Seven Colors of Our Love

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MALHAN HOUSE:

The walnut brown dining table gleamed under the chandelier.

"Good morning", Abhishek announced.

Everyone paused and looked at him in sheer surprise. Abhishek moved forward holding Afsa in his hands, pulled a chair for himself, and was about to sit when mom said "abbu give Afsa to me, have your breakfast comfortably, I'm stuffed anyways".

Abhishek nodded his head positively, handed Afsa to his mom, and sat down.

"Babita please bring abbu's breakfast. Make his favorite cheese omelet and fresh tea for him as well", Mom said with a happy tone. Her happiness knew no bounds after seeing her son.

"beta do you want anything else?" Mom asked.

"No mom, I'll just have a cup of tea and these two toasts are enough for me ", he replied looking at the dining table.

"You are not going for the shoot today?", Dad asked in bewilderment.

"No Dad", Abhishek replied.

Manisha, Prerna, and Nischay exchanged astonished looks. It was the first time after the marriage that not only Abhishek was sitting with them at a dining table but also staying home on Sunday.

Abhishek silently ate his breakfast while others were talking with Afsa. After some time he stood up from his place and looked towards Manisha and said, "Get ready after breakfast I will take you to your house".

Manisha stared at him for a few seconds in surprise not believing that he was talking to her. She cleared her throat and meekly said "Okay" with a smile.

"He remembers his promise", she thought.

Mom and Dad were trying to understand the whole scenario because nobody told them about the incident that happened in their absence one day ago.

Abhishek came forward, took Afsa from his mom, "I'll get her ready" He said and went upstairs.

"Ap sub bhi please mere sath chalyen, They will be happy to see all of you", Manisha said.

"You go and enjoy beta, but your Dad and I have some work that's why we can not accompany you. Next time we will go with you, give our regards to them. ", Mom said with a smile.

"Okay Mom, but next time I won't take a no" Manisha replied politely.

Mom nodded her head with a smile.

Manisha moved her face and asked, "Nischay and Prerna you both can go with me, right?"

"Ji bhabhi I would love to accompany you, I was craving for dadi's biryani and I had promised dada a chess match so..", Before prerna could complete her sentence Nischay interrupted.

"No Manisha you go with bhai, Prerna and I have important work today", Nischay said.

Prerna narrowed her eyes, scrunched her nose trying to remember if Nischay had told her anything, and then finally said "No Bhai we don't have any work, I don't remember if you have told me anything about it. So let's go, I'm free."

"Prerna mere pyaari behen, Try to remember", Nischay said while signaling Prerna through his eyes to agree with him.

"Ya god yeh bhai hai ya Kuch or" Prerna muttered closing her eyes tightly and looked down, after understanding Nischay's threatening stare.

"Oh yeah! sorry I forgot that Bhai", Prerna said half-heartedly, pestering a smile on her face knowing his brother's wrath if she didn't agree with him.

"Sorry bhabhi, Bareh dukh k sath kehna parh raha hai but we can't go with you as well. But please tell dadi Prerna is waiting for her Biryani", Prerna completed his sentence sadly.