AbhiMaan: The Alchemy

6B. The Lucky One

Hey guys! I'm back after so long. Thank you for the patience and the love you have showered on not only this ff but the OS series, too.
A small and lighthearted chapter before we move ahead into the actual storyline of this book. Without any further ado, here we go.

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Meanwhile, in Charu's Room

Ruhi, as she was the "favorite bahu" of the house, ran first inside the room and decided to give Charu a pep talk to show her concern and superiority.

Charu heard footsteps on her door, and she frantically walked. "Thank God Bhabhi aap aa gaye! Mai toh itna panic -" Charu cut herself off when she saw Ruhi on the doorway. "Ruhi Bhabhi? Aap? Abhira Bhabhi nahi aa-" Before she could end her sentence, Abhira and Kiara too entered the room.

Charu took a huge sigh of relief and walked up to Abhira in quick strides. "Bhabhi mujhe bahut panic ho raha hai! Hey bhagwaan!" She said quickly.

"Charu.. shh.. Calm down. Idhar aa. Sit down." Abhira led her to the bed and made her sit. She grabbed a glass of water and made Charu drink a few sips. "Better?" Charu nodded.

"Charu, it's okay to be scared, Bachhe. It's a very huge decision to make. I would've been worried if you were not scared. But I hope you know that you don't have to accept the boy just for the sake of it. Jo dil mei aaye, woh kehna. Don't worry about Fufa Sa's reaction, okay? Tumhare bhaiya and I are there to handle everything. If you don't like him, if you're not ready, bina kisi darr ke saaf saaf bata dena." Abhira told her calmly. She clasped Charu's hands between them, giving her occasional squeezes and calming rubs.

"Bhabhi, how will I know if he's the one?" Charu asked.

"I mean, you can't know if he's the one in the first meet. Your Bhaiya and I, we hated each other in our first few interactions, infact I still tolerate him sometimes." Abhira said and chuckled at the last line.

"Really? You tolerate me?" A voice came from the door, and Armaan stood there, all serious, his hands crossed as he leaned on the doorframe.

"Bhaiya woh-" Charu panicked, feeling that Armaan would be angry at them. He just shook his head, walking towards them and sitting beside Abhira. He wrapped his arms around her shoulders tightly and jiggled her a little, making her giggle at him.

"You tolerate me? I annoy you?" He shook her and continued questioning her in a teasing voice, making her laugh.

"Stop it, Khadoosmaan!" She said between her laughter and hooked her hands on his biceps, as his arms were joined at her shoulder, framing her chest and back. 

"This is how you know he is the one Charu. Armaan didn't hear our full conversation, but still, he didn't immediately assume that i was wrong or that I'd ever badmouth him. Trust and friendship. That is the building blocks of a relationship. If you have that, love will always conquer. " Abhira said and looked up at an already smiling Armaan, desperate to close the gap between them and kiss him. As if he could hear her thoughts, he quickly pecked her forehead.

"Ab chalein? Nahi toh Fufa Sa for sure would make a fool of himself in front of Mr. Rajvansh." Armaan said.  "Vese Charu, I already love your potential, SasurJi. Kya comeback diya Fufa Sa ko. Starting se hi clean bowled." Abhira too laughed, but then corrected her face and glared at him to not make Charu more nervous.
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"Lo, Charu aa gayi." Kajal pointed out, looking at the stairs where Abhira and Kiara were holding Charu by her shoulders, Armaan on Abhira's side, holding the pallu of her saree which was earlier touching the floor and Ruhi walked behind them.

"Esa lag raha hai ki Abhira dulhan hai, Charu nahi. Dekho toh is Majnu ko." Manisha said to her husband, and Manoj laughed, agreeing.

Mishti looked at the girl in the blue saree and immediately got a flashback of her Naira Di, Akshara Tai Ji, and her Badi Ma. She thought to herself, "Yeh toh ekdum Naira di ki parchhai lagti hai. Kitne similar features. "