Devakshi FF: Reaching Out

Chapter 24

Hey There Lovelies!

Apologies for the delay.

The month of Weddings has arrived and I have a zillion to attend. hence I couldn't update on time!

But the next chapter is here now!

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Ranveer was flipping through a case file when he heard a set of loud bangs on his door.

He wondered who it could be for a few seconds. The banging grew louder and quicker. He jumped up from his chair and made his way towards the main door. By now the banging was at such a point that if Ranveer didn't hurry up, the door might be broken down. And he knew exactly who was on the other side by the nature of the noise.

"Aar aha hoon, aa raha hoon!" he yelled and the swung the door open before it could be removed from its hinges.

It revealed Dev on the other side, which Ranveer already knew. But what was surprising was the fact that Dev's eyes were rimmed with red. Ranveer sucked in a sharp breath to realise that his friend had been crying. And that was something, because Dev never broke down until the sadness was unbearable.

"Kya hua Dev?" he asked worried.

Dev walked past him into the house without a word. Ranveer followed him. Dev had seated himself on Ranveer's couch. His friend joined him there.

"Bol na Dev, kya hua?" Ranveer asked again.

Dev remained quiet. After a point when Ranveer thought he wouldn't answer, Dev took a deep breath and looked a Ranveer.

"Woh chali gayi Ranveer" he told his friend.

Ranveer looked confused. "Kaun chali gayi?"

Dev looked distraught, "Sonakshi mujhey chhorke chali gayi. Aur main ussey rok nahin paya."

Shock coursed through Ranveer's features. He had hoped there would be a happy ending today. But things hadn't worked out the way they should have, Ranveer realised. He put his arm on Dev's shoulder."Shuru se bata" he told his friend quietly. Dev stared at Ranveer for a few minutes with a vacant expression. Then he began. "Kya hua detail me bata" he asked Dev, waiting patiently for him to explain. Dev took a deep breath and began.

Sonakshi ran past Asha into the bedroom, threw herself onto the bed and let her tears flow freely. She couldn't hold it in anymore. How could he have thought that she wouldn't be happy with him? Did he ever trust her love for him? And now she had asked him to stay away. But in reality, she wanted the exact opposite. She wanted to stay with him. But how could she? There was no relationship without trust, no matter which kind of trust it was.

Asha came into the room right behind her. "Shona! Kya hua beta?" she sat beside her daughter on the bed.

"Sab khatam ho gaya Ma, sab khatam ho gaya!" she cried putting her head on her mother's lap. Asha tried to sooth her daughter.

"Kya khatam ho gaya? Theek se bol Shona. Itna mat ro!"

Sonakshi cried harder. It seemed like she couldn't control it. All the pent up emotions had broken through. Over and above that, the thought that she would have to spend her life away from Dev, was breaking her.

Asha was in greater distress, seeing her daughter hurting. She wanted to reduce the pain, but before that she would have to know what was wrong.

"Shona, please beta, batao na, ki hoyechhey*?"