And it all started with a show...

6 months later...

6 months had passed and everything seemed fine but only it wasn't...

Ishqi was struggling more and more everyday. She was immensely missing her parents, the life she had and Ahaan. Meanwhile Ahaan was struggling too. His schedule was too hectic to even grab some sleep. For him it felt like he was just existing. Not living, just existing. Even though he was doing what he always dreamt of, something still felt off. And he knew in his heart that it was Ishqi's absence...

But some part of it was also because of the producing issue that were still not resolved in six months...

"I don't know what I'm doing Kartik. It's like... someone is forcing me to do all of this. That is how I'm feeling. Like... I'm just barely surviving..." Ahaan said to Kartik as he placed his phone on the desk and read his lines...

Karti:- Then just don't do it Bhai....

Ahaan- what??

Kartik- Bhai aapko yaad hai aap actor kyu Bane hai? Kyuki acting aapka passion hai. Aur agar aap khush nahi toh, it's not worth it...

Ahaan- par Kartik maine unke saath contract sign Kiya hai. I can't just leave the hanging...

Kartik- Bhai aap yeh batao aap che (6) mahine se shoot kar rahe ho na? Toh fir shoot kitna aage badha? How much progress?

Ahaan- Barely any... Shooting schedules toh bohot hectic hai par woh log ek hi scene shoot karne keliye pura pura din laga dete hai. Hazaar angle, hazaar different emotions. I'm fed up of it. Aur toh aur producing issues ki wajah se hamara advance payment bhi atka hua hai aur yeh bhi confirm nahi ke yeh movie release hogi bhi ya nahi...

Kartik- Bhai I think you should leave this project...

Ahaan- Kartik I want to par agar main iss contract ke against Gaya toh mujhe unhe bohot badi amount pay karni padegi as a fine...

Kartik- kitni badi?

Ahaan- leave it Kartik. Main iske bareme sochke batata hu...

Saying this he ended their call...

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Ahaan was laying on his back with th eyes closed thinking about Ishqi. How much he missed her, how much he missed her smile and her laugh, how much he ached her touch, how much he wanted to just hug her and forget all about his worries. Because of their hectic schedules they haven't talk to each other properly in weeks. For him those weeks felt like years...

Even though Ishqi always took time to call him or atleast message him Ahaan could never receive her calls or reply to her messages. He was shooting from the dawn till midnight. Ahaan apologized a hundred times for this and Ishqi always understood him but yet he always felt guilty...

While thinking all this Ahaan's phone started ringing. His face lit up when he saw that it was Ishqi who was calling...

"Hi Ishu..." Ahaan said as he answered the call...

"Looks like someone has finally gotten time to talk?"

"Yes and that someone is extremely guilty for-"

"Don't be. I understand..."

"You sound low. Everything alright?"

Ahaan waited patiently as he heard Ishqi struggling to take deep breaths and he knew exactly that second that she was hiding something from him...

"Ishqi IS everything alright?"

"I don't think so..."

Ahaan heard her sobbing on the other side of the phone and it broke every inch of him...

"Ishqi I don't know what it is that is bothering you but trust me, whatever it is, it will get over soon. Way sooner than you think. I'm always there for you..."

"Are you though? Are you Ahaan?" Ishqi said in between her sobs...

It took every inch of Ahaan not to cry at this moment. He knew she was right. He knew he was wasn't there for her. He knew she has been holding it in only for him and this cause him more pain than a stab in heart...

"I'm sorry Ishqi and I swear I'll fix this..."

"It's fine Ahaan, I should go and anyways you must be busy right..."

Saying this Ishqi just hung up before he even got a chance to think...

"I can't believe I let her down. I made her cry. I made her feel like she can't share anything with me. I'm sorry Ishqi. I'm so, so sorry...
While chasing what I thought was important, I lost what was actually the most important thing to me!!!"

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"I'm leaving this project... I'm coming to India" Ahaan said as he took a look at the contract...

"Really!!" Kartik exclaimed...

Ahaan- Really...

Kartik- Have you thought this through Bhai?

Ahaan- I have...

Kartik- fir toh main aapke wapas aane se bohot khush hu!! Agar maa ko abhi bataya na toh woh toh khush se behosh hi hojayengi...

Ahaan- abhi mat batana sabko surprise denge, Ishqi ko bhi...
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To be continued...
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Hope you guys liked this part. Stay tuned for the next one...

Precap:- Surprise!!

Word count- 829

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