Life is beautiful when you understand it perfectly. When you have a family to bank upon, when all your relationships are beautiful, and you're able to yield sweet fruit out of it, then it becomes a perfect family.

A family is a pool of emotions, where you experience everything in one place. You can find amusement in the love that your parents hold for each other, and then there is the funny banter between siblings. No matter how much they fight or argue, they always end up being together. That affectionate glance of the grandparents is something that everyone in the family needs, and the urge to respond to someone who badmouths your family comes from within a family. You're blessed if you're surrounded by a loving family.

One such family is the Malhotra family, which harbours an unbreakable bond between three brothers, the three sons of the family. Although these three have arguments, they fight, and at times, they stop talking to each other, but at the end of the day, they're together as if nothing happened between them.

It's a fine day in the Malhotra household, and everyone is busy with their usual chores. A young guy is in the kitchen brewing some coffee for himself. Meanwhile, his mother comes by his side and pats his shoulder.

"Beta, tum subah subah kitchen mein kya kar rahe ho? Vo bhi aise bina nahaye. Teri Dadi ne dekh liya toh char baat mujhe sunayengi," his mother chides him.

"Maa, aapko pata hai na meri subah coffee ke bina nahi hoti. Agar kisi aur ko kahunga toh bhi dadi ko dikkat hogi," he responds with a smile.

"Achcha, kal se main teri coffee tere kamre mein le aaungi. Abhi tu jaa, teri dadi sabse pehle rasoi mein hi aayengi," she smiles at her son.

This guy is Vineet Malhotra, the elder son of the family. He can't do a single day without coffee, his first drink of the day. He is inclined towards his mother, who has given him lenience to enter the kitchen, though no one in the house is allowed to enter the kitchen without taking a bath. His grandmother, Veena Malhotra, is very specific about certain rules in the house.

Vineet walks out of the kitchen holding his coffee mug and runs up the stairs, towards his room. He passes by a room, and he can hear a few sounds from inside the room. He smiles at first, but then a few muffled and painful screams coming from the room startle him. He pushes the door and enters inside, where a young girl is fast asleep on the bed. The room is no less than a princess' room. Why won't it be? She's the darling daughter of the household.

She looks uneasy in her sleep and is whining every now and then. He rushes by her side and keeps his hand on her head, trying to soothe her. It seems like she recognizes his touch and calms down in the next instant. She even turns to his side and snuggles close to him.

She's Ishaani Malhotra, his darling sister. The girl has been experiencing nightmares for a long time, and often she wakes up in the middle of the night or screams so loudly, disturbing her family. Right now was one such moment, but Vineet pushed it away by entering the room and helping his sister. Meanwhile, two other guys enter the room, seeing the door open. They're Aniket and Samrat Malhotra.

"Isha, jaldi uth gayi, kamaal hain. Vaise jab tak main nahi uthaata, ye ladki aankh bhi nahi kholti," Samrat comments while looking at his sister.

"Aur bhai aap yahan ho, toh yeh so kyun rahi hai abhi tak?" Aniket puts forward his question when he notices Vineet in the room.

"Shh, tum dono chup rahoge? Ishu so rahi hain. Tum dono niklo kamre se baahar. Usey jaga doge dono," Vineet scolds them.

"Kamaal hain, usey uthaane ki jagah hume kyun daant rahe ho?" Samrat narrows his eyes in his direction.

"Arey, abhi 7 hi baje hain. Aur vaise bhi jab main yahan aaya tha toh yeh shayad koi sapna dekh rahi thi, ghabrai hui thi, abhi isey sone do. Koi pareshan nahi karega isey," Vineet instructs his brothers.

"Thik hain, thik hain. Nahi satayenge aapki laadli behen ko. Huh, baat iski aati hain toh aap humse bhi ladte ho, bahut nainsaafi hai, bhaisahab," Aniket rolls his eyes towards Vineet.

"Chal Sam, apna yahan koi nahi. Maa ke paas jaate hain," he says, and the two brothers walk out of the room, causing Vineet to smile.

Samrat and Aniket often do this kind of drama, but they equally love their sister. However, the bond between the youngest and the eldest sibling is extra special, and this is the case between Ishaani and Vineet.

They're one big family. Aniket and Vineet are sons of Mrinal and Pankaj Malhotra, while Ishaani and Samrat are children of Rishabh and Pallavi Malhotra. Pankaj and Rishabh share a selfless bond of love, which the three boys have adapted beautifully. Their moms too share a sisterly bond. Samrat and Aniket are of the same age as their moms were pregnant at the same time, and when Ishaani was born, the boys' happiness knew no bounds.

Ishaani is the apple of everyone's eyes in the family. Samrat, Vineet, and Aniket are like puppets of her fingers, and they'd do anything for their darling sister. While Ishaani holds immense respect for her brothers, there's no distance between them. She's the one always praying for her brothers' wellbeing. This is how this sweet family works on the basics of love, companionship, and trust.

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Pankaj and Mrinal are in their room. Pankaj is getting ready while Mrinal looks a little worried. He catches her thoughtful demeanour through the mirror. He turns around to look at his wife.

"Kya baat hain, Mrinal? Kuch pareshan si lag rahi hain aap?" He asks.

"Pankaj ji, aap toh jaante hain na meri pareshani ka kaaran. Aap ko chinta nahi hoti?" She looks at her husband, worry etched all over her face.

"Mujhe bahut chinta hoti hain, Mrinal. Lekin abhi toh sab thik hain na. Phir kyun aap bewajah chinta kar rahi hain. Aapko pareshan dekh kar, aapke teenon bete mujhse hi sawal karenge," Pankaj says.

"Aur vo aapka laadla! Vo kahega, "Badepapa, aap na sach mein bahut boring ho, kabhi toh badimaa ko tension dene ki jagah pyaar se baat karo." He mimics his nephew, Samrat, trying to lighten the moment.

"Aapko mazaak sujh raha hain. Yahan har roz main pareshan hoti hoon. Aap jaante hain na agar ye sab in teenon ko pata chalega toh kya hoga? Aur kisi na kisi din ye raaz bahar aayega na, Pankaj ji?" She asks.

"Mrinal, aap itna mat sochiye. Dekhiye vo sab puraani baatein hain. Humaara aaj humaare teenon bete hain. Aur aap jaanti hain na teenon mein kitna pyaar hai, aur jab tak ye teenon ek sath rahenge na, koi hamara kuch nahi bigaad sakta. Vishwas rakhiye, Mrinal," Pankaj comforts his wife.

"Koi kuch karke toh dikhaaye, I would punch them on their nose." It's Aniket standing at the door of his parents' room.

"Ani, tu kab aaya?" Mrinal tries to cover up their conversation.

"Jab Papa aapko kuch samjha rahe they. Vaise koi serious baat toh nahi hain na?" Aniket looks at his parents.

"Nahi beta, kuch nahi, koi baat nahi hai," Mrinal replies, though, she is worried that her son has heard them conversing.

"Okay, par Papa, you're right, jab tak main, Sam aur bhai ek sath hai na, humaare sath sab achcha hoga, aur humare business mein bhi," he smiles at his parents, who nod affirmatively.

"Ab jaldi chaliye. Maa, chhoti Ma aapko bula rahi hain kitchen mein," Aniket says and then walks off.

Mrinal and Pankaj are relieved to learn that he didn't listen to anything except Pankaj's last statement. He again assures his wife, while Aniket is lost in thought. He knows there's something important that his parents are talking about. He's lost in thoughts when his sister, Ishaani, hugs him and tries to hide behind him. Samrat comes by their side, trying to catch his sister, who just played a prank on him. Aniket tries to stop him, and they get engaged in a fun-filled banter.

Pankaj and Mrinal smile to see the three siblings banter around, while their eldest one is helping his Ma in settling the breakfast table. They're content to have their kids with them.

However, other aspects of life are hidden from the new generation of the family. The siblings are completely unaware of it. Well, life is long and all they wish is to achieve everything that they desire.

To Be Continued.

KabirsAngel and Anamika_anu i hope you two like it. ❤️❤️