chapter 1

It is a beautiful morning, the sun has risen in the sky and is spreading its golden rays all around, amidst those rays, birds are flying in the open sky, their chirping sounds are echoing all around, making this morning more pleasant.

In the midst of all these, A teenage girl is sleeping peacefully in her bed, oblivious to the noise and bustle of the outside world, There is a sweet smile on her face which makes it look like she had a good sleep but soon her smile turns into a frown when the bright rays of the sun fall on her face, she gets irritated, turns her face away, hides her face in the pillow and tries to get some sleep again

And, There, standing in the room, her mother, who had just disturbed her sleep by removing the curtains from the windows, she smiles at her daughter's action

She comes close to her on the bed and sits next to her, caressing her hair

" Aairu " She calls out her name but gets no response from her.

" Aairu, Get up, we don't have to be late today, Ansh and Aarav must be waiting for you." She says because today is Rakhi festival and she has to go to her brothers house to tie Rakhi to them but it is already 9 o'clock and this girl is still sleeping.

But on hearing her brothers' names from her mother's mouth, her sleep starts to break a little and she gets up a little and puts her head in her mother's lap.

" Mom, Tell Ansh Bhaiya and Aarav Bhaiya to come here...Let me sleep a little more." she says in her sleepy voice closing her eyes

" No way, and now get up quietly or else I will go alone, because I cannot wait to tie Rakhi to my bhai, so now you get up quickly..." Seeing her daughter continuous tantrums she goes into her strict mother mode at which Aaira makes faces

" Ok, just let me sleep for half an hour more..." she requests

"Not even half a minute...it's already 9 o'clock." Saying this she forcefully lifts her head from her lap and makes her sit on the bed and Aaira looks at her mother with lazy eyes

" This is torture..." Aaira complains to which her mother smiles

"No, This is my love for you, good morning bachcha..." Saying this she cups her face and kisses her forehead making her a smile and in return she hugs her mother and wishes her good morning

" I understand very well your love of waking me up in the morning..." she says as she gets separated from her

" Yet you make me show you this love every morning..." she says to which Aaira pouts

And then with this Avni gets up from the bed and starts folding her quilt

" Where is my savior? Why didn't he come to wake me up today?" She asks about her father because if she had requested him to sleep for a little while longer, he would have let her sleep.

" He came 1 hour ago, but seeing his beloved baby sleeping, he gave up the idea of ​​waking her up, but I am not as good as him darling...." she replies to her on which she pouts

" He is the only one who understands my morning sleep..." Avni raises her eyebrows at her words.

" Now stop talking and come on, get up now and get ready quickly, we have to leave in 1 hour. " she's still listening to her mother like a lazy person sitting on the bed.

" Mom just 5 minutes...." She asks for permission to sleep for 5 more minutes but in return she only gets her mother's glare which is enough to take away her sleep.

" Ok ok I am going, why are you scaring me with your beautiful eyes." Saying this she straightaway gets off the bed and runs to the washroom, only giving a smile on her mother's lips with her antics.

After making her bed Avni leaves her room and as she comes to her room she sees Neil getting ready

" You look very handsome." She says from behind to him who is currently dressed in a traditional kurta and pyjama, She always finds her husband a little more handsome in kurta, so she could not stop herself from praising him.

Neil turns towards her at her words and smiles as he comes close to her and holds her hand and pulls her straight into his arms, to which she smiles:

" Now my day is made, my wifey praised me early in the morning, what else do I need in life...." he says making her smile

" Maybe a kiss." Saying this she gives him a kiss on the cheek to which he smiles but before they could talk anything else, Avni is shocked to hear her daughter's voice.

" oops sorry my romantic couple. " The door of the room is open due to which Aaira, upon entering the room, sees her parents in each other's arms on which Avni immediately gets out of Neil's arms and turns to her and she glares at her for calling them a romantic couple.

" You are not ready, what are you doing here?" She asks Aaira

" Mom, you asked me to get ready quickly and here you got busy romancing with Papa..." Aaira speaks to her parents with a teasing smile which has no effect on Neil But Avni's eyes widen at her daughter's words.

Aaira's bond with her parents is such that she tells them anything without hesitation and even teases them because she has caught them romancing many times, but she also knows the limits of her words, she never overdoes it.

But she really feels good seeing the love between her parents even after so many years of marriage, the love between the two is just like that of a new couple, where even today her mother feels shy when her father teases her in front of the family.

And Seeing this love between them and especially seeing the love of her father for her mother, she wants a life partner just like him for herself but she knows that if she wants a life partner like her father then she will have to become like her mother who loves him equally.

" Good morning, baby." Seeing her in his room, Neil wishes her upon which she comes and hugs her father

" Good morning, papa " She says to which Neil kisses her forehead

" Did you sleep well?" he asks her

" Your wifey doesn't let me sleep..." she says looking at her mother with frightened eyes and clinging to her father's arms to which Avni glares at her

" Don't start again, it's already 9, how long do you want to sleep? And I told you to get ready, right? Why did you come here?" She asks her

" mom, You haven't even chosen my dress for today, what should I wear?" Although she does not need her mother's help in choosing dresses on a daily basis, but on special occasions she wears the clothes selected by her mother because she feels that she looks best in her choice.

" I have already kept it in your room, go and check carefully and now get ready and this time be really ready or else I will leave both of you here and go there alone." Avni says and on this Aaira doesn't say anything because she knows that her mother will leave if she is saying so, so she goes straight to her room to get ready quickly.

" Don't be so strict with her..." Neil says

"Sorry Neilu, but I can't listen to you in this matter, you are enough to spoil her...she understands my words only in this language, unless I am strict with her she doesn't listen to me." Avni says this to which Neil sighs because this is also true.

Although her mother is her best friend, she shares more things with her mother than with her father but still she gets scolded every morning for throwing tantrums on waking up and also for showing various kinds of stubbornness.

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" Don't you think you have come too early, Rakhi is tomorrow..." Rajveer taunts Avni for reaching here so late, because not only Ansh and Aarav were waiting for Aira, but Rajveer and Simran were also waiting for their sibling, and after coming here, meeting everyone, when everyone sits down then Rajveer taunts Avni like this.

" Bhai, don't say anything to me, it's all because of your niece, she delays everything. Because of her, we are late." Aaira pouted at her mother's words.

" No Mamu, I woke up at 6 in the morning, still mom is talking like this." Avni glared at her for lying like this on which Aaira shows her tongue to her and immediately gets up from her side and goes and sits beside her mamu side hugging him, on which Raj puts his hand around her shoulder.

" Now don't scare my daughter by glaring at her like that..." Raj tells Avni to which her mouth hangs open.

" Where is Ansh bhaiya...?" Aaira asks not seeing her beloved brother here amongst all.

" I am here princess." Ansh says while coming down the stairs seeing which Aaira smiles.

Aaira gets up, goes to him and hugs him, to which he also responds with affection.

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Aaira's OOTD 👇

Aarav's OOTD👇

" I wish my sister would ask about me too...." Aarav says coming from behind to which Aaira and Ansh look at him

" The jealous creature is here." Ansh mutters softly, hearing which Aaira suppresses her laughter

" Bhaiya, I was just about to ask about you..." says Aaira to which Aarav rolls his eyes

" Liar, but wait what is this....you both cheated on me again....mom look these two are wearing matching clothes again and didn't even tell me..." Aarav stands in the middle of the family and complains, to which everyone smiles.

" We haven't cheated....it's just a coincidence, isn't it Princess?" Ansh tells Aaira to which Aaira hides her smile as she knows it is not a coincidence

Actually, a little while ago, before Aaira came here, Ansh had called Aaira and when he saw that his sister was wearing an off-white colored dress so she also wore the same color clothes as he usually does so that they can set siblings goals and as usual to tease his younger brother, Ansh doesn't tell him anything.

" Ya ya, this coincidence always happens with both of you. I never become a part of this coincidence..." Aarav again complains like a grumpy kid and before their argument turns into a fight, the elders of the house intervene

" Achha ab bas, Chalo, tum log Rakhi bandho, ye sab baad me kar lena..." Neela, their grandmother, tells them to which Aarav still stands there sulking.

" Mujhe nahi bandhwaani iss se rakhi, ye dono hi mnaa le aapas me." Says aarav

" Aarav, bas ho gya bachcha, ab drama band karo." Simran tells her younger son, upon which his face swells even more

" Mom, you too will not support me ? " says Aarav

" I don't support anyone in useless fights, tum log ka ye roj ka hai..." says Simran

" Arre, Bhaiya, don't get so angry now, next time we will wear matching clothes and will not tell Ansh Bhaiya." Aaira tries to coax him

" Tum toh rehne hi do jhoothi, it is impossible for you to hide anything from him." Aaira does not say anything on this because this is also true.

But then amidst this bickering, everyone sits down and first Simran ties a Rakhi to Neil while doing his aarti and applying tilak on his forehead and then Avni ties rakhi to Raj...After that Aaira ties Rakhi to Ansh first and then to Aarav.

They give gifts to their sisters and they celebrate this happy moment by feeding sweets to each other.

" Mamu, I need your permission for Aaira..." Ansh says to Neil

" Yes Champ, say it " Neil says

" Aaira's college is starting next week, so before that, Can Aarav and I go on a road trip with Aaira ?" Ansh says and before Neil can give permission to Aaira, Aarav says

" I am not going with you both." Aarav says to which Ansh sighs.

" Okay, Princess and I will go on the trip together." Ansh says to which Aarav's mouth drops open

" Dekho, ye toh bas formality ke liye mujhe le jaa rahe the, ek aur baar mnaaya bhi nahi..." says Aarav

" I wanted to take you with love but you did not see my love..." Ansh says and before Aarav could say anything, Neil says

" Ok, all three of you go, but be careful...by the way, where do you guys want to go?" Asks Neil

" Mamu, what better place than Lonavala during the rainy season..." Ansh says to which Aaira's face lights up.

" Bhaiya, you are so amazing, I have been wanting to go to Lonavala in the rainy season for so long." Aaira says happily

" See, I know your wish even before you say anything." Ansh says this, making Aarav jealous, indicating that see I am a good brother to her to which Aarav rolls his eyes.

And Aaira gets happy with this statement of her elder brother and seeing her smile all the family members smile.

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Other side

Another family is celebrating Rakhi festival and it is none other than the Maheshwari family.

Advaita ties a Rakhi to her brother Arjun and then feeds him sweets but just as Arjun is about to feed sweets to Advaita, Advaita does not take the sweet in her mouth when she hears her father's words

" Maa, Rajeev ka call tha, Pandit ji ne shaadi ki date nikaal di hai, 1 mahine baad ki date fix hui hai." Hearing this from her father, Advaita stops Arjun's hand who was feeding her sweets and Arjun, looking at his elder sister, understands very well that she is not happy with this news.

Advaita's marriage is fixed by Siddhart with the son of one of his friends, who is a well-known businessman, Advaita does not want to get married but still she has said yes to this marriage because she has refused many alliances before this, but her family introduce her to a new guy every month, and to avoid this daily drama, she resigned herself to fate and said yes to this marriage, because no matter what, she will have to get married.

Even though she is an independent girl, she is standing on her own feet but she is bound by family ties, this marriage is her grandmother's wish, according to her she is of marriageable age so she should get married and that is why she is constantly pressurizing her father and being fed up with this wish of his mother, Advaita's father is also pressurizing her for marriage and now that a good man has been found, they don't want to delay any further.

" Shalini taiyaari shuru kardo, ab jyada waqt nahi hai humare paas." Siddhart speaks to his wife and Advaita stands there silently but then without saying anything, she goes straight up the stairs to her room, and her family sees her going like this.

After a while, Shalini comes to Advaita's room and sees her daughter getting ready in her formal clothes

" Tum to aaj ghar par rehne waali thi, toh ab in kapdo me kahan jaa rahi ho ?"

" Aap log mujhe iss ghar me rehne dena kahan chahte hai....Ek din sukoon nahi milta mujhe is ghar me... " Her mother looks at her at this statement and she understands that her daughter mood has got spoilt after hearing the wedding date.

"Why are you talking like this and you yourself have said yes to this marriage so why this anger now?" Her mother asks

" Did I have the option to say anything other than YES ? If I had refused that guy, tomorrow you people would have brought someone else in front of me.

So if not him then this guy, ultimately I will be the one to be sacrificed." says Advaita to which her mother sighs.

" Bachcha, I won't say much to you but now that the marriage is happening, I will only tell you this much, learn to handle relationships, Mihir is a very nice boy..." her mother says

" I don't want to learn how to handle relationships, and you know this very well, I am marrying him to get rid of the rules and regulations of this house." She says and before this her mother tells her anything......she further says

" And yes, I am leaving now, I may not return till tomorrow..." says Advaita

" Where are you going?" her mother asks

" In search of some peace....I am going to Lonavala, I have some work there." Advaita says and before her mother could stop her or say anything, she takes her bag and walks out of the room.

To be continued........

It is very difficult for me to write the first chapter of any story, I hope this chapter is ok and readable?

I will try to write better in upcoming chapters.

And yes, initial chapters will have family scenes, as the story progresses you will get couple scenes.