Chapter 26: 24

Chapter Twenty Four

"Yaar yeh mere sath hi kyu hota hai."

[Why does this always happen with me?]

× ANANYA ×

"Namaste Aunty, Namaste Uncle" I bent down to touch both of their feet.

[Namaste:- A form of greeting in India]

"Arey betiyaan pair nahi chuti. Bahu bankar chuna" Aunty joked, stopping me halfway.

[Daughters don't touch feet, Be our Daughter-in-law and then you can]

I glanced at Sahil waiting for his help in this awkward situation, and noticed him glaring at his Mom who just ignored him.

"Aunty-" I was cut off by her.

"I know that you are going to repeat the lie my son taught you, but don't, we know everything and we understand it too. This is your age, so like you people say chill" She smiled at me and I looked at Sahil, directing him to speak up through my eyes, he shook his head, disagreeing and wanted me to say something.

"Dekho, Aabhi bhi aankhon aankhon mei isshare kar rahe hai" His father said teasingly.

[See, now also they are speaking through eyes]

"Aap galat samaj rahe hai-"

[You are taking it the wrong way-]

"Sab sahi samaj rahe hai hum. We also had a love marriage, we understand you totally but no need to hide anything, we are rather happy, very happy" A smile as bright as a kid, when he gets his demand fulfilled, was present on both of thier faces.

[We are understanding everything correctly]

Damn, Love marriages are allowed? Wow.

I was impressed by his parents. I mean, parents like these do exist? I would willingly switch parents if that was an option because man, these people are really chill.

If they don't listen to what we are saying, I'll be ready to become their daughter-in-law in a few minutes, but just thier DIL not anyone's wife, okay.

Both of his parents had a positive and bright personality which eventually leads to anyone around them feel comfortable and happy within some time.

"Nevermind, you guys continue your acting later, let us all go and eat, now that we met her. I'm hungry" His dad said and Aunty nodded.

"Aapne nasta nahi Kiya?"  I asked.

[You guys didn't have breakfast?]

"Nahi, Hum tumhare liye ruke the" I nodded.

[No, we were waiting for you]

I felt more affection from them in these 15 minutes than I ever felt from my own parents.

"Before that, I want to take a selfie with her"

Enhone mujhe apni hone wali Bahu maan hi liya haina?

[They already considered me as their future daughter-in-law, didn't they?]

Aunty glared at someone behind me, and when I turned back, I noticed Sahil shaking his head in a 'No'. He didn't want me to take a picture with his Mom? How mean is that.

His Dad noticed, and dragged him to the kitchen while saying "tu mere sath chal kitchen mein, madat kar meri sab dining table par laane mein"

[You come with me and help me bringing everything from kitchen to dining table]

The thing I understood about his family was that they weren't the typical Indian parents, they were the ones breaking the stereotypes.  Back in my home, this would be a sin. Sending men to kitchen, and that also to help when they can't take a glass of water for themselves was considered as a disrespect.

This family kept amusing me!

Aunty picked up her phone from the dining table and opened her front camera, forwarding the phone to take a selfie. I was surprised when she got the perfect angle with perfect lighting, she asked me to enter the frame, I nodded.

At this point, I'll do whatever they ask me to for food. I'm so hungry.

I smiled in the first picture, not being able to see how it was, because I didn't wore my glasses or lense and was now partially blind because of that. In the second picture, she pouted, I looked at her adoringly and instantly copied the pout.

"Okay,done, let's eat now" She said smiling and we shared a clap.

The Khurana men present here had set up the table with everything placed properly. There were parathas with lots of homemade butter and tea. Whatever it was, it looked tasty. Sahil pulled out my chair and asked me to sit and then he sat beside me picking up two parathas and placing them on my plate.

"Only one" I placed it back on the casserole. He nodded, in his own thoughts.

He better have a plan to clear this misunderstanding.

"Sharmana mat aur lena jab chahiye hoga. Tera hi ghar hai, thike?" I smiled and nodded at Aunty's words.

[Don't be shy and take one more if you need it. It's your house only]

"Ji, Aunty"

[Yes, Aunty]

We started eating our food while talking, the conversation included me, Aunty and Uncle. It started with some of my information, and then no idea how it went to Abhinav and Aditi's marriage which was in the next month. Their son was very much lost in some thoughts.

He's making a plan or something?

After the breakfast, I insisted on helping them to clean everything. Within fifteen minutes, the work was done and now, and I took my leave. Sahil followed me by giving some excuse, and carried my purse and the stuff which I forgot.

The elevator door opened revealing Kirti and Vivian. Finally!

"You should have given me the keys, Kirti. There is so much happening because of you. Idiot, if you wait somewhere else atleast hand the keys to me" I yelled at her and she gave a confused look.

"Uh? You were drunk creating chaos, weren't you?"

"Then give them to Sahil. You don't know the trouble we have landed into, all thanks to you"

"Guys, can we please sit somewhere and then fight. I'm tired" Vivian said, yawning. Kirti took out the keys and I snatched it from her, opening the door and almost lying on the couch, closing my eyes, while my legs were on the ground and my head resting on the cushion.

"OMG. OMG. OMG" Vivian's shouts forced me to open my eyes. He was standing looking at his phone, while his other hand on covering his open mouth in shock.

"What is this? You guys didn't tell us? That is such a big betrayal. You should have told me and Kriti atleast, this is not something you hide from us. Not fair, Bhai. Not fair,Ananya" he continued his bickering.

"What nonsense are you speaking? What did we not tell you?" Sahil asked and I looked curiously.

Vivian flashed his phone right on Sahil's face while doing some drama and I stopped myself from peeping into his phone. Sahil took the phone in his hands and after a few seconds, sat on the couch beside me and banged his hand on his head loudly muttering his favourite words 'what nonsense!'. Kirti and I exchanged glances not understanding any of it.

Not being able to control the curios cat inside me, I took the phone from him. Thank god, I can see and read the closer things without glasses.

In his phone, a creatively named WhatsApp group 'Andaz Purana, Hum Khurana' was opened. The picture I took with Aunty, the one with the smile not the pout, was sent by their Mom and the caption was,

"Humare bade wale Khurana ki  cute si future voti."

[Our eldest Khurana son's cute future wife.]

"Aye, She called me cute!" I muttered happily and passed the phone to someone, my expression vanished the moment realisation hit me. Oh my my.

"She called you his future wife too" Kirti said after reading the text.

"Wait a minute, she called you his future wife. What the fuck? Why? Did you married him drunk yesterday or something?" I stood there with my mouth hung and gulped nervously.

Jitne shocks hai ek sath blast kardo na bagwan, ek ek karke bomb kyu podh na ho!

[Blast all the shocks together, God, don't throw them one by one like bombs]

"Kitne groups mei aayi hai yeh?"  My head shot towards Sahil when he muttered this, while head low and his hands on this forehead, with the support of his thighs.

[How many groups is this sent in?]

"You should have heard him when he didn't want you to click a picture with his Mom" The devil side which came after a long time said.

"But you were being sweet" The angel responded.

"Bhai yeh position mei kya hot lag raha hai"

[Dude, he is looking so hot in this position]

Well, Fuck you, my simp side.

"Three. One with Dad's side of family, one with Mom's and it's on status too." Vivian said checking on his phone, taking it back from Kirti. "Yeh kya ho raha hai, ek din raatko kya drink kar liya, nayi duniya vuniya mei pohch Gaya kya"

[What is happening, one night I drank alcohol, did I reach into some other world?]

"Us Vivian Us. Let's go to our world back. Yeh sab mujhse sehen nahi ho raha"

[I am not being able to tolerate this]

"Nahi nahi, aur photo khincho tumhari as said future saas ke sath"

[No no, go take more pictures with your as said future MIL]

I made a puppy face when Sahil said this, I didn't knew this could happen.

Yaar yeh mere sath hi kyu hota hai.

[Why does this always happen with me?]

"Kisise ache insan se ache se, pyaar se kya reh liya, yeh sab karvate hai bagwan. Jab khatarnak roop bahar aata hai tabh, tu hi prakat ho kar rokta hai mujhe"  I complained.

[If I spoke with someone sweet, with sweetness, love then God does this. And when my danger mode comes out, then you appear from somewhere and stop me]

"Guys, give us some context or I'm starting to call her bhabhi. Don't shout at me then"  Both me and Sahil glared at him.

[Bhabhi: Brother's wife]

"How many people are there in the group?" I asked and hoped for a positive response.

"In dad's side, there must around 20. In mom's side, uh, around 15, I guess. And there can be more than 100 in status." Why did I even expect something less?

"Aaisa soch ki abh mera pura khandan tujhe meri future wife/girlfriend manta hai!"  Sahil said shaking his head.

[Think that my whole family  considers you my future wife/girlfriend]

"You guys went too fast, don't you think so?" Kirti said.

"Tell us what happened, Ananya bhabhi"

"Chup kar tu" Sahil shouted at him.

[

You shut up]

"Ananya" he called me and then added with a teasing tone. "Bhabhi"

"Wait, just go and ask your Mom to delete it." I suggested.

"Do you think she will do that?" I shook my head at Sahil's question. "And if she did, then too many of them must have saw that. And if one of them saw it, consider everyone did"

"Yaar, main Marne ja rahi hu. Aagle Janam mein milte hai"  I took a step towards the door and Sahil caught hold of my wrist and pulled me.

[I'm going to die, will meet in the next life]

"Baith edhar, Shanti se" Sahil scolded me and I kept my finger on my lips. Done.

Ek shabdh nahi bolna maine abh, huh.

[I'll not say a word now, huh]

"Listen-" his sentence was cut off of by my loud bestfriend.

"Koi batayega yeh kya ho raha hai!"

[Someone tell us what is happening here!]

"She pulled me while falling, and I fell on her, both of us on bed. And my parents chose to make their grand entry at the exact moment. Already because of that Aunty, and Vivian, they suspected that I had a girlfriend and now they are hell bent on considering her my girlfriend, not listening to any of us" Sahil left a frustrated sigh at the end.

"What did you guys do that you fell?" Vivian smirked. All of us ignored him and Kirti said.

"You two shouldn't be left alone together"

Both Sahil's and Vivian's phone beeped at the same time. They checked it, I looked into Sahil's phone whereas Kirti looked into Vivian's.

"Naam toh batao 😁"

[Tell us the name of her]

"Congratulations Sahil!!🥰"

"Sachi mei pyaari hai😘"

[She's cute]

And some more messages like these in that group were seen. The cousins group was also spammed now by their cousins.

"Sahil Bhai pulled a girl? 😱"

"Waah Bhai, Shaadi kab, haan? 😼"

I took the phone and closed it. I cannot see this. The embarrassment is for real.

I cannot handle more embarrassments with him included. Sometimes I think when God was writing my life, he decided to intertwine Sahil and my embarrassments together. So whenever one happens, other is related.

"Haha lol. Look what Subh said" Vivian laughed and Kirti snatched his phone from him.

"They are in trouble, Idiot." She said, for a moment there was silence and then she continued "But that was so funny" she laughed and Vivian joined her giving her a hi-fi.

They scrolled a little more through the messages which shipped me and Sahil or made fun of Sahil.

I looked at Sahil and he turned his head the same time. We both said in a sync.   "I have an idea"

He through his eyes told me to share mine first so I did "Look, you find a girl for yourself, ask her to act like your girlfriend in front of your parents, they'll think she's your girlfriend and will stop shipping us. And I'm totally out of this then" A bright smile on my face was pasted as I was trying my best to convince him.

"How about you be that girl, and act like my girlfriend infront of my parents? Because, You're totally in this with me then. "

🦋

Ananya be regretting her every life decision at this point 😭

Aunty (Sahil ki mom) khel gayi 🏌️

Now, is Ananya going to agree to whatever he said? (We'll obviously, varna meri story aage kaise jayegi) but how is he going to do that?

I feel like this book is either going too slow, or I'm updating too fast or both. Because it took me 24 chapters to reach the main part.😭

This book is going to be long, Ig.

Also, Do share for your responses in this chapter. The healthy criticism is welcomed. So are your appreciations. 💗

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