HER PAST & HIS FUTURE

Chapter-14 Wishing On A Miracle

-Ashish

"You both aren't siblings?" the groom asks. Ashish raises his eyes and holds his and Naina's tangled hands high in the air. The groom shuts up. Their family leaves their house not even caring to ask for an explanation. And as they leave, the next second Ashish releases Naina hand "Naina, what do you think you are doing. This is not what you're supposed to tell them. Your dad deserves to know what you want in your life Naina tell him right
now" Ashish says. "what do you mean? What does my daughter want? What's going on?" Naina's dad asks.Naina takes a deep breath "Dad! I'll tell you.Psychology is not something I wanted to do. I've been trying to get into NIFT. I have an exam in a month. I wanted to tell you this when I get the seat in the Institute of Fashion Designing is something I've been passionate about since my teenage years but all you focused on me was becoming a Phycologist" Naina says finally catching a breath her father sighs in disbelief "You're not supposed to do this Naina, our family has been doing something sophisticated for years. You Can't break that and become some nameless fashion designers" He says.

"It's not a nameless thing dad .It is something I love to do and enjoy doing" Naina replies "NO, This is not how it is Naina, you know we want to be the best
Psychologist family people know." Naina's father says."Dad, Don't use me as the means to fulfill your dreams"She yells. After an hour long of arguing, pleasing,
convincing them Naina's parents finally agree to let her do fashion designing if she gets scholarship at NIFT. Naina gives Ashish a tight hug out of gratitude and
thank him for accepting her lies about dating. Ashish goes back home pretty tired. Walks straight to his room and Jumps onto his bed.

28th Feb 2020:

Ashish's morning routine doesn't charge a bit, but the only thing changed is him looking for the chain under his pillow as soon as he wakes up. Ashish hates the amount of impact that chain has on him, yet he can't help but think about how the girl might look. That thing has taken up so much place in his mind that he zones out during breakfast. "Ashish? Ashish the heck? Are you here?"Vicky pulls Ashish out of his thoughts "what is it that you keep thinking about day and night? Is it about that damn chain?" He asks, "No! It's nothing" Ashish says "shut up & tell me about it before all your brain cells die
thinking about it alone..." Vicky says. Ashish huffs"well, it is about the owner of this chain, I need to look for her and return it back to her." Ashish says "You're worrying about that you could just hand it over to the police they'll return it back" Vicky says. "But they'll think I'm loose in my head if I tell them when and where
I found it." Ashish says. "What do you mean, where did you find it?"

"Well-It's a long story.." Ashish starts and tells Vicky what happened at Ramanaidu's house. that day when Ashish is done narrating everything Vicky looks at him in disbelief "so you are telling me that girl is not even born yet but you like her. And you don't even remember how she looks?" Vicky asks "what the ****, I don't like her, I just feel bad & want to return it back to her" Ashish says. Vicky node "oh" he was about to say something, but he got interrupted by a call "Mama bye! I gotta leave, have something to do" He says & leaves.Ashish nods. "I'm gonna go too" he says.

As Ashish's classes are completed and he sees a message from Ramanaidu "No one to help with the checking. I think you have to go there by yourself " The message says. "Sure sir, I'll make time for it" Ashish replies and adds "visit the temple" to his 'TO DO THIS WEEK!' List. He Heads back to home. He reaches home and Vicky runs to him.

"Mama I'm dying from hunger,Let's make bhelpuri!please!!" he asks Ashish "Sure,Sure let's make it but let me get fresh first" Ashish says.Ashish Comes back and walks into the kitchen. He chops the Vegetables he's gonna add in the Bhelpuri. He finishes making it. "So what are you going to do with the chain?" Vicky asks Ashish when they are eating "No idea. But what about I try to find her?" Ashish says "Are you are Crazy. How would you find someone who's not even born yet" Vicky says "Right! should I try that time travel thing again? Maybe I can try to go back to the day I bumped into her" Ashish says getting too excited.

"Mama, calm down and think. That's not even possible You're getting too crazy about this thing. Avoid thinking about it too much" Vicky says getting serious "That time machine thing seems dangerous. "Don't get involved with it" Vicky says voice stern, Ashish gulps & nods."Sure, I'll not. I'll not!" he says. "I'm gonna sleep now mama. Thanks for the bhel puri. Umah" Vicky says. Ashish nods "Good night" he says. Ashish goes to bed "Get out of my head I won't be thinking about you!" he say and throw the chain on his bed. He sighs "I guess it would be pretty on you" He says and drowns into sleep...