Us: A Chaotic Family [✓]

chapter 22

When Ishan woke up the next day, and went out of his room, in hope to handle the breakfast himself, he found his Baba emerged in reading the newspaper. And Papa, he supposed, was in the kitchen.

Ishan, with a small smile, went towards his Baba,

"Good morning Baba"

But unlike any other day, where Rohit would grin and kiss his forehead, he just gave him a small smile returning his good morning to him.

Ishan knew something was off.

He went to find his Papa in the kitchen who was silently making aaloo ke parathe.

Ishan nudged him, slightly, murmuring a low good morning,

Virat smiled and kissed his forehead,

"Good morning to you too, bacche"

Okay, so Papa was good.

Ishan then asked,

"Papa?"

"Hmm?"

"Baba, mujhse gussa hai kya?"

Virat furrowed his eyebrows, and turned to him

"Tere baba tujhse gussa kyu honge?"

"Wo..... I don't know he's acting unusual"

Virat looked confused,

"Unusual kaise?"

"Um... Jaise wo roz mujhse baat krte hai, waise nhi kr rhe"

"Accha?"

"Is it....... Is it because of last night? Jo maine kaha?"

Virat cupped his face,

"Ishu, tere Baba tujhse kbhi gussa ho hi nhi skte, tu heera hai unka. Aur rahi baat Shubman ki to-

He was cut off by the gate opening of their house, Virat then smiled at Ishan,

"Jaa, jaa k dekh kon aaya hai!"

Then he went back to cooking, leaving Ishan confused,

When Ishan came out of the kitchen, he saw baba was sitting in their lawn with two more figures with him.

When he went close to them, he realised,

"Shubi, Abhi aap yaha?"

Ishan was surprised, to see Shubman and Abhi in his house, in front of his Father nonetheless.

Then he looked at his baba and he saw that he was sitting with a forced calmness over his demeanour.

"Baba?"

"Aa, Ishu baith zara"

Ishan had never even thought that his Baba's voice could sound so cold, just when he was about to open his mouth,

"Jo bhi baat krni hai, dining table pr Ro!, Abhi, Shubman tum dono ne nashta kiya?"

Virat came out of the kitchen addressing Abhishek and Shubman, they both shook their heads.

Virat beckoned all of them to the dining table.

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Something was definitely off with Rohit and everybody can sense that. But when Virat said nothing on his strange behaviour, everyone else also decided to keep their mouths shut.

When everybody was seated on the dining table, they were served by Virat and Ishan.

But when they all started eating, they noticed Rohit not even touching his food, and therefore so did Virat.