Eternally Yours | A MiNeil Fanfiction | Patiala Babes | SouNoor

Part 36 - Mini's changed behaviour

"Mini..", his voice could be heard but was a little indistinct.

"Mini, listen to me for once. Please!" He walked behind her, begged her to listen to him, while she kept on walking towards her room, without turning around for once. She only turned to shut the door on his face.

After some time, she came out of the room and discovered silence all around. Nobody was there to be seen. She went to Neil's room and found it empty. She neither found Neil nor his belongings. She ran to her aunt's room.

Mini: Maasi, Neil kahan hai?

Poonam: Woh toh gaya.

Mini: Kahan gaya?

Poonam: Tune baat karne se mana kar diya tha toh.. woh toh ussi waqt chala gaya tha.

Mini: What!?

Her eyes welled up with tears. She fell to the ground, tears running down her cheeks, with her face in her hands. Suddenly, her eyes wide - opened and she found herself still lying on the bed beside Preet. As she took in her surroundings, she perceived that it was her dream. She was hallucinating. She sat up straight, taking the support of the headrest.

Mini: (to herself) Am I.. am I being too harsh on him?

She crouched her body and cried to herself. Preet's sleep got disturbed and she saw her crying beside her.

Preet: Mini, tu phir se uth gayi?

Mini: Preet, main.. main kya karu yaar? Main rude nahi hona chahti par.. mujh.. mujhse baat nahi hogi.. kyu.. kyunki ab baat ki naa toh.. I will fall for him even more.. aur ab yeh nahin chahti main. Nahin hoga yaar mujhse.

Preet: Acha.. acha theek hai. Mat kariyo baat. Theek hai? Tu shaant hoja pehle. Soja. Abhi bahot der hai subah hone mein.

She saw the time on her phone. It was 2 a.m. She laid on the bed again, still not over the nightmare she had, she tried hard to fall asleep.

The next morning, Mini returned home. Poonam opened the door. Mini was entering inside but her aunt stopped her.

Poonam: Kahan thi tu raat bhar?

Mini: Preet ke ghar. Pata toh hai aapko.

Poonam: Haan. Pata chal jab maine Preet ko phone kiya. Tune toh batana zaroori samjha.

Mini: Yaar.. aap.. aap toh aise bol rahe ho jaise main pehle Preet ke ghar nahin gayi. Ya night stay na kiya ho uske ghar.

Poonam: Mini, baat Preet ke ghar rehne ki nahi hai. Ek phone toh kar sakti thi tu. Yahan jaan jaa rahi thi meri! Puri raat neend nahi aayi yeh soch kar ki kahin tujhe kuch na ho gaya ho. Woh toh Neil ne mujhse kaha ki ek baar Preet se puch lena chahiye.. Preet ne uska phone nahi uthaya tab maine kiya. Tab pata chala ki tu wahan hai. Aur tu achanak aise kyun..

Mini: Ar.. Arya kahan hai? School gayi hai?

Poonam: Aaj Sunday hai. So rahi hai.

Mini: Theek hai. Main utha deti hoon usey.

She started walking towards her room but Poonam held her arm. Following the chaos in the house, Neil came out of his room.

Poonam: Arre par kyun uthana hai usey chhutti ke din subah saat baje?? Mini, main yahan tujhse kuch zaroori baat kar rahi hoon aur tu...

Mini: Yeh bhi zaroori hai maasi! Bahot zaroori hai. Main pehle Arya ko utha deti hoon. Phir bahot kaam bhi karna hai.. nahin, pehle naa kaam nipta leti hoon. Let her sleep a little more.

Poonam: Tu kya bole ja rahi hai khud se?

Mini: Main aapse baad mein milti hoon.

She saw Neil standing outside his room. Ignoring him completely, she went inside the room and took out a bag. She started filling it up with her clothes and other belongings. Poonam came behind her and was shocked to see what she was doing. Whereas Neil was silent. Completely mute! But looked heartbroken. He was observing everything, listening to her each and every word, but didn't utter anything.