8|➴Danger➴

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"Welcome Sir"

"He is your manager, Mr. Prashant Dutta" Dev said pointing to the person who wished Abhimaan with the bouquet.

"Thank you Mr. Dutta"

"Welcome sir" a girl in her late twenties approached Abhimaan with her dazzling smile.

"She is Prisha, Prisha Chauhan. Your PA. She will be with you from today"

Abhimaan gave Prisha, one of his sweet smiles when she forwarded the bouquet.

The tulips bouquet reminds him of someone special.

"Rooh, really you like tulips instead of roses?" Divya asked Rehana as they're in the passenger seat of the car, coming back home from university and Abhimaan was driving as usual.

"Yes Divi. I do like tulips a lot and can't help it. You keep my rose, I won't mind" Rehana handed her rose to Divya who gladly took it with a smile after rolling her eyes at Rehana's choice of flower.

"By the way, who gave you roses?" Abhimaan asked and Divya nudged Rehana, who shyly lowered her head and Abhimaan frowned, looking at her all shy.

"Will you two dare to tell me?" Suddenly Abhimaan's voice rose and Rehana felt her throat drying.

"Actually bhai, a boy from our university proposed our Rehana" Divya said dreamily as if she was again witnessing the proposal.

"What?" Abhimaan pulled the brake on hearing Divya and slapped his palm on the steering wheel.

"Bhai what happened?  Why are you getting angry? It happens. We can't stop them. Also Rehana is so sweet that anyone could fall for her. It's not harmful to like someone and confess feelings." Divya said and shrugged her shoulders at her brother's changed behaviour.

Abhimaan looked at the centre of attraction, Rehana and sighed hard, when he found she was as always looking down.

Doesn't her head hurt?

He will never be able to read her eyes and mind if she keeps lowering her head like this.

"You're right" Mumbling Abhimaan started the engine again and Rehana looked up at his back.

She bit on her bottom lips and gulped the tears. Which was not unnoticed by Abhimaan.

"Rehana is going to love the tulips" he mumbled under his breath looking at the tulips bouquet.

~○~

"That's all for today. And I'm sure you will get common questions in the exam" Vihaan said, closing the book.

"Sir I've a question" a boy from the class raised his hand and Vihaan asked him to continue.

"Go on Rahul"

"Why did you choose The job as educator when you can go for the job as lawyer."

Vihaan smiled and remembered those days. His father passed away when he was on his last semester of law college. Before he could go for the internship his mother became sick. He can't leave his mother alone to die and fulfil his dreams.

Gulping hard he looked down at his feet and smiled sadly.

"Because I always wanted to teach people, to give them education."

He never wanted this profession. He always wanted to be a lawyer, so that he could fight for his mother's rights. But he couldn't. He accepted his defeat.

"You're so talented and intelligent sir. We will miss your classes after college." Someone said and Vihaan smiled at him.

"Just one more piece of advice. If you're able don't compensate your dreams either you'll feel guilty to yourself"

"Thank you sir for giving us the best"

"You all are welcome."

His eyes went to Hiya before leaving the classroom and found she was already looking at him.

After their conversation two weeks ago this is the first time their gazes meet.

Vihaan was the first one who broke the eyelock and left.

Hiya sighed and brought her phone from her pocket to see there were so many messages from Prem.

"Hiya I'm not okay. I think I'm going to die. Will you please come to my house??"

"Please Hiya one last time I want to see you"

"Hiya you won't come right?"

"I love you Hiya please come"

"I'm coming"

She replied and got up from seat but Pranali held her wrist.

"Where are you going? We have to attend two more classes today"

"Something happened to Prem. He asked me to come over to his place, pranali. Bye"

Hiya ran from there but Pranali looked unsure.

"If something happened to Prem then Vihaan sir must be knowing"

Pranali got up from her seat and rushed to Vihaan's cabin.

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"How is Ishani?" Ayaan asked Suhani as they're coming out from the orthopaedics department.

Suhani looked perplexed by his everyday inquiry regarding her sister.

"Kya baat hai Ayaan, Har roz tum ishani ke bareme puch rahe ho?"

(What is the matter Ayaan? You're asking about Ishani everyday?)

Ayaan felt really uncomfortable the way she was taunting him.

"Nothing, it was just a random ask?"

"You never asked about me, randomly?"

"Because I'm seeing you everyday."

"So? Are you missing her?"

They both were now standing against each other on the empty hallway.

"Don't create any shit Suhani."

"Are you afraid that your bade papa will get to know?"

"Did I commit any crime ? That I would be afraid?"

"Loving two people at the same time is not a crime right Ayaan?" Suhani crossed her arms around her chest and looked at Ayaan angrily.

"Mind your tongue before you say" Ayaan's anger rose and he pointed his finger at Suhani, who was smiling at him like insane.

"Chuba? Chuba na? Mujhe pta hi Tha ki chubeka. Vaise kitne dur tak gaye tum dono? Tumhare bed tak?"

(Hurt? You're hurt right? I knew it, it would hurt you. By the way, how long did you two go? To Your bed?)

Ayaan felt his nerves were getting high. Blood rushed to his cheeks and ears, and in a response he raised his hand to slap Suhani. But his hand stopped in the air when he saw Maheen was holding his hand.

"What is this?" Maheen whispered yelled at them

"Sorry ma'am"

"What is this Ayaan?" Maheen ignored Suhani's apologies and asked further.

"She was talking rubbish about" he took a pause and continued "Me and Ishani" Ayaan moved his face to the other side, feeling disgusted about the girl he considered his friends.

"Tum dono bache ho kya? Hospital ke khali corridor pe aise jhagre kar rahe ho? Pagal ho gaye ho?"

(Are you two kids? Arguing in the vacant corridor of the hospital? Gone insane?) Maheen hissed in anger.

"You don't know my sister ma'am, she's a homewrecker. Just like her mother."

"Suhani" Maheen sighed at her assumption, then asked further.

"What made you think like that?"

"Ayaan is asking about Ishani a lot these days.  That's why I asked him if they're together or something"

"You didn't ask me politely with sober words, okay? You just threw your dirty words at us."

"Ayaan calm down" Maheen holds Ayaan's hand, stopping him from bursting into her.

"Ismein galat kya hoga Suhani agar un dono ke bich kuch chale bhi to? Aisa to nahi hai ki tum dono ke bich dosti se badh Kar kuch hai?"

(What is wrong here is if something is going on between the duo? It's not like you two are more than friends)

"Maheen ma'am for your kind information, your husband promised to my grand-dad that his grand-daughter will be your daughter-in-law," Suhani said with a smirk.

Those kinds of smirk Maheen hated the most.

"Do not dare to smirk at me, little girl. I'm way older than you, in position, in power, and in relation" Maheen's cold voice shook Suhani and her smirk gone.

"And about being my daughter in-law. You don't have the quality. So mind your own business and spare my son"

Maheen said and held Ayaan's hand to take him with her. While Suhani was fuming in anger at the woman's authority.

"How dare she? How dare she insult me like that?" Suhani angrily stomped her foot before leaving the hospital.

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"Woah tigress you're fierce" Ayaan chuckled, hugging his badi maa from behind.

Maheen patted his cheeks with a smile and pulled him in the front.

"Ayaan I don't want to let you marry her. She will ruin our family, Ayaan."

"I'm not going to marry her badi maa. You please take a chill pill"

"Your bade papa won't stop until he fulfilled his promises "

"Then?"

"Do you have feelings for someone else?" Maheen asked purposely so that if someone was there in his heart, he would tell.

But Ayaan shook his head with a sad pout and Maheen smiled.

"Marry Ishani"

It was like a bomb for Ayaan, which burst over his head.

"What?"

"Yes. Please listen to me and marry Ishani. I'm sure Ayaan, she will make you happy. You two will be a best pair"

"I don't have anyone in my heart, so I gave the responsibility to you because I know you'll choose the best for me. But choosing Ishani means making Suhani's words true. Also she is just 22. So young for me"

"It's just 4 years Ayaan. She is just four years younger than you. People marry with a ten year age difference."

"That's not a problem at all badi maa. But what about her wish?"

"She was in pain there in her own house. Lekha jee is not her biological mother, she and Suhani literally torture her. This way we could save her and also your bade papa's promise"

"I want to meet her"

"Don't tell her anything about the marriage. I've to talk with Yuvaan first, then we'll talk to Mr. Roy"

"Sure. I just want to meet her, to make sure she is not like her sister"

"She is not. Trust me. I've seen the world. I know who is how. So please be tension free and if you want to meet I'll ask Mr. Roy"

"Do not tell him that I'm going to meet her."

"As you say" Maheen sat on her chair and Ayaan left.

Suhani's rubbish talks made her way easier to bring Ayaan and Ishani close.

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Maira 🦋