chapter 32

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" Mom, did Mamu treat you like this after Bua came into his life, did he ever ignore you?" Aaira asks Avni

" Baby, I won't lie to make you feel good because that would be wrong.....bhai never ignored me for bhabhi." Avni answer her and the truth is, at this point, she can't lie about the selfless love her brother has given her just to make Aaira feel better.

Sometimes, no matter how much the truth hurts us, it is right to speak it.

At this time Aaira is sitting in her room with her mother.

Neil, who is out of town for some work today, is unable to pick up Aaira from college, so today the driver brings Aaira back home from college.

But coming home, Aaira cannot hide the sadness she has got from her brothers from her mother even if she wants to....and when Avni noticed her weeping eyes and asked her what happened to her ? Then she shared everything with her mother, what Aarav said to her and what Ansh did to her.

Aaira told everything to her mother that now the behavior of both of them has changed for her.

Whereas after listening to all the things said by Aaira, Avni understands that whatever they both did was not wrong somewhere.

Yes, Aaira feels bad about the things they did but both of them are not wrong in their place.

Obviously these three are no longer children, all three have grown up, and Ansh is about to get married, so obviously his wife will be more important to him now, so in that situation, whatever Ansh did is not wrong.

" And sometimes bhai has placed me above Bhabhi and that too probably happened because Bhabhi was good. Bhabhi never felt bad that why bhai gives me more time than her and this is also because Bhabhi never considered me as her sister-in-law, she always considered me as her little sister." Aaira smiles slightly after hearing this answer from her mother.

Why did both ( Advaita & Aadhriti) of them not treat her like that, just because she was not the real sister of their respective men.

" Hmm, and it was all possible because Mamu is your own brother, and in the same way I have never seen Papa ignoring Bua because of you because obviously Bua is also Papa's own sister. But I am the cousin of both of them." Aaira says

" Mom, I wish the guy who often comes in my dreams nowadays and claims to be my brother was with me in real life....Kaash mera bhi sch me koi apna bhai hota..." Aaira says and Avni's heart becomes heavy hearing her daughter's painful voice.

" If I had a brother of my own, he would never ignore me even if someone else came into his life, just like Papa and Mamu who never ignore you and bua." She adds

" It's ok baby, Anyway, you have your father...you know that your father is not just your father, he is your friend, your brother, everything.

you can share everything with him." Avni explains to her, to which she looks at her.

" Mom, you know, I still remember, on the first day of college, Aarav bhai was very happy that I was in the same college as him, and he said that no one can take my place in his life but now....." She is unable to say anything further because not only has someone taken her place but Aarav has removed her place from his life, which she is feeling sad about.

But after listening to all his words, Avni thinks something. Maybe the whole mistake is not just Aarav's, she might have done something too?

Well, she has faith in her daughter that she can never think of making her brothers unhappy, but maybe she too might have made a mistake.

" Bachha, Did you say something wrong to Aarav or do something wrong to him due to which he is hurt ?" Avni asks her

" I don't know what I said that offended him....But mom trust me, I am not jealous of his friend, don't know why he feels that way....but mom you tell me why would I be jealous of his friend, what do I lack that I should be jealous of his that friend." Aaira says

" I had just asked bhai for some of his time. Couldn't he give me some time after spending time with his friend and I also expected this from Aarav bhai because Ansh bhai was not here else I wouldn't have disturbed him at all." she says to which Avni looks at her

" But after hearing what Bhabhi said today, I have understood that if Ansh Bhai was here, then he would have changed too.....and this is also right, why would anyone give me their time leaving his wife and girlfriend, after all I am just their cousin......When there was no one in their life, they treat me good but now they finds me annoying." She says this while crying to which Avni does not do anything further but hugs her upon which Aaira's tears start flowing even more.

" Stop crying, what's done is done, don't think so much about all that now." she says, upon which she holds her mother even tighter.

" Mom, am I really annoying ? Do I spoil your and papa's mood with my stubbornness ? Are you both tolerating me?" Hearing the same things from everyone, this feeling also arises in Aaira's mind, she feels that obviously her parents will not speak clearly but maybe they too will be annoyed with her antics.

But on hearing this, Avni separates from her and first of all she cups her face and wipes her tears.

" You don't know what you mean to me and Papa, how much we long to hear your voice, so how can you even think that we are tolerating you?" she says to which Aaira looks at her

" You are our life, without you Papa and I are nothing.

And let anyone say whatever they want to say about you....We know how your presence brightens our mood in an instant and as far as stubbornness is concerned, if we don't fulfill your stubbornness then whose stubbornness will we fulfill ? Hmm, tell me?" Avni tells her to which Aaira looks at her silently sobbing.

And after hearing and saying all this, Avni understands that it is important for Aaira to understand some things now, And although the relationship between these siblings will be fine in a few days, it is still important to tell Aaira all this so that this does not happen again.

" Bachha, listen to me carefully, if Aarav doesn't like your interference in his life then don't do all this in future...If Aarav feels like it then he will spend time with you, if not then you should not make any demands from him....ok ?" Avni says to which Aaira sees her

" And the same thing applies to Ansh as well, bachha you all have grown up now, and Ansh is also going to get married now, so it is not right for you to expect his time from him.

Things are not the same every time, Ansh's life is going to change and Aarav's life will also change in a few years, so that neither of them gets hurt nor you, that's why do not expect from them like before that they should give you time and attention like before." Avni complete her words and Aaira sees her silently

" Do you understand na what I am trying to tell you?" Avni asks her

" Yes mom I understand, and maybe it will take me some time but I will control myself and not disturb both of them, their priorities are changing and there is nothing wrong in this." She says this to which Avni smiles slightly.

Well Avni knows that this thing is not right between these three, Nothing of this sort ever happened between these three.

But now if both of them are facing any problem because of Aaira in anyway so it is her duty to make Aaira understand that she should not do anything in future which would make Ansh and Aarav more angry with her and their relationship should not get spoiled further because of all this.

" And you know papa and I are always there for you, whatever you want to share, whatever it is you can talk to us." Avni says and Aaira does not say anything further but hugs her mother on which Avni thinks something caressing her hair on her back.

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" Dii, Maybe he was wrong but she wasn't right either, she is really stubborn, if things don't go the way she wants she gets angry instantly." These are the words of Aadhriti who is currently sitting in Advaita's room and saying this to her.

It is 7 in the evening, sometime ago Advaita returns home after spending the day with Ansh but then Aadhriti comes to her room and she shares with her what happened in college. She tells Advaita everything about what happened between Aarav and Aaira.

Well Advaita also knows about Aarav and Adhriti, because obviously even though Ansh was abroad, here both of them were in front of her eyes and such things cannot be hidden, except the family almost everyone knows about these two.

And on hearing Aadhriti's words, Advaita thinks something but doesn't say anything, because being a stubborn person herself, she can understand Aaira's stubborn nature.

" I don't know why she doesn't like me..." Aadhriti adds, to which Advaita sighs

" Well, which sister would like a girl who creates distance between her and her brother?" Advaita asks her, which shocks Aadhriti

" Dii, I haven't done anything like that, I haven't created any distance between them." Aadhriti clarifies

" But you didn't even stop Aarav from going away from her, did you try to make things right between the two of them ?" Advaita asks her to which she looks at her confused

" Ok leave all this, did you talk to Aaira later when Aarav talked to her like that?" Advaita asks her to which she shakes her head in no.

" Hmm, At that time you didn't console her but now you are here criticizing her that she is stubborn and all..." Advaita says on which Aadhriti sees her

" Well you know you should be thankful that whatever Aaira said, she said it to her brother and not to you....If I were in her place, I would have said a lot of things to that girl because of whom my brother insults me in front of her..." Advaita adds

" Tell me, would you like it if your brother ever insults you in front of his girlfriend?" She asks and Aadhriti knows the answer will be no.

" Obviously no one would like this, so what were you expecting from Aaira at that time that she would hug you after getting insult by her brother.

So after whatever happened, it's obvious that Aaira will have bitter feelings towards you." Advaita makes her understand Aaira pov.

" And yes I won't tell you much but if you are seeing your future with someone then that person should not be your only priority, along with him, his entire family should also be your priority...." Advaita says this and she's silently listening to her

" You didn't make Aaira feel good at that time? Why? Because you thought that she is his cousin so what do you have to do with her...relationships don't work like this.

Even if it was Aaira's mistake, you should have talked to her that time, maybe she would have liked it." Advaita says this to which Aadhriti looks at her thinking something.

" Well it is not your fault either, you are not old enough to understand all the relationships and I am not old enough to give you advice on all these things.....But still, if you want to make your relationship with Aarav strong, so you will have to look at not just Aarav but also the other relationships connected to him without ignoring anyone, Without thinking that she is just his cousin." Advaita tells her this on which she gets lost in some thoughts."

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" Aarav give me your phone." Ansh says while entering Aarav's room and Aarav who was sitting on his bed gets up and looks at him

" Why my phone?" Aarav asks him

"I have to call Aaira, I don't know why she is not picking up my phone..." Ansh says to which Aarav sighs as he obviously knows why she is not picking up his calls.

Well, after leaving Advaita at around 6:30 in the evening, Ansh comes home and since then he has been calling Aira but she is not picking up his call.

" Bhai, when she is not picking up your call, why would she pick up my call? You try from someone else's phone." Aarav says but he is unable to make eye contact with him and Ansh notices this

" And why won't she pick up your call?" Ansh asks him to which Aarav doesn't say anything and Ansh thinks something.

" By the way, how is everything between you and Aaira now? I hope things are fine between you two now?" Ansh asks him to which Aarav doesn't give any reply and Ansh finds his behavior a bit strange

" Aarav I am asking you something." Ansh asks him

" Bhai why are you asking me all this, it is not always my mistake, if you want to ask something then go and ask her." Aarav says and now it is not difficult for him to understand that something must have happened between these two and maybe that is why Aaira is not even talking to him now

" What has happened now?" Ansh asks him to which Aarav gets shocked that how did he know that something has happened.

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On the other side,

in Khanna house

Aaira is sitting alone in the garden, sad. And Neil and Avni are standing at the door of the house and looking at her, Well, Neil also comes home in the evening and this was something that Avni could not hide from him, so now Neil also knows what all happened today.

Well if it was a small matter then Avni would have hidden it from Neil but Neil keeps taunting her that both mother and daughter have started keeping a lot of secrets from him these days so that is why she tells him this because this was something that she could not hide from Neil even if she wanted to.

" Neil, I don't like seeing her like this at all. she is very much attached to both of them, I don't know how all this happened between them." Avni tells Neil.

" It's ok, what happened has happened. But from now on I will have to take care that this never happens to her again, because I cannot see her like this." Neil says and then goes from there towards Aaira, upon which Avni looks at him.

" Hey Princess..." Aaira slightly startled hearing her father voice all of sudden but then she sees her father sitting on his knees in front of her.

" Would you like to go on a date with me tonight ?" Neil says slightly bowing down his head in front of her, bringing a smile to her face

Well, Neil doesn't want to repeat the same things which Avni has already talked to her, so he says this to brighten her mood

And there, it is not difficult for Aaira to understand what her father is trying to do and then she turns her face back and looks towards the door of the house where she sees her mother and smiles at her.

" Papa, you have your Lily, then why do you want to take me on a date? Go ask her." She says, teasing her father.

" I know I have my Lily, but you are also my little Lily, so tell me now would you like to go on a date with me?" he says

" No." Aaira further teases her father, to which Neil pouts

" Ouch, You broke my heart princess." Neil says while keeping his hand on his heart, on which the smile on Aaira's face increases.

" Papa, grow up." Aaira tells her father on his antics

" ye lo, now the daughter will tell her father to grow up...And by the way, this is my line but with little twist..." he says on which Aaira sees him and Neil continues

" Princess, never grow up, stay the way you are because Papa likes you smiling, not sad." Neil says this to her moistening her eyes.

" I love you Papa." Saying this, Aaira, while sitting on the couch, hugs her father who is sitting on his knees in front of her.

" I love you too mera bachha." Neil says to her to which Aaira smiles and then moves away from him and Neil looks at her

" Ok, now stop being emotional and I am asking you again, would you like to go on a date with me?" He comes back to the topic

" No, but yes today you will have to cook food for me at home because let me tell you a secret..." she says to which Neil nods

" I am bored of eating food cooked by your wife." she says but both father and daughter get shocked when they hear Avni's voice from behind.

" Now you both should forget that I will ever cook for you." Avni says glaring at both of them, on which both of their eyes widen.

" Oops, How come your wife always enters at the wrong time." says Aaira to her father to which Avni glares at her

" It's magic." Avni says glaring both of them to which both rolls their eyes together teasing Avni on which she pouts.

But then nothing further, but Aaira signals her parents to hug her together, upon which both of them embrace her in their arms together.

And then after sharing a nice family moment, Neil comes inside the house with his Lily and princess where he fulfills his daughter orders and prepares today's dinner for her in which Aaira helps him too standing in the kitchen and Avni admired this moment of daughter and father and she smiles seeing how Neil brightened Aaira mood in an instant.

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" Now I have nothing to say to you Aarav, there is a limit to everything but today you have crossed that limit." Ansh tells Aarav that when Ansh asks him repeatedly and Aarav filled with guilt spills out what he said to Aaira today and hurt her.

" Bhai sorry, I don't know how these words came out of my mouth, but please tell her to forgive me." Aarav tells him to which Ansh looks at him

" Stop this drama of yours being guilty Aarav, whatever the matter was, whatever Aaira did, but you...How did you lose your senses so much that you told her the thing that our parents have never taught us till date...We were always one, what is this thing called own and cousin ?" Ansh asks him. to which Aarav is unable to look into his eyes.

" How did such thoughts come into your mind... if you had a problem with her then you would not have talked to her, but what was the need to say all this to her ? When you know how sensitive she is, but now maybe you don't even remember all this about her." Ansh speaks to him to which Aarav has no answer.

" And for this person who came two days ago, you forgot your childhood relationship? That's good, If tomorrow Aaira does the same thing to you, doesn't talk to you, and only considers you as her cousin, then don't complain."

Aarav looks at Ansh on hearing this

" And now I understand why she doesn't like to talk Aadhriti...For the thing you are blaming Aaira for, you should ask yourself why she doesn't like your choice." Ansh says this to which Aarav looks at him

And then Ansh doesn't say anything further but goes away from there leaving Aarav in his guilt.

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Other side

Neil cooks dinner for Aaira and the whole family spends a good time together and somewhere, by spending time with her family, Aaira's mood improves to a great extent.

She comes to her room to sleep but before sleeping she checks her phone where not only is there a call and message from Ansh but she sees that she has also received a message from Reyansh in which he is asking about her well-being, how is she now?

But she neither answers any of Ansh's calls nor opens any of his messages nor gives any reply to Reyansh and quietly switches off her phone and sleep.

Well, the reason for Ansh not coming here even after knowing the truth was that it was already night and he knew that everyone would be present at home and he did not want to create any scene in front of everyone by coming here at this time and that is why he decided to talk to Aaira about all this tomorrow morning.

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" Why are you punishing me for Aarav's mistake?" Ansh asks Aaira

It is around 10 in the morning. Aaira does not go to college today because she does not feel like going, so when Ansh comes to meet her, he meets her at home.

And at this time both of them are sitting and talking in Aaira's room where Aaira is silent.

" Why are you not talking to me, what have I done?" Ansh says again seeing her silent

" You have not done anything bhai." says Aaira

" If I have not done anything then I have been calling you since last night, why are you not talking to me ? Why are you punishing your bhai ?" Ansh asks her

" Why would I punish you bhai, a cousin doesn't have this much right." Aaira says which hurts Ansh

" What nonsense are you talking about, and don't you dare say those words again, you are my sister, Whoever wants to say anything can say it, but you are my sister and it is okay, maybe I have also made some mistakes, I will correct them but don't say again that you have no rights.

The arrival of someone new will not change your place and your rights in my life." Ansh says to which Aaira doesn't say anything and Ansh is really hurt by her silence.

He has never seen her so quiet, especially with him.

Well, for him both his brothers and sisters are the same and he loves both of them equally but this time he is really angry at Aarav's action that what did he do, due to which Aaira became so silent.

To be continued.......