CHAPTER-45

YASH
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I reached my home.. And explained what all nikki did to ketu.. Everyone got angry.. And I said them I warned her... And said her to announce all were a false rumour and nothing is between me and chandini..

Suddenly Nadan, preethi,chand, bhanu, praveen , Gokul, karan.. Came inside my house...

Me-" welcome guys" everyone just glared at me...

Preethi-" you two timer" shouted and slapped me very hard on cheek.. Everyone went silent.. I didn't expected this at all.. First time someone arises their hand on me.. I am shocked..

Nadan-" how the hell.. Can you do this to ketu.. How can you cheat on my sister.. You cheater" was about to punch me..

Me-" wait" ouch.. It pains... Sesh holded his hands...

Bhanu-" do you know.. What all she has to undergo to marry you... People tried to get her poisoned, tried to hurt her, even tried to kill her... you don't need to be great full to her.. At least you should not betrayed her.. But, what you did see?" I was shocked was understatement..

So these guys know.. But, acted like everything is going smooth.. So, they those were not co-incidence... They know and stopped it...

Me-" you guys know it?"

Nadan-" what do you mean.. We know.. You know it too.. Are you back of this?" Glared at me.. If glare would kill.. He could have murdered me now...
Wrong timings yash...

Me-" no... I just came to know now.. Why didn't you guys informed me before...?"

Chand-" that's not matter now... Explain about the news..."

I explained them everything that happened.. They cooled down.. A little... And then when I asked them how they know.. They said they know only the food poison was by nikki as bhanu saw it...

And they didn't know that nikki was capable for other things.. They usually be protective with ketu's surrounding.. So, whenever someone new tried to get close her.. They started to get protective.. That's how they stopped things...But, they couldn't find the real culprits.... And so didn't said me.. Because they don't want us to have fear.....

Me-" why are you all so protective of her..?"

Bhanu-" is that a problem... ?" Questioned me back..

Me-" no... It's just you are all so over protective her...?"

Papa-" if .. They are nothing that way.. We would have left nikki to hurt her..." That's to right.. their protective instance rally helped...

Me-" thanks guys..."

Preethi-" I am too sorry for slapping you.."I nodded.. "but.. Think this as a trailer.. If something like that happen.. You will be damaged more..." Everyone laughed.... but with these crazy sibling bonds makes me fear...

Me-" nothing will happen like that.. I don't want again to suffer from pain.."

Sesh-" first time in the history... Yash got slapped.. And let's hear what he has to complain about it" and playfull showed kept is hand befor me like he is holding a mike... Everyone laughed at me...

Me-" want to know...? I think preethi will be glad to show you audience again..with sesh cheeks.."

Sesh-" the show is over.. " and everyone started to laugh at him..

Everyone said me to call her and explain... I called for the first time after the engagement... she didn't attended my call... great does she know.. ????and she is angry with me???

Me-" she is not attending my phone.."

Bhanu-" keep trying till she attends.." I nodded I tried calling her again and again.

But she didn't attended not rejected the calls.. I sent her message. to attend mine after an hour I texted her ... those are false rumors... then again she not attended... I then texted her the full story.. but then again she didn't picked her phone... I then said her... at least text me ketu if you don't like to speak with me...but got no reply... Kept voice messages.. But no reply...

Nadan-" Varun on line..." I took the phone from him...

Varun-" hello.... you are lucky... I am in america.. or else... I would have damaged you before asking for explanation"

Me-"your sister took care of it.."

Varun-" I heard.. I am happy about it.. but I would have seriously damaged you.."

Me-" I know... thanks to god.."

Varun-" explained ketu?"

Me-"I don't know ... I have called her two hundred thirty times... and texted her about hundred times... placed her fifty voice messages to attend my call.. asking her sorry ... saying her to forgive me... Explaining her those are false news .... at least to text me... she is hearing me.. if she don't want to speak with me... but got no response from her..." Varun started laughing ...

Varun-" that's my sister... "

Me-" help me please... she will listen to you na?? "

Varun-" sorry... like my parents... I too won't help... kneel by yourself till she forgives you.. or understands you.. "

Me-" this is unfair"

Varun-" all is fair .... Better luck yash... Take care .. Bye.."

He ended the call... I called jai to know whether they started... He said they have.. And asked him to say to ketu attend my call.. He said she slept... I didn't disturbed her.. God help me .. That ketu understands me...

Then Ketu's cousins, yad, jai, deepu, varsha left... saying me all the best ...

I got tensed as ketu reached.. I have practiced well to explain her.. I have never in my life explained anything to any one to prove I am innocent.....

She came we welcomed her.. She is cool ... speaks with papa and sesh well.... but me.. no..

When I welcomed her.. she acted like didn't heard...

When I was about to explain her ... she aid she is tired and left to the room.. like I am not at all here...

Me-" papa... what did I do.. to get this?"

Papa-"maybe... you shouldn't have given the pose with chandini "

Me-" what? ... I didn't gave any pose... they took it?"

Papa-" if you haven't given ... how could they take?"

Me-" yes ... I am at all fault... happy???" I sighed..

Sesh-" relax bro... she will understand you... explain her.."

Me-" she is not even acting like ... I am here... "

Sesh-" come on... get up.. go get her dinner.. "

Me-" yes... pray for me... that she should not be angry with me..." they laughed at me... nevertheless they nodded....

I went up with the dinner .... Mans placed it in the table ... as she was changing her dress..

Yad called me... I went out to the balcony and spoked with him.. saying no luck till now ..... He teased me a little time... and I kept the phone and came back to see her slept... And are the food.. great now ... I can't even wake her up... And sighed...

I woke up by five in the morning... and went and checked the files.. that I should have done yesterday... and then by seven I went and made coffee to wake her up...

As I was preparing coffee...she woke up.. and came out.. on seeing me she went to refresh.. she usually say me good morning... but today.. nothing.. acted like I am invisible to her eyes...

She came and took a seat in sofa.. I took the coffee and went and sat opposite to her... and poured the coffee in mug for both of us...

Me-"ketu .. Ketu.. Ketu.." He turned.. Good... " at last you turned.." She just looked at me.. Calm..
" can we speak?"

She just stared at me.. Didn't uttered a word.. Nor acted like I am invisible... So.. Start.. Yash..

Me-" I understand you are angry on me... !"

Ketu-"no" no????

Me-" no?? In meaning your not angry on me?" Or that I don't understand...

Ketu-" just say the matter .. Now.." Great.. First let's explain fully then we will ask the side doubts yash...

She was silent throughout the time I said her.. I said how I was sitting alone and chandini came and asked sorry..
And then what the press asked and what I said..
And how we doubted chandini and she came and said .. She is not responsible..
And I asked Mathew to investigate...
And we found nikkitha is back of all this..
And I confronted and warned her...
Just didn't said what all she tried earlier.. As per her father's request as well as her brothers and sisters request...

And ketu asked me why do my cousins don't like her...
I explained her.. it just they all were brought up by saying that they have the first preference to be my bride... by the cross cousin marriage method...

but then later... they all got accepted Nikki would be mine.. as she is eldest one, talented, beautiful than others..

And also she is a good girl... always been there for others as a elder sister... so they all got attached to her... and like her a lot...

So, when they came to know that Nikki is not someone I married and it's you.. they hated you... it's just they got the wrong picture...

Ketu asked me whether I loved her or liked her... Because of the high hopes of nikki...

Even though I acted clearly like they are my sisters... because of Narmada Aunty speeches.. They wouldn't come out of the picture.. And accept that they are my sisters... I have only seen them and will see them with my eyes as my sisters... She nodded...

And showed her how things got settled for now... showing the today's newspaper...
Nikki arranged a press meet.. Though I didn't expected this from her.. To surrender.. She did.. It's good.. And she gave a open statement...

that she is sorry ... for the wrong information that her company published about our marriage..
and it happened without her knowledge ...
As a close relative of us.. she said she started laughing at the false statement her company has published...
and said ketu was my bride...
the photo of chandini and me.. was just a casual talk.. she was the one that introduced chandini to me ... And that too just yesterday..
and she was actually standing next to her..
and they have cut her in the photo....
and asked sorry to me ... behalf her company for stating me a two timer....
and to chandini for accusing her ....

Ketu laughed at it... so now.. everything of media is cleared... nikki... is really witty... How she made herself polite.. And cleverly handled the issue...

Me-" and your cousins were to affectionate ... And healthy .... They came.. And before asking me for an explanation...Preeti came towards me and gave very hard slap .." She started laughing... That's good...

Me-" oye.. Don't laugh.. It still hurts... "

Ketu-" you deserved it... " I pouted... "sorry .. Sorry.." Tried to control her laugh.. But she is miserably failing...

Me-" so... Do you forgive me...?"

Ketu-" I was actually not.. Angry on... You..."

Me-" what??... Then why didn't you attended my calls.. Nor replied to my messages.."

Ketu-" it's just... That I don't want to.. I guess... Some gut feeling to hear directly from you.." I nodded... What gut feeling.. It only made me to tense even more... Girl...

Me-"so.. What did you thought as you heard the news..?"

Ketu-" I don't know about the news.. None of my friends showed a sign.. That they know... But whoever other than my friends .. Gave me a look as I grown a pair of heads... When I asked why to marce.. She showed me the news... I don't really know.. Whether I showed laugh at the false rumour or get tense with you.. But I never the less laughed at it... Along with my friends.. We were actually joking about it.." I was not shocked.. Will be the understatement of the year... I wouldn't sleep for two nights... And was extremely disappointed in me for not being careful... For nothing...

Me-" so... You didn't believe it at all..."

Ketu-" yes... As I know.. Actually in a way.. I am a substitute bride.. And i am not staying with you .. Because I decided to study in my place... You were dateless because ... I wouldn't accompany you..." Right ... She has a point... But again..

Me-" ok.. But why did you acted like.. You didn't heard me and I am invisible to your eyes...?" She looked her hands..

Ketu-" because... Don't laugh at me... I thought.. You loved chandini ... Even to forgive her after her runaway... And thought.. You may say me that you like her.. And so, I had a fear that , if I allow you to speak you may ask me to leave.. "

Me-" what?.. Okay.. Why you allowed me now then not yesterday..." She had her thoughts.. Wont I say her to leave now...

Ketu-" what? ..What?.. I can't avoid it forever.... But , If you ask me to leave ... Where could I go in the night... I don't know chennai that well... So, I waited till morning.. " that's it.. I can't control anymore... I started laughing...

Ketu-" yash.. Stop.." I am laughing out loud for the past ten minutes... I couldn't control.. That my stomach and cheeks pains .. And crying from the laugh... Is this called laughing to the death?..

Me-" ketu.. I am really taken back from the way how your brain works.." Said after controlling my laugh...

Ketu-"hmmm?? ... What's the problem... With it?" Looked confused..

Me-" please.. I can't laugh anymore... My cheeks and stomach hurts from laughing..."

Ketu-"okay... "

Me- " I really don't have any idea to say you leave.. I will never say... It's your house.. Even if I say... I highly doubt that my father and brother ... Will let you leave.. Most probably as soon as the words leaves my mouth... I will be thrown out by them.. So, you have more rights to stay here than me.. Control over the house... So, get that.. don't ever think like that in future..." I said pointing her forehead...

Ketu-" sure.. I get that stored in my brain.." We laughed..

Me-" sorry.. I should have been careful.. And not fall on the trap... And thanks for believing in me.."

Ketu-" you are forgiven and welcomed" I smiled.." But it's not easy to say.. For that you need me to do something.. For me..!" Something for her????????????????