Arylie- OS/TS/SS

Can We Be Together Again? (SS-6)

It had been an hour of them sitting in the same position, yet it felt something like 5 minutes. Imlie spoke up, breaking the silence.

Imlie:- ABP, (caressing his hair) get up now. Your knees will hurt. Let go of all the things that happened in the past and let's just start afresh. Humans make mistake and it completely okay. But now is the time to rectify those mistakes.

Aryan:- And how do you want me to rectify?

Imlie:- By going back to the office, by being the Aryan Singh Rathore again, by taking back your company from malini didi.

Aryan:- How will that be the rectification of my mistakes towards you?

Imlie:- Because I want to see you back in that position.

Aryan:- Will you not punish me for doing all this to you.

Imlie:- I will, I certainly will. And your punishment will be that I will not come back until you get back Bhaskar Times.

Aryan:- WHAT????? No...no no...you can't do it. It will take months doing it Imlie and I can't live away from you anymore.

Imlie:- Even if it takes years, I will come back only after that ABP! I will wait till then.

Aryan:- But I can't! I can't wait that long. I already have wasted these 5 years without you and....

Imlie:- You have to ABP.

Aryan:- But I can take back Bhaskar Times even while being with you. Why do we have to live separate till then?

Imlie:- So that you learn to not doubt the other person easily and to not let your anger and pain overpower you. ABP, even I don't want to be far from you but trust me it is necessary.

Aryan:- But...(after a pause and a little bit of thinking) Okay! I will do that. But then I do have a condition. You will have to return to the office on your duty.

Imlie:- I will do that but then when you are my boss. I can't work under Malini Didi, NEVER!! And being with me will only distract you, you have to be in your akadbagga, khadoos boss babu form for this.

Aryan:- (With a not so happy face) Okay but then you will call me every night no matter what. On week ends, I will come to meet you and you can't deny!!!!

Imlie:- No! No meetings until you accomplish your task.

Aryan:- (He stoop up!) WHAT THE BLOODY HELL, IMLIE!!! STOP BEHAVING LIKE A RUDE STRICT SCHOOL TEACHER. YOU CAN'T FORCE ME TO OBEY YOUR CONDITIONS AND NOT PLACE ANY OF MINE. MEETING YOU ON WEEKENDS WILL DO NO HARM. YOU WANT TO TORTURE ME TO TAKE REVENGE?????? (He said in one go angrily.)

Imlie:- This....this anger is what you need to have control on. Please ABP, this time when I come to you I want to make sure you don't repeat the same mistakes. I might sound selfish here but this is for the benefit for both of us, for our relationship because I am too tired of proving myself and then seeing my partner seeking forgiveness for the his wrongdoing. Are you understanding what I mean to say? (She held his face.) This is not only your punishment but mine too, I too am not happy of living away from you but we have to do this ABP. Hmmm???

Aryan:- Hmmm..(He nodded.) Okay, then I promise you I will accomplish this task of mine within two months and then take you along with me and then glue myself to you so that you don't go away again. After the accomplishment of the task. Understood??

Imlie:- (Smiling.) Okay, I promise.

Aryan:- And you have no escape from daily calls...

Imlie:- Okay. Anything else?

Aryan:- Yes, something very important....

Imlie:- What?

He engulfed her in a bear hug again. "This", he said softly!
(P.S. Mughe "Imlie, over bolo na" yaad aagya🥺😭)

Aryan:- I promise Imlie, this time no mistakes. Two months...give me two months and then I will have both Bhaskar Time's power and you with me.

Imlie:- I will wait, patiently. Until then, I will continue in Pagdandiya Ujala and then join again in Bhaskar Times when I have my boss babu back.

Aryan:- Promise?

Imlie:- Promise!! (She looks at the clock) Its 6:00 pm already!!?? I think I should go now?

Aryan:- Why so soon? Stay for atleast some more hours because we are not gonna meet for two months.

Imlie:- But then I will not get a bus late at night.

Aryan:- Bus? Why do you need one? Imlie!!!!!! Come on! Now don't say I can't even drop you home. I will do that.

Imlie:- How weird is that!

Aryan:- What!!!!

Imlie:- On one side we didn't talk or meet for 5 years and still we were kinda ok but now this two month separation is feeling longer than years.

Aryan:- Were you ok without me?

Imlie:- Yes I was, you can see.

Aryan:- Did you forget I read the page?

Imlie:- No I didn't but why?

Aryan:- Because in that you had written that the villagers tortured you and said mean things to you. Why didn't you answer them back Imlie. You know you are capable of doing so.

Imlie:- How could I have answered them back when I myself didn't have any clarity. They didn't let me go to the temple and I didn't have any encouragement of opposing them. So, I didn't.

Aryan:- But now you will. Now, you will answer them for every bloody thing they say. Okay?

She smiled and nodded.

Aryan:- Let's go out and eat something, you must be hungry right?

Imlie:- You mean a dinner date??? (She grinned.)

Aryan:- Ummmm.okay let it be. Lets go then. (He extended his hand and she held his hand.) Shall we go Mrs. Rathore?

Imlie:- Mrs. Rathore? How happy I am to get this identity of mine back! (She sighed.) Yes! Ready, Mr. Rathore.

And they went out of the room hand in hand, smiling widely.

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