Seven Colors of Our Love

.10-

DADA Ji's HOUSE,,,,,,

Elvish moved his eyes towards Manisha and said "You?", with a puzzled look catching everyone's attention.

"What are you doing here?", Elvish asked.

"To participate in a football match", Manisha shrugged, keeping a straight face.

"And you?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

"To watch the match, I guess", Elvish replied.

"I've never imagined meeting you again like this", he added, his voice was laced with surprise.

"Me too", Manisha replied with a smile.

"Elvish do you know Manisha already?", Dada ji asked.

"Yes Dada ji I met her abroad", elvish replied.

Elvish told everyone that how they met during a community work there, where he was pursuing a masters degree in business studies. They used to meet there occasionally.

"Didn't you see the photographs of Abhishek Bhai's wedding?", vardaan asked.

"No, actually I forgot. I have rejoined dad's company after a long 2 years break so in between getting into the zone I totally forgot that", elvish replied with his eyes fixed on Manisha.

"It's okay elvish, we surprised you by bringing your friend in front of you.", Nischay said playfully.

"Kon surprise hogaya bhai", came an unfamiliar feminine voice.

Everyone looked towards the source of voice and stood up to greet her. Manisha turned her face and saw an elderly woman.

"Bua we were waiting for you", dad and mom said while meeting her.

Prerna, Nischay and Abhishek greeted their bb(Badi bua) after them, she hugged them and kissed their foreheads lovingly. Mom signaled Manisha to come forward and meet her.

"Namaste bb!!", manisha said nervously as she felt struck around the aura of power around her.

Bb moved her head towards Manisha and said "dimple is she Abhishek's wife?"

"Yes bua", mom replied.

Bb scanned manisha from head to toe, "nayi naweli dulhan aesi hoti hai?na zevar na koe sahi kaprhay?", bb scoffed pointing towards her lawn suit.

Manisha got scared by her remarks. Mom has already warned her to be extra careful around bb but still she was not expecting this.

"Bua woh..." Before dad could complete his sentence bb gestured to him which clearly meant "DO NOT INTERVENE".

"This generation has no respect toward our traditions", bb scoffed.

Manisha did not know what to say. She was afraid...oh no, scratch that she was terrified.

"Will you say something", bb demanded looking at manisha. Manisha gulped.

"Bb it's not her fault I told her to wear a casual dress. She was supposed to hold Afsa so fancy dress and jewellery could hurt her", Abhishek replied this time which was totally unexpected.

Abhishek was very well aware of his bb's nature. He knew she would not listen to even mom and dad so he interrupted to save manisha from her wrath.

"Bacchi hai yeh kaveri (bb's name) rehne bi do ab", Dadi said.

"Oh accha, if my Grand-son has told you it's totally fine then", bb said and then hugged Manisha.

Mom and chachi exchanged a worried look. They have been through these kinds of situations several times but were now feeling sad for the poor child.