Ho Sake Toh Rehna Tum Saath Mere...

Chapter 17 - 𝘛𝘶 𝘑𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘕𝘢 !

Sleep didn't find it's way to Mishti that night. The day was long but the evening went in a blink of eyes. Everything was so sudden that Mishti still feels goosebumps whenever she thinks of it. The way she could feel Abir's breath, his lips on hers, his touch, those unsaid emotions...

She could sense the turmoil she was in and the next day she did what she was best at doing – she ran away. The excuse of the Champaner School Project worked well and she immediately left Rajkot, till she could find her peace.

Mishti closed her eyes. She walked out of the situation again, but for how long?

"It's been a week Mishti. You can't ignore your heart this way." Naira said from behind, "Leaving everyone in a confusion there, do you really think you're going to find your solace here? Over that, you're not even ready to accept your own feelings Mishti. For how long are you planning to do this?"

Naira made Mishti turn to her, "Anurag called me today, he asked if you were upset with him. What should I tell him Mish? That you're simply torturing your own self? Just for once, accept what your heart says, without any second thought. Please Mish..."

Naira was literally begging her. This is the regular scene now. Naira could always see through Mishti and after Abir, she is the one who could read Mishti's thoughts perfectly. So how can Mishti ever lie to or hide from Naira! But right now, Mishti was trying her best to hide from her own conscience.

"We're leaving Champaner in two days, and when we reach Rajkot, firstly you'll talk to Anurag then you're going to confess to Abir that you still love him. And that's final. It's time to sort things out. Don't create a bigger mess out of it." Naira almost ordered her and left the room.

"How can I love him, he's my past and we'll end up nowhere." Mishti sat on the bed and remarked, "And most importantly love is not my cup of tea."

Abir - Mishti
Mishti - Abir

The circle seems to be never-ending! Yet in the end, when tired of everything, Mishti would seek her refuge, the first name she would recall is Abir, it's always Abir! From childhood to now, through the disastrous nights of loneliness and fear, Mishti has found her way back to him, in one way or another.

But does that mean she should cage his prosperous future with her entangled present? No, never.

And Anurag? How can Mishti and her personal issues hurt Anurag, who is the most innocent of all?

Mishti could see only way to clear the mess. She'll do what she is best at – detaching herself from everyone, she'll again run away. This time to a place nobody can reach.

Mishti will leave, soon...

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निगाहों में देखो मेरी जो है बस गया
वह है मिलता तुमसे हुबहु !
जाने तेरी आंखें थीं या बातें थी वजह
हुए तुम जो दिल को आर्जू...

Anurag Basu was always the studious guy, coexisting with his studies earlier and now with his work. Well, life never seemed colourful to him. Then one fine day, he met Mishti Kashyap, the girl who chose nothing but colours, for everyone around her. And suddenly everything was changed. That girl came like a beautiful storm to Anurag's humble river; she didn't stay for long but changed his course for good.

Mishti Kashyap has always been the mystery to Anurag, a book he could never read, a word he couldn't understand. Maybe that's why without his knowledge, this fool heart chose to revolve around her, she became the bright pole star to his dull sky, to guide him... always, and he would admire her from far away... always...