Companion~Hum Sohbat

Chapter 29

Everyone had food, Kriya tried to initiate conversation with Rey, initially he tried to avoid but Avni when saw him avoiding her, took him in room, "Di aap mujhe yahan room mein kyu layi" said Rey, "tumhe samajhne ki tum kya galat kar rahe ho buddhu bhai mere" said huffing, he looked at her confused, "don't give this look, why you're avoiding Kriya" making him uncomfortable he looked everywhere except her, she held his chin making him look at her, "Di after knowing the truth I'm feeling really guilty I don't know how to face her" said sighing, she shaked her head at her dumb brother, "toh tum kab tak avoid karoge, you want her to find out that you know the truth phir woh bhi guilt trip pe chali jaye" said sarcastically, he looked at her shock, 'no he can't give her more pain', he shaked his head in 'no', "toh phir stop running from the truth accept it face it bravely" said sternly, he looked unsure, she determined to make him understand what he can loose because of his stupidity, "Rey kismat ne phir se tumhe Kriya se milaya hai toh zaroor koi reason hoga na don't loose the opportunity because of your stupid guilt, and if you don't want her to know that you already know the truth then be normal around her, she is making efforts to be in your life then why are throwing her away" he was taken back as he realised again he was doing the mistake, avoiding and miscommunication let him loose his relationships and he's repeating it again, no he can't let it happen again, if Krishnaji has given him again a opportunity to correct his mistakes then he won't loose it, "thank you Di" he hugged her, she smiled finally her dumb brother got his brain, "shukar hai mere buddhu bhai ko kuch toh samaj aaya" said teasing him slapping his cheek lightly making him pout, she chuckled, both went out. Everyone had food, and Rey himself initiated conversation with Kriya, they talked like old times, Avni who noticed them smiling and talking felt good, maybe they have a future, she prayed to Krishna ji to give happiness to her brother, he deserve happiness and love.
Everyone were seated in hall, Ishani looked around everyone were talking, she felt something entertaining should happen especially when they have gathered after so long, she stood in the middle, "Attention Attention" gaining everyone's attention, "attention everyone, kya yaar aap sab kitne boring ho gaye ho baatein karte jaa rahe ho"said sighing dramatically, "toh aap kya chahti hai Dr.Ishani, aapki khidmat mein kya peesh kare" said Rishu over-dramatically making everyone laugh, "Rishu bhai all I meant is kuch khelte hai naa, dekho bahut time baad mile hai sab mile hai let's make it memorable" said Ishu, others looked amazed, "yeah Ishu you're right, I agree" said Adi, others too nodded in agreement. "Haan par karna kya hai" asked Arjun, Rishu and Ishu said together loudly, "truth and dare" looked at eachother hi-fied, "good idea but can we keep it dare and dare zyada maza aayega" said Sanu, "wow Sanu good idea" said Rishu, "I have one idea" said Avni, others looked at her curiously, "let's play in team as in partners mein khelte hai", "interesting bhabhi, par partners kaun honge" asked Rishu, "I'll say" said orderly, everyone nodded, "ok so Arjun or main, Adi or Taani, Vikku or Sanu, Rey and Kriya" Rey and Kriya looked at eachother, Rey knew his Di did it knowingly, he looked at his Di but she ignore him and continued, "Rishu and Jen, Ishu and Aru" everyone nodded and sat with their partners. Rishu brought a bottle, everyone sat in circle, Rishu rotate the bottle and it stopped on Vikku and Sanu, "wow pehla hi wicket policewale ka, so the dare for you both is, you both have to play Arjun bhaiya and Avni bhabhi", Arjun and Avni eyes poped out, others too were shocked, "what" said together, "yes bada maza aayega chalo chalo getup guys" he said pushing them, Vikku mentally cursed him but he have to do, he moved in front,
Vikku stood showing his cooking something very focused, "ohhh hoo here comes the MasterChef" said Rishu hooting, Sanu as Avni came to Vikku, "Arjun kya bana rahe hai aap" said like Avni making her surprised, "Chocolate-stuffed pancakes with caramelised banana" said still focused on his cooking, Sanu make faces on the long name, others chuckled, "main koi help karo" said Sanu, Vikku looked at her, "no please, mujhe kitchen mein bhuchal nahi lana" said again concentrated on his cooking, Arjun chuckled at his reply, Avni slapped his shoulder at the same time even Sanu slapped his shoulder, others chuckle, "aap bas meri cooking se jalte hai" said Sanu throwing her side hairs just like Avni, even Avni did the same, "main nahi tumhari cooking se khana jalta hai" said Vikku with a chuckle, making Arjun laugh, Avni glare him even Sanu glare him, "mujhe aapse baat hi nahi karni" said stomping her foot and went, Vikku looked at her and sighed, he took a plate kept the sweet dish which they made for festival (laddu), went to Sanu who stood at a distance crossing her arms around her chest with a angry pout, he stood behind her, cleared his throat, "ahem ahem" she looked at him glared him again turned her face, "Avi" said sweetly, "mujhe aapse koi baat nahi karni" said Sanu angrily, "accha baat mat karo par jo maine tumhare liye yeh pancake bana hai isse toh khao" said Vikku showing the plate, she looked at him then at the Vikku, he feed her, she ate and smiled, "kaisa hai" asked her, "bahut accha hai" he smiled at her, he kept the plate aside and hugged her, she too hugged, he kissed her forehead, everyone clapped and hooted , Avni and Arjun went to them took them in a hug, "waah kya inact kiya humhe aisa laga mirror dekh rahe hai" said Avni grinning, pulling cheeks of Vikku, he make faces but then side hugged her, "exactly yaar bahut accha kiya" said Arjun pecking Sanu's forehead, they all got seated. Again the bottle rotated, stopped on Ishi and Aru, "main donga Ishi ko dare" said Rey, Ishi looked at him curiously, "so the dare is baby will do your makeup" said making everyone amazed, as they couldn't believe he would prank, Ishu was takenback, "no nahi kya hai bhai aap mere dushman ho kya, koi apni pyaari si choti si mausam si behen ko aise pareshan karta hai" said fakely crying, he rolled his eyes, "meri pyaari, choti si or bilkul mausam nahi dekhne wali behen dare dare hota or tumhe karna padega" said Rey teasing her, others bursted out laughing, Rishu gave Aru lipstick to paint on Ishu, she literally painted like canvas, Rishu clicked her pic, Rey and Rishu were rolling on floor, Taani cleaned Ishu's face, giving a stern look to both and said, "aap dono abhi ke abhi apni jagah pe nahi baithe toh bhabhi ke haath se thapad padhenge", Avni didn't understand first but Taani showed her eyes to pretend, she blinked her eyes, and showed them her hand like a slap, they gulped sat on their places silently, others chuckled. Kriya was surprised finding a new shade of Rey, she have seen him doing masti with gang but still he always had a strictness in him, but here with these people he's completely different and she's happy for him as he looks extremely happy with them, she was looking at him with a smile, the bottle stopped at them, Rey looked at her, as he was completely into game, he didn't realise her glazing him but when he turned to her finding her already looking at him, their eyes had a small lock but others hooted at them, breaking their eyelock, Avni smirked inside, she was eagerly waiting for this opportunity, "ok main dungi apne Bhai ko dare" said smiling, Rey was tensed, he know he's Di is definitely upto something, "so my dare for you guys is dance", both looked at eachother,memories flashed, dance is the thing that  connected them, it's a lil awkward, so Rey pleaded his Di through eyes but she glared him, so he sighed and gotup, kriya was too nervous after years she'll be dancing with him, Rey forward his hand, she kept her hand on his after looking in his eyes she forgot the world same was with him, they were drawn in eachother eyes reminiscing, they're chemistry was on point, everyone were impressed looking at their dance. The claps and hooting brought them back to reality, they got seated again and again the bottle spined stopped on Rishu and Jen, "so my dare for you guys is you have to make pony as many as possible of eachother within 5 mins" said Adi smirking, Rishu gave a horrified look, Jen took it sportingly, both completed the task, Ishi and Vikku enjoyed the most they kept takes videos and photos of Rishu teasing him to no end. The bottle spined and stopped on Arjun and Avni, "so aapka dare hai bhaiya aap ko bhabhi ko 10 alag languages mein 'I love you' bolna hai on your knee" said Vikku and Sanu making Arjun eyes popped out but Avni wanted to know whether he'll do it, both stood up, Arjun asked her to turn and he got something hide it behind his back, she stood surprised, he went on his knee, "I hope after this you stop calling me boring" said making her chuckle, he gave a rose,on each love confession in different languages.
Rajasthani- Main tanne pyaar karoon.
Taani looked with wide eyes and clapped loudly,
Gujarati- Hoo thunay prem karoo choo.
Punjabi- Mai taunu pyar karda.
Marathi- Ho me tula prem kartey.
Telugu- Nenu ninnu premistunnanu.
Hindi - Mujhe tumse pyaar hai
English - I love you Avi
Spanish - Te quiero
Chinese - wǒ ài nǐ
German - Ich liebe dich
He stood up finally and she jumped on him making him stubble a lil, he smiled widely at his crazy wife, everyone hooted for them loudly. Lastly the bottle stop on the much awaited couple Adi and Taani, they smiled, "bhaiya or bhabhi aap dono ne ek dusre ke liye bahut gaane gaaye hai toh iss bar aapko thoda sa different task dete hai, you guys have to sing for your doll Aru" making them grinn, "sure Ishu why not, with pleasure" said Adi, Taani nodded smiling, they hold Aru, started singing, dancing along, others too joined them.

They called out the day on a happy note.
In Mumbai, the gang meet in a cafe for discussing about a dance performance, saw around girl scolding a guy gaining their attention, they saw them thinking as a couple fight, but the girl took out a rakhi tied to the guy, they both smiled at eachother, the guy gave her a gift she hugged him tightly, the guy caressed her hairs, "arrey aaj toh Raksha bandhan hai" said Bharat, others nodded, there was someone who felt restless, memories flashed infront of his eyes making him numb, Sharon kept her hand on his shoulder called out, "Swayam" bringing him into reality, he looked around then at the gang, "guys can we discuss this later I have a urgent work" he said getting up without waiting for their reply he left, Sharon was confused with his sudden change of behaviour, but boys felt it's related to Rakhi maybe Taani, but they didn't voice out their opinion as now they are learning to not poke into others matters even if they are friends, they are learning to stay in limits. The girls started their usual gossiping. Swayam hurriedly went to his room locked it sat on the bed with a thud, tears started rolling down, like every year he didn't remember rakhi but it was always Taani who would remind him, she would be so excited for Rakhi, he's mom used to call him before a day or so to remind him buy a gift for Taani. Taani would wakeup early morning, he would get irritated at her but without minding it she would set his clothes which she would buy specially for Rakhi, he hated wearing those kurta but still for her he would grumpy wear with a annoying face, she would not eat anything till she tie him Rakhi, remembering everything he bursted out crying laying on bed, he cursed himself, there was a time when he would be irritated with all things which she did but now today he missed her badly, he cried bitterly looking at the old pics of rakshabandhan. Brothers promise on rakhi to protect their sister and give them blessings to stay happy but what he did, he gave her only pain. He badly wanted to talk to her but today he has no guts to even try to connect to her, how will he face her, he just prayed to her krishana ji to keep her happy and let her forgive him once and he will give his best to their relationship never disappoint her.

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