|| Carefree For The Moment. ||

|| Part Eighteen. ||

"He what!?" Mishti exclaimed on the video call a little while later as Abeer closed his bedroom door to speak to her.
"Yeah" he sighed as he made his way over towards his window & showed her the invitation card in his hand, bringing it closer so that she could see the names on it clearly.
"Abeer-" She sighed. "What are we going to do?"
"I'll think of something. I can't just sit on my hands" He sighed, sitting down on the window sill.
"If only there was something else we could do in the meantime" she said thinking aloud.
"This is all moving too fast"
"I know" He sighed. "Oh, another thing" He told her & she gestured for him to continue.
"I asked him for his medical reports so that I could show it the doctor in Mumbai, to get a second opinion"
"&? Did he give them?" She asked but he shook his head.
"He said he didn't know where he put them" He said & she sighed. "But I told him to get some rest & then I'd help him find it later"

"Abeer-" she began, skeptical "we'll find another way if we have to. Don't look under that rock."
"No Mishti, I want to see exactly what else he's hiding from me. For all I know this heart problem could be a lie too!" He sighed & she nodded."I know, I'm just saying it for your sake"
"It's fine. Don't worry" he told her & she took a deep breath.
"So now what?" She asked him & he paused for a second.
"I don't know..." He said then an idea came to mind."Wait, what if I-" he began to speak then he heard his door knock on his bedroom door. "Hold on" He said quietly. "Come in!" he called & his little sister walked into his room.

"Bhaii" She smiled gleefully as he rested his arm on the window sill.
"Ketu, I wondered where you were" He gave his sister a look as she made her way over to him.
"Sorry Bhai" She pulled a face. "I wanted to come & see you in the hospital But Maa said not to. & then she sent Atul Bhai & I out in the morning so you wouldn't be disturbed."
"It's okay" he smiled & she smiled back, relieved as she put her hand on his shoulder.
"How are you feeling anyway? Do you need anything?"
"No, I'm fine" He said & Ketki noticed he was holding up his phone in front of him.
"Ohhhh," She took her hand away & put it behind her as she began to tease him. "Of course you don't need anything. I disturbed you, didn't I?" She pulled a face & he rolled his eyes at her.
"Mishti, Ketu's here to annoy me, say hi" He said turning the phone up, towards Ketki so she could wave at Mishti, who smiled.

"Hii Bhabhi"
"Hey Ketu" She said. "Listen Ketu, I need you to do something for me"
"Of course" She said, joining her brother on the windowsill, folding her arms.
"Can you make sure your brother doesn't go off gallivanting anywhere & actually rests"
"Of course!"
"Wait? What?" He exclaimed, looking from his sister to his soon-to-be-fiance.
"What, what?" She asked. "I'll find out you've gone off to the NGO or some other place instead of resting & then what?" She scoffed. "You've just come out of hospital, you should be resting. You're no superhero, you know? Even you need to rest!" She rolled her eyes as Ketki laughed.
"Who's side are you on?" He questioned his sister, who placed her arm on her brother's shoulder.
"I'm on both of your sides!" She said innocently. "Don't worry Bhabhi, I'll make sure Bhai rests. I'll get Jugnu Bhaiyya to find some rope if I have to!" She added, taking her arm off her brother's shoulder quickly & got up at once, side stepping away from him as he glared at her.
"Please! Don't involve Jugnu in all this, he'll actually get the rope & tie me up whilst I'm sleeping!" He sighed & both Mishti & Ketki laughed.

"Oh, Bhai!" Ketki recalled, hitting her hand to her head. "I almost forgot; Bua was asking me to bring you downstairs. She said she wanted to talk to you, about your gordhaana" She teased the two of them & Mishti smiled.
"You go, I'll come in a second""Okay, byee Bhabhiii""Byee" Mishti chuckled as Abeer bat his sister away, causing her to laugh as she ran away.
"Abeer, what does your mum want?" Mishti asked when Ketki left & Abeer turned to her.
"I don't know" He sighed, getting up. "I'd better go & find out"
"Okay, I'll talk to you later."
"Okay, bye" He said & ended the call.

He made his way out of his room & began to make his way downstairs. "Abeer Kapadia Weds Mishti Agarwal!?" Abeer heard his mother exclaim, looking at what looked like a copy of the invitation his father had given him. "I never, in my wildest dreams thought you could stoop this low!" She exclaimed, seething at him as Parul stood beside her, looking meekly down at the floor.
"This wasn't Baba's doing" Abeer announced, making his way down the stairs as Mehul, Meenakshi & Parul all looked up to see him joining them. "I did this" He told them & Meenakshi's eyes widened.
"Abeer-" Meenakshi gasped.
"Now Abeer Rajvansh will become Abeer Kapadia" He said & Meenakshi exchanged frightened looks with Parul as Abeer saw Mehul grin, looking on.