❞𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐀𝐇 [𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧] ✔

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐱.

"ishq teri aakhon mein likha
padhne de zara"

AUTHOR'S POV

Ishan and Janhavi were sitting in the court room, waiting for the judge's arrival. They had not talked with each other since previous night and had to come to the court in separate vehicles as suggested by their lawyer. Janhavi eyes were fixed on her lap, while Ishan was stealing glances of her. Shubman was sitting behind Ishan and was looking at both of them suspiciously.

"Thik ho tum?", Ishan asked Janhavi is her ears.

Janhavi nodded in reply.

The judge entered the court and all of them stood up. Generally judges are aged people, but this one would be not more than 30. He gestured everyone to settle down.

The lawyers present in the room greeted the judge.

"Big fan sir", he said to Ishan before sitting down.

Ishan nodded and thanked him.

"So let the case begin. As I can see, both of you want mutual divorce. Is that true?" he asked.

Both of them nodded.

The lawyer got up to say something, but the judge gestured him to sit down. "Gupta ji pehle main usne baat karlu phir aapko jo formalities karni hain wo karenge". The lawyer bowed down and sat.

"How did you guys get married?" He asked.

Ishan looked at Janhavi before speaking, "Actually she was supposed to marry my elder brother. But he eloped before the wedding so we got married instead", he said solemnly.

"Janhavi..Kishan.. so you want to get married to his brother after divorcing him?" the judge asked.

Janhavi nodded her head in a no. Infact she hadn't even thought about Raj in the past few weeks.

"You and his brother were having a love marriage?"

Janhavi again nodded for a no.

"So instead of marrying one stranger, you married another haina? Then why do you want a divorce?" He asked.

Janhavi looked too nervous and was sweating. She had no reply to this question.

"Does he ill-treat you or has an affair with anybody else?"

"No sir", she replied.

The judge's eyes fell on the dark red hickeys which were visible on Ishan's neck. Janhavi had wrapped a dupatta around her neck in this scorching heat. Something was wrong about these two.

"Both of you live separately?"

Before the lawyer could warn them, Ishan said "No, we live in the same house"

"Same room?"

"Same room"

The lawyer swatted his forehead in disappointment.

"So you want a divorce within six months of your marriage, which is obviously not six months because you guys married just a month back. Big fan uk", he said grinning. "It's clearly a case of backdate registry. But I'm not interested in that. I've seen a few couples who have accidental marriage and they literally hate each other. Atleast they do not sleep in the same room. Sachmein aapko divorce chahiye ya phir yuhi you're going with the flow?" he asked being confused.