Eternally Yours | A MiNeil Fanfiction | Patiala Babes | SouNoor

Part 35 - The best friends talk

Neil tried Mini's number once again. The bell kept on ringing.

Preet: Mini, baat toh kar le. He must be worried. At least, tell him that you're fine.

Mini: Main baat nahi kar paungi Preet.

Preet: Main baat karu?

Mini: Nahi.

The bell rang again but it was Preet's phone this time. The phone was in another room but the ringtone could be heard outside. Preet was about to go to attend the call but Mini stopped her.

Mini: Ruk ja. Neil hi hoga.

Preet: Mini, now you're being insensitive. I understand you're hurt but this is wrong! Tujhe nahi karni naa baat? Toh na sahi. I'm taking the call.

Mini: But Preet...

Preet: Yaar koi aur bhi toh ho sakta hai. At least dekhne toh de.

She went to get her phone. The phone had stopped ringing by then. She got another call. It was from Poonam.

Preet: Hanji.. yahin hai woh. Aap tension mat lijiye. Aa jayegi woh kal subah.

Poonam: Par hua kya hai?

Preet: Woh actually.. nahi.. kuch nahi. Main baat karti hoon usse. Aap fikr mat karo.

Poonam: Khyal rakhna Preet.

They ended the call. Preet returned to Mini.

Mini: Kya hua?

Preet: Maasi.

Mini: Oh acha! Aur Neil?

Preet: Unknown number se kuch calls hain.. Meri baat maanegi? Ek baar baat kar usse. Just sort out everything. Tum dono ke sath na yahi problem hai.. direct communication hai hi nahi.

Mini: Ab kya faida? Direct, indirect.. jo bhi ho, how does that even matter now?

Preet: Yaar Mini, mujhe na abhi bhi vishwas nahi ho raha hai. I mean the way he looks at you, the way he cares for you.. the care which is shown not only in his words but in his actions too.. only the one who genuinely loves will do that. Aur aaj ki hi baat hai naa, abhi kuch ghante pehle ki.. jis tarah usne tujhe support kiya, teri fikr mein woh tujhe pure club mein dhund raha tha, phir woh poetry.. that too was for you, right?

Mini: Dost bhi toh care karte hain. Usne dosti mein zara si care kya dikha di, main usey pyaar samajh baithi. I don't blame him, Preet. Now that I'm thinking, I feel as if I was imposing myself on him.

Preet: Don't blame yourself, Mini. Teri galati nahi hai isme. Aur tu dosti ki baat kar rahi hai Mini? Yeh dosti wali care nahi hai. Aur yeh tu bhi janti hai. Dosti mein care karte honge log par poetry nahi likhte. Aur abhi mujhe pata hai kya lag raha hai? Either Neil is masochist or.. just not married.

Mini: Shut up Preet!! Kuch bhi bakwas kiye ja rahi hai. He is not masochist!

Preet: Then it's clear! He isn't married.

Mini: Aur jo main uss ladki se mil ke aayi hoon. Uska kya?

Preet: Mini, tune sirf uski baat suni aur chali aayi yahan.. ek baar bhi Neil ka version suna?

Mini: Tujhe kya lagta hai, main ek stranger ki baatein sun kar direct react kar dungi? I waited.. I waited for Neil to speak up but he just took his eyes off me! Kuch nahi bola usne. Kya samajhti aur main?

Preet: I understand what you're feeling right now. But please don't blame yourself, yaar. It was never your fault... You..

Mini: It was, Preet! It is!! I.. I feel so disgusted of myself. Can you believe, we had been sharing one room!?