VEILS OF ROSE

CHAPTER 1️⃣7️⃣

   
            *AUTHORS POV*

Ishaan woke up due to the noises coming from the other side of the main door. Which results in him waking up, a very sleepy Ahaan and Armaan. They jolt awake, taking in the surroundings. Armaan after realising that they had slept at the girl's apartment, looked at the culprit glaring at him who decided to wake him up in the morning that too on a weekend whereas Ahaan was rubbing his eyes and staring at his surroundings confused but then he too came to the realisation just like Armaan.

"What happened, Ishaan?" Asked Ahaan, rubbing his eyes, trying to fade the sleep away from his eyes. "I think there's someone at the door, but they aren't coming inside, just some whispering that is heard." Said Ishaan making both of them alert. Deciding to check, they woke up. After arranging the sofa back to its place and keeping the spare sheets and pillow aside, they reached towards the door, opening it.

At the same time, on the other side of the door, some people were whispering among themselves, discussing about who is going to knock the door amongst them, with Mrs.Dhillon leading the group. Just like her, everyone present at the moment is scared of Sara so hence the discussion. "I think Mrs.Dhillon should go along, I mean, she's senior among us," said Mrs. Ghosh, a young woman looking at her.

Mrs Dhillon, on the other hand, was still not able to digest the insult that she received from Sara not too long ago, looked wide-eyed after listening to the suggestion. Outrightly denying it, she told them not to pull her in between as she has already clarified that she was just here for moral support. As they were discussing about it , the door suddenly opened and all the people who were present there stared at the intruders wide-eyed not expecting such young handsome boys to open the door making the women to drool at them while the males look at them in envy.

Here, the trio's jaws dropped, looking at the crowd standing at the girl's apartment early in the morning. After the lasting effect of the boys, the crowd entered inside, shouting loudly. "What are you all doing here at the girls' apartment so early in the morning?" Asked Mr.Saurabh, Mrs.Dhillon's husband. Without giving them the chance to respond, someone from the crowd again asked, making them startled, "Weren't you the one with whom Asmaara was roaming around holding hands?" Asked the person pointing towards Ishaan; making Ishaan glare at the person furiously, and a very scared looking Mrs.Dhillon who remembered Sara's words about the young man being Asmaara's fiancé.

"Care to tell me what's happening here?" Said Sara entering the room, making all of them shit scared. "Oh! Sara. How are you? We just came to ask about your well-being and were leaving already," said Mrs.Dhillon shuttering. Whilst the crowd present there stared at her in disbelief, and Ahaan & Armaan looked ready to burst out in laughter at the change of the words. Ishaan, too, was very amused at her for changing the party suddenly just by hearing Sara's voice even without her saying anything.

"So, you are telling me that you came here at our apartment with a party of the residentials of the building to ask about my well-being. Do I look like a fool to you, Mrs.Dhillon?" Said Sara, throwing a sarcastic response at her. By the time all the girls have also gathered around them enjoying the scene with Asma rushing towards Ishaan, who was drilling holes at Mrs.Dhillon, holding his hand in comfort. The person who earlier spoke about Asma said again, gaining their attention. "See, she doesn't have any shame. Look at them holding hands in front of so many people," making Asma to go red, making it impossible to know whether it's anger or embarrassment. Ishaan looked ready to kill and a beyond livid Sara with all of their friends, mirroring the same expressions as Ishaan's, with Sara's being the most deadliest one.

As Sara was about to give a benefitting reply to the person but stopped listening to an angry voice entering the apartment. "And you, elders have so much shame to barge into someone's home early in the morning only to strain a young girl's character calling names to her and her fiancé's relation and questioning about it, don't you? How dare you stand at her place & throw insults at her?" Replied a furious Grandma ready to tear them apart. With that, she went towards the person who talked bad about Asma earlier and delivered a tight slap onto their cheek. The people present there looked at the exchange, shocked. Roshni and Noorie were trying to hold their chuckle. While, Armaan, Ahaan and Ishaan who looked ready to faint not at all expecting the sweet Grandma's violent form, Asma who looked shocked & Sara who stood proud staring at Grandma as if expecting her reaction.