Hey, some of you know that I was confused about Second Chance's title. Well, I have changed it to Adhoore Hum now.

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~~~HUSSAIN's POV~~~

As I entered my room, I found my belonging all over the place. It must be Shehry, I tell myself. It's cute how we have grown so much and we still can't get ready without going through each other's wardrobe. Phir se koi shirt le gaya hoga- but at least he could have cleaned up all the mess that he created.

Baad main dekhta hoon usse, I shrugged and picking up a blanket, I left the room. I walked downstairs and after giving the blanket to Malvika, I decided to head outside and tell the group what I have been up to. However, loud ruffles coming from the other end of the hall caught my attention and before I could react, I saw a thin blue figure running out of the store room.

Is that Preet? Before I could answer my own question, I found myself yelling her name. "Preet, wait!" I yelled and ran after her. However, she ignored me. Standing in the middle of the hallway, I glare at her, now, blurred figure and then back at the door that she had come out of.

Raj?! If he is behind all this, I swear I would beat the shit out of him tonight! I found myself furiously running towards that room and froze when my eyes fell on him, lying vulnerably on the cold floor. I noticed the broken pieces of glass scattered on the floor and of course; the bruises on his face.

Did she actually do this? The thought instantly made me proud of my sherni. Bas thora aur zor se maarna tha. Koi ni! Uske kiye main hoon na!

"Hussain, help," Raj groaned and I shook my head. Instead of giving him my hand, I punched him right under his eye.

"You jerk! How dare you?" Though Preet had done her part, I still couldn't stop myself from fisting his collar and throwing him across the room. "What do you think you were doing, huh?" I spat and Raj glared at me , clenching his jaw.

"You!" Raj grunted as he gained his balance. He threw a punch at me that I caught in time and twisted his arm around. He was quite drunk so, handling him was much more easier right now.

"Do you even realise what you are doing right now, Hussain?" He grunted, constantly wriggling under my grip. I pushed him against the wall and held his face firmly in place.

"You shouldn't be be caring about what I do with her. Who is she to you, huh? She is my fiancée and you are my friend." he groaned as I pushed him harder like if it was possible, I could easily make him penetrate through the concrete wall.

His voice pained my ears and as If it wasn't enough, through came another one.

"Girlfriend hai, bhai!" Aditya stood by the door, grinning psychotically. My punch dropped before it touched Raj's face as my focus shifted to Aditya.

"I see you ankhon se, I feel you sanson se, I remember you chahat se, I beleive you jaan se, I care for you dil se & I MISS YOU Qasam se...." Aditya said as he approached us with his hands in his pockets, "Itne khush na ho- Google se copy paste kiya hai."

He frowned before saying, "aage Kya tha? Umm.. Bhool gaya but, aise Aur bhi bohot saare hein. Like seriously! Your phone buzzes a lot, Hussain. It's hard not to go through it."

It was then when I realised that he wasn't just blabbering random lines but, he was, in fact, reading my texts out loud. He had been in my phone. My eyes widened as he pulled it out of his pocket at threw it on the floor in front of him. With his right leg, he peacefully crushed it, still staring directly into my eyes.

"Are you telling me-" Raj began but, Aditya didn't let him finish. "The guy your fiancée is madly in love with- the one you wanted to kill desperately is in fact your so-called friend right here," Aditya announced and Raj's face jerked towards me.

"This is why you spent majority of your time in the guest house!" He hissed at me and suddenly pushed me backwards, not giving me a chance to think.

"Such an innocent face you have!" He growled and kicked me in my stomach, making me groan. Lifting me up from my collar, he shoved me against another wall, forcefully banging my head against it.

"Mere ghar main reh kar- Meri mangetar ke saath bol kya Kya kiya?" He yelled in my face while I clenched my fists. "Mujhe toh uss din mall main hi samajh jana chahiye tha!"

"My brother thought of you as a friend and this is what you did to him?" Aditya chuckled and rolled his eyes at me, "I know that bitch is tempting but, how could you forget about the first rule of friendship? Mates before babes- come on Hussain."

Raj slowly let go of my collar I glared at both of them with much hatred. Morons! How could they even talk like that about someone who is about to become a part of their family? They make me sick!

"Listen Hussain, you are friend and I care about you. Whatever happened between Preet and you," Raj said, suddenly looking sober, "I just don't care but, kal Meri shaadi Hai usse and you better keep your nose out of it!"

"Speaking of which!" Aditya dragged his nose between our conversation again, "did you ever take this relationship a step ahead? I mean she looks too innocent for that and so do you but, you know- they say that anything can happen when you are in love. So, have you ever slept with her?"

That Was It! I had lost it completely at Aditya's words and all I wanted to do was to trash him for his cheap comments. I lunged at him and grabbing him by his shoulders, I pushed him backwards with full thrust. However before I could throw him at the wall, my head jerked forward and my surroundings began to blur.

"Let's just shove him in the basement," I heard one of them say as I slowly fell to the ground and drifted into the darkness.

~~~PREET's POV~~~

The party was still on and it was hard to not get noticed. Thankfully, it was just Paige who cared enough to question me. I briefed her with what had just happened and went inside to look for daar Ji. I was going to tell him everything tonight no matter what.

When I entered his room, I found him sitting on a bed, mumbling Gurbani. I smiled and sat next to him. We used to sing it together when I was little and then somewhere down the line I became busy with studies and our timing went off. My past holds a lot of memories that I do not want to recall but, then there are memories that I would cherish forever. Kal jo bhi ho... My time spent with each and every family member will stay with me forever. I'll really miss our little moments together.

"Kya hua, Preet?" His heavy voice snapped me out of my daze and I exhaled a sigh.

"Woh.. M-mujhe... Mujhe aapse..." I couldn't figure out where to start from and so, my voice trailed off. Kya bolu?

"Preet, bacha Kya hua?" He asked, resting his Hand on my shoulder. I looked at his hand for a brief moment and back into his eyes. "Daar Ji, I have to tell you something- a lot of things!"

"Go on, I am listening," he nodded while I adjusted my posture.

"Woh Mujhe aapse.. Sh-shaadi k-ke baare main ba..at karni thi," I stuttered out of nervousness. Damn!

"Finally you trust me enough?" He said, suddenly getting of the bed and I frowned at his back. What does he mean?

"Sab jaanta hoon Preet," he sighed, "sab kuch."

"Sab jaante hain toh phir kyu-"

"Uss actor ke liye Raj jaisa acha rishta nahi thukra sakta main," the sternness in daarji's voice was something that I had never experienced before. This tone was reserved for my brothers. "Aur phir caste toh choro- woh toh hamare religion ka bhi nahi hai."

"Daar Ji, baat sirf Hussain ki nahi hai- Raj Acha larka nahi hai," I could feel that my voice was cracking, "one doesn't inherit a good character because of his or her religion. It's built over the years and Hussain definitely has one. Trust me."

"Bas Preet. I challenged Hussain yesterday and he sent you here today?" He narrowed his eyes at me and I glared at him.

"W-What challenge?" I asked, confused.

"Hmm," daarji looked at the ground and stared at it for a few moments before saying, "toh woh bina kuch bole hi bhaag gaya!"

What?!

"What's going on?" My voice trembled as fear took over me. Bhaag gaya? That's not possible.

"I knew that he wasn't going to stick around anyway. It took him one challenge to pack away and leave over night," daar Ji said like he was really glad that his prediction was correct.

"Hussain bhaagne walo main se nahi hai," I peered directly into his eyes, "pyaar karta hai woh mujhse."

"Pyaar karna aasan hai aur nibhana mushkil," daar Ji stated, "he knew that Raj is better than him in every way tabhi toh jab apna pyaar sabit karne ki baari aayi toh bhag gaya!"

"No! I can prove it to you!" I yelled and punched his number in the telephone, "he will pick up my call. Usne kaha tha woh aayega!"

After a couple of bells a recording began to play, "the number you are trying to reach is either switched of-"

Disconnecting the call, I dialled the number again, making sure that I punched the right buttons this time. Yet, the same message played. After the third try, daarji snatched the phone out of my hand and threw it on the bed.

"He won't pick up- like I said," he sighed, confidently and I felt the ground beneath me moving.

I dropped to my knees as tears rolled down my cheeks. How could you do this to me, Hussain? Where are you? Jaldi aa jao- I need you; I really do.

"Preet beta-" daarji kept his hand on my shoulder but, I shrugged it away. "Nahi chahiye aapka jhoota dilasa," I told him and got up.

"I'll wait for him until tomorrow- just for your sake. But, if he doesn't arrive before we leave for Gurudwara, then you will have to forget about him!" I heard daar Ji say as I ran out of his room.

Kahaan ho tum, Hussain? Kab aao gey? I really need you. Aaj nahi toh Kal hi sahi- par jaldi aa jao....

Bas Kahin dayr na ho jaye...

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Filmy Chapter title, I know LOL.. My chapter names are getting lame- chapter after chapter haha

I know that it is not long, but I am really busy now a days and this is what I was able to fit in..

Hardly a chapter or two to go and I am already really sad! It's true that the story got dragged too much as compared to what I had initially planned but, I am still upset about the fact that it's coming to an end already...

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