chapter 43

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" I am so happy for you my baby, finally Neil and Raj and agreed for your relationship with Reyansh.

This was not easy, but the stubbornness of these two cannot last long in front of my baby." Simran cups Aaira's face and says while being happy for her.

At this time Avni and Aaira are with Simran in her room of Mehra house.

After getting Neil's approval last night, today when Neil discusses this with the whole family, Raj too, like Neil, reluctantly agrees for Aaira happiness and with this, everyone else also has no problem with this new relationship of Aaira and Reyansh except one person and that person is Ansh.

Ansh hasn't spoken to Aaira yet, and when he found out that these things were to be discussed at home, he wasn't even present there, he makes a good excuse and goes to the hospital to avoid being involved in this conversation because he knows that everyone has accepted Reyansh for Aaira even the person who imposed the no boyfriend rule on her, her father and his father have agreed to it, then it is useless for him to say anything but at the same time he knows that he will never accept Reyansh in his family no matter what.

" Bua, I still can't believe that papa has agreed and so has Mamu." Aaira tells Simran to which Simran and Avni look at each other and share a knowing look.

" Baby, nothing is more important than your happiness for both of them but to tell you the truth, I too cannot believe it." Simran also suddenly starts getting a little suspicious.

" Bhabhi, Aaira, both of you don't think too much, Neil has really agreed and bhai is sweet anyway, he doesn't pretend." Avni tells both of them

To which both ( bua and niece ) of them look at her and share a knowing look with each other that they both ( Neil and Raj ) still manage to trap this innocent with their sweet talk.

" Mom, you're very innocent." Aaira comments on her to which Avni looks at her

" And I don't deny it." Simran agrees with Aaira and says, to which Avni looks at both of them pouting.

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" Neil what are you saying, you lied that you accepted Reyansh for Aaira ?" Raj asks this to Neil

It is evening time, both of them are sitting in the garden and when Neil says that he has not accepted Reyansh for Aaira then Raj asks him this question.

Well Raj really agreed because Neil agreed but he gets shocked when he gets to know that Neil has not completely accepted Reyansh, He said yes just for Aaira's happiness.

" So what else could I do? Was there any other option except lying?" Neil asks Raj to which he sees him

" I could not fight with my daughter and it is okay if she likes someone but it is not necessary that I will hand her over to someone blindly." Neil adds

" If that was the case then why didn't you tell me? I thought you have agreed, that's why I didn't try hard to stop her...Otherwise I would have convinced her to say no to Reyansh." Raj tells Neil

" It's ok, we can't say anything to her but Reyansh, I will tell him to end all this." Neil says this to which Raj gets shocked but Raj gets more shocked when he suddenly sees Avni who is standing behind Neil giving Neil a disbelieving look.

" Avi ?" Neil gets shocked hearing Avni's name from Raj's mouth, did she hear his words?

He also lied to her that he no longer has any problem with Aaira and Reyansh's relationship.

Neil turns back, facing Avni who is glaring at him

" Even after all my convincing, you are still thinking of doing all this?" Avni asks Neil to which he sees her silently

" You will not tell anything to Reyansh..." Avni warns him to which Neil rolls his eyes

" I will tell him, he has to keep a distance from Mannat..." Neil clarifies this after getting caught in his lie

" And I'll see how you do it..." Avni tells him to which Neil looks at her

" Look...

"No, you both listen now, you both will not say anything to Reyansh, don't even try to scold him or else...

" Or else what ?" asks Neil

" If you both try to scold him, I will not talk to both of you." Avni says this to which both Neil and Raj get shocked, now this is the only thing that both of them have always feared.

" Avi, Look Neil is not wrong....yes it is possible that Aaira might have been a little influenced by him but if we stop her now, if there is a distance between them then everything will be fine." Raj tries to convince her

" Bhai, Do you both really think that all this is just a time pass for Aaira, don't you both know her, If she is with someone then how serious are things for her, how hurt will she be with this act of both of you if you tried to create distance between them...Do both of you want to hurt her to fulfill your stubbornness?" Avni asks both of them to which both of them do not give any answer but they know that no matter what, they both cannot hurt Aaira.

" And bhai it's useless to say anything to Neil now ( she says glaring at him on which he glared her back ) but I told you earlier that I will not let what happened to me happen to her.

There will be no restrictions on Aaira and both of you should stop doubting Reyansh because he is very nice boy." Avni says this to which both of them look at her and Neil sighs and further, Avni does not stop there but goes inside the house.

" I will really not leave him, first he snatched away my daughter, now my wife, I don't know what magic he has done on both of them that they never get tired of praising him." Neil says

" You are right, for him Avi is threatening us that she will not talk to us if we say anything to him." Raj says agreeing with Neil.

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" If you want, we can postpone the wedding date..." These are Advaita's words to Ansh who is sitting with her in a cafe

" And why would we do this?" Ansh asks her, their wedding rituals are starting from tomorrow and she is saying all this today

" what does why mean, look at yourself, I know you're not happy, You are not talking to Aaira and in such a situation I don't want you to do the wedding rituals with sadness." Advaita tells him to which he looks at her

Well it is true, he is sad because of the fight with Aaira but it does not mean that he will make Advaita sad by postponing their wedding date now.

He's already hurt her a lot in the past.

" There is nothing like that, yes I am a little sad but I will not give you any chance to complain for any reason, I am happy with our marriage." Ansh says and these words of Ansh fills Advaita's heart with joy, he has really changed so much for the good.

" But still, your mood is off regarding Aaira, in such a situation...

" I am saying again I am fine and when she is not worried about her brother's wedding, that she should come and talk to me, when she has completely removed my place from her life for him (Reyansh) Then why should I be sad ? She is happy in her life so am I." Ansh says, hearing which Advaita sighs.

Well, she knows he is feeling very bad, but he is pretending as if it doesn't matter to him.

" By the way can I tell you something?" she asks to which Ansh nods.

" You are the elder one, go and apologise to her and forgive her too, you will see everything will be fine." she suggests to which he looks at her

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" Go and talk to Ansh and apologize to him and make everything right." Avni tells Aaira who is still present in Mehra house

" But mom, it's not my fault this time, He hit Reyansh even though Reyansh did nothing to him that's why I fought." says Aaira

" I know it is not your fault this time, but if an apology will make everything alright then what is the harm in that apology." Avni tells Aaira to which she sees him

Well, Avni knows Ansh's way was wrong but his love for Aaira is such that he doesn't see anything right or wrong for her but now she really doesn't want the rift between these two siblings to continue during Ansh's wedding and that is why she asks Aaira to apologize to Ansh even though she knows that it was not her fault this time.

" bachha, Ansh's wedding rituals are going to start from tomorrow and you know whatever happens between you two, Ansh will not be happy if you don't talk to him." Avni adds

" Do you want Ansh to be sad?" Avni asks her to which Aaira answer is "no", No, she doesn't want him to be sad because of her but at the same time she knows that maybe even if she goes to apologize to him, Ansh might not talk to her.

" I don't think he will talk to me." Aaira expresses her concern

" You let him decide what he will do, you go first and talk to him." Avni says on which Aaira sees her thinking something.

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On the other hand, Ansh returns home after meeting Advaita and seeing Aira still present in the house, he finds it more appropriate to stay in his room because he did not want to show the distance that had come between him and Aaira to the family.

After Advaita's suggestion, he sits in his room in a dilemma as to what should he do? How should he talk to Aaira after the way he talked to her in Goa.

He is thinking all this when suddenly he comes out of his thoughts when he hears a knock on the door and as the door of his room was already open, he looks at the door where he gets a little shocked to see Aaira.

He gets up from the bed and looks at Aaira where she is standing with some nervousness

" May I come in ?" Ansh's heart hurts seeing her being so formal with him, since when did she start asking for permission to come into his room

But still seeing him not giving any answer, Aaira takes a breath and comes inside the room and stands in front of him and both look at each other

" I'm sorry, I shouldn't have treated you the way I did." Without beating around the bush she directly apologises to him upon which Ansh looks at her, well he too had to apologise to her.

" It's ok." Ansh can only say this much, because of some reasons.

And Aaira looks at him and again there is a silence between them where neither Ansh says anything nor Aaira understands anything but then after thinking something she speaks

" So will you never talk to me again ?" Suddenly feeling a pain in her heart, Aaira asks him this question to which Ansh looks at her

And Ansh is really feeling bad about the distance that has been created not only between the two of them but also between the three siblings where there is such a hesitation between them that they have to think before saying anything and somewhere he doesn't have the right words to initiate a conversation between them.

And Aaira feels bad seeing him still silent, well she had told her mother that Ansh will not talk to her and that is what happened.

But it's ok, she apologized for her mistakes, now it is up to him what he wants to do.

And further, seeing his silence, Aaira decides to go back from there to avoid this awkward situation between them where he's just staring at her silently.

" Wait." As Aaira turns to go back, Ansh stops her upon which Aaira turns back towards him

" I know it is difficult for you to forget the way I and Aarav have hurt you in the last few days but yes, I just want to say that no matter what is happening between us and what kind of misunderstanding you are having but you are my sister.

I have the right to fight with you, I have the right to scold you too." Ansh says to which Aaira looks at him

" And yes, I want to say one more thing, let's forget everything for once. The new relationships which have created distance between us unknowingly but today we decide that no matter what happens in future, we will never fight with each other because of anyone, okay?" Somewhere Aaira becomes a little happy after hearing this

" And I also know that because of the things that have happened between us, it will take time for our old bond to be rebuilt but forgive me for now, I don't want to fight with you any more or have any further arguments.

I want my happy Aaira back who used to share every small and big thing with me." He says this to which Aaira looks at him and then without saying anything she comes close to Ansh and hugs him directly

" I'm sorry bhai, I will try my best not to hurt you again." Aaira says to which Ansh hugs her back with a light smile.

Well he knows when the whole family has agreed for Reyansh then his refusal will do nothing but will only increase the distance between him and Aaira.

He is still hurt by Aaira's words that she fought with him for Reyansh but she took the initiative to apologize so now if he doesn't forgive her then that thing will be wrong.

" Can I also join you both?" Aarav asks from behind as he enters Ansh's room, upon which Aira and Ansh separate from each other and look at Aarav and signals him to come closer where Aarav comes closer to both of them and all three siblings share a nice hug with a smile.

And it's okay sometimes it's not our fault but if things get better by bending a little, if things get better with an apology, so you should put aside your ego and apologize and make things right.

No one becomes big or small by apologizing, but the one who puts his ego aside and apologizes and forgives is definitely great.

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Next day.

The scene is of Maheshwari house which is decorated in its full grandeur today for the first ritual of Ansh and Advaita's wedding.

Both the families are filled with joy and excitement today for the first ritual of their wedding Mehndi and Sangeet night. Both these rituals are to start simultaneously in the evening and at this moment everyone is busy preparing for them.

" What is the colour of your dress?" These are the words of Reyansh which he asks Aaira over the phone

" Why do you want to know?" Aaira asks him, standing in front of the mirror and getting ready for the function.

She is wearing a dark green lehenga which looks very good on her.

" What do you mean, why do I want to know? Obviously, I will wear clothes of the same color..." Aaira smiles hearing his words while fixing her hair

" Oh But we don't need it, the colors of our clothes always match by chance." Aaira says to which Reyansh smiles.

" Yes that is true, but today when I have the right to know this then why should I wait for a coincidence to happen, you tell me na..." he says

" I will not tell and let us also see today whether we really have any connection or not, whether by chance the colours of our clothes match or not." Aaira tells him on which at first he is disappointed that she is not telling him but then he also agrees with her that let's see this thing today

" Well are you ready, today you will meet Papa for the first time after becoming my boyfriend..." Suddenly hearing these words of Aaira, Reyansh gets scared

" Oh no, This thought went out of my mind, what would I do if he said something to me..." Reyansh says in fear to which Aaira smiles and before she can say anything, Reyansh continues...

" No, I will not come there, I will be fine at home, I cannot meet him, I will get scolded badly by him." He says this to which Aaira doesn't say anything but smiles.

" Nothing like this will happen, Papa himself told me that he has no problem with our relationship." Aaira says but Reyansh's fear of Neil still does not end.

Today he really doesn't know how he will face Neil, how he will stand in front of him.

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The family gathers at Maheshwari house, where there is an atmosphere of laughter and happiness.

Advaita and Ansh's look 👇

Decorations 👇

Advaita and Ansh sit together where the mehndi ceremony begins, The rest of the family and guests sit around them and the rest of the ladies also have mehndi applied on their hands.

But suddenly Advaita's eyes fill up with tears on this happy occasion, Ansh notices this on which he questions her

" What happened, why are you crying?" he asks her

" I am not crying, these are tears of joy, I never expected this day to come in my life like this with your love.

I thought I will never get your love after the way I forced you into this relationship of ours but today....Suddenly I am remembering those bitter memories of the past, forgive me for forcing myself on you..."she says to which Ansh smiles

" Well, it was done forcefully, but today when I think about all this, I consider myself blessed that someone loves me so much that she kept me above everything else.

And they say na that whatever happens happens for good and the force that was used against me is very beautiful." He says while looking into her eyes

" So say tata tata bye to this pearl of happiness and just smile." he says while wiping her unshed tears to which she smiles

" I love you." She says to which Ansh just smiles while Advaita sighs

" We will become husband and wife in 2 days, now come out of your shy self." She says that when she understands that Ansh did not say I love you too to her because of the mehendi designer who is applying mehendi to her.

" Hmm, Sure, I will come out of my shy side on our wedding night after we become husband and wife." He leans in and whispers into her ear, making her eyes widen and pushing him slightly away from herself, she shakes her head in disbelief, at which Ansh does nothing but smiles.

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" By the way, you never liked crowds, these functions etc but see now you are present everywhere among the family."

Aarav teases Reyansh as he knows why his friend is present everywhere now.

He is present everywhere for Aaira.

Both of them are sitting in a corner of the garden and talking.

" Huh, Ok, I will go back, if you are having so much problem with my presence then..." Reyansh replies to him, to which Aarav smiles.

" When did I say that I have a problem, I just said it after seeing these changes..." says Aarav to which Reyansh gives him a look

" Reyansh, idhar aana.... Priyal calls out to Reyansh from a distance, calling him to her, to which Reyansh nods and gets up from Aarav and goes to his mother.

But as Reyansh reaches his mother his eyes widen seeing Neil coming towards them from the other side, Well ever since he came here he has been hiding from Neil in every way possible but where should he go now?

Seeing no other way out, he quickly hides behind his mother, holding her shoulder, which confuses Priyal.

" Kya hua?" Priyal asks him

" Mom, saamne se Neil uncle aa rahe hai..." Priyal hears this and looks ahead where Neil is walking towards them while talking on the phone, Well, Neil has not noticed Reyansh and Priyal yet

But seeing her son's fear, Priyal sighs

" Beta Teri height kitni hai ?" Priyal asks him to which Reyansh gets confused, in such a situation his mother wants to know his height

" Mom... Before Reyansh could say anything, Priyal says

" Khambhe jitne lambe mere bachhe, tu apni 5.5 feet ki maa ke pichhe nahi chhip paayega..." Priyal reminds him and suddenly she sees that Neil's steps have stopped when he sees both of them at some distance in front of him.

" And look, Neil Jiju is coming here, so now stop being afraid and stand straight, make a good impression in front of your future Father-in-law, don't be a coward." Priyal tells him to which Reyansh stands up thinking something and gets scared when his eyes meet Neil's from a distance. He gulps.

To be continued.....