FF - Wajah Tum Ho

My Love Belongs To You

/**Pragya’s room**\

“Di, please this is not right! You're betraying yourself. You can’t be happy with Nikhil” pleaded Tanu to her sister Pragya who was in her dilemma.

“Tanu, please I can’t decide anything now. As everything had been finalized” replied Pragya with a blank tone. Tears were rolling over her cheeks. She still remembers Abhi standing alone in the railway station when her train departed from there.

/**At the Living Room – Near the Mandap**\

Abhi came to Pragya’s home, and searched for her room. While crossing the mandap he stopped by hearing a conversation.

“So Sarla you have already selected Nikhil for Pragya?” asked one of the guests to Sarla.
“Nikhil was our family friend’s son. Pragya knew him from childhood. We always wanted them to be a couple. Now it was going to happen as per their and our wish” replied Sarla with little tense in her face.

Abhi heard it and thought ‘Means, Pragya knew that her life gonna tie up with Nikhil, but she never shared anything with me regarding Nikhil. Why did you hide this from me Pragya?’

He moved inside and saw the groom Nikhil who was getting ready for the marriage which gonna held within few hours. Again he moved in, he found the bride’s room.

He saw Pragya sitting infront of the dressing table mirror. She completely dressed up and got ready for the marriage as bride. She was lost in her deep thoughts; there is no smile in her face, no sparkle in those eyes. Her eyes are red shot, definitely she would have cried.

Pragya’s eyes slowly glanced on the mirror and stopped for a moment. She stopped breathing and her heartbeat paused for a moment. ‘Am I hallucinating again? No! I can feel his presence’ with her thoughts she turned to see the entrance of room. She stood up by seeing Abhi.

Seeing Abhi, Tanu excused every other helping girl to leave the room.
Each step he came forward she started to feel her legs going numb. The entire scenario got blurred, only she can see his treating figure towards her.

“I will come in a while” said Tanu and moved out from there.
“No need to go Tanu. There is nothing Personal here” Abhi replied sharply.
“I knew everything Abhi” said Tanu, which made Abhi to gasp and look at Pragya.
Pragya let her face down, as she couldn’t face him. Already he made her life difficult, now he was making it to the worst complicated.

“Happy married life Pragya. Be happy” he said with sad tone, little shivering and turned to leave. He didn’t have anything to talk with her now. She had decided what she needs in her life, then who was him to compel her?
“Abhi listen me once” she gathered her courage and spoke up.

“I don’t want to complicate your life more” he replied without turning back.
“Look at me once! Please Abhi” she begged, because she doesn’t want him to hate her.

“I don’t want to hate the face which I loved to the core. Please live your life happy. Don’t bother about me. And never and ever don’t come infront of me and show your face.” He said with a single breath and left the place. She followed him but stopped seeing Nikhil coming towards her room.

Abhi had seen Pragya’s father and mother’s happy face. He had seen Nikhil’s expectation towards the marriage. Seeing a family happiness was the greatest happiness of a person. He doesn’t want to break everyone’s happiness just for his love. He doesn’t want Pragya to live with the guilt that she had broken his trust by hiding the marriage preparation. So he made his heart as a stone, and let out those words ‘I don’t want to hate the face which I loved to the core’

His presence will surely make her life complicated, so it is better he move away from her. Love doesn’t need to be in double side. If you can give love or love someone then you're lucky, if you have been loved by someone then you're blessed. ‘Maybe I'm not blessed but I'm lucky’ He left her home that night with the decision, even if Pragya returned to the job he was not going to face her or talk with her. For him Pragya is just a lecturer now.

**After Two months**

Abhi had noticed that Pragya has vacated from his area house. Maybe she had shifted along with her husband he thought. The college started, Purab and Bulbul was worried that Abhi was silent. He didn’t cry out his pain, he didn’t even share it with them. He madly concentrated in his music and cricket. Studies were the last thing in his mind, which he lost interest still, attends the class.

/**At Class – Principal’s Entry**\

“Good morning students!” greeted principal entering inside the class room.
The students greeted him back and seated. Principal was here to remind them about the College cultural fest. This made Abhi to remind about Pragya.

The two months he didn’t see Pragya. Lastly he saw her at her home, in bridal attire. She didn’t return back to college, means her father didn’t accept her to continue the job. Maybe Nikhil also didn’t like it.

“Abhi! Are you listening?” shouted Principal, to bring Abhi back to his sense.
“Yes sir” he replied sighing himself for again drowning with thoughts which he didn’t have rights to.

“I hope you guys will manage your fest this time very well” said Principal completing his lecture of encouraging the students.

“You need not worry. I am there to take care of them”

Everyone heard a voice from the class entrance. Abhi leaned up and looked at the entrance to see the face which he was longing to see for these much days. An unstoppable happy feeling and a soul back smile crept over his lips. At next second it reminds him ‘she is someone’s wife’ and the smile faded.

Pragya entered inside the class, with a smile, she was wearing a closed neck collared blouse and light peach shade saree. She talked with the principal, like a personal conversation, the students couldn’t hear them.

The principal nods and greeted back the student and left. Pragya turned to see the students face, which she missed for almost three months. She didn’t dare to see Abhi because still his words ringing over her mind.

“Those who have given your name for dance and music, for them every last three hours of class will be given as practicing time. So practice and give your best for the fest. All the best” she said and finally her eyes ended at the face which she feared to see but longed for. He was just looking her blank with no emotions. Seeing her gaze over him, he bends down immediately. Pragya felt hurt.

Pragya thought ‘I don’t have any other option on that day. It would be good if you let me to speak on that day so that we didn’t let to see this day. But the truth is I still love you Abhi. I and my Love belongs to only You. Only You’ she turned towards the board to wipe her tears which she was hiding from everyone.

To be continued…

Hi readers,
Guys don’t feel bad for them, “No gain without Pain”. There is a twist waiting in this story. Hope you guys will wait for it and like it too.
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With love,
Abhigya (Abhi)