chapter 13

The look of Advaita and Ansh is given above.☝️

Chapter start

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" Bhai, please at least smile for me, I don't like seeing you like this." Aaira tells Ansh

Right now both of them are sitting in Ansh's room, today is Ansh and Advaita's engagement which is to take place in the Mehra house itself. The entire house is decorated and ready to welcome the Maheshwari family.

Both the Khanna and Mehra families do not want to leave any stone unturned in the engagement of their first and eldest child.

Well they had not thought that this moment would come so soon in their life but still it is all a game of fate, whenever someone is supposed to meet, they meet on some pretext or the other.

The family knows under what circumstances this engagement is taking place but now that the engagement is happening, they will leave no stone unturned to make this day memorable.

The Mehra and Maheshwari families invited not many but all their close ones to add glamour to the evening, to bless both the children.

Ansh dresses up in a black outfit and Aaira is with him in his room at this time who is ready in a beautiful sea green colored lehenga to celebrate her brother's big day but she is not happy seeing the sadness on her brother's face and she is repeatedly doing her cute antics to improve his mood, but today nothing is having any effect on her brother.

At this time only Ansh's heart knows what dilemma he is going through, he still cannot believe that his mother is forcing this relationship on him.

" Bhai please smile, just a little..." Aaira says again making her baby face to which Ansh looks at her

" baccha, Please I can't do this." Ansh replies to her

"Huh, I don't like her at all...because of her you are so sad..." Aaira says angrily, Although Aaira likes Advaita somewhere, but she is currently speaking ill of her in front of her brother so that her brother feels that at least she is on his side.

" Bachha don't talk about her, please. " Ansh warns Aaira as soon as he hears about Advaita because at this point he doesn't want to hear anything about her, whether it's good or anything else, even her name, he doesn't want to hear.

" Ok, so what should we talk about....I was always so excited that when you get married, I will do this, I will do that but here you are not even smiling, how will this work..." Aaira says sadly

But then there after hearing all her words Ansh finally smiles a little for her

" Is this okay? Are you happy now ?" Ansh says smiling a little to which Aaira also smiles.

" Yes now it is the best, now don't let this smile go from your face." Saying this both the siblings share a hug and as Aaira separates from Ansh they both see that Aarav is about to enter Ansh's room.

" Don't come inside..." Ansh says stopping Aarav at the door while Aaira looks at both of them

Well, a week has passed but Ansh hasn't spoken to Aarav....this must be the first time since childhood that something like this has happened between these two brothers and this behavior of Ansh is bothering Aarav now, Aarav thought that Ansh will forgive him in a day or two but Ansh is not ready to listen to anything Aarav says or any explanation and it has been a week and there is no communication between these two brothers.

" Bhai please.... Aarav tries to say something but Ansh interrupts him

"Aaira tell him to go away from here..." Aaira hears Ansh and looks at Aarav

" Bhai, please forgive Aarav bhai..." says Aaira

" Okay then I am leaving." Saying this, Ansh gets up from there and goes straight to the washroom to avoid him.

And Aarav and Aaira keep looking at each other and before Aaira can say anything to him, Aarav walks away from there with sadness.

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" Wow di you look so beautiful." Aadhriti says to Advaita who is getting ready sitting in front of the mirror and Aadhriti is sitting on her bed.

At this moment there is a happy smile on Advaita's face and why shouldn't there be a smile on her face? Today she is going to tie the knot with the love of her life, she had almost given up hope somewhere but she finally got her love.

She knows that Ansh is not happy today but she also knows that now she should not make any such mistake due to which Ansh does not like her, She will try her best for Ansh, to become the girl he likes so that he accepts her wholeheartedly soon.

" You know, I am really happy for you...you were so sad during that wedding rituals but today there is a different glow on your face." Aadhriti speaks further to which Advaita smiles, how can there not be a glow on her face, this is the glow of love.

" How do I look?" Advaita asks after getting fully ready and getting up from the mirror and turning towards him

" I told you, very beautiful, jiju won't be able to take his eyes off you..." says Aadhriti

And Advaita smiles at Aadhriti's words thinking that she knows Ansh will not even look at her today but who knows maybe he will look at her, the world is based on hope.

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In Mehra house

Simran comes to Ansh's room with Avni to see if he is ready or not but Ansh doesn't say anything after seeing them because he is still angry with his mother and his anger is evident.

" You won't talk to me even today?" Simran says while sitting in front of him on the bed to which Ansh doesn't say anything.

" Ansh I am talking to you." Simran tells him

"And I don't want to talk to you mom...I am doing what you want so please leave me alone now...when those people come I will come down but leave me alone for now." Ansh says this which hurts Simran's heart, he never talked to her like this but she knows that she is wrong today and that is why she doesn't say anything further but gets up and leaves from there sadly leaving Ansh and Avni behind.

Meanwhile, Avni feels really bad for Simran for the way Ansh spoke to her.

They are really seeing a new side of Ansh, this boy was never so rude.

"Ansh, is this the way to talk to your mother?" Avni asks him while sitting in front of him.

" And the way she is behaving with me, is that the way a mother treats her son, bua ?" Ansh questions Avni

" It may seem wrong to you right now, but you should really give Advaita a chance, you will see that everything will fall into place, she is not as bad as you think her to be. Whatever the matter is, forget it all and try to understand her once..." Avni tells Ansh

" What should I try to understand Bua...? and it's okay she is very nice but the girl who did not become her father's, how can she be mine? She left her father who gave her so much love since childhood and ran away, so what is the guarantee that she will stay with me... I am her just obsession, The day this madness of hers ends, she will leave me too, and you all want me to give a chance to such a girl?" Ansh says

And there Avni smiles slightly at Ansh's words... Anyway, Advaita would not have had to leave her father if Ansh had given her a chance in the beginning, she took that step out of compulsion

" All your words are correct but somewhere you are thinking too much....she will never leave you, Maybe you haven't understood girls well enough yet, she has chosen you over her father, over her self-respect, over her father respect, her love for you is not just madness but beyond that...." Avni tells Ansh to which he sighs

" And I will not say much further but Priyal has told me that Advaita is a very nice girl...that is why I will only tell you to give her a chance, You will see that you will fall in love with her too and yes, the day you fall in love, you will never get tired of thanking your mother for her decision which seems wrong to you today..." Avni tells him

" That day will never come bua." Ansh says to which Avni just smiles because somewhere she knows that day will come, because Ansh has no big reason to hate Advaita, and anyway the power of love is more than hate...one day love defeats hate.

Yes, everyone understands that Advaita's way was wrong but not her love.

But right now if something is important then it is that Ansh should take all his time with a calm mind and think about Advaita.

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" I always say don't touch my feet but instead, hug me, I'm not that old yet." These are the words of Neil when Reyansh is about to touch Neil's feet to greet him when he meets him at Mehra house.

Maheshwari family and all the guests have arrived, everyone meets each other....Advaita and Ansh also sees each other or we can say that only Advaita sees Ansh, Ansh met her family but did not even look at her. Today Advaita's grandmother is also present here because Siddhart somehow convinces her and brings her here.

And in the middle of all this, when Priyal and Vishal meet Avni and Neil, Reyansh and Aaira are also present there with their parents.

Aaira stands next to her mother when Reyansh touches Neil's feet but Neil stops him and hugs him which makes Avni smile but Aaira rolls her eyes and then Reyansh separates from Neil and stands next to him and sees Aaira.

Well, after that fight in college a week ago, both of them often came face to face in college but now Reyansh does not try to talk to her and then today they both are meeting.

And call it a coincidence, but Reyansh is also wearing the same sea green colour shirt as Aaira's dress...and Reyansh completes the look by pairing that shirt with pants and blazer.

" Neil bhai, even if you are not old, your age is increasing, so now get used to this kind of respect from kids." On Neil's words that he is not old...,Vishal teases him saying this to which Neil smiles

" And who said that respect is shown by touching feet, the biggest respect is when our children embrace us with love." Neil says to which Reyansh smiles.

" And anyway, my age is increasing just in name sake, I just became the crush of my daughter's friends a few days ago, so no one can question my age..." Neil says jokingly to which Avni glares at him

" Neil, zameen par aa jaaiye, wo baat beet chuki hai..." Avni glares at him and says this to which Neil gulps and Priyal and Vishal smile

" Well, anything can change but Neil Jiju getting scared of Avni's one look will never change..." Priyal says teasing Neil as usual

" Hmm, ye toh hai.... Ab jo biwi se kare pyar, wo biwi ki khubsurat aankhon se kaise naa dare yaar.....hai na biwi ? " Neil says this but Avni gets a little shy, their children are standing with them but this man's words are not in his control.

But Aaira smiles seeing her father's love for her mother and so does Reyansh.

And Aaira always admires such moments between her parents.

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Ansh and Advaita stand face to face on the stage and both have rings in their hands.

Simran and Raj stand with Ansh while Siddhart and Shalini stand next to Advaita

It is Ansh who first puts the ring on Advaita's left hand ring finger and with just the mare touch of Ansh, Advaita's heart starts fluttering with joy, She looks at the ring in her hand which Ansh put on her and after seeing it her happiness knows no bounds, finally everything that she had thought is happening.

And then with a happy shy smile Advaita holds Ansh's hand and puts the ring on the ring finger of his left hand

The guests present there express the excitement of the moment by clapping and while clapping for his bhai-bhabhi, Aarav's gaze turns and gets stuck on Aadhriti who's standing some distance away from him and Aarav sees how happy she's looking for Advaita and Ansh and with a happy smile she's looking at them...for some reason Aarav gets lost in Aadhriti smile.

On the other side on the stage, Ansh looks at Advaita's face where he can clearly see how happy she is, but only he knows that this happiness will not last long on her face.

he knows very well how to break the dreams she has of being with him, she wants to spend moments with him but only he knows that after some time he won't have to see this face of her, he will be free from all these dramas.

As soon as the engagement is completed, the family and the guests present congratulate both of them and shower their blessings upon them.

" Thank you aunty for supporting me." Advaita says this to Simran when she meets her alone, away from the other guests, and Simran slightly smiles at Advaita's words.

" You don't need to thank me, but yes, take care, don't break my son's heart, maintain the relationship that has been formed today with all your heart." Simran tells Advaita to which Advaita nods.

" Don't worry, I will not give you or anyone else any chance to complain now, I know I have made many mistakes but I assure you I will not repeat them." Simran smiles at Advaita's words

"This is what I expect from you too, and yes from now on, not aunty...just like I am Ansh's mother, I am your mother too, so call me maa, mom whatever you want..." Advaita smiles at Simran's words and with this, they both hug each other while Ansh standing at a distance watches angrily.

Why is his mother suddenly showing so much love to this girl?

On the other hand, Aaira is going from one place to another but suddenly her steps stop when her dupatta gets stuck in something.

She turns back and sees that the thing in which her dupatta is stuck is a watch and the person wearing that watch is none other than Advaita's brother Arjun.

And there Arjun looks at Aaira and just keeps staring at her, Aaira also looks at him as to why is he looking at her like this but then she looks at his watch and tries to free her dupatta from his watch.

" ahh, finally my decision of not wearing a smart watch proved right...Bollywood moments are created only when one wears such a watch." Arjun says to which Aaira looks at him and sees a mischievous smile on his face but Aaira doesn't say anything to him but tries to free her dupatta from his watch

" Wait, I will help you." Seeing her struggle, Arjun says this but before Arjun removes her dupatta from his watch, they both see that a third hand has appeared on Arjun's watch and they both see that it is Reyansh

Reyansh without looking at them silently removes Aaira's dupatta from Arjun's watch in seconds and gives Aaira her dupatta and says

"It's done, now go" Reyansh hands her dupatta to her and says while glaring at her, to which Aaira does nothing but rolls her eyes and walks away from there.

" What was the need for you to intervene...you ruined my Bollywood moment with her..." Arjun tells his cousin to which Reyansh looks at him

" This is not your college where you keep creating your Bollywood moments...this is home and she is my friend's sister...you should stay away from her." Arjun looks at him with a weird look, why is he reacting like this

" She might be your friend's sister, but now she is also di's Nanad, There is a family relationship between us, we will meet on every occasion now.....why should I stay away...?" Arjun tells Reyansh on which Reyansh gets angry but before Reyansh could say anything, Priyal calls out to him, to which Reyansh just gives Arjun a look and walks away from there.

And Arjun sees Reyansh leaving and wonders what happened to him, why did he react like this.

To be continued............

Maybe you all found this update boring but it is not necessary that every chapter is exciting.

BTW, Did you all like Neil and Reyansh's meeting?