FOREVER TOGETHER ❤️

Part - 27

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Late Evening – The Front Door

Santu stood nervously at the gate, her phone clutched tightly in her palm. The screen blinked with 12 missed calls – Bela Didi. She bit her lip. "Ab toh gayi bhains paani mein," she mumbled to herself.

She slowly opened the door, praying to all gods that Bela would be too busy to notice. But as luck would have it, Bela was waiting right in the living room, arms crossed, eyes narrowed like a hawk. Karishma and Haseena sat nearby, eyes wide, ready with popcorn for the unfolding drama.

Bela : "Santuuu..."

She said in a stern tone, making Santu flinch and freeze mid-step. She didn’t dare meet Bela’s eyes—it was far too dangerous."

Santu:" Jii.. Didi "

Bela (coldly) – "Time dekha hai? Kya samjhu main? Tumhara phone off, message nahi... Akele kahan thi itni der tak?"

Santu gulped and stepped inside slowly.

Santu (nervously) – "Wo... class ke baad sab log outing ke liye ja rahe the... beach... Rajat ne kaha toh—"

Karishma (teasing) – "Ohooo... Rajat ne kaha toh? Haye! Pehle din pe hi beach outing? By the hai kaun yeh bhaisahab aakhir... New friend haa"

Haseena (smirking) – "Aur phone toh aise switch off kiya jaise RAW agent ho..."

Bela raised a hand, silencing the peanut gallery.

Bela (sternly) – "Santu, main yeh sab masti ke khilaaf nahi hoon. Lekin aise bina bataye jaane ka kya Matlab h? Ek call ya msg kar sakti thi na.. Ya wo bhi karna jaroori nhi samajhti ab tum? 2 din hue h sirf classes start kiye hue tumhe and abhi se yeh sab? Kiske saath thi kaun the wo.. Your batchmates.. They are genuine or not.. Naam bhi pata h tumhe sabke Haa? You are new to all this, ek baar Baat karke discuss kar sakti thi na.. Aise bina bataye chali gayi sab tensed ho gaye the idhar.. Institute mai call kiya they said classes kab ke over ho chuke h.. What is this carelessness "

Santu looked down, guilt evident on her face.

Santu (softly) – "Sorry, didi... Mera man nhi tha Jaane ka.. But wo log baar baar request kar rahe the.. Is liye mana nhi kar payi.. Aur phone class ke time silent pe tha so aapke calls ka paya nhi chala"

Hearing the sincerity in her voice, Bela's expression softened.

Bela (gently) – "Thik hai. Lekin agli baar batakar Jaana jaha bhi jao.. Jab tak college start nhi hota I am allowing you uske baad.. No more outings ok. Aur waise... beach pe kya hua? "

Santu: '' Nothing much didi... Just feeling better"

Before anyone could respond, Karishma jumped in, clearly not one to let things slide so easily.

Karishma: “Ek min… ek min yeh kya matlab hai... (she said, stepping in between Bela and Santu) itna anyaay kaise kar sakti ho aap? Isko thik se daanta bhi nahi aur ho gaya… Abhi yahi kaam hum dono ne kiya hota toh humare gaal tamatar ki tarah laal kar diye hote… Itna bada paap kaise kar sakti ho aap?”

(acting dramatically)

“Hey bhagwan, utha lo mujhe… utha lo! Hasuu…” (she said, walking towards Haseena) “Humari didi humse pyaar nahi karti Hasuu… woh sirf Santu se hi pyaar karti hai. Dekh lo behna, yahi izzat hai humari is ghar mein… Yeh dekhne se pehle yeh dharti fatt kyu nahi gayi...”

Bela, who had been quietly watching the drama unfold with her hand on her head, finally snapped and glared at Karishma.

Bela: “Ho gaya? Ya aur acting karni hai? Na matlab, ammi kam thi jo ab tum bhi shuru ho gayi ho, haan? Tumhari is overacting se yeh clearly pata chalta hai ki ammi ki hi aulad ho tum…”