NEXT MORNING-
It was Saturday which means the weekend so everyone was chill. Alay woke up early and did his routine. He was working in his study and at the same time Kabir entered.
Alay- baba good morning.
Kabir- Good morning. Kuch important baat karni hai.
Alay- Baithiye na. Me coffee le aau?
Kabir- Nahi, samar naashta bana raha hai. Me New York jaane wala hu jaante ho na?
Alay- Ji baba, apne bataya tha.
Kabir- Me chahta hu tum bhi mere sath chalo. I want you to get this experience.
Alay- kitne waqt k liye?
Kabir- 4-6 months.
Alay- baba, maa or vani kaise manage karenge. Or ishu bhi toh hai.
Kabir- Mujhe mana karna chahte ho toh saaf saaf kaho.
Alay- Aisi baat nahi hai baba. Me bus un sabke bareme soch raha tha.
Kabir- Ethan or Dave yahan ka office dekh lenge. I want you with me.
Alay- ji baba.
Kabir- Naashta karne aa jao.
Alay- ji.
( he went from there but I was glued to my seat. Ishu kaise rahenge? Me kaise rahunga? Achhi vibes nahi aari hai.
Keeping this all aside I made my way towards his room. I knocked on the door and went inside. There he was sleeping peacefully. )
Ishu, utho. Breakfast is ready.
Ishu- ( I opened my eyes and saw his face)
Good morning. Kya hai aaj naashte me?
Alay- Pata nahi maa ne kuch achha hi banaya hoga. Or waise bhi he always makes your favorite.
Ishu- because he loves me more than you.
Alay- and i love that. Mere ishu bohot sara pyaar or care deserve karte hai.
Ishu- ( I hugged him tightly. )
Ajeebsa lag raha hai Alay. Achhi feeling nahi aa rahi hai.
Alay- fresh ho jao fir naashta karna hai. And mujhe aapse kuch share bhi karna.
Ishu- ( share karna toh me bhi chahta hu but dad ke promise se bandh gaya hu)
Ok. Wait for me here.
Alay- ( kaise batau? Or pata nahi kya reaction aayega. Or maa ka reaction kaafi zyada hoga. Pehle hi woh nahi chahte ki baba jaaye. Or ab me bhi sath jaa raha hu. )
Ishu - Chalo.
( we both downstairs and everyone was already seated. I was about to sit beside Alay but Dad asked me to sit with him. )
Dad I always sit with him.
Sameer- Haan aaj mere pass baith jao.
Kabir- ( I saw Alay's sad face)
Baithne do usse. Waise bhi kalse Alay nahi hoga yahan.
Ishu- Kya matlab bade papa? Alay kahan jaa rahe ho tum?
Kabir- New York jaa raha hai mere sath. 4 ya 6 months bhi lag sakte hai. So aaj ke din baith jao.
Nina- ( I looked at sameer and he averted his eyes. Kya plan kiya hai. Nice move sameer )
Ishu- kab batane wale the?
Alay- After breakfast. Kyuki agar pehle batata toh aap breakfast k liye nahi aate.
( he was about to go but I held his hand.)
Don't be like this. Let's spend good time and i promise to call you everyday.
Ishu- Hmm.
Nina- ( sameer bilkul samajhne k liye taiyar nahi hai. I looked at them and saw their sad faces. Alay was as usual serving ishu first. Vani looked sad as well)
Breakfast k baad teeno ghum aao. Is tarah time spend kar paoge.
Kabir- Kal subah 8 baje ki flight hai. So get your bags ready. Mene saare documents ready kar diye hai.
Samar- Kabir itni jaldi kya hai apko?
Kabir- koi jaldi nahi hai. But..
Alay- Maa, relax. Baba ko bhi family chahiye na wahan. Or yeh meri first business trip hai. I will get to learn everything.
Samar- hmm.
Ishu- mera hogaya. Tum kyu baithe ho? Let's go, we have to pack your bags.
Sameer- Woh kar lega ishu. He knows better what he needs.
Nina- sameer stop it. Bachho jao tum dono. Vani Or chahiye?
Vani- No mami.
Sameer- mera hogaya.
Samar- Vani let's go tumhari homework hai.
Nina- tum jao me yeh samet lungi. Waise bhi subah se kitchen me ho.
( as soon as sameer and samar went, I stopped bhai)
Bhai please do something. sameer zid pe ade hai.
Kabir- Kal raat usne saaf kar diya hai Nina ki usse unke rishte se kitni nafrat hai. Lekin mene use yeh bhi keh diya hai ki agar Alay meri help lene aaya toh me piche nahi hatunga.
Nina- tab tak der na hojaye bhai. Yeh jis speed se rishta karane me lage hai mujhe dar lag raha hai.
Kabir- umeed hai usne sahi faisla liya hai.
Nina- ( he went from there. I started cleaning but my mind was occupied with the thought of their future. Hopefully sameer samajhe)
IN ALAY'S ROOM-
Alay- Aap or kitna rone wale ho?
Ishu- Shut up. I don't want you to go. Take me with you.
Alay- Kaash yeh dono option available hote. Not possible.
Ishu- let me pack some warm clothes. Here, done.
Alay- 3 bags?
Ishu- you are going for almost 6 months.
Let me do my work.
Alay- Shh, come here.
( I cupped his cheeks. )
Relax, I will be good. But promise me you will take care of yourself. Warna mujhe apki tension rahegi.
Ishu aap kya chupa rahe ho?
Ishu- ( I composed myself)
Kuch bhi toh nahi.
Alay- Me jaanta hu aap kuch chupa rahe ho. But umeed hai woh baat hame kabhi affect na kare. Don't hide anything. And contact me if something goes wrong. I will take the first flight.
Ishu- hmm. All done, see.
( he kissed my forehead. )
Let's spend the day together. Beach pe chale?
Alay- Whatever my ishu wants.
Ishu- let's go. Hum lunch and dinner bahar karenge.
Alay- kya khaoge aap?
Ishu- Pasta and ice cream.
Alay- Hmm. Go get ready. Me baba ko bata deta hu that i will be out for a while.
( he went toward his room and I went to Baba's room. He wasn't there so i went to his attached study.)
Baba.
Kabir- hmm
Alay- Me ishu ko bahar leke jaa raha hu. Aapko kuch kaam toh nahi hai na?
Kabir- ( I looked at him.)
Jao. But I want you home by 9 pm. Kuch discuss karna hai mujhe. Usse zyada late nahi hona chahiye.
Alay- Ji baba.
( I went inside my room and got ready and went downstairs. Ishu was already waiting)
Nina- Lo agaya. Abhi jitne nakhre karne hai karlo. Nakhre uthane wala toh New York jaa raha hai.
Ishi- ( I just looked at her and then at Alay. His eyes are more dull than mine)
Alay- Mami hum chalte hai. Baba ne 9 baje tak aane kaha hai.
Nina- hmm jao.
( kahan milega aisa ladka hame. Sabki izzat karta hai. Mere ishu ko itna sambhalta hai. I came inside my room and saw him talking on the phone)
Sameer- yes that would be good. Ok, bye.
Nina- Kiski call thi?
Sameer- Rajat k dad ki. Rajat is asking for Ishu's number. He liked our ishu alot. Kal milna chahta hai. Mene kaha kal possible nahin hai toh monday dinner ka plan kara hai humne.
Nina- please sameer.
Sameer- Stop it. Baar baar same chiz mat kaho.
TIME SKIP-
It was around 7 pm when Alay took him to the beach. Ishu was happy and was playing in the water. Alay was standing at a distance and watching him happily
Ishu- ( he was standing there watching me with a smile. I splashed water on him)
Alay- Ishu, now I am gonna throw you in that water.
ishu- ( he grabbed me and twirled me around and couldn't help but laugh. This is amazing)
Bus baba, pet dard hone laga hai.
Alay- Dinner me kya khana hai?
Ishu- Ghar chal ke sabke sath me karenge. Bade papa bhi tumhare sath jane wale hai so unke sath bhi dinner karna hai mujhe.
AT HOME-
Everyone was a bit sad, especially samar, vani and nina. They didn't want them to go. Nina on the other was very upset with her husband who was being way too stubborn. She decided to speak to samar about this. Hopefully he would make sameer understand.
The dinner was full of masti because of vani and ishu. After dinner ishu spent sometime with Alay and then went to his room. Alay went to discuss a few things with Kabir and then went to sleep.
NO ONE KNEW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THEM.