Prerish FF : Against all odds

12. Guilt & Sorrow

That Night Rishab was unable to sleep. He kept tossing and turning in his bed thinking about Prerna's dejected face. When he closes his eyes Prerna's tear striken face emerges in front of his eyes.

Being unable to sleep he got up from the bed and went for a walk to calm his messy mind. Sitting on a bench near the garden of the college campus, he took out a cigarette from his pocket to smoke.

He isn't a regular smoker but it acts as his stress buster. He let off his stress by going to gym, smoking or having sex. Yes, he isn't a saint. He isn't a playboy but a man has needs. And he makes it crystal clear to the girls he hook up with that it would be a one time thing.

Rishab thought back to the time when he was an innocent kid. But his innocence was crushed by his sperm donor who betrayed his mother. His mother, who was the heiress to a fortune of billions unfortunately fell in love with his father and kept everything in his name.His mother was a single child to her rich parents. His grandparents, who were killed by his bastard of a father and his lover. When his mother came to know about this betrayal, she confronted the man and threatened him  to complain to the police. But with property in his hands, he bought off the officials and closed off the case and threw his mother who was pregnant at that time with Rishab.

With the little money she had, she left Kolkata forever and came to London. Once who lived like a princess, now lived a middle class life struggling to give her son a good life.

All this happened because of Love and when Rishab came to learn about these he swore he wouldn't fall in love and promises his mother to return her what originally belongs to her.

Though he swore off on love, he have plainless sex just to let off his steam. There are no hugs or cuddles and definitely no kisses. He feels these gestures are too intimate. He never beds a girl twice, and he makes clear to them of this fact beforehand so that there are no heartbreaks.

If it was any other evening like this, he would have been on a bed with a girl right now. No, not his bed. He doesn't let anyone inside his personal space. But today was different. He doesn't want to go to any other girl tonight. Well, he hadn't got laid since he saw Prerna and this disturbed him. The gym was closed and the only option he had was to smoke. But this too didn't reduce his stress today.

Thinking about Prerna made his heart ache. She stirred emotions inside him which were unknown to him. Confused with his own feelings, he decided to apologize to Prerna and stay away from her. Because he couldn't deny the fact that he was attracted towards her and she was the sister of his friends.

Making his mind to apologize to Prerna he went to his room and tried to sleep.

Meanwhile,

Prerna locked herself in her room after the incident and not even her brothers were able to get her out. After begging, threatening, and pleading from Parth, she finally opened her door and let him in. Parth consoled his sobbing baby sister and told that he would teach Rishab a lesson.

Prerna didn't want their friendship to be broken and took promise from Parth that he and his brothers would forgive Rishab. Parth gave in after Prerna's pleading and decided to forgive Rishab but not before teaching him a lesson.

After making her sleep, Parth quietly went out of Prerna's room and decided to have a talk with his brothers about today's incident and decided to talk to Rishab and teach him a lesson

Next day, when Rishab & Veer met  Parth, Amar & Sid, the trio first beat both of them for hurting Prerna and then forgave them. Rishab promised them that he'd apologize to her for his shameful behavior.

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Rishab was jerked out of his thoughts when someone kept a hand on his arm calling his name.

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So, that's the next part guys. Do tell me how was it, would love to know your views. The story was going at a slow pace so I thought to increase it a bit so didn't want to drag this update much.