Beintehaan (Completed)

47. Fallen

“Prinku?.....Priyanka!”

“huh?” Priyanka blinked, her attention snapping back to the dining table.

Tej frowned “where’s your head at these days?”

She fumbled with the food on her plate “ nothing I was just….” She ducked her head.

“What are you thinking so much about?“ she pursed her lips, bowing down her head.

“Leave my granddaughter alone” Dadi mumbled from the ahead of the table. Prinku threw her a grateful smile.

“I didn’t even…” he trailed looking back and forth between Prinku and her Dadi, he huffed and got up from his seat “ this family needs therapy”

“ya, and you should be our therapist” Dadi shot back, sarcastically behind his back. Prinku giggled and Dadi winked at her.

They continued to eat in silence, “How is your friend dear?” Dadi asked gently, starting up a conversation.
Priyanka’s brows drew together in confusion “what friend Dadi?”

“The one you stayed over with for a few days” Jhanvi hitched in sipping her soup delicately.

“uhh… ya her..she uh.. she is great!” she stuttered, remembering the lie Arjun had told Omkara in order for her to stay at his home for a few days.

Dadi narrowed her eyes and Jhanvi stared at her amused “what’s her name?”

She gripped her spoon tighter, blood rushed to her cheeks, she was never a good liar “ uh…Arju!”

“Arju?” Dadi repeated, suspicious leaking into her voice.

“ya”

“Just Arju? Nothing following that?”

“ uh…no”

“Arju? Who names their kid Arju?!”

“Mummyji!

“Arju Rathod!” she blurted.

“I’ve never heard of any ‘Arju’.. where did she pop out from suddenly?” Priyanka squirmed uneasily in her place.

“maybe she’s a new friend mummyji” Jhanvi suggested gently, a small attempt to pry her daughter from Dadi’s interrogation.

Priyanka's head bobbed erratically “new! She is definitely new! Joined just last month”

“and you bonded with her so much that you could stay back over at her place?” Dadi fired again.

"Mummyji..” Jhanvi warned her quietly.

“she is really nice to me” Priyanka mumbled.

“let her be mummyji, so what if we never heard of this girl? The important thing is that our Prinku has actually made a new friend” Jhanvi gushed, proudly at Prinku.

“yes yes I am proud-“ Dadi started, her face softening.

“then stop picking on her” Jhanvi reasoned with her.

Dadi huffed dramatically, and got up “no one wants to tell me anything these days” she grumbled walking away.

“oh no! mummyji!” Jhanvi called after her, rushing behind her mother in law.

Priyanka sighed in relief. That was close. She stood up when suddenly a pair of hands pushed her gently down “not so fast” Omkara said appearing behind her.

“Bhai!” Prinku grinned.

“you finished so soon? gimme some company” he pouted. She agreed happily, piling food onto his plate.