The Birlas' - BHAVANA

Chapter - 3: Truth Revealed (Part - B)

"Chachu! Mujhe na Di pe bahut gussa aa raha hain. Matlab main pehle se hi gussa tha. Per upset aur hurt zyada tha for what she did. But abhi sachi bahut zyada gussa aa raha hain.

Aapko pata hain unhone kya kiya?" Neil nodded in no and Abhir told Neil everything that Roohi said in verbatim. He has an amazing IQ for a reason.

"Chachu! Aap bolo. Meri kya galti hain? Ab main chota hoon toh naraaz bhi nahi ho sakta kya? Maine toh kuch kaha bhi nahi tha. Agar meri jagah woh hoti toh pata nahi kaisa react karti.

But agar maine apne hisab se react kiya toh she just yelled at me. Mujhe bahut gussa aaya but main sirf utna bolke yahan aagaya. Woh dhoondhne bhi nahi aayi mujhe." Abhir complained.

He was really missing his Di but the fear of missing her for much longer duration is stopping him from relenting. He would have maybe given in if Roohi tried a tad bit more but her impulsiveness just made things worse.

Neil embraced Abhir and said, "Shh! Calm down Bacha. Aapki koi galti nahi hain. Aap apni jagah ekdum sahi ho. 

Don't give in until she really, genuinely apologizes." Neil said in a voice that was deceptively calm. Abhir looked at his Chachu in shock.

"Aap meri side le rahe ho? Especially tab jab aapne unhe maaf kardiya. Kuch bahut badi gadbad kardi kya Di ne?" Abhir asked suspiciously.

"Haan" Neil answered truthfully.

"Kya baat hain Chachu? Is she fine? Maine unhe poocha bhi nahi ki woh kaisi hai. Apne gusse mein I forgot ki I should support her when she is so sad. Main baad mein bhi gussa dikha sakta tha."

Abhir was clearly panicking. Neil realized what he did and tried to divert attention.

"Abhir! Sun meri baat. Mera bolne ka matlab tha ...ki maine Roohi ko warn kiya tha ki use jitni baar sorry bolna pade woh bolegi, without complaining.

Complaint toh chodo yahan woh tumpe baras padi. That's definitely not ok. She will have it from me" 

Neil sounded so serious that Abhir's anger evaporated, and he started defending Roohi. He didn't want more trouble for his Di.

"Aap please jaane do na is baat ko. Sab unpe baras rahe hain toh woh mujhpe baras padi. Big deal. 

Ek main hi toh hoon unse chota. Thoda haq banta hain unka. Hum aapas mein dekhlenge. Aap mat pado beech mein" Abhir said and Neil was taken aback.

The boy loved Roohi a lot and so did Roohi. She was worried about Abhir when she saw the interview which triggered her reaction and here, Abhir was defending her even after getting yelled at for no good reason. His heart was filled with warmth as soon as he realized the love these kids have for each other once again. He showed mock anger to Abhir,

"Acha! Abhi toh complain kar raha tha na tu hi?" Neil asked.

"Toh ab main hi mana kar raha hoon na. Chodo aap" Abhir said firmly. Neil chuckled and Abhir stared at him.

"Aisa kya dekh raha hain? Jo bhi ho but funny bahut lag raha hain is expression ke sath. Chal nahi bolunga use kuch abhi.

Baad mein uss se definitely poochunga ki usne aisa kyun kiya mere warn karne ke bawajood. Phir tum beech mein mat aana."

Neil told Abhir and he nodded unwillingly. There is only so much he can do. He was about to blame himself for ratting her out when he heard Neil saying,

"Agar iskeliye bhi tune apne aapko blame kiya na...Bhai ka pata nahi, main teri pitayi laga doonga. Samjha?"

Neil threatened and he nodded like an obedient kid. Abhir's guilt instantly flew away from his system.