A Mischievous Gutsy Girl.

Chapter 9. Cold Shoulders.

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Continuing from where we left.

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At Anshuman's Home 🏡 :
(Backyard of house, in the lawn.)

"Looks like you are enjoying a lot!" Bhishma comments at his best friend seeing her sitting alone looking at the group.

He sits beside her when she says smiling brightly, "हद से ज़्यादा!"

[ Translation : "Too much!" ]

She narrows her eyes at him, "Where were you? I have been calling you."

"I had to take care of something." He says sighing.

"You should also take some rest Chauhan. Look at you! All tired and irritated, I can tell." She says being worried for her Dadaa who nods slightly then asks, "Why are you sitting alone?"

"No one is interested in sitting with me." She shrugs and adds smiling sarcastically, "What an amazing welcome Party!"

He looks at her knowing well she doesn't care at all but is somewhere hurt with their behavior, however he knows well she will not say a word about it. He leans forward the table joining his palms with elbows resting on the table and says, "I wanted to ask you something?" She raises an eyebrow in question to which he asks, "Why were you being so hesitant while hugging everyone?"

She narrows her eyes at him as if he asked the dumbest question and stares in a funny way.
*Background crickets' sound.*

"I want to know." Bhishma says sternly.

She looks at her Dadaa with a forced smile then makes an irritated face saying, "You already know that then why are you asking?"

Bhishma knows that it has been long since the last time she met her parents and family and that's why it's awkward for her to be there all of a sudden with her family. However, he knows there is one more reason or may be too many to mention.

Bhishma rolls his eyes at her not wanting to remind her of something he himself hates the most and takes out a new Android from his blazer's pocket. He hands it to her saying, "Here, take this. Your new phone with new number and from now on you will use this one. And yeah, all of their numbers are already in your phone except for some kids, whom you don't know much."

"I hardly know anyone here but hey! Wait! And what about my previous one?" She asks the last part bewildered.

"Well you are not gonna use the same number here." He says simply making her facepalm earning some chuckles from the adults at her funny way which gets the youngsters attention towards her table where they find her facepalming at Bhishma. Arushi giggles looking at her when Nishi says further unknown to the attention, "Arreee.........I mean फ़ोन खरीदने की क्या ज़रूरत थी? I already have one! सिर्फ सिम दे देते काम चल जाता न!"

[ Translation : "Ugh! I mean, what was the need to buy a phone?  I already have one!  Just giving the SIM would have worked, wouldn't it?" ]

Bhishma sighs and says, "What about it's IMEI no.? That's the issue."

She narrows her eyes at him and says scrunching her nose, "बहुत बढ़िया! मतलब भाईसाहब! प्रोटेक्शन के नाम पे इन्ना फालतू खर्चा करना कोई आपसे सीखे!" She says dramatically gesturing towards him with her both hands.