chapter 37

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" But why did he refuse? It won't look good if everyone goes except Aaira." These are Advaita's words to Ansh on phone when he tells her that Aaira will not go with them.

Well, it is a surprise for Advaita that they are going there to celebrate her birthday but it is not a surprise as to where they are going, because first of all Advaita herself knows that her birthday is near and secondly, Advaita cannot go the entire journey blindfolded, so it was necessary to tell her where they were planning to go.

But now when Advaita comes to know that everyone will go but not Aaira, she does not like it and neither does she find it right.

" Now nothing is hidden from you because you yourself told me that Aadhriti told you everything about the fight between Aarav and Aaira in college, So that's probably the reason why Aaira doesn't want to go with us and Mamu is also probably angry with us for the same reason otherwise he would not have made so many excuses to refuse sending Aaira anywhere with us." Ansh tells her the whole reason on which she thinks a bit

" Should I talk to Aaira, I am sure she won't refuse me, she has always been sweet with me." Advaita says, which Ansh also knows is probably true, whatever complaints Aaira has are with him and Aarav, she has no problem with Advaita.

And maybe Aaira never had any problem with Aadhriti too but Aarav's misunderstanding spoiled everything.

" Maybe she may not refuse you but still this time Mamu is also there who is refusing and I don't know how to convince him because he is not ready to listen to anything...He never did this before, in Aaira's case he trusted me blindly but now....." says Ansh

" It's ok, everything will be fine and yes, I will talk to him too.

So now it's final I have to convince three people and I am sure that all three of them will not refuse me." Advaita says to which Ansh gets confused, three people?

"Who is this third person?" Ansh asks

" Arre, Just like my future husband is shy, I have a shy brother, Reyansh, I will have to convince him too." Ansh hears this and he sighs.

Well he did not pay attention to this name in all this earlier.

" Is it necessary for him to go?" If Aaira goes, Ansh will be disturbed by Reyansh's presence, and that is why this question comes out of his mouth automatically.

And there, Advaita smiles at his question.

Well, after the mall incident, after getting information from Aarav that Ansh doesn't like Reyansh being with Aaira, And then on Karvachauth, while spending time with her on the terrace, the way he left her and went to separate Aaira and Reyansh after seeing them in the garden, from that she has got some hint that maybe there is something between them which Ansh is not liking.

But if there is something between them then what is wrong in it? They both look good together.

Don't know what problem this man has with love, neither does he do it himself nor lets others do it. She thinks.

" Yes, it is very important for him to come with us because he is my brother." Advaita reminds him on which Ansh makes a face, this is also true that Reyansh is her brother, now he will have to bear him at many places even if he doesn't want to.

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" Papa, can I share something with you?" Aaira says to Neil

At this time Aaira is sitting in the garden with her father and doing her favorite thing, that is to watch the stars in the sky, and talking about her day with her parents, Well, right now her mother is not present here so she is just talking to her father, keeping her head on his shoulder and looking towards the sky.

" Papa, do you know the person who comes in my dreams and introduces himself as my brother, his face is starting to become clear now, and do you know who he looks like?" Neil hears her words while thinking about something and looking at the sky.

" Like whom?" Hearing these words from her father, Aaira in excitement shakes off his shoulder and sits cross-legged in front of him on the couch

" Just like you." Aaira says smilingly to which Neil suddenly feels a strange pain in his heart.

But then a faint smile comes on his face knowing that he looks like him.

If he was really among them then probably he would have looked like him because as people say, children's faces resemble their parents.

" Papa, he talks to me just like you, takes care of me just like you. But alas, all this is a dream, it would have been so nice if he were in reality.....Then, Grandpa, Grandma, you, Mom, me and he would have been a complete family." Neil hears his words and a slight smile comes on his face.

But at the same time today, knowing her wish again that she wish her brother was actually with her, Neil thinks something.

He thinks maybe he should tell Aaira that she had a brother but there was a time when they were going through bad times and fate took away this happiness from them.

Well, he had never thought of telling all this to Aaira, but now these days Aaira is repeatedly sharing this dream with him and Avni, so he knows that as good as this thing is, it hurts Avni by remembering the past, but yes, obviously Avni will never express her pain in front of Aaira nor will she tell Aaira not to talk to her about it.

But he knows that now he will have to talk to Aaira about this and anyway, now Aaira has grown up so much that if he tells her all this then she will take care in future not to talk about all this in front of Avni again.

" Bachha, Today I will tell you one thing, the guy who is coming in your dreams is really your brother..." Aaira gets slightly shocked at this word of her father.

" What? But... before Aaira can express her confusion, Neil continues

" You know, sometimes a person is not with us but his connection with us never ends. He is connected to us in some way or the other." He says to which Aaira sees him.

" You always wanted to have a brother and these days this desire of yours is increasing, so maybe that is why your brother had to come for you.

These days you are sad, that is why he comes to meet you in your dreams to remove your sadness." Neil tells her to which she looks at him

And yes it is true, these days her wish to have a brother of her own is increasing due to some reason and it is also true that by having his dreams her sadness goes away and she wakes up in the morning with a happy smile.

" You know, before you, mumma-papa were going to have a baby but he did not survive at the time of birth." Neil tells this to Aaira with a heavy heart, upon which Aaira's eyes fill up with tears automatically.

" And these days your brother is coming in your dreams and fulfilling that void in your life for which you are yearning, he is meeting you because you wanted to meet him but unfortunately he is not with us but the connection with him will probably always remain." Neil tells her all this and Aaira also feels heavy hearted after hearing all this.

And yes what Neil says it's happens sometimes, when we feel the absence of that person in our life or wish and desire for his/her presence, then he/she appears to us in some form or the other.

And there after hearing all this from her father Aaira feels guilty that how many times she might have unintentionally said this and maybe made her parents sad by reminding them of the old incident.

" And I am telling you all this today so that whatever you want to share after today, you can share it with me but never talk about these things with Mumma, never, because it hurts her, okay ?" He says to which she nods

"I'm sorry papa, I hurt both of you by saying this so many times...." she says in guilt

" No, don't, you did not know anything so how is it your fault, and even today I told you only so that Avni does not get hurt." Neil tells her and his this words brings a slight smile on her face seeing her father's love for her mother that how he tries in every way to ensure that she does not feel sad nor get hurt in any way.

" Aap mumma se bahut pyar karte ho na ?" Neil smiles at her words.

" Haan, bahut." Aaira smiles at his words but at the same time she thought to tease her father to lighten his heart which is heavy with the memories of the past.

" Accha but papa you have to name one person whom you love the most? Mumma or me?" Aaira asks this question with her mischievous smile to which Neil looks at her, what is this dilemma now?

" Baby, I love you both so much, no more, no less." Neil replies

" No no, it will be a little more or less, so answer, mumma or me ?" Neil looks at her but then smiles after thinking something

" Mumma." Aaira's mouth hangs open which makes Neil smile

" Now don't react like this, you asked and I told the truth as you know I don't lie and yes I love you very much but I love her one percent more than you because she came into my life first, and she came into my life only then we got a lovely angel like you." Neil cups her face and says this to her, upon which she mentally smiles.

Well, she liked her father's answer that her father loves her mother more because in today's times where relationships break easily, it is difficult to find such love.

" Huh, Now don't make all this sweet answers, I understood everything, but it's ok, I have my mumma who loves me more than you." she says

" Not at all, she also loves me more than you...but she is a mother na, she will never tell the truth that she loves her husband more than her daughter." Neil teases her at which she pouts.

" You are so bad papa, it is not like that at all, mumma loves me more than you, for her you are second and today I will prove it." Says Aaira

" How ?" Asks Neil

"We will directly ask Mumma the answer to this question." says Aaira when she sees Avni coming closer to them

" And yes, now we have a bet, whoever loses will cook breakfast tomorrow morning..." says Aaira to which Neil gives her a disbelief look

" Baby, just tell me straight away, papa, make breakfast for tomorrow because what will you do even if you lose, do you know how to cook ?" Neil reminds her

" hwww, Papa, I know how to make Maggie." Aaira says proudly

"Correction, you only know how to boil water for Maggie.." Aaira pouted at Neil for saying this.

" What are you both talking about ?" Avni comes from behind and asks both of them and before Neil can answer, Aaira says

" Mumma, do you love me more or Papa ?" Avni smiles at Aaira's question

" Obviously I love my baby more." says Avni as she sits next to Aaira and kisses her forehead

" Papa, here you lost, I won." Hearing this from Aaira, Avni looks at her in confusion, what is win or loss?

" Huh, I told you earlier that she is a mother, she will lie.

Yaar wifey tell the truth that you love me more than her." Avni looks at him on hearing this, is he kid who's demanding like this ?

And clearing Avni confusion, Aaira tells her everything about what was happening between them before her arrival, And how her papa said that he loves her mumma more than her.

Well Avni is not surprised to know this from Neil because he has always told her that she comes first for him.

But she is surprised that why was there a need for him to say this to Aaira, can't he lie for his daughter that he loves her more than his wife.

But at the same time after knowing all this, Avni supports Aaira

" Baby, whatever papa says, you come first for mumma...." Avni says giving a teasing smile to Neil to which he pouts.

" huh, Ok, I am ready to cook breakfast tomorrow morning..." says Neil, admitting his defeat

" For me, Maggie." Aaira says while placing her order for tomorrow morning to which Neil gives her a look.

But at the same time all three smiles and Neil cherishes the happiness present in this moment and wants to fill his every day with such happiness and fun with his precious.

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" Uncle, please allow Aaira to come with us..." these words are Advaita's to Neil

Well, this morning Advaita comes here with Ansh and Aarav to talk to Neil and now Neil is in a dilemma as to how to refuse Advaita.

" Uncle please, give this to me as my birthday gift, I will be happy if you let Aaira go with me." Advaita says and now Neil doesn't understand how to say no to her, that too when she is asking for this as a gift.

Neil looks at Aaira who is sitting on the other couch opposite him, Well after seeing her he understands that she does not want to go but now after Advaita has said so much how can he refuse her.

" Ok bachha, it's a yes from me." Neil tells Advaita, making her happy, and Ansh sees that his Mamu refused him and agreed to Advaita's request. waah.

" But bachha, also, I don't want to force Mannat in any way. If she doesn't feel like going then the final decision will be hers whether she wants to go or not." Neil speaks clearly to which Advaita looks at Aaira who is looking everywhere except at her.

Well Aaira really doesn't want to go, but as her father got trapped, now she also doesn't understand how to say no to Advaita, she has come here for this thing, and it wouldn't look good to say no.

But further, Neil and Avni who were with them, both look at each other and think that it would not be right for them to stay in between their conversation because maybe those people couldn't talk openly in front of them, that's why both of them decide to leave from there.

" Okay you kids talk, I have some work." Saying this Neil heads towards his room

" I also have some work..." saying this Avni also goes behind Neel.

And here Advaita sees Aaira and goes close to her and sits beside her.

" Why don't you want to go with us? Don't you like spending time with me?" Advaita questions her, to which Aaira sees her.

Well, Advaita somewhere understands the reason for her not going because obviously nothing is hidden from her.

" It is not like that, but what will I do by going there with you all, you all are going to enjoy there, I do not want to disturb any of you unnecessarily because of me." Says Aaira

" And who told you that you disturb any of us?" Ansh questions her to which Aaira looks at him and then she looks at Aarav who is already looking at her because Aarav understands that due to the words said by him she is thinking like this.

But then Aaira turns her eyes away from both of them, without giving any answer to Ansh's question.

" Well I understand why you don't want to come, because you don't like me..." says Advaita which shocks Aaira

" What are you saying, there is nothing like that..." Aaira clarifies

" It is like that Aaira, because I have heard that earlier you used to go on trips with both your brothers but now I am also on this trip and that is why you don't want to go...So it clearly means that you don't like me." Advaita says

" Bhabhi please don't think like this, there is nothing like that." Aaira says

" Hmm, So if you don't want me to think like this then come along and let me tell you one more thing, please don't think of me as a villain between you and your brother, I am not as bad as you think." Advaita speaks this last line with a smile as she used the same line that Aaira used with her to take her to the movie.

That day Aaira told Advaita that she's not bad as she think and today Advaita told her the same thing.

" Please come with us." Advaita says one more time and now, after she tells her so much, Aaira doesn't know how to say no.

She does not want to insult Advaita by not accepting what she says.

And that is why, even though unwillingly, after some thought, she says yes to Advaita, bringing a big smile on her face.

" I knew you would never say no to me, thank you for being so sweet." Advaita hugs Aira and says, and Advaita looks at Ansh and Aarav and gives them a look that see how amazing I'm, at which Ansh rolls his eyes but Aarav smiles as he knows his Bhabhi is really amazing.

And there, Neil and Avni standing on the floor above smile seeing this thing between them, they smile seeing them hugging each other like this.

" Don't you think that Advaita is exactly like Bhabhi?" Avni asks Neil, as seeing Advaita at this moment reminds her of Simran who always convinces everyone for everything in the same way

" Well no one can be like my sister but yes Advaita is very nice girl, Ansh is lucky that he has got such an understanding girl." Neil replies to Avni and it is true that Simran is a single piece, no one can be like her.

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" Yaar maaf karde..." These words are of Aarav to Aaira who is standing in front of him and Aarav is blocking her way.

What happens is that after Advaita convinces Aaira for the trip, Avni comes back to them when Advaita is about to leave but Avni asks Advaita to stay with them for some more time, so Advaita, Ansh and Aarav stay there.

But there, when Aaira goes to her room for some work, Aarav quickly follows her and before she goes to her room, he stands between her and the door and apologizes to her.

Well, he couldn't get this chance yesterday due to his parents being present here, so he apologizes to her today on Ansh's saying.

" Look, I know I am wrong, and you know, everyone at home scolded me, so I have understood your power...You are not an ordinary person of our house...making you sad means everything is over." Aarav says to which Aaira rolls her eyes but before that Aaira ignores him and goes to her room, Aarav hugs her, tightly.

" Bhai, Leave me..." Aaira says trying to free herself from his grip

" Yaar I missed you so much, you calling me bhai....and no, I will not leave you until you forgive me today." Aarav says to which Aaira's eyes fill up with tears, well she also missed him because whatever it is, she used to have more fun with him than Ansh.

Ansh sometimes become strict with both of them, but both of them would always tease Ansh together.

" hum teeno saath me kitne khush raha karte the, bhai ki shaadi hone waali hai aur uski preparation karne ke bajaay hum dono aise lad rahe hai..." Aarav tells her this, sitting on his knees in front of her who is sitting on the bed.

Both of them decide to talk after coming inside the room from the door

" So did I start this fight ?" Aaira asks in her choked voice

" No, I know it is my mistake; in trying to make someone feel more special, I forgot my sister.....In giving her all my time, I forgot about my sister." Aarav says on which Aaira sees him

" But you know, bhai explained to me that if you do the same thing with us tomorrow, how will we feel?

And to tell you the truth, I felt bad thinking that you will not give us your time when someone else came into your life...If I wanted, I could have taken both of them along, but what could I do, it was the first time I had fallen in love, I did not know how to manage it." says Aarav to which Aaira sees him

" It was not a matter of managing, I don't need your time now." Aaira says honestly on which Aarav sees her

" But the only thing that hurts me is that you think that I don't like your choice and am jealous of her...." says Aaira

" Main to Advaita Bhabhi ko bhi tab se pasand karti hu jab Ansh bhai unhe pasand nahi karte the, to main aadhriti ko kyon pasand nahi karungi, wo bhi tab jab wo aapki pasand hai." Aaira tells him to which Aarav looks at her in guilt.

" You tell me what did I do to her that made you feel this way....do you think so lowly about me that I would be jealous of anyone ?" Aaira asks him, to which he looks at her

" Leave it, it was just a misunderstanding..." says Aarav

" No, it was not a misunderstanding, you tell me what did I do that made you feel that way about me?" Aaira asks him to which Aarav looks at her

Well, there were many such occasions in college when Aaira unknowingly ask Aarav to be with her at the same time when he has some plan with Aadhriti, to go somewhere or something else.

But there, when Aaira demands his time unknowingly, Aarav slowly starts to feel that she is doing it intentionally because maybe she doesn't like him spending time with Aadhriti, she is feeling jealous of Aadhriti due to him giving attention to her.

And in the meantime, one day something happens that both Aaira and Aadhriti are in the library but on different tables but there, Aarav comes and sits in front of Aaira, well Aaira gets happy that finally her brother got some time to spend with her but her happiness vanishes when Aarav tells her that he has come here for Aadhriti.

On hearing this, Aaira tells him that if he has come for Aadhriti then he should go to her table and sit with her, why is he sitting with her?

But Aarav tells him that he cannot do this because Aadhriti doesn't like anyone disturbing her during her study time, And She is studying right now so he can't go near her so he will just sit here and stare at her, as Aadhriti was sitting at a little distance behind Aaira table.

And Aarav also tells Aaira that if he had sat with someone else, Aadhriti would have thought that he has come here to pass time, which she doesn't like but when she sees that he is sitting with his sister, she will have no objection.

But Aaira feels a little strange after sitting in front of Aarav for some time and seeing his full attention being on Aadhriti, that even while sitting with her, he is not talking to her at all, he is just silently staring at Aadhrithi who's sitting behind her.

But then it is time for Aaira's class and she is about to leave the library but Aarav requests her to sit with him for a little while longer so that he can see Aadhriti but on hearing this, Aaira says sorry to him saying that she cannot stay as she has class.

And Aarav thinks about this act of Aaira that maybe she did not like him coming here for Aadhriti and that is why she did not help him.

Because obviously after Aaira leaves, Aadhriti glares at him badly as to why he is wasting time here, he should go and study, so Aarav leaves the library despite not wanting to as he don't want to anger her.

But Aaira's actions only strengthen his belief that she did not help him in the library because she doesn't like him and Aadhriti being together and somewhere she is jealous of Aadhriti.

If she liked Aadhriti she would have helped him so that he could stay in the library for a little longer and sees Aadhriti but no, she did not help him.

" Bhai, this sounds so silly? Because of all these reasons, did you think that I am not happy with you both being together?" Aaira asks him when Aarav tells her everything

" Isn't it silly ? I told you na I had a misunderstanding about things and I don't know what nonsense I said to you in anger due to that misunderstanding. Consider it one last mistake and forgive your stupid bhai. I will never make you sad again." Aarav says to him to which Aaira sees him

"It's okay bhai, please forgive me too if I have done something wrong to you." Aaira tells him, and nothing further but Aarav hugs her to which she hugs him back.

Well this time Aaira forgave him, she apologized to him.

But at the same time she is not able to forget something and she knows now she has to stay within her limits with them, if she doesn't want to get hurt by them in the future.

Later, Ansh and everyone else come to know that Aarav Aaira's fight is over, both of them have forgiven each other, knowing which everyone gets happy.

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" Well I did not like this thing, I mean you took my place, Mamu and Aaira did not listen to me but they listened to you, huh." Ansh tells Advaita when he is on the way to drop her home. Aarav is not with them.

And there Advaita smiles at Ansh's words.

" Well this was bound to happen you jealous person, I will take all your places now, I will put everyone on my side." Advaita teasingly tells him to which Ansh gives her a look

" Huh, Let's see how you do it." He says like a grumpy kid, feeling really bad that they both said no to him, but said yes to her.

And there Advaita on seeing his face does not do anything but smiles and taking advantage of the opportunity, she kisses him on the cheek, on this Ansh gets shocked by her sudden action.

" I'm driving..." well, he says as her kiss slightly knocks him off balance on the steering wheel.

" So, you are driving, not me." Saying this she kisses his cheek again and there Ansh is unable to do anything despite wanting to and neither is he able to stop the car to the side to continue their romance because both of them are in the middle of the busy road.

To be continued.......

Maybe this chapter might have bored you but it is not necessary that all chapters are interesting.

But maybe the next part may not bored you guys.