Abhimanyu smiled a little and said,
"Baap re! Itna gussa? Don't worry. Aisa kuch nahi hoga. Itna gussa aap pe nahi ayega mujhe. Akshara ho ya koi aur, aake kuch bhi bolega, toh main aapse gussa hojaunga? Aisa karta hoon main?" Abhimanyu asked her and she shook her head.
"Aur aapne toh already sabko mana hi liya. Phir kaisa gussa?
And main kabhi aapse baat karna band nahi karunga. Gussa karunga but baat karna band nahi karunga. Take my PROMISE."
He said as he pressed his hand on hers. Abhimanyu tried assuring her. Then he added, "Abhi shant hojao ur aaram se sojao." But Roohi was in another zone.
"Abhi kahan Poppy? Maine Birla Boy ko manaya nahi tha aur ulta suna diya use." Roohi whined. Abhimanyu chuckled.
"Toh kya hua? Manalena aap. Itne logon ko manaya hain. Abhir ko manana kaunsi mushkil baat hain aapke liye?" He said cheerfully.
"Poppy! Main mana manake thak gayi na. Mujhse aur nahi ho raha" Roohi sulked.
"Ru! That's not done. Woh bhi bahut hurt hua hain aur aap keh rahe ho ki aapne use aur sunaya bhi hain. He deserves an apology Bacha." Abhimanyu coaxed her.
Roohi nodded in agreement. Even she knew that but she just wanted to whine on principle. So, she did.
"Kal subah, first thing, Abhir ke saath sab sort out kar lo. You will feel much better. Abhi bas sojao."
He made her lie down and pulled over a comforter to tuck her in.
"Aapne mujhe sachi maaf kardiya Poppy? For hiding about Mumma...I mean Akshara ma'am?" She questioned suddenly.
Abhimanyu hated that Roohi had to address Akshara as ma'am. It was a reminder about how Akshara has really hurt Roohi and he could never let this slide.
For now, he wanted to address Roohi's question.
"Maaf karnewali koi baat hi nahi thi. Agar thi bhi toh aapko uski punishment already mil chuki hain."
Roohi immediately touched her cheeks while Abhimanyu couldn't bite back his smile.
"So there is nothing to hold against you." Abhimanyu clarified with a smile and his tone was very casual.
"Aapse baat chupayi na maine......aur jab aapne confess karne bola tha, tab bhi nahi bataya maine. Maine pehle kabhi aisa nahin kiya Poppy.
Jab bhi aap confess karne bolte ho, aise ankhen dikhake, main hamesha poori baat sach sach boldeti hoon. And I know that, this time, it was wrong on my part."
She admitted honestly and Abhimanyu found that rather cute. But he couldn't tell her that now. Can he?
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The Birlas' - BHAVANA
General FictionThis is Part - 3 of a story that takes off from where it ended in The Birlas' - PARINAMA. It traces the life and journey of Dr.Abhimanyu Birla and his family through different situations that life forces on them. It's a story about healing, it's a s...
