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Priya's PoV

I looked at Avinash completely surprised. He has seen so much in life. He lost someone he looked as a role model for him and that too in a tragic way. 

He lost his interest in love and music because of that incident. How much pain he is carrying with himself. 

"Avi" I said softly and kept my hand on his shoulder. He looked at me raising his eyes which were glistened with fresh tears.

"Don't cry" I said and we sat in silence for a minute.

"What happened to Ahan and Manish uncle?" I asked him slowly and he smiled sadly.

"Ahan didn't thought that his one lie could harm her so much. He regret it but well, He and everyone of his family who was in the plan are seven years jailed." He said and took a deep breath.

"Ahan's company completely went into a downfall and I have made sure it will never start again while Manish Uncle died two years ago because of cancer." Avinash said and I was mum again. 

"You know. Before dying Manish Uncle gave me to handle his whole Gujaral empire. He quoted,'You are Mihi's younger brother and as that you are the rightful owner of everything after me and her.' That day he gave his everything to me with so much trust, the same trust which Mihu did." He said and looked at the sky.

"Why did you stopped calling her Di?" I asked him. Hearing the past I got to know he used to call her dii but he doesn't now. 

"Because I am not a good younger brother, I wasn't able to save her." He replied and closed his eyes.

"No baba. You are a good brother. Mihika loved you a lot. That's why she did so much for you. You know right, somethings are not in our hands but his." I said and pointed towards the sky to which Anurag chuckled.

"Why does he take all good people away, Priyu? Mihu was too good and now is too far for reach." Avinash replied looking at me, and took his hand in mine and replied,"Good people aren't meant to live on earth. These people are dangerous for goodness."

Hearing my answer, he smiled. 

"I think you are right. I hope Mihu is in a better world. You know, I like the sky because It has Mihu in it. The stars, she is there." He told, and my heart clenched hearing his words. 

He did love her a lot.

"You know, you shouldn't have left singing. Mihika wanted you to make her proud with singing and not with business. And forgive Naisha too." I said to which he nodded and silence again surrounded us.

"I got that later. But I was too late. I already have two companies to look after and about Naisha, can you give me her number? That great girl emailed me in my business email." He said and chuckled. 

I think I should say him.

"You remember Naisha sending you mails?" I asked him to which he hummed in response. 

"That was me, Not Naisha." I said and closed my eyes. But to my surprise I heard him chuckle again.

"You think I don't know. I got to know the first day I met you both. That girl in email used to love poetic things and Naishu runs away from such thoughts. But I forgave you because you weren't wrong in your place." He said and I looked at him shocked. 

He knew! He knew from the start. 

I took my phone and asked him his number to which he glared at me.

Of course I have his number now. He gave a week back.

I quickly WhatsApped him, Naisha's number. 

"I think I will tell her in brief about Mihu. She will understand it." Avinash said to which I nodded. He then got up from his seat to talk with her while I opened my Instagram after an era. 

I looked over the pictures and started checking Siya's pictures and commenting on them.

Avinash's PoV 

I felt really light after telling prerna everything. As if a big burden was taken away from shoulders.

It really took me a lot of courage to tell but it helped too. 

I am feeling a lot free and I want to fulfil Mihu Di's last wish too. 

I called Naisha and she quickly picked it up.

Someone was using the phone. I see.

"Hello Naisha Joshi speaking." She said in a professional voice and for a second I thought I called a stranger.

Oh yeah! She doesn't have my number. 

"Hey Naisha, It's Avinash this side." I said and heard her Avi.

"Yess baba me. I am sorry for whatever mistakes I did in the last few days. Can we become friends again?" I asked and the line was silent. 

"I am sorry too, Anurag. My impulsive nature always brought me to problems but now it's all okay. And why to become friends, we are already best friends" She said to which I chuckled.

"Best of Luck Naisha. Rock the competition." I said and to which she hummed. 

We talked for some more minutes but then we had to cut the call as she was called for work. 

It feels so good now. Like all my burdens are taken away. All thanks to priya. 

Neither she would have talked about it and encouraged me nor I would have ever opened up.

I walked over to the place where priya was.

"Let's go home now." I said to which she nodded.

"I have brought the car. You can come with me." She said and hummed agreeing to her.

Sharma's House,
7pm.

Parking the car, we came inside the house.

As we opened the door Veena aunty came out with a spatula in her hand and smiled at us. 

"You both came! Wash your hands and fresh up the dinner is almost ready." She said and we both went to our rooms to fresh up.

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I came out of my room and went to the dining table where I saw priya was helping aunty.

"Avinash, You came. Some invitation card has come for you and priya for you too." Aunty said I looked at prerna confused. 

She came outside with me and gave the card with my name to me and checked her.

I looked at my card and saw it was of Siddharth's Wedding.

How can I forget it? It is just ten days away.

"Maa, Siddharth and Siya's wedding card has come for both of us." Priya shouted and sealed her and mine card again.

"Siya is getting married and that too with Siddharth. They would look great together." Aunty said coming out.

"Where and when is the wedding?" She asked, to which priya smiled and said.

"Hmm.. ten days later. Means a week later, rituals will start. And the wedding is in Punjab." Priya replied.

"Punjab? Next week? I can't come. Me and your father have to go Delhi for some bank work. Avi and Priyu you both can go together. You will go Avi, right?" Aunty asked, to which I nodded.

"Maa but-" priya was saying but was stopped by aunty.

"So, it's final. Avinash and Priya you both can go and wish both of them for a happy married life." Aunty concluded to which we just nodded our head looking at each other.

"Now both of you come for dinner and after that start packing. Punjabi weddings are fun." Aunty said with a chuckle and I was really amazed.

She is really the head of house.

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