Chapter18

"Thank god you grew out of your crush D.I shudder imagining you marrying my brother and finally kicking me out of this house" Siddhu said without thinking and the whole atmosphere turned tense
He looked around and saw Drishti glaring at him and the others looking at him ,each with different expressions.
"Damn it"
"Siddhu??" Anjana asked gaping at her son and his bestfriend
"Haha. Nice joke. Wasn't it??" Siddhu asked chuckling nervously
Abhay coughed feeling awkward. Drishti has always been a little sister for him. To hear that she had a crush on him. That too infront of his wife and Drishti's husband. Add to the mix ,Drishti's husband happens to be his best friends. Great!!
"Who is going to kill you? Shravan bhai or Kiara bhabhi??Death is starring a double role in front of you D." Siddhu whispered and Drishti glared at him
"But your death has a single role Siddharth Agnihotri. And that is ME" Drishti hissed at him
"Err...I guess its getting late for Mithran bhai. He seems to be very sleepy" Siddhu said trying to divert the attention from his best friend.
Mithran gave him an 'oh really' look and Siddhu inturn pleaded through his eyes for help
"Yeah. Its getting late" Mithran bid bye to the family and walked out.
Abhay and Shravan followed him out ,both feeling awkward about the silly crush
Having a teenage crush is not a big deal. But to know that your wife had a crush on your bestfriend....it really feels awkward
"Oh come on. It was just a crush which I'm sure she grew out of long back." Mithran said rolling his eyes seeing the awkwardness between his bestfriends.
"I didn't knew" Abhay defended himself and Mithran again rolled his eyes
"It's okay. I honestly don't have a problem" Shravan said truthfully
"And I also want to tell in advance. Drishti and Siddhu are very close. I mean very very close. But they are friends. Nothing more. The sooner you accept that ,sooner you can work on your marriage Shravan" Abhay said warning Shravan
Abhay always worried about how Siddhu and Drishti's spouses would take their friendship. They are very close. And in a way Abhay is glad ,Drishti is married to Shravan. Shravan had known Siddhu for over a decade now. So obviously he wouldn't have a problem with Siddhu
"Did I say I have a problem with their friendship??" Shravan asked
"Your face when Drishti said I love you to Siddhu said. Drishti is a very touchy huggy person" Abhay said
"What??"
"I mean. She is very friendly. With everyone. So ,getting jealous and possessive whenever she hugs someone is going to be very difficult for you Shravan. Because ,you wouldn't have time for anything else other than being jealous" Abhay said
"Why are you talking about jealousy. I hardly know her. We haven't even decided whether we want to stay married to each other" Shravan said in disbelief
"What do you mean by you haven't decided?? Are you planning to leave her??" Abhay asked angrily confusing Shravan
"Why are you getting angry now??"
"Because she is like my own sister" Abhay said
"Then talk to your sister. She is the one who asked for annulement first" Shravan said annoyed with Abhay
Abhay is his bestfriend. Abhay should take his side ,not Drishti's
"I will talk to her" Abhay said
"What about Isha?? She said she heard Drishti talking to someone about getting money from this marriage??" Mithran asked
"That someone must definitely be Siddhu" Abhay said
"Heard my name?? What's happening bros??" Siddhu asked coming out
Abhay conveyed whatever he heard from
Mithran and Shravan about Isha's words and Siddhu laughed
"Why are you laughing now??" Mithran asked
"Nothing. I'm imagining Drishti's reaction when she knows that you thought she is a gold digger. She will definitely kill you bro" Siddhu said
"Then tell me what she meant by getting money from this marriage" Shravan asked
"She didn't mean anything. I called her stupid to get trapped there. And she got offened. And to get back at me ,she said she is not stupid. She is infact smart to have gotten married to a rich eligible bachelor" Siddhu said shrugging
"Oh" Shravan said
"Okay. Bye Mithran bhai." Siddhu bid goodnight and went inside the house to inform Drishti that everything is okay. He had come out to check the situation after him blurting out about Drishti's crush
"The coast is clear D" Siddhu informed as soon as he came inside.
"Good for you" Drishti glared at him
"Drishti?? How did Vihaan and Divya react to your sudden marriage??" Anjana asked
Drishti chuckled nervously and Anjana narrowed her eyes at D
"What?? They knew right??"
"They are abroad right now aunty" Drishti said
"I know that."
"And this is not something to say on phone right?? If I tell them now ,they will cut short their vacation and come home. I will tell them as soon as they come back" Drishti said
"Drishti. That's not how things are done. Your parents should know what is happening with
you. I won't support you in this. I'm going to call Divya" Anjana said
"Aunty aapko meri kasam. You can't do that. I promise I will tell them when they return" Drishti said and Anjana huffed angrily
"They had left you here in Bangalore trusting us to look after you."
"But this didn't happen in Bangalore. It happened in Chandigarh" Drishti informed cheerfully
"Mom. She said she will inform her parents. There is nothing to worry about too. She is married to Shravan bhai. We know him well. So relax"
"I don't know why you two always land in some or the other troubles." Anjana shook her head and walked towards her bedroom
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"So ,Isha heard half the conversation and misunderstood the situation" Mithran concluded
"Yes. Talking about Isha!! What's up with you nowadays?? You are always flirting with her??" Shravan asked and Mithran laughed
"I'm planning to marry her" Mithran said and his two friends stared at him
"Marry Isha?? You are in love with her??" Abhay asked
"Uh!! No!! Hopefully we will fall in love after marriage" Mithran said
"What?? She agreed for marriage??"
"No!! I haven't asked her yet" Mithran said
"Are you crazy? Without asking her you decided to marry her?? And you are not even in love with her?? What is wrong with you??" Abhay asked
"For me friendship is more important that love in a marriage. I don't know if it is possible to develop friendship after falling in love. So I want
to fall in love with someone who is already my friend" Mithran said
"You really are crazy" Abhay said
"I'm not. I'm being practical. This is something I learned from my parents' marriage" Mithran said
"What is wrong with your parents marriage??"
"They do love each other. But there is no friendship between them. There is always a communication gap between them. You know my Mom. For her ,her husband is God. Not a companion. That's not the kind of marriage I want" Mithran said
"I don't understand what you are talking" Shravan said
"Leave it man!! I will deal with my marriage. You two are newly wed grooms. Go go!! Go to your new brides. Goodnight guys"
With that Mithran left and the other two walked
into the house
Shravan walked into Drishti's room as pointed out by Abhay. She was scrolling through her phone ,finally getting it back from Siddhu
"Darn!! How many missed calls" Drishti wondered looking at the notifications in her phone
"Keep your phone with you if you plan a vanishing act the next time" Shravan said and Drishti looked up at him
"I didn't plan any vanishing act. I left a note for you. It is not my fault that you missed it" Drishti argued.
"Whatever. I calling Rajesh kaka to bring some of my things over. Do you need anything??" Shravan asked scrolling through the phone to locate Rajesh kaka's number.
"No. I have everything I need here. I'm going for a shower" she said and took her night clothes
from the wardrobe and walked into the washroom