Dosti hi pyar hai

Chapter 12

Vaishnavi and Jannat brought Aayu and Deepika out of the room. Swati came out too after making Ashi sleep.

Swati: Aayu aur Deepu, hum na dining room mein chalte hai. Mai tum dono ko khana khila deti hoon.

Both of them were reluctant at first but gave in after Pandit's request.

All of them except Ashi, Swati, Aayu and Deepu sat in the living room. All of them curious about why Ashi had that panic attack to which only Mundit had the answer. Everyone's eyes and ears were focused on Mundit. Munna cleared his throat and started speaking.

Munna: 5 saal pehle Ashi ke parents ki death ho gyi thi ek car accident mein. Preeti tu to jaanti hi h woh apne parents se bohot attached thi.

Preeti nodded at this statement. Tears were forming in her eyes.

Pandit: Tab hi se jab bhi koi uske parents ki baat krta h toh use panic attack aa jata h.

Munna: Aayu ko to apne parents yaad bhi nhi hai achhe se. Uske liye sab kuch Ashi hi hai.

The atmosphere in the room became really sad hearing about Ashi's past. Preeti was really guilty and regretful for asking Ashi about her parents. She felt like she triggered Ashi's anxiety.

Randeep had different thoughts than the others. Ashi's state reminded him of the time when his father died. For some days he was same as Ashi but then his mother helped him a lot to get over it. Ashi lost both her parents together so it must have been hard for her. He thought.

Abhi: Ab sab ek baat yaad rakhna koi bhi Ashi ke aage uske parents ki baat nhi krega.

Everyone nodded lightly.

Avu: Aaj Mumbai darshan ka plan cancel kr dena chahiye humein.

Jaan: Hum agar Mumbai darshan ke liye jayenge toh mood achha ho jayega. Humein jana chahiye.

Avu: Par bahar bheed bhaad mein agar aisa kuch repeat hua toh hum kya karenge?
Jaan: Par is wajah se ghar pe to nhi baith sakte na. Ghar mein usko woh cheezein zyada yaad aayegi.

The bickering between both of them was continuous. So, someone had to take the initiative to shut them.

Sid: Bas! Bas! Mujhe lagta h ghar mein rehna hi sahi hoga.

Jannat looked at him with an expression mixed of shock and anger. He was now taking Avneet's side instead of his best friend's. It's not like she was not thinking about Ashi's good.

Vaish: Kuch aisa krte hai na ke bahar bhi na jana pade aur usko woh baatein yaad bhi na aaye.

Abhi: Stargazing?

Vaish: Nahi usme thoughts zyada flow hote hai.

Raj: How about a movie marathon?

Vaish: Perfect!

After having their light lunch all of them were preparing for the movie marathon. They were making more space near the couch, so they can watch while lying down. Swati, Preeti and Vaishnavi were cleaning the kitchen.

SidNeet were out to bring cola and some candies, because none of them had the properly and everyone knows it's mandatory to have snacks while watching a movie. Currently they were coming back from the store.

Sid: Tum aaj thodi gloomy lag rhi ho. Kya hua?

Avu: Mai abhi tak Ashi ki woh baat man se nahi nikaal pa rahi hoon. Parents life ki bohot important cheez hote hai. And us trauma ke baare mein toh soch hi nahi sakte hum jo Ashi ko feel hua hoga jab use apne parents ke accident ki news mili hogi.

Sid: Humein ab Ashi ko cheer up krna chahiye ki woh life mein aage badh sake... Chalo ab tum bhi thodi smile kr lo. Cheer up!

Avneet gave him a small smile.