9🐝

🎋No hate, No anger,

If anything, it's a pity,

The one who brings water to the eyes,

And then there are some memories too,

Who becomes the smile of those wet eyes🎋

Hani pov:

Veer dropped me at home from the office and left for a meeting at a cafe. I saw Abhi Bhai car at a the parking area. I think today Bhai and cutie came home before me, I thought  & grinned like a fool.

Finally, I can spend a some girl's time with my best friend. With that thought, I entered into the mansion and walked to "cutie's" room.

When I entered her room, the scene in front of me made me appalled.

Her room is scattered with broken glass pieces. And what surprised me the most is, they are plenty of photo copies of Arjun and cutie together, these photo's describe as they were in love. But it's not true.

Arjun, Sameer, Bulbul, Dristi, Approva, Cutie and I were friends from our childhood.

Arjun and Approva love each other from their childhood. They both are closed to cutie. But Abhi Bhai don't like Arjun at all because he was too close to cutie.

Bhai was so possessive about her. Every year Bhai forced cutie to tie a Rakhi to Arjun. We all laughed at his possessiveness for her.

Before going to NY, Bhai told her to not to talk to him. But she told him that she won't stop talking to him, but will maintain her distance and stay in her limits.

I think Bhai blindly believed those photocopies. But they both were not in love. They were just friends and mostly they both have a brother-sister bond from childhood.

I glanced at the room and saw my best friend sleeping on the bed with a tear stained face. I carefully inched to her bed and caressed her face. She is an innocent and a fragile girl who loves my bhai, with full of her heart.

I should first clean this room or else it will be a big issue in the home. I went to the store room, brought a broom & dustpan and started cleaning the room. I cleaned the whole room and took the photos in my hand and went to my room.

I should clear this misunderstanding or else it will be a big problem between them. So I got fresh up, wore my pyjamas and took my laptop from the table and photos with me and went to my Bhai room. But, he was not there in his room.

Where has he gone?

I thought and searched for him in the whole mansion. At last I found him. He was furiously playing basketball in  the backyard.

I knew this would happen. Whenever he is angry at my best friend, he would play either basketball or boxing.

Huff...

I walked towards him and called..

"Bhai!"I called him.

He didn't hear me and ferociously playing basketball..

"Abhi bhai!!" I again called him.

He suddenly turned around and glared at me.

"Bhai, I wanted to show you something" I said.

Abhi(arrogantly): Right now I am busy Hani. Show me later.

"Bhai it's very important than your basketball, come with me" I commented by dragging him forcefully with me to the living room and made him sit on the chair.

Abhi(yelled): what's so important that you stopped me in the middle of the game and brought me here.

He yelled at me, but I didn't care because if I don't clear this now, then cutiee has to suffer more than today due to his punishments and wrath.

I placed the photocopies on the table. Bhai glanced at them while seething with anger.

Abhi(roared):Hani, Just remove those photos from my eyesight.

He roared and pushed the photos from the table, the photocopies scattered all over the hall.

"Bhai, please listen to me"I said with a soft tone.

Abhi(gritting his teeth): Okay, I am all ears, say what you wanted to say.

He sneered at me with a red hot face..

"Bhai, on that day cutie alone didn't go to meet him. I too went along with her to meet Arjun and his girlfriend. Arjun was going to London for his studies. So, we all wanted to give him a send off party as he was leaving India. So, we planned a trip in which

We also clicked some photos from the trip. I have the photos & videos of the trip too. The photocopies which you saw was from that trip only. They were not real photos bhai, someone had edited those photos and sent to you. Real photos are on my laptop, you  can check them" I said.

I switched on the laptop and opened the photos and videos which I had saved on that day when we went for a trip.

Bhai saw the photos and videos. I looked at his face, his face was blank, but the anger in his system is reduced. He didn't say anything and left to his room.

I collected all photocopies and threw them in a trash bag.

After few hours in mansion:

Dev was running all over the mansion while giggling and playing with his grandpa, Raj. All the ladies are busy in preparing dishes for dinner.

Anjali (sarcastically): Akshita bhabhi, where is your sweetest daughter? I didn't find her anywhere in the mansion.

Priya: Ha bhabhi, where is she? I had not seen her since I was home.

Akshita (smiling): I came directly to the kitchen so I didn't meet her, but hani told me that she was sleeping. I think you both can't live without seeing my daughter.

Anjali & Priya(giggling): You know very well that how much we both are habituated to your daughter.

Three of them are giggling, at the same time Abhi came from outside with a bleeding hand.

Dev(shouted): Granny, Abhi maama got hurt.

By hearing Dev's voice, all the ladies came to the living room and got shocked.

Priya(angrily): Abhi, what happened to your hand? Have you started playing boxing again?

He ignored his mother and stormed off to his room. Akshita and Anjali looked at him with concern because they know very well that even if they ask him he won't give an answer to them. So they both kept mum.

But priya got furious when she looked at his son's bleeding hand..

Priya(angrily called): Zoya!!

"Zoya!!"

At the same time, Ram came  from his office and got astonished with his wife's behaviour.

In his 40yrs of life, he never saw his wife shouting angrily someone's name that too Zoya's name because she adores her a lot.

In every one perception, Priya is a soft and shy lady who never gets angry easily, but seeing his wife angrily calling Zoya's name made him surprised.

Ram: What happened Priya? Why are you shouting our Zoya's name.

Priya (yelling): she was sleeping like a queen on her bed while my Abhi is in pain.

Ram looked confused and said...

Ram: wait...wait...what pain? Tell me what happened clearly.

Priya: Your son had again started boxing and came with an injured hand.

Ram: Then yell at your son, not at my little princess.

Priya: No ram, he only allows her to do first aid other than her he won't even allow anyone to do it. She knows very well what to do with him when he is injured or in pain.

Ram: I understand your concern about Abhi, but she didn't know that he was injured.

He tried to bring some sense into her brain but being a mother, she is not in a situation to listen to him.

Priya: I will go and wake her up.

Ram: Priya, I think she was tired from work that's the reason why she slept. So don't wake her up. Let her sleep for some time.

He said, but she didn't listen to his words and walked to zoya's room while Ram was following behind her back. Priya suddenly stopped at the entrance of the door while looking at the sleeping zoya.

Ram: Now what happened, go and wake her up. You came to her room for that purpose only na.

Ram is inwardly smiling at his wife's expression.

Priya: How can I wake her up when she is sleeping like a cute baby.

She said with a calm tone because her anger faded away when she saw Zoya's sleeping face and posture.

Ram chuckled at her and said...

Ram: Priya, we both know very well that if we wanted to scold her badly also we can't scold her because we both know how much we adore her.

She nodded her head and replied...

Priya: Ha ram, after she will become our daughter in law also, we both will treat like her our little princess only because we both know how much we love her more than our own children & do you remember what she asked me in her 10th grade?

Ram: No!

Priya: Okay, I will tell you what she asked me.

Flashback:

All were sitting in the lounge while drinking tea & coffees except hani & zoya. Hani is busy with her painting.

I glanced at zoya, she was in deep thoughts. After a few seconds, I called her but she didn't respond to me & thinking deeply about something. So, I called her again..

"Choti!!"

She jerked away from her thoughts and instantly glanced at me.

"what were you thinking choti?" I queried her.

Zoya: Thinking about you only phuphi.

"oh! what was that you are thinking about me?" I asked her.

I questioned her & zoya didn't even think for once before what she was going to say and blurted out.

Zoya: That only, after I marry your son, will you adore me in the same way as you were doing now or else you will treat me bad like all mother-in-law who treat their daughter-in-law badly.

She said with out even thinking before saying. By listening to her words,all our family members were looking at her in surprise look.

I was surprised & with fake anger, I  glared at her and said..

"How can you ask me like that?"

Akshitha: Even if you wanted to ask also, you should not ask her choti.

Anjali: Choti, somethings we should not share or ask to someone even if the person was so close to you.

Akshitha: You should keep such type of things in your heart.

Zoya pouted at all of them and said...

Zoya: Hoyee! If I keep all the things in my heart then I will become so fat like phupha, maa. Then phuphi, your son will not agree to marry me due to my fatness.

All family members were laughed at her naughtiness...

Flashback ends...

Ram & priya laughed at zoya remembering the incident. They both glanced at zoya lovingly and left from there.

Zoya pov:

I rose up from my sleep, my body is aching. I got up suddenly. Due to the quick jerk, my leg was paining badly. I moaned a little due to the pain. I stood up from the bed, suddenly I stumbled due to the pain in the leg but anyhow I balanced myself, slowly inched to the washroom.

I stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom and looked at my pale face where there is no shine of happiness on my face which I had everytime. There was nowhere the zoya who had always a smile plastered on her face. There is only sadness visible in my face. I saw my leg which was covered in blood. I cleaned the wound and took a hot shower to relax my muscles. I dried myself with the towel and wore my pyjamas. I stepped out of the washroom.

I glanced at the clock, it indicates 9am. I laid down on my bed. The cut on my leg is throbbing painfully.

I thought how he behaved with me and again tears are falling from my eyes. I knew he behaves like a beast in front of me whenever he was angry, but I never expected him to throw things here & there and because of that I got hurt.

Knock..

"Chotii!"

Phupha called me. I quickly wiped my tears and got up from my bed and opened the door with a fake smile on my face.

Phupha (Abhi's dad): What are you doing my little princess.

My phuphi and phupha always treat me like their daughter.

"Nothing phupha"I said.

Phupha: Come, let's have dinner and after that we will play monopoly.

He grinned like a child who found a candy.

"No phupha, I am so tired and feeling sleepy" I said with a fake smile.

He pouted sadly at me...

Phupha: Okay, then at least have your dinner and sleep.

I don't want to eat or do anything. I just wanted to sleep.

"I'm not feeling hungry, phupha" I said.

Phupha(concern): why are you not feeling hungry? Have you eaten anything before coming home?

"Ha phupha I ate before coming  home" I lied to him.

I don't want to lie to him, but what to do, phupha will not leave me until I told him I ate something.

Phupha: okay then, sleep well my little princess.

He said, caressed my hair and left my room. I didn't lock my door...

I again laid on my bed, I was missing my mom and dad badly. With the thoughts of my parents I drifted to my sleep..

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