Love Through Time

chapter 21

RECAP:abir and mishti struggle through their feelings...

mishti:aarav found the way...

abir was shocked...

abir walked backwards and collapsed on the wall...he saw mishti...

abir:this soon?

he sat on the floor...mishti sat near him...

mishti held his hands...

there was silence for a minute...

abir tried to manage himself...he did not want to mishti to hurt herself...

abir:mishti...this is a good news...you are going back to your home like i promised to you...you should be happy...don't think anything else....be happy...

he tried to stop his tears...

mishti:then why are you not happy?

abir tried to look somewhere else...

mishti:abir?face me? will you be okay without me ?

abir tried to be strong...

abir:mishti...i will...so you should be too...

he tried to look somewhere else again...

mishti:okay then why are you not facing me ?

mishti turned his head towards her...

mishti:abir? tell me!

abir broke down...

abir:mishti...dont do this to me...i can't... 

mishti:abir...speak to me...you cannot hide everything within you...be honest with me...

abir:mishti...i can't be without you...i can't even think about that... it will be a nightmare... i ...i want to see your smile daily...i want to be with you till my last day...i want to grow old with you...i want to share everything with you... 

abir stood up... and walked front...

mishti was overwhelmed...

abir:how to tell you this ? you are my world !!! 

he turned towards her...he looked into her eyes...

abir:i love you mishti !! 

his eyes were wet...

mishti's eyes widened....

mishti:he loves me too!!!!!

abir turned ... trying to avoid her eyes...

there was a moment of silence...

mishti hugged him from the back...

abir was startled...

abir:mishti?you too-

mishti:silence... be silent ajeeb rajvansh...

he turned to face her...and they looked into each other's eyes... hugged again...

mishti:but abir...what if i leave-

abir shushed her... and pulled him off from the hug...he shifted her hand between both of his hands...

abir:promise me...you should not cry ...whatever happens...you should be strong...you should face it... will you ?

he looked at mishti for an answer...

abir:mishti? will you be strong for me?

mishti tried to nod....

abir remembered last night...