CHAPTER-36

Jai
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It was fun yad and varsha.. Fighting at each other... As usual...
Ketu and sesh came together... We wished them happy holi...
Me-" where is yash ?"
Ketu-" don't ask me about him..." With no interest..
And she went in as my mom dragged her in... Sesh explained us.. How yash has not showed up still now... Myself and yad called yash.. And he explained us how he stuck in the guest room.. And we said him to come here soon... And we went in...

Nikkitha... I am really going to beat her up and her mother... even if they are ladies... someday... I am sure yad was in a verge to beat her up today...

Ketu after our repeated request started to sing a song suddenly...

As she started singing she had her eyes somewhere... when we saw where she is having her eyes... it was on yash...

So the idiot came... I am not really a fan of Carnatic song... but I really loved this song... she really has a great voice.. as she started singing.. everyone went silent .... As she finished the song.. everyone of us were silent few minutes... then only it's inked us that she finished... we all clapped our hands for her...

Yash said something to her.. she didn't even replied to him.. and she just like that went away from there to give others prasad...

Jai-" what... no luck?"
Yash-" yes.. "
Yad-" so sad..."
Yash-" give me some tips guys..."
Deepu-" go... explain her ....don't stand here... Only repeated asking forgiveness will make me to forgive jai... If you don't have a plan..." So he went... And we were planing...

Me, sesh clapped our hands.... And followed yash .. And saw ketu not even showing a sign ... That he is there...

Yash-" ketu... I am really sorry yaar.."
Sesh-" what.. sorry... I came here to see you guys.. Getting bhanu's scolding... "
Me-"hey... let me explain..."
Sesh-" no.. need ... go away..."
Me-" no can do... you go away.."
Ketu-" no.. problem... I am going away.."
And she left...

Yash-" what guys...? "
Me-" plan A failed... plan B"
Yash-"what is it?"
Me-"don't know... need to find.. you go.. and continue pacifying her..."

He went.. me , sesh, yad, deepu, varsha... all gathered to form plans...

YASH
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I am following ketu everywhere like a hutch dog for the past half an hour... But no luck... She is not even looking at my side...

Someone dragged me to the side... To see none other than my brother..

Me-" why the hell are you dragging me?"
Sesh-" want idea or not..mister?"
Me-" yes sir.."
They all laughed at me.. Laugh laugh... And said me plan B

The whole prayer thing is over... We all went out to the garden...

Renu aunty-" everyone... Couple up... The color blast is going to start... Latha should need to clean at least a week.. From our blast ..."

And everyone started to couple up... But I standing alone.. My partner is at a distant from me...
I looked at madhu aunty... She sighed... And bought ketu for me...

Madhu aunty-" as per the our tradition the husband will color the wife.. And she will colour him ... But who colours the other partner first gets whatever they ask the other partner should do..." She nodded her head.. " renu will announce when the game starts..." We nodded.. Actually this is a rule we formed to make jai and deepu to patch a few years back.. Let's hope this work on me too...

Renu aunty announced... We took the color powder... And I was about to apply on her... But she was no where in the area... Where did she go... I am in searching.. She applied the colour on me from the back.. And I applied on her too.. Both of us done in the same time...

Madhu -" who won the game?"
Me-" same time.."
Madhu aunty-" then both ask each other or both don't ask each other.."
Ketu-" I choose the latter"" before I can say anything... And went away...
Madhu-" better luck next time.. " our gang came near us..
Sesh-" plan B?"
Me-" plan C" they laughed at me... Jai teased me that he is better than me in this matter...
And said me.. They know it's going to flop... And gave a bowl of gulab jamun.. And said me to pacify me with that... And sent me..

I saw ketu.. Was sitting in the steps.. I went towards her... All the best yash...

Me-" hai ketu" no response...
Me-" I have something for you" didn't even look up ...
Me-" here have the gulab jamun" good.. She looked at me.. She didn't move her hands...
Ketu-" yad.. Sesh... Come here..." I sighed.. She is not looking at me...
Yad-" coming..." I looked at them.. Yad's hands with a plate of laddus and in sesh's hands with a plates of drink....
Sesh-" what ketu?"
Ketu-" can I have some laddus...?"
Yad-" sure.. Ketu... " and she took a laddu.. And I too took one..I took to my mouth.. It tasted as bhang... Laddus are made of bhang....They smirked at me...
Me-" ketu... Don't eat it.." She just looked at me and ate it... As I tried to remove it... She ate even faster... That she got hick ups...
Sesh-" have this drink..." And he smirked at me...
Me-" no.. It's not water..." And he again looked at me.. And she drank it.. They smirking at me
Ketu-" I really like this juice .... Can I have one more..."
Sesh-" ask your husband...?"
Ketu-" no.. I am in not speaking terms with him..."
Sesh-" then.. I will only give you one more cup.. Then no.." She nodded.. And he gave her... And she drunk that...
Me-" what the hell are you both doing?"
Yad-" we are just giving her very small dose.. It won't make her any harm.. Take care of her..."
Ketu-" one more.. Sesh"
Sesh-" your husband got hold on the glasses.. You speak with him... "And they both left..
She tried to take a glass from me... Without speaking with me... I am obstructing her from not taking the glasses....

Madhu Aunty came with a glass in her hand... and ketu went and had a tumber.. I was about to remove it from her hand.... and she just gave as it is water .... and ran.... and took the glass plate and drunk all the seven tumbler bhang in the plate...

As she finished drinking she smirked at me....
Me-" do you know what you have drunk ?"

Ketu-" juice... wait.. I am not in the speaking terms with you right..." I am smiling...

Me-" even though you were intoxicated ... You still have a need to say that?"

Ketu-" of course .... I won't forgot ... that I am not in speaking terms with you.. even if I am intoxicated..." said all mighty.. " what intoxicated??" Wow.. at last she understands she is intoxicated.... " how the hell you got intoxicated ?"

Me-"no.. Not me.. It's you"

Ketu-"come let's go and colour ourself and others.... let's speak about it later.." she said all happily.... and came near me... " though...I am not in speaking terms with you..." said me in the ear as if it's the worlds most secretive thing... and she dumped a red colour powered plate on my head... I am now covered in red...

Ketu-" happy holi red yash..."

Me-" what?"

Ketu-" try to catch me" and she started running clumsily.. " I took a plate full of pink colour... and started to sprint at her back....

She escaped my times... and at last.... I got her in the cornered between my hand in a tree... And dumped the pink powder on her....

Me-" happy holi... Pink ketu" and we both just looked into each other... Without knowing what to say or do..

Deepu-" come on.. Guys... Let's play truth or dare...?"

Me-" truth or dare in holi..?" I whispered to her....

Deepu-" yes..." We smiled...

Me-" how many this year..?"

Deepu-" expect our gang everyone... Like as usual..." This how we time pass in the holi... Since everyone will be in bhang effect.. Not like ketu had.. She doesn't even no what she is doing now.. I think.. We will combine people together and will start playing truth or dare... The truths coming out are real.. And it will be funny and dares will also be funny....

Ketu-" I am coming..." We went to the centre... And this year.. My family, jai family, yad family and deepu's parents were a team... We usually put lottery... But this is the first time we four got together in this truth or dare...

We all sat together... Elders said they are not going to get in... As they need to take care of the guests... And went away... So only us... It will be like as usual ....

Ketu-" that's not fair..."
Papa-" wait... You guys gave her bhang.." We all went silent.. " say now.."
Madhu-" leave it... Its holi.."
Papa-"I will speak with you guys later..." He was about to go away...
Ketu-" papa... It's not fair.. You guys to need to play... "
Papa-" who will take care of the guests?"
Ketu-" then who will take care of me... I am not in speaking terms with yash.. And others are in his side... So.. You guys be here..." She pouted...
Madhu aunty-" okay.. Latha aunty and sunder uncle and renu aunty will be here.... Okay?" As yad parents are not allowed to more stress and renu aunty to take care of them....

We all started playing... Sesh was dared to dump a green colour on nikkitha... She got furious.. But controlled it... She hate green...
Then deepu got dared to French kiss jai in the centre of the garden...
Varsha got dared to throw water bags on nikkitha mom...
Then now it landed on ketu...
Varsha-" truth or dare?"
Ketu-"truth.."
Varsha-"say what do you think about each one of us?"
Ketu-"hmm... It's difficult... Dare.."
Varsha-" no back stepping ... Come on.." Ketu sighed..." Renu aunty?"
Ketu-" funny maker.."

Varsha-"Latha aunty?"
Ketu-" silent.. And decorates well"

Varsha-"sunder uncle"
Ketu-"strict officer with loose ends.." Everyone laughed at that..

Varsha-" jai?"
Ketu-" stupid brother.. That does anything for deepu.. Head over heels on her.." Deepu is blushing crazily.. And jai is saying thank you thank you... Everyone where laughing at them...

Varsha-" deepu?"
Ketu-" great sister... I love her tummy than her... I love you kiddo..." And as deepu was sitting next to her.. She kept her hand in her stomach.. And massage it and gave a fly kiss to the baby... And everyone where laughing at her " when will I get to have the baby in my hands..?" Asking dreamily...
Deepu-" wait for eight more months..."ketu sighed...

Varsha-"sesh?"
Ketu-" devar ji... Joker ji..."everyone started laughing....
Varsha-" sesh... Sorry joker ji... " and got a teasing slap from him...

Yad-" now.. Yash?" She just saw me for a minute without even blinking...
Ketu-" I am not in speaking terms with him.." I sighed and everyone of us too... As she gave a great answer for me...
Varsha -" that's not a fair answer..."
Ketu-" it is...now?"

Varsha-" yad?"
Ketu-" just turn and see ... You will get the answer..." And started laughing...
Varsha-' what?"
Ketu-" you still didn't got?" She nodded no... " idiotic brother.. That never takes his eyes from varsha ?" Yad was in super shock...
Varsha-" ah?" Said in shock..
Yad-"ketu.. Stop blabbering ....You had drunk a lot..."
Ketu-"no... For you varsha... You are good sister.. That never understand yad's eye speech " And everyone except her were in shock.. But she is laughing like a mania.. Like she had made a worlds's best comedy...

Me-" I think.. You had drunk a lot... Ketu.. Let go"
Ketu-" I am not in speaking terms with you.. Go away.."
Me-"please come.. I am sorry.. I will explain.."
Ketu-" really?" I nodded... " wait... By the way Latha aunty.. This is the reason yad always decline the alliances..."
Yad-"get her out..." I nodded.. And took her out...

I took her from there... To Inside the house... To the kitchen to make her lemon soda... She is sitting in the counter..

Ketu-" say?" What say?... I went near her...
Me-" I am really sorry ketu.. "
Ketu-" stop.. Explain me what really happened..?"
I said her... The meeting that was supposed to be on bhanu's marriage got preponderance and that's the reason why I could come to pick her up... And the meeting got over only by ten and when i reached the home by twelve .. I couldn't get into our room as it was mechanically locked... So I slept in the guest room..
Ketu-" so.. You do came by night...?"
Me-" yes... So.. You forgive me..?' She hugged me...
Ketu-"yes... Happy holi husband.." Whispered in my ears..
Me-"thank you... Happy holi wife.." And when I moved her up.. To see her sleeping in my shoulder...
Great... I took her to my room in yad's house.. And made her to lie on the bed...

Me-" hey... " .... No response... " you know... I have not be a hutch dog to some one before... Today I was being your hutch dog.. Wherever you went ... I followed you... To get your forgiveness... Thanks for forgiving me... " she just turned to my side in the bed.. And clutched the bed sheet.. In sleep
" since we were back to speaking terms.. What am I too you?" What am I doing... Talking to the person that is sleeping ..... I got up from the stool... And went and closed the screens... Went near her ... And moved the hair from her face.... Latha aunty is going to shout at us for even spoiling her bed sheets... With colours...
" sleep well ketu..." And as I was about to go..
Ketu-" it even hurts when you show up little later... As I like you so much..."