Same Day, ACP Pradyuman's mansion, 7:00 PM
"Ro bhaiya, aaj bahut mazaa aaya na!", Pihu chirped happily as she entered the house, her hands clutching a big red teddy bear.
"Thank you aapne mere liye yeh us fair se jeeta".
Rohan smiled back at her and said, "Ab chalo, do mujhe yeh. Main madad karta hun tumhaari aur ise upar room mein rakh dete hain. Tum jaldi haath-muh dho lo. Phir Dushyant aur Ishita maama-maami bhi aate honge dinner ke liye".
They both went upstairs as Kavin and Purvi entered.
"Kavin, suno na, mujhe tumhaari ek madad chaahiye".
"Haan bolo Purvi".
"Woh maine apne aur Pihu ke liye kuch flats dekhe kal raat ko online aur aaj subaah kuch brokers ko messages bhi kiye. Mujhe Mumbai ka itna pata nahin hai. Pehle waala ghar Dush bhai ka tha, phir Pune me school ne allot kiya. To kya tum meri madad kar doge sahi jagaah dhundhne mein?"
Kavin's face reflected the shock he felt.
"Yeh tum kya keh rahi ho Purvi? Tum yahaan se jaana kyun chaahti ho? Yeh bhi toh tumhaara hee...", he stopped, stuttered a bit and continued, "mera matlab..tum jab tak chaahe is ghar mein reh sakti ho. Aur phir, Pihu toh itni der se yahin hai. Ab Rohan aur Pihu alag kaise rahenge?"
"Par Kavin, main kab tak aise yahaan reh sakti hun? Aakhir hun toh mehmaan hee. Apna ghar toh dhundhna hoga na. Rohan aur tum chaahe roz milne aa jaana. Bhai aur Ishi toh aate hee rahenge. Main paas mein dhundhne ki koshish karungi. Tabhi toh tumhaari madad maang rahi hun", she smiled at him and went upstairs to get fresh, indicating that her decision is made. Kavin's face lost all his expression and he sat down on the sofa with a thud.
"Bhaiya, aap theek hain? Kya hua? Yeh chehra itna murjhaaya kyun hai aapka?" Ishita and Dushyant had arrived for dinner.
"Array Ishu, tum log? Baitho tum. Kuch nahin hua hai. Hum bus abhi aaye hain MC grounds fair se. Haath-muh dho kar aata hun main", Kavin smiled back at her, not wanting to show his feelings and spoil the happy mood. Meanwhile, the kids came down, all excited to meet their maama-maami and tell them about their day. They all had a nice dinner together, the kids regaling Dushyant and Ishita with stories of their day. However, Kavin was a little subdued throughout the dinner.
Dushyant took him aside after dinner and asked him, "Mujhse toh tu kuch chuppa mat. Kya hua hai tujhe? Dost hun tera, itna toh pehchaan hee chuka hun main."
"Dush, woh.."
"Bol bhi.."
"Purvi ne mujhe uske aur Pihu ke liye ghar dhundhne me madad karne ko kaha hai".
"Kya? Par itni jaldi?"
"Haan. Mujhe bhi samajh nahin aa raha ki main kya karun? Kal tum dono ko keh diya tha ki main abhi kuch samay dena chaahta hun Purvi ko. Abhi abhi waapis aayi hai, thoda settle ho jaaye, phir apne man ki baat kahunga".
"Kya? Tune abhi tak kuch kaha nahin use ya usne kuch nahin kaha tujhe?"
"Hamaari officially ya directly koi baat nahin hui hai, honestly. Par ab jab usne mujhe alag ghar ki baat ki toh mujhe laga woh shayad na chaahti ho is rishte ko aage badhaana?"
"Yeh tum kya keh rahe ho? Usse pucha tumne uske man mein kya hai? Aise hi khayaal lekar baithe hue ho!", Dushyant chided him lightly. "Ek kaam karo. Aaj, bachchon ke sone ke baad usse baat karo, agar waqt mile toh."
"Hmmmm..", Kavin nodded, still thoughtful.
Meanwhile, the kids and Purvi were clearing the table.
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