And it all started with a show...

Memory box

Aisha was in the cab going towards Ishqi's house with a lot of anxiousness. Even though talking with Kartik made her feel better it still didn't make her feel less guilty. She was quite scared to meet Ahaan, as during their first meeting she hit him with a flower vase thinking he was a thief...

As she parked her car and went inside, she noticed Ishqi's house for the first time. She never really saw how it looked in video calls and even when she was here last time, she left quite early and didn't get a chance to see it properly...

Her house was decorated with a lot of colors, plants and most of all, their photos. So many photos of them together but not even one having their parents...

Just then Aisha heard the door open and swung around and faced Ahaan...

Ahaan- Hi...

Aisha- I'm sorry, mujhe aapko marna nahi chahiye tha. Does it hurt?

Ahaan- Nope, not that much. Main tumhare liye khana laya hu...

Aisha just smiled and Ahaan went towards kitchen...

Aisha wandered around for awhile and then came across a photo frame of Ishqi and Ahaan. It was blur photo but it held a lot of memories, they were genuinely happy. Ahaan was carrying Ishqi on his back while someone was taking the photo. Aisha just laughed looking at the photo...

Ahaan entered the room and kept the down...

Ahaan- yeh  paris ka photo hai. Hum shoot ke baad raat ko bas ghum rahe the aur Ishqi ke pair mein chot lag gayi thi uss din toh maine usse utha liya tha. Dard mein hone ke baad bhi bol Rahi thi "Tum koi real life ke hero nahi ho Jo mujhe utha liya" ussi baat pe mujhe hasi aagayi aur tabhi Justin ne photo khichi...

Aisha just smiled at him. Sensing that Aisha is still awkward Ahaan said...

Ahaan- Aisha tumhe awkward hone ki koi jarurat nahi hai, trust me...

Aisha- I do, aur aapke Bhai pe bhi karti hu, warna yaha nahi hoti...

Ahaan- tum Kartik ko jaanti kaise ho exactly?

Aisha laughed and said...

Aisha- Kartik ne mujhe online message Kiya tha and then tabse hum almost harroj baat karte hai.

Ahaan- wow! Woh idiot hai bohot smart...

Aisha- haa I know.

Just like awakwardness was finally gone. As Ahaan served Aisha her dinner he made up an excuse and went to Ishqi's room to find the memory box. As he searched above the cupboard he found a bunch of stuff other than the memory box. As he looked more behind he finally found it...

It was kinda dusty, transparent box with a ribbon...

Ahaan took it down along with some other boxes and cleaned the the box. The curiousity of what is actually in the box was killing him but he knew it was of Aisha's so he stopped himself from opening it and went downstairs...

But before giving it to Aisha he videocalled Ishqi and kept the phone hidden so that they could see them...

Ahaan said nothing just handed the box to Aisha and she knew right away what their plan was...

Aisha- yeh Kartik ka plan tha na?

Ahaan- what? Nahi, tum galat samaj Rahi ho, mujhe yeh upar Mila and it looks like isme tumhari photos hai issliye main tumhe de Raha hu...

Aisha- Ahaan Bhai hum dono yeh jaante hai ki yeh Kartik ka plan hai and if I'm not wrong aapne abhi usse call bhi Kiya hoga...

Ahaan sighed and said...

Ahaan- you know you are too smart...

Aisha said nothing just opened the box. Aisha's photos were taped to all sides of the box while the box had more than just one gift, it contained scrunchies, necklace, bracelet, earrings and a note saying "Thanks for being my unpaid therapist"...

Aisha had teary eyes and a smile on her face...

Ahaan- Aisha trust me, tumhari behen tumhe blam nahi karti, you know you couldn't have changed what happened, Ishqi still would've gotten hurt. Aisha no matter how much you try you couldn't have saved her from the heartbreak...

Aisha said nothing just started sobbing while Ahaan hugged her...

Aisha- mujhe di se baat karni hai...

Ahaan stood and gave her the phone. On the other line even Ishqi was crying...

Ishqi- tu pagal hai kya? Yaha sabko kitna Dara Diya tha, woh bhi itni si baat keliye. Tujhe toh mujhpe gussa hona chahiye tha, yaha tu khudhi se gussa hai.

Aisha- I'm sorry di...

Ishqi- I'm sorry Aisha, and Raj. I know tum dono mujhse milna chahte the par fir bhi maine tum dono ko nahi bataya it's my mistake...

Aisha- yeah it is...

They both laughed inbetween their sobs...

Aisha- okay di as much as I like talking to you again meri abhi flight hai...

Ishqi- what?

Aisha- yes, woh... Mujhe jab pata chala ki aap yaha nahi ho toh maine dusri flight ki booking Karli and thankfully ek flight available thi. Raat ke 3 baje hai...

Ishqi- why are you so stubborn??

Ishqi said making a face...

Aisha- I'm not the stubborn one di and you know it. You are delusional...

Aisha said and Ishqi made a pout...

Aisha- accha mujhe seriously airport Jana hai I'll go byee...

Ishqi- sunn... Call me okay?

Aisha smiled and said...

Aisha- I will...

Aisha declined the phone, faced Ahaan and said...

Aisha- thank you meri behen ka khayal rakhna keliye...

Ahaan- tumhari behen na khudka khayal rakh sakti hai bas zindagi ne usse bohot gam diye hai...

Aisha- yeah I know... I wish main papa ko mana sakti...

Ahaan- you know Aisha don't get offended but I've always wondered how can a father abandon his daughter?

Aisha- I know he regretted what he said the second he said it. He was not looking at di, I saw it in his eyes. Shayad kyuki unhe di ki reputation ki padi thi, you know there are these highly respected careers for people to follow in society, especially for women. Like engineering or doctor sor businesswoman. I know papa ne galat Kiya tha, his thoughts were a result of what society taught. Jab Ishqi di chali gayi uski kuch hi der baat papa bhi office chale Gaye yeh keh ke ki "Important kaam aagaya hai" I knew it that he was the most hurt one amongst all of us. Jab Ishqi di gayi na, woh saal hamare liye bohot mushkil tha. Maa chup hogayi thi, papa aise behave karte the ki kuch hua hi nahi, Raj Bhai aur papa mein baar baar zhagde hote the. It was a mess!!! It's still a mess...

Aisha turned her face away hiding her tears while Ahaan absorbed her words. He always knew Ishqi's side of the story but now he knows what happened after she left. He was now determined to know their father's side of the story...

Just then a they heard horn of car and Aisha said...

Aisha- meri cab aagayi...

Ahaan- tumne cab kyu bulayi? Main chod deta...

Aisha- maine actually yeh tab book ki jab main khana kha Rahi thi, jab aapko accidentally Mera gift Mila...

Ahaan smiled and bid adieu to Aisha...
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To be continued...
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That's it for today guys. Hope you liked it!! Stay tuned for the next part, which hopefully will not be uploaded after quite long time. Also thanks to Kajal0101 for encouraging me...

Precap:- Ahaan- I'm coming to India...

Word count- 1244

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