25. Daga nahi karenge sanam

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The evening tea was almost ending with Mihu's melodious voice, a bengali song 'Preme pora baron'. If anyone else could listen instead of Mayank definitely would have fallen in love with her voice. Without any instrument she strained out the charm of the song. But here someone dumbo was drowned into another thought.

"Manku, finish your tea" she said stopping the song. Mayank smiled like a fool and took the cup, felt no taste while sipping it.

"I have to leave, but you're still making udaas face. How can I go if you remain sunken in that bad boy's thoughts ?"

"Tui jaa Mihu. I'm alright"

The dry reply made the girl thought how much impact that Abhi has on his Manku! Even after a betrayal just a little meeting of few minutes made him so icy towards her! One day whom she used to make play in her gesture...

"Okay, don't think too much and take your dinner at time. I'll come tomorrow." Saying that she was going to the door but bumped with someone.

"Ouch! Adi... dekh kar nhi chal sakte ?"

"Sorry Mihu. Oye Mau!"

Both of them noticed that Adi isn't alone, someone else is with him, looking more devastated than morning.

Adi yelled on Mayank, "Kaisa insaan hai re tu ? Aise koi ghar se nikal deta hai ?"

Mihu yelled louder than him, "and who the heck told you to bring him back ?"

"What else could I do ? Footpath me baithke ro raha tha bechara! He's new here, puri raat bahar rehta or bhala bura kuchh ho jaata to ?"

"But I told him to go back to home"

"Don't blabber like nonsense Mau! Kolkata and Mumbai aren't nearby cities that he can go back instantly. And how will he go alone ? Bachcha hai yaar!" 

"Esechhe jokhon jeteo parbe (as he came, can go back too)" said Mihu, "don't act like his lawyer Adi!"

"You were going right Mihu ? Then why stopped suddenly ?"

"Because Manku needs me for the wound the cheater boy gave him!"

Adi now couldn't control his temper, shouted out on her, "he doesn't need you but Abhi! He still loves Abhi, not you. Tuck the truth in your brain!"

Abhi was standing aside, looking down, never spoke a bit. Adi pulled him by his hand and took at the centre of living room, parallelly from that place Mayank was standing. "Apne eoom me jao" he said. But Abhi didn't move a bit, neither looked up, just kept clenching own fingers in hesitation. Mayank noticed that.

"Jaa" said Mayank.  With his permission Abhi slowly went inside. Adi chuckled whispering, "to inko patidev ka permission chahiye tha." But Mihu heard that. She amazed with Mayank's indulgence who just has been cheated by that boy. Not a single second she wasted there.

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Next morning 🌄

Abhi discovered himself on bed. But he was on floor! He remembered last night he was sitting at the edge of bed, decided to tell him everything when he'll come. But he came and moved to the couch taking his pillow. Abhi tried to convince him. Said again and again; "this is totally misunderstanding Mau. Please don't be manipulated by my papa and listen to me once"

But Mayank silenced him only through two words— "sone de"

Then Abhi moved from him, still sat on floor and kept crying silently. Maybe fallen asleep before dawn in floor itself. So......

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