Sonakshi sitting on their jhula, lost in her own thoughts. " Yeh kya horaha hai Dev. Sabh kuch itna messed up kaise hogaya. Buss in kuch saalon mai hum yaha kaise pohuch gaye? Ma ke insecurities, Soha Ka zidh, Ayush ka humara bachha hona, tumhare mere beech itne fasle hona, and maa...'. Thinking of Asha, Sonakshi's eyes well up with tears. "Ek pal hum ek dusre ko chhuye bina nahi rahe sakte the aur aaj ek dusre ke zaroorat hote huye bhi ek dusre ko paas nahi bulate. Jab dusre baar hum mile toh humne wada kiya tha na ki humare rishte ko sabse zyada attention denge. Toh phir kaha galti hui humse? Hum Dev aur Sona se abh sirf Shubh or Soha ke mummi papa rehe gaye hai." Sona heaves with the weight of these thoughts racing through her mind.
Dev, at his desk in their room, similarly conflicted. "Mai sab kuch theek karna chahta hu toh sab kuch bikhar hi kyu jata hai! Ayush ko, apne bete ko, apne ghar laya par na woh khush hai aur na ghar mai koi aur. Soha ka bachpana, Sona ka darr, aur Ma ki harrbari, isse kaise theek karu mai. Kaise? Aisa lagta hai ki bilkul akela hogaya hu. Mai aur Sonakshi eksaath toh hai par alag raahe pe chal rahe hai jaha se ek dusre ke dil tak ka raasta lamba lagta hai. Kisse bolu kya bolu? Tears well up in his eyes at his predicament. His thoughts were interrupted with someone's loud voice.
"Bhayyiyaaa" dekho mai agayiii." It was his Nikki, home for the weekend. Despite his current mood, his eyes sparkled and a smile came to his face. He stood up and hugged his little sister to his chest. "Nikkii!! Tujhe nahi pata aaj tere bhai ko shayad apni behno ki hi zaroorat thi. Thank you ane ke liye!"
"Kyu bhayiya, kya hua hai apko, bohot pareshan lag rahe ho aap. Bhabhi ko bhi nahi dekha ate hua." Nikki said, wiping away her brother's tears, sad now that she sees him conflicted. "Acha koi baat nahi, betho yaha. Kuch der mai Riya aur Neha Di bhi arahi hai, toh aap humse apni dil ki saari baat e Karna theek hai?" Nikki reassured her brother. In the last years, this was probably the one good thing that Dev and his sisters had grown closer like never before, and the three had woved to always stand by their brother. Nikki and Dev sat in silence, comfortable in each others company.
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My dreams for next week, especially Monday ☺️ let me know if you like the idea.