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Good evening, This is a small OS on MISHBIR from Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.
This is my interpretation of the sequence/scene that follows the next morning after MISHTI reveals to Kunal about his Birth Truth on her Birthday.
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Mishti was pacing up & down the corridor of the NGO, she had arrived here around 15mins. back when suddenly she could hear the door opening as someone walked in, she did not need to look at who it was. How couldn't she when she herself had messaged the person to meet her at the NGO.

"Why did you want to meet me Mishti?" asked Abir as Mishti who was standing with her back facing Abir stood silently, she didn't want to meet his eyes after what happened last night.

Slowly she turned to look at Abir but the very next moment horror stuck her as she saw the bloodied Shirt of Abir, she ran towards him as she said hysterically "Abir...What happened to you? What are these blood stains? Are you hurt? What happened...Why are you silent? Tell me...What has happened? As she hugged him with all her might but to her dismay, he didn't hug her back, slowly her breathing returned to normal as he slowly detached Mishti from him who still wasn't able to look him in the eye.

"Tell me Mishti, why did you want to meet me?" he asked her again as she replied "First you tell me, is everything fine? Why is your shirt stained with Blood? What happened? Is Kunal fine?" she asked as he half smiled sardonically.

"How does it matter to you if Kunal is fine or not?" he said trying to remain calm but Mishti did not miss the underlying anger in his voice, she wanted to retort back to Abir that it was not her but his brother & mom who didn't care about People's lives but then she calmed herself down knowing that anger would just worsen the situation even more.

"Abir, just tell me what has happened?" she asked calmly as Abir replied "Kunal met with an accident last night" he said as Mishti stumbled, various thoughts started running on her mind "Was it really an accident? Was she responsible for it? Did Abir know that Kunal knew the truth?"

"He is fine now" said Abir as Mishti heaved a sigh of relief while Abir continued "And he will be fine, because his brother is with him. His family is with him, will always be with him. A SINGLE TRUTH will not change the fact that he is my Kid brother" he said, this time the anger in his voice clear as Mishti realised that Abir had the knowledge about Kunal knowing his birth truth.

"Abir...Abir...I am sorry...I am really..." said Mishti, tears spilled from her eyes as Abir's heart wrenched seeing her tears, but today he wasn't here to wipe her tears. He was here for answers, some which he needed while some which he had to give.

"Abir...I didn't want to reveal it to Kunal but then seeing Nannu in danger I was angry and I could not control myself Abir...I am sorry...I am really Sorry..." she said apologizing to him once again Abir just stood silently, he already knew what had transpired last night first from Kuhu & then Kunal who had regained consciousness early this morning. It was fortunate that his accident wasn't a severe one though he had badly bruised his left hand & Leg.

"I know what happened last night Mishti, but does that really justify what you had told Kunal? Tell me Mishti, is it really justified that Kunal knows the biggest truth of his life just like that, thrown at him in such a way that he was completely devastated & almost met with an accident but was fortunate to escape with a few injuries" he said, his voice which sounded as if he was more disappointed than angry.

"No...Abir...Believe me...I really did not want to, But I don't know what got into me that moment. Maybe the anger on Kunal, maybe on your Mom which was pent up within me for so many days...I don't know what got into me Abir" she said as tears were continually flowing from her eyes, Abir held her and made her sit on the Chair. He then handed her the glass of water as she drank it & calmed down, Abir in the meantime pulled up a chair and sat at a distance.

"Better?" he asked as Mishti nodded her head indicating she was fine, after a few seconds she looked at Abir who had just held his head, his eyes were closed. It was as if the happenings of his life had finally taken a toll on him.

"Abir..." Mishti called out slowly unsure of his reaction as he opened his eyes and looked at her. In a voice which was devoid of any emotions he asked "Just answer my One Question Mishti" he said as Mishti indicated him to go ahead & ask.

"When did you get to know about Kunal's birth truth?" he asked as Mishti sighed, she knew this was coming as she answered "I came to know about it when I had gone to your Dad's village to know about his truth. I met Parul Maasi's sister there who told me about it" she said as Abir was left stunned, His world was crashing right before his eyes. Only one thought was running through his mind, MISHTI KNEW THE TRUTH EVEN BEFORE HE HAD KNOWN ABOUT IT.

The look on Abir's face was clear enough to indicate the despair he was going through, Mishti sensed it as she asked "Abir...Say something" as Abir looked at her disappointedly which took Mishti aback, it was second time he had looked at her that way. The last time was when she had revealed about Kuhu's birth in public. He got up from his chair as he moved towards the Window, staring into oblivion he asked.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier about this Mishti? Why did you not TRUST me enough with the truth Mishti? Did you think I did not deserve to know the TRUTH about my Brother? Why did you do this Mishti, why...." he said as he slumped down holding his head, tears flowing from his eyes as Mishti ran towards him. Holding him she tried to calm him down, but he just was repeating his one question "Why did you have to do this Mishti, Why..."

"Abir...Abir...Calm down" said Mishti as Abir calmed down, he got up with Mishti in tow as he asked once again "Tell me Mishti why did you have to hide this from me...If you had told then Maybe...Maybe I could have..." he said but stopped, he didn't want to say it for he knew it didn't matter any more now, but Mishti quickly sensed something amiss as she asked.

"Maybe What Abir...Tell me Abir...What could you have done...Tell me Abir" she asked hastily holding his as Abir burst out in Anger "Maybe I could have saved our Relationship Mishti...Maybe I would not have been Forced to break my Relationship with You...Maybe I could have handled the situation in different way" he said as Mishti was stunned, only one thought was running through her mind, Abir was Forced to break their Relationship.

"What did you say Abir? Forced? You were forced to break our relationship?" she asked him holding him by his collar but her kept quiet "Tell me Dammit, Tell me...You were forced to break our Relationship? I deserve to know it Abir...Tell me" she asked angrily as Abir pulled himself away from her.

"Then didn't I deserve to know the Truth about Kunal?" he asked calmly as Mishti was taken aback for a moment but she quickly retorted "Yes you needed to know Abir but first tell me...You said if I had told you about the Truth then you could have saved our relationship...you would not have been forced to break it...How...Tell me Abir...How?" she asked him aggressively as he replied.

"BECAUSE THAT VERY TRUTH WAS THE REASON WHY I BROKE OUR RELATIONSHIP MISHTI" he screamed as Mishti was shocked, her world had crashed down 2 months back and this was reason for it as Abir said once again "YES MISHTI, I BROKE UP WITH YOU BECAUSE MAA HAD THREATENED ME THAT IF I MARRIED YOU THEN SHE WOULD ANNOUNCE TO THE WORLD ABOUT KUNAL's BIRTH & HUMILIATE HIM" he finished as Mishti slumped down on the floor, to say that she was stunned would have been an understatement.

After a few seconds Abir spoke "I know it doesn't justify breaking up with you but at that moment I was completely lost Mishti, just the day before I was faced with the harsh reality that my Father was not like what I had thought about him. And then this truth was just thrown at me, I was told that the brother who more of a child to me was not my Own. I did not know what to do at that Moment Mishti & I just gave in. I just gave in into my Mother's manipulations because I knew Kunal would not be able to handle such a harsh truth & Maa had threatened to do exactly that" he said as tears rolled down from their eyes.

"You know Mishti, after that day I could not look at myself in the Mirror, I could not look into the eyes of anyone in the shame that I had hurt the Girl who was the reason for my happiness, I had broken all the promises that I made to you & Your Bade Papa, I deserved all the hurt for hurting you, I started putting on these glasses because I didn't want to show the world that I was dying inside" he said as he sat morosely.

Mishti on the other hand was completely flabbergasted, she didn't know how did Abir survive those two months. She knew she at least had her family for support but who did he have?

Abir quickly got up as he spoke "I am sorry for all that you had to go through Mishti, I hope you have the heart to forgive me though even if you can't I completely understand" he said as he started to leave only to be stopped by Mishti "And what about you Abir? Will you be able to forgive me? Will you be able to forgive me for hiding about your Baba? Will you be able to forgive me for hiding about Kuna's truth? And more importantly will you be able to forgive me for trusting your Mother more than you? She said as Abir turned to look at her, the surprise was clear on his face.

Mishti proceeded to tell Abir about how she found out about his Baba along with Kunal's truth and how she had met Meenakshi who asked her to stay quiet about all of it but then manipulated it for her own Motives as Abir clenched his fist in anger, he wanted to go and confront his mother. But then on second thoughts Would that be helpful? He already knew how his mother was so there was nothing surprising in what she had done.

"Say something Abir" said Mishti seeing him quiet as he replied "I don't know Mishti, We both made mistakes, We both allowed a 3rd Person to interfere in our Relationship & we know the result of it. Maybe..Maybe WE WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE" he said as Mishti was stunned into silence, Was Abir giving up on their Relationship?

Abir was about to leave when Mishti asked him "DON't you LOVE ME ABIR?" she asked as Abir replied without turning to look at her "LOVE ALONE ISN't ENOUGH in a RELATIONSHIP MISHTI" he said as he moved forward while Mishti spoke "DOES THAT MEAN YOU ARE GIVING UP ON OUR RELATIONSHIP?"

"I had given up on our Relationship the day I broke Your heart Mishti, the day I said those Harsh words I knew I could never look you in the eyes Mishti" he said as Mishti's heart wrenched, it was as if someone was squeezing the life out of her.

"And another thing Mishti, I know you and Nishant aren't in Relationship" he said as Mishti was left tongue-tied just as the door opened and in walked NISHANT.

"Hey Abir, Why did you call me here?" he asked but the next moment he was surprised to see Mishti there as well "Hey Ms. TEAPOT, What are you doing here? And why are you crying? He asked in a worried tone as he moved towards her, getting no response from Mishti he turned towards Abir, he thought that he had done something again which made Mishti cry.

"Abir, what did you tell my Girlfriend? Why is she crying? Tell me Abir, What did you tell her?" he asked angrily as a sad smile spread across Abir's face which surprised Nishant.

"Maybe you should ask your Girlfriend Nishant" he said as a matter of fact and looking towards Mishti he said "Mishti, That day you had asked me to give you guys some alone time here so that you can show your Boyfriend the place where you worked. So here it is, Please show him around. I will leave, I am happy that I could fulfil at least one of the promises I had made to you" he said as tears were continually flowing from her eyes.

Turning towards Nishant he said "And Nishant, I hope the day comes soon when you don't have to lie anymore about Mishti actually being your Girlfriend" he finished as Nishant was left shocked. Abir quickly made his way out of the NGO leaving the Two behind.

Jaana hi tha toh Kyun Aaye yahan pe...

AND THAT WAS THE LAST THEY SAW OFF ABIR UNTILL....
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FIFTEEN YEARS LATER

"And that's how their Story ended" said the Author closing the book & looked at the Audience as he finished the narration, there was complete silence in the room. The eyes of few listeners glistened with tears; the author looked at the audience knowing very well the feeling they were experiencing at that moment just listening to the Story.

"So...anyone wants to say anything?" spoke the MC breaking the silence in the room, after a few seconds a lady in her late 30s asked a question "Don't you think maybe Abir & Mishti could have handled their relationship in a better way? Maybe taken a temporary break from their relationship & thought it through before deciding to end their Relationship?"

The Author sighed, removing his glasses and taking a deep breath he answered "Maybe...maybe Not. I guess the thing is at that point of time there were just too many external factors that had affected their Relationship & probably pushed them to a point of No return. Maybe if they had taken a temporary break, they would have had their hopes up again of a relationship but ended up heartbroken again, the thing is one never knows what's Right or Wrong. At that point of time they felt it was right from them to Move-On rather than giving their relationship another Chance"

The lady nodded her head slightly convinced with the answer, few seconds later a young Man in his mid-20s asked "Do you believe in LOVE? I ask as till date the ending in all your Novels has been a Sad One, As much as I love to read your Stories this is one part I dread reading knowing that I would end up Crying" he said as there was a muffled laughter in the audience while the Author couldn't resist his chuckle as well.

"Firstly Thank you for reading my Novels Young Man & accepting that you cry reading my Novels, takes Guts for a Man to accept that he cries" replied the author, the audience did not miss the sarcasm in his voice while he continued "Coming back to your question if I believe in LOVE? Of course, I do believe in Love else why would I be writing Love Stories. Yes, but what I do believe is that for a Relationship to grow & survive in long term just LOVE isn't enough & I guess that's what I try to show in my stories as well" he said as there was a collective nod of approval by the audience.

Over the next half an hour the Author engaged in a hearty discussion with the audience, this was the part he liked the most during the launch of his Novels as it gave him an understanding of the Human Psych. Questions ranging from his Personal life to Professional life were asked by the Audience.

"Ok, we have time for One last Question" announced the MC as the end of the Book Launch neared, a 13-yr Old Young Girl raised her hand as the MC signalled her to ask her Question. Getting up from her Chair the Girl asked in a Calm yet Confident voice "Are you the ABIR RAJVANSH of this Story? Is this your Story?" asked the Girl as the Audience perked up & looked at the Author for his answer. The Author on his part was momentarily taken aback hearing the question, it was as if someone had just dusted of a distant memory.

He put his specs back on as he answered in a Flat tone "NO" & the next moment he turned his face away unable to look at the girl in her EYE lest his Façade fell, Luckily for the Author the Girl didn't push the Author for an answer and sat down. The MC signalled the end of the session as she announced that the Audience could get their Copy of the Novel signed by the Author.

Twenty minutes later the Book Store was almost empty as most of the audience left after getting their Copy signed, moments later the last Person came to the Author to get her Copy signed. It was the same 13-yr Old girl who had asked the last question to him. He looked at her and smiled as she reciprocated with a smile.

Picking up the copy he looked at her, before he could ask her name the girl spoke "You know, a year ago someone had told me the same story that you have written" she said as the author was stunned. The Pen he was holding dropped on the floor as the girl picked it up and gave it back to him as she spoke "MISHTI...MISHTI AGARWAL MAHESHWARI", to say that the Author was stunned would have been an Understatement.

"Sir...Sir..." said the girl bringing the Author out of his trance as he was jolted back to the reality, quickly getting back the control of his emotions he asked "Sorry...What name did you say?" before the girl could reply they heard a voice "NISHA...", as the girl turned to look at the Person calling her name. A smile broke out on her lips as she saw the Person who called her, she moved aside as the Author got a glimpse of the Person.

As soon as he saw the Person standing in front of him, he was left dumbfounded, it was as if someone had opened an Old would that he had hidden from the World. Standing before him was none other than his first & only Love Mishti...Mishti Agarwal...His Angry...Correction...Not His Anymore...ANGRY CHORNI.

"Mom..." screamed the girl as she ran towards the Mishti, the Author who was none other than ABIR finally got a proper look at Mishti. The Flowery Frocks that she used to wear was replaced by a Saree, the parting between her hair was filled with Vermilion (Sindoor) & a Mangal sutra was tied around her neck which completed her post-Marital Look.

On the other hand, Mishti's condition was no different, she was stunned to see ABIR...Her Ajeeb...Correction...Not Her Anymore...AJEEB RAJVANSH. The sunglasses that she was used to see on his face 15yrs. back were replaced by the Reading glasses, the stubble look of his face was replaced by the Clean shaven One & the casuals that he used to wear were replaced by the formal ones completing his look.

Nisha pulled Mishti along with her towards Abir,

Maana ki hum yaar nahi, ye tai hai ki pyaar nahi,
Maana ki hum yaar nahi, ye tai hai ki pyaar nahi...

They looked at each other uncomfortably,

Phir bhi nazrein na tum milaana, dil ka aitbaar nahi...

"Sir...This is my Mom...Mishti...Mishti Agarwal Maheshwari..." she said as Abir just kept looking at her while turning towards Mishti she said "And Mom...You know right...This is my Favourite Author ABIR" she finished as Abir extended his Hand towards Mishti for a Handshake.

Raaste mein jo miloon toh, haath milaane ruk jaana,
Saath mein koi ho tumhaare, door se hi tum muskaana...

Mishti just folded her hand in a Namaste as Abir reciprocated with the same as they smiled looking at each other,

Lekin muskaan ho aisi ki jis mein iqraar nahi,
Nazron se na karna tum bayan wo jis se inkaar nahi...

Seeing the silence between the two Nisha spoke "What's the matter? Why are you both Silent?"

Maana ki hum yaar nahi, ye tai hai ki pyaar nahi,
Maana ki hum yaar nahi, ye tai hai ki pyaar nahi...

"Wait a minute, Do you guys already know each other?" enquired Nisha watching the two, she could sense the Uncomfortable Silence between them.

Phool jo band hai pannon mein toh, usko dhool bana dena
Baat chhiRe jo meri kaheen toh, usko bhool bata denaa...

"No, I don't know him Nisha?" said Mishti immediately, to Nisha it looked as if her Mom was denying something, she was about to ask when Abir spoke "No, I don't know your Mom, Nisha" he said as both turned their head to look away from each other.

Lekin wo bhool ho aisi jis se bezaar nahi,
Tu jo soye meri tarah, ek pal ko bhi qaraar nahi...

"Sir...I wanted to give your Autographed Book to my Mom on her Birthday" said Nisha Pointing at the copy of the Novel which Abir had held in his hand. He nodded and quickly opened book to sign it. Signing the copy, he moved towards Mishti.

"Happy Birthday, Mrs. Maheshwari" he said as he handed over the Copy to Mishti who took it wordlessly, she didn't want to make the meeting more awkward than it already was. Turning towards Nisha he said "It was nice meeting you & your Mom Nisha, I need to get going" he said as he shook hands with Nisha and Looking at Mishti he smiled & nodded his head as he left.

As he left Nisha spoke "Mom, my dream of meeting my Favourite Author has come true today. He is such a warm Person; I am so happy" she said hugging Mishti who still was reeling from the fact that she had encounter with Abir after 15 long years. "Maa...Dad must me waiting for us. Let's get going" said Nisha as she ran to find her Father.

With trembling hands Mishti Opened the book only to be left completely Dumbfounded looking at the first page:

Maana ki hum yaar nahi, ye tai hai ki pyaar nahi,
Maana ki hum yaar nahi, ye tai hai ki pyaar nahi...
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SP