CHAPTER 10
Roli and Sid walked down to the reception where Rithik was waiting sitting on a couch reading a magazine. Rithik lifted his eyes from the magazine to see Roli and Siddhant coming; they were talking to each other and Roli was laughing at a joke that Sid has just cracked. Rithik looked at the pair with a nice feeling; he didn't know why, but he was feeling good seeing the pair. Roli reached Rithik as soon as he saw him and Sid followed her. "Bhaiyya..." she reached and hugged him affectionately. Rithik too hugged her back. Sid reached Rithik with a smile. Roli pointed at Sid and said "Bhaiyya...this is Siddhant...My new boss...Siddhant...this is my Bhaiyya...Rithik..." The men smiled at each other and forwarded their hands to each other. "Hello..." said Rithik. "Hi..." Sid said with a smile. "So...done with the party?" asked Rithik. "Yeah..." said Sid. "So Siddhant...how's the work...i mean...you have just joined..." asked Rithik. "Fine... nothing wrong as such..." said Sid. "Okay...so you're staying here...Nice..." commented Rithik. "Yeah...would love if you come in...We'll just sit in for a while..." said Sid. Rithik was to say something but Roli stopped him. "No!!!Not now...I'm sleepy..."said Roli. "So what...we'll arrange for a taxi for you..go home...sleep...who said you should not.." said Sid. Roli looked angrily at Sid. Rithik laughed. "it's not that Siddhant...She cannot sleep if she's not in my lap..." said Rithik. Sid laughed aloud. "Come on...she still sleeps in your lap...i came to know that you both are really attached..but never expected this...So what're you planning to do after her marriage...to go and sleep between her hubby? The poor guy is gonna suffer..." asked Sid teasingly. Roli rolled her eyes at Sid. But Rithik smiled. "No Siddhant...It's not like that...I will give my sister to only that person who can give her the warmth and comfort more than in my lap...he should make my sister forget the comfort in my lap..." said Rithik. Roli hugged Rithik with an upset face. "No one can give me the warmth in your lap..." she said. "So no plans to marry? ehhh?"asked Sid to Roli. "No,i will definitely marry...but...He can never take my Bhaiyya's place...Bro is bro..Love is love..." said Roli. "Good answer..." supported Rithik. "Oh...so we'll see...Anyway...thank s for coming Roli...had a great time..."said Sid. Roli smiled. Rithik too smiled at Sid. "So Siddhant...let us leave...It's already late..." said Rithik. Sid nodded. Roli and Rithik waved bye to Sid whilst he stood in the reception just looking at the duo with moisture somewhere in his eyes.
Back at home too, Roli had only time for talking about Sid. "Bhaiyya...you know...the house is so neat...Never feels that it's the residence of a bachelor who lives alone..." said Roli to Rithik for the 7th time in the single night. On her journey back home , she was just babbling on this. "You have told it already baby..." Rithik reminded. Roli expressed sorry. "Woh... Yes...the train through he throat.." began Roli. "that is...Siddhant tried to drink alcohol with his friends and it turned out to be a train service in his throat...Am I right?" asked Rithik who had heard this joke so many time that it didn't seem as a joke to him any long. Roli settled on the bed angrily. "You don't listen to me anymore Bhaiyya..." she complained. Rithik came and embraced her. "Sorry Bacchii..but what to do? You have already said it gazillion times..." he tried to make her understand. Roli crawled in to Rithik's lap whilst he caressed her hairs. "Will you tell the truth if Bhaiyya ask?" asked him to Roli. Roli raised his head and looked him. "Have I ever told lie to you?" she asked him. "No..not that baby..Just asked." said Rithik. "Ask me Bhaiyya...Your Roli will never lie to you..." "hmmm...Roli...tell me...do you have any interest on Siddhant..." Rithik asked. Roli got up from his lap and looked Rithik surprised. "Roli...it's not that I think you feel for him...it's not that...i don't doubt you..But I just felt that something in your mind is shaken..." said Rithik. Roli leaned on his shoulder. "Is it Bhaiyya?" she asked innocently. "hmmm..." replied Rithik. "But Bhaiyya..i don't feel anything for him..trust me..i just felt good...good to see him, to talk him..He's friendly...good natured...But it's not love ...not even crush..." she said. "I understand my child...that's why i told your mind is shaken...but as you see, if things grow more than this for you, or for him, tell me...don't be hesitant...your Bhaiyya is always with you...always...i said this because I could feel something in his looks towards you...Something more than friendship..maybe I'm just doubting..But if it's true too, I'm happy...because he's really nice...good fellow without any egos...I will be happy to give you to him.." Rithik said. Roli got uip from his shoulders. "Where have you taken this? It's just two days since we met...I think you're trying to put me off your head..." Roli taunted. Rithik looked at her with a smile. "hmmm..what to do? I'm a brother..i should find a prince for this princess..." he said. "oh ho...that's okay...But we'll cremate this matter here for now...If something like you feel pop up, I will definitely say you..let's see..."said Roli. "okay...leave it...for now...sleep...because., if you didn't forget, day after tomorrow you have an exam at Jaipur... And we should start tomorrow..." Roli rolled her eyes remembering it. "Bhaiyya..i forgot it..Packing..works..." she hit her head. "I knew you forgot...So I had already made everything ready..."said Rithik. "Bhaiyya...you're the sweetest.. "said Roli hugging him and kissing on his cheeks. " that's okay..sleep..." said Rithik as Roli settled in his lap and he slowly patted her head to make her sleep.
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