HEEDING TO THE SOUL

Chapter 27: Important Persuasion

Mihir closed his eyes as Sanya rested her head on his chest..

Mihir spoke:"Sanya...I..I'm scared.."

Sanya:"About what Mihir?"

Mihir tried to speak but the same things flashed in his mind, tears kept rolling down his eyes...

Mihir opened his mouth to speak but he couldn't..

Sanya looked up to see it and she broke the hug and quickly made him sit:"Kya hua hai, why are you scared? Us time bhi nahi bataya tha tune mujhe, the actual reason you're so scared of marrying.."

Mihir shook his head and buried his head in his palms, he was murmuring something..

Sanya leaned forward to hear him, Madhav's heart ached seeing him like that, he went beside him, on the other side from Sanya..

Sanya nodded at him and blinked her eyes:"Mihir look at me.."

Mihir:"No no...I...I can't..they killed..her..Sanya I can't let you die..pls don't marry me"

Madhav and Sanya exchanged a tensed look as they heard him...

Madhav tried to pull Mihir's hands away:"Dada pls calm down, we are all safe...Dada pls baat karo na.."

Sanya saw Madhav's eyes filling up and sighed, she pulled Mihir's hands away from his way with a jerk that made Mihir look up in shock..

Sanya:"Snap out of it Mihir, you can do it...batao kya hua hai Aisa Jo tum itne dar rahe ho?"

Mihir tried to think of something else..
But the same image flashed in his mind..

A man was on his knees, his hands and legs bound by cuffs..

Two officers were flanking him from both sides as they brought a lady inside..

The lady was blindfolded and tied, they pushed her on her knees and before the man could try to do anything, an officer shot the woman dead..

The man screamed and tried to go to her, his eyes showcasing the horror he had seen..he was shocked and tears slowly formed as he was restrained from going to her..

"no no..Sanya...no, you...you can't die..Sanya pls"

Sanya shook him slightly:"Mihir I'm here, Mihir look at me pls..."

Mihir couldn't hear her, he could only hear the man's screams to be killed, to let him go to his wife's corpse atleast...

Mihir:"No..no pls..let him..let me..go..Sanya.."

His mind showed him blurred faces, of the lady and then Sanya's face in her...

He screamed suddenly, his body shaking with sobs and fear..

Madhav quickly told the staff that was coming out to see what was the noise and Sanya hugged him, trying to cover him from the curious eyes..

Mihir's body wrecked with sobs..he murmured:"She...died because of me..she died because they wanted to break me.."

Sanya was very puzzled, but she began whispering soothing words:"No one has died Mihir, pls look up..."

Mihir shook his head, Sanya wiped his tears:"Mihir...pls...pls look at me, I can't lose you to the darkness you have witnessed...you can't lose yourself SP...pls..Mihir..you're listening right?"

She tried to pull him out of the shock, she had done it 7 years ago, when Mihir had come back from the ISI jail..she had been his roommate in the rental appartment..she had seen him suffer PTSD, and she was the one who had pulled him back from it..they were training for a covert mission, so she couldn't take him to a professional at that time..

Mihir shook his head:"No..."

Sanya cupped his face and spoke:"Mihir, I'm Sanya, look at me.."

Mihir tried to look away but Sanya coaxed him..

Mihir opened his eyes in the hope that he would see a safer surrounding..

When he saw Sanya he quickly looked around, trying to search the officers, the cuffs.. nothing..they were at the parlour..

His eyes darted to Madhav, and he sighed in relief..

He looked back at Sanya and could clearly see the question in her eyes....

He stood up:"Sanya pls, hume shaadi nahi karni chahiye...tum..main, we aren't compatible.."

Sanya's temper rose, she could clearly see Mihir was trying to push her away because that was the last option...she could see his panic lingering in his eyes and maybe that's why he was trying to push her away..

Mihir was walking away but before he could leave, Madhav held his hand:"Dada pls..tell us why did you get so scared?"

Mihir:"Pls Madhav, don't force me..."

Madhav stood up and so did Sanya:"Dada, I've never seen you like this, aap itne kyon dar gaye the...we need to solve it before it takes you under complete control...what is happening Dada? Main apni saari problems batata hun na aapko, fir aap kyon nahi bata sakte?"

Mihir:"Madhav pls, Ghar chalein?"

Sanya:"Icecream pighal gayi yaar Mihir...tune kuch bataya bhi nahi aur icecream bhi pighal gayi, this is wrong...you spoiled my mood.."

Mihir sighed:"Hum tumhe Ghar drop kar denge bas? Yahan se chalte hain"

Sanya held his hand and spoke:"I'm not going until you tell me why you are pushing me away?"

Mihir tried to free his hand gently, but Sanya shook her head:"Pls Mihir...7 years ago I was the one who had tried her best to get you back..back to yourself before that jail happened...I can't see my efforts go in vain like this.."

Mihir closed his eyes and Madhav smiled slightly:"Bike yahin rehne do, main kisi ko bhejke bike Ghar pahoncha dunga..you both come with me pls"

Sanya nodded and dragged Mihir with her, who let himself be dragged, trying to prepare himself for the confrontation at home...

..

The journey to home was very quiet...Mihir was sitting on the passenger seat beside Madhav, but he wasn't mentally present there...

Sanya and Madhav noticed his silence and their worries only increased..

When they reached home, Sanya and Madhav almost dragged a reluctant Mihir to his room...

Mihir:"I don't want to share it, it's not that harmful guys...I'm ok...just a stupid nightmare ok.."

Madhav/Sanya:"It wasn't even night./ You weren't even sleeping "

They looked at each other then back at Mihir who gave a tired look..

As Madhav locked the door from inside, he turned to see Mihir's head buried in his own palms and Sanya sitting beside him..Madhav sat on his other side..

When no one spoke for about 2 minutes, Madhav spoke:"Pls tell us Dada...and I know hume sabko batana chahiye, but mumma apni school gayi Hui hai for the lecture and bhaiya bhabhi hospital mein hain..Anu has gone for a meeting...sab log evening mein aayenge"

Sanya:"And I know, agar humne evening Tak wait Kiya toh tu bilkul nahi batayega...abhi fresh hai isliye you can speak it out Mihir...already ek baar ro Chuka hai, just end it Mihir, tell us pls"

Madhav patted Mihir's shoulder:"Dada pls, atleast look at us.."

Mihir didn't and instead they both heard him say:"8 years ago...when I was in the ISI jail.."

Sanya and Madhav shared a look of assurance towards each other...they both knew what they were going to hear would hurt them but it was important to help Mihir...

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