Present timeA pleasant dawn. Abhishek just woke up but still laying on bed. The window beside bed is wide opened, the first ray of Sun slightly coming in the room. Abhi's eyes are a little wet because he just has a dream ---- a 17 years old boy telling him — "Wo sab jhut tha Abhi, mei tujhse hi pyaar karta hu. Mera pyaar nahi balki meri last words jhuthi thi....." Then embracing him, filling his full face with kisses.......
Deep sigh! All are illusory. Abhi dreams that vision almost everyday since eight years, it's habitual now. He got up from bed and went to bathroom. Took off the clothes one by one and on the shower. Drizzle of cold water fell on his slim body. Abhi shivered. Still now he can feel Mayank's touches on his body. Some are real and some he imagined....... thousand baths cannot wipe them.
Mayank, son of a factory owner, once made him dream of bliss. Later told that were jokes but Abhi couldn't believe. The first touch of Mayank's lips can't be a joke, or he took extravagant person's flirt seriously. Whatever, Mayank is his first love, teenage love. Abhi was traumatic after Mayank's departure. His mom and didi convinced him that which he considering as love is just childhood's attraction. The upper class people just uses the middle class as plaything, Mayank will not be an exception --- and their words came true.
Abhi came downstairs after dressing up, touched his mom's feet -- "Chalta hu mom"
"Arey beta breakfast to karke jaa"
"Jaake kar lunga kahin"
Abhi almost reached near the main door his didi grabbed him;
"Abhi, why your eyes are reddish ? Tu phirse nahi soya theek se ?"
"Aisi baat nahi hai didi, vo thoda jaldi neend toot gayi....."
"Jhut mat bol, sab samajhti hu mai. Usko bhula nahi paya na ?"
"Didiiiii...."
"Chal it's ok. But breakfast kiye bina kahin nahi jayega tu. Laa mai khila deti hu"
.
.
.
Abhi couldn't step outside without breakfast. Didi and mom are his little world now. They care him a lot but too some emptiness chases him always.
He reached in market by foot. Opened the shtter of his flower shop, sprinkle water in the front yard. He's running this shop from two years to help his family economically. Various types of flowers he sales here. The business helps him to distract from heartache. His shop's name is "Amaryllis".
A truck came soon to deliver him fresh flowers and saplings. Abhi took his goods -- Orchids, Tulips, Marigolds and the most special Amaryllis.
Time runs, the crowd being increased in the market. Abhi too was busy with customers, suddenly his eyes stuck in opposite side of footpath.
.
YOU ARE READING
Blossom 🌼
FanfictionAn Abhiyank fanfic dedicated to my brother Adi ✿ Usually I think something and write something else so am not gonna describe anything. Many of the readers won't like this ff I know but kya karu ? Bhai ki baat thodi taal sakti hu ? Tbh, I'm also...