Past Or Present ?

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She understood the turmoil he has been through. The silence in their friendship was awkward yet peaceful. She knew he needed time to progress her outburst, it wasn't either easy for her to say those things to him he needed it. Somehow their awkward silence was broken when Rehan asked her about her day. 

"Was  a good Sunday, bas Kal ki tayaari kar rahi hoon after a few days exams aane wale hai..",as she quizzed 

"Hmm Haan" 

He was quiet for sometime and she knew the inner turmoil he had been through, she simply wished him good night and kept the phone… 

As he kept the phone, he took his guitar on the terrace and started to play an unanimous tune. His eyes turned heavy, but yet he played his guitar as he thought of all the events that took place today and past months ago… Everything came back to him anger, anguish, painful memories…yeah he didn't know her well.. Gave her a chance looking at her heart rather than what she was pretending all these days.. 

He thought to himself, "Haan pata hai mujhe I didn't know her that well! ka bhi itne saalo mein baat nahi ki hai mene usse, but whenever I used to look at her all I knew was that she either didn't fit along with those people around her or she fits perfectly like a puzzle piece along with them.. Bholi shuruat se kuch bhi karlo koi kuch nahi bolega… For some reason she didn't make me think about her the latter one… Jab pehli baar dekha tha usse she was wearing long golden embroidery kurta and black jeans with those oxidised jhumkas and bracelet … Aur kuch nahi tha no makeup,nothing hair in a messy ponytail with a few strands covering her face. She just stood there near the gate where she saw small kids playing, that smile that she had was something magical, she started to play along with them, not bothered about anyone around her bas wo aur bache… she removed some chocolates that she always carried along with her and gave it to them…" That was the first day of our college and she was so happy and I was really happy to see that someone like her would do such a thing for those kids.. That priceless smile that they had immediately made me smile.. 

" Jaan be ek baar bola tha, bhaiyu ke chehre par smile ana matlab something really rare, after all I was known as sadu.. Not that I didn't smile at all, but why should I smile at strangers, jo mujhe matter karte hai unke liye smile karo. That's what I still think.. Par uss din Maya ko dekh kar acha laga tha, bade dino baad I saw a rich person doing something good, her simplicity spoke about her nature, heart everything.. Jo bhi usko dekhta they would have fallen for her instantly, no wonder guys are crazy about her.. Ab wo pata nahi whether it's because of her simplicity OR because she is Maya Kasshyap! She is gorgeous no doubt about it… "

Before I could continue anything I realised that I had been observing her from DAY 1.
Shrugging off those thoughts he went again into his memory lane.. How they argued! Though it was her fault.. He thought to himself," meri galati nahi thi, kisne bola tha to walk backwards, impress kisse kar rahi thi wo, kya pata pagal ladki… yeah I agree mene kuch zada bol diya tha, but mein kya karu she went on and on about me and my mother aur jab Maa ki aati hai I don't keep quite.. Fir pata nahi she came and apologized and I forgave her, Jo mein nahi karta hoon wo mene kiya, dil ne bola aur mene kiya… Fir dosti hui, but pata nahi kaise pyaar hua, hua toh hua I HAVE NEVER REGRETTED ON IT! But it was just a facade she was putting up with me Ek toh Maya banke dil thoda and then Pari banke…"
(his eyes were moist one tear slipped through his eyes) 

By now his throat had a lump and he felt the pain that he had deep down buried under his smile.. Placing his guitar aside, got up and went near the railing for fresh air.. But he thought about her and then he thought about what made him think of all the elite people being the same..

He was taken back to 16years,when he and his family were happy. Jaan was a few months old and due to being not that financially stable, they couldn't keep his mother and lil sister at the hospital, hence leading to a lot of complications in his mother's health. He could vividly remember the events that took place in those months with them. Fresh tears emerged from his eyes thinking what had happened and what he saw that made him like this.. 

"agar wo sab nahi hota toh mujhe kabhi pata nahi chalta how this bloody world works. Kaam kare hum jaise log and luxury and aaram se rehte hai ye bade log.. Jinka ghar beshak bada hota hai, par dil khali and khola.. Uss din agar baba ke employer ne paise diye hote, toh aaj MA humare sath hoti, Jaan ko MA milti.. "

As he said that he broke down and curled up and started to cry wiping his cheeks he thought about his mother and what had happened to them since her departure. 

Ps hey guys I'm back... 😅 Extremely sorry for the delay was caught up with alot of work... But here is the next chapter let me know how you felt it :)

What must have happened 16 years ago? Why does Rehan hate rich people? Does Natasha know? Mostly importantly Maya and Rehan se baat kab karega!!

How would you guys want their union to be?

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