After Siddharth's death
•Jannat and Faisu got together and so did Vaishnavi and Abhi.
•Reem takes therapy classes twice a week, which is helping her gradually get over everything.
•Avneet started lingerie modeling.
•Avneet now works for Rohan Malhotra in Zayn Industries which does her lingerie shots.
•Ashnoor's father was murdered by his very own brother, Ashnoor's uncle, who held great grudges against him and Ashnoor regrets every little thing she said to Siddharth.
Avneet forgave her and Arishfa.
•Faisu and Abhi sold their old penthouse and with the he'll loads of money they had gotten they bought a bigger penthouse a little closer to Avu's mansion.
2 Months Later
Jaan POV
—It's sadder to watch then ever.
After Siddharth died, Avneet is just an alive body which is dead from the inside.
She's doing lingerie shots these days, but she doesn't care the least about what people say or think about her. She no longer cares that random people stare at her.
She just gives them a fake smile for the camera whenever asked to and wears whatever shes asked to. She doesn't complain when they tell her jot to eat things, or when they apply too many coats of makeup on her.
Straight up, she's dead from the inside.
She's using work as an outlet for her stress, and its slowly killing her.
Day to night shed just model, sometimes doing 7~9 shots a day.
Preet says that she should sign up for therapy and I'm thinking about sending her to the same therapist that Reem is seeing every Monday and Friday.
Yesterday there was an interview of her's and she did perfectly. Answering every question with almost no emotion.
Her career is blossoming. But she doesn't care.
She doesn't want a career. She just wants Siddharth back.
This morning, she burned the last yellow shirt left in her entire closet.
Yellow is the color of hope.
And she's burned every bit of it. —
(Walking down the corridor to the kitchen to make lunch when she hears someone already inside the kitchen and the gas switch on, then off)
(Jaan walks in to watch Avu pressing her pointing finger down on the now hot grill.
Her eyes just staring at her finger as it gets burns and blisters start to form.
Jaan immediately runs over and takes her hand off from the grill)
Jaan: AVNEET! What the hell are you doing! (Immediately running her hand under cold water then pressing it down with ice)
Avu: Drowning one sorrow with another.
Jaan: SELF HARM IS NO WAY TO DO THAT! If Siddharth was here what would he say!
Avu: BUT HE's NOT! Right!
(Jaan just stands there staring Avu, a little shocked by her response)
Avu: so It shouldn't matter what he would have said!
(Avu starts walking out the door only to be stopped by a strict Jannat)
Jaan: I'm sighing you up for therapy classes!
Avu: No. I dont need therapy.
Jaan: (holding her shoulders firmly) I am not asking you, Im telling you! Your going to see the same therapist that Reem is seeing. Every monday and Friday!
Avu: No! I will not.
Jaan: you need it Avneet! You are not ok!
Avu: I am fine.
Jaan: you are not! Look at what you've done! Look at bow many times a day you go to the graveyard! Look at the colorlessness of your closet! And what about those black bags under your eyes that you just cover up with all those layers of makeup!
YOU NEED HELP AVNEET!
Avu: I'm fine.
Jaan: Ill clear your schedule for three hours on those days. If not for me, least do it for Siddharth!
(Jaan walks out the door leaving Avu there to think about it)
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Avu POV
Rohan (Rohan Mehra): Hey babe!
Avu: I am not your babe.
Rohan: Let's not talk about this. Now what I actually came to talk to you about was that you're getting a straight promotion to catch up to the next lever trend.
Avu: (monotonic) what do I have to do?
Rohan: (wrapping his hands gently around Avueet's bare waist, exposed from the black lingerie she was still wearing after the shoot) Fitness modeling.
Avu: (not showing even the slightest amount of shock) Fitness modeling. Alright.
Rohan: I expect a nice toned waist babe. It's gonna look sexy on you.
Avu: I'm just going to go now. And by the way, quit calling me babe.
(Avneet just walks away and into her room where she changes into the same old blue hoodie and sweatpants.)
(Standing in front of the mirror and lifting her loose so that her waist is seen)
—(tracing her hands down her bare waist and down the visible ribs)
Fitness modeling? But how? I'm to fucking thin for anything close to muscles—
(Aadaya walks in)
Aadaya: Avneet. You must have heard of the new trend.
Avu: fitness modeling.
Aadaya: Yes! And for that we need ou to go on a special diet to gain weight. And then go to gym more often.
Avu: so what's in my diet?
Aadaya: Protein shake every morning. Lots of eggs. Chicken, fish and rice.
Also milk every now and then.
We will get you abs in time. And I'll try finding you a trainer!
Faisu: That won't be nessesary. Me hu na!
Avu: you? Will train me?
Faisu: yeah. Why are you that weak?
Avu: I will kill you.
Faisu: see! It's gonna be a piece of cake! You don't worry about a think old lady! You can be on your way. I'll handle everything! You go tend to your aches and pains.
(Aadaya's hands turn to fists as she puts a few files down on Avu's desk and storms away)
Faisu: Avneet. 6:30 tomorrow morning at the football field. Don't be late!
Avu: alright.
(Jaan walks in confused after seeing Aadaya's annoyed face and as Faisu explains everything Jaan and Faisu burst out laughing as Avu just puts on her jacket and is on her way out)
—I walk over to the kitchen and grab two slices of chocolate cake and pack it into my bag as I grab my car keys and walk out of the house.
It's been six whole hours since I've visited Sid. And what better time than sunset.
I pick up a few white flowers on the way like I do every day and soon pull up in front to the graveyard.
I take my bag and the white flowers and walk through the graves of people until I reach one where the flowers were still fresh.
Of course they are, I'd changed them this morning! (Smiling at the picture of a grinning Siddharth which she had kept on the grave)
I put the white flowers on the grave and then take the two pieces of chocolate cake out and putting one plate down in front of Siddharth's picture as she eats the I eat the other one.
Damn the taste of cake never gets old!—
Avu: Y'know Sid, today Aadaya introduced me to a new diet. But this time to gain weight!
It's that insane! This whole time I had to only lose weight but now I'm up for fitness modeling! (Sounding excited as she speaks to no one)
And guess who's training me, Faisu!
(Leaning on Sid's gravestone)
Avu: that's great Isn't it! (No one replies as Avu just sits there for a while as she eventually eats Sid's slice too)
(Few drops of rain start to fall as light mist fills the graveyard)
Avu: Sidd?
You remember that early morning when you had come back from the airport and we drenched in the rain?
Yea.
That day was amazing.
(Staring up at the sky as the rain hits her face and she leans against the cold tombstone as the rain pours down on them and Avu closes her eyes)
~~~
(The next morning)
(6:45am)
Avu: (her eyes fluttering open) SHIT! It's 6:45 already! I was supposed to be at on the ground at 6:30! Faisu will kill me!
Alright Siddharth I'm going to be on my way or your brother will kill me!
Bye! I'll be back soon!
(Running off)
(At the football ground)
(Looking around at the whole place and not finding anyone.
Then walking around to a corner to see Faisu doing pull-ups shirtless on the bars)
Twelve
Thirteen
(On seeing Avu he hops down and wipes his sweat with his shirt, his eyes cold and annoyed)
Faisu: (coldly) your late.
Avu: I overslept.
Faisu: Someway to start your training! (Walking to the field as Avu follows his silently)
Faisu: 5laps.
Avu: (looking at the hugeness of the entire field as she takes her jacket off under which she's wearing the hoodie and sweatpants)
Faisu: (looking even more annoyed but trying to stay calm) you're going to run in that?!
We'll suit yourself.
Now go! The laps arn't going to run themselves!
(Avu starting out on her first lap which just seems never ending, she's not even one fourth through when she starts to lose breath and starts panting.
Half way through
Starts to lose breath, but forcefully keeps running, her pace slowing down a little.
One lap done.
(Faisu sitting on one of the benches just staring at her progress, disappointed)
One lap and one forth more.
Her pace slows down and pain shoots through her abdomen, but she keeps running.
One and a half
Her legs fail her and she falls to the ground.
Faisu just walks over, rolling his eyes at her hopelessness as he picks her up and sits her down.
Avu: don't look at me like I'm a failure! You act as if you can do it!
Faisu: (putting the bottle down next to where Avu is sitting and walking down to the field) watch!
Taking one deep breath
Start!
Half lap.
His leg muscles flexing as he starts to pick up speed, keeping his breath constant.
One lap.
Still not tired, as if he's doing it for the millionth time.
Completely effortlessly.
Two laps.
The speed staying constant as he starts to work up on a sweat through his lower back.
Three laps.
Avu just watching in awe at how he's just running the laps.
It's not as easy as it looks.
Four laps.
Now his breath starting to falter as starts to pant.
Four and three quarters. Almost to the finish.
His breath unstable and his legs starting to quiver.
Panting heavily.
Five laps.
Faisu walking over to a shocked Avu as he picks up his shirt and uses it as a towel.
5 laps. And I'm not even dying.
Get up. I'll work you up on breakfast.
(Faisu walks down and into the building and Avu just silently follows.
Walking down the long corridors as he gets to a room with food on the table.
Eggs and meat along with some rice in many plates.)
Faisu: sit down and eat.
(Avu sits down and picks up some food on her plate and Faisu does the same)
Faisu: (before Avu gets to eat) wait. Go to the weighing machine and tell me your weight first.
(Avu walks over and stands on it)
38.5
Avu: 38.5.
Faisu: what?
Avu: 38.5!
Faisu: are you mad! You're way too underweight! Are you also suffering from malnutrition?
Avu: Only Anemia!
Faisu: wonderful! Now eat up! You have a VERY long way to go! VERY VERY.
Avu: don't say it as if I'm hopeless!
Faisu: (sighing) (coldly) Just eat. You have 30 kg's to gain.
(Avu eating three eggs and a plateful of three chicken pieces then swallowing down some rice)
Avu: (holding on to her stomach) I can't eat anymore.
(Faisu just eating his millionth spoon of rice)
Faisu: (staring at her mentally face palming himself) one last egg. Then you can stop.
Avu: (barely making one last hard boulder egg down her throat) done.
Faisu: what's the weight now?
Avu: (standing on the weighing machine) it's still 39.5.
Faisu: (now confused) ok. Your body got some problems woman.
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Vomment!
I'm in a good mood.
Expect next chaps to be less depressing.
Who like hard boiled eggs?
Until I write again,
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