitantly.

Sarla ma "Why Abhi? Why are you torturing my daughter?"

She asked making Abhi shocked.

Abhi "Aunty....it's just for a few minutes. I will talk to her and leave."

Sarla ma "Don't you understand once if I tell you? Because of you I have to lock my Pragya inside her room! Please leave from here Abhi! We have enough of your torture!"

Abhi "What happened Aunty? What happened to Pragya?" He asked with concern.

Sarla ma "Enough Abhi! You are not seeing her anymore! You don't have to act as if you are worried about Pragya!"

Abhi "Aunty, what happened now that u locked her inside the room?" 

Sarla ma "It's all because of you! I told you not to meet her before marriage! You brought her out and even....."

Abhi "Aunty, she was the one who asked me..."

Sarla ma interrupted "She is like a child! Will you do anything she asks for? Don't act Abhi! She is asking for you and you are coming up with lies to move away from her! And now she is hallucinating about you! This is getting worse. It's high time that I need to talk to your parents now!"

Abhi looks in shock. They heard Pragya's screams which made them rush to open the door.

Sarla ma "Stay outside of this room!" She said firmly and Abhi obeyed her words.

Pragya asked "Ma....you see he had fallen to the ground. I tried to wake him up Ma but he is not responding." She says looking panicked.

Sarla ma in tears "There is no one here  Pragya...."

Pragya "No Ma! See here! He is there. He is unconscious Ma....let's bring him to hospital!" She says and kneels down and touches the empty floor.

Sarla ma looks back at Abhi in fury. Abhi was feeling blank at Pragya's behaviour.

How is it possible for her to behave in this way? Was she hallucinating him to the extent it affects her?

Sarla ma convinced Pragya to remain calm and she will be back by calling the ambulance.

She quickly went out of the room and locked the door.

Pragya "Ma,why are you locking the door? He will feel suffocated now!!!"

Sarla ma unable to reply her moves away and cries.

Abhi "Aunty...."

Sarla ma "Shut up Abhi!!! It's all because of you!!"

Abhi remains silent unable to bear this situation.

Sarla ma "Last time, you made us feel embarrassed by accusing Purab for the mistake he didn't do. And now you are making my daughter to lose her mental stability!"

Abhi "No Aunty, please don't say like that......."

Sarla ma "Stop acting Abhi, what did my family do to you? Why are you always making our lives horrible?"

Abhi "No Aunty.....please listen to me."

Sarla ma looked at him with disgust.

Abhi "Please Aunty, I want talk to her...." He pleads to her.

Sarla ma denies and asked him to leave the house immediately.

Abhi stands there helplessly.

Sarla ma "I plead to you Abhi, don't ever come again in our lives if you don't want to be part of our lives!!!"

She cries in pain of seeing her daughter getting worse day by day.

Abhi on other hand wipes his tears and decided something at that moment.

Abhi "Aunty, I agree to marry her!!"

Sarla ma looks back in disbelief.

Abhi "I am saying I will marry her....I won't take back from my words Aunty."

Sarla ma "Are you saying the truth or are you saying this to make me feel better?"

Abhi "No Aunty, I know because of me she had went through a lot. I don't want her to suffer further. I will make everything better now with this marriage."

Sarla ma wiping her tears, smiled at him.

Sarla ma "I believe you Abhi....but.... if something happens again to make this as a lie...."

Abhi "It won't happen! I promise to you, no matter what happens my marriage will be only with her!"

He said reassuringly which made Sarla ma feel relieved.

Abhi "Can I see her now??"

Sarla ma nods her head as yes.

She thanks god that finally he agreed for this marriage.

Abhi unlocking the door, feels heavy hearted.

This is what he was most scared for. And everything he scared for was happening gradually.

Abhi "Pragya....." Pragya looks up at him and stared blankly.

Pragya "You are here? Then who was I talking to just now?"

She asked in confusion. Abhi looks back worriedly.

It's all because of you Abhi that she is facing this. Firstly, I have to help her come out of this. Then marry her and make her understand that I am undeserving for her. After that, she have to get married to a well deserving man!!! I have to secretly find a suitable man without her knowledge.This are my decisions pertaining to Pragya.

He was seen hugging Pragya and trying to clear her confusions.

Sneek peek to next part,
Abhi startled when Pragya does something unexpected in front of him!

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