Pagle Tu Mera Bhai He

chapter 8

The Ahaan veer Malhotra be it 1921 model or updated 2021 version of ishqi's avm ,is always a family man
he literally cherished his family . Although absence of his parents love and care in the most crucial parts of his life did affect him
It never stopped him from loving and protecting his siblings. They slowly became the solace to his scarred soul Although sonu was the proclaimed ladli of malhotra mansion
He found himself more attached to his irritating yet adorable little brother
From the time they were little boys kartik always doted on him. There was a sense of admiration shining in his eyes when he looked upto ahaan . He valued ahaan in a way nobody did, he always understood him even before he could verbalize his thoughts. Kartik's presence added color to his monotonous life
Being a talkative and vibrant boy kartik was, he would always run to his big brother and narrate even small happenings of the day with so much enthusiasm
Ahaan indeed was a good listener but when it came to freely expressing his thoughts ,it definitely wasn't his forte .he prefered to keep things to himself, contray to that kartik had a habit of freely expressing his thoughts and he didn't shy away from voicing his opinions,judgemental gazes or "log ky sochenge" thoughts never really bothered him,ahaan was afraid that this very nature might turn him reckless. There was a paternal protective instinct in ahaan when it came to kartik, he genuinely wanted the best for his little brother,his brother had a laid back attitude towards life but when channelled in right direction he was capable enough to reach anywhere he desired to be , so as they grew up,he became the strict older brother instead of being a buddy to kartik, he wanted to see kartik soaring in heights of success but never at the cost of his happiness . The accident reaffirmed how precious kartik was for him. The mere thought of something happening to him still made his insides churn. He no longer wished to force kartik into any particular path ,he will instead wholeheartedly support his brother and if needed guide him

Ahaan's chain of thoughts came to halt when he heard ishqi and kartik talking
He had just reached kartik's room after collecting his medicines from pharmacy

Kartik - bhabhi ek baat manoge mere
Ishqi - ha kartik bolo na
Kartik - aap mummy ko mere accident ke bare mein inform mat karo na
Ishqi - kyun, mein toh bilkul karungi, hum bas tere hosh aane tak intezaar kar rhe the. Unka ka haq he yeh janna
Kartik - bhabhi wo log parso aajayenge phir bata dena
Ishqi - Tu chup chap rest kar,apna dimag mat chala
Kartik - bahut daant padegi mujhe
Ishqi- yeh harkat keliye thodi daant toh kya ek thapad bhi padni chahiye
Kartik bowed his head in guilt , he was teary eyed now
Ishqi - kya huva kartik, zyada dard ho raha he kya
Kartik - woh baat nhi he bhabhi
Ishqi sat besides kartik - phir kya baat he
Kartik - bahut pareshaan kiya na mein aap dono ko
Ishqi - haa ha bahut zyada
Kartik - aap tired lag raha he, aap time se insulin shots bhi nhi le pa rahe ho . Aap dono ka office pe kitna pending work pada hoga , sabh meri wajah se messed up hogaya, abh mummy papa aur dadi ko bhi batake unhe bhi pareshan karna nhi chahta hu.
Ishqi - acha toh mujhe bas naam ke buddy aur bhabhi samjhti ho, bada best friend bol rhe the abh sach samne aa hi gaya toh mein kya bolu
Kartik - aise nhi he bhabhi
Ishqi- toh kaise he, aise bewakoof wali baate apne dimaag se nikal dena warna tujhe toh pata he yeh risky ishqi tera kya haal karungi, agar mujhe ya avm ko kuch hogaya toh tu kya haath pe haath laga ke beita rahega, sabse zyada khayal tum hi rakhoge humara .bada aya ,khud hospital pe pade ho aur humari tension le rahe ho aur rahi baat chachi ki toh hum sabh usse sambhal lenge, tujhe bas ek kaam karna he achese rest kar aur jaldi teekh hoja
Ahaan - bilkul sahi kaha tumne ishqi
Yeh duffer kuch zyada hi soch rehe he
Kartik - bhaii aap bhi
Ahaan - mein bhi kya ha, ek chaata abhi dedu akal tikane lag jayegi
Mein chachi ko abhi call kar rhi hu, tujhse baat karegi toh unhe bhi tasali ho jayegi
Kartik knew there was no use of protesting anymore so he gave in

Ahaan was called chachi
Chachi - hello ahaan ,beta tum kaise ho , mein ek do baar landline pe call kiya tha lagta he tum sabh bahar the, toh socha busy honge, phir yaham shadi ke kam pe lag gayyi toh waqt ka pata hi nhi chala sabh teekh he na gharpe . Ek do bar toh mein ishqi ko bhi phone kiya tha
Ahaan - chachi woh uska phone dead ho gyi thi, aaj ghar jayenge toh charge karenge
Chachi - arey toh tum dono abh kaham ho, aur kartik ka phone bhi off he, uss ladke ko kissi cheez ka dhyaan hi nhi he
Ahaan - chachi, aap mere baat dhyaan se suno, aur aap bilkul tension mat lena
Chachi - arey tu mujhe dara rahe , baat kya he
Ahaan - chachi kartik hospital mein he, usse chota sa accident huva tha, par abh woh teekh he, hum he uske saath
Chachi - Matarani matarani, yeh sabh kaise huva, aur tu pehle kyu nhi bataya mujhe
Ahaan narrates the situation to her
Chachi was worried as hell
Chachi - ahaan , kartik ko phone de , woh so raha he kya
Ahaan - nhi chachi, aap usse baat karlo
Chachi- kartik Tu teekh he kya?
Kartik - ha mummy mein teekh hu
Chachi - Tu teekh hoti toh hospital mein nhi hoti, ahaan ne mujhe sabh kuch bataya ,kaha chot lagi he tujhe
Kartik - sarpe aur pav mein
Chachi ( emotional)-ghadi chalate waqt dhyaan kaha he tera,matarani ka shukar he ki tu sahi salamat he, mein kal hi aarahi hu
Kartik - mummy ro kyu rahe ho, mein keh raha hu na, mein abh better feel kar rhi hu, aur bhai bhabhi he mere saath
Chachi - Tu apna khayal rakh , mein jaldi aajavungi, Tu ishqi ko phone de
K - teekh he
Chachi then asked all the details from ishqi , she consoled chachi and ensured her that they will take care of kartik.