Love You, But Afraid To Tell You [Tanshi, Abhigya, Raglak, Swasan, Arya]

Chapter 8 - Problems

"Words in double quotes" - Talking

'Words in single quotes' - Thoughts

(Words in braces) - Telephone conversations

Chapter 8 - Problems

#Next Morning#

"Abhi....Abhi lets go. We all are done packing" said Pragya, as she came to call Abhi. The rest were already waiting beside the vehicles and were ready to leave. However, Abhi was standing before the lake, gazing at the flowers.

"One minute Pragya. Its so beautiful here that ..... that my heart wants to stay back."

Pragya smiled softly "I know. Its so peaceful here. Away from ruckus of the city, the artificial world, the hypocrites of the society....."

"And most importantly, I can be myself here. Out in the city, I have to put the mask of The Rockstar. But here.... here I can be just Abhi, a boy who is just like any other, who wants to enjoy life and not worry about the media and fame."

"Abhi...... if you want, I can ask Maya to allow you to come along when we come here next month. I'm sure she will let you come if I request her."

Abhi snorted "As if. I saw how she treated you yesterday. There is no way she would listen to you"

"Maya isn't so bad. In fact, she even apologized to me and Swara."

Abhi looked up to her, wide-eyed "She did?"

"Yes. Although she didn't need to. We already knew she didn't mean to lash out at us"

"You forgive to easily Pragya"

Pragya shook her head. "No Abhi, trust me. Maya isn't so bad. She is someone who buries her emotions. When we were all inquiring about her injury, we forgot that you boys were there too. And Maya refuses to show weakness in front of anyone. Her father used to behave harshly with her if she ever cried or showed weakness. She was only a child then"

"What the...you can't expect a child to be cold and emotionless. Children get hurt and their parents are supposed to console them, show them care"

"Exactly. But instead of that, Maya got harsh words and loneliness. At an age when she needed love of a family, she got darkness with no one to show her the light. If....if our parents hadn't adopted her , I fear what would have happened to her" Pragya looked down in sadness.

Abhi nodded. He now understood Maya better. Maybe....maybe one day, he would even be able to call her a friend.

He went near Pragya and held her hands "Its okay now. She's safe with you all" Pragya smiled at him.