Illicit Affairs

(15)*

"Nischaayy, Abhishek, Ishaanii teeno neeche aao zara" Rudraa called from downstairs 
"Jee papa?" all three said in unison as they approached him
"abhi meri Panditji se baat hui thi, hume 'Nagar mansion' ke liye nikalna hai, 2-3hrs se toh tum sab taiyyar ho jaana." he said happily
"Panditji?" Abhishek questioned "Mai kucch samjha nahi.." he said exchanging glances with a confused Ishaani
"Arre obviously! tumhaare Nischay bhaiyya ki shaadi ki date fix karni hai.. isliye jaarahe hain. Accha mai abhi chalta hu mujhe taiyyari karni hai" he said while leaving with his assistant.

Abhishek and Ishaani simply stood there rather confused and awestruck.
Ishaani broke the silence by punching Nischay on his arm from one side, and as she did, Abhishek punched him too from the other side
"arre kyaaaaa??" Nischay whined
"Ye toh hume poochna chahiye.. aapki shaadi tay hogayi aur hume pataa bhi nahi hai?" Abhishek said- sorry scolded him
"Mai bataane hee wala tha par-"
"Haan bataane hee waale the par bataya toh nahi na?" Ishaani cut him off
"Tumlog room me chalo mai bataata hu sab kucch" He said pulling his two siblings upstairs.

"ARE YOU KDDING MEE!?" Ishaani almost shouted and Abhishek and Nischay tried to shush her
"shhhh- areey chupp karja meri maa" Nischay pleaded.
She hit him on his arm with a nearby kept pillow "Kya chhup karaju!? KYU-"
Nischay took the pillow from her and said "Arrey yaar tujhe toh Aanya pasand thi na?"
"Mujhe wo pasand HAIN no doubt, per wo uss khacchar Aman ki beti hai Nischay bhai he LITERALLY tried to kill you!" she reasoned.
Nischay tried to explain the cause of their marriage "Dekho Ishaani, it's like a- like a 'peace treaty' na... ab dono families aapas me fight nahi karengi.. ek alliance type ka karna chah rahe hain" 

"Yaar Nischay bhaiyya, alliance banaane ke liye ye shaadi ka naatak zaruri hai kya? agar kisi ki dil se iccha ho alliances ki toh usko rishton ka naam dena zaruri toh nahi na?" she tried to reason calmly this time, and even Nischay believed some part of it to be true.
But yet again, this was necessary kyunki both the families lacked faith on each other- specially after Rudraa's incident. And he did list the fact to Ishaani and convinced her and Abhishek somehow.

"Par bohot galat baat hai.. aap AB bata rahe ho humei?" Ishaani said puffing up her face
"Haan ye toh kal dopahar ki baat thi?" Abhishek too, proceeded to scold him
"Arrey mai bataane waala tha lekin fir thoda busy hogaya thaa" Nischay reasoned
"Haan ab toh shaadi hone waali hai.. ab kahan hee bhaayi-behen ke liye time rahega, kyun Ishaani?" Abhishek teased Nischay
"Sat-pratishat sahi baat, aur uska asar abhi se dekhne mil raha hai" Ishaani said and gestured towards Nischay and he pouted
"Mujhe maaf karde agli baar se aisi koyi galti nahi hogi sarkaaar" he said mocking her and she giggled
"Congrats bhaayii" Abhishek said and hugged him "Mere pyaare bhaiyyaaaa ko bhabhi mil gayiiii yeeeeee" Ishaani too joined them and Nischay smiled.

~

"Nischay!? NISCHAY MALHAN!?" Ajey questioned her sister while he paced about the room "Ye aap ab bataa rahi ho??" he stopped in mid tracks to look at her who was sitting on the bed and lost in her thoughts. He went to her and crouched in front of her and she looked at him
"Sahi batao.." he said, taking her hands in his "Aap ye mere chakkar me kar rahi ho na?" he asked.
"Aisa kucch nahi hai Ajey" she said "I want to end things the way they are right now... aur uske liye ye zaruri hai"
"Par aap hee kyu?" he asked her again "Kyunki agar mai nahi toh tu-" she stopped mid-sentence upon realizing what she was about to say.
"Mujhe lagaa hee tha ki sab meri wajah se horaha hai..." he  said
"Nahi Ajey, aur waise bhi teri behen bina lan kiye kucch nahi karti" she said leaning back and looked at him with a smirk
"Aisa kya plan hai?" he asked her, confused. She explained her complete plan to Ajey
"Aise to unka chu- I mean unhe bewakoof banaa denge" he hi-fived his sister
"Ab dekhte jao bacchu, mai kya karti hu"