"Aagey ka socho aap." Neil snapped out of irritation.
"Neil! Main guilty nahi feel kar raha hoon us baat keliye. Bas mujhe yeh sochke acha nahi laga ki itne waqt baad agar maine Roohi pe haath uthaya toh uske peeche bhi isi ka haath hain kahin na kahi.
Iskeliye main Akshara ko kabhi maaf nahi karunga. Agar Roohi ko is chakkar mein maine phasaya hain toh use bahar bhi main hi nikalunga. Yeh bolne wala tha main." Abhimanyu clarified and Neil breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sorry" Neil said sheepishly.
"It's ok. Meri harqatein aisi rahi hain toh tumhara reaction jaayas tha. I know ki thoda time lagega for you to trust me with my feelings. I am not complaining. Kyunki woh zaruri bhi hain.
Agar main kabhi us direction mein jane lagoon, unintentionally hi sahi per jaane lagoon toh tu mujhe wapis kheenchke le aa." Abhimanyu said with a smile and Neil responded with a smile.
"Kahan se shuru karein Bhai?" Neil posed a question.
"Wahin soch raha hoon Neil. Jab Abhir ki custody case ke waqt unlogon ne har cheez ka istemaal kiya, tab bhi yeh baat nahi uchli ki Akshara Roohi ki Maa nahin hain.
Donon hi families ne iss baat ko cheda nahin. Maine aagey badhkar is baat keliye unhe thank you bola aur unki har badtameezi aur chaal ko undekha karke unhe maaf kardiya.
I was very grateful for those small mercies. Agar woh Abhir ko kidnap na karte aur uske baad sheher chodke bhag nahi jaate, toh aaj bhi co-parent kar rahe hote" Abhimanyu was pondering hard.
"Wahin toh nahi samajh aaraha hain mujhe. Jo cheez itni aasani se mil sakti ho, use itni complicatedly approach kyun karna hain? All she has to do is reach out.
Jo unhone ab tak nahi kiya. Aur ab kar rahi hain toh aisa public mudda banake? Has she lost it Bhai? Bachon pe kya asar padega iska, unko kuch padi nahi hain. Kisliye kar rahi hain?" Neil scoffed.
"Abhir keliye kar rahi hain obviously. Uska aur koi motive ho hi nahi sakta. Nothing that I can think of." Abhimanyu stated plainly.
"Then she is a big time fool. Unhe kya lagta hain? 8 saal baad woh ek interview dengi aur apni bewakoofi ko sacrifice ka naam dedengi toh Abhir daud ke chala jayega unke paas?
Pehle woh photos and now this. She just wants to force him to come back to her on his own. Hain na?" Neil snickered and looked at Abhimanyu who was in deep thoughts.
"Bhai?" He pushed.
"It's the most likely scenario. We can only guess her motives. Woh asal mein kya chahti hain...Woh toh us video ko dekhne ke baad hi pata chalega." Abhimanyu announced and Neil got the video clip to show him on his phone.
Abhimanyu saw the clip again and again and tried to read her body language and expressions. She looked very alien to him. Time had changed her a lot he guessed. Abhishek reached inside as soon as he was asked to get in.
He spoke, "Sir! Woh Youtube channel kafi popular hain. Unhe bahut achi response mili hain promo ki and they will not sell the clip to us." Abhimanyu gave Neil a look while Neil shrugged.
"Humein aisa kuch nahi karna hain Abhishek. Sorry for wasting your time and energy. Just be practical. Koi bhi itni badi gossip ya exclusive revelation apni haath se nahi jane dega." Abhimanyu's words made sense.
"Legally approach karke uspe stay la sakte hain hum sir." Abhishek suggested.
"At the risk of exposing the connection in the public eye? Kab tak karenge hum yeh sab? Agar usne soch liya hain ki use aise hi approach karna hain, toh she can just come live and speak up. Hum kuch nahi kar payenge." Abhimanyu reasoned.
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The Birlas' - BHAVANA
General FictionThis is Part - 3 of a story that takes off from where it ended in The Birlas' - PARINAMA. It traces the life and journey of Dr.Abhimanyu Birla and his family through different situations that life forces on them. It's a story about healing, it's a s...
