LIES

5.BEHAVE

It's been 45 minutes since he came out of her room, since then he wandered around in the kitchen for snacks and check out what was in for dinner, take a small walk in their garden, and talk to the gardener about some new variety of flowers, him being alone in this house, well, of course, the chipkali is also in this house but well only in her room, and doesn't want to come out for today. He now sits on the couch randomly scrolling his phone only to get distracted by a voice which he can recognize in his sleep
"Neil what are you doing here, why you were not in the temple with us," asked Abhimanyu
Neil opened his mouth to speak, but he interrupted by another familiar voice
" he was here giving vansh bhaiya company, vansh bhaiya was doing some important work " replied Akshara
" BTW where is vansh bhaiya right now, why you were alone here?" Asked Akshara to Neil
" he went to the studio for some work, he said he will back at the time of dinner, so maybe he is also on the way" Neil replied
" I should inform him that you guys are back, where are others," asked Neil
" They are just on the way to the door right now" replied Akshara
Neil went out of the main door to call vansh and greeted all others on his way back inside
All were inside the house and now moving toward to dining hall for dinner
The elders are settling on the table while the adults are just filling their plates so they can eat outside the house where chairs are placed on the patio, this was all Akshara's idea to eat outside, but as they filling their plates, suddenly badi mumma said
" Here comes vansh too, come here vansh have dinner," she asked vansh who just come from outside
" yeah badi mumma coming, that's why I came so fast from the Corner of this city, just coming after washing hands," said vansh, and everyone chuckled
" ok, could you check on aarohi if she is awake, ask her to come for dinner too, she didn't take her lunch today, God knows how she survive without food all these days"
Said Badi mumma with a concerned look
Neil hearing this started thinking, she doesn't look like she hadn't had anything to eat, just that be how she always looks, now I don't know why I feel bad for her but it's in my nature that I can't see anyone hungry because I know how someone feels sleeping empty stomach, he doesn't have to do that for many years now but once he has to, so without thinking of any consequences he said
" Aarohi asked about dinner earlier, she something about being hungry since forever "
" why didn't you tell me this earlier, she must be starving, I should go and fetch her for dinner now," said Badi mumma in a concerned voice
" Neil must have forgotten about that mumma, don't worry I will go and make her come here you should guys go ahead and start dinner," said Akshara looking at Neil and then badi mumma
" okay " sigh badi mumma
Akshara then went to aarohi's room only to discover that it is dark and aaorhi there scrolling through her phone while laying down, she then switched on the lights and said
" Aaru let's go downstairs, have dinner with us "
To which aarohi speaks now in a sitting position and irritation
" I was just about to sleep, you go and have dinner, I am not hungry," said aarohi
" what are you saying, weren't you hungry since forever," Akshara asked with a little bit confused expression on her face
" Who told you that I am hungry since forever asked aarohi
"Neil just told badi mumma down there, she was worried about your health " replied Akshara
" That chamgadar, always do things which he said not to, idiot " she muttered to herself
"What? " asked curious Akshara
" Nothing, well I am not hungry now, bye good night " saying this aarohi went inside her blanket "and please switch off these lights," she said
" Aaru come with me otherwise, badi mumma will send bade papa, look at yourself, you are getting thin, and not eating properly won't help," said Akshara worriedly
" I am being tired all the time now and getting thin is not because of food it's because of the workload that is given to me by your husband ji," said aarohi irritated and now in a sitting position
" that's your profession aaru don't blame your eating habits on others," said Akshara defensively
" ok, let's go then, I have no energy to have this conversation right now," said aarohi now coming out of bed completely and in her sweatpants and t-shirt
"You are going down in these," asked Akshara while raising her eyebrows
" you guys are having dinner or me, just come on, no one is gonna notice, and I am not changing right now to have dinner in my own house," said aarohi defensively
" fine let's go," said Akshara
Both sister now proceeds toward the dining hall where all the elders having dinner
"Aarohi beta come here, how are you?" Asked Manjari
" I am doing fine aunty, how are you doing these days" replied aarohi while folding her hands
" fine beta, Akshara takes care of me well these days, I am blessed to have her in my life" replied manjari with a smile
Aarohi simply nodded at this statement
"Aaru take something to eat and join the others, they are all on the patio having dinner," said bade papa
" ji bade papa," said aarohi now taking some rice on her plate, and then both Akshara and aarohi went outside
Aarohi noticed everyone is there akshara sit beside Abhimanyu who is holding her plate, while kairav bhaiya and vansh bhaiya eating putting their plates on a table nearby, and Neil sitting on the ground near that table eating from his plate, weather is nice and there is peace there, she thought it's not that bad I can have dinner without the need of socializing, she smiled to herself and lost in her thoughts suddenly her thought bubble burst with his brother's voice
"Aaru beta why are standing there come here and have your dinner," says kairav while giving her chair
"Stop bhaiya, I will sit here and have my dinner, since I am hungry since forever, "said aarohi while glaring at Neil, who is now nervous watching her action
She now come near them and first kick Neil a little and sat down beside him still glaring at him, poor Neil could even show he is kicked by aarohi
Now all were eating silently from their plates except aarohi she is just pushing her food here and there in her plate hardly had 2 spoons, everyone is busy themselves no one even noticed that except for Neil he was eating but in between, he couldn't stop himself from noticing her actions toward her food, he thought she hasn't had any lunch she should be starving right now, but she was ready to skip dinner because she doesn't want to talk anyone else, why she is like that so different from her sister or brother in that matter , she is like this mystery always hide behind this wall, she should be exhausted by now. I would have if I were her