Broken Relations

Connected by hearts

Next day, Saturday 16th December 2023
Author's pov
Bhosale mansion, garden , 10.00 am

"I can't believe this," Ishan said, sitting down at the bench. He clutched his hands onto the wooden plank of the bench, while he sighed frustrated looking into the distance.

Rajiv looked at a stressed out Ishan. Ishan was like his little brother, almost like his son. He had told Ishan about the drama what happened in the college, the previous day. Rajiv sighed and took a seat beside him.

Putting a hand on Ishan's shoulder, he said:

"Don't worry champ, yesterday everything ended well, but we have to think what to do next. Yeh sochna padega ki tumhare aai baba ko ek dusre ke kareeb kaise laaya jaa sakta hain, also ki woh video banaya kisne aur bheja kisne, tumhare aai baba ki kaunse dushman hain yaar."

While listening to the words of Rajiv, Ishan looked tensed around. Birds whistles above their heads, their whistling sound gave a different kind of peace. The aroma of the gulaab plants (roses), the genda (marigold) flowers and the suryamukhi (sunflower) mixed up together in their garden, giving the garden a lively atmosphere along with some trees and a lot more plants.

"I know, Rajiv sir, I should not worry about yesterday," Ishan said, still admiring the garden, "but what to do? I dont know to which level Akksaheb and Raosaheb can stoop to. First of all, they still try everyday to manipulate me into believing me that my mother is a bad person and then also woh har din yeh bhi koshish karte hain ki aai, baba mile nah, unke Beech ka joh dooriyan hain woh nahi meetna chahiye unke liye, because they fear that they will lose me, aisa kab tak chalega? They successfully hurt my aai and now she has decided to keep a distance from baba, jab ke abhi toh faasla kam honewala tha," Ishan explained his worry.

"Mujhe pata hain, but agar aisa chalta raha nah toh yeh log jeet hi jaayenge. Abhi joh kuch bhi horaha hain nah, unke hi favor mein horaha hain, they wanted this. Hame kuch toh karna hi padega to bring your parents close and also to find out who made the video. Dekho chances kam hain ki yeh Rao saheb yah ghar ka kisi aadmi me banaya, kyuki agar aisa hota toh tunhare gharwalein ko abhi tak pata Chal jaata ki tum bhi the uss party mein, but they don't know about that, so clearly it is someone else," Rajiv stated, thoughtfully.

Ishan nodded in agreement. Who could it have been? He didn't know, but he would find it out. He would do anything to keep his parents safe. He wouldn't let them go away from him and that was a promise to himself.

"Rajiv sir, thank you so much, matlab aap hamare Itne help karrahe hain, it means a lot."

"Arreh, it's my pleasure, aur waise bhi ab tumhare aai aur tumhare baba dono hi mere dost hain, aur Rajiv Mehta dosti ko neebhane mein koii kamee nahi chodta hain,"Rajiv said, while patting Ishan on his upper back.

Ishan smiled at this. Well, Rajiv didn't know how much this meant for him. Now, he had to move on to the important question.

"Rajeev sir, ham keh toh rahe hain ki hame kuch karna chahiye, but ham karenge kya?" Ishan asked, while he himself couldn't come up with an idea. Rajiv leaned back and crossed his arms with a confident smile planted in his face. Ishan looked backward at him, with a frown on his head.

"Aise baith kar smile karenge, toh aa jaayenge aai, baba ek dusre ke kareeb, hain nah sir, aap aise hass kyun rahe hain?" Ishan asked confused.

"Because I have a plan," Rajiv stated with a tone filled with confidence.

"What plan?"