Chapter-33
The Sunshine Of My Life ✓
Chapter dedicated to spinninti. Thank you for your constant support and love
Get out of my mansion-Insult
Author's POV:
Next day,
Shetty siblings were sleeping in main hall. Sitaara's head was in Ved's lap while he was leaning his back on couch with his hand on Kyathi's belly as she too placed her head in Ved's lap. Vikrant and Riddhanth placed their heads in Navya's lap while she leaned on Sid's shoulder. Akhira was sleeping with her head in Sid's lap. And....
*Splash*
*Splash*
"It's raining!! it's raining!!" Yelled Vikrant and Riddhanth sitting up while others woke with a jerk as they got drenched in water.
Rubbing their eyes they cleared their vision and saw Adhira with one hand in her waist and other holding a bucket in her other hand and smirking. Beside her it was Rishi, who was holding Vanya with a pity look at cousins.
"Adhi/ Adhira akka" everyone screamed.
"What? Huh? You guys had a get together without me. Do you think I would leave you guys without punishing for not informing me about it? Untill I saw Akhira's story in instagram none of you guys told me about you guys are having a get together" shouted Adhira. Sitaara smirked and took the water bottle which was placed on teapoy.
''Akka" she called sweetly. Adhira turned to her glaring and...
*Splash*
"Tit for tat" said Sitaara laughing. Adhira glared at her wiping her face while Vanya was giggling looking at her mother all drenched. Rishi was controlling his laugh orelse he know his wife would make him bankrupt.
"Anyways, we are sorry, Adhi. As you have come without invitation let's rock the day" said Sid. Adhira turned to him furiously and pointed her finger at him.
"It's my house too, I don't need an invitation. Understand?" She said dangerously. Sid nodded gulping and smiled nervously.
"Whats happening here?" They heard Krishna's voice.
"Hitler is gonna attack us early in the morning" mumbled Vikranth and Riddhanth earning a smack from Ved.
"What's all this water in hall? And Adhira, why did you make Rishi stand? Is this how you respect your husband?" Scolded Krishna. She looked a Rishi who smiled at her cheekily.
"I guess my family disowns us girls officially when we get married! They just forget talking to us and shout at us for making their son in law's for even blinking their eyes thrice in 20 seconds which is an involuntary action in real" mumbled Adhira. Sitaara chuckled nodding her head
"What's all this? Will anyone tell or shall I punish everyone?" Yelled Krishna.
"I feel like am in gurukul" muttered Ved.
"He is worst than that principle of us back in school who used to punish us because our tie wasn't knotted properly and was seen little out of the collar" mumbled Akhira.
"Speak up" said Krishna sternly. Everyone pointed their fingers at Adhira while she pointed her finger at Sitaara. Understanding that she is gonna be doomed, she slowly moved to Rishi and stood close to him and pointed her finger at him. Now, it is looking like everyone's finger are pointed at Rishi.
"What? Thatha (grandfather), I didn't do it. This Shetty siblings are framing me. Isn't Vanyu?" Asked Rishi. Vanya nodded her head though she didn't understand what exactly Ridhi told her.
"I know Rishi, it's not you. This must be Sitaara and Adhira" said Krishna glaring at both the sisters.
"All of you except Sitaara and Adhira go back to your rooms now" said Krishna. They nodded and gave a pity look at sisters who stood there pouting.
"Now, both of you clean the mess you guys created" said Krishna. They both gave a puppy eyes to which Krishna glared at them. Adhira looked at Rishi asking him to help her through her eyes. He smirked coming closer to her. He pulled her to him by waist and pecked her cheeks not caring Krishna's presence who looked away.
"Enjoy baby" he whispered in her ears and nibbled her earlobe making her shiver and blush. Pulling back he sat on couch.
"Neither Abhi nor Rishi gonna help you both. Start your work and have breakfast after shower" said Krishna sternly. They nodded gulping and started started moping the floor while Ved was intentionally walking in between and pouring some more water on floor now and then.
"Here, Adhira. Look water isn't moped here! Who moped here? Imperfect!! Do it properly" said Ved. Adhira glared at him and mopped there.
"Sitaara see you threw water again. Clean it properly sister'' said Ved with a sweet smile after pouring water on floor. She gritted her teeth and cleaned there.
Sitaara and Adhira felt someone walking with thier flip-flop on, at the place where they already cleaned. Sitaara poured soap water while Adhira placed the mop in inbetween assuming it as Ved.
*Thud*
They both turned back and saw Ved sitting on couch with one leg over the other sipping his coffee. He smirked at them. They both looked down and saw Vikranth hissing in pain.
"Ouch...Situ akka since yesterday you are hurting me and today, Adhi akka joined you" said Vikranth. She stifled her laugh while Adhira walked to him apologizing and tried to help him in standing but she made him fall again. Sitaara burst out laughing.
"Ayyo!! Sorry, Kranthi. Come on stand up I'll help you" said Adhira with panicked face.
"No!! No thanks, akka. I'll stand on my own" he said and turned to Sitaara who is still laughing.
"Akka, Abhi bava(bil) wants to talk to you. He tried to your phone but you didn't lift the call so he ringed to me" said Vikranth forwarding the phone. Sitaara took it from him while Adhira tried to make Vikranth stand again but both fell in their butts tripping due to wet floor. Sitaara went to porch laughing.
"What happened, sweetheart? Why are you laughing?" Asked Abhi walking back to his home after a jog.
Sitaara narrated everything and he burstout laughing entering the house. Everyone looked at him as if he was dancing naked. He smiled at his family mouthing 'sitaara'. They nodded.
"Tell me why did you call?" Asked Sitaara standing under sun, as rays fell on her skin making it glow. Abhi walked to balcony and stood at the spot where sunrays fall on him. They both looked at Sun remembering eachother's faces and morning breeze hit thier faces making their ends of lips curve upwards.
"My suit?" He asked.
"I hung it on your stand. First one for today and second one for tomorrow. I even placed your knotted tie, cufflinks, watch in drawer" she said.
"Okay! Thank you bye" he said.
"Eat breakfast and go to work. Bye" she said.
"Okay" he said smiling and hung the call.
Sitaara went to her room after clearing water off the floor in hall. She took her shower and wore sleeveless frock reaching below her knees. Pulling her hair into ponytail, she checked herself in mirror.
She went to closet and kissed Viraj's picture opening the locker. Muttering an 'I love you' to his photo, she placed it back in locker. She locked it and went to dining room and took her seat. Surabhi served her puri.
"No, not puri" said Sitaara.
"Why? Don't you like it? I made aloo kurma for you" said Surabhi.
"I stopped eating" she said.
"Why? Your husband won't eat puri too?" Mocked Sisira. Sitaara stared at Sisira blankly while others were shocked at Sisira's remark as she never spoke like that.
"No, he eats but stopped eating for my sake. As I have vomitings most of the time when I eat Puri, he ordered me not to eat and he too stopped himself from eating" said Sitaara looking at everyone and smiled. Sisira smiled back.
"It's okay, Situ. I forgot about your puri and vomitings thing" said Surabhi.
"That's why I prepared set dosa for you, my baby" said Mridula bringing Sitaara's breakfast from kitchen.
"Set dosa?! Thank you mummy" shrieked Sitaara as soon as Mridula placed it infront of her and hugged her stomach.
"But you shouldn't have stressed yourself, mummy. It's not that I would demand something, I would've adjusted" said Sitaara.
"You don't need to adjust when you are with your parents. I prepared it for my daughter, can't I do that? Plus, your husband ringed to your father and others asking us to take care of you. Trust me, he literally threatened your father" said Mridula and chuckled.
"He is really an overprotective idiot" mumbled Sitaara.
"This is just beginning, Sitaara. You don't know how much he cares for his people. Sometimes we feel to bang his head to wall due to his overprotective nature" said Rishi smiling. Sitaara smiled back.
"Though he never talked to me much but during my pregnancy he used to be with me when Rishi wasn't with me. He even used to send required things needed for pregnant ladies either it is food items or any thing, he used to call me everyday to make sure Rishi is taking care of me. Infact we both talked for the first time was on the day when Rishi annouced we are gonna become parents" said Adhira. Sitaara nodded.
"Very rare people are lucky to get his love, Sitaara. And trust me you are most luckiest girl" said Rishi. Everyone smiled.
"But poor bil of mine, he is most unlucky man in the world to get tied up with my sister" said Ved. Sitaara glared at him.
"He is lucky to have me in his life. Without me he can't even move from his place" said Sitaara smirking. Ved was ready with a comeback, Sitaara's phone went off. She lifted the call.
"Hello" she said.
"Am not finding Malhotra's file. You were working on it before you left to your home, where did you keep?" Asked Abhi.
"Yes, I worked on it and placed the file in your study. Right corner, third drawer and I placed pendrive over it storing the required details in it" she said.
"Okay! I'll find it. Tell me did you check the files?" Abhi asked.
"I did. I found few mistakes. Also there is some gambling going on in that project. I discussed it with your father and Naman" she said.
"And you never told me?" He asked.
"We went on dinner. But before that, I was at home that's when I found about it and I discussed with Naman and mamayya (fil) when they came for lunch I told them about it and also the plan to find what actually happening in Malhotra's project. I guess, they thought to solve it by themselves without bringing this issue to CEO .i.e you" she said.
"Well, I will try to find about it" he said before hunging the call.
She sighed and started eating her breakfast. She was about eat another morsel, her phone rang. It's from Abhi again.
"What?" She barked lifting the call. Her mother glared at her. She lowered her head.
"Easy tigress!! Am not able to find my wallet" he said.
"Mani, yesterday I wasn't with you. So, you must be knowing where you placed it. As far as I know you will throw it away in drawer. Check in it once. Bye" she said and hung the call.
"You shouldn't shout at him, Situ" said her grandmother.
"Did she ever spoke softly to teach her now not to shout?" taunted Sid.
"I just don't understand why you four stupid brothers of mine are always behind me" she said annoyed. They chuckled.
"And, Ved Anna's day won't start without taunting me. Isn't it?" She mocked Ved.
"I get bloody satisfaction seeing you irritated" said Ved like a movie dialogue from 'Arjun reddy' film
"You are a sadist" she said.
"That I am but only for you" he said. She rolled her eyes. Her phone rang again. She lifted it leaning back on chair.
"Mani, am gonna kill you idiot. Seems like you took an oath to not let me have my break fast" she shouted.
"Woman, you made me so lazy and above all that you arranged everything organized that am not able to find anything" he complained like a kid making her lips stretch into smile. Everyone looked at her bemused at sudden change.
"Okay! Tell me what are you trying to find out?" She asked calmly.
"My car keys, taara" he said.
"Keys? Oh yeah..keys right? Actually I broke out of money so I sold your crores worthy car for thousands" she said sarcastically. Everyone stifled their laughs.
"Sitaara.. sweetheart you should've ask me money, it's all yours, you don't need to sell anything" he said.
"You dumb head!! I gave a sarcastic reply still you didn't get it!! she shouted and heard him chuckling.
"Don't laugh!! And yesterday you drove the car so you should be knowing where you placed the keys" she said.
"That's was my Marcedes, Taara. I am asking about my Jaguar" he said.
''That will be in left side, middle row, second drawer orelse it must be with your driver. Don't call me again if you don't find it. Hail a cab or ask Naman to drop but don't disturb me while eating. You jerk" she barked at him at end and hung the call.
''Sitaara" warned Her father and mother. She gave them an innocent and frown look and continued eating. She was about to place a morsel in mouth, her phone rang again. She ignored it and line cut off. It started ringing again.
"Akhira lift the call and put it on speaker. I can't stop eating just to attend his call when am famished especially" she said. Akhira did as she told suppressing her giggle.
"What now, Mani?" She asked.
"My shoes" he said.
"On my head. What are you Mani? 5? Even Ishitha can tell that shoes will be in shoe stand. Go and search in shoe stand, if you don't find it remember? you are a billionaire, buy a new pair or go on bare feet" she growled.
"Come on sweetheart, it was because of you am habituated to depend on you for everything let alone shoes" he said. She can sense his smirk and his plan too.
"Don't tell me that you are doing this to bring me back home before 2days itself" she said.
"Kind of and even am truly not able to find my own stuff. And, our room is missing you already" he said.
"And tell me when you will be back, I'll hide somewhere because I can't hear your scoldings once again" he said.
"You made our room into a mess, didn't you? Idiot, Jerk Chowdary am gonna make you clean while mansion if I see any mess in our room" she shouted at him.
"No wonder you are MIT graduate, you guessed it right just like that. Impressive" he said.
"Go to hell, you Jerk Chowdary" she said and hung the call. Abhi chuckled looking at his phone.
"Sitaara is that the way you talk to your husband?" Shouted her mother.
"Didn't you see how many time he called? I arranged everything and came here still he is irritating me. Shoes? Who the hell will ask for shoes?" She complained.
"Abhi is lucky bastard, Sitaara. You arrange everything for him. You sister wakes up and directly goes into washroom without even opening her eyes and am the one who arranged her clothes, switch in geyser for her, change Vanya's diapers, sometimes I even run bath for Vanya. Recently, my mother and sister joined in my job of preparing everything for your sister" said Rishi.
"You married me, baby. Bear it" said Adhira sweetly and twisted his ear.
"You are complaining about me to my family? They knew it already. First it was my father and Sid anna who used to do it and now you. Did they complain to you?" Scolded Adhira.
"No! They didn't complain to me and am happy doing those things for you. Now leave my ear" he said. She giggled and pecked his earlobe forgetting her surroundings. Everyone looked away smiling.
Next two days went in blur enjoying thier family time with lots of teasings, flights, games. They went to shopping, movies, playoffs, small picnics. Sitaara being mischievous pranked on her family leading to roars of laughter.
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"Yeah!! I'll come. Time? Why that early, Mani? Oh.. okay!! Will you allow me if stay back? Then why are you asking? Idiot! Bye" Sitaara was descending the stairs talking to Abhi as her family members mentally frowned understanding that she is gonna go back to her in-laws. She directly went to dining room where everyone sat.
"Mummy, I've to go tomorrow at 7'O clock itself. Mani will be coming to pick me up'' she said taking her seat between Sisira and Rishi.
"Why so early?" Asked Mridula and her aunt's in unison.
"Aastha Vadhina(sil) is home. She want me to come back now itself if possible but Mani promised her to bring me tomorrow" she said.
"Am sure she is gonna empty Mani's account" said Sitaara chuckling.
"She will. Aastha is hella crazy shopaholic. During our college days she used to directly come to our college to make Abhi take her to shopping but it was Anish who used to accompany her as he was always a scapegoat of Aastha's obstinacy. Anish is really great to handle her craziness" said Rishi chuckling. Sitaara giggled.
She opened the lid and saw cabbage. She scrunched her nose.
"No I don't want it. Do you have any other curry?" She asked.
"Mutton with sorrel leaves" said Amala.
"Eww... Both I and Mani don't like it but it's okay, I will have-"
"Shut up Sitaara. Am seeing you, since you came here all you talk about Abhimanyu. Mani this, Mani that, Mani hate it, Mani like that, Mani! Mani! Mani! Either you talk about him or his family. Don't you have any topics to brag about? If you really miss him get out of my mansion. You are married off to your Mani stay there, don't come here again. If you don't like the food then don't eat. Sleep dying in hunger. This is not your inlaws home nor your Mani is here, so, just shut your mouth and eat what we provide without a word or you can get out now itself" screamed Sisira cutting off Sitaara banging the table harder making all the curries spill out of the dishes. Sitaara looked at her with tears as they were streaming down her eyes. Others were looking at Sisira who is eating now angrily like nothing happened before. Sitaara stood up wiping her tears.
"Am newly wedded and came home after a month. So obviously I don't have a topic to brag about other than my in-laws. I never spoke about them on my own. It's either when they called me or when our family asked me anything about them. Though I tried to dodge the question but ended up talking about him and his family as everyone were pestering me to tell about him and my inlaws. And, though I avoided few food items did I demand anything? No! I adjusted with what our mothers prepared though I have a chance to get the food I like in snap of my fingers. And yes, it's not my inlaws home but my parents home. How much right you have calling it as yours I too have same rights. I can come and go when ever I want. You don't have to tell me what I have to do" shouted Sitaara wiping her tears harshly and started walking out of the room.
This was another shock to everyone. Though Sitaara has no control on her tongue when she is angry still she never spoke like this especially to Sisira. Hurt was clearly shown on her face. There were people who were witnessing it which neither of Shetty's observed.
''Sitaara eat something beta" said Amala running behind her.
Pinni:- father's brother's wife
"I lost my appetite, Pinni. Even if am hungry I'll eat at my in-laws where my Mani provides me something according to my taste or I will die hunger" said Sitaara calmly yet in harsh tone and started walking away as everyone were watching her helplessly.
"Sitaara" someone called from behind. Everyone tensed seeing the persons.
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Adhira joined them.
They are really crazy cousins, aren't they?
Ved is one of the most irritating guy in planet! I feel that. Do you guys feel it?
Abhi irritating Situ again and again! Funny!!
People are really lucky to get Abhi's love and Sitaara is luckiest! That's Rishi's words and do you guys agree to it? To be honest, I agree! What about you guys?
Sisira insulted Situ! It's very cruel to do that! You people agree?
I feel bad for Sitaara! She came to her parents house to spend some quality time fighting with Abhi but in all she got humiliation!
Was Sisira justifiable? If she was irritated, she should have told Situ calmly but humiliating Situ when Situ respect her dearly is absolutely wrong! What say? Agree with me?
Whom do you guys think witnessed Sitaara's humiliation?
Let me know your views about the chapter in comment section!!
Surya.