27. Pratha's breakdown

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Veer: aapko aapke husband ne Ghar se nikal diya hai?

She looks at him with shocked.

Veer: I'm sorry but I heard those women. Is it true?

She takes a deep breath. And looks down

Veer: look Pratha, I'm not preasurusing you. I know it's a personal matter. I shouldn't interfere. But I care for you. Listen, you can share with me. You can think me as a friend nit as a boss.

Pratha: koi itna parwa nehi karta, aap Kyu karte ho? Yeh care, concern; Kyu? Maat kijiye aisa. Mujhe yeh Saab ki adat nehi hai. Adat par gayi toh badmei Jake Mai khud hi hurat houngi.

Veer: Pratha, I have told you na. You can think me as a friend. Kya hua hai?

Remembering all those things, then those women's talks, her eyes fill eith water. She's been trying to control her tears. Now she can't hold it further.

She starts crying.

Pratha: Saab mujhe galat samajh lete hai. Mai samjhane ki kosis Karti hu but koi mujhe samajhne ki kosis hi nehi karte hai. Even mere parents bhi.

Veer: Pratha, calm down. Don't cry like this.

Pratha: I can't......... I can't bear this anymore. Aapko Kya lagta hai yeh Jo ladies baat karte hai yeh aaj ki BAAT hai. Mai jab se Aayi hu tab se mujhe lekar Aise back bitching karte hai. I'm done with all this.

Veer: ok Pratha calm down.

He holds her hand. She's crying and she immediately hugs him. He startled at his place because of this sudden hug. But he feels good inside. He is about to lift his hand to caresse her hair but stops. After sometime she realizes that she's in his arms. She immediately breaks the hug. It becomes very awkward situation for both of them.

Pratha: sorry sir, I'm..... Woh..... Mai.... pata nehi kaise..... I'm sorry.

Veer: it's ok Pratha. I have told you na, aaj se hum dono dost hai. You don't need call me sir. Please call me Veer

Pratha: but sir........

Veer: it's veer not sir.

Pratha: I will try

Veer: waise ek baat bolu

Pratha: ji

Veer: Tum na Aise Roya maat karo. Waise toh you're very beautiful but agar roti ho toh churail lagti ho

Pratha: jiii...!!!

He shows her his phone front camera. She saw her Kajal has spread around her eyes

Pratha: aap bhi na.......

She tries to wipe it with her fingers but it's not removing. Veer forwards his handkerchief. She looks at him. He gestures her to take it. She takes it and tries to wipe. He is instructing her to wipe that side this side. But she couldn't. He takes the handkerchief from her and wipes it. She saw his there is Kajal on his handkerchief.

Pratha: Aree ismei toh Kajal lag gaya hai. Mujhe dijiye, Mai wash karke Kal de Dungi

Veer: Aree uski koi jarurat nehi hai. Waise bhi Mai khud nehi dhone Wala. Staffs hai, don't worry

Pratha: nehi phir bhi. Usmei Kajal Laga hai na. Log galat sochenge

Veer: log Kya sochte hai Kya nehi woh Kyu sochna. Hume aapne khusi ke baremei sochna chahiye. Logo je baremei nehi. Did you hear that song "Kuch TOH log kahenge, logo ka kaam hai kehna".... Did you hear?

She nodded

Veer: so..... In future, Aise logo ki baato se affect hoke Rona maat. Yeh aansoo bohot kimti hota hai, Aise Kisi ke Liye isko waste maat karo Jo tumhari life mei koi importance hi nehi rakhta hai.

Pratha nodded.

Veer: aab Mai chalta hu. Bohot late hogaya hai.

She nodded. He gets up and starts leaving. He again turns.

Veer: Pratha......

She looks at him

Veer: be careful....... Dhyan se rehna

She nodded

He leaves from there.

Pratha's pov: yeh Kya tha aaj. Maine unhe kaise hug kar Liya. Woh mere boss hai. But mujhe ajeeb sa feel bhi nehi hua. Kyu? Aisa lagraha tha Mai bohot safe hu. Bohot sukoon lagraha tha. Aisa Kyu? Aaj pehli Baar feel hua, Mai unhe bohot pehle se janti hu. Bohot kareeb se.
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In car. Veer is driving.

Veer's pov: aaj Mai pratha ke itne kareeb tha. That hug was so special.  Aisa Kyu lagraha hai ki aisa first time nehi horaha hai. Aisa lagraha hai Mai bohot pehle se usse janta hu. Kyu? Kya issliye because uska face Prarthna se milti hai. Yaa phir Kuch aur hi baat hai.

He sighs. He parks his car in a side. He takes out his phone and looks at a pic. It's Prarthna's photo

Veer: Kya hua tha? Kaha ho Tum Prarthna? Pratha Kaun hai? Kya hua tha 5 Saal pehle tumhare Saath. Mujhe koi Kuch batata Kyu nehi. Even I tried to contact with Prarthna's parents. But unse contact nehi kar paya. Woh log aab pehle jaga nehi rehte. Aisa lagraha hai mujhse bohot Kuch chupa hai.  Yaa phir jaan bujhke chupaya gaya hai. But why?

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