Hi all!
Thanks for all the nice comments and likes.
I finally wrote the next part of this story. It took much longer than i hoped... and it's still not finished 😒. I think I will have one more part. *At least* one more part. I started with an OS in mind and now it has become 4 parts 😲 *at least*.
I am very sorry for the delay.
I am pretty bad at ending my stories. I get lazy or distracted or my imagination moves on to other things before I can finish. But this time I forced myself to continue :)
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Just a couple of reminders -
The italicized text is when someone is thinking.
This story is not set in the same time-line as the series. Only the characters are similar.
Actually, someone pointed out that Kuhu's character in this story is not similar to the real one. And they are right :) I couldn't keep her true to the real character.
Since I started this story, the series has moved on and the characters have all changed quite a bit. But, I'll stick to the characters I started with. I like these better 😉 They are all a little naive and innocent :)
I know it's been a long time since I last updated (sorry again). So, if you have time please re-read the first two parts before this one
Part-1 on page-1
Part-2 on page-3
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Abhir ran out, with Kuhu and nanu trying to keep up, all the while continuously calling Mishti.
"Come on.... pick up the phone"
She kept cutting him off. But why? she always answered. This was not a good sign. He was getting more and more frustrated with every step he took.
"KUNAL!"
Abhir stormed into his room making him stand up with a sudden jerk in what was an almost involuntary action.
"what the hell!!?"
He frowned at the sight in front of him. He knew he had taken it a little too far with Mishti and was totally expecting bhai to tell him off sometime today, but this? What the hell was he even looking at? He could actually feel the temperature rise as Abhir's eyes burned into him.
"Kunal? not nanko?... but...Kunal? How am I supposed to respond to that?"
He had never seen his bhai like this. Never.
Abhir inched dangerously closer to him and he took a step back. Again involuntary. His frown grew deeper and eyes opened wider at the same time... wait, is that even possible?
"Did you tell her to leave?" It was spoken calmly, considering how violent the speaker seemed .
He opened his mouth, but, could only manage to breath some air in and then gulp it down. He looked side ways towards Kuhu questioningly and she looked away. Abhir held him by the arm and made him look at him.
"use kya ghoor raha hai?"
Not braking his glare, he continued
"Kuhu, tum jao, Mishti ke pas"
and she left immediately. It was all happening so quickly, he could barely gather his thoughts.
"Bhai, wo... aap ko chot lagi thi na... isi liye main..."
"I am not asking you why you did that."
The grip on his arm tightened. Abhir pulled him even closer as if warning him to listen closely.
"I am telling you not to."
He couldn't take the intense stare any more. He broke eye contact and looked down.
Abhir had lost all control. He was almost yelling at this point.
"This not your office...remember? It's my NGO... and you don't get to tell people..."
"Abhir" nanu called out as lovingly as he could in that situation.
He felt that grip on his arm loosen and he looked up. Abhir's features softened and he started to notice faint traces of his bhai behind this new scary guy.
"tu jab yaha aaya tha, tu ne kaha tha na ki tujhe apni life ke bare me soochne ke liye thoda time chahiye. ke wo sab kaise hua? aur jab sab kuch tere saamne ho raha tha, tujhe pata kaise nahi chala?"
That brought back all the terrible memories. He looked down again in an attempt to hold back fresh tears.
"tho soch. take some time and think. think about the people in your life... and the people in their lives. think about the little things that are happening around you. things that you don't seem to realize until it's too late"
Abhir turned back towards nanu, but he kept his gaze on the floor. He muttered an apology and walked out of there.
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He was walking back to his room when he got Mishti's call and he picked up instantly.
"Mishti, tum thik tho ho?"
She scoffed.
"Ajeeb Rajvansh! Chot tho tumhe lagi hai na? tho muhje poochna chahiye - tum thik tho ho?"
"Mishtiiii..."
"Abhiiiiir..."
He plopped on his bed with his forehead in his hand and let out a sigh.
"Mishti, i know Kunal ne ... "
"Look, it was a minor argument. Just let it be. I know you gave Kunal an earful. Can we please let it go now? I dont want to talk about it."
"hmm....OK... if you say so"
"What did the doctor say?"
"Gave me some medicines and asked me not to move too much. Especially my arm... he said not to move my arm"
"hmm... par tum tho bajara ho na. How can you stay in one place? I am sure you've been roaming around like nothing happened."
somehow that made him chuckle.
"by the way, you broke my bicycle! when are you getting it fixed?"
"soon" he replied still smiling.
"okie. But now, you need to rest a little."
bigger smile.
"I hope you are not going to Champaran for that meeting."
smile gone.
"Oh! no... I might have to cancel that... that's not good."
"It's OK. I am sure they'll understand."
"but.."
"Abhir... I'll talk to them if you let me handle this one."
"are you sure?"
"YES"
"OK then. You already know all the details...so, you can take it from here"
"Thanks"
"Hmmmm.....listen, are you coming here tomorrow?"
She paused a little too long and it was making him uneasy. Is she upset?
"No. I am busy tomorrow."
"agghhh.....nanko, you idiot... what did you do?"
"Come on Mishti, please...look I am not well....mujhe dekhne bhi nahi aaogi?" he asked with puppy eyes and a sad pout.
She could almost see his cute face in his sweet voice. Oh! she was so ready to give in to that. But she couldn't. She had other plans for tomorrow.
"Abhir, I really can't"
"please please please, Misthi"
She was so sorry for doing this to him.
"main ne kaha na, I am not free tomorrow."
"Fine!"
He disconnected the call. This was the first time either of them cut a call like this. He was upset, angry, in pain, hungry...all at the same time. This day was just getting worse.
He went down to get some work done. And see if that changes his mood a little.
He walked into the office and saw that Kunal was working with the accountant, Rishi. He could only see Kunal's back and barely hear what they were discussing. He slowly walked closer to them.
They were having their weekly check-in. Since Kunal came here, he has been helping out with the business side of the NGO. He brought some of that fancy big-business knowledge with him and he made some changes around here. It was uncomfortable in the beginning, but, eventually everybody appreciated his management style. The numbers were better than ever and the NGO could definitely use some better numbers.
He was standing close behind Kunal now.
"Rishi, I'll do these weekly reports from now."
It sounded like he was trying to make everybody around uncomfortable. On purpose! He himself realized that and took a couple of steps back.
"Ugh...I should have just stayed in my room".
He was dreading what came next. His mind proposed some potential situations but what happened was no where near any of them
Kunal turned around with a grin on his face.
"huh?"
He stood up, looked straight at him and said "of course!" By this time he had full blown tooth-paste-advertisement-wala smile.
"Why are you smiling like this? you think this is funny?"
Kunal started picking up his things from the table.
"Rishi, bhai ko full month ka update dena and don't forget about the upcoming trust fund meeting."
"OK sir"
He gathered the scattered papers into a file.
"Bhai... ab yeh aapka"
Kunal handed the file to him and still looking at him continued
"Rishi, I need to go do some thinking"
"Thinking, sir?"
"Yeah....you know...about little things that are happening around us... that sort of thing....So, I'll see you later. Bye"
"Bye bhai" Kunal just ran out of there before he could even collect his thoughts.
He eased his frown and closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"nanko... what the hell happened to you?"
"Rishi, can we do this later today?"
"Sure, sir, anytime"
He walked into his office and closed the door behind him. As soon as he sunk into the chair he was drifting off.
He felt a warm touch on his shoulder and pried his eyes open.
"Masi?"
"Tum ne subha se kuch khaya nahi na? yeh lo" and she started feeding him.
"Thank god for her... This is just what I needed"
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To be continued...
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