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After informing his mother that he is going out and he will return in a while, he drove his car to Pragya's home. Once he reached his destination, Abhi called Pragya but the call goes unanswered. Without no other option and can't able to control himself to meet her, Abhi decided to meet Pragya anyhow. After wearing his hoodie and parked his car in a reachable distance Abhi headed towards Pragya's house.

Inside Pragya's room,

After finishing her office works, bulbul closed her laptop and her room's door, when she was about to turn off the light, she heard some weird noise from balcony. She was about to wake Pragya who is sleeping peacefully due to tiredness, but she let this option to go and thought to check there. She stood near the curtain and slightly opens it and found someone's hand on the rail which is clearly telling that someone is trying to climb there.

Bulbul's mind alerted her immediately as a result she grabbed a candle holder from the side table and moved towards the balcony without making noise. When that person climbed up the balcony through the pipeline, before he could properly land himself in the balcony someone hitted him badly which made him to winch in pain.

Bulbul: Chor... Chor... How dare you to enter inside our house? What did you think, you will enter inside our house to steal and I will let you go just like that? Then you are wrong.... Wrong...

Again she hits him in his hand, when she was about to hit him on his head that person holds her hand and closed her mouth with his palm. He removed his hoodie and showed his face which made bulbul to gasp in shock.

Abhi: It's me... Abhi... Don't shout...

Bulbul stood there not knowing how to react, Abhi slowly removed his hand and grabbed the candle holder from her hand and placed it far from her. He stands infront of her by folding his arms across his chest while glaring at her, bulbul too did as same as Abhi.

Abhi: Never in my life, I got beatings like this. Neither my parents nor my sister beat me and also not to forget even my wife won't beat me like this. But youuuuuuu...

Bulbul: Even I never heard a celebrity will climb someone's balcony like a chor....

Abhi: Am I looking like a chor to you?

Bulbul: Unfortunately yes... If anyone sneak inside someone's house without their permission then they will be called as thief.

Both bulbul and Abhi glaring at eachother by crossing their arms across their chest. Breaking the silence Abhi begins to speak.

Abhi: I wanted to see Pragya, I called her but she didn't pick my call. So I had to climb like this.

Bulbul: If she didn't pick up the call then she must be busy or sleeping. If she didn't pick,you will do like this? What if my mom see you?

Abhi: Oh, that means she is sleeping. Then why are you wasting my time? Move aside.

Without minding bulbul's protest Abhi went inside the room and saw the love of his life is sleeping peacefully by hugging a pillow closely. As soon his eyes fell on her, his lips curved into a wide smile.

When he was about to move near her, but his legs stopped with bulbul's voice.

Bulbul: I didn't permit you to enter inside my room.

Abhi: This is not yours, but Pragya's room. You are staying here because you can't sleep without Pragya.

Bulbul: So what? Even I have rights in this room.

Abhi: Shhh🤫🤫 don't shout... My fuggie will wake up. I came here to see her, I will go within some minutes. Now happy?

Again bulbul glared at him but it didn't affect Abhi's mission. He went near the bed, grabbed a chair and sat on it by facing Pragya's face while bulbul stood exactly opposite to him. He admired his sleeping beauty with a content face. He wanted to tell many things to her, he wanted to convey his happiness, he wanted to cherish this moment with her but all his wishes is not much important than his angel's peaceful sleep. Bulbul stood there by watching all his reactions silently.

Bulbul: If you are done with your admiring session, can you please leave? I am so tired, I want to sleep.

Just then he remembered Alia's word that Pragya went because of some emergency.

Abhi: Alia said Pragya left because of some emergency, what was that? Is everything ok?

Bulbul: Mom called us and informed that her friend's son met with an accident and he needs blood immediately. Fortunately Pragya di also have same blood group AB+ so we went to donate blood.

Abhi once again looked at her face which carries tiredness due to blood donation.

Abhi: Oh that's why she slept earlier?

Hearing their voices, Pragya stirs in sleep. Abhi gestures bulbul to keep quiet, but Pragya lightly opened her eyes in sleep and noticed Abhi's face before closing her eyes and mumbles in sleep.

Pragya: This dream is so natural, you are infront of me Abhi.

Abhi and bulbul heard her mumbles while Abhi smiles hearing her words. Abhi starts to whisper something which is audible to bulbul too.

Abhi: Why? Don't you want to see me in your dream?

Pragya: I wish this dream never ends. You look cute in my dream.

Abhi: Am I not looking handsome?

Pragya: No you are cute😘

Abhi smiles hearing her mumbles, even in her sleep too she didn't even change a bit.

Abhi: Good night fuggie.

Pragya: Good night Abhi.

Abhi smiled at her innocent words and about to leave from there, but stopped by Pragya's words.

Pragya: Happy Birthday Abhi...

All this while bulbul stands there witnessing all this, after hearing her wish Abhi was on cloud nine. Because from morning she didn't wish him not even in that note too. But now he heard it from her mouth which he wished to hear. His legs directed him towards Pragya and he kneeled infront of her, caressed her hair and about to lean to her cheeks but just then he noticed bulbul also standing there.

Abhi: You turn that side...

Bulbul: Why should I?

Abhi: Then your wish...

Abhi leaned forward to Pragya and kissed her cheek softly earning a loud gasp from bulbul while Pragya smiles in her sleep.

Bulbul: Can't you see that I am also standing here?

Asked bulbul furiously whereas Abhi chuckled and replies,

Abhi: What? I already told you to turn, didn't I?

Bulbul glared at him continuosly, Abhi sighs loudly because he don't want to spoil his mood and thought to leave from there. Once again he looked at Pragya and about to leave but he can't control his urge to ask her a question.

Abhi: Why are you not believing me, bulbul? If I did something wrong then I am really sorry.

Bulbul: I have some insecurities and fear which I can't share with anyone. I can't easily believe anyone in my family's matter, especially in my di's life. Hope you understand.

Once again he got disappointment because of bulbul's words, whenever he tried to make her understand about his true feelings towards Pragya she will give him a monosyllable answer or complete ignorance. He started to walk forward to leave.

Bulbul: One minute...

Abhi turned towards her hopefully and keep on looking at her.

Bulbul: Woh... Hmmm... Happy Birthday.

This is enough for Abhi, atleast he get to know that she didn't hate him but just upset on something. He smiled at her and searched his pocket and grabbed two chocolates and handover it to her.

Abhi: Thanks... Take this and don't eat alone, give this to her too.

Bulbul: She doesn't like this chocolate...

Abhi: Liar... I know about her likes.

After seeing her favourite chocolate bulbul's mind betrayed her from thinking that Abhi is her sister's love and her husband too, how will he forget about her sister's likes? She gets embarrassed and smiled sheepishly. Abhi smiled at her childishness and waved bye to her and climbed down from the balcony. After ensuring that Abhi safely climbed down, bulbul closed the curtain, switched off the lights and laid beside Pragya and hugs her. But sleep is far away from bulbul's eyes, since her mind to roam around somewhere between mother's past and present day.

Bulbul's pov,

I don't know how to react di, I can see how much you love him and also I noticed that he too loves you truly. But what I heard from mom about her past, about our dad and his behaviour is haunting me everyday. I can't let you to go through the same which our mom gone through because of her single decision. Neither mom nor me is enemy for your love instead we want your happiness. You know what mom told me when you left to Manali for your college trip.

Flashback...

After Pragya's broken engagement, Ragini decided to divert Pragya from all this mess that's when Pragya told her about her college trip to Manali. Ragini reluctantly agreed to her, after Pragya went to trip only bulbul and Ragini was there at home. One evening bulbul heard her mother's sobs inside her room, she peeks inside to notice that her mother is crying bitterly by hugging her knees close to her chest. Seeing her mother's vulnerable state Bulbul's eye gets moisture with fresh tears. She wiped her tears and kneeled near her mother.

Bulbul: Please don't cry mom.

Ragini: How can I stay quiet? I was about to ruin my own daughter's life bulbul. I pressurized her to agree for this alliance, but what I got?

Bulbul: It's not your fault, you thought he is from good family and he is a good person but he is not. We are thankful to the person who complained against him. He is such a selfish person, thankfully everything ended before engagement.

Ragini: You are not understanding me bulbul. My one wrong decision changed everything. First my life now your sister's. First I made mistake in judging your father's character now this man.

Bulbul sits beside her confusingly and asked,

Bulbul: Means? My dad is not a good person? Then why you lied to us that he was a nice man?

Ragini: Because of Pragya, for her, her father is a superhero. Already I snatched her happiness by separating from your father but I don't want her to think bad about your dad. When we separated you are a year old kid bulbul and Pragya was just 5 years. She don't know anything not even you.

Bulbul gets shock of her life. All these years she thought her father is passed away but after hearing her mother's words this thought becomes a nightmare.

Bulbul: Mean... Means? Dad is... Is still alive?

Ragini understood that she blabbered the truth unknowingly. She searched for words to cover up the situation. She looked at bulbul who is expecting a genuine answer with hopeful eyes.

Ragini: No... I... I didn't...

Bulbul: Please mom, don't lie to me. From childhood I never asked you anything about him, now please tell me is he alive or not? Please mom, I want to hear truth. I swear I won't tell this to di...

Ragini wanted to lie, she doesn't want her daughters to think about that man who left them not even minding about his kids age and their need of their father. But what's bulbul's fault in all this, she has every right to know about her father. How long she can hide this from her children?

Truth is like a bubble which is delicate to handle and which can't remain in the same shape, it will burst quickly when it exposes to air.

Ragini takes a deep breath and composed herself to say the actual truth...

Ragini: He is alive. I lied to you and Pragya that your father is dead...

To be continued...

With love,

Sweety