Part 12

The car was moving smoothly but the atmosphere in the car wasn't smooth . Ishaan was sitting on the passenger’s seat with folded hands , eyes straight ahead and lips morphed into a pout.

He was annoyed because he didn't want to go with Shubman but one look from Mrs Kishan made him shut his mouth and take his arse to Shubman's car .

“ When will we reach there ? "Ishan asked , feeling bored . “ We just started traveling like 5 minutes ago “ Shubman uttered , rolling his eyes .

“Uh really it feels like ages with the speed we are moving! “ Ishan also rolled his eyes and looked ahead .

Few minutes later , Shubman was cursing his fate too why he agreed to bring ishan with him . The more he liked silence, the more noise  Ishan made by asking him unnecessary questions.

“Hum log isi Janam mai pahuche ge waha?” Zeroing his eyes at Shubman , Ishan huffed .

While Shubman pinched his nose bridge, controlling his urge to stop the car right there and drop Ishan there .

“ Oh hello mister ! Answer me ! “ Ishan clicked his finger as Shubman sighed . “ Doesn't your mouth hurt ? “

“No , now answer my question! “ Ishan tugged a superficial smile on his lips . Shubman gave a side look at him . “ In one hour probably”

“ Just one more of hour of-”

“ Nuisance” Shubman interjected and looked straight ahead while Ishan kept glaring at his side profile before looking outside the car .

“Idiot” Shubman muttered underneath his breath and craned his neck to look at Ishan , who was sulking while looking outside the car .

“ At Least he is silent —”.

“ Can I atleast play music! “ Ishan asked as the silence wasn't something he really liked .

“ Not really silent, “ Shubman sighed before opening the Bluetooth to let ishan play music .

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“Anisha but –  “ Mayank's words were left unsaid as the person on the other line cut off the call .

Cursing, he sat angrily placed the glass of water in his hand on the table making Abhishek look at him up in surprise,who was peacefully having his breakfast .

“What! “ Mayank snarked at Abhishek , feeling his eyes on him .

“ Nothing,” Abhishek shrugged. “ Then look at your damn breakfast! “ Mayank uttered and tried calling Anisha again .

“ Why should I only look when I can eat it? '' Abhishek threw a wink at Mayank before taking a bite of an omelet.

“ Then just eat it! “

“Well I was just doing that but an idiot came and interrupted me by showing unnecessary aggression on the poor glass “ Abhishek sassed and picked up the glass that Mayank placed on the table , looking at it with pity .

“ Aw, I can show aggression on poor you too, “ Mayank said, emphasizing on the last part as his eyes darkened.

“Really! That's so cute of you . Aren't you such a cutie? “ Abhishek moves his hands in the air and acts as if he is really pulling Mayank's cheeks.

Mayank's nose flared up in anguish as he picked up the fork and threw in Abhishek’s direction but he was quick enough to move Swiftly as the fork hitted the ground .

Abhishek gazed at the fork and looked up at mayank. “Tut Tut , Mayank , you disappointed me”

“ I swear–”

“Ah Mayank and Abhishek . Thank God I found you both here only  , I was just looking for you both  “ Mrs Kishan smiled at both of them as Mayank gulped down the words he was about to say .

“ Ah aunty ap. Apko kuch kaam tha? “they both asked .

“ ah yes actually… Can you both go to the temple?”

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Shubman accelerated the car’s speed to reach prosperity as fast as possible.

He dropped Ishan at the boutique as he had to go to the clinic but leaving Ishan there left a continuous heaviness on his heart .

It's not like Ishan is a child who will get lost in the city but still Ishan doesn't have any idea about this city and knowing Ishan , he would definitely try to play adventure.

Reaching there, he parked the car and went inside the boutique only to see …  laughing?

“ Gosh you're so funny  ! “ Ishan laughed , holding the staff’s hands as the other male laughed along with him .

Shubman’s hands fisted tightly as his eyes were stuck at Ishan’s hand on the other male .

The other male again jokes about something as Ishan almost leaned on to the other male .

Shubman’s eyes went wide as he coughed to gain attention from the other two male who seemed like they got possessed by some laughing spirit.

The other male  at the boutique hearing the cough immediately gained his composure and greeted Shubman with a friendly smile .

“ Welcome to prosperity Sir ! How may I assist you?”

“Oh he’s with me ! “ Ishan said after seeing Shubman there . Standing up he picked up the bag which contained his kurta and adjusted his clothes .

“Well he’s here now so I have to go but I promise I will definitely come to meet you up later sometime”

Ishan said to the salesman whom he just made a friend after Shubman dropped him off here .

“ Oh bye and if you ever changed your mind about running away from the marriage you know who to call “ the male joked off as ishan laughed but a certain someone didn't quite like the joke .

“ Let's go, Ishan . Aren't We getting late for OUR marriage Puja “ Shubman said making sure to let the other male know that he is the groom of ishan .

“ Puja? “ Ishan questioned confusingly as he couldn't remember any puja .

Shubman, rather than answering, dragged Ishan with him .

Waving his hands at his new friend that he just made an hour, he let himself get dragged by Shubman .

They both stopped in front of Shubman's car as Ishan again questioned. “ What puja were you talking about? “

“ Oh tomorrow there is one, and who even was he? “ Shubman said and opened the car door to sit inside . He was confused as to why ishan was laughing with him as if they were long list best friends.

“ Oh and yes that was Yohan . I just befriended him when you dropped me here . He is so cute and funny “

“Aren't you gonna come ?” Shubman asked abruptly, ending the conversation. Moreover, he couldn't believe how easily Ishan made a friend.

Though he doesn't know whether it's a boon or Bane .

“ Aa raha hu “ ishan said but halted in his steps when something struck in his mind .

“ Get off the car Shubman! “ “ Huh?”

“ Arey utro to sahi ! “ Ishan whined and blinked his eyes at Shubman. Giving a peculiar look to Ishan , he got out of the car .

As soon as Shubman got out of the car , Ishan sat in the driver’s seat . “ Can I drive today !? Pretty please” ishan pouted and blinked his doe eyes at Shubman.

“ No ! And do you even know how to drive ?”

“ Please, I know how to drive . Don't worry we will reach our destination safely. Bharosa rakho mujhpe ”

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“If you have any more words . I swear I will throw this coconut on your head “ Mayank yelled at Abhishek aa they both were in the temple , waiting for the priest to complete his prayer .

“ Uh, shame on you . It's such a positive place yet you're bringing your negativity here ! “

“Ahh Abhishek chup raho! “

The priest completed his usual prayers and went to the two guys bantering. Smiling at the duo , he thought they were a couple who were here to get blessings from the holy deity for their happy marriage.

He went to the two guys with a thali in his hands .

Seeing the priest coming in their direction, they both stopped their arguing and stood there docile as the priest blessed them .

He offered Prasad to them as well as a red thread to them for their marriage and asked them to tie it around each other's wrist .

Mayankand Abhishek felt a bit awkward but thinking it's a sacred thread, they tied it around each other .

“May this marriage brings happiness to both of you “

“Hain !? “ “ What!? “

They both shrieked at the same time and looked at each other before looking at the priest. While the priest smiled . “ Yeah it's a very sacred thread which newlyweds tie to each other ensuring their lifelong safety and happiness “

“But we aren't married! Abhishek started and was already on his way to untie it but was stopped by the priest .

“Don't untie it beta . Just think it's the lord blessing to you both “

“ But –”

“ It's okay ji , we aren't taking it off . Aren't we !?” Mayank said and gritted his teeth at  Abhishek who disheartenedly nodded his head .

After doing what Mrs Kishan had said , they both started walking down the stairs when Mayank saw a puppy on the other side of the road ..

He ran off there not seeing a car coming at full speed towards him, however before anything unfortunate could happen Abhishek pulled Mayank towards himself .

Mayank closed off his eyes at the sudden motion and only opened them after feeling himself in a warm embrace.

Steading himself ,Mayank looked down in embarrassment.

“ Do you have eyes or buttons !? What would happen if that car would have hitted you !? “ Abhishek scolded him as he kept looking down.

“ Ah wo- “

“Wo kya ? Mayank you're 25 years old for god sake not 5 ! Don't you have any sense of the road ? Idiot!” Abhishek again scolded him but Mayank had enough of it .

“You're an idiot! “ Mayank chimed and rolled his eyes.

“ Yeah I can see who is a big idiot among us “

Abhishek sarcastically said and was already walking ahead to grab a taxi without waiting for Mayank .

“ Oye idiot! Ruko to mere liye”

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Well Shubman was regretting his decision to let Ishan drive because Ishan almost bumped the car into a tree twice and got them killed .

“ Ishan, tell me, do you even know how to drive this car ? Shubman asked concerningly as he looked at Ishan .

“ Normally I would have gotten offended if you had questions regarding my driving but after almost fleeing the car into the tree . You can assume what my answer would be “

“ Damn it ! “ Ishan gulped down the bile “ Stop the car "Ishan" Shubman ordered as Ishan pressed his foot on the brake but he accidentally put his feet onto the accelerator and the car roared to life before moving ahead at full speed .

Shubman hastily pulled the handbrake before the car could actually bump into a tree .

“ What did you say - mujhpe bharosa rakhna !?”Shubman scoffed.

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Author's note ;

Hello everyone! I hope you are enjoying it so far.

And yeah after reading the last part many of you are confused why Abhishek said that but all I can say is for abhiyank the status is quite complicated. 😅

And also is   “ hauntingly enchanted” a good title ? Honestly I feel it's good but my cousin said it's not good . So I wanted you guys to tell me whether it's good or not ? 👀 .

(Ps: thank you for 10k reads ✨)