The Royal Siblings

Chapter 19

Agastya sat on the same bench. "You don't look okay. What happened?" He asked as he saw her red eyes.

"No." She said. "I am okay"

"Toh yaha andhere me kyu baithi ho? College toh kabka khatam ho gaya hoga tum logoka" Agastya said.

"Haan" Nikita said "We were working on Sumedh's Manifesto"

"Right" Agastya said. "Elections hai na. Are you contesting too? Sumedh president banega toh tumhe Vice president toh hona hi chahiye"

Nikita felt tears gathering in her eyes again.

"Oh my god" Agastya exclaimed. "Did I say something wrong?"

"No" Nikita wiped away her tears "I am not contesting. Not for any post."

"Why? Jitna main tumhe janta hoo you can be a good leader. Why are you not contesting?" Agastya asked.

Nikita was quiet.

"You can tell me" He said. "Bachpan se sab log mujhe baatein batate hai. I am good at advising"

Nikita chuckled a little. "Can you keep a secret? I really need to tell this to someone but I don't want Sumedh to think low of me"

"I'll keep the secret. Don't worry" Agastya assured.

"I always imagined Sumedh as President and me as vice president or secretary. I was rooting for his elections since last 3 years. And now suddenly he tells me that he wants to get into an alliance with opposite panel. Now that both panels got mixed candidates for all the posts are almost confirmed and Sumedh didn't even ask me" She was hurt.

Agastya felt bad.

"Main janti hoo use elections jitne hai isliye wo yeh alliance bana raha hai par jis way se maine uske election design kiye the wo bhi galat nahi tha. Wo uss way se bhi jeet sakta hai. Manti hoo thoda difficult hai par phir bhi hum kar sakte the." Nikita told." President Sumedh banega aur baki ka sara council opposite panel ka banega yeh kaha se sahi hai? Isha's father is designing this campaign for him. Wo uske elections fund bhi kar rahe hai"

Agastya heard Isha's father's name and felt angry. "What is wrong with that man? Kabhi mere bhai ki shadi kara rahe hai kabhi baccho ke election me dhyan de rahe hai. Can he just focus on being  MLA?"

Nikita looked at him with confusion.

"I am sorry. You can carry on" Agastya said.

"Ab panel ke candidates decide ho gaye hai. Rajat uncle wants Isha to be the secretary and Sumedh is gonna ask her to contest." Nikita said. "Mujhe bura iss baat ka laga hai ki Sumedh ko ek baar bhi aisa nahi laga ki main chahti hoo election ladna."

"Tum bata kyu nahi deti use? Wo sab agar Rajat uncle ki baat manke kar raha hai toh panel bhi unhone hi tay kiya hoga. Tum ek baar bolo toh wo tumhari baat karega" Agastya advised.

"Par ab sab tay ho chuka hai. Aur ab ek alliance hai. Alliance sambhalna mushkil hota hai" She said.

"Alliance nahi hai" Agastya said. "Tumne jo council socha tha wo aur dusra wala mix hota toh alliance hoti. Alliance me dono parties ka barabar ka hissa aur barabar ka darja hota hai. Yeh toh bas uss council ne ek Presidential candidate import kiya hai. Unke pas ek influential face ki kami thi unhone bas wahi liya"

"I know right" She said. "I know this. Maine Sumedh ko batane ki bhi koshish ki but he wouldn't listen. And also Isha's father is trying to make him his heir. Election bhi waise hi unke hisab ke sath ladega wo."

"What?" He asked.

"Yeah. They're gonna make his image as Minorities' leader." She told. "Jabki hamara election ke liye plan iss plan se exact opposite tha. Sumedh ne itne saalose dhyan nahi diya ya wo bhool gaya main nahi janti par wo direct opposite direction me ja raha hai"