Yuhn Hota Toh Kya Hota- Rikara FF

Chapter 92

Soumya was looking for Rudra. They hadn't spoken since yesterday, after the pooja. He didn't return her messages either. She was sitting with other guests right now, having mehendi applied on her hand.

"Do you have any boyfriend or someone, whose name you want to put here?" asked the mehendi girl, professionally, used to getting such demands from unmarried girls. 

Soumya didn't pay attention to what the mehendi girl was saying. She saw Rudra coming from the opposite direction, going to meet Chubby and some other friends of his who had just arrived. Soumya called him out, "Rudra" but he ignored her. The mehendi girl assumed this was the name she wanted, and she wrote it artistically on Soumya's hand.  

Why is he ignoring me? thought Soumya. Before she could ponder on this problem further, Jahnvi came and engrossed her in a conversation about her PhD. 

Jahnvi was very happy for Soumya's success, and future. She was joined by Dadi and Prinku too, who were excited about her going to the States. Everyone seemed happy for her, except for Rudra, thought Soumya. But no, he was happy too, he only seemed put off that she was spending her last few months in Delhi instead of Mumbai, but why?

It all went fine until there was some scene between Annika didi and Pinky aunty. Soumya was never too fond of Pinky aunty, but she shared a cordial relationship with her. She knew Annika didi could not have done anything, but this entire thing was looking suspicious. 

Then she thought that though she loved the people here deeply, at least some of them, she wasn't part of the family anymore, and she was leaving in a few months. That thought strangely made her feel morose. 

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Gauri saw Annika bhaujaai and Bade bhaiyaa walking apart from each other without talking. The ceremony was long over, she had changed and had come downstairs to talk to bhaujaai. She saw Bade bhaiyaa walking past, without giving bhaujaai a single glance. Things seemed to be serious. She took out her cell phone and send a text to Omkaraji. 

Annika was sitting by the pool area. Gauri came and sat by her. 

"Did you talk to Bade bhaiyaa, bhaujaai?" asked Gauri, seriously.

Annika smiled and made some excuse. Gauri looked at her for a few moments, and could see through the sorrow in her eyes.

"We girls are so understanding no? Whatever happens, we try and understand boys, and make some excuse for their behavior?" mused Gauri.

"Well, yes" Annika shrugged, "But Shivaay is not completely wrong, and he is not always like this, he's really good at heart, Om too." 

"True, they are really good at heart, but they do seem to have anger issues" suggested Gauri. "Lets walk around a bit, and talk shall we?" 

Annika got up, and Gauri held her hand. "So, what was I saying? Yes, anger. Omkaraji does have the anger of Nandi bail (bull), and Bade Bhaiyaa has....what did you all it..tad...?"

"Tadi? Yes, he does but not always" said Annika, smiling.

"Again you are defending him, remember you said once upon a time he was....Isstone (stone) Singh Oberoi?"said Gauri

"He was but now he is Sweet Singh Oberoi..." Annika continued gushing about her "Billuji".

Gauri listened for a while, and then said, "Bade bhaiyaa can do anything for you, right, Bhaujaai, even take a bullet?"