Abhi was looking at him with teary eyes. He nodded. Sid's heart ached seeing tears in Abhi's eyes. He quickly hugged Abhi who lost his control and started crying. Sid rubbed his back to calm him. Once he was calmed, Sid kissed his forehead and made him sit on sofa and sat beside him. Bantu gave Abhi water, who drank it and kept his head on Sid's shoulder. Sid cupped Abhi's cheek with one hand and caressed his hairs with other.

As soon as Ishi entered the room, she collapsed down, broking completely.

(POV in 'italics' and normal situation in 'bold.')
Ishi's POV
Kya dadaji ko mai bilkul pasand nahi? Itni buri hu mai? Ki unhe meri jagah ek ladka chahiye tha. Bhagwaan ji, aapne mujhe ek ladka kyu nahi banaya? Agar banaya hota to shayad aaj mujhe vahi pyaar milta jo Dada ko milta hai. Kya mere naseeb me dadaji ka pyaar hai hi nahi? 

She was continuously crying when her phone ranged. She wiped her tears which were not at all ready to stop. She looked the caller id and picked the call.

Sm: Hello Ishika bala! Kashi aahes? (How are you?)

Kya batau ab inhe ki mai bilkul theek nahi hu. I need someone to comfort me. Dadashi vyakt nahi hou shakat (I can't express my feelings infront of Dada) as vo pehle hi upset hai. Sid bhaiyya ko bhi bina vaje itna kuch sunna pada. Kya batau aapko ki Dadaji hates my presence. He hates my existence, he hates me. Par mai nahi bata sakti aapko. You would be hurt.

Her thoughts were broken by continuous calling of her name from the person on call.

Ishi: Ha, kya kaha aapne?

Sm: Bala, you ok na? Sab theek hai na? Tu ro rahi hai kya?

Shit Ishi, ye kya kar diya tune? Ab vo khamaka pareshan honge. Ye aasu to rukne ka naam hi nahi le rahe. But I can't let him know about all happened here. 

Ishi (wiping her tears): Uh, n-nahi Baba. Mai ro nahi rahi. A-and I'm fine. Sab theek hai.

Introducing Milind Gawali as Ishaan Aditya Patil and Rupali Bhosale as Mihika Ishaan Patil.

Parents of Ishika. Elder brother and sister-in-law of Apurva. Loves Ishika a lot. Lives in Pune. Sent Ishika at Abhi's place for her career. Can't afford losing Ishika. Always scared for their secret getting revealed. Ishaan wants a secret to always be a secret, a secret which he has kept even for Isha. He is Aditya's ladla. Don't like when Aditya disrespects his daughter. Was a part of a big plan but regrets being one. Misses Apurva and Shashank, a lot. Knows how Shappu's demise occured. Loves Abhishek a lot. Want Ishi's and Abhi's bond to last forever.

Ishaan: Are you sure, Princess?

Ishi: yeah Baba. Anyways, aap aur Aai kaise ho? Theek ho na?

Ishaan: Hum theek hai. Waise maine isliye call kiya tha ki, tumhe yaad hai na, Abhishek ka birthday aa raha hai! Is birthday hum use kuch khas dena chahte hai. Isme tumhari help chahiye.

Ishi: Ha Baba. Maine to soch bhi liya hai kya kya karna hai. I'm just waiting for that day. I'll help na. Par kya aap dono yaha nahi aa sakte? It's been a month I didn't met you both.

Ishaan: I'm sorry bala. Kaam ki vajah se nahi aa sakta. Par hum jaldhi milenge. I promise.

Ishi: Ok. Accha Baba, Aai hai kya? Usko phone do na.

Mihika: Bol bala, phone speaker var aahe. Kashi aahes tu?

Ishi (hiding the pain in her voice): Mai theek. Tu kashi aahes? (I'm fine. How are you?)

Mihika: Mi pan theek. Accha sun, hum na Abhishek ke liye surprise plan kar rahe hai. Post se bhej denge. We need your help. Hum ye soch rahe...

Like this, somehow, they totally distracted her. She was so indulged in talking that she even forgot that she was crying.
Here, Abhishek, Siddharth and Bantu who heard Ishi laughing and talking happily, showed a thumbs up to each other as their plan worked. Actually it was their plan to distract Ishi from those thoughts. So only, Abhi called Ishaan and told him everything happened and also told him to call and talk with Ishi. They too agreed.

In Aditya's room
As soon as Aditya (Nanu/Dadaji) entered the room, he banged the door loudly. He was fuming in anger.
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Note : Author does not support inequality and any form of discrimination. The author doesn't advise the readers to follow such bad practices and I'm not promoting it. It's just a depiction of an imaginary situation. I myself hate the mentality of characters like Aditya. But story demands this mentality therefore writing such scenes. No intention of hurting anyone.
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Nanu: Abhishek ko itna pulka (soft corner) kyu hai us Ishika ke liye? Ladkiya ladko ki barabari nahi kar sakti. Tyanch sthan nehmi duyyam hota ani duyyamach rahnar he ka samjat nahiye Abhishek la? (Why Abhishek is not getting that women were treated on second position and will always be treated like that.) Koi nahi, ek din use ye samajh aa hi jayega.

He was pacing in the room angrily and cursing Ishika.

It was more than half an hour, that Ishi was talking with her parents forgetting all the worries. She was feeling secured and safe.

Ishaan: Bala, kalji ghe. Thevto mi. Nantar bolu. (Baby, take care. I'll end up the call now. We will talk later on.)

Ishi: Ok. Bye Aai Baba.

Ishaan and Mihika: Bye beta.

They end up the call. Ishi was smiling fondly. Suddenly she heard a knock on the door. She went and opened it. Sid, Abhi and Bantu were standing on the door. She let them in. Abhi and Sid's heart ached seeing Ishi's condition. Her eyes were swollen red due to excessive crying. Her whole face was tear stained. They both hugged Ishi tightly making her shocked. But still, she hugged both of them. Bantu clicked a picture of them.

That's it for today!
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~Shreya