Ishi: Ha aapka naam. Jab Dada 8th me the aur mai 3rd, tab...

Flashback
It was summer holidays and Ishi had visited Abhishek's place. Abhi was enrolled in a sports academy that time. That time, Abhi made a new friend. He invited him at home. After academy, Abhi came home with his new friend.

Abhi: Nanu, dekhiye kon aaya hai.

Nanu: Abhi bala, kon aahe ha?

Abhi: He is my new friend, Siddharth M...

Nanu (cut him off): Siddharth? Tu isse friendship nahi kar sakta.

Ishi: Pan ka, Dadaji?

Nanu (to Siddharth): Beta, tu ghar ja. Mujhe Abhishek se kuch baat karni hai. Ghar ka mamla hai.

Siddharth nodded and went. Nanu grabbed Abhi's hand tightly.

Nanu: Kyu ki usse dosti? Ye jante hue bhi ki mujhe Siddharth naam se nafrat hai! Bohot samjhaya par nahi. Lagta hai, tujhe saja deni hogi ab. Shiksha milalyavarach aikshil majha.
(It looks like you will listen to me after getting punishment only.)

Nanu dragged Abhi's hand and took him in Abhi's room. Ishi too went behind them.

Nanu: Pudhcha ek athavda tu hya room chya baher disla nahi pahije. Tujha jeevan pani ithech hoil. Ani tu phakt mala ani Ishika la bhetu shaktos. Reyansh la pan nahi.
(You're grounded in this room for 1 week. You'll get your food and water here only. And you can only meet me and Ishika. Not even Reyansh.)

Abhi: No Nanu, please don't do this. Please. Nanu, please. Majhya matches aahet. Mi captain aahe aamchya team cha. Please Nanu... I practiced so hard for this, please!
(My matches are there. I'm the captain of our team.)

Nanu: Ishika, tu chal.
(You come.)

Abhi was pleading Nanu to stop but he didn't paid attention to him. Nanu dragged Ishi out when she was not coming and closed the door. Abhi was banging the door, crying. Still Nanu didn't opened it. Ishika was also crying. She wanted to go to her Dada. But as if Nanu cared; he didn't paid any attention to their cries and kept Abhi locked in that room. That day, he didn't even allowed Ishi to go in that room. From next day, Ishi spent most of her time with Abhi only. But one good thing happened in that course of time. Abhi got close with Ishi in that one week. From that day, Ishi became Abhi's best friend.
End of Flashback

Ishi: Not clearly but I still remember, Dada was crying all the time. And why not? He missed his matches. Infact Dadaji stopped his sports. From that day, Dada don't easily makes friends. And I think, jo hua vo batate wakt shayad maine aapka naam bataya so he behaved like that. I'm sorry from his side.

Sid: Are nahi Ishu, tu sorry kyu? Aur usne bhi sorry bolne ki koi jarurat nahi. Actually I was not angry, just hurt. Par koi baat nahi. Accha chal, andar chalte hai.

Ishi: Hmm...

They went inside. Abhi and Bantu were already seated on the dinning table. They saw Sid and Ishi coming.

Abhi: Dono baitho. Khana khalo.

They both were going to sit when suddenly a ball entered the house, breaking the window. Ishi got too scared that tears formed in her eyes. She started shivering. Abhi saw her and was about to go near her to hug her but Sid was quick. He quickly hugged her and rubbed her back, saying soothing words in her ears. After few minutes, Ishi calmed down. Abhi was looking them with adorable eyes as well as slight jealousy. Ishi back off from the hug and both settled down.

Ishi: I'm sorry.

Abhi: Ishu, are you ok? Un bacchon ko kitni baar kaha hai ki yaha cricket mat keli par nahi. Abhi dekhta hu unhe.

Ishi: No. Uski jarurat nahi. Unhe mat dato. Mujhe kach phutne se daar lagta hai usme unka kya kasur? Please.

Abhi: Hmm. And (turning to Sid) I'm sorry. I behaved rudely with you. Actually I can't tell you the reason. I know this is not how I should justify but hope you understand. Vaise your name?

Sid: S....

Ishi (cut him off): Sarthak Joshi, ha Sarthak Joshi.

Abhi: Pakka yahi naam hai na? Nahi, you yourself are confused.

Ishi (sweetly): Yahi hai

Abhi: To vo bhi bata sakta tha.

Abhi looked at Sid who was looking at Ishi with shocked eyes. Ishi pleaded Sid with eyes to continue her lie.

Sid: Ha. Mera naam Sarthak hi hai. Sarthak Nig...uh...Joshi. I'm your dr.

Abhi (confused): Dr?

Ishi/Bantu/Sid (looking at each other, dramatically): Long story

All started laughing including Abhi. After controlling their laughs, they started eating.

That's it for today!
Actually I was out of town, rather state, so there were network issues that's why I was not able to post. Today as I came back in my State, I got proper range therefore posting.
Sorry for delay😞
Hope you all will love the chapter.
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~Shreya