Dheere Se Kho Gaye!

[14]

Ishi woke up alone in bed and was disappointed so much as she was expecting to wake up in his arms. But Shrinkhal was out of sight, she pushed herself out of the bed and came out while hanging her head low and trying not to break down.

Guru was sitting on the couch, sipping on his tea and watching something on his phone. He give a bright smile to her and wished her morning. Ishi was rubbing her eyes when he noticed the ring on her finger. He almost spilled tea out of his mouth.

"What the fuck?" He stood up from the couch and looked at her in shock.

"What?"

Ishi was still clueless. He pointed at the finger and Ishi remembered the night and got lost in her thoughts.

Guru sat next to her and gently held her face and lifted while looking softly into her eyes. "What happened, Ishi? Kuch pareshani hai? Sinku ne kuch Kara? Kuch kaha?"

Before saying anything she burst into tears, "Guru, main bohot clueless hoon mujhe nahi samjh aa raha Sinku karna kya chah raha hai. Piche almost 1 saal se Shrinkhal ka on and off chal Raha hai. He's flipping in seconds and I don't understand what to do. Kuch bolega nahi aur fir itna ekdum se usse pyaar aa jayega mujhpe. Aur kal....yeh dekh! He fucking proposed to me. Can you imagine? And in the morning I have no idea where he is. I'm frustrated and I can't take it anymore. Aur agar usse samne se confront Karo toh main faltu sochti hoon? Seriously? Itni buri hoon toh saath kyun hai woh mere? Sapne deke khud hi kyun toddh Raha hai unhe? Mujhse aur nahi bardasht ho Raha ab."

Ishi let out her feelings to him and he let her cry for a while before saying anything, "Main usse baat karunga Aaj. Tu tension mat le aur faltu mat sochna kuch woh tujhe bohot pyaar karta hai uske dil mein Ishi ke sivaye koi nahi."

She nodded and kept hugging him while calming herself down. It is the most terrible feeling she ever felt. She got disconnected from her world when her mother called. She didn't want to talk to her mother but Guru gestured her to talk.

Ishi picked up the call, "Hey! Maa!"

"Kaisa hai Mera bacha?"

"I'm okay. Aap kaisi Hain? How's Nani?"

"Hum dono bhi theek Hain. Kab aarahi hai Ghar Ishi? Nani tujhe bohot yaad kar rahi Hain aajkal. Kuch dinon ke liye aja humare paas. Huh?"

"Dekhti hoon maa mere paas aajkal time hi--"

"Haan bas apni family ke liye hi time nahi tere paas."

"Tsk! Aisa kuch nahi hai! I'll plan don't worry."

"Aur Shrinkhal kaisa hai?"

"Acha hai woh."

"Chalo acha hai...tum dono khush toh ho na eksaath?"

"Uh...Haan maa. Main...main khush hoon, Shrinkhal ke saath infact he proposed to me for marriage."

"Acha! Kab? Are you two getting married?"

"Kal raat ko hi. Par shaadi abhi nahi itni jaldi nahi..."

"Khair main khush hoon tumhe apna life partner mil Gaya. Par still beta iska yeh matlab nahi tum apne parents ko hi bhul jao. And again if you're not happy or something is not going smoothly do let me know. Acha? Your mother is always there for you."

"Maa main baad mein baat karti hoon!" She cuts the call.

"Kya hua?" Guru asked her as she smacked the phone hard on the armrest.

"Wohi Roz ka! Same! Nahi khush toh chodh ke aja." She rolled her eyes and leaned her neck again the back.

"Toh ismein bura kya hai? Aisa kar kuch din Ghar chali ja jab khud akele Raha na Sinku Yahan akal aa jayegi usse." Guru suggested and imagined his brother managing the whole house on his own and working too.

He'll be a living hell.

"Nahi, Guru. Abhi nahi. Woh khudko toh sambhal nahi sakta. Itna bada Ghar kaise sambhalega." Ishi showed her concern and hides her face with her palms as she was just stuck between everything.

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Shrinkhal came back in the evening and just went into his room. He didn't ask for Ishi or talked to anyone else. Guru joined him in his room to talk. Sri was lying lazily on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

"Kya kar Raha hai?" Guru asked him while sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Huh? Kuch nahi!" Sri said blankly.

"Tere aur Ishi mein....sab theek toh hai na?" Guru asked him as he was very concerned about Ishi and doesn't want them to fall apart.

"Haan!"

"Mujhe nahi lagta!"

"Kehna kya chahta hai!"

"Yehi ke sudhar ja. Yeh na ho Ishi tujhse itna dur ho Jaye ke vapis na aye dubara."

Sri jerked and sat up straight and furiously looked at his brother, "Matalab kya hai tera? Tujhe kaha usne kuch?"

"Bhool mat main bhi yahin rehta hoon sab dikhta hai mujhe bhi woh-"

"Aisa kya kaha usne?"

Guru told him everything and was trying to explain to him how he shouldn't push her away. Sri in a blink walked out of the room, making a loud thudding sound of the door closing. He found Ishi watering the plants and angrily took the water sprinkler from her and threw it at her feet.

"What is this, Sri? Kar kya rahe ho tum?" Ishi for scared as she looked at him shockingly. This was the least expected behavior from him.

"If you have a fucking problem then say it on my face and not my brother."

"What does that suppose to mean?" Ishi asked him again.

"Please, Shrinkhal stop it," Guru said.

"Don't do it, Sinku." Ishi tried to hold him.

"Shut the fuck up." He screamed and pushed her away.

Before he couldn't realize he saw burning rage yet hurting emotions in her eyes while she gathered herself from the floor.

"Ish-"

Ishi showed her hand to Sri to stop him from saying anything.

"Mumma was right!" She said and ran into her room while locking the door.

A/N: I am just crying 😭 God why they're fighting Oh God! And I think I'm getting old. My knees are hurting and I am sleepy right now but I prioritize as I need to keep updating the story hehe. I am listening to Khudaya Khair and it's such a beautiful song. urgh! Also can't wait for JK's new album I'm so glad that it's releasing in my birthday month just a few more days. Lol. That's me. I'm always excited but don't do anything on my birthday. I don't like celebrating much. Anyways, that's enough for today. See you soon 💫💗