||MishBir TS: The Aftermath||

Chapter 4

Hey my dear readers!

So we are at the final chapter. Hope you will enjoy this too. Please let me know your honest opinion via comments. I would love to know your take on this.

P.S.: This one is too long, around 5000 words. So not proof-read. I'm too tired to do that. Please ignore the mistakes.

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Abir held on to Mishti until her erratic breaths calmed down and her body visibly relaxed. Once he made sure that she is okay, he slowly sat straight and caressed her hair lovingly. She looked so pale. She was already weak due to the accident. Now the emotional breakdown just took a toll on her and completely drained her out of whatever energy was left. All he wanted at the moment was to have is Angry Violent Chorni back. He wanted her to threaten him with her Magenta belt and argue with him for the silliest things. His Angry Chorni was lost somewhere because of his own foolishness. Now he will be the one to bring her back too. He will do everything in his capacity to heal the wounds everyone including himself inflicted upon her body and soul.

"Mishti, today I will recite you a story. Will you listen to me?" His gaze was soft and was brimming with the love he had for her. Mishti just nodded her head in affirmative. She was too tired to speak anything. Abir smiled warmly at her and started narrating. "This story is about a wanderer, a boy who loved to travel. He travelled to find his purpose; he travelled to find the answers to his questions. He travelled not just for his love for travel, but also to escape from his problems. He travelled to escape the confines of his house, which felt more like a cage. He had a family, a house full of people, but he never felt at home with them. Instead, he felt suffocated. He couldn't find the peace and love he was looking for in that house. So to escape that suffocation, he escaped the house at every opportunity he got. He would travel for days without any contact with anyone. That was his solace; his only gratification. On one such travel, he met someone."

Mishti frowned hearing the narration. She understood he was talking about himself, but chose to keep quiet and listen. "The first thing he noticed about her was her beautiful bespectacled eyes. He had accidentally captured them in his camera. Those eyes seemed to be in search of something. They were deep, inquisitive and warm. Those beautiful eyes held lot of hidden stories within them. He was mesmerised with those alluring eyes and its owner. However he couldn't get to know much about her as he had to leave abruptly. But destiny was on his side. He got the chance to meet her again and again. They kept meeting each other somehow without any prior planning. With each meeting he got to know something new about her. And with each discovery, his fondness for her just kept increasing. Slowly they became the best of friends. Do you know what he loved the most about her?" Mishti nodded her head in negative. "Her independence. Her grit and strong will-power, her honesty. She never shied away from calling a spade a spade. She always stood for what is right. She never bent before anyone's unreasonable demands. She had the courage to fight for herself and for her loved ones. She couldn't tolerate anything wrong happening with anyone. She would take a stand for even a total stranger. She would fight the entire world for what is right. And he admired her for that. His respect just kept increasing for her seeing the strength of her character." Mishti's eyes welled up listening to him.

"Slowly and steadily the friendship turned into love. He fell irrevocably in love with her. But she was unaware of his feelings. And to add to his troubles, she was soon to be betrothed to his brother." He let out a sigh before continuing. "He wanted to tell his brother the truth. He knew his brother and she were not meant to be together. They were not right for each other. He even tried talking to his brother, but couldn't. He didn't want to hurt is brother. He was afraid to state the truth. So he did what he does best, he broke free from the situation and left the place. But once he realised his mistake, he did come back to rectify it. But she beat him in that too. She herself called off the relationship as that was the right thing to do. You know what Mishti, it is one of the reasons he had so high regards of her. He wanted to do right, but always hesitated due to his fear. But she always did the right thing without fearing anyone or any consequences. She had that strong conviction in herself."