"I need you, Siddhu."Shravan, who was about to enter the room, frowned hearing Drishti. He went inside the room and saw an anxious Drishti sitting cross-legged on the bed."Drishti.""What did he say?" Drishti asked."Why didn't you tell me about him?" Shravan asked."How am I supposed to know that he is your brother?" Drishti asked with a frown."At least the surname should have given you a hint, right? Didn't you wonder about our surnames? The similarity in our names? Sharan and Shravan?" He asked."I first met him during an inter-college fest two years ago. He was from a different college. I don't remember whether he said his surname or not. His Instagram name was just Sharan M. And it just stuck," Drishti said."And you uploaded a picture of us on your Insta page, right? Didn't he ask you anything about it, Drishti?" Shravan asked."I had blocked him by then," Drishti said.Shravan sighed as he sat on the bed next to her."Did you have feelings for him, Drishti?" Shravan asked so
The atmosphere during breakfast was tense.Drishti was sitting between Shravan and Siddhu, with Sharan sitting directly opposite her."I mean, how? How do you always manage to do this?" Siddhu whispered to Drishti."Do what?" she replied."Get into trouble! You are married to Sharan's elder brother. Who would have thought?" Siddhu said, still reeling from the shock."It's all your fault. How can you not know your brother's best friend's brother? Useless," Drishti complained."Of course. I should have known that the blame would land on my head in the end," Siddhu said, rolling his eyes.Tej Maheswari cleared his throat and glared at the duo.They both pasted fake smiles on their faces and continued with breakfast."Sharan, how was your journey?" Tej asked his younger grandson."It was okay, dadu," Sharan said gloomily.Shravan sighed, seeing the fallen face of his brother.He could see that his brother was hurting, but there was nothing anybody could do about it."Sharan, have one more
"Is that Shravan bhai's sister?" Siddhu whispered to Drishti, looking at the pretty girl talking to Damini."Yes," Drishti said, narrowing her eyes at her best friend."She is pretty. What's her name?" he said, still not able to take his eyes off her."Shreya. And Siddhu, she is a school-going girl," Drishti said."Which class?" Siddhu asked."Twelfth.""Great. That would make her a college girl next year," Siddhu said with a grin."She has two elder brothers," Drishti pointed out the cons in the scheme."One of her elder brothers is my elder brother's best friend and my best friend's husband," Siddhu said cheekily."Finally, you found someone you do not want to friend zone, and that someone had to be Shravan's sister, right?" Drishti asked."Ishq par zor nahi hai, Drishti," Siddhu said dramatically, clutching his heart."Ishq? In one day?" Drishti asked in wonder."Oye. What happened to the hopeless romantic Drishti Singhania? Who is a die-hard fan of love at first sight?" Siddhu ask
Shravan had almost fallen asleep when he heard the incessant knock on their bedroom door.The knocks grew more urgent with time, and Shravan hurried towards the door, waking Drishti in the process.He opened the door to find his mother, who looked worried as hell."Mom? What happened? Why do you look panicked?" Shravan asked."Sharan...""Where is he? What happened?" Shravan asked."I don't know. He went out in the morning. He is not back yet. I tried his phone many times. He isn't picking up. He told me he was going out to meet his friends here. I called them up, and they had no idea that Sharan is even back. I am getting worried, Shravan." Anuradha Maheswari was on the verge of crying."Mom, relax. I will bring him home. He might be somewhere around," Shravan said, trying to console his mother.A guilty Drishti stood behind him, not knowing what to do."Drishti, please take Mom to her room. I will go look for Sharan," Shravan turned around to look at Drishti."Yeah, sure." Drishti a
Drishti had been grumpy and cranky the whole day."Why not?"She had been forced to fast, and fasting has never been her forte.Not that she has ever tried before."You are not going to die if you skip two meals a day," Siddhu said, rolling his eyes, seeing the grumpy look on Drishti's face."Then why don't you try fasting? Let me see how long you last," Drishti said, glaring at her so-called best friend.Divyanshi brought a plate of some Rajasthani snacks and handed it over to her son-in-law, who was scrolling through his iPad, looking through his work emails.He looked up and smiled at his mother-in-law. He had missed breakfast this morning, as he was caught up in a video conference."Thank you, Aunty," Shravan said and took one in his hands. Before it could reach his mouth, he heard a loud, dramatic gasp and looked up to see Drishti looking at him with wounded eyes."What?" he asked with a frown."You are going to eat that?" Drishti asked, pointing her finger at the snack."Uh, yes
"What the hell is going on here?" Shravan asked, looking between his wife and grandfather.Tej Maheshwari coloured a bit at the embarrassment of being caught by his grandsons."Nothing," Tej said, waving a hand in a dismissive gesture.Drishti raised an eyebrow and looked at Tej Maheshwari, who glared at her in return."It didn't seem like nothing, Dadu," Sharan said with a frown."Is that a game board?" Shravan asked, pointing at the tea table behind them. He was fascinated by the red colour spreading across his grandfather's cheeks.Was his grandfather playing a board game? And that too with Drishti?"Laala Singh took it out for dusting," Tej Maheshwari said."Now who is the liar?" Drishti mocked."You shut up, girl!""Why were you two fighting?" Shravan asked."Like kids," Shravan heard Siddharth saying, and that's when he noticed Siddharth sprawled across the couch with an amused look on his face."Siddharth, why don't you tell me what's going on here?" Shravan asked, and Siddhart
Finally, it was the day of the reception, and Drishti was decked up as a royal bride, with her tiara, of course."Oh my! Don't I look regal?" Drishti asked, looking at the mirror with a grin."Yes, baby, you do," Divyanshi said."Can you believe it, Maa? I am a princess. A real princess. With a tiara!" Drishti said excitedly, touching her tiara every few minutes to make sure it was there."I can't believe you're all grown up. It feels like yesterday I first held you in my arms," Divyanshi said, as her eyes welled up."Aww, Maa. Don't make me cry too. Not that I would cry. I don't understand why brides always cry during the wedding. It's not as if they're leaving their parents permanently. I can always come and see you whenever I want. You could do the same. I'll still be your darling Drishti," Drishti said."Uh oh.""The only difference would be, I'll be staying at Shravan's place instead of the hostel," Drishti said."You're right. You'll always be our darling Drishti," Divyanshi sai
"My cheeks are hurting with all these smiles," Drishti complained halfway through the reception."The formal party will be over now. After that, only family and friends would be here," Shravan said."How about a photo, guys?" Mithran asked as he walked towards them with Isha, Abhay, and Kiara."You guys are late," Drishti accused as soon as she saw them."Sorry, Drishti. Kiara had an appointment with a doctor in the morning, so we got delayed," Abhay said."Oh, what happened to bhabhi?" Drishti asked in worry."Nothing. Just a light fever," Kiara said."Okay, guys. Stay closer for the photo," the photographer called out.The formal party was over soon, and Anuradha took Drishti with her to introduce her to the other family members.Shravan stepped out into the garden with Mithran and Abhay."You look very happy," Mithran commented, seeing the constant smile on Shravan's face."I am," Shravan said, content with his life."Aww, Shravan is in love," Mithran teased."I don't know, Mithran