The Argument

                                    

                                          
Manisha pov 
Today there was no one at home except me and Abhishek. Aunty have given me a great responsibility to teach Abhishek how to cook. 
Waking him up was the hardest job. Then telling him to brush his teeth and take a bath then only he will get kisses. 
He is a literal child. More than his girlfriend I feel like I am his mother. 
The kitchen was bustling with activity as  we chopped vegetables for the stir fry. I couldn't help but smile as I felt my boyfriend's presence behind me. I felt his hands come around my waist and he kissed my neck softly.
I turned around and smiled at him. His eyes were sparkling with love and devotion, and I couldn't help but feel my heart melt. We took turns chopping and stirring the ingredients, and I felt like everything in the kitchen was in perfect harmony.
We cooked and laughed together, and I felt like we were in our own little world. 
I looked up at him and he looked down at me with a huge grin on his face.
I knew in that moment that this was something I wanted to do forever. I wanted to spend my days cooking alongside my love and just enjoying each other's company. 
Chal abh chakh kar dekhte hai ki Chef Abhishek na kya banaya hai? , I said. 
Ek min ruk main ek aur cheez lekar aya, he said excitedly to bring something from the kitchen. 
I smiled at him and till the time I took my phone and started scrolling through Instagram. 
I saw some story by Jiya where she reposted a reel that said something like "Abhiya is not fictional, it's true". 
I didn't like it at all.. 
Manisha iss sauce ke saath try kar, Abhishek said as he came. 
I didn't reply back and just took the sauce. 
Kya ho gaya terko?, he asked. 
Jiya, I said sadly
He seriously came and sat down on the chair and took my hands in his hands. 
Kya kiya usne? , he asked softly. 
Abhishek woh saari abhiya wali stories daalti hai. Jaan pooch kar teri live mei comment karti hai. Tere saamne tujhse flirt karti hai, woh har interview mei meri burai karti hai, tujhe koi problem nahi hoti hai inn sab cheezo se? I said a little angrily. 
Meri jaan aisa kuch nahi hai. Mujhe hoti hai problem. Maine usse bola bhi hai yeh baat. Usne tere baare mei bura bolna band kar diya hai jabse main usse kaha hai, he said. 
Aur flirting? Woh kabhi rokti hai usse? Terko limit set karna aani chahiye na? , I told him. 
Maine usse kaha tha. Main uski flirting ka jawab nahi deta. Main uski stories aur tweets bhi ignore karta hoon, he said. 
Ignore karna kya hota hai? Ignore ka matlab hai ki tu karti hai aur main bhi galat Nahi dikhu, I said. 
Main tere saamne usse kitni baar mana kar chuka hoon. Uss din national TV par publicly mana kiya tha. Ab isse zyada main kya karu? , He said. 
Toh yeh toh sirf mere saath galat ho raha hai na, woh karti rehti hai aur Tu sunta rehta hai I said raising my voice a little. 
Arre yeh kya baat hui? Jab elvish ghar aata hai toh woh nahi karta tere saath flirting? , he said. 
Abhishek, Tu bhi janta hai aur main bhi jaanti hoon. Elvish aur jiya ki flirting mei bahut farak hai. Elvish mujhe pasand nahi karta woh sirf mazak karta hai par jiya tujhe pasand karti hai. Elvish woh bhi kabhi kabar ki karta hai aur woh bhi sirf tareef, flirting nahi, I said. 
Toh iss logic so toh jiya bhi mere saath flirting nahi karti sirf meri tareef karti hai, Tu abhi illogical baat kar rahi hai Manisha, agar main usse mana kar chuka hoon toh ab kya karu, he said. 
Maine bas itna hi kaha ki mujhe yeh nahi pasand hai.Bas yehi kehna tha, I said and picked up my stuff and went out. 
Authors pov
Manisha sat in the garden, tears streaming down her face. 
They had had a terrible argument, one of the worst they had ever had.  
Manishawas saying hateful things that she instantly regretted. She had seen the hurt in her boyfriend's eyes as he had stormed out of the house, and now all she could think about was how she had hurt him. 
Abhishek was no better. Manisha had ended the fight by slamming the door and storming out, leaving Abhishek feeling empty and alone.
He had spent the rest of the afternoon trying to make sense of what had happened. 
He was, staring at the door that Manisha had exited through, and all he could feel was regret.
He decided to give her some privacy. He thought she will come back early. 
The hours passed, but Manisha didn't come back. Abhishek felt like he was in some kind of limbo, not knowing if Manisha was going to come back or if she was going to stay away.
Now Abhishek was a lot worried. He went through every street trying to find his Manisha. He had searched everywhere, but there was no trace of her. He was in a state of panic.Desperate to find her, Abhishek tried to think of any possible places she could be. Few tears slipped from his eyes but he quickly wiped them. 
But what will happen when he suddenly gets a call saying that his Manisha got into an accident? 
Authors note 
Thoda sa angst bhi banta hai yall. Jab tak kahani mei twist nahi ayega tab tak maza kaha ayega? 
Btw who do you think is right Manisha Or Abhishek?