OBSESSION

11. Avni / Ayesha

WARNING:- NOT PROOFREAD

"Ayesha. . ."  "Mama. . ." Avni woke up screaming as she heard someone calling her. 

"Again, the same dream after all these years?" Avni muttered under her breath as she wiped off the thin layer of sweat that formed on her forehead. She felt suffocated in the room and left to the balcony of her room. The thing she doesn't know is, it's not the room but her own thoughts suffocate her. Looking up at the twinkling stars, she felt at ease. At the end of the day, those little ones reflect their shine in her life, by remembering her of the all happy moments she spent with her Mother. 

"Hi, Mama! It's been so many days, no, since I've had a chat with you. What to do? Been so busy with all the stuff. Once I get free from all these ties, no one can stop us from having mid-night coffee and chit-chat. Until that, Sorry!" Avni said looking at the stars while placing her fingers on her ears. 

"You know what Dad said? He thought that I'm in love with Neil and asked me if he is my boyfriend, or what? Like seriously? You know na, that I can't tell him what I am doing with them. And you know right, what am gonna do to them? Please make my efforts succeed, Maa! I've done everything to just see them destroyed, who destroyed us! They destroyed our Happy Family, Maa! And, I am not gonna spare them like that. They should be punished but in my own way. Good Night, Mama!" Avni gave a flying kiss into the air and left to her room.

As she laid on her bed, everything from the past flashed across her face. Everything from the start.  

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Ashish Mehta - A well known, renowned Businessman, hails from Bombay - Mumbai. Though he was handed the family business, he was never the one who blurs his work in the bloom of Money. He's the guy who has the policy - work hard and party hard. Man of his words. He was married to the girl of his Parent's choice and was glad that he married her -  The Love of his Life - Neela Mehta. The only Woman, he ever craved in his life. 

His life used to be full of happiness and it leaped another level when Neela Mehta gave birth to a Baby girl. He named her Ayesha - after his late best friend. Life was content and of happiness but God always has a problem with Happy People. That's why he creates some never-ending problems in the name of Humans.

On Ayesha's first birthday, Ashish decided to get signed by some small companies so that he can be of some help in their success and probably, that's the biggest mistake of his life. He got merged with a small startup, started by two middle-class people - Prakash Khanna and Manish Jai Singh. 

He not only became their boss but also a good friend of theirs. Years passed by, They remained more like friends than Businessmen. Soon enough, Mr.Khanna and Mr.Jai Singh became successful and in the greed for money, they did keep their company at stake and lost everything. They lost their homes, Money, and everything but the Greed. Somethings never change. Ashish made them stay in the house beside theirs as the kids are so small to be in this mess. 

Maya and Neil, Manish's daughter and Prakash's son, grown up with Ayesha. They used to be good friends as they kept gluing to each other in every other thing they do.

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Avni's running train of thoughts was pulled at a station when she heard the alarm rang from her phone. Sighing, she wiped the small teardrop near the corner of her eye. Throwing her phone on the bed, Avni left to the washroom and came out after a few minutes and again left for the kitchen to make herself some brewing coffee. But as she entered the kitchen, a strong aroma of coffee hit her nostrils as she shut her eyes taking in that pleasant aroma. 

"Bittu?" She crooked her brows at her Best friend who's shifting the coffee into two mugs. 

"Good Morning, Darling" He gave his pretty smile as he placed one mug in her hand. He passed her and disappeared into the balcony in the living room followed by Avni.

"You and this early in the morning?" Avni raised her brows at him as both of them seated on the wooden chairs on the balcony. Taking a sip of his coffee, Parth looked at the sky, which is still in its black blanket with those little stars. 

"Thought to make you a coffee as you like it in this weather!" He looked at her with an unknown expression to her and looked at the city lights. 

"You like cold coffee no?" She asked him why he's taking the hot one while looking at him taking a few sips. 

"Yep! Do you know Avni? You're just like the ICE. Something all Solid but at times, it melts also." Avni looked at him with a smile that screamed sarcasm. 

"Everything Melts, Crumbles, Crushes, and Dies when the time comes, Bittu. Now, it's my time to be Solid and after that, I have no other option than to melt." She sighed and gazed at the sky.

Minutes later, her phone buzzed with an unknown number while a smile etched upon her lips. She took it to avert the call but Parth snatched it from her. 

"I knew you were waiting for it!"  He screamed while running into the living room. 

"Bittu please, I've to talk and it's important!" Avni screamed folding her hands against her chest pulling a serious face. Parth had no other choice but to give in to her demands and when he did, she squealed in joy, snatching the thing from him. 

Avni and Parth left for the office after eating their Breakfast and her Dad's scolding. He twisted Parth's ears until both pledged that they will have lunch no matter what and dinner with him in the night. Avni burst out laughing when she saw his ears go all pink cause of the twitching while Parth made an angry face at her and didn't even talk to her till they reached the office. 

"Okay My Jaan, talk to me now, Am sorry!" Avni said as they hopped out of the car, pulling her ears. 

"Fine. I'm forgiving you!" He said pulling her cheeks while a horn made them snap out of their thoughts. That's Neil Khanna along with his girlfriend Maya Jai Singh. 

"Sorry!" Waving a hand at them, Parth moved aside dragging Avni with him, while Avni's gaze struck at both lovers, who kept gazing at her back, one sadly and the other one, angrily. Avni laughed to herself and moved along with Parth, clutching his hand. 

"What's with them?" Parth asked her as soon as they entered the elevator. "Bittu, I've to tell you one thing!" Avni said with a guilty smile while Parth rolled his eyes at her. 

"Whatever it is, blurt out!" He demanded her with his one hand on his hip and one, pointing at her in a threatening way. "What the hell, you devil!" Parth screamed in shock. 

"You didn't tell me?" He accused her while she hugged him chanting her Sorry mantra. 

"Sorry sorry sorry! Really sorry, Bittu! What to do now. You were not there and that Maya was there stalking us all the while. So, I thought why not play with both of them at the same time. No?" Avni broke into a huge grin, enjoying every bit of whatever has been happened and what's gonna happen which made Parth chuckle. 

"Alright! Let's go, My Darling!" He said as the lift doors were opened. They both left to Avni's cabin while two entities glaring at them from the back.

The End  

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