An early update as a thank you for all the lovely comments on the last one. Speechless, truly.
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"Aa rha hoon yaar!" A sleepy Adi almost yelled, irritated by the person who was continuously ringing the doorbell.
"Ram tu? Iss waqt?" Adi frowned seeing Ram on the other side of the door.
"Jaan tum? Kya hua?" Brinda asked from behind Adi.
"Side hatoge? Main andar aa sakta hoon? Ya yahin pe saari inquiry karni hai tum dono ko?" Ram spoke as he marched past both of them and sat on the dining chair, pouring himself a glass of water.
"Arey? Kya hua hai tujhe?" Adi walked up to him.
"Jaan?" Brinda sat in front of Ram and kept a hand on his knee.
Ram took out his anti-anxiety pill and gulped it down with water. Adi and Brinda exchanged a worried look seeing him in so much anger.
"Ram-"
"Himmat kaise huyi uss aadmi ki, Priya se aise baat karne ki?!" Ram spoke suddenly in a loud voice, almost scaring Brinda.
"Kis aadmi-"
"Woh Mahendra Sood. Bloody fucking Mahendra Sood!" Ram hit his hand on the table in anger. "Kaunsa pita apni beti ko aise kosta hai yaar?"
"Ram please tu shaant ho jaa. Tera BP badh jayega." Adi kept a hand on Ram's shoulder, feeling confused and tensed.
"BP? Tujhe mere BP ki padi hai?!" Ram looked at Adi. "Tujhe pata bhi hai uss aadmi ne kaise baat ki aaj Priya se! Kya kuch nahi kaha usey!"
"Uska khud ka khoon hai woh. Iss baat ka toh thoda lihaaj karta." Ram took in a deep breath. "You know what? Priya sahi karti hai, jo usko apna pita nahi maanti. Woh kisi bhi insaan ka baap kehlaane layak nahi hai, Priya ka toh bohot dur ki baat!"
"Tum paani piyo pehle" Brinda interrupted when she noticed sweat beads forming on Ram's forehead. She made Ram have the remaining water from his glass and wiped his forehead using her sleeve. Adi rubbed Ram's back gently to calm him down a bit.
When he looked a little better, Brinda spoke, "Ab batao, baat kya hai."
Ram began to tell them everything that had happened in the bakery. How he had gone to talk to Priya and how Mahendra Sood had entered yelling at the top of his lungs and said so many things to Priya because of the legal notice they had sent to him.
"Ro rhi thi bechari" Ram's voice broke as he finished his narration.
Brinda squeezed Ram's hands and Adi caressed his head, both teary eyed themselves.
"Thank god tum wahan the Ram. Warna Priya ko ek aur baar uss ghatiya aadmi ki baatein akele sunni padti. Atleast you took care of her, dropped her home." Brinda said after a while.
"Mujhe toh yeh samajh nahi aa rha, ki tune kuch kaha kaise nahi uss Mahendra Sood ko?" Adi's temper began to rise. "Wahin do lagane the uske. Aise kaise baat kar sakta hai woh humari Priya se? Tu bhi kamaal karta hai Ram, jab gussa karna tha tab kiya nahi. Chup chaap khada-"
Adi stopped when Brinda scowled at him, gesturing him to look at Ram. Adi saw that Ram's face had dropped.
"Ram...woh...main..." Adi tried to find the words to undo the effect of what he had said.
"Nahi Adi, tu theek keh rha hai" Ram's head hung low. "Mujhe kuch kehna chahiye tha. But main kya karta. Uski itni gandi, giri huyi baatein sunn ke...it was like...I froze. Mujhe yaqeen hi nahi hua ki woh sab actually ho rha tha. Mujhe kuch samajh hi nahi aa rha tha." Tears stung Ram's eyes again as he recalled the events from the bakery. "Priya ko dekhna chahiye tha. Usne kaise deal kiya. Pata nahi kahan se laati hai woh itni himmat, itna saahas. Priya sach mein bohot strong hai yaar."
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BALH2 FF: Hum Tum Kitne Paas Hain
FanfictionThis story picks up from Episode 3 of BALH2. Ram and Priya meet in a restaurant in Worli. What follows is a friendship in which they find comfort, trust and peace. And maybe love?
