Chapter 17: Chapter 17
Arhaan's P.O.V.
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In office, Muhib Vai introduced me as the new MD to the staffs. For being my first day at office, vai didn't let me do much of work and forced me to go home earlier.
I was trying to stay there and got home together with him but at last agreeing with him, I got home earlier than him.
Seeing me home, Api smiled heartily and spoke up with a concerned tone, "Why did you have to stay so long in office on your first day? You go, freshen up. I am bringing something for you."
Nodding at her smilingly I forwarded to my room. After taking a shower, I was walking inside the room when I heard a voice of a girl. She was explaining the meaning of siblings.
"The relationship between a brother and a sister is very sweet. A sister means a lot to her brother, sweetie. A lot."
Being curious of who it could be, I forwarded towards poolside. After a few moments Esha went passing my room while running.
Seeing that, I uttered being concerned turning her way, "Slow down Princess or you will fall down." and then turned forward only to get bumped to someone.
I uttered with the same tone of concern, "You okay?" but when she looked at me, I got shocked seeing her in my house.
After whatever she did outside of the airport, I wanted the least to meet her again and not at least in my home.
Just at the single glance of her, my blood boiled up and I uttered glaring her, "Why are you here?"
Without answering me, she kept staring at me only to make me angrier and I started yelling at her.
To my utter surprise, she asked me, "Who are you?" being in my house and without even bothering to answer me.
I was about to yell again but Api spoke up before I could say anything, "He is my brother, Arhaan. And Arhaan, she is Khushi."
The girl was on my nerve already and then besides her being Khushi just justified her act back.
Then remembering what I heard a little time ago, I spoke up coldly, "Oh, So it's you. I got it now but what's with the crap all those just now?"
After sometime when in her defence, she uttered, "I am sorry.", I couldn't help saying, "What a joke!"
Stopping me, Api took her outside and I kept fuming in anger. Then I also got outside to see what drama she was pulling out in front of Api.
All the time she stayed in my house, all I could keep glaring at her as she was being all innocent in front of my family, Api and Esha, the two most important persons of my life.
When she left finally, I got inside my room still fuming in anger and kept thinking what to do with her to make her stay away from my family as I understood it very well that my family has already been taken in by her. They aren't being able to see the truth of her but knowing her true self, I couldn't just allow her in my house.
My thought got interrupted when Api uttered my name angrily as she entered my room, "Arhaan?"
I turned to her and she put a tray on the table and asked me angrily, "What was it all about?"
I spoke up normally, "What?" only to make her angrier as she spoke up, "Can't you be good to her for once? She is a nice girl, Arhaan"
While shaking my head, I spoke up, "You are not seeing it api. She is not good as you think."
But letting out a sigh, she spoke up, "Arhaan, Vai you remember? Ammi always used to say, 'No one is perfect and to err is human but still trust people. Give their goodness a chance, first.' And I also believe our words determine our fate. So try to portrait her in a good way instead of just thinking her bad without knowing anything about her."
Finding nothing to say, I kept quiet and Api again spoke up pointing at the tray, "Now take it and rest for a while."
Saying this, she left my room while calling, "Eshaa..?"
I sat on the sofa and started eating the sugar free sweets that api specially makes for me as I am utterly diabetic and kept thinking about the girl.
I wasn't convinced and couldn't get myself to trust the girl even after hearing Api as whenever I thought of that girl the first conversation of ours over phone and whatever she did out of the airport came to my mind.
After hearing all these from that girl, how could I trust her!
Api being herself is thinking her as a good person. But knowing the true self of the girl, I can't just sit all quiet. I have to do something.
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Khushi's P.O.V.
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Returning home, I went to my room directly. Putting the chocolate packet on the table, I kept staring at it for a while. As I got home earlier today, there was still time for Magrib prayer.
While thinking about Esha, I stood by the balcony. The glaring look of Arhaan was bothering me. Then I kept thinking about his behaviour towards me.
I tried to figure out the reason behind it. Then it hit my mind and I uttered under my breath, "Did he by any chance hear me saying all those words to that young man outside of the airport? As he loves his sister so much, it's undebatable that he wouldn't tolerate those words of mine.
May be that's it. Then should I ask for his forgiveness? Though my brother is like that but it doesn't give me the right to say all those about siblings' relationship.
But if I just say sorry, he might just utter again 'What a joke!' like previous time. And I can't just tell him about my family or my brother, right?"
"Then you should stop being with them" my mind replied to my question instantly.
Keeping silent for a while, I uttered under my breath, "May be it's in my fate to just stay all alone"
I took a decision of not visiting Esha again and felt my eyes getting all watery as I really started to like those people. I always felt all comfortable and happy being with them. They cared for me for which I always went on craving from my family but they didn't bother.
Hearing Magrib Azan, I wiped the eyes and went towards washroom to make ablution.
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After 5 Days
Mahmud Mansion
It has been five days and Khushi didn't visit Esha. The little soul kept waiting for her in the afternoon for every single days and when she found Khushi not coming to her, she went to Areesha or Arhaan with teary eyes while uttering the same words, "Aunty didn't even come today!"
Areesha was also sad about this and Arhaan who was also sad seeing the sad face of his family but was relieved to have Khushi stay away from his family.
He always tried to cheer his family up by pulling out different things when they became sad and just when he thought they forgot about Khushi, they made him feel wrong by being the same way at the time when Khushi used to go there.
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Khushi’s P.O.V.
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After lunch, I slept for sometime and got up after having a sweet dream. Remembering the dream, a smile crept on my lips. But as soon as I caught the sight of the picture of Ammi in the photo frame, the smile got wiped off and I got down from bed.
While sobbing, I got ready and left my house. Getting on a taxi, I forwarded towards my destination while crying silently......