Mishti :|

After doing lunch with my family, we left our home for airport. Mom and bhai bhabi in one car, Chacha chachi and me in another.. I was sitting on the passenger seat, gazing at the chaotic road.. I was feeling too heavy at the moment , there was no excitement in me.   After so many years, I got a chance to spend some time with my family, but I am regretting because even though I want to be happy, but I am not able to..

The way they all are excited, I am not!

"Sekhar is upset with me because I can't attend the engagement, "

I came out of my thinking zone hearing Chacha's voice. I squeezed my brows and looked at both of them.. They know about this?

"See! We had made the plan before. It's okay if we can't attend the engagement, we will go to the marriage, " Chachi uttered, it was enough for me.. I mean these two are behaving so normal, chachi too. Seriously! Am I leaving in some other planet or what?

Why no one is affected with this news? Everyone went through some memory loss or what? Or I came from some other planet.. Letting out a deep breath, I plugged my earphones in my ear and started listening music, only it can cool my mind. All of a sudden the song stopped so I glanced at my phone. A smile appeared on my lips seeing Adi's name. He was calling me. I picked it..

Hii Adi!

Hii.. how is the preparation going on?

Which preparation?

What which preparation?

Are you sure you have called me? It's Mishti this side!

Bhak.. Of course I know..

Then what are you blabbering? 

God! I am talking about the engagement. You must be excited na.. After all your boyfriend's brother is getting engaged..

Are you high? Now who is my boyfriend? Who is my boyfriend's brother? What are you talking idiot?

I am high? Seriously? You are idiot..

I know, thanks!

Arghh.. I am talking about Aadarsh Rajvansh.. He is getting engaged na? I read an article now, so thought to ask you, but God know what are you saying..

You read an article and you believed it? Of course Aadarsh bhai is getting engaged with you..

No! There are so many article regarding this. I think it's on newspaper too. He is getting engaged to a girl named Swadheenta..

Now who is Swadheenta?

How would I know.. He is your boyfriend's brother, you should know..

Listen! He is not my boyfriend.. Just cut the call. Don't eat my head..

Before he could speak more I cut the call.. Are these two brothers getting engaged in same day? I have never heard this name before! Out of curiosity  I searched Aadarsh bhai's engagement related news on Google. I kept looking at the screen for some seconds.

Adi was right, but the viral photos of him are with Saanvi di.. I became confused.. I logged in my Instagram account and went to bhai's profile and checked his following list until I found a id named swedheenta_roy..  I opened her ID and felt like to bang my head somewhere.. First of all it was a private account and second there was no profile photo..

My mind was exploding in confusion.. What's happening? Then I checked bhai's profile.. My fingers stopped when I found a group picture where Saanvi di was. I checked the tag and found the same id being tagged. In that group photo only three girls were there, Sam, Aarushi and Saanvi di.. Was she the same person? I sighed and closed all the tab, biting my lips in confusion..

I again went to Google and searched about Abir's engagement..

According to our close resources, Aadarsh Rajvansh is going to get engaged with Swadheenta Roy, who was rumoured girlfriend of Abir Rajvansh. In previous interviews Abir Rajvansh have mentioned that he(Abir) and Swedheenta both are best friend only.. We got a confirmation today!

I threw the phone on my lap in frustation. What's happening?

When Meera aunty mentioned that his son is getting engaged, he didn't mention Abir.. Did she mean Aadarsh bhai?

That A stand for Aadarsh bhai?

I pulled my hair in frustation.. Then something came to my mind. I opened my gallery and searched for the video.. I played it.. I froze for a second, seeing Saanvi di holding a phone showing Abir my picture.. Why will he do that!

I forwarded the video to Sam and called her..

Hii Mishti

Sam! I have sent you video, can you please tell me what is that?

Hmm... Wait

I waited for some seconds , and in those seconds my mind was completely exploding..

Seriously! Sahil sent this to you too. He is actually a dumb..

Leave that! Tell me what was happening?

Aree we were playing truth and dare.. Siya di gave a dare to Abir bhai to propose you, you were not there na, so we did that.. Haha.. It was just a game..

Oh.. Okay..

Can we talk later? I am little busy right now..

Hmm.. Bye..

I cut the call and rested my head on the headrest.. My mind became completely blank when realization hit me hard.. Seriously! My mindset was so high that I didn't think anything other than Abir and di. And now I can't even be happy after knowing the actual truth..

Abir kept coming to me again and again and I always pushed him away. I said him so many things. My hands became cold, I didn't let him speak even. God! What did just I do.. I messed up the whole thing without knowing anything properly..

"Mishti! What are you thinking? Come out, we reached here! " I heard Chachi's voice and realized we have already reached in Airport. I came out of the car. Chacha chachi both went to Mom . Driver was removing the luggage from the car. I was standing like a statue there. I can't just go like this. But what will I tell to my family? They all are so excited..

"Mishti, are you okay? " bhabi asked shaking my shoulder.. I looked up, struggling with my own feelings..

"Bhabi, I can't go, " I muttered, she looked at me being shocked..

"Mishti! What are you saying? What happened? " she asked in concerned tone..

"No I can't, please, I am sorry, " I took some steps back until my back hit the car.

"I did a big blunder, I need to fix it, bhabhi please, " I whispered. The driver was staring at me kike he saw some alien .

"Have you took the luggage out of the car? "

He nodded.. I kept my luggage in the trunk again and got inside the car.. The driver too got in the car and started the engine as I said.. Bhabi was staring at me..

I got a call from Chacha after 2 minutes..

Chacha! I know you all are angry, but I am so sorry, I know sorry isn't enough.. But I can't go..

But what happened?

I can't say in details.. Umm some official emergency!

Seriously!!

Please don't be angry, I swear the next time I will do whatever you will say, promise..

I really don't know what to say. We all planned this for your birthday.. Now what?

Then come here before my birthday. I swear I will stay here with you all the whole day. No friends, no work, only you guys!

Promise?

Promise!

Still I am sad.. What will I tell to your mom?

Chacha, tell her na it's some official emergency. You guys go, I will call her later.

You know what! Your mom is starting at me, all ready to kill you..

Have you kept your phone in speaker?

Of course!

Seriously!

Hii Mom...

Shut up..

The call got ended. I sighed. Someone should learn from me how to disappoint everyone at the same time.. I have messed up the whole thing that too very badly. How will I face him? What will I tell him?

Congratulation Mishti! You put yourself in trouble again.

He was coming to me again and again, tried so many time to just have a talk with me. I was not even picking his calls. I told the driver to take me to Rajvansh house, he didn't know the location. So I said him to go where the cat had crossed our path in morning while coming here..

It took us 2 hours to reach there and it felt like 200 years. Every minute was so hard for me. Mis-communication can destroy everything and I realized it today. I was crying for no reason! Seriously..

I was still processing when the driver informed that we reached at the location.. I said him to park the car in my house . I stood in front of the huge building, my whole body was trembling .. Seeing me, the two guards opened the gate..

Taking small small steps I made my way towards his house. The whole time I was thinking what will I tell him? How will even I talk to him? Taking a deep breath , I removed my shoes outside..

I glanced at the hall, no one was there. The inside was looking so beautiful due to the decorations. It's already 4.00 PM in the evening..

"Excuse me! Can you tell me where is Abir? " I asked to one of the househelper, who was cleaning the floor.

"Mam, this way, in the drawing room! " she said, pointing towards right. Nodding my head I walked towards the room. My heart was thumping against my chest. I was feeling like I am going to give some sort of interviews, my condition was more worse than that even..

The drawing room door was opened. Praying to God I went inside but stopped seeing everyone there. Shit! I could have came out but Sam saw me , waving her hand she called me in gesture.. No one had noticed me till then.. All were standing silently.

I stood beside Sam.. "What's happening? " I whispered, "Don't know, badimaa said all of us to come here, " she muttered. I looked at Meera Aunty, she was doing something with the television..

I then shifted my gaze to Abir, my heart almost broke into pieces. He was all fine, but just after seeing him, all the words I told him came to my mind. Aunty was looking serious. All were confused, like me..

Taking the remote in her hand she turned on the television. Earth beneath me slipped, my eyes widen. It was the video of the night , Soha's reception night, where he was beating the guy. I stared at Abir, his hands were inside his pocket, he was looking unaffected . I then moved my eyes to screen. From me trying to saving the guy to Abir hiding both of us when him mom came to their gun fighting, everything was shown.

I gulped hard, I remembered his words, he had told me not say anything to his Mom. But who recorded all this and sent it to Aunty?

Aunty stood in front of Abir, fuming in anger.

"What is this? What did you tell me that day? You went for some important meeting? " she said coldly, I gasped seeing the rage in her eyes. Both Mother and son are same, looks extremely dangerous while angry..

Abir didn't say anything and kept looking at the ground..

"I am asking you something? Can you please explain what's happening? What if he would have dead, how can you beat someone like this ? " she shouted..

"I would have killed him if Mishti would not have came in between, " he said, totally unbothered  ...

I palmed my mouth as Aunty slapped him on his cheek. He fisted his palm, the whole environment became silent.. His eyes were fixed on the carpet. Without saying anything he left the room. Sameer bhai ran behind him.

Did not I mess things more ? And now she added fuel in it..

"Why did you slap him? "

I got startled hearing Aadarsh bhai's roar. I had never seen him this much angry.. Aunty sat on the sofa.

"You know what that man had done? He was a psycho lover, he was behind Saanvi. He used to trouble her so many times. When she told  us about all this, we warned him, but still nothing changed. One day out of anger Saanvi slapped him in front of whole college and he got angry.. After that day he never came to college. We all thought he left but he was waiting for a right time. After graduation Abir left to Paris. I was in London as well as Sameer. And he took this as an opportunity. He kidnapped her, he... " he stopped, fear was clearly visible on his face. I was pressing my fingers hoping nothing had happened with di.

"He tried to molest her but thank God that day I came to India and when I went to her home she was not there. I tried to call her she didn't pick up. When I tracked her location it showed near that criminal's guest house. And thank to God I reached there before anything more worse could happen, but he ran from there. I tried to search him everywhere but couldn't found him. Then I got to know his brother is a minister. So it's easy for him to hide her. Can you even imagine what could have happened if I was not here? " he said in one go. I took a relief. When I saw Abir beating that guy, I took him in a wrong way ..

Actually I always take him in wrong way..

"Why didn't you tell me? " Aunty spoke, bhai sat beside her..

"Because if we would have told you, then you would have said us to file a complain against him in police. Which I didn't want to do because his brother was a minister and it would not have taken a week to release him from jail. So we kept these things from you all. I told my bodyguards to have a eye on Saanvi. After 3 years we found him . I mean Abir found him. His anger was obvious. I swear at least Abir just injured him, if I would have there, I would have killed him. After thousands of warning, he didn't change so what do you expect from us? " bhai explained..

Looking at everyone's expression it was clear that they all knew about it, except Geeta Aunty and Sekhar uncle..

"Don't you trust your son? How could you think he will do something without any major reason? " bhai was sounding disappointed..

I walked out of the room and went to Abir's room. When I opened the door I was deeply shocked seeing the mess. Everything was broken, I gasped and went inside.. I picked his clothes and placed it on the bed. He was not in his room, not in terrace too..

Having no option I sat his terrace and dialled his number. But he didn't pick up..

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It's around 9.00 PM, still I don't have any information regarding Abir. I was in Sam's room, she was doing back and forth walk.. Tomorrow is bhai's engagement and today don't know what's happening.

"You know what! From the time bhai has come from the trip na, don't know what happened to him, he is behaving so weird, always lost. It's his brother's engagement tomorrow and he was not looking even happy and now this all happened, " she said being sad. Bringing my knees closed to my chest, I placed my hand over the knees and stared at her..

Things was so messed up that I couldn't understand anything. Nobody of them have mentioned Aadarsh bhai's name, nor for once atleast. How would I have known that was a dare? He kept coming to me but I thought he was coming to me to apologize for that day..

Even he didn't know what was wrong with me. I had never felt this much regretted in my life before. I should have seen that card yesterday, atleast things were not that worse how it's today.

And this video had to come today only? God! Only you can save me from his anger. I want to talk to him today, I don't care if he will get angry or shout at me, atleast he can enjoy tomorrow ..

"Hii girls, "

I looked up, Aarushi entered in the room, I waved my hand at her with a faint smile..

"Did bhai come? " Sam asked to her and she nodded..

"Yes! He is in lawn, " she muttered, I got up from the bed, they both stared at me like saw some alien..

"Actually I have some important work with him, " saying I left her room..

I went to downstair, everyone were roaming there . Silently I made my way towards exit ..

I stopped seeing Abir , he was talking with someone. I went near to him and realized the guy he was talking was a worker of our company. He used to come to our house and know me as well.
Seeing me there he waved his hand at me, with a polite smile..

Seeing his gesture Abir turned his head to me, making my breath stopped in my throat. It didn't take him a second to turn away. I stood beside him..

"Do you know each other? " the guy asked to me. I was about to say yes, but Abir's words stopped me. "No! I don't know her, " he said coldly, I stared at him, my face dropped. I licked my dried lips. I waited there until Abir handed the guy a file and he left..

"Abir! " I called him, he didn't listen and sat on a sofa in the lawn. He adjusted himself, put his leg on the front table and fixing his eyes on his laptop he started doing his work, like I don't even exist..

"Abir, " I again called him but no response. He was totally unaffected. He is doing the same thing I was doing but I am not like him , I can't tolerate his ignorance.. I gulped and again called him, still no response..

Twisting my lips I made a pout, my eyes got little moistened.. He got a call and got busy in the call.. It's almost 10 minutes I was standing there, he didn't even look at me. I was not ignoring him like this at least.. He cut the call and was doing something on his phone when I snatched it away from him.

"Can't you hear? From evening I am calling you but you didn't pick up and now not even looking at me, " I told, keeping my voice low so that only he can hear it..

I flinched at my position when he hit the laptop on the wood table, breaking it into some pieces. Pushing the table in his leg he stood up. I clutched his phone tightly when he looked straight into my eyes. Staring at his dark anger-filled eyes was itself giving me chills..

I started taking back steps as he came towards me with a very dangerous look. My back hit the wall of the house and I gulped, breathing heavily..

"Didn't I call you? Didn't I message you? Didn't I go to you again and again? How many times I asked you, what's bothering you? " he shouted, breaking my ear drums..

"Answer me damm it! " he screamed and I flinched closing my eyes.

"Oh wait! What did you tell me? I suffocate you.. You don't want to breathe the same air I breath, then what are you doing here? " he roared, I looked down not wanting to show him the tears in my eyes. I feel so bad when he shouts at me, but this time it's my own fault so I can't even say anything..

He pulled his phone out of my hold harshly .. I placed ny one hand on his chest, but he stepped back..

"DON'T! " he warned and left..

I was standing there like a statue, tears rolling down my cheeks.. I got startled when  Aadarsh bhai came to me and took me in a brotherly hug, rubbing my back..

"Stop crying! Ssshhhh, " he consoled me, I made a pout, trying to control my sobbing. Breaking the hug he wiped my tears.

"Don't worry! He is little angry now due to the current situation, but he will be fine, " he said cupping my cheeks in his both hands..

"Bhai! Sameer bhai is calling you, "

I wiped my tears hearing Sahil's voice.. Patting my shoulder bhai left. Sahil came to me. "So he made my baby sister crying? " he said, wrapping his one hand around my neck, dragging me with him . I was shocked first because Sahil never behave like this..

I actually felt like his younger sister due to our height. All these brothers are so tall, and Abir, everytime I talk with him I feel like I am talking with Eiffel tower..

"You want to talk with bhai? " he asked and I nodded.

"And do you think this is how you will get a chance to talk with him? " he again asked and I nodded to which he chuckled.

"Girl, do something big! " he said mischievously. I arched my brows and he grinned.

He explained me his idea and my jaw touched the ground.

"Are you mad? Your brother will get more angry, I can't do this drama, " I denied and he rolled his eyes.

"Offo! Darr ke agee jit hai. And do you think he will get angry on you? On you? " he said in a sarcastic tone, I squeezed my brows at him. What was he doing before sometime?

"Listen if you want to talk with him then you have to go to him or he have to come to you, and I prefer the second option and already told you what you have to do.. " saying he left..

I blinked my eyes. Atleast I should clear things between us. And the idea Sahil gave was purely dangerous but I can do that.

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Waiting for you at lackside. I am not going anywhere until I talk to you..

I messaged him, it's around 1:00 am, it's a full moon night. So the place was quite lightened even it was night. The lake is just behind Rajvansh house, little away.. I waited for 5 minutes but no reply.. I dialled Sahil's number..

Are you sure your brother is awake?

He is doing something in his phone and I guess he must have seen your message but he is not going..

Seriously! Then I am going home.

No! Do what I said to you..

Are you mad? He will eat me..

No.. I am saying he won't do anything..

Fine.. But anything worse will happen na , then you are gone I swear..

I took a share breath before dialling Abir's number. Shit! He didn't pick up... I again dialled his number and this time he picked it. I gulped..

Helloo.. Hello Abir..

Saying I cut the call grinning.. It didn't take him a second to call me back but I didn't receive.. Keeping my phone at the bench, I hid behind a huge tree.

I was tapping my fingers on the wood constantly as he didn't come. I kept looking at the empty road but he didn't come..

"Are you done or want to do some more drama? "

I shut my eyes in fear hearing his voice from behind.. Hell! From where did he come. Sahil, I won't spare you. Biting my lips, I turned towards him slowly. I gasped, his expression were more dangerous than this empty surrounding..

"You don't get tired of all this bullshit? " his voice was rough..

"If you think I am going to talk with you than you are wrong! " he said taking a step back. I was going to him but my feet got stuck with something and I ended up pushing him and we both fell on the ground. It was an inclined floor, so we both rolled and rolled until we came to the plane the floor . I cursed myself for listening to Sahil. To my luck it was not a stoned ground otherwise he would have killed me here only.

"Argh" he groaned and looked at me. He was now over me. My gaze fell on his cheek where Aunty had slapped him, it was looking red..

"Is it still hurting? " I asked pointing at his cheek.

"You can see it, but you can't see how it's hurting here! " he said pointing his finger on his chest, disappointment was clearly visible on his face. My heart tightened seeing his expression.

He was about to get up , I held his collar trying to stop him.

"Mishti, leave me! "

"Don't do the mistake I was doing, " I muttered, tears formed in the corner of my eyes when he didn't look at me..

"Leave me, " saying he removed my hand from his collar and getting up he sat on his knees.. .

He was cleaning the dust from his shirt, sitting on his knees. I went to him walking on my knees. He stared at me. He was about to get up, I stopped him by wrapping my hands around his waist, crashing myself against his body, I pressed my face in the crook of his neck.

He tried to detached me, but I held him tightly. "Please don't, " I whispered in a trembling voice. I tightened my hold around him when he didn't hug me back.

"I am sorry! " I muttered clutching his shirt, letting the tears fall from my eyes. It was not the tears, it was the fear of losing him, the pain I went through due to the misunderstanding, the guilt of hurting him ..

He slowly wrapped his hands around me then pressed me more on him, nuzzling his face on my neck. He tightened the hug, there was no space for air to pass. When he hugged me, I realized how much I was craving for his touch, it was solace to my soul.

I felt safe, secure in his arm. I could feel his uneven heart beat against mine. His tight muscle got softened due to my touch..

"I know I hurted you, your anger is obvious, " I whispered, still in his embrace..

"It was a misunderstanding, that day when you were playing truth and dare I saw you proposing di. I didn't know you were playing, so I took it in a wrong way, " he loosened his hold around me then broke the hug and made me look at him. But I could not look at him.

"And about the engagement thing, I thought it's you, because no one has mentioned bhai's name , so I was angry and sad at the same time that's why I behaved like that.. " I added, I could feel his eyes on me.

"How could you even think like that? " he asked, I shut my eyes and sat on the ground.

"Haven't you seen Bhai and her together, like from sharing seat to going on rides , they both were always together, " he said, I shook my head.

" You had occupied my mind so much that I didn't see anything beyond you, " I blurted, then bit my tongue when realization hit me hard , what did I just say to him.

He made me look at him lifting my chin up, "What did you just say? " he asked with an amusement expression plastered on his pretty face.. I didn't say anything.

"Actually I can't blame you even. Abir Rajvansh has the charm, " he said in a proud tone, I rolled my eyes .

Self -obsessed Rajvansh he is!

"I have a question! " saying I got up and sat on the bench. He too got up and sat on the bench, keeping some distance from me .. " When you were proposing me because of the dare, did you mean what you said? I mean all those things? " I asked, my heart was beating against my chest. He kept silence for some minutes then parted his lips to say something but again  shut his lips.

"I have a question too, " he said, I arched my brows..

"Why did you feel bad, when you got to know that I am going to get engaged with Saanvi? " he asked, staring deep into my eyes. It was my time to stay silent. Abir Rajvansh know how to play.. I myself is struggling with my own emotions what will I tell to him.

"You can't question me before replying to my question, " I mumbled, he let out a chuckle...

"I can! " he stated, I sighed.

"Then just don't answer to my question, I too won't give answer to your question, " I said, he nodded..

Argh!

"By the way, what was Rohan doing in your house that day? " he asked, "He proposed me again, leave that topic I don't want to discuss anything about that! " I said and he nodded again.

I went little near to him and took his large hand in my tiny hand. I am going to ask him something, and I am hell scared of his reaction. What if he deny? Letting out a thick breath I stared at him, he was already looking at me in confusion ..

"Can we be friends? " I muttered, he furrowed his brows then smiled like he was waiting for this moment. A sign of relief crept on my face.

"Friends! " saying he placed his another hand over mine, I smiled brightly.

I want to start from begining, a new fresh journey. And this time I will listen to my heart only!

"I promise, I will keep our friendship forever! " I mumbled, looking our hands.

"I promise to annoy you forever! " he mumbled and my eyes snapped towards him. The world will end but he won't stop annoying me and this is a fact..

"Okay! We should go, " I said getting up, he too stood up.

"Wait! Where is my phone? " he asked, searching in his pockets and started searching here and there.

I dialled his number on my phone and his phone started ringing, I looked at my left and found it on the ground. I went to pick it, but my face dropped seeing what he have saved my name on his phone.

Stubborn head

"Seriously Abir! You have saved my number in this name? " I pouted, he snatched his phone from my hand.

"I like this, that's why! " he said and started walking towards his house. I followed him silently..

I can't believe, I am still processing actually . For me it's still a miracle. There was a unknown peace in me, after so many days I finally felt like living my life. The past days were so hard, but his one hug took everything away..

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