"Life can be so perfect at times,right Bhaiya?"
Harsh asked Rohan,walking backway with the latter following him from front.
"What happened Harsh?Some crush,yet again?"
"God!I was just being serious and telling you something"He looked up and started balancing the basketball he had in his hand.
"Okay..okay"Rohan nodded laughing.
"I was just saying...We,Kaushiks,are just perfect.We have a well life,with well personalities and not to forget well manners.There are so many people out there having struggles in their life.We are lucky enough in every aspect.
We dont have much to struggle,we are happy doing our jobs and living with our family"
"Hunh!So big lecture!What are you planning to ask from me,Harsh?
Be it whatever,maybe we still are too young to know these hurdles,but at this stage yes,perfect we are!"
He tightened his hold on Harsh,there holding his neck by his arm.
They came to the living area.
"Ofcourse Mrs.Dheer"Krishdha smiled as she talked on her phone.
"Yes.Absolutely!"
She thought and answered.
"Its...fine...the dates would be fixed as per your convenience.
Okay.Talk to you later.Bye"
And she cut the call,handing some papers to her assistant.
Rohan and Harsh went to the sofa where Krishdha sat,thoughtfully.
Harsh asked,"So Mrs.Kaushik,whom were you talking with?"
Krishdha came out of her wonder as Rohan laid down on her lap.
She smiled again,"It was Mrs.Dheer, Harsh"
"Oh!again..?Badi Maa I don't understand it,it would have been okay if Shubhi Di was the one always busy on the phone with Rishi Bhaiya.But after their marriage has been fixed,its Dheer aunty always calling you or Sudhi Ma and at times Dheer uncle calls Dad."Rohan burst out into some fits of laughter,as Krishdha waved her hand over him.
"Really Bhai?How strange.
But still Shubhi Di's phone goes all busy whenever I call her"
"She talks to her friends instead"Rohan answered.
"Oh God.If it would have been me.."
Harsh stopped midway,
"You would have never bothered to call anyone of us"teased Krishdha and she was joined by Rohan.
"But Badi Maa..What do you all talk so much with Dheers!?!
It looks like as if its not a marriage but some business deal in process"Rohan said jokingly.
Though the last sentence made the smile on Krishdha's face dimnish a little.
...
"Its beautiful Yash"
Aaditya spoke mesmerized by the new painting presented by Yash.It was the Kaushik mansion.Yash smiled fondly.
"Thankyou Bhai.Nothing gives me more good vibes than painting.You know"
"Due these good vibes,fame is all yours,Yash."
Aaditya patted his cheek and left to meet Kanchi.
"Umm...all of you..."Yash hesistantly said to the servants doing their chores.
"Yes Sir?"They asked.
"Actually..its"He tried hard to say.
"Yash wants to say that he wants some time alone and thus,requests all you guys to help him do so.Will you?I hope it doesnt hurt you in anyway..?"
Rohan came,having his hands led in his pockets.
"Ofcourse Sir.You need not take this to you."smiled they,beginning to leave.
"Here for you,Bhai!"Rohan told smiling.
"As again,you and your words,you are wondrous"
"Why so?"
"At times,you are there to knock down people with your words and at times you are there to make people smile"
"Depends on the 'people' Yash"
"Oh"
"Its you who is wondrous. You are there,magical with tools and metals,the other ways your brushes create magic"
"Thats profession and passion seperately"
"There are so many people out there who can't even find one"They giggled.
"Passion is for yourself and profession is for you"
"Your words,wow!I dont get it"
"You may.I wish you meet a person who makes you struggle with words"smiled Yash.
"And I wish you meet a person who makes you struggle with your views"Rohan replied.
Both of them burst out into a fit of giggles.
It was Yash and Rohan who could understand each other like no one else does.
...
"Aaditya"
"You called me Dad?"He asked before entering the cabin.
"Yes.How is your assessment going on?"
"Its fine till now.I am trying to explore the whole system of our business.And I want to pay special attention to the gross section as well"
"Okay.I want to tell you something.You are much grown up and I think it would be really good if you be involved in our matters from now on"
"Yes Dad.As you feel"
"Its regarding your sister.."Suryam closed his eyes,he was stammering to say something.
"Its...its jus that her in-laws have decided to prepone the wedding.They neither want it too soon nor they want too much delay."
"Dad..if they want it,they would be telling us what date they prefer.And before that,have you asked Shubhi Di and Rishi Bhaiya.Its their wedding after all"
"Yes,they would be telling us anytime.We need to be prepared.Your mother and Chhoti Ma must have dealt with Shubhi,I think."Suryam still seems to be in a firm thought process.
Aaditya waited a little,anxious,he began
"Okay.
Dad..what is making you think so much?any problem?"
He finally asked.
"No Aadi,I'm fine.I was just thinking about the recent worker's strike in Glaze Industries"
"Don't worry Dad,no such thing would happen here"
"I know,not when there are my sons supporting me"
...
"So you think there was something Dad couldn't tell you Bhai?"Rohan asked
"Yes..the way he talked,it looked to me that he was preparing to tell me something else and told me the other thing"Aaditya explained his brothers.
"I just want Shubhi Di to be happy.I haven't seen Rishi bhaiya,but have heard him to be extremely focused and ambitious"
Yash spoke.
"But last time I found admiration for Di in his eyes.Arent all of us focused and ambitious?Still,won't your wife always hold an important place in your lives?"
Yash had a light smile and Rohan sat silent,with a blank expression.
It was Harsh who giggled,
"Isn't Bhaiya thinking it always?"
"What?"asked Aaditya.
"Don't be so innocent Bhaiya,about your wife and our Bhabhi"He said childishly.
Rohan and Yash laughed seeing the blush forming at Aaditya's face.
"Caught you are Bhaiya"Yash threw a cushion at him,which Aaditya used to beat Harsh.
Sudhira stepped away,she happened to listen all their conversation.She was smiling at the last part but instantly she was reminded of the question put up by Yash.
"Will Shubhi be happy?
Or are all of us just illusioned that she'll adjust with time?"
"What if Dheers are something else in real?Sometimes I just think everything is a myth.How rich,how great,how lucky people are!We see all other's problems but somedays just can't solve our own.Why are some realities so tough?"
Sometimes we expect so much from illusion,that reality,though natural,seems to be too broken.
"Illusion it is...which makes reality fragile."
Echoed the universe.