THE ROYS' - 2

CHAPTER - 21

I am just feeling generous and I am super bored!! I hope your comments can keep me entertained. I'll reply to everyone today. Kuch bhi puch sakte ho. (Don't ask for scene requests. I have too much to write in Roys already. I'll ask when I close all the threads that are opened.) 

Siddharth doesn't have to say anything. That understanding in his eyes did all the talking and Abhimanyu knew he had to take the first step. Now that Siddharth realized, his anger would do nothing good. He is still angry but he knew his child is hurt enough. He opened his arms for his boy who didn't waste a second more. 

"Rona nahi." Anirudh supplied much to Abhimanyu's happiness. Siddharth's crying face always snapped something inside him. 

"I won't do that again." Siddharth promised still hugging his bhaiyya, and Abhimanyu pulled him away, "I am sure you won't." He affirmed before he ruffled Siddharth's hair.

"Finally! Gussa kam hua aapka?" Anirudh asked.

That reminded Abhimanyu of Nimisha. He need to talk to her. He needed many answers and he didn't appreciate her hiding things from them when they all trusted her blindly. 

"Make sure Vikranth stays in his room. He shouldn't step out. He needs to rest. I want him to get fit and fine as quickly as possible." He said and walked away, offering no explanation, confusing his boys. 

Anirudh properly whacked Siddharth as soon as Abhimanyu walked away, startling the latter. "Bhaiyya ne tujhse pyar se baat ki aur tu ne unse kaha ki tu voh deserve nahi karta?" He took a threatening step towards Siddharth, making the boy step back. 

"I was a mess Bhaiyyu. Mera dhimaak ache se kaam nahi kar raha tha. Isliye I was avoiding bhaiyya. Lekin jab vo khud aaye mere paas baat karne ke liye.... especially when the fault is mine... I couldn't think straight. I got overwhelmed with his unconditional love." He explained himself for the first time in the day.

"Unke pyar se tu overwhelm hogaya. Toh jab vo itna gussa kar rahe the.. Chup chaap kyu khada hai?" He berated his little brother who shrugged it off innocently, "Come on Bhaiyyu! Unke gusse ke saamne toh bhabhi bhi kabhi kabhi chup hojati hai. I am just a common man! Explain karne ke chakkar mein kuch galat boldiya toh?? Bhabhi already thappad maar chuki hai. Bhaiyya se nahi khaana mujhe!"

Anirudh stared at his brother dumbfounded before he shook his head. The boy had a point. Their bhaiyya's anger can be scary any day. 

When Anirudh went silent, Siddharth just couldn't take it, "Aap bhi gussa mat karo na bhaiyyu! Cut me some slack please. Bhaiyya aur bhabhi donon se daant pad chuke hai mujhe. Ruchi bhi.." He trailed off as he realised what he was telling.

Anirudh frowned, "Ruchi bhi kya?"

Siddharth shook his head, "Kuch nahi."

Anirudh bit back his smile and pulled his brother close, with a hand on his shoulder, before he decided to tease his brother, "Bhabhi ne pehli baar kisi ko thappad maara. Aur voh bhi tujhe. Kaisa laga tujhe?" 

Siddharth glared his brother, "Bhabhi se kahunga ki aap mujhe uss baat ko leke chida rahe ho. Toh voh aapko bhi maaregi. Tab hum donon bhaitke discuss karenge, unki thappad mein kitna pyaar hai?" He finished with a sarcastic smile.

Anirudh rolled his eyes before he diverted the topic, "Ruchi se jhagada hua?"

Siddharth sighed deeply, "Jhagada nahi hua. Uski counselling kal se shuru ho rahi hai. I am just tensed for her. Vo humare sath hi comfortable nahi hai apni Mom ko discuss karne ke liye. Kisi stranger se baat karpayegi?"