"Yes come in...." Abhi said as he heard the door knocking sound.

He was shocked to see her!

"How are you?" I asked and smiled seeing him with his mouth widely opened.

I think he is shocked to see my arrival early in the morning.

Abhi "Why are you here?"

"I heard you were discharged from the hospital and as your girl, I had to come and see you." I replied placing the basket of food I had brought for him.

Abhi "My girl??" He asked looking perplexed.

"Arrey....as in a girl who works in your company. This also you can't understand. Seems like you are still under the effect of sleeping pills." I said and sat beside him.

He moved a little giving more space. Nah....he was trying not to be very close to me, I don't need more space. I am not as huge as him!

Abhi remained silent.

"Don't worry too much about anything. And sleeping pills are taken to sleep. They are not taken like chewing gum. Don't you know that?" I asked looking innocently.

He frowned at me in response and I frowned back too.

"And please talk to someone if you feel low. I am here na....Why don't you share it with me?" I said.

Abhi "I don't have anything to share."

I held his hand and asked "Really?"

Abhi closed his eyes and shook his head in denial.

"Sir....you have to be strong and healthy physically and mentally to keep your loved ones happy." I said.

Abhi slowly removing my hand from his said "I don't have loved ones...."

"You don't have or you don't see them?" I asked.

Abhi "What do you want Pragya?"

I thought of telling I want him but it's too early to tell that.

"Nothing much, just your happiness!" I said.

Abhi "That's hard....It's not as easy as you think...."

"Why? Is it because of Jiya?" I asked anxiously.

Abhi nods his head as yes and asked her to leave as he was feeling tired to talk.

Pragya left silently and was feeling suspicious of Abhi and Purab's words.

Why was Abhi still feeling bothered if Jiya was an imagination? How can a person continuously act when her name was mentioned?

He seems to be seriously bothered by Jiya. But according to Purab, she was an imagination.

Purab was also doesn't seem to be lying. He looked genuine when he told about the past.

What if Jiya and her love happened after Purab left college? Is that possible? To know whether it was possible, I need to talk to Akash or Dadi. Only these two will be willing to help her know the truth!

While stepping down the stairs, her eyes lies on Dadi who smiled at her.

She smiles back and was about to head towards the door when Dadi asked her to wait.

Pragya "Dadi....." Dadi "I understand what is bothering you. She is not around here. I can tell the truth to you."

Pragya was feeling eager to know the truth.

Dadi "Not here....." she said and brought her to the kitchen.

Pragya "Dadi.....if it's something related to your family, then you don't have to share it with a stranger like me."

Dadi "Oh dear, you are still affected by her words. She told that out of anger. I don't think she really mean it."

Pragya "No Dadi....I am...." Dadi "First listen to me. I don't have much time to tell everything as she will come at anytime soon."

Pragya nods her head in response while Dadi tells "Abhi is hiding something from all of us. You know that day, he called you as Jiya. Actually, we also don't know who is this Jiya. All we know is, he loves her a lot and now misses her after the accident he had while he was returning from college. He said she died in that accident and till now he is living in her memories. After that accident, he stopped studying and he forced himself to be away from us."

Pragya was taken aback hearing to Dadi.

Dadi "I don't know whether he tells the truth....."

Pragya "You also have this doubt?"
Dadi "Yes....there is no picture of Jiya...when he said he was in love, there were no signs of the happy and excited feeling that is experienced by those in love."

Pragya "Dadi....if he was lying to me, there is a purpose of avoiding me but why does he need to lie to everyone. I feel he is speaking the truth."

Dadi "It could be but right after the accident, my son had checked with the police and hospitals of anyone named Jiya being dead. But there was no one like that!"

Pragya looks perplexed now. Why is this getting complicated. It doesn't seem like Abhi is lying but there is no proof of him telling the truth as well.

Dadi "I think she is back. I can hear her opening the door. We better get going now."

Pragya leaves the kitchen together with Dadi in deep thoughts. This was seen by Abhi's mother.

Abhi's mother "I feel it is high time that we should get Abhi married. If not strangers will be keep on entering and leaving this house."

Hearing it, Pragya felt bad of her words.

Dadi "Why are you always referring her as stranger. She is his friend's sister. Can't you see that?"

Abhi's mother never replied and headed towards her room.

Pragya "It's my fault....I should have come before informing. I wanted to surprise Abhi...."

Dadi "Please Pragya, don't bother her words. She can't see the good and bad now. She is under the pressure of making Abhi to be settled in his life. She wants to see him married and have a stable career like all other men of his age."

Pragya "I can understand her worries. I hope very soon all her worries vanish. I hope I can contribute for it."

Dadi "I do see the chance of you contributing to it. I can see the love for Abhi in your eyes. The excitement and eagerness of knowing about your love is the most unexplainable feeling in the world."

Pragya smiles and blushes in response.

Dadi "Abhi used to open up more to Purab and if I am not wrong to Akash as well.....but now...."

Pragya "But now?? I know he wasn't opening up more with Purab lately, but there was Akash right?"

Dadi "Akash is no more...." Pragya was blank hearing it.

Dadi "He died of an illness two years back. It was another blow to Abhi."

Pragya "Dadi....I need a favour from you and he shouldn't be aware of this."

Dadi looked around and asked her to text her. Pragya smiled and left from there after assuring Dadi, that she is taking the full responsibility of making Abhi back to normal.

"Now there is only one way left to know about Abhi. And in this way I have to be very careful." She thought by looking at the New gift that Abhi had gave her.

"I have to think like him. Think Pragya! Think of a complication that will trap his thoughts." She says to herself.

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Abhi "Open the door Pragya! Is this why you advise me to share my worries with you and now you are locking yourself inside the room??"

Pragya remains silent and opens the door. Abhi "What is this? What have you done to yourself??" He was alarmed to see her appearance while Pragya was smiling thinking of her idea working out.

In a while, Pragya told something which made Abhi look with a stern face.

Thank you for all the excitement towards this story. Hope to be back with the next update soon