The next day, all of them were eating their lunch when Sachin got a call. Purvi smiled at Sachin thinking it's Priya. Sachin looked at the phone and it was Nitya.
Abhijeet- utha lo.
Sachin- Meri behen hai sir. Baad mein call kar lunga.
He put the phone into his pocket and realized it could be an emergency.
Sachin- accha main aata hu.
He went away and called Nitya back.
Sachin- abhi kyun phone kar rahi hai? Sab thik hai na?
Nitya- bhaiya aapne news suni nahi?
Sachin- kya news?
Nitya- Priya ke baare mein.
Sachin- uske baare mein mujhe kuch sunna hi nahi.
Nitya- she died.
Sachin(shocked)- kya?
Nitya- haan. Suicide kar liya usne.
Sachin- arre kya bol rahi hai tu? Kal hi toh phone kiya tha usne mujhe.
Nitya- aap news dekhiye toh sahi.
Sachin- news mein kyun aayegi woh? itni famous toh hai nahi.
Nitya- aap jaante toh hain woh rich family se hai.
Sachin- tu pata nahi kya kya bol rahi hai.
Nitya- okay main link bhejti hu. Khud dekh lena.
Nitya disconnected the call and forwarded a link. He went shocked seeing the news. He was shaking and Daya came to him.
Daya- lunch time khatam ho gaya Sachin.
Sachin didn't say anything so Daya left him alone. Purvi noticed that he wasn't in a mood.
Abhijeet- accha chalo sab.
Purvi- sir main ek phone karke aati hu.
Abhijeet- sure.
Everyone went leaving SachVi alone. Purvi wanted to come near Sachin but wasn't sure if he was really in a mood to talk. Sachin sat down queitly and looked at Purvi who was standing in front him.
Purvi- sir... everything okay?
She saw tears in his eyes and her heart ached. She went near him and placed her hand on his head.
Purvi- kya hua?
Sachin- Priya...
Purvi- Priya kya?
He gave her his phone and she was confused. She clicked the link and was surprised.
Purvi- wow!
Sachin- yaar main chahta tha ki woh mujhe tang na kare but suicide?
Purvi- it's okay. Aapke karan thodi hua hai yeh.
Sachin- shayad haan.
Purvi- nahi.
She sat next to him and he avoided looking at her.
Purvi- look at me.
Sachin- nahi yaar tum kya soch rahi hogi mere baare mein. Itne time se kehta raha ki pyaar nahi karta aur ab aise behave kar raha hu.
Purvi- main kuch nahi soch rahi. Bas dekh rahi hu ki uske dhoka dene ke baad bhi aap uske liye kitna accha sochte hain.
Sachin- nahi yaar, usne phone kiya tha kal.
Purvi- I know.
Sachin- agar phone utha liya hota toh shayad yeh nahi hota.
Purvi- aap bekaar mein guilty feel kar rahe hain.
Sachin- woh uss din bata bhi rahi thi ki she's depressed and marne ko mann karta hai.
Purvi- ohh...
Sachin- maine gusse mein kaha mar jaao aur ab yeh dekho.
He cried and she felt uncomfortable. She felt like he still loves her. She wanted to comfort him, but was in a pain herself. Both of them were silent for a while. He turned to her and she was hurt.
Sachin- tum galat toh nahi soch rahi?
Purvi- kya?
Sachin- main aise behave kar raha hu toh...
Purvi- nahi, main kuch nahi soch rahi.
He could see that she was upset.
Purvi- chale? late ho rahe hain.
She got up and he grabbed her hand. She was about to cry and he knew he messed up. He hugged her and she just stood there. He pulled her tighter but she was still not responding.
Sachin- I am sorry.
She didn't say anything because she knew she will start crying. She pushed him away a little and went from there. He went behind her but there was a case waiting for them so they got busy. Purvi avoided him the whole day and he had to fix it. Purvi went home with Shreya so he went alone. He was making his dinner but Purvi was on his mind.
Sachin(to himself)- shit! main soch kya raha tha yaar? Purvi ko bahut bura laga hoga. Humare bich aisa rishta ho gaya hai jiska koi naam toh nahi lekin we act like we are together. Obvious hai ki she won't want me to cry for any other woman. Aur main ro kyun raha tha waise? Haan main nahi chahta tha ki Priya suicide kare but woh jo bhi kare mujhe kya? Woh toh mere liye pehle hi mar chuki thi. I really messed up.
He called her but she didn't answer. He texted and didn't get anything back. He kept his dinner aside and decided to go see her. He went to her house and rang the door bell but she wasn't opening it. He called her again and she finally answered.
Purvi- sir please go back.
Sachin- baat karni hai.
Purvi- mujhe nahi karni.
Sachin- please.
Purvi- no.
Sachin- accha toh main yahin rahunga.
Purvi- please go.
Sachin- no.
She opened the door after a while and he went in.
Purvi- kya hai?
He closed the door and looked at her.
Purvi- kya?
She was wearing shorts so he got distracted. She realized what he was looking at so she walked away.
Sachin- I am sorry.
Purvi- kis liye?
Sachin- sab kuch jo bhi aaj hua.
Purvi- kuch bhi toh nahi hua.
Sachin- Priya ko le kar jo hua uske liye sorry.
Purvi- toh uske liye sorry kyun?
Sachin- I know I messed up.
Purvi ran to her kitchen smelling the burn. He went after her.
Purvi- aap baith jaaiye na yaha kyun?
Sachin- tumse baat karne aaya hu baithne nahi.
Purvi- haan toh main aati hu na.
Sachin- okay!
He went back to the sitting room and sat down. She came to him after a while.
Purvi- aapke karan khana jal gaya mera.
Sachin- sorry again.
Purvi- ab boliye jo bolna hai.
Sachin- baitho toh.
Purvi- aap boliye toh.
Sachin- I am really sorry. Priya ke baare mein news dekh kar mujhe guilty feel ho raha tha. Main soch raha tha ki agar main thoda attention de deta toh shayad woh marti nahi.
Purvi- pata hai. Maine dekha tha ki aap abhi bhi usse pyaar karte hain.
Sachin- nooo...
He walked to her.
Purvi- it's okay sir. After all she is your first love.
She said this with a sad tone.
Sachin- tum galat soch rahi ho.
Purvi- iss mein sahi galat kuch nahi hai sir.
Sachin- galat nahi toh tum upset kyun ho?
Purvi- main upset kaha hu?
Sachin- show off toh mat karo at least.
Purvi- aap overthik kar rahe hain.
She walked away and he went behind her.
Purvi- picha kyun kar rahe hain?
Sachin- tum acche se baat hi nahi kar rahi.
Purvi- kar toh rahi hu.
Sachin- then look at me.
Purvi- aapki baatein ho gayi. Ab jaana chahiye.
Sachin- main nahi jaa raha.
Purvi- okay toh main hi jaati hu.
Sachin- drama band karo please. Kyun aise natak kar rahi ho jaise tumhe koi farak nahi padta?
She got mad hearing him. She looked at him and he could see the anger in her eyes. He realized he crossed the limit.
Purvi- drama main kar rahi hu?
Sachin- mera matlab woh nahi tha.
Purvi- toh kya matlab tha? aapki ex, aapka pyaar, sab kuch toh aap hi se related hai. Toh main drama kaha kar rahi?
Sachin- sorry!
Purvi- sorry toh mujhe kehna chahiye. Main hi pagal ho gayi thi.
Sachin- ab tum kya bole jaa rahi ho?
Purvi- maine aapke har baat pe bharosa kiya. Mujhe laga tha ki you moved on. Agar mujhe pata hota you still love her toh...
Sachin- maine kab kaha ki I love her?
Purvi- har baat kehne ki zaroorat nahi hoti sir. Kuch cheezein bina bole dikh jaati hain.
Sachin- I know mere rone se tumhe laga ki I still love her but trust me. I don't.
Purvi- aap hi khete rehte hain na ki dhoke se dar lagta hai? Aap khud dekhiye aapne mujhe dhoka diya hai.
Sachin- yaar maine koi dhoka nahi diya. Main bas guilt ke karan ro raha tha bas.
Purvi- I don't care anymore. Aap please jaaiye.
She walked towards her room and he was hurt. She looked back and saw him standing still looking at her. He walked up to her and she looked at his teary eyes.
Sachin- I am sorry for everything. Main itne saal se guilt mein jee raha hu. Ghar bhi nahi jaa sakta, Papa se aankh milane ki himmat hi nahi hoti. Yaha itna akela hone ke baad bhi, mera sach jaanne ke baad bhi tumne mera saath diya uske liye thank you so much.
Her heart was aching and she was just listening to him.
Sachin- aur raha sawal Priya ka toh main usse pyaar nahi karta. I know jis tarah se maine aaj behave kiya tumhe lag raha hai ki main abhi bhi move on nahi hua hu and i am sorry again. Mujhe uske hone ya na hone se koi farak nahi padta, bas socha nahi tha ki suicide kar legi issi liye dar gaya tha.
Purvi- Sachin...
Sachin- it's okay. main bahut lambi sochne lag gaya tha yaar. Socha tha thoda bahut savings kar lunga toh apna koi ghar toh hoga. Kaise na kaise karke Maa aur Papa ko bhi yahin apne saath le aaunga. Yaar maine toh yeh bhi soch liya tha ki tumse shaadi karunga aur life easy ho jaayegi. Pagal hu na main? Mujhse toh koi rishta hi nahi sambhalta, tum mujhse kyun shaadi karogi.
Purvi was looking at him with teary eyes.
Sachin- maze ki baat toh dekho. Priya ke liye maine family kho diya aur aaj ussi ke karan tum bhi mujhse dur ho gayi. But it's okay. Tum mere se dur hi rehna nahi toh tumhari bhi life kharab ho jaayegi.
He wiped his tears and came closer to her. He placed his hand on her cheek. She closed her eyes so tears were rolling down her cheeks. He wiped her tears and smiled.
Sachin- tum mere liye bahut special ho. I know humara rishta kuch na ho kar bhi bahut khaas hai. I know you care for me. And I know you wanna don't care anymore and that's better for you kyunki dekho na mere karan tumhe rona pad raha hai. Khush karne ki koshish karta bhi hu toh hurt kar deta hu.
He looked at her with so much love and she was already melting.
Sachin- kuch bologi nahi?
Purvi- aapne itna kuch bol diya. Main aur kya bolu?
Sachin- main aage se tumhare karib kabhi nahi aaunga. Bureau mein bhi pehle jaise act karunga.
Purvi- aapko pata hai na ki mujhe aapki zaroorat hai?
Sachin- zaroorat toh mujhe bhi hai tumhari lekin main tumhari life kharab nahi karna chahta.
Purvi- kharab kaha ho rahi hai? Aap khayal rakh toh rahe hain mera.
Sachin- haan try karta hu lekin dekho na aaj kya ho gaya.
Purvi- toh aap mujhe chod denge?
Sachin- chod nahi raha hu. Bas dur jaa raha hu.
Purvi- aap jaante hain ki main kitni akeli hu. Aap nahi honge toh kya karungi main?
Sachin- main yahin rahunga, lekin thoda dur.
Purvi- yehi aapka decision hai?
Sachin- shayad yehi sahi hoga.
He moved back and took a deep breath.
Sachin- I will miss you.
She just stood there and he went out. He got into his car and tears were rolling down his cheeks. Purvi closed the door and sat down crying to herself. He went home and both of them got to their beds. They were keep checking their phone for any calls. They fell asleep after changing many sides and she woke up from the nightmare. She checked her phone but he wasn't on the call. She cried a little more and couldn't sleep the whole night.
Thank you for reading!
