•Second Part of the RDF(Romantic Domestic Fiction)Trilogy
This is the sequel to The Sehgal Sisters. So in order to understand the story, you have to read the first part as the story continues from there and the characters will be repeated here too...
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"Aloo palak ke paranthe! Suman aunty ne banaya hain na?"Hriday asked Zeba who repacked the paranthe and kept it on his hand, saying,"jee nahi! Maine banaye hain."
"Tab toh zaroor zeherila taste hoga iska,"he teased her and she made a face while saying,"nahi! Dad ne kaha hain ki badhiya baney hain."
"Jay uncle na Dad hain tumhare. Tum kareli ki mithai bhi dogi toh bhi bolenge badhiya baney hain,"he said while keeping the foiled paranthes inside the mini bag in which other food items were kept.
"Issbar toh milney bhi nahi aaye lautkar. Kiyu?"she asked while sitting on his bed while he did some last minute packing.
"Time nahi mila yaar. Jashan bhi kaha aah paaya humare yaha? Jab Phase 2 training complete karke wapas aaunga tab jaunga tumhare waha, pakka."
"Hrid, ek baat puchhu?"
"Haan bol na."
"Tumhare life mein koi hain kya? I mean..."
"Girlfriend?"he asked and chuckled as she gave a nod and he replied,"nahi! Filhaal toh nahi."
"Kya matlab filhaal nahi. Matlab ageh jaakar ho sakta hain kya?"
"Haan! Ho toh sakta hain. Kiyu?"
"Seriously? Kiyu? How could you be so indifferent towards me?"
Hriday rubbed the back of his head and said holding her hands,"dekh, Zeb. It's not like I don't care for your feelings and all, it's just...main filhaal relationship wali zone mein nahi hoon."
"Seedhe seedhe bolo na ki tum revenge zone pe ho,"she said and he asked,"what?"
"When we were teenagers, you had a thing for me. Maine uss wakt kisi aur ko date kiya tha, tabhi tum..."
Hriday laughed and sat on the floor while clapping and then said,"you really think uss wajah se main tumhe ignore karunga? It was just a fling thing, Zeb. In fact, tum bhi mere liye apne feelings ko ekbar recheck karwa lena. Mere family members ko lagta hain ki you have loved me for years, and that's not the truth. I don't want them to have heartaches knowing the truth about your past relationships and your not so serious feelings for me."
Zeba sat down beside him and held his hand saying,"aisa nahi hain Hrid. Over the years I have really..."
"Yeh jo jo lines tum bolnewali ho na next yeh sab novels ka lines hain. Zeb main nahi chahata ki we end up having something like Maa and Rishu Chachu just because both of our parents want us to be together and we are very good friends or so."
He looked away, and she said with tearful eyes,"I know maine tumhara dil dukhaya hain pehele. Main nadaan thi, Hrid. I really had no idea what true love is."
