chapter 28

Koshish karte h har waqt masroof rahne ki,

Zara se fursat kya mili tou zehan unki yaadon mein kho jata h.

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Abeer parks his car and they both get down from the car without saying or looking each other Abeer started walking inside while chandni just followed his footsteps like lost puppy and they get inside.

When they reached near the theater, they saw people coming out of the theater.

Abeer looks towards the waiting area and there he sees his siblings and his best friends are standing waiting for them and then his attention went towards person who's standing next him with her head down looking at the floor tiles like it's most beautiful thing on earth, fidgeting her fingers.

Look over there ,abeer said pointed at there direction where they're standing ,chandni looked at him for second who's looking at her and because of shyness she again lowered her eyes and looked at the direction where he directed and saw everyone.

Go, abeer said and chandni without looking at him taking long strides she went towards them while fidgeting her fingers.

Chandni, ahana said while looking at the Chandni who almost came running towards them.

Are you ok? , Aditi said.

I am fine, chandni said with little smile.

What happened to your face? Why is it so red? ,Ahana said while listening this Chandni touches her cheek lightly with her hands.

Kuc..h na.hi.. , Chandni said nervously.

kaha chale gaye the app dono ? ......you both probably missed half of the movie,adi said when he his brother coming towards them while someone stiffened feeling his presence beside herself .

it was an urgent call so i had to go but leave all these things now' let's go for dinner, abeer said and immediately tried to avoid this topic and they all nodded.

They started walking to their car rathore Siblings and Chandni sat in the car as before and Abeer was about to start when there was a knock on his window and he rolled down the window and saw his best friends.

What? , Abeer asked looking at his best friends.

Yaar ,don't feel like driving the car alone ​, abhi said with most innocent face as much as he could at the time.

Yes, i was about to say the same, I don't feel good driving alone, ruhan said while taking abhi side.

should I go with both of you so that both of you do not feel alone?, Abeer said while raising his one eyebrow in sarcasm while they heard girl'giggling in back seat.

Noo,they both said loudly in same time.

So what do you both want from me?, Abeer said.

Your sister, they both of them thought in their mind but did not dare to bring on their tongue.

Tell me what i do so that both of you do not feel alone, abeer said while tapping his his long fingers on staring wheel.

Look at that back how Chandni ahana and Aditi is sitting how conjugated they must be feeling .....so send someone with me so that they can sit comfortably and also i can't feel alone, abhi said and blinked her eyes three four times.

But abhi bhai, I don't think they are uncomfortable ,adi said in sleepy tone looking back at his sister's and then again look at abhi.

why don't you two come together in the same car in that way you both won't feel lonely , abeer suggested the idea to his best friends.

We have to go back home from there.....aur ab ager hum car wapas lene aaye yahan .......too soch kitni mehnat karni padegi,abhi said and while wiping his invisible sweat from his forehead .

i was thinking the same, ruhan said smiling while patting abhi back.

Bhai tuu ye bata.... why do you always think the same ... Jo mein kehne wala hota hu .....,abhi said looking at Ruhan and keeping both hands on hips.

Don't know bhai, maybe because of being with you since 17 year's , ruhan said while tapping his fingers on his cheeks like it's was really serious topic.

stop this nonsense both of you, abeer said in serious tone and they went silent for minute.

Dramebaaz, abeer shooked his head at there at there antics and murmured this looking at his best friends while listening this girls giggled at back.

Abeer looks back at his brother who almost in sleep then he turned back saw his sisters and then his eyes went to Chandni who immediately hide his smile when she saw him turning towards them.

Abeer knows he cannot send Adi as he is almost asleep and he also know he can't send chandni as she's not well.

ahana aditi aap dono abhi ruhan ke sath chali jaaye, abeer said and then looked at his best friends who are smiling like they got they're favorite candy.

Jiii Bhai, they said and came out of the car.

Now what?...goo , Abeer said looking at his best friends who are still standing there.

No..... Nothing, abhi said.

Aha.....i mean girls let's go , ruhan said and all four of them started walking towards the car.

Abeer shook his head then looked at adi who's not wearing a seatbelt,Abeer put on seat belt around adi who's sleeping then adjusted the front mirror correctly.

abeer looked in the mirror and again there eyes met in front mirror but they broke they're eye contect when there heard horn sound of car and chandni started looking outside the window and Abeer started the car.

They went to Abeer's one off hotel, had dinner with having lot's of fun and after that Rathore's siblings sat down again in the same sequence to come back home and in no time they reached home.

It was almost 12 o'clock when they reached home abeer turned towards his brother who is sleeping soundly and then he turned back to check his sisters and saw Ahana resting her head on Aditi and Aditi resting her head on chandni and they both in sleep.

Abir looked at Chandni who is awake chandni went awake when the car has stopped both eyes meet and then both divert their gaze.

Adi ,Aditi ,ahana wake up, Abeer called them and shook adi little to wake him up but all three don't even move while chandni just looking at him.

wake up three of you,Abeer said but they didn't wake up after trying so many time when they didn't wake up.

Now I will not take them with me again anywhere they always end up like this......, Abeer murmured and looked at Chandni.

Help me to wake up this kumbhakarnas, abeer said hesitantly and Chandni nodded.

After a lot of effort they wake up Ahana Aditi they went inside with Chandni to there's respective room while Adi was in deep sleep so Abeer dropped the idea to wake him up and at last Abeer gave him a piggy back ride and took him to his room after putting him to sleep in the room, he switched off the light of his room and started going to his room from there.

Abeer was going towards the room but when he pass by Chandni room he remembers the bag which is present in his hand which Abeer had taken from the car when he was bringing Adi upstairs and he looks at that bag which had the medicine of Chandni.

Now what should i do with this?....,abeer thought standing in front of her door and after few seconds and debating with his mind Abeer knocks on her door.

When Chandni comes out of the bathroom, after getting fresh and wearing her night dress she started making losse bun of her long black hair when she heard a knock at her door.

Who will be there at this time?, Chandni thought but after taking her black dupatta from the bed she put that around her neck and went to open the door.

And when she opens the door, saw Abeer standing in front of the door with a bag in his hand.

Jiiii?, Chandni said looking down while she can feel heated gaze on herself.

_uh...this....medicines, abeer said looking at her who is down on her feet while tugging her hair strands which is coming out from her loose bun behind her ear and forwarded the bag towards her.

Chandni saw that bag remembered everything that happened in hospital and remembering all that chandni can feel heat kept on her cheeks and without wasting any time she immediately took that bag from Abeer's hand so that he can leave from here.

After giving her bag and glancing last time at her abeer immediately leaves from there without saying anything.

Chandni closes the door with a trembling hands while her heart was pounding.

Chandni put that bag on the table and went to the bed and lay down chandni kept moving and changing position on the bed but she could not able to sleep because of thinking all that happened in morning and from few day's.

Whenever she goes to sleep, Abeer's face comes in front of her eyes.

Ye kya ho raha h mujhe......... Chandni thought and took the pillow from her bed and tightly hugged that pillow, again tried to sleep and after minutes she falls asleep.

After getting fresh abeer too went to bed and lay down, But sleep was far away from him he also could not able to sleep.

Abeer started tossing and turning his bed when some sharp object pricked him.

Abeer sat on the bed feeling pain in his right arm and turns on the lights of the night stand lamp and sees that the earings of someone.

Abeer picks that small earings it was a beautiful earring with a small square attached with beautiful small white pearl.

whose earing.....

Abeer thought and suddenly remembered last night incident.

her........first in morning her bangles was on my bed, now her earings ......

Abeer ran his hands through his hair while thinking this.

this girl ........the way she lost her jewellery and stuffs she will going to waste a lot of money of her husband and then a day will come when her husband going to be on road ,abeer said without knowing what he was saying while looking at her pearl earrings.

But few seconds later when he realised what he said and immediately put it in the drawer of the night stand where he had kept her bangles then closed that.

I shouldn't think about her....i shouldn't......, Abeer murmured and covered his face with his palms in frustration.

Abeer again lay on the bed and tries to sleep and after trying for a long time, he finally falls asleep.

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It's going to be the third day since, Abeer avoiding Chandni he always left for office early in the morning without having breakfast and comes after everyone is asleep.

It was evening time when Chandni was going towards the kitchen after performing evening puja in the mandir of the house.

She was going towards kitchen while removing her orange net dupatta from her head and putting it back on her shoulder when she heard someone voice.

Chandni pov-

I started going towards kitchen when i heard suhana aunty was talking to someone on the phone.

And when i came to know that aunty was talking to him i stopped at the kitchen threshold and Sunita aunty standing beside her.

i haven't seen him for 4 days after that night and i can't even reach anyone just know that he leave for office early and does not come home even at dinner time.

I came out of my thoughts when i heard Suhana Aunty's voice who is still talking to him on the phone.

I want you home before dinner, aunty said in serious tone and immediately cut the before before he answers.

Bhabhi, is Abeer coming? , sunita aunty asked aunty.

Yes, suhana aunty said.

So today let's make Abeer's favorite dishes, sunita aunty said and aunty nodded then she turned and saw me.

Chandni what happened you're standing there, aunty said and i went towards her.

Kuch nahi, i said and shooked my head in no.

Can I help in making dinner today?, I said.

Jiiii nahi.....you go and study, your exams are coming, sunita aunty said and aunty nodded.

I've memorized everything for the exam's and whatever is left i will learn them later ,i said and slightly smiled towards looking at them.

I really wanted to help or maybe i wanted to make his favorite dish for him, that day he helped me and i didn't even thanked him.

Bacche there are many people here to help us, suhana aunty said.

Mein nahi jaa rahi, i said and after that they didn't say anything because they know I'm not going anywhere.

Earlier I used to think that rich people would never work in the kitchen, they would get all their work done by servants.

But here every thing is different both ladies like to cook food for their family and live like normal people.

Even they sometimes go to office and attend meetings earlier i did not know about this that both aunty are business woman earlier.

One day both the ladies were going to office because there was a very important meeting and uncle and he was not at home and chote uncle was not well because of which they went to attend that meeting and that day Ahana and Aditi told me that both aunties are business woman.

While talking we started cooking and in some time the food was ready.

Aunty made his favorite dishes while me and Sunita aunty helped her and while making all this i came to know that he also likes kheer very much so i made kheer for him.

I don't know whether he will like this kheer or not.......

Mein to pasand nahi unhe kam se kam ye kheer hi pasand aa jaaye.......i thought looking at that kheer and then covered it.

What I am thinking, I made this kheer to say thanks to him because he helped me that night nothing more than that.........

And i shouldn't expect anything from him.....

I thought and after that i send both the ladies out of the kitchen and with the help of some people who work here put all the things on the dining table.

When i was come out of kitchen after checking that nothing was left there, then i saw that dadu, dadi and other elders was sitting on their own chair but i don't why my eyes searches for that person whom i have not seen since 4 days.

but my wish came true and i saw him coming with his siblings he was wearing black shirt with black paint and his sleeve was folded,his hair was looking slightly wet and his hair was also a bit disheveled it looked like he had taken a shower.

I came to my senses when i heard dadi voice who was talking to adi.

What I was doing....... how could i stare at him like that?, Thinking this my cheeks are heated up.

what would they think if they had seen me looking at him like that........, I thought and fisted my dupatta in my hands.

Chandni, aunty said and i looked at her.

Jiii, i asked looking at her.

where do you get lost .....sit, aunty said I sit beside her like always and he was on the chair in front of me.

Badi maa you make all bhai favorite dishes, adi said while pouting.

Yes, your brother has now become a guest,he come home sometime like guests so that's why I prepared all his favorite dishes like we made for guests when they came our home, aunty said and listening this everyone started laughing.

Maaa , i whined .

Ok eat.... aunty said and after that everyone started eating.

I don't why but i feeling strange in his behaviour he didn't even looked at me even for second he didn't.

everyone was having there food when Sunita aunty said.

Woo Mr singh's son got married and they have invited us at the reception, aunty said.

And after that everyone started discussing on this topic that and last it decided that all the elders will going to attend that reception party except dadi and dadu.

Bhai, now you also get married, we also want to see your marriage and want bhabhi , ahana said and looking at him who is quietly eating his food.

And I don't know why I felt weird when I heard that.

Yes Bhai we want bhabhi,aditi and Aditya said loudly at the same time.

Abeer what do you think should I start looking for a girl?, Suhana aunty said with little excitement.

After hearing this, I was out of breath, I fisted my dupatta in my left hand and looked at him with corner of my eyes but his words brought tears to my eyes.

you can start looking for a girl I am ready for marriage...... Abeer said in his monologue and i saw listening this everyone went happy.

I looked at him for second who is eating his food he didn't look at me even for once i swallowed my tears and tried to control myself and my tears so that I didn't end up crying here.

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After few seconds later Abeer got up from his chair without having his dinner properly,he wished everyone good night and left from there.

Abeer went to his room and angrily banged on the door and went to the drawer of the night stand.

He opened that night stand drawer in anger and takes chandni all bangles and earrings from it that she forgot in his room that day.

You're also like her......., abeer shouted in anger and throws her bangles and earings in the dustbin.

And after some time and having there dinner everyone started going towards their room.

Chandni just wanted to go to her room and to be alone for some time her heart was crying after what he said on dining table she felt suffocated at that moment.

Chandni was going upstairs when Suhana stopped her.

Jiii, chandni said and looked at her.

what happened to you why are you so lost, Abeer mother asked her.

Kuch nahi......., chandni said slowly and looked at her hand which was holding a tray on which the bowl is placed with spoon and that bowl covered with plate.

Give it to Abeer, Abeer mother said Chandni looked at her in shock.

But mein..kaise.. chandni said.

You were going upstairs so that's why I would have told Adi or Ahana and Aditi, but all three went upstairs, Abeer's mother said.

Chandni didn't want to face Abeer, not at all after whatever happened on the dining table.

But atlast she takes the tray from Abeer's mother's hand and started going towards his room.

When she reached in front of Abeer's door she stood in front of his door and takes a deep breath.

I shouldn't have come here, he will say something again that will break my heart..... Chandni thought and tears flowed from her eyes.

I shouldn't think about all this I just give this to him and then leave from here , with that thought chandni knocks on the door of Abeer's room but Abeer does not open the door.

Chandni several times knocks on the door of his room but no reply comes from inside chandni slightly pushes the door and saw that the door was open.

Chandni goes inside his room and looks around the room, but she doesn't find him.

She places the tray on the glass table which is placed in front of the bed of Abeer.

She turns to her right side and sees that glass wall type door was opened.

Without thinking anything, she starts going there, she goes out through that door and saw there is a swimming pool and with small garden attached with plants are beautifully decorated with fairy lights on it and that area looked even more beautiful because of the light of the moon.

It's beautiful, chandni murmured and looked at headed to the swimming pool.

At that moment Chandni forgot everything whatever happened on the dining table and why did she come to this room and to whom does this room belong.

Chandni was standing in front of the swimming pool watching everything clearly like a lost child she came to her senses when she felt someone behind herself.

She quickly turns and saw abeer but her eyes widen and her breath struck when she saw Abeer shirtless and standing this close herself chandni holds her dupatta tightly in her hand and take two step back but falls into swimming pool.

Seeing him this close to herself she forgets that she is standing near the swimming pool.

Abeer thought she would get out of there because swimming pool was not that deep.

but what he didn't know that chandni does not know how to swim and she's scared to go inside the swimming pool but when he saw that she was not coming up and heard her voice.

Mr Rathore ....

Abeer heard her slow voice and he immediately jump inside the pool.

Abeer holds her hand and brings her out of the water .

Chandni starts coughing as soon as she comes out of the water and started taking long breaths.

Abeer saw that her body is trembling and not in her control he immediately wrapped his hands around her body pulls her towards himself and started rubbing her back.

Nothing happened ... nothing happened red......, abeer said in slow voice and tighted his grip around her.

Abeer saw that she was not saying anything and she was also shivering Abeer put his hand on back of her head and started stroking her hair.

Kuch nahi hua .... You're fine..., Abeer said slowly and lossen his grip around her to look at her face.

When Chandni realized that Abeer is lossing his grip around her out of fear she placed her feet on Abeer's feet and tightly grabbed his shoulders.

Pleas_e... don't....., chandni slowly said and tears started falling from her eyes.

She slowly looked at him with her teary eye's and then tiredly put her head on his shoulder.

Kitni ajib baat h tumhe pasand bhi nahi karta........aur aise.....aise es halat mei dekh bhi nahi sakta......., Abeer said while stroking her hairs.

teri khawaish ker li toh konsa gunah Kiya

Log to ibadat mein Puri qayaanat maang lete h.

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