After staring at the email for way too long Ishqi gave in and called Ahaan and asked him to come over...

After almost 15 minutes the door bell rang and Ishqi immediately opened it. She told him everything about how she did not got any new role and how the old email was haunting her...

Ahaan- Ishqi I know tum mujhe maarne wali ho iske baad par mujhe lagta hai yeh ek sign hai.

Ishqi- what???

Ahaan- yes...yeh ek sign hai ke tumhe iss offer ko accept karna chahiye.

Ishqi- seriously avm?!?! I know tum filmy types ho par itna!!

Ahaan- no seriously Ishqi I think you should accept this offer.

Ishqi- nahi!!! I won't.

Ahaan- Ishqi please try to understand...

Ishqi- avm itna sab hone ke baad main wapas kaise jau?

Ahaan- par Ishqi tum auditions dene toh ja hi sakti ho na...

Ahaan held her hand and said...

Ahaan- look Ishqi I don't want you to regret not going back. Please ek baar try karo mere liye.

Ishqi went silent. She thought deeply for few minutes and said...

Ishqi- okay...

Ahaan- great!! Auditions kab shuru hone wale hai?

Ishqi- next week...

Ahaan- toh fir ek kaam karte hai tum packing karo main hamari tickets book karta hu.

Ishqi- wait hamari?

Ahaan- ha...kyu mujhe nahi lejaogi?

Ishqi- par avm tumhara shoot?

Ahaan- Shit!! Par Ishqi main tumhe akele kaise jaane du, after knowing your past...

Ishqi- avm main bacchi nahi hu, I can handle myself.

Ahaan- I know that Ishqi, tum akele L.A mein ek saal se reh rahi ho par...

Ishqi- par var kuch nahi tumhara shoot important hai aur tumhe wahi hona chahiye main India akele jaungi.

Ahaan unwillingly nodded and then booked tickets for tomorrow itself...

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As Ishqi and Ahaan left her house to go to airport Ishqi could feel Ahaan's eyes tearing up...

Ishqi- Ahaan tum ro rahe ho?

Ahaan- what no!!

Ishqi- come on isme rone ki kya zarurat hai.

As Ishqi turned her face to face him she couldn't help but chuckle while Ahaan looked at her curiously...

Ahaan- ab has kyu rahi ho?

Ishqi- tumhara chehra...tamatar...

Ishqi kept laughing while Ahaan made a face...

After a few minutes they finally reached the airport. As Ahaan removed her luggage from trunk Ishqi kept staring at him being extremely unhappy by the fact that she actually had to leave without him...

Ahaan- tumhara saara samaan maine trolley mein rakh diya hai, you are ready to go.

Suddenly out of nowhere Ishqi hugged Ahaan tightly and refused to let go...

Ahaan- Ishqi you have to go...

Ishqi- but I don't want to go...

Ahaan- Ishqi humne yeh phele bhi discuss kiya hai zidd mat karo.

Ishqi let go of Ahaan but didn't let even a tear escape her eyes as she ddidn't wanted to a teary goodbye...

Ishqi smiled and before her tears could escape her eyes she mumbled him a goodbye, hugged him and left while Ahaan watched her go...

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As Ishqi boarded the flight and sat on her seat some of her tears started flowing but she quickly wiped them away...

Ishqi was sitting in the middle seat while there were two guys sitting on her either side. Just then Ishqi recieved Ahaan's video call and she picked it while wearing her headphones...

Ishqi- hii...

Ahaan- baith gayi?

Ishqi- yess.

As they were talking Ahaan noticed two rather cute boys sitting around Ishqi and immediately felt a rush of jealousy inside him...

Ahaan- yeh dono kon hai?

Ishqi- I don't know...

Ahaan- okay...

At Ahaan's weird face Ishqi knew he was jealous. She facepalmed and said...

Ishqi- Ahaan yaar tu fir jealous horaha hai thoda chill hoja...

Ahaan- shut up main koi jealous vealous nahi hu.

Ishqi- oh yeah really!!

Ahaan- yes really...

After having some back and forth argument they had to stop it as Ishqi's flight was about to take off. They said bye to each other and soon hanged the call...

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Next day, as Ishqi opened her eyes she was already in India, the place she swore to never visit again. Keeping a stone on her heart she didn't open up about her being in India to her siblings. She knew by doing so she was hurting them but she also knew that if she told them the news will now or later be reached to the ears of her parents. Being a part and cause of a big family drama she thought it was the best option to prevent it...

As Ishqi stepped out of the airport she was overwhelmed by how familiar the place was. All those small little details were still as it was, still making her remind what happened the last time she was here. How she was forced to leave her siblings, who are her whole life, how she had to leave her home...

Ishqi quietly pushed all of her thoughts aside, sat in the taxi and left, observing all the shops she used to visit, all the parks she used go to with her siblings and her mother...

Composing herself she went to her hotel, checked in and started getting ready for her audition...
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To be continued...
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That's it for today. Sorry for late and short update. Hope you liked it...

Precap:- Face to face with past...

Word count- 893

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