Tashan e ishq!

The truth

After some time they reached mallishka's house

Jiya's pov:

"Are you sure mallishka yaha rehti hai?"
She said confused!

" Haa yahi rehti thi wo jaha tak ki mai janta hoon yaha aise bhi aana jaana nhi hota hamara toh."

"To chalo phir der kis baat ki hai"
Saying this she moved forward just then abhi held her wrist

"Ooi jhasi ki rani hadbad me gadbad karne chali kya? Ruk jao saath chalte hai, pata nhi uska reaction kaisa hoga."

"Okay as you wish ." She said gesturing him to take a lead.

He did he came forward and pressed the door bell after sometime the door opened revealing an old woman nearly their mother's age.

Abhi: "namaste aunty."

She gave him a weird and confusing look .

Aunty: "namaste namaste.. kisse milna hai apko."

Abhi: "wo mallishka singh rajput ye usi ka ghar hai naa."

Jiya: " hum uske wo Wale friends hai.
Aunty raised her perfectly groomed eyebrow giving Jiya a judgy look. And
Abhishek glared at jiya, she looked at him and then aunty " wo Wale matlab oldd... Friend very.. very old, hum mallishka se milne aaye hai. Wo gharpe hai?"

Abhi: " haa aunty Hum dono ko mallishka se milna hai, hum aise hi ghumne aaye the idhar toh socha milte hue chale." He looked at jiya. " OLD friend as she said you know."

Aunty: "Mallishka rajput ?"

Jiya: nhi nhi
Singh rajput.

Abhi whispered in jiya's ear : jiya stop this nonsense please kuch gadbad mat karna.

Aunty: haa wohi.. wo yaha nhi rehti hai . Uski family ne ghar chod diya hai 5 saal pehle.

Jiya was shocked so was Abhishek.

Abhi: " 5 saal pehle? Kyu? Kaise? I mean kuch...kuch hua tha kya?"

Aunty: dost ho aur kuch nhi pata?"

Jiya: kyuki aunty hum wo Wale dost haina isiliye. I mean old-- old.

Abhi: " kya apko pata hai kaha rehte hai wolog, I mean currently."

Aunty: haa Abroad, abroad me rehti hai uski family.

Both Abhishek and Jiya were shocked and confused.

Jiya: "Aur..... Ma..lish....ka ." She said too slowly barely audible.

Abhi: where does she lives now actually when I last meet her we were only nineteen. Isliye socha mil le.

Aunty's face fell.

Aunty: toh phir toh bohot der ho gyi baccha... Ab toh kabhi nhi mil paoge.

Jiya: " wo bhi ab..ro.ad cha..li gyi kya?"
She said softly and confused.

Aunty: " nhi usse bhi dur."

Abhi: " what do you mean? Please boliye."

Aunty: "21 ki thi jab suicide kar liye tha usne isi ghar me. Phir uske pita ne ghar baich diya aur humne kharida."
Aunty's tone was full of condolences and regret lingering too.

Abhishek and Jiya stilled in their place. This was not the answer they were looking for.

Aunty: " Aao beta Pani pi lo thoda phir jaana, mallishka se toh milna nhi ho payega ab kabhi iss janam mein."

They agreed and followed her inside her home which was once mallishka's.

Abhishek was shocked more than sad.
And to Jiya it sounded more deadpanned than devastating.