Arnav Khushi's kids

2. Sibling ties

Sibling bonds are delicate yet strong and like every other relationship, they go through ups and downs. Arnav-Khushi's kids also experienced it from time to time...

It was August of 2035, a recently turned 19-year-old Kavish Singh Raizada was having some of the best days of his life! Having had a very successful career so far as captain of India's under-19 men's cricket team, he had tasted success quite early. Fame was anyway never new to him. Being born as Mr. and Mrs. ASR's eldest child, he was used to flashes of cameras and mentions in news articles alongside his parents, pap'ed at various parties and events. And as he started being known as a sports icon in his teenage years, he had many fan pages dedicated to him, his fans keeping track of his life's every critical event! Heck, they had even dug his childhood photos and videos available through internet and used to make video-mixes and what not! Sometimes it posed problems for him, especially when he started dating 2 years ago. But that was another story for another day.

Right now, there was just one thing he was struggling with. It was how to handle his family, especially his siblings! He was gifted with two very unique girls as his younger sisters. Thankfully, his two cousins mostly weren't as much a puzzle as his younger twin sisters were!

To begin with, Pari, who was a reserved person, was yet to make a presence at any of his matches. His entire family had attended at least one of his matches as and when they could. At least when he was playing in his home ground, Delhi. His Rama dadi and Manohar dada ji even made it many matches, India or overseas. His Papa and his mom too were there for most. And Arohi even got her friends to come and cheer for him from early on! But Pari, she had just not shown any interest. Then again, he too never urged her to come.

Arohi on the other hand, was too tough to handle! Sometimes, he used to feel that his parents had overpampered her. But then, he himself had played that "pampering elder brother" role too many times, saving her from troubles and covering up her mischiefs, to complain.

Albeit, Aru's constantly being around him, sometimes irked him! It was fine when they were little, but now, he had his own friend circle. And he could not take her with him everywhere. Not just that, she would also want him to take her to eat out or watch her favorite movies with her. And God forbid, she ever fell sick, then she would need everyone around her, including her bhaiyya! He did care for her, but he didn't like to center his world around his sister alright. He had his outside world too!

And that is why he had told her a clear 'No' when she came to his room, asking him to help her pack her bag for her school's 3-day trip to Rajasthan. Seeing her cute face turn sad hearing his denial did make him feel bad momentarily, but he shrugged his shoulder and texted his friends that he was joining them for the evening.

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Aru frowned as she looked at her open bag, and all the stuff that was lying around on the bed to fit inside it. Pari sat on a nearby lounge chair, reading her book, giving occasional suggestions, while her mamma was bringing more stuff to pack with her. Her Dad on the other hand was neatly keeping some of the things inside.

But her bhaiyya was missing. And even Pari wasn't really there.

Now one little fact, Arohi Singh Raizada was fond of attention. Not from each and every one of course. But from her mamma, Dada, her Chiku bhiayya and Pari. She loved to get their attention and in return, provide her unending love for them! That was how she was. Loving her loved ones limitlessly ran in her blood! In that sense she was like her parents, she would center her world around her people. And in return she expected the same from them.