Junoon - Tere Ishq Ka

Chapter 21

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Author's POV

Night time, Suryagarh Palace (11:00 pm)

Heer entered inside the room after sitting with Meera a little, and consoling her that Aadit will be back. She expected Abhay to be there in the room, however he was nowhere inside it. She called out for him, "Yuvraj? Yuvraj, aap bathroom mein hain kya?"

She walked inside, awaiting a response from the man but when she was rewarded with silence, she wondered, "Yuvraj to yahan hain hi nahi, is waqt kahan gaye?"

Thinking of all the possible places, she remembered that one time when he dropped a hint, Jab ham upset hote hain to yahan Kali ke pas hi aate hain.

Her eyes lit up realising she would definitely find him there, and she didn't take much time in leaving their room. She walked towards the garden in their wing, hoping that Abhay would be there.

To her relief, there he was, sitting on small staircase leading to the garden with Kali lying with his head on Abhay's lap. Unknowingly, she breathed a sigh of relief and steadily walked towards them.

Abhay was lost in his thoughts, but Kali was quick to react sensing somebody's presence. His ears perked up and he raised his head to bark at the person, but kept shut seeing it was Heer approaching them. Hence, he laid back his head on Abhay's lap silently. But Abhay was surprised at the dog's actions and quickly turned around only to see his wife.

With a sigh, he again looked into the front and enquired, "Tum yahan kya kr rhi ho is waqt?"

She sat beside him silently, and Kali immediately woke up from his lap. The animal turned to Heer and settled on her lap startling her, and Abhay frowned feeling betrayed by his pet. He muttered under his breath, "Traitor. Maa ka chamcha."

Heer was hesitant at the way Kali rested on her lap, and seeing her so anxious Abhay comforted her, "Kaatega nahi tumhe. Bas uske sar pe haath ferti rho."

Nodding, she kept her hand on Kali's head and caressed it softly. She gave him a side eye and didn't miss the small tears resting at the corner of his eyes. She was surprised seeing he was crying sitting there aloof.

Feeling a knot in her heart after seeing him cry, she asked with concern, "Aap ro rhe the Yuvraj?"

She actually didn't expect he would agree, or tell her the reason. Royals always had immense ego, and she knew Abhay's ego was larger than the palace they lived in. He would die but never admit he cried in front of anyone. But Heer wasn't anyone, and both of them were yet to realise it.

However, Abhay's heart knew it well, and it deliberately made the man pour it out in front of the woman, "Haan."

As soon as he said this, a tear escaped his eye and fell down on the floor like a bead. It didn't make a sound, but Heer could clearly hear the heartbreaking sobs hidden behind his calm façade. She asked him, "Kyu?"

He himself wondered, rather analysed the perfect words which can describe the pain inside of him and could only come up with, "Galtiyan kuch zyada hi ho gayi hain. Ab unka bojh nahi sambhal rha."

Heer's lips parted in a silent gasp, realising the depth of his words and on her own accord her hand reached out to hold him. Feeling her hand holding his, he knew she was there to listen and he didn't hold himself back either, "Pata hai Heer, hame bachpan se chachi sa, chacha sa aur sabhi sheherwalo ne Adheesh bhai sa aur Aadit se compare kiya hai. Kyunki hamare andar Suryavanshiyon ka khoon nahi hain. Unke liye ham hamesha se bahar vale hi rahe hain. Ek charity case, the imperfect boy who was adopted by Maan and Akshita Suryavanshi. Har cheez mein comparisons hote the, jahan Adheesh bhai sa padhai mein acche the, obedient the, sincere the aur mature the. Vahin Aadit chhote hone ke bawajood sports mein acche, ek all rounder, thode shararti but kind and helpful. He was everyone's favourite. And me...I...I was just a charity case, jise anxiety issues the aur anger issues bhi."