chapter 38

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" Now I am a little relieved seeing that you are also going with everyone." These are Neil's words to Reyansh when he meets him at Advaita's house where he had come to drop Aaira.

Well, like always, Reyansh first showed some tantrums about what he would do after going there and also made it clear to Advaita that Ansh has a problem with him and all so it would be better if he doesn't go with them.

But on hearing all these words of his, Advaita only tells him that if not for anyone else, he should come with them for Aaira.

And before Reyansh could say anything after hearing Aaira's name from Advaita's mouth, Advaita tells him that she knows that something is going on between them so he should stop acting in front of her and quietly come on the trip with them.

And after this, Reyansh is left with no option and he too gets ready to go on the trip.

This morning, Ansh told Neil that he will pick up Aaira from Khanna house as everyone was going to gather at Advaita's house to start their journey.

But Neil refuses Ansh saying that he and Aarav should reach there, he will come himself to drop Aaira there.

And Neil also does this because he knows how his daughter is, even though she has sorted out things with Ansh and Aarav but her daughter is such a girl who doesn't forget things easily, she is still hurt but she is going on this trip only on Advaita's insistence and he is also sending his daughter on this trip only on Advaita's request, Otherwise whatever has happened with his daughter in the last few days, the way Ansh Aarav has behaved with Aaira intentionally or unintentionally, he did not want to send his precious life anywhere.

So that's why refusing them, Avni and Neil come to Maheshwari house to drop Aaira, and here when Neil sees Reyansh, he gets a different kind of peace which even he doesn't understand that how he is trusting him so much for his daughter.

" You guys enjoy but at the same time I have a request, please pay some attention to my Mannat, take care of her as you know how she is..." Neil says while keeping his hand on Reyansh's shoulder.

And there, Neil telling him this fills Reyansh heart with joy, he feels very good that Neil himself is telling him to take care of Aaira.

" A little attention ? I am going there to give my full attention to her." Reyansh thinks this but immediately cursed himself for thinking this.

" Thank God, I said this in my mind, otherwise if I had said it loudly, Neil uncle would have taken Aaira back right away." Reyansh again speaks in his mind looking at Neil

" Don't worry uncle, I will do what you said, I will take care of her." This time Reyansh tells all this to Neil to which Neil smiles.

" Haan Jiju aap Chinta mat karo, mera bodyguard beta insab chizon me maahir hai." Priyal comes from behind and praises her son to which Neil smiles.

Well, Neil is talking to Reyansh in the garden where everyone else is also present, but he's standing with Reyansh him at a corner and talking to him where priyal comes from behind.

But on hearing this from his mother, Reyansh looks at his mother, really? Bodyguard?

Was it not enough to make him a driver in front of Avni that his mother made him a bodyguard in front of Neil.

Reyansh gives a look to his mother which makes Neil smile

" it's ok bachha, Your mother will never change, she is used to saying all this." Neil says knowing Priyal's nature to which Priyal sees him

" Jiju, What do you mean I have a habit of saying all this? I didn't say anything wrong...Now my son builds such a strong body in the gym that he can easily get a job as a bodyguard somewhere, he has unnecessarily chosen the path of fashion." Priyal adds further

to which Reyansh gives a look to his mother, don't know what problem his mother has with his gym, she is taunting him for that only, he understands now.

His mother is strange, she showers love on him at home and taunts like this outside.

But there, Neil just smiles at what Priyal says.

But there Ansh, standing at a distance, sees Neil and Reyansh together, smiling and talking, and he does not like this things.

He thinks that these days Reyansh has started getting too close to his family, which is not right.

Later they all get ready to leave but before that they meet and hugs their family but in the meantime Reyansh comes in front of Avni and their eyes meet.

Well, after Karvachauth, both of them have come face to face today and Reyansh is surprised by her behavior that why she did not say anything to him, Well he also knows how sweet his Avni aunty is but still this was something on which she had to speak or scold him but he is shocked that neither did she say anything to him before nor is she saying anything today.

" Take care of yourself and Aaira." Reyansh is shocked by her words and gestures when Avni says these words to him with a smile while placing her palm his cheek affectionately.

Her this hand should have slapped him, but she is showering love on him.

Well, Avni had told Aaira that day that she has no problem with her and Reyansh being together but at the same time, when Aaira said that there is nothing from her side, then it is not right for her to say anything to Reyansh now.

She didn't know that Reyansh would feel something like this for Aaira, They never got along in front of the family. But yes Being together in college for last 2 years, Aaira's behavior slowly became soft towards him and now a conversation began between the two.

But her daughter did not let her have even the slightest idea that all this had started between them.

Somehow Avni is still not able to believe that Aaira really doesn't feel anything for Reyansh and whatever it is, it is one sided from Reyansh's side.

The way Reyansh did not leave Aaira mind even after they stopped talking for many years, the way Aaira used to complain about him, Avni had no idea that hatred would turn into love between them.

And there, Reyansh doesn't do anything further but just nods at Avni's words assuring her that yes, he will take care of Aaira and Avni smiles at his gesture.

And there Aaira standing with her father Neil notices this thing between her mother and Reyansh and thinks something.

" I don't know how I will live these three days without you." Neil tells Aaira with sadness, to which Aaira smiles.

" Uff papa, You have your Lily, in these three days it will be you, your Lily and your romance without my disturbance." She says this while teasing her father and obviously their bond is such that Aaira has no hesitation in teasing her father by using her mother's name like this.

And all this brings a smile to his sad face and he shakes his head slightly.

" First of all, you don't disturb us and yes of course I have my Lily but I am going to miss my little Lily a lot, come back soon." Saying this, Neil kisses her forehead and then embrace her in his arms.

Soon they bid goodbye to their elders and set out on their journey.

Well they have a 7 seater car but as they have bags too so they use two cars.

And at this time, while Ansh, Advaita, Aaira and Aadhriti are in one car, Aarav, Arjun and Reyansh are in the other car.

Well it is Ansh's decision that they will go like this but Advaita does not like his decision at all.

Because, because of this two couples, ok one couple is not official, but because of this where Aarav and Aadhriti got separated and there is a unofficial couple Aaira and Reyansh they are also sitting separately.

And as Advaita knew that Ansh will not leave Aaira with someone else so she thought of taking Reyansh in their car but before she can do anything like this, Ansh expresses his decision.

And in front of everyone at home, Advaita is unable to say anything about Ansh's decision.

But now as it has been at least 2 hours since their journey started, she thought that now she should do something so that others can also enjoy this journey on their way.

In the car with Ansh, Advaita is with him in the front seat while Aaira and Aadhriti are in the back seat and even after being together, Aaira is just enjoying the journey by looking out of the window and not talking to anyone.

And there is a reason for her silence, firstly she does not want to disturb Ansh and Advaita by talking between them and secondly Aadhriti has never talked to her so he doesn't know what to talk to her either.

But Aadhriti sees her like this and after thinking something she takes the initiative between them.

" Aaira... On hearing Aadhriti's words, Aaira diverts her attention from outside and looks at her.

And Ansh and Advaita sitting in front hear this and both of them look at each other.

" We never got a chance to mingle, but today we have got a chance, we are together, so can we become friends?" Aadhriti tells her to which Aaira looks at her

They never got a chance to mingle? What a joke. Anyway, leave it, she doesn't want to think about it now. Aaira thinks.

And there Ansh and Advaita look at each other and this thing happening between them brings a slight smile on their faces.

" Why not, if you don't have any problem with me then I have no problem in being friends with you." Aaira replies to her to which Aadhriti smiles.

And again Ansh and Advaita smile after hearing Aaira's answer that at least they both became friends.

" Ok so let's eat something to celebrate the fact that you two have become friends.

I am hungry, stop the car." Advaita says to Ansh to which Ansh looks at her

" But there is no good restaurant around here." Ansh says

" There is the Dhaba, we will stop there." Advaita says pointing outside the car to which Ansh looks at her

" No, it would not be right to go there." Ansh says

" hein, but why?" Advaita asks

" They don't maintain proper hygiene." Aaira hears this from her brother and obviously this is nothing new for her, He would never allow her and Aarav to eat at roadside stalls and dhabas when they were with him.

" Seriously? What kind of hygiene do the restaurant maintain? Have you been in their kitchen?" Advaita questions him to which Ansh looks at her

" Bhabhi, it is useless to argue with bhai on this topic, he will never agree to a roadside stall or dhaba, no matter what happens...we are going with the wrong person...and...." Aaira says but suddenly stops when she realizes she can't speak between them much.

But at the same time, Ansh looks at her in the rear mirror after hearing this.

" Aaira now don't say like this, you know whatever I do, I do for good...eating at such places is not good for health." says Ansh

" Go to hell with your good health and Aaira you are right, we are with the wrong person." Advaita looks back and says to Aaira, to which Aaira does not say anything but just smiles slightly.

" I am really hungry, where do we find restaurants on the highways?" Advaita again tells Ansh

" You will get it, control your hunger a little." says Ansh to which Advaita looks at him but then she starts searching for nearby restaurants on her phone but doesn't find one.

" It is showing here that we will get the restaurant after 1 hour..." Advaita says

" See, so control yourself now..." Ansh tells her

" I will die of hunger in this much time..." Ansh sighs at her drama.

Well, Advaita's only intention is to stop so that on this pretext they can exchange seats, Reyansh comes in this car and Aadhriti goes to Aarav.

And his brother Arjun is single anyway, so she is not worried about him right now.

" Nothing will happen in an hour, so keep quiet now." Ansh says to which she looks at him

"Stop the car." Advaita tells him again

" Why now?" Ansh asks

" I need to breathe, because I'm suffocating with you." Advaita, fed up with his behavior, says this to which Aaira and Aadhriti sitting behind suppress their smile seeing them fighting like this on this silly matter.

And before Ansh could say anything, Advaita asks him to stop the car again upon which Ansh stops the car on the side, And because of this, the other car coming behind them, in which the three of them are present, also stops the car.

" Kya hua Bhabhi ?" These are Aarav's words when the three of them come near Ansh's car and see Advaita getting out of the car and after that Ansh, Aaira and Aadhriti also get out of the car

" Nothing happened, I was just getting bored sitting with the same person, So Reyansh do one thing, you come in our car, and Aadhriti you go in their car." Advaita says shocking Ansh

" Why? Everyone will go as they are sitting, no one will go here and there." Ansh says this to which Advaita looks at him

" Will you listen to anything I say today?" Advaita says angrily, first he refuse dhaba idea, now this.

" No, because everything you said is wrong, and look, you have taken a breath, so now sit quietly in the car." Ansh says and the rest of them look at them like that but no one says anything between them because they don't understand why this useless fight is happening.

But Aaira and Reyansh understand Ansh's point very well, he doesn't want them to stay together, that's why he is saying this.

And if things were the same as before, Aaira would have found a solution to this through some of her ideas, but today she chooses not to say anything because someone has told her that what she says will not always happen, so that is why she does not share her thoughts and stands quietly.

" Okay, then you do one thing, you also go with these three, we girls will come alone, we don't need you." Advaita says this on which Ansh gets shocked but he doesn't say anything further in front of everyone but takes her a little aside from everyone by holding her hand.

" What are you doing, why are you being stubborn for no reason..." Ansh asks her

" Am I being stubborn? You are being stubborn," Advaita tells him to which he looks at her confused.

" And how selfish you are, you are travelling in a car with your fiancée and have separated everyone else." Advaita says to which Ansh clearly understands what she means.

" look.... he is not able to say anything further when Advaita cuts him off

" No, nothing, now it has been decided that we will go separately, you boys go together, we girls go together, that's it." Advaita says this and without giving him a chance to say anything further, she comes straight and sits in the driving seat of the car

" Aaira, Aadhriti andar aao." Advaita tells both of them, upon which both of them look at everyone else but then quietly go and sit inside the car

" Aaira tum aage aao, main driver nahi hu tum dono ki." Advaita says and Aaira goes and sits in the front seat and then before the boys or Ansh can say anything, Advaita starts the car and leaves from there.

And here, don't know about the rest, but Reyansh definitely suppresses his smile on seeing this action of his sister and seeing Ansh expression.

" Well this is good, anyway how can we Indians complete a trip without any kalesh." Arjun suddenly says to which everyone looks at him.

" Bhai, Well you should really take training from somewhere on how to keep your would be wife calm, anyway after some days all this will become permanent in your life. So that training will be useful for you in future." Aarav gives him suggestions on which Ansh gets irritated

" Ho gya tumlog ka, to ab chale ?" Ansh says and gives a look to Reyansh too, because somewhere all this has happened because of him, Advaita wanted him and Aaira to sit together that's why she created so much drama.

Next, they get back in the car, and follow the girls' car.

On the other side in the girls' car.

"Di, you calm down, don't spoil your mood" Aadhriti tells her

" I am calm, anyway, I did all this because now we will be able to stop anywhere as per our wish, we get bored with him anyway." says Advaita

" It is not like that Bhabhi, Bhaiya is very interesting, but yes he avoids some things but what can we do, we like doing the things he forbids us from doing." Aaira tells Advaita when she calls Ansh's company boring.

And hearing this Advaita smiles

"Anyway, girls will you eat Pani Puri?" she asks both of them

" Does any girl refuse this?" Aaira says happily and Advaita stops the car and sees a roadside PaniPuri cart.

And while following them, Ansh gets shocked seeing them going to that Panipuri cart.

But before their car stops and he goes near them and stops them from eating this, all three start eating Panipuri.

And seeing the boys coming closer, Advaita gives a look to Ansh to which he glares at her

" Bhabhi, join us in your party too." says Aarav, and then Arjun and Aarav also start eating Pani Puri with them.

And standing there where Ansh glares at Advaita for her stubbornness, Meanwhile, Reyansh smiles looking at Aaira who is enjoying PaniPuri to the fullest at this time.

But suddenly both Reyansh and Ansh get panic when Aaira suddenly chokes on a Panipuri and starts coughing on it.

" Theek ho ?" Advaita asks, leaving her Panipuri and patting Aaira's back, while both of them run towards the car to get water for her.

But as soon as Ansh reaches the car, he notices Reyansh and the water bottle in his hand.

And before Reyansh can go back to Aaira with water, Ansh angrily looks at him and snatches the bottle from his hand and he goes back to Aaira where Reyansh looks at him.

What is this man's problem? It was just water, why should he get so angry at him.

Ansh comes to Aaira and gives her water which she drinks and she gets well.

"Are you okay?" Ansh asks her to which Aaira just nods but then her eyes go to Reyansh who's standing behind Ansh, and is already looking at her in worry.

She gives him a smile that she is fine to which he also smiles in relief.

And after this they sit back in the car and do the same girl vs boy and then continue their journey.

To be continued.......