Bygones! A MishBir Story

Chapter 5: Storm is coming?

"Mishti! I have a surprise waiting for you". Abir whispered after ending his call.

Abir coughed and cleared his throat to get Mishti's and Kunal's attention. They both looked towards him and smiled. Abir walked towards them and informed Mishti to get ready soon, as they had to leave for the NGO for some work. Mishti nodded and headed towards their room to get ready. Abir put his hands on Kunal's shoulder and pressed it to show his gratitude in efforts he was putting to make Mishti feel better. Kunal nodded as well and left to carry on with his routine.

As they arrived at the NGO, Mishti got busy with the NGO didi's while Abir went to look for something. Abir called Mishti from the back as she was busy looking through some paperworks. "Mishti.. I have a surprise for you". Mishti smiled as she heard him and turned around. She looked towards him curiously. Abir stepped to his right and Mishti found Mishti who was hiding behind Abir.

Abir recalled his phone conversation with Mishri as Mishti stood shocked.

Flashback

"Hello. Who is this?" Abir asked. There was a brief pause on the call. Abir was about to disconnect his call when he heard a voice.

"Hello!! Who is this?" Abir asked again.

"Hi!! Mr Abir.. I am... I am Mishri.. Mr Shekhar Kapoor's daughter." whispered Mishri nervously.

Abir was shocked listening to the name. Somewhere he was hoping it was Mishti's mom call. He hadn't expected Mishri to call. He awkwardly greeted her and questioned her whispering. Mishri greeted him back and told him that her parents had no idea about the call. She wanted to make sure that they wouldn't find out. Abir wondered how she had managed to find a way to contact him. Mishri informed Abir that she had sneaked her dad's phone and got his and Mishti's number. She also told him that she wanted to call Mishti but she wasn't sure if Mishti would be ok. So she had called him instead. A smile appeared on Abir's face when he heard how Mishri managed to contact him. "Mini Chorni" Abir said that to himself, raised his eyebrows and nodded his head with surprise. "I can finally see where all the chorni's are produced" Abir joked around and left Mishri confused. Abir diverted the topic and inquired about the reason for her call.

"Look! I don't know how much you know....but" Mishri started to explain but Abir interrupted her.

"I know." Abir confirmed again.

"So like!!! You know like!!! We both are sisters. I mean half sisters.." Mishri tried to confirm nervously.

"Yes! I do know." Abir confirmed again.

"I really wanted to meet her. I don't know if she is ok or not. I felt like weird asking her. So my best bet was contacting you. I saw you last night. The way you were taking care of her. I thought maybe you were the best judge for me to find out whether she even wants to meet me. She is my sister. My elder sister... And that also makes you my brother in law." Both Abir and Mishri smiled at that. "I swear to god if I had known about her earlier, I would not have wasted any time. I just want to meet her. I just want to get to know her. Do you think it's possible? Do you think she will be ready to meet me?" Mishri almost choked at her last statement. She was so emotional that she had no idea whether she was even able to put her point across properly.

Abir took a moment to think about it. He wasn't sure if Mishti was ready but he thought maybe Mishri's enthusiasm and innocence could actually bring a lost smile on Mishti's face. Maybe meeting and getting to know Mishri could make Mishti feel better. He informed Mishri to come by the NGO. He also informed Mishri that he was planning to surprise her. Mishri was unsure about the surprise part but she chose to not argue as she knew Abir would know better.