I'll Be There For You (Abhira fic)

Chapter - 22

The Birla family is sitting at the dining table, discussing about Akshara's baby shower.

"We should totally do the surprise party", said Nishtha.

"But Nish, how is this possible? Bhai - bhabi ke hote huye hum unhe surprise kaise denge", asked Neil.

"Simple, hum party kisi resort mai plan krenge aur bhaiya aur bhabhi ko wha bula lenge phir", said Nishtha while shrugging her shoulders.

"Nishtha, it's not that simple. Abhi; Akshu ko khi bahar nhi jane dega", said Shefali.

"I agree with Shefali. Abhi bilkul bhi manega Akshara ko bahar le jane ke liye", said Mahima agreeing with her daughter-in-law.

"Phir, hum kaise krey baby shower", said Nishtha sullenly.

"Idea. Hum bhaiya-bhabhi ke room ko bahar se lock kr denge. Phir unhe kuch bhi pta nhi chalega aur hum ache se tayari bhi kr payenge", said Neil happily. He is super proud of his suggestion like he had invented the cure of cancer.

Parth hit his head on the back. "Aur phir yeh kal keh rha tha ki how did I fall into Arohi's trap", mocked Parth. Neil pokes his tongue at Parth.

"Neil, hum agar bahar se unka darwaza band krnege toh unhe pta nhi lag jayega ki hum kuch toh kr rhe hai. Phir yeh surprise kaise rahega", said Shefali.

"Ohhh! Yeh toh maine socha hi nhi", said Neil.

"Woh toh pta hai hume bhaiya, aap kuch sochte hi kha hai", said Nishta teasingly.

"Ok, stop teasing me", said Neil sullenly.

"Ok! Stop it both of you. Instead of fighting with each other, we should find a way to give Abhira a surprise baby shower", said Harsh.

"Yes, chachu you are right. Let's think something", said Parth. Everybody is thinking about how to give Abhira the surprise party.

"Can we organise a party on the terrace", said Shefali. 

"Yes, that's a great idea. We should organise the party on the terrace only. Aur Akshara ko terrace pr jane mai koi problem bhi nhi hogi because we have an elevator up there", said Parth.

"Ok, so it is decided that the party will be organised on the terrace", said Mahima asking for confirmation from everyone. Everyone nodded their heads. 

Before they could talk about other details, Abhira came out of their room for breakfast. Shefali instantly stopped everyone from talking about the party. "Arey, Abhi aur Akshu aao na", said Shefali loudly. The chatter at the table instantly dies down.

Abhi and Akshu looked at each other confusedly. Why did the family stop talking after seeing them? "Aap log chup kyun ho gye hume dekhkar", asked Akshara.

"Chup, kaun hua hai chup. Koi bhi toh nhi chup hua hai bhabhi", blabbered Neil. Akshara looked at Neil suspiciously. Parth hit Neil under the table to stop speaking anything. He will ruin their surprise for sure.

"Akshu aao baitho na. Aaj tumhare favourite methi ke paranthe bne hai", said Harsh. 

"Wow, methi ke paranthe", said Akshara happily. Abhi helped her settle down on the chair. Food immediately took Akshara's attention and she forgot about Neil's blabbering.

"Bhabhi humare pass, chilli oil pda hai na", asked Akshara. Shefali nodded her head. She got up and brought chilli oil from the kitchen. She then smeared it on the parantha like butter. 

"Woow! It's so yummy", said Akshara while chewing her parantha. Abhi is relieved to see her eating parantha with chilli oil. At least she is not eating it with the butterscotch ice cream. How she ate these weird combinations is beyond his understanding.