My Journey - A Left Right Left Story

XXXIV

Continuation:

Abhimanyu's POV:

Akriti, Rajveer & Naveen: What ?!?!

Gunny: Abhi, what the hell?

Abhimanyu: It's not like what it sounds like !!

Naina: Toh jab humne college shuru kiya tha tab aapne mujhe 1000/month ka offer nahi diya tha in exchange for info on Aaryan?

Abhimanyu: Naina...

Naina: Yeh jaante hue ki that we are childhood friends.

Abhimanyu: Naina...

Naina: Aur aap yeh jaante hai kyunki you practically saw us grow up! 

Gunny: Wait! What?

Naveen: Abhimanyu ne kya kiya? 

Rajveer: What do you mean he saw you guys grow up?  

Akriti: Aur iss pagalpan ke dauran main kanha thi?

Naina: Tum Chote Papa ke saath thi. He always made a point to at least spend the last few days of our vacation with you.

Akriti: So, you had this whole bonding thing in the last two weeks of summer?

Naina: We're talking about the last two weeks of summer throughout school and college. That's like years' worth of summers.

Akriti: Ohk. 

Wait.., Abhimanyu Aaryan ke bade bhai hai. 

Woh jo...oh god main aapne best friend ke bade bhai ko date kar rahi hun. Aaryan hates him, oh god we all hate him.

I'm dating the guy that won first place on our hate list.

Rajveer, Naveen & Abhimanyu: What?!?!

Abhimanyu: Hume pata tha ki aap log hume pasand nahi karte hai, par first place on hate list is a bit too far nahi?

Akriti: Aapko pata tha ki aapke parents ka divorce hone wala tha, aur usse bhi zyada important ki, kyun hone wala tha. And you stayed silent. 

Abhimanyu: Because I had no idea how to deal with that!!

Haan hume sab kuch ek bhetar tarike se handle kar na chaiye tha. Par at that time hume jo sahi laga humne wo kiya. 

Naina: Burying your head in sand, aapko sahi laga?

Abhimanyu: Haan hume woh sahi laga. Aapka gussa aur narazagi ek dum jyaas hai. Par kya aap waqi mai bol sakte hai ki agar aap humari jaghe pe hote toh, iss ko better handle kar sakte they? Differently, sure but better? 

Hum sirf Aaryan ko thodi aur der ki kushiyann dena chathe the. Hume waqi mai laga tha ki Babasa sab kuch handle kar lenge. It's not an excuse or a justification, par...

Haan hume aapke saath essa nahi behave karna chaiye tha Naina. I'm very sorry for the behavior. Aaryan humare chote bhai, I would always try to ensure his safety and happiness. 

Akriti: Toh yeh sab, mere group ki help karna, humari friendship aur relationship sab bas Aaryan tak paunche ke liye aap ne kiya? 

Shit! Aaryan ko waqi mai lag raha hoga that I sold him out.

Naina & Abhimanyu: No!!!

Naina: Aaryan ko essa nahi lagta that you sold him out. Yes, he is pissed, but at Abhimanyu not at you.

Abhimanyu: Akriti, essa kuch nahi hai, hume toh aaj se pehle pata bhi nahi tha ki aap aur Aaryan dost hai. Please hum kabhi bhi aap mai se kissi ke saath essa nahi kar sakte.

Humne woh sab isliye kiya because I love you. Not because of Aaryan.

Please, please trust me on that.

Akriti: Col. Shakti Chandra, mere Dad hai aur Major Genral Gaur Rummy ke aur aap Naina ke Dad ko jante hi honge... When you confessed about your actual identity, tab main ne unn ka naam use kar ke aap ke upar information nikalwai thi. Aapki file mai kanhi pe bhi Aaryan ya Aunty ke baare mai kuch bhi mentioned nahi tha. 

Not even for medical emergencies...

I know ki usually essi cheeze chupwai ja sakti hai. Puri tarike se nahi, par chupai ja sakti hai. But on your file there is nothing that could lead anyone to them.

Main aapni family ko aap se milwane laayi thi Abhimanyu, all the people who are very important to me. Inka approval mere liye utna hi important hai jitna mere, Rummy aur Naina ke Dads ka hai. 

Aur aaj yahaan jo hua...

I think...I think we should take a break.

Abhimanyu: Akriti...

Akriti: I do love you, I'm in love with you but... 

You are right aapki jaghe agar mai hoti toh, main bhi shayad sab kuch esse h handle karti. But acknowledging that, doesn't change what you did or the hurt you caused to the people that I love, the people who I consider my cousins.  

I need time and space to think about this. I'll...I'll call you. 

Saying this she left, leaving me there with our team. 

Naina: Aapko seriously nahi pata tha ki....

Abhimanyu (almost desperately): Humara yakeen ki jiye Chikki. Hume sach mai nahi pata tha ki humari Akriti aap ki Akru hai. Par iska matlab yeh nahi hai ki hum unse pyaar nahi karte!! I do love her, I am in love with her. Please humara yakeen ki jiye, aap teeno humare liye bohot kimti hai. Hum aap mai se kissi ko bhi khona nahi chahte.

Naina: Please respect my family's need for time and space. Main unse baat karne ki koshish karungi, par..... Bhaisa please try to understand that.... 

Capts. Ahluwalia, Shikhawat, and Randhawa, I apologise for the drama. I'll see you guys at the party on the 26th. If you could ensure that this is not mentioned to others. I'll be grateful. Good night.

How did.... Where did everything go so wrong?

A/N: I apologise for the unplanned and very long break. You see I started this story back in my first year of college. Somewhere between internals, assignments, labs, vivas, and exams I put this on the back burner and then off it. 

Now, that I've completed college, I'll try to wrap this story up before adulting distracts me again.

I've various other ideas and AU's for this fandom, but I didn't want to start a lot of stories and loose track, so.....