Ishqbaaz FF: My Brothers Are Everything To Me – Chapter-24

…My Brothers Are Everything To Me…

Chapter 24:

—————————–

Previous Chapter:

Chapter 23

—————————–

Chapter 24:

Shivaay woke up and squinted his eyes to guess it’s still midnight and found something warm against him…

Shivaay looked sideways to find that he is holding Annika in sleep.

How did she got here…?

Why is she sleeping beside me..?

He must have not let her go in sleep when she must have come to wake him up for something because he knew she’s not the type of girl to sleep with a stranger.

Shivaay always mostly slept in his room with Rudra and Om. And Rudra is always cuddling with him. He must have subconsciously pulled her in his sleep thinking of Rudra.

Shivaay caressed the strands of her hair, disturbing her peaceful sleep.

She really is beautiful….

Wait…..

What am I thinking..?

What am I doing….?

Sleeping beside a girl when he is engaged to someone.

When Shivaay tried to move away, she held him tightly, mumbling something about chutki. Shivaay sighed looking at her frown lines.

Shivaay then just gave up not wanting to trouble her more and laid beside her while she clutched his shirt tightly. After few seconds she moved closely to him and hugged him.

Ah… Fire raced through him wherever she touched him..

What’s going on…?

Shivaay could see her so close with the way she’s hugging him in sleep. She then nuzzled his neck, her hand firmly against his back. Her fingers tickling his back.

Shivaay put his hand around her waist and pulled her even closer, allowing himself a moment of weakness.

She smelled of jasmine and Shivaay let everything go and closed his eyes in peace.

Just like that day, he hugged her to calm down, nuzzling her waist….

But what Shivaay could not understand was that why she let’s him do whatever he wants.?

That day when he kissed thinking it’s Tia….

That day when he teased her mercilessly to make her blush…

That day when he hugged her to calm down….

Today too when he pulled her in sleep why didn’t she wake him up..?

She let him sleep without protesting.

Why..?

Why are you letting me do whatever I want Annika..?

With those thoughts Shivaay drifted off to sleep and woke up in morning earlier like he usually do and got up before her since she is a late riser.

Shivaay freshened up and made a coffee to drink.

Shivaay has to go to work, so before that he cooked her breakfast as a silent thank you and put a note saying that he’s leaving and moved out of the house, knowing it’s automatic lock and it can be closed safely.

Shivaay has to go to his office to take a shower and change his dress since there is a room for him if he stayed overnight and didn’t have time to go home.

Shivaay has to stay away from Annika. Something’s stirring inside him whenever he is with her and this is not right..

Shivaay cannot allow weakness like this. He cannot get confused.

Not now….

Not ever….

That’s the sole reason he left before she wakes up. Shivaay had a very tiresome day with all the works and not having lunch or breakfast was already taking a toll on his body.

Just when he decided to eat something, his associates from media called him to inform that the rumor of him being with a girl in locked room is going to be telecasted, so Shivaay wrapped up everything and made arrangements to press meet before the rumour even start spreading.

So while speaking with the media people, telecasted live, Shivaay felt dizzy all of a sudden but he gritted his teeth not wanting to create a scene and tried to finish this up but instead they kept asking things and Shivaay felt a throb in his heart..

Shivaay finally clenched his shirt and could feel his consciousness slipping away.

—————————-

When Shivaay opened his eyes after a while, he looked around to find that he was in a hospital.

Nurse was beside him the moment he opened his eyes and went outside to tell that he’s awake.

His family came inside, his mom fussing over him while his dad stood silently like he usually do and dadi crying over him.

Everyone was here…..

Except his brothers….

Are they still mad at him?

Did they hate him now that they didn’t even come inside.?

Insecurities…..

The great Shivaay Singh Oberoi had insecurities and times like these get to him a lot.

The door to the room he stayed in opened suddenly and Om along with Rudra stood there panting as if they had ran here. Shivaay leaned against the pillow and sat up.

Dadi looked at them and urged everyone outside so that they could talk.

Shivaay refused to look at their face, scared even now that the expression of Om and Rudra, yesterday night still fresh in his mind.

He was hugged suddenly.

“Bhaiyaa… Don’t scare us like that.”

Rudra hugged him, his bhaiyaa breathing against his neck, proof enough that he is alive and happy.

Rudra could remember very well the first time they all came to know about his heart condition.

~~~~~Rudra was eleven and he was having the fun of his life, playing with his brothers who finally got free from school since it’s winter holidays.

This was so fun…

Rudra, being the younger missed playing with his brothers since Om is broody type and there’s an age difference between him and Shivaay bhaiya. But they always indulged him when he made a crying face.

Rudra, Om and Shivaay bhaiyaa were playing tag and Rudra was chasing Om and Shivaay bhaiyaa.

Shivaay bhaiyaa looked exhausted and Rudra laughed gleefully knowing he will catch Shivaay bhaiyaa soon with the way he is running.

Just when he touched Shivaay bhaiyaa, he collapsed on the ground, panting hard.

“Bhaiyaa.. What’s wrong..? Are you pulling a prank..?”

Rudra asked him while Om too came near them.

“Bhaiyaa… What’s wrong? Come on, you’re scaring me.”

“Shivaay, what’s wrong?”

Shivaay bhaiyaa looked as if breathing is so difficult to do and clutched his heart.

“Rudra look after him. I will go and call our parents.”

Rudra leaned down and patted Shivaay bhaiyaa’s back and this is the most scared he ever felt.

Everything was a blur after that. His Shivaay bhaiyaa fainted and everyone came running towards them. They lifted him to hospital and they were all talking about Shivaay bhaiyaa’s heart condition which little Rudra couldn’t understand properly. All that he knew was his Shivaay bhaiyaa’s heart condition is weak and this may as well lead him to death if not properly treated.

Tears couldn’t be controlled and trailed down his chubby cheeks, Rudra wailed not caring about anything and wholeheartedly wept for Shivaay bhaiyaa while Om hugged him, being little taller than Rudra, he muffled his sobs in Om’s chest.

Rudra had never felt this scared even when he failed in all subjects, not even when his father raised a hand at him, not even when dadi got mad at him.

Shivaay bhaiyaa is like the center of the world for him and little Rudra could never let go of his Shivaay bhaiyaa no matter what.

Rudra had always been a little possessive of Shivaay bhaiyaa. He shared his Shivay bhaiyaa only with Om and not even with Prinku.

Because Shivaay bhaiyaa is like a parent, a brother, a best friend and everything to Rudra.

Shivaay bhaiyaa always, always agreed to his whims no matter how silly it is or how embarrassing it is.

Shivaay bhaiyaa cooked world’s best ever food anyone could eat.

Shivaay bhaiyaa has a big enough heart that even though they are not real siblings, he had looked after them, took care of them, played with them, cooked for them, done anything he could do which he doubt even a real brother could do.

How could his Shivaay bhaiyaa who had a heart like that has a weak heart..?

He was the strongest among them all…

He faced problems head on, thinks ahead of everyone even in small age.

It’s so unfair….

The world is so unfair…

The nurse was telling them that any two people could go and see him, the oxygen mask has been lifted but so not to stress him.

Rudra dragged Om and pushed everyone aside with his small hands, not caring about being rude and went inside.

“Bhaiyaa….”

Bhaiyaa looked so weak and Rudra’s little heart throbbed for the first time in his life with extreme pain. Something must have shown in his face because Shivaay bhaiyaa motioned them both to come to the bed.

“But the nurse said…”

Rudra said in between hiccups but Shivaay bhaiyaa insisted them to come near so both Om and Rudra hugged their brother tightly yet gently.

“Stop crying Rudra.. You’re making me guilty”

“Yes… You should be bhaiyaa.. You scared me so much.”

“Sorry Rudra.”

Bhaiyaa ruffled both his and Om’s hair who stopped crying not wanting to worry Shivaay bhaiyaa after they pulled from the hug..

Rudra tried to stop crying not wanting to worry bhaiyaa but the tears won’t stop at all.

Shivaay bhaiyaa hugged Rudra again and nuzzled his hair..

“I am fine so stop crying Baby Ru..”

That name brought fresh set of tears and Rudra hiccupped loudly.

“I will become doctor in future bhaiyaa. I will treat you well.”

Both Om and Shivaay chuckled and Om too joined the hug, consoling their too cute brother.

Gah… He is so adorable.

“Ok… But don’t put injections Dr. Rudra”

They all smiled at each other and Rudra clutched his bhaiyaa’s hospital shirt and mumbled..

“You will never leave me, right bhaiyaa?”

“Always Baby Ru… I will always be with you.” ~~~~~~~

Rudra had always aimed to become doctor ever since that day but since he’s didn’t have enough marks in tenth that he had to give up that dream yet Rudra had always studied the medicines bhaiyaa use and place one packet of his medicines in car, in bhaiyaa’s bag, in his cabin, in his wallet, mostly everywhere just in case of emergency and will change them if they expired.

Rudra became sort of obsessed with Shivaay bhaiyaa’s health that even if he got a cold, Rudra will freak out.

Rudra just hugged his brother tightly, crying silently.

After they had watched it on the television, they had contacted Khanna who was taking him to the usual hospital and bhaiyaa has been given glucose and the doctor had advised them that he need complete rest and stress is not something that’s good for his heart condition.

After waiting for a while they went to fetch a coffee while his phone buzzed that Bhaiyaa had woken up. They came running to his room.

Om watched Shivaay hugging Rudra and consoling him yet refused to even look at him.

Is he still mad at me…?

Om went and pulled Rudra aside from Shivaay and hugged him ignoring Rudra’s protests of stealing his bhaiyaa.

Om could feel Shivaay hugging him back.

“I am sorry Shivaay. I know that you’re still angry with me that you’re not even meeting my eyes. I am sorry for stressing you out”

Shivaay pulled him from the hug and looked at him,

“I am not angry Om.. I was just scared..”

“Scared..?”

“Yesterday… The look on your face… You looked like you hated me.. I could never bear that if you hated me”

Om flicked Shivaay’s forehead who rubbed his forehead in shock.

“What are you thinking stupidly Shivaay? There were times I hated someone like I even hated mom in my childhood when she was too weak to Mr. Oberoi’s love. Times where I hated even dadi for not stopping Shakti uncle and Mr. Oberoi fighting for properties. But there was never a single moment, ever since I born that I hated you. I’ve never hated you Shivaay.. Never in my life. Why did you even think that?”

Shivaay slumped forward, resting his head on Om’s shoulder.

“I am sorry Om.. I can tolerate anything in the world except my brothers hating me or abandoning me. I was scared that you hated me since you’re always the one who strictly followed the morals but what to do Om? Mr. Roi and Mrs. Roi threatened me to compensate them or marry off Prinku else they will release to media that you used to have drugs with proof. I just went mad and all I had in mind was to destroy them.”

Om felt guilty that without knowing anything he had accused Shivaay.

“I am sorry Shivaay..”

“It’s my fault too for not explaining things clearly from the start too. I just didn’t want to bring the sensitive topic again.”

Rudra pouted looking at them both talking like adult, leaving him out like he’s a child. But soon he let that thought go when Shivaay bhaiyaa pulled both of them to a hug.

Bhaiyaa rarely initiated hug after he became an adult and times like these are treasured memories for both Om and Rudra.

“I am sorry for worrying you both.”

“You better take of your health bhaiyaa.”

Shivaay nodded obediently and pulled away from the hug now that his world has been righted and the two reasons he’s living is here.

Rudra looked at Om and asked him,

“By the way Om, you said you hated people at least once in your life except bhaiyaa.. You never hated me too, right since I am always adorable and cool”

“Oh… Yeah… I hated you loads of times like when you joke like these with no humour at all and say stupid poems with a serious face and the times when you drag me into troubles and…..”

“Why you Omikuru…..”

With that Rudra chased Om around the bed, taking the injection near by, trying to catch Om who was saying that he was just kidding while Shivaay laughed heartily at them.

Priyank smiled and closed the door, not wanting to disturb them since they still will talk things out to clear the tension between them for the past few days.

Priyanka took her mobile and called Ranveer to meet up.

He has to answer her….

If it was him who leaked to news channel, he has lot to answer.

—————————–

(A/N: Hope you all liked this chapter and thank you all for the responses.

This story is completely devoted to brothers so I am sorry if any of you felt disappointed with less romantic space.

Anyway, see you all with next update.)