Abhigya Short Stories

Kabhi Hum Na Tha : Part One

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Seven years later

It was a busy day at the supermarket; Sundays were bad with everyone purchasing their groceries on a Sunday. Pragya mechanically starts billing up the items as quickly and as efficiently as she could.

"20, ma'm." Pragya tells the lady.

The lady starts taking the money while Pragya filled her purchases into the plastic covers quickly. As the lady left the other customer in the queue moves up.

"Hi."

Pragya looks up in shock to see Abhishek Mehra waiting with a smile on his face. As she stared at the man who had ruined her life smiling at her, he says, "I know... I have this effect on girls."

Quickly recovering Pragya starts to take his items to bill and there was only one item. A packet of condoms. As she fought the furious tears that threatened to spill, she quickly scans it and looks up at him when he passes her his debit card. Then he starts frowning at her, "You look familiar. Have we met before?"

He didn't even remember her!!! How could he ruin her life and not remember her? In that instance she hated him like she had never hated anyone. "This is cash only counter." Pragya replies.

"Come on... there are long queues in the other counter." Abhi says in that charming way. "By the way what is your name?"

"You will have to stand in the queue, sir if you don't have change."

Abhi says with a flirty smile, "Just swipe me."

"I can't."

"If you don't have money then move, we don't have all day." An angry customer says from behind him.

"They are getting upset." Abhi tells Pragya.

"Then go to another counter, sir."

Abhi ties his hand at his chest and says, "I am not going anywhere till you swipe my card. I have the whole day."

"Whole day?" Pragya asks him sarcastically and then pointedly looks at the packet of condom.

"Hot date, tonight." Abhi tells her with a wink and a smirk.

Pragya's eyes fill up with tears hearing that. She had been struggling and doing two jobs to bring food to their table while he was enjoying his life to the fullest.

Seeing her eyes fill up with tears Abhi's smirk drops as he curiously looks at her, "Where the hell have we met before?"

"Stop wasting everyone's time and just give me 100."

"I don't have cash with me." Abhi tells her.

"Then please go to the other counter."

"No." Abhi replies stubbornly.

"Why is this taking time?" a furious customer shouts from behind the line.

"Sir, please. You are creating a scene."

"Swipe me and I'll go."

"I don't have a swiping machine."

"You can swipe it in another counter."

"That is not how it is done here!" Pragya tells him furiously.

"I don't care. And why are you avoiding my question. Where have we met before?"

Pragya furiously glares at him and he stares at her. Pragya turns to the mic and says, "Calling security to counter 1."

A minute later, few securities come to the counter. Pragya tells them, "He is creating problems and is a nuisance to other customers."