Ishqbaaz FF: My Brothers Are Everything To Me – Chapter-9

….My Brothers Are Everything To Me…

Chapter 09:

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Chapter 8
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Chapter 09:

Om felt his very being froze in shock…

He could not feel his legs..

God…! One look at his mom and he could practically see her already broken heart, breaking again in pain.

Om could see his mother’s eyes still glued to the television, not able to take her eyes away, hearing everything what Mr.Oberoi and Svetlana speaking about…

“I am here for you Tej… You can trust me…”

Just when he thought his parents had stopped fighting and doing fine.

Everyone was arguing among themselves but not the obviously broken relationship instead they’re arguing about shares and business. His father was not worried or looked remotely guilty.

He was sick of this… So sick of this.. He felt so tired of all this nonsense and business. He moved towards his room without anyone noticing.

Rudra watched the television in shock. Rudra didn’t know what’s going on. He had never thought his dad will do something like this. Cheating on his mom? But Dadi always said that in Oberoi Family there was never a divorce. It means they all must have loved each other and stayed together, right? But now… What’s going on..?

Rudra felt sad looking at his mom… He knew his mother loved his father a lot more than anyone do… He could see it in her face how depressed she was.

Shivaay clenched his fingers and looked at his dad to tell something to bade papa,

“It’s because of your one fault, our business stocks are going to fall bhaisaab.. How could you do this bhaisaab.?”

“Oh my mata, If Tia’s mom asked me, what will I say to them?”

Shivaay sighed… What can you expect? What’s wrong with these elders.?

“How could you do this Tej.? Why?”

“You trust this video instead of me Jhanvi?”

“Trust..? Trust is long gone in our relationship Tej.”

“Oh come on Jhanvi, stop this drama. I am so sick of your drama”

Shivaay saw his bade ma moved towards his bade papa and grabbed his shirt,

“This looks drama to you Tej.. I never knew you could be this insensitive. How dare you Tej… Just when I thought you couldn’t stoop to any lower than you already are..”

His bade papa lifted his hand,

“Watch your tongue Jhanvi..”

Just then everyone started saying what’s on their mind at one time and when his bade papa seemed like going to slap his bade ma, Shivaay has had enough.

“Just stop it.. All of you for God’s sake”

“Tell her to stop this nonsense Shivaay”, His bade papa said, pointing his fingers at his bade ma.

“See Shivaay, he’s still trying to blame me when we had all seen the evidence of him cheating..”

“Jhanvi…”

“Can you two stop it..? You are all thinking of yourself and your feelings alone. You are so into your problems that you can’t see anything else. But you’re all forgetting something.”

Shivaay then faced towards his bade papa and bade ma..

“Did you two forget that you two have children? What are they probably going through after seeing this..? Have you two for once kept them as priority in your mind? Rudra and Prinku don’t know much but Om… Have you two thought of Om..? Om was too broken last time and I did everything to make him stand again but if he fell apart again, I don’t know what I will do..”

Shivaay put one hand around Rudra’s shoulder giving him support silently and looked around to find his brother gone…

“Where is Om?”

“Where is Om Rudra?”

“He was here bhaiyaa”

“Rudra, go and look for him in our pool area, I will go check his room.”

Om took the sleeping tablet box and moved towards aimlessly for water since jug in his room is empty of water.

Om left as soon as possible not wanting to be in his room. He knew if he had been there, he would have done something. He has to sleep forgetting everything for a while so that pain fades away at least a little. He can’t handle this now..

Om felt his hands trembling and he could feel the longing in him to turn his way back to drugs. Om moved towards the pool area and quickly with his trembling hands took tablets without noticing how much and swallowed it with the glass of water present there.

Om moved and paced around the pool…. He should probably move to his room before sleep invades him.

But Om couldn’t grasp it… He felt torn between taking drugs and not taking them.

Suddenly Om swayed and to his surprise fell on the pool..

He still felt like the same kid who watched their parents break apart…

He still felt like the same person who can’t do anything to keep their parents together…

He still felt like the same kid who couldn’t do anything to his mom falling apart because of his father…

Om struggled to keep his eyes open, memories rushing along with in seconds…

~~~Om was nineteen when he had heard of his father cheating on his mom with a mistress…

That was the day he stopped calling him dad even on special occasions.

That was the day he saw his mother decided to be fully immersed in drinks..

That was the day Om was introduced to drugs by a classmate in his college.

Om knew that person just wanted money by being introducing drugs to him. Om had resisted till then but took the drugs that day, his pain fading and he immersed himself in oblivion.~~~~

Om struggled to get up but couldn’t get up no matter what he tried to do.

~~~~After that day he took drugs secretly for two and a half years without anyone knowing anything.

Om hated and loved those two and a half years.

The drugs took the pain away like nothing did.

What Om loved is that everything faded when he took drugs. The constant pain, betrayal, feeling abandoned, everything went away with those drugs..

What Om hated was that he had to lie to his brothers and had fought with them constantly. Om was a honest person and he hated lying. Om could still never forgive himself for what he put Shivaay and Rudra through those two and a half years.~~~~

Om felt so sleepy all of a sudden. How much tablets he took? Om closed his eyes with his last thoughts as,

My brothers will be so disappointed seeing me like this.

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Shivaay ran to Om’s room as fast as his legs can take him. Shivaay could feel his heart constrict in pain..

Oh God..! Please let Om be okay… I will make everything right Om, just as long as you’re fine is okay. I will do everything to keep them together, so just be okay.

Rudra too ran along to the pool area knowing that the situation is very serious.

Rudra was not as affected as Om was since he had never looked up to them or expected anything from his parents. He loved his parents. It didn’t matter to him that much if they fought or not. He knew adults fight all the time and that’s why he didn’t want to commit to a relationship anywhere in future after seeing his parents relationship.

But Om was not like that. Om was always mother’s darling and he took everything related to them to his heart.

Rudra stood frozen in shock, seeing Om in the pool, his legs felt like weighing him down,..

Rudra couldn’t move his legs even if he wanted to. Rudra couldn’t move no matter how hard he tried to.

Tears threatened to fall from his cheeks while he could feel his throat tightening in fear.. Rudra did the only thing he could do. He took a deep breath and yelled,

“Shivaay bhaiyaa”

Shivaay ran towards the pool area as fast as possible hearing the urging tone in Rudra’s voice.

Shivaay saw Rudra standing frozen near the pool and looked at Om floating in the pool.

Shivaay cursed himself seeing the sleeping tablets on the floor and jumped in the pool and dragged Om from the pool.

Just then everyone of his family came. Tej uncle and his father along with the staff members lifted Om towards his room.

Shivaay moved towards Rudra who looked horror stricken, frozen in place.

Shivaay squeezed his shoulder,

“Rudra, snap out of it… Om will be fine”

“Bhaiyaa..”

“Rudra.. Go and help them change Om’s clothes. I will call the doctor okay…? He will be fine”

His Shivaay bhaiyaa rarely initiates a hug and he hugged him then went to call the doctor while Rudra moved towards Om’s room still feeling his legs so heavy. Every step was painful.

~~~“Omkara.. Come on Rudra.. Say it”

Little four year old Om said to the two year old Rudra to call his name..

Om so wanted little Rudra to say his name at least..

“O-omikuru”

“I give up..” Om threw his hands in air, it has been an hour,.. An hour of trying to make him say his brother’s name.

Just then Shivaay bhaiyaa came to the room.. Little Rudra squealed and clapped,

“Shiv bhaiyaa”

“Shiv bhaiyaa”

His brother Om watched, gaping when he called his Shiv bhaiyaa’s name correctly..

“Oh come on.. He’s Shiv bhaiyaa and I am Omikuru?”

Little Rudra stuck his tongue out, resting his head against Shiv bhaiyaa’s shoulder when his Shiv bhaiyaa laughed at Om’s expression.

“Why you.. Little prankster” ~~~

Rudra moved towards the room where the staff members were trying to change his wet clothes. He too helped them change his clothes and after changing, they put him in bed.

Rudra hugged Om, resting his head above where Om’s heart is and heard the heart beating healthily. Rudra felt his pain leaving… As long as his brother is alive and fine.. He won’t even be angry when Om wakes just as long as he is fine and alive.

~~~“Come on Rudra.. It’s been two years now.. And you’re still calling me as Omikuru”

A six year old sternly looked at a four year old Rudra trying to intimidate him, making him say his name.

“O-Omikuru”

“Oh… I am not falling for that innocent face. You’re knowingly calling me that”

Om sighed looking at little Rudra sticking his tongue out again, at him.

“Guess you don’t like me then”

Little Rudra looked at his brother’s sad face and felt guilty for taking this game so far.

“Omkara”

Om was so happy that he took his smaller brother easily lifting him up and squealed.

“Oh… Finally… You’re so cute. Wait till Shivaay hears this. He has been teasing me that he’s your favourite.”

Rudra circled his hands over Om’s neck and rested his head..

“I am not cute and Omkara is too lengthy.. I will call you O”

Om let Rudra down and looked at him in horror..

“How come Shivaay bhaiyaa isn’t lengthy and Omkara is lengthy?”

“Well you figure it out O… O”

With that little Rudra ran off from the room sensing the trouble while his brother O chased after him,

“Why you little devil… Wait till I get my hands on you”~~~

Rudra moved away from Om when the doctor came and checked him.

Where’s Shivaay bhaiyaa..? Rudra looked around and came to the conclusion that he must be very angry and went away to cool off. Rudra moved towards Prinku and put a hand around her shoulder comforting her.

Everyone breathed in relief when the doctor told nothing is serious but he took too many sleeping pills more than necessary. If it had been more pills then it would have been very critical. Rudra then texted his bhaiyaa that Om is fine.

Did Om tried to kill himself..?

Was it too difficult for him to live..?

Rudra then went and sat on one side of Om and caressed his very long hair fondly.

~~~“Bhaiyaa… Save me from the big hair monster”

A fourteen year old Rudra went and hid behind his Shivaay bhaiyaa’s back while Om came to the room running.

“Shivaay.. Leave him.. I am gonna kill him today..”

“Come on Om.. Leave my baby alone” Shivaay bhaiyaa said putting himself between Om and him.

Rudra sucked his thumb indicating that he is a baby and people should not mess with a child.

“A baby..? He’s fourteen year old Shivaay.. Do you know what he did..? He changed all my inner wears to pink color.”

“Why did you do that Rudra?”

His Shivaay bhaiyaa asked in between snickers while Om glared at them both.

“Because he threw away my protein shakes bhaiyaa”

“I said it was an accident Rudra” Om threw his hands in air.

“Ok.. Ok.. Stop it you two.. I will buy new inner wears for you and protein shakes for you. So don’t fight and go do your works”

His Shivaay bhaiyaa compromised them and when he moved towards the door, his Shivaay bhaiyaa asked him,

“Out of curiosity Rudra.. Why Pink?”

“Most of the girls in my class likes Pink bhaiyaa..”

“So..?” Om asked him irritatingly..

“Well who has long hair usually bhaiyaa?”

Rudra asked his Shivaay bhaiyaa ignoring Om..

“Girls I guess”

“Yes… Om has long hair and he speaks in very difficult way that no boys understand so I came to the conclusion that Om is secretly a girl.. I thought he too should have pink inner wears. Every girl including our sister O deserves their inner wears in their favourite color.”

“What..? Why you little monster..”

Rudra ran for his life yelling for Shivaay bhaiyaa to help him while all he got was laughter from Shivaay bhaiyaa and ran without stopping towards his father’s room knowing Om won’t come near there~~~~

Rudra sighed shaking off those memories. Why does Om let everything to his heart.? Rudra wished his parents will stop fighting at least for Om’s sake.. He’s not going to forgive Om too for this. He’s not going to forgive him for putting Shivaay bhaiyaa and him through this hell.

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Shivaay drove the car in full speed after seeing the text from Rudra that Om is fine. He then had contacted the channel and got to know that young lady had given them the video.

His brother Om…

Om is too sensitive… He’s too soft and he’s too pure that he can’t take anyone’s betrayal or anyone hurting him that lightly.

Shivaay had felt slightly relieved that Om hadn’t taken drugs but it didn’t ease his pain that Om had tried to kill himself.

How dare Om to do this…?

Haven’t they decided that

One for all

And

All for one..?

As long as Om is, Shivaay and Rudra will be.. Did Om forget to think about what they will go through..?

~~~Shivaay had enough of this. Om and their relationship was not working well. But Shivaay waited patiently.. These two and a half years had been hell to him. He was at the last inch of every patience he had.

Om is behaving very strangely. Shivaay thought it was just Om being rebellious and he had been busy these two years learning everything and doing his best in business.

Just then Shivaay broke the locked door without caring about the fight they will have if Om know.

Shivaay stood frozen in shock seeing his brother lying in oblivion with what appeared to be a drug injection.

Shivaay had been offered in his college life. He had not even glanced at them or joined his classmates in this.

But to see his brother lying down like this…

What Shivaay could think in this situation is that,

He failed…

He had failed his brother….

He was busy in him learning his business and being success that he had failed… He had failed..

That was the day he had for the first time in his life raised his hands on Om, Shivaay had slapped him.

“What the hell have you been doing?”

Om had broken down completely that day explaining everything from the start that he had been taken two and a half years ago and how he behaved so wrongly towards them.

Then Om looked at him, the same look he had as of a four year old crying his heart out after witnessing their parent’s fight for the first time.

That time Shivaay had lifted little Om in his arms and consoled him.

This time Shivaay hugged him tightly as if keeping Om hidden from the world.

“Save me Shivaay” Om whispered against his chest, Om’s hands trembled yet Om’s hold on him didn’t lose.

There is nothing, no such thing in the world that Shivaay can’t do for his brothers.

He had never abandoned them in need nor will he ever.

He is going to take three months or more from his business. He’s on the verge to surpass everyone even his bade papa in business. If he left now then this three months or more will cost him years to reach top position again.

But to Shivaay nothing was important than his brothers. He had already failed Om.. He has to admit him in rehabilitation first and has to be with him all the time offering support and strength.~~~~

Shivaay had failed again…

He should have noticed Om first.. Shivaay should have done better.. Shivaay should do better than this. He should have taken care of Om better.

He had failed again…

Shivaay drove faster….

Annika….

He will destroy everything she holds dear to her.. He will destroy her… For money, she had leaked this footage making his Om suffer… With money, he will destroy her.

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(A/N: First of all, Sorry for the late update my dear readers. I’ve taken a week from writing so that’s why a long chapter as an apology… Hope you all liked this and not angry or disappointed that I was late…

One of my readers commented that Om is childish like Rudra in last update.. My Om in this FF is not the Dil bole Oberoi SSO version 2.. He is like in the starting of Ishqbaaz.. He is mature but at same time childish and cute when he is with his brothers especially Rudra. You can’t expect me to completely catch the original essence of the characters all the time. I may slip up.. Hope this clears up for you.

Sorry for the spelling and grammatical mistakes.. See you next week..)