Baarishein

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Dr. Pramod prescribed a relaxing medicine and Vijaypath was soon sleeping. They didn't talk much after Ritwik answered his question. He had the answer he needed and Ritwik didn't have anything else to say on that subject. They talked briefly about how the business was going but Vijaypath said he didn't want to talk about things he had to take care of daily. Ritwik assured his father he would resume his position as CEO as soon as possible, maybe even the following day, and Vijaypath was honestly relieved to know he shouldn't be worried about those many decisions and problems anymore.

As soon as his father was sleeping, Ritwik reached for the book in the inner pocket of his jacket before looking for a quiet place. Talking to his father about his night with Mishti had ignited memories he couldn't avoid. he wanted to feed those memories even more, so he sat on the cold floor. He would never forget that night and he was so mesmerized by the deep and powerful connection he had with the woman in his arms that he didn't realize at that moment she was a virgin. A few days later after Pragati's funeral, Malti insisted on changing the sheets especially because there was blood on them but Ritwik didn't want to let go of her scent. He wasn't ready to lose one of these last live memories of the woman he had experienced something so profound with.

And just when he finally read those words he realized that Mishti was very much alive somewhere and despite all the bad she did, their good times and the special things that happened between them were much more powerful. And all he had now were those memories and denying the need to relive them again by reading them was something he gave up a long time ago.