GAMBLE OF FLAMES

ME & YOU

IN THE LIVING ROOM

"Sanyukta tu kyu pareshan ho rahi hai? Mein hun na sab sambhal lungi", Meera assured her.

"Bhabi-ma mujhe pata hai aap sambhal lenge baas mein nhi chahti ki aap over burden ho jao", Sanyukta expressed her thoughts

Sanyukta and Abhimanyu are supposed to go on a foreign tour for few months in order to look after the establishment of their new brand. But they cannot take Adhyansh with them because he didn't want to disrupt his upcoming exams.

Adhyansh and Abhishree are in class 12 now. Like other families they were not pestered by their parents to join their company or carry forward their family business. They were given freedom to choose what they want to do.

But Abhimaan was strict with his ordeals that they can do anything but they must do something and can't feed on their parents' money.

Abhimanyu said, "Kafi focused hai Adhyansh apne academics ko lekar. No compromise with studies. Doubt hota hai mujhe kabhi kabhi ki bhai mera hi bacha hai na yeh" while casually sipping his tea.

"Beta tera hai par character Adhavan ke hain uss mein", Abhimaan replied with a smirk

Abhimanyu huffed nonchalantly and replied, "Adhavan ke characteristics hain tab bhi seh le raha hun, par isse aab tere paas chod kar jaa raha hun, apni tarah bilkul mat banna dena"

"Dinner karne chale? Adhavan and Abhidnya already pahunch gye hain", Meera informed

Sanyukta disconnected the call and replied, "Haan Geetanjali ka bhi call aya tha puch rahi thi kab tak pahunch rahe hain"

"Thik hai phir chalte hain. Bache kahan hai?", Abhimanyu asked Sanyukta

"Haan aap sab chalo mein lekar atti hun charon ko", Meera said and ran upstairs

"Bhagi kyun?", Abhimanyu asked Abhimaan

"Mein dekh k ata hun", Abhiman said

"Sirf dekh kar ana nhi toh udhar khana thanda ho jayega", Abhimanyu commented hinting him not to do any dirty deeds with Meera

Abhimaan stopped in the mid stairs and turned towards him and said, "Sharam nhi atti? Meri behen k samne ese gande gande baat karte huye?"

Abhimanyu gave a dry laugh and replied, "tujhe sharam ayi mere bhen k sath ese gande gande kam karte huye?"

"Chup ho jao dono. Aap dono ko hi sharam nahi atti ese gande gande baat karte huye", Sanyukta said being embarassed and left the living room.

Abhimaan winked at Abhimanyu who  gave a cheeky smile in return and the long evening proceeded.

AT KARTAVYA'S HAVELI

Everyone was sitting in the garden and enjoying their lavish dinner with a friendly banter. Except someone who had already started staying aloof, smilling rarely, talking barely when necessary, taking his own decisions quite fairly.

He is none other than Adhyansh Singh Rajput. He sat in the large window from where he could have a direct access to the view in the garden.

He is young but mature enough to sense the bloomed friendship between Abhigna and Abhigyan. He likes her but she seldom speaks to him. She doesn't even look at him. There is a hesitation, a gesture of fear in Abhigna's demeanor towards him.

He has never done anything that would make her fear him but indeed he has not done anything that would make her comfortable with him.

Abhigna is shy and only opens up with few people. And sadly Adhyansh is not one among them.