The only thing that makes you unhappy, its your own thoughts, change them

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Pragya was still sitting near temple lost in deep thoughts, she was back to herself when dadi called goolu for the fifth time, she turned n saw dadi n gave smile n walked to her
Pragya: (touching her feet) Namastey dadi
Dadi: jeeti raho, so why you went that day without meeting me??
Pragya:(pretending that she didn't knew that she was at abhi's house) when dadi??
Dadi: as if you don't know, it was my house
Pragya: really dadi, I don't even know you leave in Mumbai n which day you are talking about???
Dadi: arre two days back, when you met with accident n person who took you to his home was Abhi
Pragya: (still pretending) ohh my god, dadi I must say, that chasmis, should wear his glasses more often, he almost killed me, if I knew that, person was Abhi I would definitely stayed back, n complain to you about him
Dadi: ok ok, now you know then come home, have dinner with us
Pragya: no dadi, Tanu must be waiting for me
Dadi: Tanu , Tanu Metha
Pragya: ya, did you know her
Dadi: ya once she came to our home, but I don't like her.
Pragya: why dadi, she is sweet
Dadi: ya she is, but bitter from inside, anyway how do you her??
Pragya: she is badi maa's daughter, n my elder sister( she never mentioned Tanu as her step sister, she respects n love as real sister)
Dadi: ok, so inform her that you are coming with me, n that's my order
Pragya: dadi as you wish but I will cook, n both of them went. Dadi calls Abhi, n says that he should have dinner at home as someone special is coming, but he said, he is going for dinner with Tanu, then dadi insisted him to come home, if he wants he can bring Tanu also n Abhi agreed. Pragya, knowing  that, now Tanu will also join for dinner, she thought, she should do something that will make dadi like Tanu n hate her.
On reaching MM, Pragya ask dadi, if she likes Gujarati food n dadi agrees n tells her if she wants any help ask robin to help. Pragya goes to cook, after sometime she ask robin, if they have vodka or wine , he brings vodka. For worst, she drinks neat n dadi comes in kitchen n sees drunk Pragya murmured somethings, n dal falls on her clothes. Dadi calls Radha n ask her to change Pragya's clothes n take her to guest room, n make sure she doesn't come out from room till dinner is over. ( dadi didn't wanted Abhi to see her like this, as she didn't knew that he already saw her in this kind condition)
After sometime, Abhi came with Tanu, dadi welcomed them
Tanu: hello dadi
Dadi : hello beta, come let's sit n have dinner
Abhi: so dadi, who is special someone you wanted me to meet??
Dadi: (thinking what to do) I was talking about Tanu only
Abhi:(puzzled) but
Dadi: I'm joking, actually I have selected girl for you n invited her also but at last moment she had to go for urgent work
Tanu:(cuts in between) what kind of selfish girl she must be, to cancel dinner with Abhi the rockstar
Abhi: she may be having really important work, she is nice girl, to give priority to others then having dinner with me
Tanu:(annoyed) what kind of person you are??
You have not met her, you don't even know her name n how can you be so sure??
Abhi: I'm telling this, not because my dadi choice is right or I'm telling just to make dadi feel better but it's really sweet, that her priorities will not change, just because she is invited by rockstar's dadi
Dadi: I'm proud of you Abhi, you understand her so deeply, I'm sure she is perfect for you
Abhi: slow down dadi, I didn't agree to marry her or something ok, I m not ready now
Dadi: ok, take your Time she will wait.
Abhi: wow dadi, nice food, you cook today
Dadi: no beta, that girl did n then she left
Abhi: what's her name, dadi
Dadi: Pari ( to avoid more questions from Abhi, she looks at Tanu) who all are the in your family?tanu: my parents passed away n
Abhi: ( cuts in between) I'm sorry to hear that, come I will show you my house
Dadi:( gets tensed, what if he finds about Pragya) it's getting late, better she should go home
Tanu:(gets excited n holds abhi's hand) yes Abhi lets go, it's getting late
Abhi: I think, Its better I should not drive at night, sorry Tanu, but my driver will drop you
Tanu:(confused)why?? U like to drive at night
Dadi: actually, I have asked him, not to drive at night n Tanu goes home with driver, thinking this dadi ruin her date tonight.
Abhi asked dadi to go n sleep n he went to his room, thinking, what was wrong with dadi today, why would she select girl for me, n even if she did, what was need to discuss that in front of Tanu, is it she doesn't like Tanu??? N goes to dadi's room but she tries to avoid him n again n again ask him to go to his room n sleep, finally he goes n dadi goes to see Pragya, she was sleeping, seeing her like that tears formed dadi's eyes, she looks so innocent, what was she thinking, does she purposely, drink?? I will ask her, first thing in morning, n she ask Radha to go n sleep n dadi also goes to her room
Tanu keeps on calling Pragya but her phone was on salient mood.
Again Abhi started having that flashbacks n gets restless n goes out to guest room ( this was new routine from past 2days, maybe he felt her presence in that room)guest room was as usual, lights were off, n AC was on ( his house was centrally Ac). It was early morning, around 4am,  Abhi (thought he is dreaming)started cuddling Pragya from behind, he felt that same alcohol smell, that same feeling, slowly his hand slide under her T-shirt, Pragya eyes widened, she thought ""was she dreaming, or actually he is here, on this very bed, no Pragya this time you have face it, stop him, no no no if he felt embarrassed, or even worse, what if he screamed n dadi comes then, what she will think?? I'm sleeping with her grandson, no Pragya, you just keep clam, go from here at right moment" just then his hand, moved from top of her body to her underpants, she hold his hand, n whispered "Abhi " his actions stop, he froze, "yes this is same voice, I hear every night, from past 3 months,is she hear, I'm I dreaming," n  he turns to bedside lamp, switch it on, but that was too late, she was gone
"Yes I must be dreaming, but today it really felt like she was actually here." n again he went  to sleep. Pragya, (who was hiding in balcony of that same room) "what should I do now?? I can't go from here, dadi knows I was in this room, what if he tells, that he slept whole night in this same room. It was around 8am, dadi came n knock door as it was locked from inside, Pragya runs towards Abhi, n tell "Abhi,  pls go from here, dadi has come" saying that she pushed him, he rolled down the bed,"what the hell, who are you?? I mean why are you" she doesn't let's him complete sentence n tells again "dadi has come, pls hide, what will she think, if she sees both of us in same room" Abhi with attitude, "why should I go, it's my house, you go n hide," pleading him, "pls dadi,made me sleep here first, so you will have to leave, Pls pls" n she woke up from her dream," oh god, Pragya what were you thinking, don't you know if you wakeup Abhi then he will know you were with him last night n she went in the room to check if he is still in room, just then dadi came n knocked, Pragya run back to balcony n Abhi opened the door, dadi was shocked to see Abhi
Dadi: Abhi you
Abhi: then for whom you came to wakeup
Dadi: no I mean
Abhi: you were expecting someone else
Dadi: no, I was telling Abhi you are getting  late, you were supposed to go to airport to receive aaliya, don't you remember??
Abhi: ( he looks at watch) oh no, dadi her flight must have landed by now
Dadi: ( avoid further questions) you must go to her place n surprise her
Abhi: ( hugs) dadi you are really sweet heart n takes coffee from her hand n goes towards balcony,It started raining, again Abhi saw someone, running from his garden then crossing gate n she sat in taxi, I'm thinking too much or fuggie was here today, or is she same, no no Abhi what the hell are you thinking n turns towards bedroom, n takes mobile to call aaliya, just then mobile screen flashes name BB, who is this BB but receives call, before he says hello, bulbul start yelling," this is not done, its second time in this week, that you went missing whole night, this time I'm going to take you to those alcohol addiction Center, you spoiling your life for that Ab..., he cuts between n says, "bulbul is that you" she cuts the as she also recognise his voice, oh god dose that mean yesterday also she was with him" Abhi was totally confused, " Am I seeing n hearing things, or its actually happening, I will b mad, if I keep on thinking like this, I think I should talk to aaliya about everything happening from past few days, may be she will help me understand, what is happening to me"
Pragya reached, Tanu met her at the entrance of their building, " God, you are alright,( hugs her) listen I have photo shoot, will late but I want you home at night"says that she left. Pragya was feeling restless n went to Bulbul's house
Pragya: hey,
Aaliya: hey, what's this
Pragya: nothing, just comfortable clothing, where is bulbul ???
Aaliya: she is in washroom, have breakfast with me
Pragya: no thanks, ( lays on swing in living room n soon she dose off)
Bulbul: she looks so innocent when she is sleeping
Aaliya: what do you mean by that, she is innocent
Bulbul: no Didi, she is mad, mad about abh.....
Just then door bell rings, it's Abhi
Aaliya: hey come in
Abhi:hey, hi bulbul
Aaliya: I was waiting for you at the airport but you didn't come
Abhi: sorry, I over slept today
Bulbul: seriously, I thought you are early riser
Abhi: it happens, but did you call me, sometime back by any chance
Bulbul: I didn't call anybody
Abhi: ok, I thought you did
Bulbul: did anyone called you, talking my name
Abhi: it's just, I don't know how my got exchange n some female was shouting n tell that she will admit her friend at alcohol addiction Center, her friend has not come home whole night
Bulbul: show your phone ( Abhi gives his phone n bulbul smartly exchange it with Pragya's phone) but it looks like your phone only, it's having your n dadi  pic as wallpaper
Abhi: ( completely shocked) how is that possible, it was like, oh my god I'm really getting crazy
Bulbul:(chuckles) I think you are already crazy
Aaliya:(gives side hug to Abhi) pls don't irritate my poor baby, don't you see he is already so confused, lost, n I must say crazy
Abhi: I'm going I don't want to talk to you both (he turns n sees someone is sleeping on swing),who is she??
Bulbul: my best friend
Abhi: ok, i will see you'll at dinner
Aaliya: you come here only for dinner
Abhi: ok fine, I will there by 8 n goes home
After sometime Pragya woke up n ask bulbul for lemon water,
Bulbul:( gives lemon water) so again you were at Abhi place
Pragya: was just coincidence, dadi met me at temple n she invited for dinner ( tells her everything except sharing bed with him n what happened next) n then I was sleeping in balcony
Aaliya heard everything
Aaliya: how do you know Abhi??
Pragya: we were neighbors when I was in Delhi 7yrs back
Aaliya: do you love him
Bulbul:( in over excitement) yes she loves him to death
Aaliya: does he knows about your feelings???
Pragya: Di, it's nothing like that, bulbul is mad, He may not even remember me, I like him, but just as friend
Aaliya:ok, what are your plans for tonight
Pragya: nothing, will have dinner with Tanu
Aaliya: no, you will have dinner with us tonight n calls Tanu n says,"hi, Pragya is going stay here, with us tonight, if you want, join us" to that Tanu says," you'll carry on, I have plans for tonight " n ends the call,
Pragya: ok fine, I will go n fresh up n goes home
Same time at MM
Dadi was still searching Pragya, in whole house n then when she couldn't find her, she was scolding robin n radha for their negligence, just then Abhi arrived
Abhi: what's the problem dadi, why you are scolding them
Dadi: nothing just like that
Abhi: why do I think you are acting weird, since yesterday, are you hiding anything from me???
Dadi:(lost of words) no beta
Abhi: dadi, did that girl showed up
Dadi: which girl??
Abhi: you are really growing old, arre that girl, who was supposed to return my clothes
Dadi: oh Pragya , no she didn't came
Abhi: ( curiously) are you sure, she was fuggie 
Dadi: yes, but why are you asking??
Abhi: just like that, wanted to talk to her, hope she comes today.
Dadi: ok, I will ask her
Abhi: you have her contact number
Dadi: yes, but I won't give it to you, before you ask why?? She told me not to share number with anyone
Abhi:( surprised) when did she gave you number??
Dadi: she met me at temple yesterday, n was mad at you, when I told her, you were the one, who did accident
Abhi: ( curse himself for not going to temple on daily n fake anger) ok, you call her, n ask her to come right now, I want to see her angry face
Dadi: (chuckles) ok n calls her, n ask her to come right now," dadi, Im really sorry for yesterday, can't come today, I'm not feeling well, but will sure come tomorrow, promise" says Pragya, " it's ok beta, you have to come tomorrow,take care" n cuts that call.
Abhi:( little upset) so she not coming, today
Dadi: actually she is not feeling well, so (Abhi cuts in between)
Abhi:(worried)but, what happened to her???
Dadi: she will come tomorrow, ask for yourself
In evening, around 6pm at bulbul place
Aaliya: (Thinks of some plan n looks at Pragya) you n bulbul don't come out from bedroom till I ask, ok
Bulbul: ( understands aaliya is upto some plan) but what about dinner
Aaliya: have it in bedroom, but no coming in front of Abhi till I ask, ok
Pragya: but why Di??
Aaliya: want to know what's cooking in abhi's mind, n he will not talk if he sees both of you, ok
Pragya: Di really, no need of all this, there is nothing
Aaliya: don't fool me, I'm sure there is, n you don't worry about Tanu, I know he doesn't love her
Pragya: but.....
Aaliya: shut up, n do what I say, tell me one thing have you ever cook anything for him
Pragya: ya, once cinnamon coffee, n yesterday's dinner at his place
Aaliya: when did you made coffee????
Pragya: when we were neighbors, that day dadi was not feeling well, so I made it special cinnamon coffee for him, I don't know if he liked it as I went home after that
Aaliya: does he knows that you made
Pragya: don't know, why you are asking that
Aaliya: he still drinks cinnamon coffee n today dinner you are going to cook, same menu as yesterday, come on start cooking
It's was almost 8pm, n Abhi comes
Aaliya: hey come in
Abhi: hi
Aaliya: have sit, I will be right back
Abhi: where is bulbul??
Aaliya:(answering from kitchen) she is out with her friend, will b back by 9
Abhi: ok,(it's right time, I should talk to aaliya)
Aaliya: (comes with coffee) take coffee, will have dinner when bulbul comes
Abhi:(sips coffee n surprised) wow, after so long I had such amazing  cinnamon coffee, who made??
Aaliya: why, I can't make cinnamon coffee ?
Abhi: u know, dadi also makes this kind of coffee, but fuggie, she made just like this
Aaliya: who is fuggie?? New girlfriend
Abhi: no, she was my neighbor when I was in Delhi, one day she made for me
Aaliya: so she must be really special to you, you remember taste even after so many years
Abhi: it's nothing like that, she was difficult to even talk, she just used to nod her head, if I talk anything, she was in school at that time, in fact I met her few days back
Aaliya: wow, it's getting interesting, tell me more
Abhi:(not realising what aaliya is upto) well I was with Tanu at her place n tells her everything
Aaliya: so you didn't even recognise her, what kind of fool, are you???
Abhi: she used to be size balloon Back than, n now size zero, how will I ??, that's was the reason I used to call her fuggie, her real name is Pragya
Aaliya:(laughs) really, how sweet
Abhi: there something more, actually something else I wanted to talk, I hallucinating things
Aaliya: ( shocked) what do mean by hallucinating???
Abhi: 3months back, I was at pub, trying to hookup ( tells rest n how now that is hunting him) I have a feeling, that girl is fuggie, that day, when fuggie was sleeping on my bed, I was feeling that same thing, that same alcoholic smell, way she was sleeping, it reminds me of that girl, but I seriously don't remember that girl's face
Aaliya: but, what makes you thing it's fuggie
Abhi: yesterday, I had dream, I was cuddling that her, at that point fuggie face started flashing in my mind, so I thought maybe, I'm really getting mad, I'm not able to concerted on my music also, pls help me understand
Aaliya:of course, I will help, but first have dinner
Abhi: ok, call bulbul also
Aaliya:(massage them, not to come till Abhi is gone, as it turned out to be complicated thing) ya sure, let me call her n ( pretends to call her) hello bulbul, are you joining us for dinner kya?? Ok then take care, ( looks at Abhi) she is will be having dinner out only
Abhi; ok then let's have dinner n they both had it, Abhi again gets confused," it's same taste, like yesterday but that was cooked by Pari, oh god why I want answers for all things"
Aaliya: what are you thinking now, it's yummy
Abhi:(couldn't hold his curiosity) who cooked today's dinner???
Aaliya: bulbul's friend, remember she was here this morning
Abhi: oh yes, I forgot her name, what was her name again
Aaliya:(avoiding his question, changes topic) stop behaving like CID, n finish your dinner

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