The Time We Met

5|| a cousin

                               AARAV 's  POV :

I was trying my best to hide from her but unfortunately my leg slipped and attract all that unwanted attention.. When she heard the noise, she turned and saw me lying on the floor.. She quickly ran towards me and helped me stand up..

" Are u okay ?? Why were you hiding inside there ?? " she asked seeing my hands searching for an external injuries..

" I...I am oka... okay.. " I answered nervously as she asked so sudden..

" You should be careful.. Thankfully , there are no sign of injuries or you..... wait.. I have never seen but still why do your face reminds of someone very close to me.... btw .. who are yo.... " 

" Oh! mai toh tum dono ka introduction karvana bhul hi gya... RIYA isse milo.. ye hai AAR.. mera matlab AARAV ka door ka cousin.. Ye aaj hi yaha aya hai.. " ( oh! I forgot to introduce you both.. RIYA meet AAR... I mean AARAV's long distant cousin.. He came here today.. ) grandfather interrupted and tried to cover up the situation.. 

"Ha shayad isliye iska chehra AARAV se itna milta hai magar ye.... yaha kyu chupa tha "  ( I guess that's why his face looks so similar like AARAV but... why he was hiding here ??  ) she was almost convinced but a question arises in her mind..

" Well... he was hiding because.... because " grandpa got confused ..

"Oh grandpa ! How did you forget that we were playing ' chupan chupai ' ( Hide and seek ) .. " I helped him and cover up the whole situation..

" Yes ,yes ... I really forgot about that , looks like I need to eat almonds " grandpa tried to joke to make the situation less tense..

" Grandpa , you should not forget these things.. I told you.. to take less pressure but you are always busy with your research ... and you also .... you should not hide like this .. It could lead to danger ... also don't you think your clothes are... little... small ... " she first lectured grandpa and after that she lectured me when she noticed my clothes.. But thankfully, I changed that big clothes..

                     ..... FLASHBACK : When RIYA and grandfather were talking outside....

When RIYA and grandpa were talking , I was trying to find a suitable place to hide when I came across a mirror and saw myself.. At that time , I thought that if by any chance I got caught and if she see my clothes , she will definitely sense something ...

I quickly opened a box and tried to find any of my old clothes .. Fortunately, I got some clothes but they were a little small.. 

                    ...... COMING BACK TO PRESENT ...........

"Oh this ! actually my clothes got ruined so I asked grandpa if he had some old clothes of AARAV bhaiya but all I... I mean he found was these clothes... " I was saying but don't know why I felt something strange inside my body.. 

" I see.... btw what's your name ?? " 

" My name is AA..  I mean A... ABHI... ABHI CHOPRA. " I was about to say AARAV as I was not feeling well but still I stopped and started to look here and there to answer her when I saw a book named ' ABHIYAAN ' ..

" I have to say one thing for sure that you are way too cute but... why are you sweating so much ?? " she was complimenting me when she also noticed my uneasiness and asked me the reason but before I could answer I collapsed right in front of there eyes..

When I opened my eyes , I saw sunlight directly coming into the room through window ... When I tried to roam my eyes , I realized that I came to a strange place .. I was sleeping on the bed ..

 I walked into that room to get a idea of my whereabouts when I saw RIYA's photo with his father in a photo frame kept on a drawer .. 

I realized in no time that I was in RIYA's room .. I was still shocked and tried to remember what happened in grandfather's house .. I remembered that I collapsed while talking with RIYA .. All I could remember was their shouting when I collapsed .. 

Now the question arises that how did I end up being here ?? What would had happened after I  collapsed ?? Many questions were arising in my mind when I heard someone's footsteps approaching near the room ..

I was trying to hide somewhere to avoid their gaze but before I would do this , someone opened the door and it was none other than him  ' HARISH DESHMUKH ' RIYA's  father ..

When he saw me , he screamed so loud that it could even break the windows .. After screaming , he shouted , " who.. who.. are you... ?? whe... where.. issssss... my pre.. precious daugh.. daughter ?? "

I was sure that he is total drunk .. I could even sense that strong smell of beer .. He is really annoying according to me .. Back then also , he used to fight with me saying that I stole his customers .. I mean seriously , he should really give it a think that he is not for this job..

NOTE : For those who are unable to understand.....

Actually RIYA's father was also a detective but when AARAV started to solve cases , officers only came to AARAV and not him.. The reason why officers went to AARAV was that RIYA's father had not that good IQ level compared to AARAV ..

              ........... COMING BACK TO STORY ............... 

While AARAV was thinking , his father again said , " Ar.. are you.. yo.. de.. deaf.. ?? Ans... answe.. meeee... "

" Actually , uncle I am.... " I got interrupted when a voice came behind him..

" Papa , what are you doing here ?? wait ... did you drink again ?? oh god ! what should I do with you ?? And you are even talking with a child in this state ............ " 

And here she again goes with her scolding.. I thought in my mind while she was lecturing his dad..

                                               ....................to be continued

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