Abhir was going to kiara's room, when charu came in front of him, she was about to go but he held her hand.
Charu : mera haath chodo abhir kisi ne dekh liya toh.
Abhir : dekhte hai toh dekhe, waise bhi sabne sabkuch dekh hi liya hai, jawab do charu kyu bhaagi tum.
Charu : mujhe koi jawab nahi dena.
Abhir : kyu nahi dena, koi reason toh hoga, koi problem thi tumhe, agar kuch tha bhi toh mujhse share karti, hum koi raasta nikalte lekin bina kuch kahe....
Charu : meri zindagi hai main jo chahu karu.
Abhir : bilkul sahi kaha tumne tumhari zindagi hai tum hi decide karogi, bass ek baar yeh batao jo tumne kiya woh main karta toh, agar main bina kuch kahe ya bina koi safai diye chala gaya hota, toh..tum maaf kar deti, nahi.. infact sabke liye main villain bann chuka hota...
Charu : mujhe iss baare mein koi baat nahi karni, anyways shaadi ke liye congratulations.
Abhir : thank you..!!!
She left from there.
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In the evening, abhir and kiara left for goenka house.
She could sense his distraught.
Kiara : abhir..!!!
Abhir : hmm?
Kiara : aap thik hai na.
Abhir : haa...
She felt a weight pressing down on her shoulders, a heaviness that had settled in his eyes. She could sense his troubled mind, the shadows of worry that seemed to cloud his usual spark.
Determined to lift his spirits, she scanned the surroundings desperately, hoping for a magical solution to brighten his mood.
And then she saw it, nestled on the corner of the busy street an ice cream parlor,
Without a second thought, she turned to the driver with a sense of urgency,
Kiara : Driver uncle, gaadi rokiye na.
The car came to a halt, and he shot her a puzzled glance, his brows furrowing in confusion.
Abhir: Kya hua, gaadi kyu rukwayi?
His tone was a mix of curiosity and mild irritation.
Kiara : Abhir, mera na ice cream khane ka mann kar raha hai. Chaliye na, ice cream khate hai.
Her voice held a hint of pleading, a silent plea for him to allow this simple indulgence that might just chase away the shadows looming over them.
He hesitated, his reluctance palpable in the air,
Abhir : Nahi Kiara, mera mann nahi hai. Tumhe khani hai toh ghar jaake kha lena. Ghar par ice cream hota hi hai.
His words had a tinge of resignation, but she would not be swayed.
Kiara : Lekin mujhe abhi khana hai, dekhiye waha ice cream parlour bhi hai. Chaliye na.
she persisted, her eyes imploring him to seize this moment of solace amidst the chaos.
With a sigh, he relented, nodding in defeat. They stepped out of the car, the sweet aroma of freshly made waffle cones wafting towards them as they entered the vibrant ice cream parlor.
She felt a flicker of hope kindling inside her maybe, just maybe, a scoop of ice cream could work its magic and heal the cracks in his heart.
She silently prayed that this simple indulgence would be the key to unlock Abhir's smile once more.
They started eating but abhir started reminiscing about the moments he had with charu.
His breath was getting laboured with each passing second.
Kiara : abhir aap thik hai?
Abhir : tum baitho main aata hu.
Kiara : lekin...
He left making her sigh.
A few minutes passed but he didn't come making her worried.
She went out but didn't see him.
Kiara : driver uncle aapne abhir ko dekha.
Driver : sir toh abhi chale gaye maine awaaz bhi di lekin unhone suna nahi.
She called him but he didn't answer.
Kiara : ghar chaliye uncle shayad ghar hi gaye ho.
He nodded.
She left for home.
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She entered the house...
Swarna : kiara kaha thi tum?
Kiara : abhir aa gaye kya?
Manish : haa aa gaya, kitna pucha ki tu kaha hai par koi bhi jawab diye bina apne studio mein jaa kar baitha hai.
Surekha : kuch hua hai kya? Aur tum kaha se aa rahi ho woh bhi akele, abhir ko tumhare saath hi hona chahiye tha na.
Kiara : hum icecream khane ke liye ruke the, pata nahi unhe kya ho gaya achanak, mujhse kaha aa raha hu aur phir aaye hi nahi, driver uncle se pucha toh unhone kaha woh chale gaye, call bhi kiya lekin uthaya nahi unhone.
Manish : chadhao aur sarr par apne laadle ko, apni biwi ko beech raaste chod aaya.
Kiara : woh actually...charu di wapas aa gayi hai.
Surekha : kya..!!! Yeh kya khel hai uska, pehle bhaag gayi, phir laut aayi, arey yehi sab karna tha toh shaadi ke liye haa kyu ki.
Kiara : shayad ussi ki wajah se abhir...main dekhti hu...
Swarna : nahi kiara tu abhi usse mat ched, gusse mein tujhse kuch keh diya toh...
Kiara : kehte hai toh kahe nani lekin iss situation mein main unhe akela bhi toh nahi chod sakti na, aati hu.
They nodded...!!!
