Hemant's visit last night did provide some respite to Arjun and Raghav, and although they did prayed a lot but they barely had hopes of Aanchal visiting now!
"Sorry yaar...Maine sab kharab kar diya"
Raghav was extremely remorseful.
Eversince he had realized Aanchal was Arjun's sister, he really had no hopes of his love life...and today he thought he had lost her forever!
She might never forgive him...while here he was head over heals in love with her..
What pained him further was Arjun's silence...as if the fear of loosing his love wasn't enough, he felt he lost his best friend, brother and the only family he had!!
Just as both of them sat with swollen faces,they heard the door open
Raghav turned back only to see Aanchal putting her bag on the table.
They really couldn't believe their eyes! And while they were upset in their hearts, seeing her...a sense of relief washed over their faces
"Chai...aur ye parathe banaye the.." She handed over the breakfast to Raghav and sat down near Arjun to feed him.
Her face was sullen and her eyes puffed ...
Both the boys felt apologetic.
"Sorry, aage se kabhi aise nahi karenge" Both of them spoke together
She got teary eyed and sniffed
"Please pehle kha lijiye..dawa bhi leni hai" She spoke in a broken tone
"Sorry Pihu" Arjun was on the verge on crying
Raghav too sat in front of her like a guilty child waiting for either punishment or forgiveness
Raghav finally spoke..."Kaan pakad ke Sorry...aage se kabhi nahi karenge" and he caught his ears and spoke with a pout
Aanchal was startled, firstly she wasn't really expecting such sincere apologies and secondly he did look damn cute!
She couldn't help but notice his expressions and pout
A faint smile finally surfaced on her face...she tried to hide it but Raghav did see it!
"Chai thandi ho jayegi" Aanchal told Raghav
His face beamed with delight and he smiled widely.
Arjun too was relieved witnessing that faint smile
"Abhi teri turn...tu bhi Sorry bol"
And just as Arjun tried to hold his ears, his hands had a sharp pain
"Ahhh" He yelped in pain
"Kya kar rahe hai???"Aanchal rubbed his hands and wrist"
His pain was again visible on her face
"Jaldi se khaiye aur dawa lijiye...nahi toh aur dard hoga"
Aanchal finally fed him food and gave him medicines.
"Kal raat kya khaya tha?"
She asked them
"Kuch nahi" Arjun spoke feebly
She was aghast! Hemant was right!
"Kyun?"
"Vrat tha humara bhi, thursday raat ko karte hai" Raghav went again on his antics
Aanchal found it extremely hard not to laugh, she had thought to give both of them a cold shoulder and behave indifferently, but destiny had other plans
"Thursday raat ko konsa vrat hota hai?" Aanchal though tried hard putting up a tough face but failed miserably
"Woh bada special hota hai, Jin logon ko daant padti hai na unko rakhna padta hai" Raghav chuckled
"Waise aaj me chutthi le sakta hoon, toh agar aap jaana chahe to jaa sakti hai"
Raghav pushed his luck a little more, he was so enjoying this banter
"Aap apna kaam dekh lijiye, waise bhi doctor saab ne mujhe yahan zyada rukne ke liye kaha hai...aap aaram se shaam ko aaiyega"
The boys were overjoyed and both wanted to hug her bad!
Raghav however didn't push his luck this time!
"Pihu...please kuch kha le na" Arjun finally spoke
Aanchal looked at him and nodded
Raghav served her and hugged Arjun and left only to comeback 10 min later with a cupcake!
"Aap please is par humari taraf se Sorry likh kar kha lijiyega"
Aanchal gave him a soft smile and it just warmed his heart!
"Tu jaa raha tha na" Arjun spoke animatedly
"Haan jaa raha hoon" Raghav left again and came back
"Ye poora finish kijiyega please "
And Aanchal laughed out at his antics
Arjun's eyes welled up, he hadn't ever seen her laugh!
Raghav's presence became a solace for the siblings.
Arjun thanked him mentally for all that he did!
Arjun slowly and gradually got better with each passing day.
Though she wouldn't really talk or opened up much to Arjun, the simple solace of having her around comforted him. She would take a lot of care and ensured Arjun recovered well.
The doctors informed them that he will be discharged in a couple of days.
"Tu pehla hai, jo hospital se discharge hone ki baat sunke dukhi ho gaya hai"
Raghav said as he saw Arjun's sunken face
"Pihu ko kaise dekhunga,yahaan toh pura din saath rehti hain
Ghar jaake toh uska chehra dekhne ko bhi taras jaaonga...abhi toh Cafe bhi nahi jaa paoounga"
The realization hit Raghav as well.
This was the place he would see her everyday...now..would it be all over?
"Ye toh maine socha bhi nahi!Ab kya kare?" They both were clueless
Kaku advised Aanchal to once to go to Arjun's home and settle everything and brief their house help about his medications and food.
As it was a a Sunday, Aanchal only went to hospital in the morning and handed over the food. She then came to Arjun's house with Kaku.
As both Kaku and Aanchal went inside the house, they were aghast to say the least!
The house was 10 times bigger than the place where Aanchal lived.
She barely had a small room with a little kitchenette and washroom. Though small and in an old building, it was neat and tidy.
This was 3BHK with huge rooms and living space and balconies. But the house was a complete mess!
Clothes, towels dumped on beds and couches, Files and papers scattered everywhere, the dining table was filled with half empty/ full bottles and food parcels..and the kitchen was another story altogether!
"Hey Bhagwan! Ye yahan...aise rehte hai?"
Kaku too was in a state of shock..
"Aise raha toh beemar hi rahega"
Aanchal took it one herself to clean up the house! With Nandu, their help, she first cleaned up his spaces, bedroom and organized his things.
Arjun and Raghav had no clue if she would come again today. The two sat quietly in the room wondering about their life post discharge.
Raghav later called up Nandu to inform him that he was staying in the hospital today.
"Haan Bhaiya, pata hai Didi ne bola aap aaj Arjun Bhaiya ke paas rahoge"
"Didi??"
"Haan Pihu Didi ghar pe hi toh hain subah se, kitni safai hui hai..pata hai...aap dono ghar dekhoge na toh pehchaan nahi paaoge...achha rakhta hoon..Didi bula rahi hai"
As Raghav put down the phone, a smile broke on his face!
"Kya hua Raghu?"
"Aanchal ghar pe hai...Gulmohar Apts...Safai kar rahi hai...arranging the house for you...woh subah se wahi hai...Nandu bola"
Arjun too was delighted by this, Pihu still was caring so much.. a hope that she might come there as well to meet him emerged in his heart!
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