Year 2018

A: I had given you more than enough time yaar and you still figure out what I mean. This is very disappointing.

P: Disappointing right? Then why don't you leave now with your disappointment?

A: I have still 1h 45 mins left to leave from here.

P: Abhi, you're just making it tiring for me. I have been working the whole day physically and now you want me to work mentally. This is not at all fair.

A: I know but what can I do? You took up the challenge! Don't you want to win the challenge?

Pragya looks at him with a hopeless look.

A: Even if you don't want to win, I won't let you easily lose the challenge. I mean one should lose a challenge gracefully.

P: Lose a challenge gracefully? Like seriously Abhi?

A: Yes of course! Why not?

P: Abhi.... I am really very tired.

She said by leaning against the headboard of her bed.

A: Then lie down and think. You are now sitting down, maybe this position is not allowing your brain to work.

Pragya murmured: He won't leave me easily.

A: What did you say?

P: Good night!

A: Good night?

P: I can think while sleeping too.

A: Is it? This is a new technique.

Pragya smiles with a tired look. She pulled the blanket over and starts to lie down.

A: I am ok to wait!

P: Thanks.....

She then covers her face over the blanket and dozes off immediately.

"I know you will sleep now. That's what I want you to do. Good night!"

He thought by leaving the guest house.

The next day,

Abhi wakes up to a loud noise of some ladies screeching.

"What's going on early in the morning?" he wondered and comes out of the room.

He was shocked to see Pragya looking down and Lalitha's sister in laws were scolding her for something and one of them was even about to slap her.

"What the hell is happening!" he thought and walked towards their direction to stop them.

Fortunately, Lalitha came there and stopped them. She asked Pragya to go inside the kitchen and continue her work.

Lalitha "Don't you all know that we have a guest at home? Keep your voices down until he leaves."

She warned them and seeing this Abhi felt he might need to stay here longer than he expected.

He went back to his room and was very upset with what Pragya faced.

"How can she remain silent? She never let others scold her. This is not the same Pragya I have seen before!"

Year 2016

A: Pragya!!! Leave her, enough of your fight with her.

P: No! I won't let her off. How dare she mess up with me!

Abhi finally manage to pull her off and signalled the girl opposite to run away.

Pragya looks back at him and was about to slap him.

A: Pragya! I am your friend!

P: So what? How can you let her off?

A: Calm down. You can come with me now.

P: No! I won't let her off today.

A: Arrey! Why are you like this?

P: Do you know what she said?

A: No but whatever she said should be very bad if not it won't make a soft petal Pragya to be so violent!

P: Abhi, this is not the time to be funny.

A: I am not funny!

Pragya realized all this while, he had been hugging her.

She breaks the hug and looks away.

A: Wait here! I will be back in a while.

Pragya nods her head and he runs towards the vending machine.

Abhi from there signals her to smile. She too smiled by forgetting her anger.

Abhi then comes back with a cold drink for her.

A: There you go! When you're hot in anger, then you need to drink something cold to cool you down.

P: No.... It's okay....I don't want.

A: I am not requesting you to drink. I am giving it to you. You won't accept what your friend give?

P: It's not like that....

A: Just drink Pragya! You will feel better.

Pragya takes it and drinks the cold soft drink.

A: Better?

P: Yes and thank you!

A: Okay now tell me what happened.

P: She is ridiculous. She tells that I am bad and I shouldn't be friends with you.

Abhi smirks hearing it and Pragya asks: Why are you not getting angry?

A: How can I be angry for such a small thing?

P: Is this a small thing? She said I shouldn't be friends with you!

A: So you were not feeling angry when she said you're bad?

P: That's okay but who is she to say I shouldn't be friends with you?

A: Exactly! Then why should you even bother about her?

P: Haan.... But she also said bad things about you and I can't tolerate it.

A: What did she say?

P: You're a playboy and you're using me.

A: Pragya, don't you think it's funny? She said you're bad and can't be friends with me. Then she also said I am bad! Technically, she is telling both of us are bad. And how does it even matter to her if two bad people are friends with each other?

Pragya remains silent and Abhi replies: She is simply creating a nuisance. She is like that. Just ignore her next time.

P: I guess she have to ignore me next time.

A: Yes of course! The way you pulled her hair is one of a kind and I was scared to hell what if you pull off her head! Thank god! I came here to save her from you.

Pragya chuckles hearing it and Abhi says: I also have to be careful with you next time. I don't want to lose my hair.

P: Abhi, I won't do like that to you.

A: I know and now let's go. It's time for the forum to begin.

Year 2018

"Why is she like this now?" he thought and decides to talk to her when she is alone.

After his breakfast, he goes to his room and before that he informed Lalitha that his room have some unnecessary things which needs to be removed so that he can have some space to do this work.

Lalitha then said she will send the helper to help him remove those things.

As expected, Pragya came inside the room and he was there sitting near the desk area.

Pragya looks around and she didn't find anything unnecessary to be removed.

A: Remove it!

P: Sorry Abhi ji.... I don't find anything to remove.

A: There is things to remove. See properly!

Pragya again looks around and he says: Remove your masks that hides everything!

Pragya was about to leave when Abhi forcefully moved her away and locked the door.

Pragya in shock: What are you doing?

A: Why can't you remove your masks?

P: I am not wearing any MASKS.

A: Pragya, I seriously don't understand what is making you to be like this.

P: You don't have to understand it.

A: They were scolding you harshly and you were keeping silence. This is not you.

P: It was not scolding. It was their way of showing concern towards me.

A: Concern? In that way?? Nobody will believe it.

P: I don't know about others but for me it's fine and if you find it bad, then I can't say anything else other than I am good at tolerating it.

A: No way! How can you tolerate all of this?

P: This is my life and I know what I am doing.

A: How can you be like this? You can't simply let others to hurt you.

P: They are not hurting me.

A: Oh really?

P: Abhi ji, please stay in your limits. There is Lalitha mam who is always with me and she protects me from all odds.

A: When she is not around everything is and will be haywire. I am seeing it for myself.

P: So what?

A: So what? How can you say like this? I really don't understand for what purpose you're here.

P: Lower down your voice Abhi ji.

A: Pragya! You can't....

P: Khushi!

Abhi whispered: Ya Khushi. Please take a stand for yourself. I know you can do it and have done it for others too.

P: Abhi ji.... Please leave from here. I need to do my work.

Abhi never says anything and leaves from there.

Pragya wipes her tears and Abhi comes back again.

A: I don't know for what you're doing this,  I don't know how you can manage not to be hurt by everything but I am definitely hurt by everything that's happening here.

She turns back and looks at Abhi.

He then leaves again leaving her emotional.

Abhi feels his idea of meeting her every night won't be fast enough to know what happened with Pragya for her to be here.

He was walking down the stairs when Pragya called him.

Abhi stopped and looked back.

P: Have something cold to drink. Something cold will cool your mind.

Abhi hearing that smiles lightly and walks down.

"Strange.... Why is he not saying a word now?" she thinks seeing him walking down the stairs.

"You haven't forget anything about me Pragya then how do you expect me to forget about you? I can't forget you and I can't let go of you as well."

Sneek peek to next part:

A: Lolitha.... Please tell me about her. I promise you that I won't tell anything to her.

Lalitha" Close the door!"

A: Sure Lolitha!

He closes the door and she signals him to lock it.

Abhi locking the door asked: Is it that serious?

Lalitha" It's sensitive!"

A: Pragya is not around here too but you still want to lock the door?

Lalitha" I don't believe anyone here. All of them are finding the time to kick her out!"

A: But why? She is such a nice girl and never thinks bad to anyone.

Lalitha" That's the problem!"

A: Lolitha, don't give too much suspense. Please tell me everything and I will try to help you.

Lalitha takes a deep breath and then tells him everything.

Abhi was shell shocked hearing it.

Lalitha" Now what do you say Abhi?"

A: I really don't know what to say.

Lalitha" I have told everything by trusting you. Nobody in this family wants her but she wants everyone from this family. I have explained to her many times to live life in her own terms and I can provide my support. But she is adamant in staying here. Now tell me what else I can do other than obeying my family members and letting her stay here as a helper?"

A: Lolitha.... You don't worry about this anymore. I will handle her.

Lalitha" Don't ever react as if you know about this. You have to convince her and leave from this house."

A: It's not that easy but I will try my best to make it happen.

Lalitha looks on hopefully while Abhi feels worried hearing about Pragya.

Thank you for reading! Wishing everyone a very happy new year with lots of joy and happiness 😊😊✨✨☺️☺️