Flashback
"Or what Ruhi!?" Abheer asked crossing his arms. Ruhanika gulped and said,
"Or I'll complain to dadasa. Don't underestimate me, I'll really do it." She said tightly clutching the leather belt.
Author Pov
"Okay do it." Abheer said shrugging and turned to Claire and climbed her. Ruhanika looked at him with mouth wide open,
"Please please Abheer ji. I'm really scared, don't do this with me. I don't want to go alone. What if I fall? What if my hand again get fractured? Abhi abhi to thik huyi hoon main? Aisa mat kijiye mere sath." She said seeing Abheer unbothered about her threat.
(I just got better. Don't do this with me.)
Abheer came by her side on Claire saying,
"Don't worry, we will go slow. And Brock is really a good horse, so the ones who don't know riding can still on his back and he will show you around. I assure you nothing will happen, 'kay?" He said giving Ruhanika's knee a squeeze.
Ruhanika just nodded and he then slowly moved towards Manohar.
"Chaliye dada hum Ruhi ko chhod ke ate hai wapas? Aap chahe toh ghar jaiye or aaram kijiye. Main inn doni ko tabele main rakh dunga." Manohar nodded and Ruhanika too bid him goodbye.
(Okay grandpa, I'll come after leaving Ruhi to the mansion. If you feel, you can go home and rest. I'll take these 2 to stables.)
Abheer was ahead with Claire while Brock following behind them going on not so fast speed. Ruhanika was really sitting with tense posture for first few minutes then relaxed feeling quite comfortable.
"You okay, Ruhi?"
"Yeah. It's quite fun actually. I would really like to learn horse riding!" She replied smiling.
Abheer smiled saying,
"True, right. I would love to teach you too. Can we go a little faster? You can open your one arm too. Brock will not let you fall." Ruhanika nodded feeling rush of a excitement within her.
Abheer tapped Claire on her neck indicating her to speed up and she immediately sped up. Brock too ran fast to match hers. They both were riding side by side. Ruhanika opened her one arm screaming,
"Wooohoo. It's really fun Abheer ji!!" She was about to fall while ducking to a tree branch, but Abheer immediately held her by her forearm to stable her.
She grinned at him when he glared at her for her stupidity.
It was around 6.30 when they reached mansion backyard.
Everyone were in backyard having tea. Younger clan immediately stood up with happy faces hearing the voice of horses. And they saw Abheer and Ruhanika riding Claire and Brock. All were amused seeing Ruhanika riding, but then they saw Brock and knew, she was safe with him.
Reyan got up and went towards Brock holding his belt to stop him. He lifted Ruhanika the same way Abheer did while making her sit on Brock, and made her stand beside him.
"Gosh, you guys are so strong! You lift me like I weigh nothing!" Ruhanika said.
"Trust me, you really weigh nothing Ruhi. You should put on some weight Ruhi, you are feeding our princess." Abheer said. Ruhanika gave him 'are you serious' look rolling her eyes.
"Did you just roll your eyes?" Abheer said raising her brow making the bitch mode of Ruhanika turn off. She shook her head not saying anything.
Reyan snickered at her who were beside her. She nudged her elbow in his ribs, indicating him to stop laughing. He let out a fake groan of pain. Abheer shook their head at both turning towards Adi and Aishu.
"Bhaisa, I want to ride her too. I miss Em. It's been days I've seen her." Aditi said.
Ruhanika asked Reyan,
"Who is Em?"
"Ohh, she is her horse. Don't you see other horses when you went to farm?"
Ruhanika shook her head saying,
"Naah. We spent a lot of time strolling in farm and at last we could only meet Brock and Claire who were already out in compound."
Reyan nodded and their both attention again towards others.
"Yeah, I want to see Jerry too." Abhiraj said agreeing to Aditi.
"You all can go on the weekend to farm, after this deal is done." Meera said coming by his side, making him nodd.
"How's Claire? Brock too." Niharika asked.
"Yeah they are fine. Manohar dada said the veterinarian came by for check up of all horses and said they all are fine." Abheer said.
"Good, okay now you go taking them to farm and come quickly. It's time for dinner. Everyone was waiting for you." Gayatri Devi said.
Abheer nodded.
"I'll go with him on Brock. We will come shortly." Reyan said and hopped onto Brock.
"Tum dono bohot time lagaoge aane mein. Hume badi bhook lagi hai. Tumhari dadi khana khane degi hume jab tak tum log aa nahi jate." Adhiraj said shaking his head earning a glare from Gayatri.
(You both will take forever to come home. I'm really hungry. You gramdma will not let me eat one morsel until you guys come.)
Others laughed and Vikrant said,
"Do one thing. Ayaan and Abhiraj will go with you both on bike, so you can come with them after, instead of walking." Adhiraj immediately nodded agreeing. Then Abheer and Reyan left before and Ayaan and Abhiraj left to get thier bikes from garage.
Shortly after everyone was on dining table having dinner. Abhaya was sleeping when they came so she decided to feed her after their dinner.
When everyone was done with their dinner and still sitting on the dining table while chatting, Ruhanika decided to speak,
"Well...." she started gaining everyone's attention.
"Umm... I was thinking that now I'm all healthy and capable of doing my own and Abhaya's things alone, I should move back in my apartment." Her words made all the smiles on others faces died down.
Seeing this she said sadly smiling,
"I know this might be not what you all expected, but still I want to go back now. Thank you for everything you all have done and never letting me feel like an outsider." Her eyes burning with forming tears, but she held them back not wanting to make them cry.
Elders faces were filled with worry and distress seeing the blank look on Abheer's face. He seems to be zoned out. Abhiraj, Ayaan and Reyan in worry too hearing her.
Aditi and Aishu eyes were teary thinking that if she will go back, how can their bhaisa will propose and make her fall in love?
"But why Ruhi bete? Did we do anything wrong that you suddenly decided to go now?" Vikram asked in calm voice. Ruhanika's eyes widen and she immediately replied,
"No, definitely no babasa! How can you even think like that? No nothing like that happen. But still I want to go now. I don't know how to explain but I cannot stay any longer. You have been doing so much things for me, but now I think, iss ghar mein mere aur apke gudiya ke din khatam hue." Ruhanika said with teary eyes. All ladies' eyes filled hearing her.
(.......my and your doll's time in this home is over.)
Meera said,
"Aisa kyu keh rahi hai meri bacchi? Tu kahi nahi jayegi. Humne pehle din se bola tha ki yeh ab tera ghar hai. Jaane ki koi jaroorat nahi hai."
(Why are you saying like this? You will not go anywhere. We have said it from the first day, that this is your home now. There is no need to leave this place.)
"Please didisa, badi maasa is right. What will you do there anyways? Instead you can spend your time here with everyone and be happy."
"Yes. Please don't go, please." Aditi and Aishu said holding her hands as they were sitting on either sides of her.
"Ha please Ruhi. Apke aur gudiya jane ke baad yeh ghar kitna khali khali ho jayega. Please mat jaiye." Ayaan said.
(Yes please. The mansion will feel so empty with your and baby's absence. Please don't go.)
"I know, but you all said that you won't force me to stay if I decided to leave. Please don't make it more difficult for me." Ruhanika said as a tear slipped from her eye.
At the same time, Abhaya woke up crying due to hunger. Ruhanika immediately stood up taking her.
"I'll....I'll go and feed her." Ruhanika said in heavy voice, controlling her emotions to not cry. Abheer saw her wiping her eyes while going upstairs.
The silence was broke by Abhiraj,
"Aapne kuch kaha kyu nahi bhaisa? Kya aap humare bhabhima ko jane doge? Aapke princess ko aapse dur hone donge?"
(Why didn't you say anything, bhai? Will you let our bhabhima go? Let your princess go away from you?)
Abheer sighed and rubbed his forehead due to growing headache.
"Tu kuch bola kyu nahi usse?" Adhiraj asked.
(Why didn't you say anything?)
"She told me this on the way to farm! I tried to convince her but she didn't listen. Hopefully, I convinced her to stay for 15 days more. Hope I will be able to tell her about my love for her. I still don't know if she loves me or not. Heck, I don't even know, if she is willing to give herself another chance in life!" Abheer said in frustration and stormed out of the room going towards his, not wanting to talk to anyone.
Others sat their in worry after Abheer's outburst.
"What should we do now? Everything was going perfect and suddenly she decides to go from this house. What will happen now?" Niharika voiced her worry.
After that everybody retired to their rooms earlier than usual. But Reyan went to Abheer's after like 9.30 with Abheer's favourite wine and 2 glasses.
He entered his room directly and saw him standing in balcony smoking. Reyan sighed coz it's rare for Abheer to smoke. He might have done it twice or thrice, only when he thinks situation is too much to handle.
Abheer heard the door opening but didn't turn back, knowing it must be his mother or best friend. He sighed seeing the wine glass in front of his face and crushed the cigarette in ashtray.
"Too stressed?" Reyan asked but Abheer didn't reply making him sigh.
"Dont worry. We will make Ruhanika stay. All family is with you. We will make some more efforts to let her know that how much we love her and don't want her to go." Reyan said keeping his hand on his shoulder.
"I know. We will do. But I guess she is still not ready for this. She might not have said that, but she still loves her late husband. She probably don't want to give love another chance and live her life with her daughter." Abheer said sipping the wine.
"Come on man, who are you standing here?! My buddy never gives up! Especially the ones whom he loves. You probably are not him!" Reyan said in playful teasing tone making Abheer chuckle.
"I won't give up on her in any condition. I never said that. Just it will take more time to make her realise and fall in love than we have." Abheer said.
"That's my buddy! But I don't think that it will be that hard. Yes, it will take time, but my sister already likes you, falling in love won't take much effort." Reyan said winking at him.
Abheer said smiling,
"You are fucking dickhead, you know that? But still useful in times like this!" Reyan hugged him in reply, smiling.
2 days have already been passed since Ruhanika told everyone she would be going her home. No one was happy with her decision but still could not stop her as they themselves told her they would not stop her.
Ruhanika was in her humming the song and folding Abhaya's clothes. Abhaya was sleeping in her cradle. That's when her phone rang which was on the nightstand. She immediately ran to stop its ringtone, so that Abhaya would not wake up.
She sighed in relief once the phone was silent and looked at the caller id. She frowned looking at Abheer calling.
She immediately picked up saying,
"Hello Abheer ji. Why did you call?"
"Hii, Ruhi. Are you free or doing something?" Abheer asked tapping his table with pen in nervousness.
"No, I'm free now. What happened? Do you need my help with something?" Ruhanika asked slowly.
"No, nothing like that. But why are you talking in whispers?"
"Abhaya is sleeping in the room, that's why. She just slept, so I don't want to disturb her sleep." Ruhanika relied.
"Ohh, alright. Then did you eat your lunch?" Abheer slapped his forehead for showing his nervousness in his voice.
Ruhanika chuckled while answering,
"No, I was going downstairs only to have lunch. Did you eat your lunch? You're not planning on skipping your meal, right?"
"No....no. Actually that's why I called you....." Ruhanika frowned hearing him.
"Ohh, apka lunch pohocha nahi kya? You wait, I will immediately tell driver kaka to deliver it to you." Ruhanika said not hearing him completely.
(Is your lunch delivered yet?)
"No Ruhi, listen. You remembered I promised you we will go out on lunch, once Abhaya is all well. So I called yiu to ask, can we go out today?" Abheer asked, hesitation can be clearly heard in his voice.
Ruhanika was shocked hearing him, then after processing his words a full on grin appeared on her face.
"REAALLY?!" She yelled in question and surprise. Abhaya and Abheer both flinched hearing her loud voice.
Ruhanika realized what she did, and immediately patted Abhaya' chest to not let her woke up.
"Ruhii.. you just now said my princess was sleeping beside you. Did she wake up?" Abheer whisper yelled.
Ruhanika bit her tongue and whispered to him,
"No Abheer ji. She almost woke up but now sleeping again. But are you serious about the lunch plan?" She asked the last part in excitement.
Abheer chuckled at her childish behaviour and said,
"Yes Ruhi. So I'll take it as a yes. You get ready in 20 min. Driver kaka will drop you to hotel and I'll directly come there. If you want, my princess can come along."
"Okay. And no, she is sleeping and already fed. She won't be waking up for another 2 hrs or so. I'll ask maasa to take care of her." Abheer could literally feel her smile from her voice.
He hummed and cut the call.
Ruhanika immediately ran downstairs grinning.
"Maasa, maasa where are you?" She yelled for Meera while descending the stairs.
Meera, Niharika came from dining room hearing her. Gayatri Devi, Aditi Aishu who were sitting on the sofas of living room, turned towards stairs hearing Ruhanika.
But while running on stairs, her foot slipped from last stairs and she stumbled, about to fall.
"Ahh!"
"RUHHIII!!"
............
But before she could fall, Adhiraj held her, who was coming from his room to living room.
Ladies heaved a sigh of relief seeing Adhiraj caught her before she could fall. Ruhanika's heart was beating so fast, thinking about the fall.
"Yeh kya kar rahi thi tum? Pichhale bar bhi girte girte bachi thi. Aur aaj bhi. Stairs pe se dod na kyu hota hai tum baccho ko!?" Adhiraj scolded her in stern voice. Ruhanika became afraid hearing him and thinking about the fall, making her eyes filled with tears.
(What are you doing? You were about to fall just like the last time. Why you kids always have to run on stairs?)
His anger immediately died down seeing tears in Ruhanika's eyes.
"Ohh my sweet child!! It's alright. Nothing happened. You are all fine. Dadasa will always be there just like this, don't worry." Adhiraj said hugging to her and telling like talking to a baby. Ruhanika too let his warmth calm her down.
"Stop crying now, nothing happened. And don't run on stairs from next time, hmm?" Ruhanika nodded to him and he kissed her forehead smiling at her, after wiping her tears.
"You okay." Aditi asked her, to which she nodded.
"Now, tell me why were you calling from running down the stairs?" Meera question immediately lifted up Ruhanika's mood.
"Maasa, I was coming to tell you that Abheer ji called. He promised me to take me on lunch last time, but we could not as Abhaya was not feeling fine, you remember her shots' day. So today, he called to ask if I'm free and can we go on lunch. I said yes, but can I go?" She asked her excitedly.
All were quite surprised hearing that Abheer was taking her on a lunch date, and this girl is so excited for it too.
"Of course, go mera baccha. Why would you even ask!?" Meera said happily.
"It's not just that maasa. Abhaya is sleeping in my room. So, I was not planning on taking her with me. Will you be free to take care of her?" Ruhanika asked.
"Of course, didisa. If no one, we both are free now. We will take care of her if maasa and kakisa are busy." Aishu said.
Ruhanika smiled,
"Okay then, I'll go get ready. Driver kaka was coming in 20 min. 5 min are already over. I'll go now." She said and ran upstairs.
"Don't run on the stairs, Ruhi bacche." Gayatri Devi yelled at her. But she still ran saying yes dadisa.
Everyone shook head at her excitement.
"She is really excited to go out. After all she didn't get any chance to go out in these 2 months." Niharika said with chuckle.
"But, I'm really happy, they are finally going on the date. Hope so bhaisa would make her fall in love with him soon." Aditi said grinning.
"But I guess, it's date for Abheer only. This silly child is just excited to go out!" Meera said making everyone laugh.
My my my...........!!!!!
Abheer is finally taking Ruhanika on date!! But maybe silly Ruhi didn't realise that.....
Let's see what happens next. What has Abheer planned for her.....
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