chapter 36

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Chapter start

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The scene is of xyz College.

Aaira came to the class a little early today, so right now she is sitting quietly at her place and the rest of the students are also coming.

And there's Aaira who is staring at the door, waiting for someone to come, she immediately averts her eyes from the door when he finally arrives.

Reyansh enters the class and the first thing he sees is Aaira who is sitting in the front seat, their usual seat.

He feels calm after seeing her and somewhere hopes that everything will be fine.

He thinks something and takes a step towards her, well he is worried about her too, did Avni scold her last night? He wants to know.

" Are you okay?" Reyansh asks her while taking his seat sitting next to her to which Ira replies nothing but hmm.

" Did aunty scold you?" he asks to which she sighs and looks at him

" No, but please I request you, stay away from me." Reyansh looks at her on hearing this

" And look I have convinced mom with great difficulty not to tell anything to papa so please stay away from me, I don't want that after mom, papa should also come to know about all this which has no meaning." She requests him in her calm voice as she doesn't want to be rude to him but at the same time, now she really doesn't want her father to know anything, that's why she said this.

After yesterday night she tried really hard to stop her mother from telling anything to her father even this morning.

That too when there is nothing between them and neither does she want to let anything happen between them.

She is a weird who doesn't know what happens to her in his presence that she can't control herself and that is what happened last night, but no, she doesn't want to let something like this happen again, she doesn't want to be close to him again in any way that would let her father find out something.

Meanwhile, Reyansh looks at her on hearing this, well he is not much surprised by her words, he knew that she will say something like this today.

" Not just uncle and aunty, I want to tell this to everyone." He says, at which she looks at him slightly shocked.

" Well, you know I am not very surprised today to see this changed behavior of yours again....Last night you had no objection to my closeness but today again you are asking me to stay away....hmm, okay." He says this and gets up from the bench taking his bag to which she gets shocked that where is he going without attending the class?

" Where are you going?" she asks

"Away from you." Answering this, he goes straight to the back seat to sit, which shocks her, she had asked to maintain a distance which was not right, but that does not mean that both of them cannot sit together.

Both of them had decided that they would remain just friends.

Well, this is fine too, If he doesn't want to sit with her.

she thinks this while seeing him who's sitting on back seat, but then she turns around and composes herself.

The professor comes to the class but during the entire class, Aaira and Reyansh's attention is somewhere else and not on the class, both of them are lost in each other's thoughts.

But then an hour later, the professor finishes the class and leaves but after the professor leaves, Aaira gets shocked when she sees that Reyansh walks out of the class without looking at her or saying anything.

Well her heart hurts somewhere, but this is what she wanted and maybe it is finally happening.

She didn't want to make him sad, but she did, but maybe he won't come to her again, as she wanted.

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On the other hand, Reyansh leaves the class and comes to the college ground and sits on a bench there.

Well today he really feels a bit hurt by her words, Because he is also a human being, somewhere, now he too feels bad when he does not see any results of his efforts.

He is a guy who never reveals himself much in front of everyone but he is changing himself for her but she is adamant on her stubbornness.

And her this thing is hurting him now.

Well, He won't stop trying but he really needs a break from all this and that's why he won't talk to her today and he doesn't know if he will talk to her tomorrow or not.

" No no Reyansh what are you thinking, no I don't want a break, this is the thing she is scared of that no one will be able to handle her.

No, I can't ignore her otherwise she will think that I am tired of her, no no I will not give up.

She can show as many tantrums as she wants, she can do whatever she wants to me.

But a break from her, no never, if she is stubborn then I am no less, let's see how she stops me from coming close to her."

Thinking negatively that now he will not talk to her, will stay away, he immediately comes back to his positive thinking.

" Bhagwan Ji, I have a request. Just like aunty has come to know, please let uncle know the same. It will become easier for me to love her openly." Looking up he requests his God.

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Later

Reyansh comes back to the class where he finds it empty because it is their free time but he sees that Aaira is in the class and she is designing something on a blank page, completely engrossed in her work.

He clears his throat and composes himself before moving closer to her but then she feels something and diverts her attention from the paper and looks up and then looks at the door where Reyansh is standing.

She looks at him and their eyes meet but Reyansh quickly looks away which she notices.

And while Reyansh takes his steps forward looking here and there, Aaira feels that he will again go and sit at the back but she is surprised when instead of going back, he comes and sits next to her.

Her heart beats suddenly get faster, but then after thinking something she starts focusing on her work without saying anything.

And Reyansh sees her silence and sighs.

" So, future wife, how did you feel being without me for some time, I mean, how did you feel being away from me?" He questions her and upon hearing him again call her his future wife, she realises that he is back in his original form.

" Distance from you has given me peace." She replies

" Well, is that so ? But unfortunately I will not let you live in peace, No matter how hard you try to push me away from you but I won't let you go away from me." He says to which she looks at him and he smirks.

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" Jiju, have you made any plans for Di's birthday?" These are Aadhriti's words to Ansh

At this time Aadhriti, Aarav and Arjun all three have come to the hospital to meet Ansh, As Ansh doesn't have any free time, so it is Aarav who asks Aadhriti and Arjun to come here so that they can all discuss this things together.

Advaita's birthday is four days before their wedding rituals begin.

Meanwhile, Ansh hears this and looks at the three of them, well he has thought of something for Advaita's birthday but as usual, not able to express his feelings in front of everyone, he replies to them with a "No".

" For now, no." Ansh replies to them to which all three look at each other

" Well, it's okay, but we have thought about it." Arjun says this to which Ansh looks at him.

" This will be Di's last birthday before marriage which she will celebrate with us, after that she will celebrate every birthday with you na..." says Aadhriti

" So we were thinking why don't we celebrate her birthday at her favourite place Goa." Aadhriti adds further to which Ansh looks at her

" Yes, anyway I will get permission to go to Goa only with Dii, otherwise Papa will never agree." Arjun further expresses his grief over not getting freedom from his father to which Aadhriti gives him a look.

" So jiju if you haven't thought of anything yet, will you come with us on this trip ?We have already taken the permission of the family, we just have to ask you if you will come with us?" Aadhriti says on which Ansh thinks something

" May I ask who all are going?" asks Ansh

" The family members refused saying that all of us should go, so if you go then you, Di, Aarav, Arjun and I and Advaita Di will convince Reyansh as we are not sure if he will go or not." Aadhriti replies after hearing which Ansh looks at Aarav

If he was already a part of their plan, then did he not think of taking Aaira along? But after thinking a bit, now Ansh does not think it right to ask Aarav any question about Aaira.

Don't know what has happened to both of them.

" Hmm, By the way, if you all don't mind, can I take my sister Aaira along with me ? Only if you all don't have any problem with her?" Ansh says

To which Aadhriti bites her tongue that why didn't she take Aaira's name before, Well it is not her fault either, she has not been able to form any bond with Aaira so her name does not stay in her mind that is why she forgot.

But Aarav doesn't react to this because once again Aarav is getting a little angry with Aaira, the whole family is angry with him just because of Aaira, he don't know what crime he committed by calling her cousin and that is why now he is also not in a mood to apologize to her, especially when the whole family is angry with him.

So now there is no use in apologizing to her.

" Jiju, what will be the problem in this, we will all like it, I did not suggest her name because I thought her father will also not agree like my father as she is the youngest in the house like me..." Arjun, while sharing the pain of his strict father, replies to Ansh by being happy to take Aaira along, to which Ansh looks at him

" Well, it's not like that in our house, Mamu doesn't say no if I take Aaira with me somewhere." says Ansh

" If that is the case then she is very lucky to have a brother like you." says Arjun to which Ansh smiles.

" Ok Jiju, now we will do further planning over the phone, we are leaving." Arjun says and after this Aadhriti and Arjun get up to leave from there, Aarav also gets up with them but Ansh stops him.

" Aarav, you wait, I want to talk to you something." Ansh stops Aarav and says on which Aarav stops and then Aadhrithi and Arjun say goodbye to both of them and leave from there.

" Ab kya lecture dena hai aapko mujhe ?" After Aadhriti and Arjun leave, Aarav says this to Ansh upon which Ansh looks at him.

" lecture nahi dena, par hume kahin jaana hai."

" Kahan ?" Aarav asks

" Mamu ke ghar, Aaira se baat karne." Ansh says

" Bhai aapne dekha tha, meri maafi par bhi usne mujh se baat nahi ki, toh ab main nahi jaa raha us se baat karne..." Aarav says to which Ansh sighs

" Tumhe chalna padega, aur theek hai tum dono ko jo karna hai karo, kabhi baat mat karna ek dusre se....par aaj mere kehne par sirf ek aur kosish kar lo, fir main tumhe kuch nahi bolunga." Ansh says to which Aarav sees him.

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On the other side

It is evening time

And Today not only Neil but Raj also comes here directly from office because after what he came to know about his son's act. After that he wants talks to Aaira and wants to makes her understand that no matter how many new relationships are formed but no one can take her place in their house.

That's why she should not worry about all this.

Simran is also already present in the Khanna house because both Raj and Simran had decided that today both of them will come here to talk to Aaira.

" Mamu, I know you and bua love me very much, so don't worry, I am fine." Aaira who is sitting next to Raj hugging him from the side, says this to which Raj smiles and kisses her on the top of the head.

And seeing them both like this her grandparents, Avni, Neil and Simran smile.

" And yes, if both of them ignore you for any reason then you should not feel bad at all, on the contrary you should ignore them and show them your power." Raj says this to Aaira

" Bhai, please don't teach her all this, she will start flying away. It is the mistake of both of them, so punishing one and giving so much love to the other is not right." Avni tells Raj

" No Avi, Whether it was the mistake of both or one...what Aarav did is not acceptable, even if it was Aaira's mistake, being the elder brother he would have explained things to her but no, he did not do that, well I did not expect this from him, he has really disappointed me with his actions." Raj says on which Aaira thinks something

Well, Aaira still can't understand what mistake she did that made Aarav so angry with her ?

Was it her fault that she asked for his time? After all, what did she do that made him think that she doesn't like his girlfriend?

Well, there is no conversation between them now, otherwise she would have definitely asked him this question.

It's not that she feels good fighting with Aarav but she knows that if they talk again, She will forget everything again and despite not wanting to, she will start claiming her rights on him being his sister which Aarav will not like...So to avoid any fight between them in future, it is better that both of them do not talk to each other.

And then there, the family talk something more on this topic, everyone's attention goes towards the door from where Ansh and Aarav are coming in.

And Ansh and Aarav get surprised to see their parents already here.

" Bhai main wapas jaa raha hu, ye dono fir mujhe daantenge..." Aarav takes a step back and says that when he sees his parents, but Ansh stops him

" Chupchap chalo." Ansh says while moving towards everyone with him

Well further, Ansh and Aarav meet their elders and take their blessings and then both of them also sit with everyone.

" Why have you both come here?" Simran asks both of them a question on which both of them look at their mother and before they could give any answer Avni speaks

" Bhabhi, What kind of question is this? This is their house too. They can come whenever they want." Avni says.

" No avu, This is not their house, they have both grown up, the meaning of relationships has changed for them, they have learnt to differentiate between their own and others.

So in their eyes, this is their relative's house where they will need a reason to come." Simran taunts both of them.

Well, Simran is upset with Aarav's action but at the same time she also scolds Ansh so that both of them think before doing such a thing in future.

And there on hearing these words of their mother, Ansh and Aarav look at her, well Ansh doesn't understand why he got such a harsh speech from his mother, he did not do any mistake.

But later their maternal grandparents sitting there save Ansh and Aarav from their mother's further speech and then Ansh tells everyone the reason for coming here.

Ansh tells Neil and Avni that he has come to get permission for Aaira to go to Goa as it is Advaita's birthday and her siblings want to celebrate her birthday there.

Listening to Ansh, Neil looks at Aaira who is already looking at him and looking at his daughter it is not difficult for him to understand that she does not want to go with them and if we look at things from another perspective, then what has happened to his daughter in the last few days after that, Neil himself does not want to send her to any place where she gets hurt in any way.

It is not that Neil has any complaint against Ansh and Aarav but if both of them hurt him again unintentionally and he is not there to take care of his daughter, then ? No, And at the same time Neil is still not able to digest the fact that Reyansh had come to drop Aaira home so late in the night in the presence of Ansh and Aarav.

And it is not that he has any problem with Reyansh, no Reyansh is a good boy, he has helped his daughter many times: for which he is grateful to him.

But still, considering some reasons, he does not want to let his daughter go anywhere, and that too not to another city outside the city.

" Sorry Ansh but Mannat will not go with you guys, you guys go and enjoy." Neil says to which Ansh looks at him

Well, Ansh's intention behind asking Neil directly before Aaira was that he thought that even if Aaira refuses once, Neil will not refuse him but he did not expect this answer.

Raj and Simran also do not say anything on Neil's words today because they know that whatever he did was right as a father.

" But why Mamu, why are you refusing...? Trust me I will take care of Aaira." Ansh says

" It's not a matter of trust bachha, I just can't allow her to go out of the city, Her safety is my first priority before anything else..." says Neil and Ansh knows that his mamu is just making this excuse.

" Mamu, it is not that we are going for the first time, we have gone before also...you did not refuse earlier then why now...are you angry with me? I'm sorry Mamu." Ansh says.

" You don't need to say sorry Ansh, and no, I am not angry, and there is nothing to be angry about and I let her go earlier, it doesn't mean that every time should be the same...things change with time and Mannat also doesn't want to go, so understand this, She won't go." Neil tells him

However, Neil is also worried about his daughter for what happened to her on the college trip about which Ansh and Aarav still do not know why their sister keeps distance from boys.

" Aaira... Ansh looks at Aaira and says

" Sorry bhai, Papa is right, I don't want to go, You all go and enjoy, anyway I don't want to spoil Bhabhi's birthday with my presence." Aaira says to which Ansh and Aarav looks at her.

Well, from her last words, Aarav understands that she is not able to forget the same words that he said to hurt her that she spoils people moods and everything.

To be continued.......