…My Brothers Are Everything To Me..
Chapter 25:
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Chapter 25:
“Ranveer, what have you done?”
Priyanka looked at Ranveer, not raising her voice, since they are in a cafe she asked him to meet with her.
“I didn’t do anything.”
“So, you’re telling me that you have nothing to do with this media scandal?”
“Priyanka..”
“Tell me Ranveer.”
“It was my friend Ajay, Priyanka. I swear I didn’t know myself that he leaked the information to media like that”
“Why would your friend drag Shivaay bhaiyaa’s name like that unless you share the same intention.?”
“What did you expect my friend to do..?”
Ranveer raised his voice but quieted down seeing some customers looking at them.
“You had decided to cut ties off with me and you weren’t attending any of my calls or responding to any of my texts. I heard that Shivaay arranged a marriage meeting for you. You didn’t tell me anything about that.. I was just drunk and blabbered my problems with him and Ajay just did it wanting to hurt Shivaay in return. But I soon told him to stop the rumors in media the very next minute I knew what he had done.”
“Are you stupid Ranveer..? Do you think I will agree to marry anyone like that.?”
“But you always listen to your brother and I thought Shivaay arranged you a marriage meeting and you cannot refuse him.”
“How many times I told you Ranveer? Shivaay bhaiyaa never forces me to anything. In fact it was my dad who arranged it and Shivaay bhaiyaa was the one who cancelled it just because I asked him to. Do you know how much problems he went through for that.? He is in hospital now.”
“I am sorry Priyanka but what did I do.? I have nothing to do with this.”
“No.. You did nothing but Shivaay bhaiyaa will have even more bad impression of you. He will think you’re deliberately trying to pick a fight with him, trying to ruin his name.”
“I can even go and explain that it was not me.”
“But you have too much pride to do that Ranveer. I know you.”
Ranveer kept silent and didn’t know what to do. It felt like everything’s slipping away from his hands. He hated Oberois but he loved Priyanka.
She’s silent and calm, even timid sometimes but when it comes to her family, she is rather strong and even aggressive, protecting her family.
Ranveer had seen siblings who gets along well, siblings who fight for properties, he had even seen brothers and sisters killing each other in some cases but he had never seen loyalty and love like this.
He admired her every traits, even this blind love for her family.
“It’s getting nowhere Ranveer. I don’t think Shivaay bhaiyaa is going to approve our relationship. I don’t know what to do anymore”
Priyanka tried to get up but Ranveer grabbed her hands from across the table. He entwined her fingers with his on the table and stared straight at her eyes.
“I love you Priyanka. Nothing will change this. No matter how long I had to wait, I will wait for you.”
With that Ranveer got up and left not having the courage to see her going away from him once again.
Ranveer looked up at the sky,
God.. Mom and Dad…
Whatever I did in my past, whatever punishment you want to give, let me have it but please…
Just… Let me have Priyanka in my life..
There’s nothing more I want or wish for..
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Shivaay rested his head on the pillow and watched Rudra and Om arguing over what food should Shivaay eat or whether Rudra should cook or not.
“Om, come on. I have improved let me cook for bhaiyaa.”
“Rudra, now only he got from hospital to home so don’t make him sick again.”
Rudra turned towards him and pouted,
“Bhaiyaa…. O is so mean now a days. Let me cook.”
Shivaay could never resist Rudra’s childishness and pout..
“Don’t fall for his pout Shivaay. You will have to go to hospital again if you eat his food.”
“Well at least I try to cook for bhaiyaa, what do you do Om?”
“At least I don’t make him sick by cooking”
“Stop it you two…” Shivaay said, smiling at their argument.
“Bhaiyaa… Let Om cook today. See how difficult it is to make anything. He always teases me. Let’s see what can he do.”
“There is nothing Omkara Singh Oberoi cannot do.” Om said, posing as Shivaay.
“Why you…. Teasing my Shivaay bhaiyaa”
Rudra started chasing over Om, they laughed merrily, after a while both settled on each side of Shivaay on the bed.
“I admit myself that I don’t know how to cook so let’s leave it at that Rudra.”
Shivaay looked at them and asked,
“How long do I have to stay in the bed like this even though I am perfectly alright.?”
“Two weeks.”
“Come on Om.. The doctor only asked me to rest for a week but staying like this in my room for two weeks, I will go mad of boredom”
“Bhaiyaa, don’t worry we will keep you company.”
“You have college to go and Om has his work”
“No bhaiyaa, I have semester leave and Om has taken a week off from his work to relax.”
“Then what to do now…?”
“Let me decide… Let me decide.. We will play the new video game I had brought”
“Rudra let Shivaay rest.”
“Om.. I am relaxing not going to work but that doesn’t mean I am bed ridden.”
“Ok fine. I don’t know why Rudra always want to play videogames when we all know that you always win in almost every game Shivaay”
Shivaay smirked at them superiorly making Rudra pout. Shivaay uses his brain while Rudra just sort of let his emotions rule him, afraid to lose, staying always on defense no matter what game it is and Om just go straight on every level, not knowing when to retreat in a game. It’s easy to win them.
“You just wait bhaiyaa. This time for sure I will win..”
He smiled at them challengingly and told them to go and start the game, he will join after freshening up.
Shivaay smiled and watched them go…
Every time, in relaxed state of mind, if Shivaay watched them walk, he was always reminded of a particular memory.
~~~~~Little Shivaay watched in awe of Rudra trying to get up on his own.
Unlike Om, little Rudra had a problem of standing up, little Rudra is afraid of falling so he only likes to crawl.
His entire family albeit rarely gathered around in the hall and formed a huge circle surrounding Rudra.
They were encouraging him to get up and walk.
Shivaay watched him trying to get up while Om sat near him.
Shivaay remembered how he was the one who picked up Om carefully when he was a baby and also grabbing his fingers, Om got up on his legs.
And Shivaay was the one who always took Om’s baby hands and practiced his walk.
But little Rudra likes to stay in his arms, since his family is busy dealing with financial problems and starting new business, Rudra was taken care mainly by dadi and whenever he didn’t go to school, Shivaay along with Om spent that time with him.
Even though Rudra’s past the age of normal kids who walks by now, he still refuses to walk on his own.
Shivaay too encouraged him to walk along with his family.
All of a sudden little Rudra got up on his legs but Rudra started to tear up standing in the center, not moving.
Shivaay got up, but everyone told him to not go else he won’t learn to walk.
Shivaay realized it’s partly his fault too since he too is scared of Rudra getting hurt. He’s so small and cute that any one would be afraid like him.
Everyone was saying Come here, come here and there were even little bets about who will Rudra walk upto.
Awwww…
Shivaay could not stand still watching his little baby brother, tears in his eyes and hiccuping.
“Come on baby Ru… Bhaiyaa won’t let you fall.”
Shivaay smiled at him encouragingly..
It’s not as if he refused to walk, Rudra only likes to walk if someone’s with him. This is his first time on all alone.
Shivaay felt so proud as if accomplishing a world record when Rudra took two little steps.
“Yeah… That’s it baby Ru.. Bhaiyaa will be here so walk..”
He wobbled but finally took slow little steps and to everyone’s surprise, Rudra took slow steps towards him and reached him, extending his baby hands towards him.
Shivaay scooped him in his arms and kissed him on cheeks, making Rudra laugh.
“Very good… Very good baby Ru. You’re the best.”
Little Rudra rested his head on his bhaiyaa’s shoulder while Om too clapped around.
Shivaay had a look like Rudra is the angel descended on earth, Om smiled but soon smile turned to grimace when Rudra grabbed his hair.
Apparently, he’s only nice when Shivaay’s around and just as soon as Shivaay turns his back, Om’s hair is the favourite plaything to Rudra which Shivaay refuses to believe that his baby brother is capable of such mischief.~~~~
Shivaay chuckled and splashed water on his face, grabbed a towel to dry off his face and entered his room again..
Who would have thought his little baby brother who was smaller than others will grow up like this with abs and six packs.
Shivaay turned to see when someone knocked the door.
“Come in Annika”
Annika…..
The person he wanted to avoid at all cost yet his heart skipped a beat and he couldn’t help but notice how beautiful she was.
Annika coughed trying to distract him, not able to withstand the way he was staring at her.
It was doing something inside her, making her flustered.
Something had changed…
Annika knew something had changed between them when he stayed on that day in her house.
Annika had woken up and found that he had gone without saying anything. She was cursing him as stone hearted devil but as soon as she saw that he even made breakfast for her, she sropped cursing him. Annika only know how strange she felt, grinning all day stupidly but as soon as she saw him collapsing on the TV, after trying to hide her from the media her happiness disappeared just like that. Annika’s heart just doesn’t stop worrying about him, she couldn’t even go and visit him in hospital.
Annika now knew what he said that day was true, even if he spend involuntarily with a girl in a locked room, if it gets out, people will make the issue this huge.
It made her realize how different their worlds are and it had brought an unpleasant feeling in her that she cannot help but suppress it.
Annika knew somehow her heart knows the answer for all this but she’s afraid to face her own heart.
“Are you fine, Shivaay Sir?”
Shivaay closed his eyes and scolded himself for staring at her like that.
“I am fine..”
Annika turned to go and Shivaay could see it in her face that she’s troubled and without knowing what he’s doing, Shivaay extended his hand and grabbed her hand.
Badump….
Badump….
Badump….
Shivaay, for the first time in his life who always proclaimed that heart has nothing to do with feelings, heard his own heartbeat very clearly.
He let go of her hand and everything was silent again..
“Are you fine?”
She turned around and smiled at him, Shivaay was not fooled with her forced fake smile.
“It’s nothing sir. Just stressed with lot of work. Anyway I almost forgot to tell you that Dadi asked me to inform you, since you’re free for two weeks, your bride’s family is coming to fix the marriage date. Your mom too want to do all the ceremonies as soon as possible in the two weeks you’re free.”
With that she turned away from him and exited the room..
Why…?
Why does it feel like I am letting go of something beautiful..?
Shivaay for the life of him couldn’t figure out how confusing his mind is..
“Bhaiyaa…”
Shivaay shook his head hearing Rudra yelling for him and decided to go join them in game.
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It was evening, Shivaay had lot of fun with Om and Rudra throughout noon, playing silly games and reading Rudra’s recent test papers, making fun of him about wrong answers.
The whole family gathered in the hall waiting for Tia’s family to come since they want to discuss the marriage date and things.
Shivaay didn’t know why they’re pushing things..
Shivaay somehow felt somewhere in his mind that something’s wrong that’s why he told them that Tia’s face and identity won’t be revealed to media until they sign the contract and finish off the marriage.
Shivaay’s thoughts were distracted when all of a sudden he heard someone yelling,
“Surprise Shivaay, my buddy”
Shivaay looked up to see Daksh standing on the door, with bags on the floor, hands extended as if he himself is surprised for some reason.
Shivaay got up from the sofa and moved towards him even though Daksh was smiling and even answering his family’s how are you and when did you come, his eyes fixated on something behind Shivaay.
Shivaay turned to look behind him at what Daksh was staring so hard, Shivaay felt his pulse quicken when he realized Daksh was staring straight at Annika…
Suddenly, out of the blue, Shivaay felt a raging storm inside, his head ached with the pressure and heart squeezed with such intense emotions that his hands started trembling.
What is this emotion…?
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(A/N: Hope you’re all enjoying this..
Anyway, I apologize for being late since I was so busy.
See you all with next update.)