pragya pov 

his mother came outside of his room then look at me and said " he will come, you sit there " i smiled back at her.

she then turned to alia " do you bring anything for her "

" oh god! i forget" alia said.

" Its ok aunty " i became formal.

" that's not ok. you are coming here for the first time. be here, i will bring something . i will bring tea, is it ok ?" she asked. i nodded with a small smile on my lip. 

she went to the kitchen and phone began to ring so alia went to attend it.

i look around then find a small aquarium, it's so cute. there is a golden fish , actually i know nothing about fishes and all . but i like to watch it. i was keenly observing them, then i head a sound.

" You are here ..... " i turned and find Abhi looking at me with a confused yet a teasing smile.

i give my full watt smile. i was confused, do i have to stand up or not...

i think he finds out my confusion. he sat opposite to me.

" When you gesture we will meet soon,.. i didn't expect .. that will be today .." he said with a teasing tone.

he is like this most of the time, i give an embarrassed smile.

" actually ... i lost bulbul's contact and i though may you have it as you two were......" then i noticed a suspicious Alia looking at us " ......you two were friends " i completed.

when i stopped my sentence Abhi followed my stare and saw alia. 

he smiled then " after the last day of exam i didn't saw bulbul and you ..and yesterday i was so surprised, you two were thick friends and you were asking about her address ..."

" life is like that, we can't say who will be with us ..." i sighed then continued " in those days, i too though, we will be together in our lives as best friends ....but i too saw her last on our last exam day ...."

"Abhi, pragya ...come let's have breakfast ...... i made  idle and sambar "

" idle...., pragya, you are a lucky star, do you know .. i was asking her to make idle for a long time ....come let's have it" he said with such happiness, for a moment i thought Abhi didn't eat her mom's idle from the last two year. 

i hesitated but Abhi holds my hand " come......i know you didn't have your breakfast so come " 

we finished our breakfast. later,

" you said you saw bulbul on last day ?" he asked. now we were walking, he said he will show me the beauty of nature.

" that day, she said she wants to meet you and said to got to the room, she will come and she said she wants to say an important thing to me, when i reach the hostel , my mother was waiting there .......

" look pragya came " hostel warden said to Radha, Pragya's mother

"pragya, go and pack your things we have to leave to the airport , your dadi is ill and in hospital, your dad is waiting for us in the airport , we have to reach there within 30 minutes...so go " 

" But mom, bulbul didn't come yet. i have told her about it " pragya said 

"pragya, you go and pack your dress, bulbul will come and we can tell her " Radha pacified her daughter.

" But mom..."

" pragya ... time is running .. go "

" You should at least had told me about this once " pragya complained and went to pack her bag.

pragya came with her bag, Radha took it and placed it into the car " now get inside .. we are getting late .."

" mom...bulbul didn't come..."

"pragya, don't make me angry ... get inside "

"no, i will never come without meeting bulbul, i don't have her phone number at least "

" pragya, we are getting late ........don't worry about the phone number, i will get it from the warden and we will surely inform her ... now get inside "

pragya look towards her school side and hesitatingly entered into the car .............

" ................from then i was in London and i got a wrong contact number and i couldn't call her or inform her about my journey ......" i said and looks down.

" pragya ..." he called me, i raised my head and look at him .he is looking at me. he with a full smile turns his head to the left side, i followed his gaze.

i was speechless, then only i felt the wind. i look around . " it's so beautiful" i said without even looking at him. 

i was feeling guilt, feels like i cheated her, but this nature ......i took a deep breath and look at Abhi.

" come..... let's sit there " he pointed a risen place. i went behind him and sat with him.

" Now tell me about you ..., actually, you two were in a relationship and you didn't saw her from the last day ? " i asked him.

" that was not a love.... but an infatuation "

" what ????" i shocked " but she loved you " 

"no, that day she came to meet me to say that,

" i.....i...i am sorry Abhi, .......i don't love you " bulbul said with an upset tone. Abhi was surprised because he too realised about it.

" actually , i too realized, its not love. it was our friendship and we thought ..." Abhi chuckled.

" Can we be friends ?" she asked me.

i smiled and forward my hand 

" actually that was the day, i saw her last and i couldn't collect her phone number too" Abhi said.

"I didn't know about it" i said. then silence prevailed.

" Tell me about you, your life, job ..." I broked the silence.

he sighed and said " after 12 i jointed for a degree . first, two years were very beautiful but the last year ... dad became physically weak and he came back leaving the job. and at that time, it was the hardest time. there was no source for money and so many debts............. " he sighed then continued 

" do you remember, in our school days, i said i will never go abroad for job leaving my family here ........" he chuckled.

" After my degree i went abroad ..... to save my family, being elder i have to take my family responsibility, alia's fees, dad's medicine ...... but i don't regret that decision because I built our own house. i paid all the debt. everything. now i am so happy ........... BUT ....... when my dad died last year,......." a small drop of tear left from his eyes " ....... i couldn't see his face, i didn't got leave ......." he covered his face with his palm.

i placed my palm on his shoulder. he raised his face and wiped his tears and give a fake smile, "let's go mom will be searching for us " he said and stood up. i too stood up and we left to his house.

precap

"so, what is your plan ? " Abhi asked.

" reunion...searching bulbul in the name of the reunion " pragya said.

" Are you sure we will get to know about her through this ?" 

"I have no option .i have to leave India within 20 days " 

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guys, one important thing. this story is not just a love story but i want to show about a middle-class family, relations, friendship. i hope you will like it.and one more thing, i am writing this story in Kerala style. like how it happens in Kerala. not fully. but some scene.

do vote if you like and share your views 

thank you 

3-8-19