Hello everyone! Here's chapter thirty-one, do let me know how you guys like it :)
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Ahaan felt a little light after the quick convo with Kartik in the hall, he'd previously planned to have a talk with Ishqi's dad but Kartik had assured him that he'd gotten a little through to him and now wasn't a good time.
Ahaan quickly strolled towards Ishqi's room, which was right in front of his- he knocked once and no reply. He tried again when he heard her say, "I don't want to talk to anyone right now"-
"Ishqi, please open the door- it's me Ahaan" he said, followed by a third knock and within 10 seconds she'd opened the door, he walked in and she locked it.
Once glance at him and the next thing she knew, she'd jumped into his arms and was sobbing, Ahaan caressed her hair as he held her tightly to himself. A lot had happened in just a span of a few hours, 6 hours ago, no one knew about them but now everyone knew and some people seemed to be standing against them.
"A-AVM k-kya soocha t-tha aur k-kya hogaya" Ishqi said as she sobbed on his shoulder, "s-saab pyaar ke d-dushman baane g-ghoom rahe h-hai!"
Ahaan: sshhh, relax Ishqi- dekho, saab ko pata chalne ke baad bhi toh hum abhi saath hai na? he tried to be strong and sound composed for her-
"a-abhi toh saath hai b-but pata nahi yeh l-log kaab tak r-rehne dete hai" she replied and sadness was quite detectable in her voice-
Ahaan gently lifted her head off of his chest and held it in his hands and softly wiped her tears, "tumhe pata hai Ishqi, maa-chachi-chacha-dadi, almost saab maan gaye hai humare liye...they understand! aur mujhe Tara ne bataya ke Sania auntie-DM-Zayan bhi maan gaye hai..tum tension mat lo"
Ishqi: But what a-about Veer uncle and dad? woh dono nahi mann rahe-
Ahaan: Ishqi, abhi derr hi kitni hui hai unko pata chale hue, woh dono bhi jald samaj jaige-
Ishqi: Abhi tak toh Rahul/Rhea ne bhi koi siyaapa nahi kiya...woh dono pata nahi aage kya karte hai...chup toh woh rehne waale hai nahi...
Ahaan: Woh dono jo bhi kare..koi bhi kuch bhi karey, hum dono humesha saath hai..
Ishqi nodded and lowered her gaze, a few droplets of tears fell from her eyes- which Ahaan instinctively wiped away. He cupped her face and kissed her forehead, Ishqi encircled her arms around his nape and said, "naam teen banda mean, you're very sweet"-
Ahaan: accha? I thought I was akru, ladaku and what do you call it? jha- jhagralu?
Ishqi chuckled, "woh saab toh aap ho but right now yeh "sweet AVM" wala shade mera favourite hai"
Ahaan: really? sweet yah phir- he pulled her closer - romantic?" he smirked while Ishqi's cheeks turned shade of red-
Ishqi: A-AVM a-
Ahaan: Arrey, aab kya sharmana, aab toh mein tumhara boyfriend-kam-fiance houn..
Ishqi: Wah! Itna confidence, she said teasingly-
Ahaan: Kyun? Nahi hona chahiye? he asked in a flirtatiously manner-
Ishqi: Hona toh chahiye, butttt you should also know that- she stopped mid sentence as he tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, completely distracting her.
Ahaan smirked, "Know that...?" he asked as his fingers lightly traced small heart shapes on her back, leaving her at a loss of words once again.
Ishqi's fingers tingled and her heartbeat vastly increased but she knew what Ahaan was trying to do, so being her risky and bold self, she switched the game, Ishqi moved her face closer to his and as the gap between them decreased Ahaan's heart rate increased and he closed his eyes, Ishqi pressed a chuckle in between her lips. She moved closer & closer but dodged his lips and gave a kiss on his neck followed by, "That this Ishqi is very risky!"-
Ahaan was amused by his lady-love, she was now using her effect on him to the best of her abilities, he opened his eyes and grinned only to see her gazing at him while a mischievous smile rested on her face. "Aab toh risk le liya and you should know he mein koi bhi kaam adhura nahi chodta" he paused to see the smile fade away and a hue of dark pink coat her cheeks, "whether it be business or..." he paused when Ishqi's eye's widened, he knew she had understood.
Ishqi: Naam teen banda mean kitne chichore hogaye hai aap, she said but with a huge smile on her face-
Ahaan: Chichore? W-Woh kya hota hai?
Ishqi: Aapko itna nahi pata! Offo! chichore, matlab woh jo hote hai na, jo ladkiyon ka peecha karte hai, ghoor te rehte hai and-
Ahaan cut him off, "Oh my god you make me sound like such a creep!" he pouted and Ishqi giggled-
She pulled his cheeks, "Arrey, aap creep nahi cute ho..and mein toh mazak kar rahi thi"-
Ahaan let out a chuckle, "You and your ajeeb language, kabhi meri samaj mein nahi ayi gi" he said while shaking his head- "Arrey AVM, mein sikha doungi na but abhi at hand musibat pe focus karte hai"
"at hand musibat kam and romance ki dushman zyada!" he muttered under his breath.
Ishqi and Ahaan both took a seat on the bed and but before they could start speaking there was a knock on the door. "Bhai! Ishqi!"- they heard from the other side of the door. "Kartik?" Ishqi muttered-
"Haan Kartik bolo" Ahaan said-
"Arrey yaar darwaza toh kholo" Kartik said to which Ishqi stood up from the bed and unlocked the door. Kartik hurried inside and said, "aap dono jaldi neeche garden mein aajaiye..."
"Kyun?" Ishqi and Ahaan asked in unsion-
Kartik: Pichle aadhe gante se aap dono ke parents, DM, Dadi, Rahul ke mom dad, Mr. & Mrs. Mehta and mere parents - ki meeting chal rahi hai Manav uncle ke room mein"
Ahaan: Rahul and Rhea nahi the?
Kartik: Nope-
Ishqi: Meeting chal rahi hai? Kis baare mein?
Ahaan: Arrey samajdar insaan! Aaj ka "topic of discussion" toh hum dono hai na..toh obviously ussi ke baare mein horahi hogi...
Ishqi: Arrey AVM, woh mein jaanti houn, I meant ke ka decide kar rahe hoge???
Ahaan: Woh toh neeche jaa ke hi pata chale ga...Tujhe kuch pata hai Kartik?
Kartik: Nahi, zyada toh nahi but yeh zaaroor jaanta houn ke aap dono ke saath emotional attyachar hone wala hai so prepare yourselves for that..
Ishqi: Tumhe aisa kyun lagta hai??
Kartik: Mujhe Tara ne bataya..uss ne unn logon ki kuch baatein sunni thi..
Ishqi: Yaarrrrr, aab kya karein???
Kartik: Filhal garden mein chale...Late hone se agar faisla aap dono ke haq mein hua toh woh badal na jai..
"Chalo" they both said at once and the trio exited the room. Ishqi and Ahaan hoped that the decision or whatever their families' had to tell them would not be the opposite of what they wanted to hear.
They walked to the garden hand-in-hand only to see everyone gathered there waiting for them, all eyes were on them and they felt very intimidated. "G-Gi aap saab ne humein bolaya?" Ishqi managed to voice out amidst her nervousness.
Manav: Ishqi and Ahaan beta, have a seat, he ordered to which they both sat on the chairs furtherest from everyone-
For a minute or two there was complete silence, only the sounds of birds chirping and trees rustling could be heard, then Dadi began, "Hum saab yahan ek saath issiliye ikatthe hue hai kyunke hum saab barho ne mil ke ek faisla liye hai"
DM: Aaj jo kuch bhi hua woh bohot unexpected tha, hum mein se kissi ne nahi soocha tha ke aisa hoga but...she paused- "jo hua so hua..."
Veer: Jo hua woh humne apne baachon ki ek galti samaj ke maaf kardiya hai..
Manav: Ishqi aur Ahaan, jo tum dono ke dil mein aya woh tum dono ne kiya but aab jo humne decide kiya hai wohi hoga...koi bhi excuses yah disagreements nahi chahiye humein!
Ishqi and Ahaan tightened their hold on each other's hands, they way everyone was talking- they had a gut feeling that they were about to receive some very bad news. They remained mum and waited for their families' to actually get to the point.
Savitri: Humne jo faisla liya hai bilkul waisa hi hoga..tum dono ko manzoor ho yah na ho..
Manav: Hum logon ne bohot soocha and disuss kiya and we came up with the conclusion ke jaisa originally hone waala tha bilkul waisa hi hoga!
Sania: Haan! No breakups! No pyaar vyaar...Jaise pehle Rhea-Ahaan-Ishqi-Rahul ki shaadi hone wali thi, bilkul waisi hi hogi!
Veer: Sirf ek change hai...Hum log sagai ke dou-teen mahine baad shaadi karwane waale the but aab waisa nahi hoga..saab kuch jald se jald hoga-
Dadi: Humne pandit ji se baat ki hai aur unhone parso ka muhurat bataya tha-
DM: Mendhi aur Sangeet kal hogi aur phir Haldi/Shaadi parso-
Ishqi and Ahaan were in a mild state of shock, they hadn't expected everyone to have already planned the entire wedding schedule! Their families had planned to respectively get them married to Rahul and Rhea in less than two days!?
"Okay Ishqi and Ahaan?" Savitri asked the duo who both shot up from their chairs and yelled, "NAHI!"- "HUM NAHI KAREINGE!"
Manav: Karni toh pareygi...Kyunke aab yeh sirf mera nahi balke hum saab ka faisla hai!
Ishqi: Aap log hum dono ke saath aisa nahi karsate!
Ahaan: Hum jaab ek dusre se pyaar karte hai toh haan kaise bol dein?!
Dadi: Tum dono baachon ko humari kasam hai!..
DM: Humari khatir haan karni pareygi tum dono ko-
Ishqi took two steps back, tears streamed down her face, "kasam nahi deni chahiye thi.." she said and ran away from there-
"Ishqi!" Ahaan said but she'd already left, he turned to everyone and with tears in his eyes said, "aap log humare saath bohot galat kar rahe hai...but kyunke aap ne kasam di hai hum yeh shaadiyaan kareinge...BUT EK BAAT AAP SAAB SAMAJ LIJIYE...ISHQI AUR MEIN EK DUSRE SE PYAAR KARTE HAI! HUM BHALE HI SHAADI KAR RAHE HAI RAHUL AUR RHEA SE BUT HUM HUMESHA EK DUSRE SE PYAAR KAREINGE! he took a deep breath and lowered his voice- "Hum dono unn dono se kabhi pyaar nahi kar paige...aap logon ke iss ek galat faisle se chaar zindagiyaan barbaad hojaigi..but aap logon ko kya farark parta hai!" he finished ranting and left from there as well.
Everyone visibly felt bad but they kept going as they believed that soon Ishqi and Ahaan would realize that their love hadn't completely lost and neither were their families' their "pyaar ke dushman!".
//To Be Continued//
Q- Would you guys like me to shift everything back to Mumbai or stay in the resort for a little bit more time? After the weddings of course! (that's if they happen ;)
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That's all for today guyss!- I'm high on drama these days, hence the ott chapters I'm writing but hope ya'll liked it nevertheless! { Word Count: 1900 } Next part'll be updated soon!💛
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~ Vera 🌸