Four...Six... Nine... Waiter lost the count of margarita Shots that the human Mountain standing front of him gulped in one go....

But today, not even the alcohol could ease his pain.... The toxic drink failed miserably to throw HER out of his system for she was only thing running on his mind, as if laughing at his condition...

"Tumne bhi chhod diya mujhe, Sumo... Tumne bhi. "

He spoke with teary eyes looking at the glass of alcohol in which he saw her reflection...

"Shravan Tu humesha se akela tha, Akela hai,  aur akela hi rahega...  "

His inner self showed him the bitter reality. 

He was about to make another drink, but a hand stopped him....He looked up and saw the face of man whose he wanted to break every single bone for snatching his love.

"Bro! Have you seen suman?"

Aditya asked with a smiling face....

"No... "

He replied coldly.

"Strange... But she was with you, ryt?"
Aditya interrogated further....

"So what? "
He shrugged his shoulder.

" So i thought u might know where she is?"

"What made u think that leaving all these sexies here,  i'll keep track of ur Behenji Fiancé. I m no sane Mahn. ..."

He spoke ruthlessly.

"Shravan, I think tumhe chad gayi hai.. "

Aditya said looking at the empty glass.

"It feels Gud bro, Why don't u try it.. Shyaam bhi tumhari, aur ye jaam bhi tumhari. "

He said sarcastically pouring the drink in the glass and passed it to aditya.

"No no Bro...Tum piyo. Mai zara Suman ko dekhta hun. Akeli hogi woh... "

Aditya said keeping hand on his shoulder.

"Akeli aur woh...."

He laughed sarcastically....

"Akela to mai ho gya hu..."

He spoke with a sad smile.

"Mai kuch samjhaa nahi.... "
Aditya asked raising his eyebrows.

"Tum kabhi samjhoge bhi nahi..."
He said hiding his pain behind a smile.

" Tumhara ho gya ho to mai.... "

He understood that shravan isn't in his best mood today.

"Ha Bro..You continue... Mujhe to bas Suman ki fikr ho rahi hai...You know itni raat ko, Delhi is not safe. "

Saying this, Aditya left from there.

Shravan tossed with his mobile and then after a battle between his heart and Brain, he called Suman but the call is unanswered.

He tried her number for 5 th time but no response....

"What the fu*k... Samjhati kya hai ye apne aapko. Why is she not answering my call, Dammit!!!"

He fumed throwing his mobile on the floor and breaking it into pieces.

All of sudden a thought cross his mind. After saying all this hurtful words, he saw her leaving the place. What if she take the wrong step?

His mind travelled back to reunion party when he insulted her infront of their friends...Even that time, she couldn't digest her insult and met with accident.

During the PCT fiasco, He hurted her badly, snatched her only means of livelihood. His sweat glands became hyperactive after recalling the day when he saw her body lying in the pool of blood. Only he knew how may deaths he died seeing her half paralyzed body .

What if something similiar happens this time... What if she needs him...

He pulls his own hair in frustration.

"No Shravan. You are overthinking. She is alright. She has to be alright"

He murmured under his breath...

He looks at the broken pieces of his mobile...

"Damn!! Now how would she call me".

He stomps his foot angrily.

"Why Am i even thinking about that girl? Shravan Remember, she cheated on you. She chose aditya over you. Now she is his responsibility. You are no one to her, dont forget that.... "

He kept reminding himself. But Suman Tiwari refused to leave his thoughts...

"Koi Dudh piti chhoti bacchi nahi hai woh..Stop thinking about her, You fool...."

He cursed himself... After thinking for ten minutes, he went in his room and took the car keys.
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His car stopped in front of Tiwarikilla's gate. He clutched the steering wheels tightly and closed his eyes...

"Why do u still care Shravan? Just Stop loving her..."

He murmured to himself...

Just then, his eyes fell on the  windows of her room... Her room was dark... His mind travelled to one of their old memory....

"Shravan ke baccheeee... Kaha chupa hai tu. Bahar nikal. Aaj tera haath tod kar muh me na de diya to mai bhi sumo nahi"

Standing nearly the door of her room, Teenager Suman fumed.

Poor shravan got scared with her threathing and hide himself behind the door...

"Shravan... Mera dimaag mat kharaab kar. Mai aakhri baar keh rhi hu sidhe sidhe nikal jaa varna teri...."

He started sweating...  He knew sumo won't spare him after what he did to her...

"Pata nhi kis manhus ghadi me maine nanu ko bataya ki sumo ne unki law book ke chhote chhote tukdee karke uska collage banaya."

He murmured under his breath, silently praying god to save him from her anger....

"Qutbminar kahike.. Agar ek minute me bahar nahi nikla na to teri ek ki jagah dono taange todkar school k main gate me latka dungi😡"

She warned... He got frightened and just then his eyes fell on the switch.....

"Aaaàaaaaaaaahhhhhhh...... "

She screamed loudly because of the sudden power off..

Teenager Shravan quickly switch on the light.. He saw her panting heavily. Her forehead covered with sweat and eyes brimming with tears...

"Su..Sumo...."

He was shocked to see her like this.
She immediately hugged him and sobbed profusely..

"Kaha the tum..Mujhe andhere se dar lagta hai Shravan. Dont leave me alone in darkness...Please."

He stroked her hairs and squeezed her hand assuring her to stay by herside forever.

"Sshhhh...Mai hu na..Mai tumhe kabhi akela nhi chhodunga. "
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His eyes welled up with tears remembering their childhood memories. She was inseparable part of his childhood,  he failed miserably every time he tried to forget her.

She hated darkness.. Even at night, she would keep her bed lamp on. But today, to his surprise her room was dark. Not a single source of light in the room could be seen from the window.

For some reason, darkness in her room troubled him. He sneaked in her room through the secret route but found it empty.
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Shravan drove mindlessly along the empty streets.. He tried her number umpteen times but all his calls were unanswered.

"Damn You..... "

He hitted his fist with force on the steering wheel in rage causing blood to ooze from his wound.

Just then he saw something and applied the brakes immediately.  He got out of the car and picked up a sandal that was lying on middle of the road.....

Picking the sandal in his hand, he started looking around....

"Ye...Yeh to Sumo ki....."

Words stuck in his throat as the realization dawn upon him.

There was a big temple on the left side of road. The sound of bells coming from the temple echoed in the surrounding. For some unknown reason, his leg started walking in that direction involuntarily.

His legs stopped after seeing her another sandal lying carelessly near the foot of the temple.

Climbing the stairs as fast as he could, he reached the temple. There she was, sitting on the floor resting her back against the pillar.

He approached her with giants steps and before she knew, he slapped her hard....

"Shrra..... "

She looked up at him in disbelief.
Tears streamed down her eyes after realizing that he raised his hand on her for the first time.

"Chup... Ekdum Chup "

He roared grabbing her shoulder tightly and digging his nails in her skin, making her wince in pain.

" Chhodo mujhe.... Aaahhh.... "

She protested that encouraged him to pull her more closer....

" Samjhati kya ho apne aapko, huh... Waha mai aadhi raatko paaglo ki tarah sadko par bhatakta phir raha hu aur tum yaha Cinderella banke ghoom rahi ho...Ek chappal yaha ek waha.... "

He barked at her.

"Why do u even care ha...  Mai Cinderella banu ya aur kuch, its now of your freaking bussiness"

She snapped back pushing his chest.

"Oh yeah... How can i forget?  You are someone else bussiness now. "

He mocked. She glared at him angrily.

He smirked and came dangerously closer to her.

"By the way, tumhara naya Ashiq na... "

Now he will again start giving earful to her...Not willing to hear those venemous words, She turned her head to the other side.

He held her chin and turned her head towards him...

"Are suno to, Tumhara naya Aashiq
tumhare bina bahot tadap raha tha. Tumhe paglo ki tarah dhundta phir rha hai party me... "

He said clenching his teeth...
She looked away..

"Tumhe use batakar aana chahiye tha na...Bad...Very Bad, Sumo... Tumhara honewala pati bechara kitna akela feel kar raha hoga tumhare bina... "

Only he knew how much his heart ached when he spoke this word.... Addressing someone else as her husband killed him from inside.

Waise, ek baat batao...Kya karogi tum apne Aashiq ka akelapan dur karne ke liye? "

He asked with a evil smile...

"Ek hug.... Ek kiss.... Yaa ek raat.... "

He whispered those hateful words in her ears that stabbed her heart thousand times...She pushed him with all her force and this time he stumbled back for balance.

"Kya hua? Sach kadwa laga..... "

He laughed wickedly. She looked at him in disgust...

" Tum apni hadd me raho shravan... "

She warned pointing her index finger at him...

"Meri Hadd tumhi dekhi kaha hai Miss Suman Tiwari. Umeed karo ki kabhi dekhni bhi na pade.. Kya hai na, tum bardaast nhi kar paaogi.... "

He said gritting his teeth.
She wiped the tears flowing on her cheeks with her thumb pad.

" Kya thhe tum shravan, Aur kya ban gaye ho... "

She spoke looking in his eyes with disgust. She felt ashamed of herself for loving someone like him who held so low opinion about her....

"Vahi bana hu jo tumne aur tumhare diye huye dhoke ne mujhe banaya hai... "

He spoke in a low voice. He wasnt someone who would keep throwing insults in others way. Anger brought the worst out of him. This was his own way to bandage his bruished heart.

"Dhoka... Maine dhoka diya tumhe Shravan? Do you expect me to stay unmarried entire life just because i am shravan Malhotra's best friend?"

She asked furiously grasping his arm... .

In reflex, He grabbed her shoulder and pinned her against the pillar. His tall frame shadowed her petite body.

"Bestfriends .... Was it the only relation breathing between us?"

He asked leaning towards her face. Their nosetips almost touched and their was hardly 1 inch difference between their lips. They could clearly hear the sharp intakes of each others breathe. For a moment, they kept staring in each others eyes...

" What was it, Shravan?  What was it that existed between us?  What was it?  "

She asked looking straight into his eyes as if penetrating her gaze throughout his soul.

"It was love, Dammit.... "

His voice reached octave.....

For a moment, world stopped to spin for them and they kept looking at each other with all the love, anger and pain...

"How can you expect me to wait for you when you didnt even confess your feeling? How can u say i cheated on you when i myself was unaware of your feelings?  "

She snapped back but he wasn't going to accept his defeat...

"You knew...Infact You knew all along. Par aasani se milne wali cheez Suman Tiwari ko pasand kaha aati hai.. "

He mocked her. She had enough of his hateful words.. She felt as if her ears were bleeding due to the continuous venom. If wordly daggers could kill, she would have died that second.

" Tumhe to Aditya jaisa koi khilona chahiye tha, jisse tum apni khubsoorati se phasa sako...Jiske aakho me tumhare liye pyaar nahi balki hawas ho. Jo tumhari raat ke sulagte huye armaano ko..... "

At the next second, he felt a sharp pain in his left cheek .His eyes widened realizing that she has slapped him....

"Bas bahot ho gayi tumhari bakwaas... Kaise keh sakte ho tum yeh shravan... Why do you hate me so much..... "

She fell on her knees and cried her heart out....

" Because u too turned out to be selfish just like Nirmala Ahuja... You women ruined my life. Mujhe laga tha tum mera saath kabhi nahi chhodogi. But you proved me wrong"

He shouted hitting his fist on the strong pillar.

She looked up at him in horror...

" Ek minute Shravan. Aditya meri nahi Nanu ki choice hai... Aur Maine tumhara saath kabhi nahi chhoda Shravan...Mai tumhara saath humesha nibhati... It was you who broke our friendship in PCT that day.."

She swallowed her anger....

" Oh really, Kaise Saath nibhati Mera? Kisi Aur ka haath thaam ke? "

He asked raising his eyebrows. For few seconds, she looked in his deep dark brown eyes.

"Ek baar keh kar dekhte, to shayad aaj kisi aur ka haath thaamne ki naubat naa aati.... "

She spoke with moist eyes.. Things would have been exactly different if he confessed his love before... Nanu wouldn't have forced her into this marriage and she wouldn't have been standing here facing all his wrath and accusations...

"Ab keh raha hu... Kya thaam sakti ho mera haath? Chhod sakti ho us Aditya ko mere liye? Bolo..... "

He asked taking her hand in his and looking straight in her black eyes...
After listening her, a slight ray of hope arouse deep in the chambers of his heart and he didn't wanted to leave his last opportunity to get back to her. Becoz seeing her with someone else is the last thing he wanted do.

Only if he knew,  she can leave whole for him then who the hell is Aditya....

She was taken aback by his sudden indirect proposal. Gathering her courage, She withdrew her hands from his.....

" Ye Nanu se keh sakoge? Maang paaoge unse mera haath? Hai itni himmat?  "

She asked unaware of his answer... The strings of her life were now in his hand.... Her last try to save herself from unwanted marriage which was another name of disaster.

Just then, she heard the ringtone of her mobile....She looked at the mobile screen and then back at shravan...

"Aditya.... "

His jaw tightened reading the caller name flashing on his mobile....His features became stiff and blood rushed through his entire body...

She cutted the call not wanting to make him more angry...

After 5 minutes of pin drop silence composing himself  ,he spoke ....

"Late ho gya hai... I think you should go... Come, i'll drop you.. "

She followed reluctantly and got in his car... They both were silent but kept stealing glances of each other throughout the journey...

She was deeply hurt due to his indirect deniel to talk with Nanu. He didn't raised the topic either. Maybe he dont love her enough to marry... That means she will have to marry Aditya. Her heart squeezed thinking about other man in her life... How she wished to end her life by her own hand...

He stopped the car in front of Tiwarikilla's gate... She got out from the car, and walked towards the gate sadly.....

"Sumo..... "

She stopped in her track after hearing his voice....
She turned back to see him. She was standing outside resting his back against the car with hands folded and head held high...

"Nanu ko bata dena kal Shravan milne aa raha hai.... "

He said with a smile adoring his lips...Her heart welled up with happiness . She ran fast and jumped on him hugging him as tightly as she could... He lifted her in air and tightened his grip on her back wetting her shoulders with tears of happiness....

She ran his finger in his deep mane feeling the heat rising in her body... He buried his face in the crook of her neck, smiling against her shoulder...

"I love you... I love you so so much."

She cooed in his ears and he couldn't help but smile. Finally he won her back... Now she will be his... all his... His 11 years old dream became reality today. Tomorrow's morning is going to mark the beginning of new Chapter in their life.

Their are many unsettled issues and didputes between but that can wait. For now, the fact that they have decided to spend rest of their life with each other as spouses is more important than anything else....

Aakhir Ladai jhagdo ke liye to puri umar baaki hai...

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THE END

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Hi, hello!

So i m done with this OS.. Thank you for your love and support. This Update would have come a week back but then i went at home and got stuck in a family problem...

When i came back to hostel, i developed severe ear infection and keloid... Believe me its paining even now. And those bitter tasting amoxicillin and antibiotics makes me feel nauseatic and dizzy...So couldn't concentrate on writing.

This is my worst work, i guess... Becoz i lost the flow of the OS. All thanks to my never ending family problems n health issues.

And one more thing....I m happy that i never had to face bashing or trolling on wattpad... But what about others....Many big edkv writers have faced the same issue...

Do not bash any writer...Please its a humble request. If you don't like any writers story, u r free to stop reading it... But bashing is so discouraging. It hinders the creativity of the writer...  If you say ill words to them or cuss them, they will stop writing for edkv... And then aap aur mai yaha akele baithkar bhoot bangla khelenge😒.... You want that? I guess no..

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