Chapter 7

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Anish (sigh): To mai aur kya karta? Dekha nahi aapne vo Amruta ke bare me kaise baat kar raha tha? I just can't bear a word against my friends. He should fix this in his mind.

Radhika: Stop it Anish! Just accept that you hurt him a lot. Usse tum theekse bhi samjha sakte the. What was the need in shouting at him? You know what, you have messed up badly. Just go and say sorry to him.

Anish: I won't. Use samajhna chahiye ki I'm the older one. And I can make my decisions. He can't go on telling me the things.

Advait (angrily): ENOUGH!! Enough is enough, Anish. Tumhe apne Bhai se jyada us Amruta pe bharosa hai? Can't believe it. Agar kuch hua to tumhe support tumhara Bhai karne wala hai naki Amruta. Tumne use kitna hurt Kiya hai tumhe andaja bhi hai? Just go and say sorry to him.

Abhi: Advait, tu bhi kise samjha raha hai? Jise Bhai se jyada dost important hai use? Chal hume Mihir ko dekhna chahiye. Vo kitna heart broken hua tha. Rote hue gaya hai. Hume jakar dekhna chahiye.

Advait nodded and they both ran inside followed by Revati and Rama. They went to Mihir and Anish's room only to find it empty. They looked at each other worriedly. Advait checked the washroom but it was also empty.

Advait: Abhi, Ansh yaha nahi hai. Vo kaha gaya hoga?

Abhi: Pata nahi. Chalo, hum dono ke room me dekhte hai.

Advait nodded. They ran in their respective rooms but found nothing. They got tensed seeing Mihir nowhere.

Advait: Ansh, Ansh kaha ho tum? Ansh....

Advait shouted. Hearing him, Amal too came out.

Amal: Kya hua Advait? Kyu chilla rahe ho?

Abhi: Papa, Ansh... Ansh mil nahi raha.

Amal: WHAT!? Aise kaise? Kya hua hai?

Same time, Outside
Radhika: Anish, you did so wrong to Mihir. Vo tumhare baare me concerned hoke bol raha tha aur tumne kya Kiya? Use hi hurt kiya! How could you?

Anish: Radhika tum bhi? At least tum to mujhe samjho.

Radhika: Kyu samjhu aur kis liye samjhu? Tumne Mihir ko samjha? Nahi na? To mai kyu? Anish, agar tum Mihir ki jagah hote aur Mihir tumhari jagah, to tum kya karte? Kaise react karte tum?

Anish: Mai bhi use samjhane ki koshish karta.

Radhika: Usne bhi to vahi kiya. Phir kyu tum itna wild react hue? Just because tumhara ego hurt hua? Just because vo chota hai aur tum bade? This is not done Anish. Surely not done. Anish, vo tumhara Bhai hai. Tumhara bhala chahta hai. He wants you to be safe and happy. Isme galat kya hai? You should say sorry to him for you have hurt him.

Anish: I know par use bhi samajhna chahiye ki hi can't just go on saying any wrong about my friends. Mai Amruta ke khilaf kuch nahi sun sakta.

Radhika got hurt by hearing this. She gulped her tears. She thought all her dreams shattered before coming in existence. She felt betrayed.

Radhika (hurt): D-do you love Amruta?

Anish's eyes widened hearing it. Before he could answer, they heard Advait's and Amal's shouts. They looked at each other horrified and ran inside the house.

Amal: Kya hua hai tum sab ke beech? Mihir kaha hai?

Anish and Radhika were shocked to hear it.

Anish: Matlab? Mihir Ghar me aaya tha to kaha hai vo?

Advait (angrily): Why do you even care? Mihir kaha bhi ho usse tumhe kya fark badta hai?

Anish (shocked): Bhai? Vo mera Bhai hai. I do care for him. Mujhe fark padta hai. Aap Aisa kyu bol rahe ho?

Abhi: Because it doesn't seem like that. Agar tumhe Mihir ki care hoti, to tum use hurt hi nahi karte. Khair, hume tumpe time barbad nahi karna hai. Is wakt humare liye Mihir se important aur koi nahi hai.

Amal was shocked seeing his sons fighting with each other, that too for Mihir.

Amal: Koi mujhe batayega ki kya ho raha hai? Mere teeno bete Mihir ko leke kyu lad rahe hai? Mihir kaha hai? Tum sab to bahar enjoy kar rahe the na? Then ye sab kaise? Please tell me.

Abhi: Papa, vo baad me batate hai. Pehle Ansh ko dhundna hai. Pata nahi kaha chala gaya.

Rama: Kahi vo bahar to nahi gaya?

Radhika: Nahi di. Agar bahar jata to pata chalta. Hum vahi the.

Revati: To kaha gaya hoga?

Radhika: Vo surely Ghar me hi kahi hoga. Theekse dekhte hai.

They again started searching for Mihir. That's when Advait noticed the terrace's door open. He went there. He searched there and saw Mihir sitting there in his favourite corner while hugging his knees.

This was Mihir's favourite area as this Corner was decorated by Mihir's choice by Mihir himself

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This was Mihir's favourite area as this Corner was decorated by Mihir's choice by Mihir himself. Advait went near him and saw that Mihir was holding a photo frame in his hand and was talking with it.

Mihir: Mumma, kya mai itna bura hu ki Anish bhaiyya mujhe unki life me important hi nahi mante? Don't he love me, mumma? Maine kya galat kaha mumma?

Mihir sniffed and wiped the fresh tears. Anish's words were ringing in his ears like music.

'Aur tumhe itni takleef kyu ho rahi hai meri aur Amruta ki dosti ki? I can understand your brotherly concern but please stop interfering in mine and Amruta's friendship. Samjhe tum Mihir?
Tum mere chote bhai ho ye bhulna mat. Aur aindase mujhe kisibhi baare me salah mat dena.
Aur tumhara kya problem hai Amruta ke saath? Kyu uske peeche pade ho? Kya bigada hai usne? You just stay away from her and my friends. Koi jarurat nahi hai humare beech padne ki. Samjhe tum? I just can't bear a word against her. Samjhe tum? Ainda Aisa hua to bhul jaunga ki tum mere Bhai ho.'

Mihir's head started aching. His heart was burning due to pain. His mind hurt when all those words rang in his ears. He started shivering as a memory flashed infront of his eyes. It was of his first day of college. The memory that he had hidden from everyone, even his family. The memory that made him restless, insecure. The memory that made him hate Amruta. The memory that drifted him a bit from Anish.

To be continued...
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