Chapter 106
Advait made his way to Aditya's room. The door was closed, he gently pushed open the door so if Aditya was sleeping his sleep wouldn't get disturbed.
Advait opened the door and Aditya was peacefully sleeping on the bed.
He was snoring peacefully in the silence of the room.
The soft humming of AC was echoing in the background.
Advait's steps inadvertently reached to his side, a smile crept on his face looking at his serene face.
He sat down beside him careful not to broke his slumber.
His gaze landed on his cheek which turned slightly red because of the slap.
He gently leaned down and pressed a kiss on his cheek.
"I'm sorry, baccha." Advait whispered.
Advait sat there for a few minutes staring at his face. He again pressed a soft kiss on his forehead and stood up. He properly tucked him inside the blanket before turning on his heels.
Aditya opened his eyes as soon as the door clicking sound was heard. He just looked at the door from where Advait had left and he turned on his stomach before closing his eyes.
In Abhishek's room, he was restlessly lying on the bed. He was turning on his sides again and again as he wasn't able to sleep because of the stress and overthinking. The door creaked up slightly and Arush peeked his head inside with a sheepish smile on his face.
"Aapke saath so jaun, bhai?" He asked, making an innocent face.
"Bhaiya ke paas jaa." Abhishek dismissed him.
Arush pouted.
Abhishek sighed heavily looking at his antics, "Aa jaa." He said slowly.
The next moment Arush jumped on the bed, hugging Abhishek from the side. Arush grabbed his face and peppered kisses on his cheeks making him smile.
"I love you, bhai." He said.
"Makkhan mat laga." Abhishek said but the softness in his eyes was betraying him.
Arush pouted, "Aap mujhse ab bhi naraaz ho?" He asked.
"Haan." Abhishek replied curtly.
Arush wrapped his arm around his stomach and buried his face in his shoulder, "Ab bhi?" He asked.
"Hmm." Abhishek hummed.
"Ab bhi?" Arush leaned more to his side and there was no more space left there.
"Ab kya upar chadhega? Dur hatt." Abhishek gently shoved him away.
But Arush tightened his hold, "To bolo pehle maaf kiya." He said stubbornly.
"Maaf kiya. Ab dur hatt." He barely said and Arush jumped on him taking him in a bear hug.
"Oww bhaiya... Kya kar raha hai meri haddiyaan todega kya?" He said in a mock painful voice.
Arush quickly jumped off him mumbling a "Sorry Sorry."
"Phir aap kal mere saath concert me chaloge na?" He asked excitedly.
"Baccha, mai kal sach me busy hoon." Abhishek replied making Arush pout.
"Tu Sadhwi ko apne saath le jaa." Abhishek suggested.
Arush made a face, "Concert me? Usey?" He asked making a weird face.
Abhishek narrowed his eyes at him, "Kyun usey le jaane me kya problem hai?" He asked.
"Uski baaton se wo mandir jane wali lagti hai mujhe nahi lagta wo concert dekhne me interested hogi." He said out his opinion.
"Wo tu decide mat kar. Ask her nicely." Abhishek said.
"Okay bhai." Arush said and jumped off the bed.
Abhishek frowned, "Kahan jaa raha hai?" He asked.
"To ask her." Arush replied, turning back.
"Abey gadhe, time dekha hai iss time par jayega to pit kar hi wapas aayega." Abhishek said, pointing at the wall clock.
Arush looked at the time, it was 1 in the night. He looked between Abhishek and the clock, "To phir kal puchun?" He asked.
"Haaaan." Abhishek stretched out the word.
Arush again laid down beside him, engulfing him in a hug. Abhishek gently stroked his hair and Arush sleepily closed his eyes. Soon they both fell into a deep slumber engulfing in each other's warmth.
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Vanya was sitting on the bed crossing her legs, a stubborn pout was pasted on her face. Her arms were crossed over her chest and she was looking ahead. Reyansh and Tia were standing on the bed side with the tired look on their faces but Vanya was unaffected.
"Vani, ye kya zidd hai?" Reyansh chided lightly.
No answer.
"Baccha, college nahi jaogi to padhai kaise hogi?" Tia said gently.
"Bhabhi, mai ghar par padhai kar lungi." She replied.
"No, abhi utho aur college jao." Reyansh changed his tone firm.
"Aap log samajh kyun nahi rahe mai college nahi jaa sakti. Agar mai chali gayi aur mere chote baby ko kuch chahiye hoga phir?" She said pointing at Tia's tummy.
"Vani, abhi bas first month hai. Mai bhi to office jaa rahi hoon aur agar baby ko kuch chahiye hoga to Ansh hai na wo mera dhyan rakhenge." Tia said.
"Bhai khud ka to dhyan nahi rakh pate aapka dhyan kaise rakhenge. Mujhe rukna hi padega." She said.
Reyansh gasped in mock disbelief, "Did you just roast me, Miss Vanya Khurana?" He asked.
"I just stated facts, Mr. Reyansh Khurana." She replied with a tight lipped smile.
Tia laughed at that.
"Baby, tum bhi iski side le rahi ho?" He pouted.
Tia shook her head, "Mai kisi ki side nahi le rahi, Ansh aur Vani tum I promise mai baby ka acche se dhyan rakhungi tum college jao." She made her understand.
"Par agar jab mai college gayi aur baby aa gaya to? Nahi nahi mujhe baby ko sab se pehle dekhna hai." Vanya mumbled to herself.
But Reyansh and Tia heard her and exchanged an unbelievable look with each other. Reyansh sighed in relief before saying, "Accha hua isne science nahi li."
"Ye sunne ke baad isey science koi deta bhi nahi." Tia replied in a whisper.
Vanya looked up at both of them, "Ye kya aap log aapas me baatein kar rahe hain?" She asked.
"K-Kuch nahi, Vani. Hum bas ye keh rahe hain ki tum aaj college jaa kar try karo agar aaj baby ko koi problem huyi to kal se college mat jana. Khush." Reyansh said.
Vanya tapped her finger on her chin while thinking deeply, "Hmm ye bhi sahi hai." She said making Reyansh and Tia sighed in relief.
Vanya quickly jumped off the bed, "Theek hai phir mai college jati hoon. Par aap dono baby ka dhyan rakhna aur kuch bhi problem ho to mujhe call kar dena mai turant yahan aa jaungi." She said in one breath.
She hugged Tia, "Bye bhabhi." She said and bent down to kiss her tummy, "Bye baby. Bua will be back in sometime. Don't be upset hm." She said in a sad but assuring voice.
Reyansh chuckled at that. She stood up and hugged Reyansh, "Bye bhai." She said and Reyansh kissed her temple mumbling a 'bye'.
"Chalo bye bye Adi mera wait kar raha hoga." Vanya said running away from the room.
Reyansh and Tia slowly glanced at each other and the moment their eyes met, they both bursted out in a loud laughter.
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Advait was driving his car on the road. His eyes were fixed on the road ahead, his gaze was sharp and focused.
He was peacefully driving when he noticed a truck was following him since he stepped out of the mansion.
First, he thought it might be his overthinking but to prove himself correct, he wheeled the car to a deserted road.
Advait glanced in the rear view mirror and not to his surpise the truck had followed him on the road.
A smirk crept on his lips at this, if there was any other sane man in his place he would have sped up the car but he.
..He slowed down the car at the lowest speed and casually started humming the song.
The truck also slowed down his pace, Advait took a deep breath before speeding up the car.
He raced the car on the empty road and the truck followed him behind with the same speed.
He was speeding up and suddenly turned around the car in a swift motion with a smooth drift.
The truck had to pull down a break with a jerk.
The car and the truck were standing face to face in front of each other within a short distance.
The sunlight was landing on the truck's windscreen shielding the driver's face from Advait's view.
The Roohanika was sitting in the truck covering her face with a black shawl, she was driving the truck.
She glared at Advait's face and he glared back at the truck.
She and Advait started their own vechiles at the same time and sped up towards each other.
Advait's fingers were firmly wrapped around the steering wheel.
Roohanika's eyes were burning with the vengeance and hatred.
The truck was about to touch the car when Advait took a swift turn on the left side and knocked the car against the tree making a loud screeching sound.
Roohanika had suddenly caught off guard, the wheel got unbalanced and she also had to knock the truck on the tree to save her life.
Advait composed himself and stepped out of the car.
He marched towards the truck, Roohanika had seen him stepping towards her so she quickly jumped off the truck covering her face properly with the shawl.
She started running on the road, she couldn't risk showing her face to Advait.
But Advait was fast before she could ran away, he grabbed her arm from behind and turned her away with a jerk.
Her shawl flew away in the air and landed on the road, revealing her face.
Advait left her hand the moment her face flashed in front of his eyes. She seethed in anger looking at him and he smirked at her sight. They both were glaring at each other with the same fire and hatred in their eyes. The atmosphere was chill with the unspoken tension in the air.
"I'm not surprised." Advait made a statement.
She was gritting her teeth from inside but kept her mouth shut.
"Mujhe humesha se pata tha tum apne baap aur bhai se do kadam aage ho...Par itna aage. Impressive." He said and made a mock praising face at the end.
"Roohanika Raichand the murderer." Advait said as if reading out the headlines.
Roohanika glared at him.
"Aise kya dekh rahi ho?" He asked, raising his brow, "Kal ki headlines hai ye, tumhe kya lagta hai tum attempt to murder karogi aur mai tumhe aise hi jaane dunga." He asked.
He took a deep breath and sighed in a mock relief, "Thank you so much Roohanika mai kitne time se wait kar raha tha tumhari iss bewkufi ka.
Honestly mujhe to doubt bhi hone laga tha ki tum Raichand ho bhi ya nahi par finally aaj tumhari ye bewkufi se tumne prove kar diya ki tum ek Raichand hi ho.
" He said in a mockery way and laughed at her.
Roohanika narrowed her eyes at him, "Has lo jitna hasna hai Advait Malhotra. Tumhari barbaadi ke din bohot kareeb hai." She seethed in anger.
Advait chuckled at her statement, "Typical Genz. Wo kya kehte ho tum log delulu?" He asked in a sarcastic tone.
"Agar aaj mera plan fail ho gaya iska matlab ye nahi ki mai kal bhi apne plan me kamyaab nahi hongi Malhotra." She threatened.
Advait waved it off nonchalantly, "Kamyaab to tab hogi jab mai tumhe moka dunga." He replied.
"Tum log aaj tak apne plans mai fail hote huye aaye ho aur aage bhi fail hi honge." He said to provoke her.
She stepped towards him, "Fail?" She chuckled, "Mera har plan successful hua hai. Abhi ko apna dost banane se le kar usko apne pyar me pagal kar dene tak ke plan me ye Roohanika Raichand successful huyi hai." She said in a tone as if she was proud of her actions.
Advait's lips twitched up slightly, "I knew, it was your plan." He said.
"Yes, it was. Maine Abhi se pyar ka natak kiya apni family ki beizzati ka badla lene ke liye par ab mai usse sacch me pyar karti hoon.
" She said, "Aur pyar kaise na ho tumhara bhai tumhare jaisa nahi hai Advait Malhotra tum dusro ko takleef dena jaante ho aur tumhara bhai dusro ki takleef dekh kar khud pareshan hona jaanta hai.
Abhi ne mujhe jitna pyar kiya hai utna pyar mujhe aaj tak kisi ne nahi kiya mere khud ke maa baap ne bhi nahi,agar mujhe apni life me kisi bhi baat ka regret hai to wo sirf ye ki maine apne Abhi ko dhokha diya hai.
" Her eyes were softening when she was talking about him.
Advait read her carefully. He noticed the way her eyes softened when she talked about Abhishek.
"Pehle mera maksad sirf Malhotras ko barbaad karna tha par ab mera maksad mere Abhi ko paana bhi hai aur wo mai kisi bhi haal me paa kar rahungi chahe iske liye mujhe kisi ki jaan leni pade ya khud ki jaan deni pade." She declared with the sheer possesiveness in her voice.
"Afsos...tumhara ye maksad bhi adhoora hi reh jayega, Roohanika." Advait replied with the finality in his voice.
"Kabhi nahi." She raised her voice in disagreement, "Mera ye maksad jarur poora hoga iske liye mujhe agar kisi ki jaan bhi leni padi to mai wo bhi lungi." She said.
"Tumhe kya lagta hai Roohanika? Tumhara ye asli irada janne ke baad mera Abhi tumhari shakal bhi dekhega?" He asked her sharply.
"Oh aur tumhe kya lagta hai tum Abhi se uski Rooh ke baare me kuch bhi bologe aur wo maan lega?" She asked in the same tone.
Advait smiled in a mocking way and pulled out his phone from the pocket.
He clicked the button and Roohanika's voice started echoing through the phone.
Advait had recorded their conversation in his mobile.
Roohanika's face turned pale at that, she got froze at her place.
She tried to snatched the phone from his hand but he backed away with a look.
"You can't do this." She hissed.
"Guess what? I'm doing this." He replied.
"Ab tumhara khel khatam Roohanika Raichand." He said and turned on his heels.
She started panicking thinking of Abhishek's reaction. If he would get to know about this then he would start hating her and she could bear anything but his hatred.
"Wo mar jayega." She yelled from behind.
Advait stopped dead on his track, his feet froze mid movement.
"Wo mar jayega jab usey pata chalega uski Rooh ne usey dhokha diya hai." She said deliberately to manipulate Advait.
Advait turned around to face her, "Uska bhai usey sambhaalne ke liye abhi jinda hai." He said.
"To bata dijiye usey, wo bardaasht hi nahi kar payega ki jis insaan se usne itna pyar kiya usi ne usey sabse bada dhokha diya." She said stepping forward towards him.
Advait also stepped forward glaring at her soul, "Mai Abhi nahi hoon Roohanika jisey tum manipulate kar sako." He said.
"Then go. Jao aur jaa kar bata do apne pyare bhai ko ki jis Rooh se wo pagalo ki tarah pyar karta hai usne usko dhokha diya hai." She said in a challenge tone but from inside she was hoping that Advait would get manipulated.
Advait turned on his heels.
"Kahi bechara suicide na kar le." She said and Advait swiftly turned around before grabbing her neck and choking her.
"Don't cross your limits." He gritted out his teeth, tightening his hold around her neck.
The blood rushed to her face and her eyes went wide in panic and horror.
"Muj-Mujhe maarne se tum-tumhara bhai bhi mar jayega." She whispered with difficulty.
Advait loosened his hold and pulled back his hand before looking away.
"Mai sambhaal lunga apne bhai ko itna kamjor nahi hai wo." He said.
"Kamjor to tumhari maa bhi nahi thi." She said with a smirk.
Advait's eyes blazed with fire at the mention of her name.
Roohanika leaned closer, "Suna hai, tumhare dad ke dhokhe ko tumhari maa bardaasht nahi kar paayi aur bechari pankhe se latak gayi." She said slowly, making sure that her each word had indulged in his senses.
"Kahin tumhara bhai bhi to aise hi...
"Roohanika." Advait shouted on top of his lungs.
"Chillaiye mat Mr. Malhotra. Wo kya hai na dhokha badi kamini cheez hai jab insaan ko kisi apne se dhokha milta hai na to wo toot jata hai aur itna dard hota hai ki uss dard se behtar maut lagne lagti hai." She said in a low tone but her each word was piercing at Advait's heart.
Advait fisted his hands at his sides, his nails were digging painfully in his palms. His jaw was clenched and the panic was settling inside his chest. Roohanika smirked victoriously looking at his reaction. Advait couldn't take anymore and left the place in a hurry.
Roohanika laughed from behind, "Advait Malhotra, kab kahan kaun si nas dabani hai ye Roohanika Raichand se behtar aur koi nahi jaanta." She said to herself with a dangerous smile on her face.
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