As soon as Raghav entered his room, a vase came crashing down the floor. Thankfully Farhad was quick enough to close the door in order to buffer the voice of his boss's anger.
"Tera bhabhi mereko samajh nahin aa raha hai Farahd" he shouted slumping on the chair.
"Kya hua Anna? Unhone car main kuch kaha kya?" Farhad asked tensed on the outburst.
" Kuch bol hi toh nahin raha hai woh. Aur jab bola toh kehta hai ki woh move on kar chuka hai uss Shiva ke saath." he gathered his head in his palms.
"Par Anna yeh aap bhi jaante hai ki woh jhooth bol rahi hai. Bhabhi kabhi aapse alag nahin ho sakti hai." Farhad kept a hand on his shoulder trying to calm him down.
"Janta hai Farhad lekin tum dekha na ki kaise woh ghar aakar-. Mereko kuch samajh nahin aa raha hai Farhad. 3 mahine baad mera Pallavi mera saamne hai lekin main usko chhuh nahin sakta, gale nahin laga sakta. Usko sach nahin bata sakta ki main usko kitna pyaar karta hai kyunki main uske liye ab exist nahin krta hai." he slipped onto the floor finally letting his emotions take over. It had been so overwhelming for him to watch her after months. He had always had that grudge of not confessing his feelings to her. Only if he, would things have been fine? The only thought that had been bugging him from his sleep. The regret of loosing her without the truth.
"Anna abhi yeh sab sochne ka waqt nahin hai. Hume ab situation ko analyze krna hoga. Janna hoga ki jo bhabhi ne kaha woh sach hai kya." farhad sugegsted as he calmed the beast.
"Tu theek keh raha hai Farhad. Hume sach pata karna hoga aur phir ussi hisaab se main Pallavi se baat karega. Samjhayega usse." he got up wiping his tears as he stroked his thumb on his phone's wallpaper. Their wedding photograph.
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Pallavi switched off the kitchen lights and made her way to her room when she got pulled into the store room out of the blue. She was about to shout when her attacker turned on the lights.
"Tum!! Pagal ho kya dara diya mujhe" she released her breath.
"Pehle tu bata ki hua kya hai." Shiva replied taking her towards their hiding spot through the back door. It was the backside corner of the house with steps going down to a low level flooring area that Pallavi initially used for her classes until she shifted to the colony lawn.
"Shiva mujhe tumhe kuch batana hai" Pallavi spoke as soon as they sat down on the stairs beside each other.
"Woh toh main samajh gaya tha jab tune hamara double knock wala code kara tha mujhe hug karte time. Iska matlab tha ki tujhe mujhse kuch baat karni hai jo hum sabke saamne nahin kar sakte lekin kya?" he asked turning to face her.
"Shiva main-" Pallavi looked at the sky, torn from within as she realised she finally had to involve someone from her new life into her old one.
"han bol na" Shiva nudged worried for her.
"Maine tujhe bataya tha na ki maine Hyderabad kyun chodha." Pallavi took a deep breathe.
"han woh tera pati. Usne pareshaan kiya tujhe? Kuch hua hai kya? Dekh tune waise bhi bass yahi bataya tha ki kuch hua tha teri family, tere pati aur tere beech jiski wajah se tu sab kuch chhodhkar Banglore aa gayi lekin kya hua yeh kabhi nahin bataya. Aur aaj achanak tu woh baat- Pakka kuch hua hai na?" Shiva asked with rage in him. He remembered how Pallavi used to cry late night remembering her family trying to hide her pain from everyone else. How one night he found her in an upset state and she had whimpered in his arms and like a best friend, he had listened it all that she allowed him to know but never forced her for more.
"Shiva Raghav hi woh insaan hai." she unloaded the bomb on her best friend.
"Kya! Raghav tera pati- woh--" Shiva was confused.
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RAGHVI FF : A PHOENIX
FanficA story of a new beginning. The rise of a phoenix after being burnt into ashes by the same people she trusted and loved the most. peep in to know more. I was a princess made of ashes; there is nothing left of me to burn. Now it's time for a queen to...
