The Fault In Our Stars

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23. Ishaan

"SIDDHARTH!"

Ishaan and Siddharth, who were taking congratulatory wishes from the staff, were startled by the sudden shout of the name.

Siddharth turned around with Ishaan is his arms and faced Avneet whose face was red in fury.

A guilty expression and feeling took over Siddharth. He didn't even ask Avneet, he should probably apologize. "Avne-"

"No, shut up! Who told you this was alright?", she asked through gritted teeth, throwing her hands up.

Siddharth looked around the staff and then nodded his head as an apology. Now that he did that, Avneet realised too that this wasn't the best place to shout.

Siddharth moved towards her and took a hold of one of her arm in hand while he held Ishaan in his other arm and escorted her to a secluded room where they can talk.

Avneet let Siddharth drag her. She's gonna burst out bad,she needs to be in a safe area.

Avneet snatched her arm from siddharth's hand as soon as they entered the room.

Siddharth looked at Avneet who had her arms crossed on her chest and sighed. "Let me explain it to you.", he said.

"Yes, you better explain all that to me but before that... ", she turned her eyes to Ishaan, "What did I tell you? Huh?"

Her voice was so loud that Ishaan flinched.

"I asked you to stay with your uncle. Did I or did I not, Ishaan?", she snapped at the
boy, angrily.

Ishaan looked down and played with his hands. His eyes were already filled with tears.

"Who told you it was okay for you to go up to the stage like that?? Huh?! Can't you listen to me for onc—"

"Avneet!", Siddharth interrupted, hugging the boy to his chest, "That's not his fault. Shout at me, not at him."

Avneet gritted her teeth as she watched Siddharth hug Ishaan. "Put him down.", she sternly said.

Siddharth looked at her with a pained expression. "He's crying.", he whispered, peeking down at the boy who was hugging his neck, his little head placed on his chest.

Avneet clenched her jaw, hard. "He can stand on his own. You don't need to carry him. Put. Him. Down.", she gritted out.

Siddharth sighed. "The boy that was supposed to go onto the stage with me started crying last minute and he wasn't ready to go up the stage.", he started explaining, Ishaan still in his arms. "We had no options. Parth suggested we should take Ishaan. I denied, obviously."

"Then why did you take him with you if you had denied them?", Avneet asked with a frown.

"Jai.", Siddharth sighed. Avneet froze on her spot.

"W-what? What did he tell you?", she asked to him, in a scared tone.

Siddharth frowned at Avneet's scared face but continued nonetheless, "I said that I won't take ishaan without his guardian's permission and he insisted that I had his permission and can take him."

When Avneet glared at him, he quickly added, "I even tried calling you multiple times, you never picked up."

"And that gave you the green flag to take him up stage without my permission or knowledge? Isn't it?", Avneet raised an eye brow at him.

Siddharth shook and sighed frustratedly. "I don't know what else to say than I'm really sorry", he apologized, "But what's done is already done, we can't change it!"