Chapter 2 The Return.

Aarohi replied coldly to her sister who was crying while sobbing in between the talk.

"Listen aru my wedding has been fixed with Nitin Kaul, a hotelier, he belonged to a well-known Kaul business family of Delhi... The wedding functions will start after a week, first engagement than Mehendi, then the wedding ."

"Please aru I cannot get married without my sister by my side, this is the only thing I am asking for you "

" You can assume it as my wedding gift, I request you aru please come home sister. I promise you nobody will 

Say a word to you about your..... please."

" Anything else or I should cut the call " Aarohi replied with a cold voice...

' I know, it's hard for you anyways I am sending you my wedding card.

If you in your life ever loved me for a minute as your sister you will come to attend this wedding. "Saying this asawari cut the call herself crying badly.

Aarohi strained her tea into a cup and sat on the balcony attached to her bedroom. Her thoughts are taking her back to her childhood days when her di,asawari used to cover up for her mischief. Even sometimes she took the punishments on her head for aarohi's mistake.

She knows whatever has happened in the past,asawari di was not even responsible for that 

but she kept silent, as it's not her fault as she doesn't even know how to speak for herself ., so what else do you expect from her.

Just then a message notification popped on her phone. It was her sister's wedding card, she looked at the card for dates then booked her ticket for kathgodam .So she is returning to Nainital after 2 years.

She applied for a leave of one week as she also planned to visit Delhi, to meet sameer. The week passed in a rush .She packed her light-coloured clothes for the trip. She didn't go shopping for the wedding, because she didn't want to look pretty anymore. All these things were done 2 and half years back only.

She knows very well how her colleagues in the office use her dressing style as a gossip subject.

As she always prefers to wear light-colored clothes, mostly white. But she is not bothered about it.

The final day arrived when she took a flight from Pune to kathgodam. she reached after 20 hours journey kathgodam

One Audi and two SUVs were already waiting outside the airport for her. She knows that the SUV must have security guards for her safety.

Anand bhaiya, elder brother to her, was waiting for her. As soon as he saw her little sister he hugged her tightly 

. " Aru, how are you bacha "

' Still alive " aarohi answered in a cold tone.

Listening to her answer anand left her from his embrace and started walking towards the car holding her hand securely. He wiped the tears brimming in his eyes, after seeing her sister so cold towards him.

He makes her seated in the Audi and tells the driver to start the journey to

"Nainital"

After one and half hours of journey, she reached her destination. 

' Vashisth villa "

The big iron gates opened and the car pass through the gates for the main entrance.

As soon as the car stopped, aarohi got down asawari rushed to her and hugged her crying badly. 

The whole family was watching this scene with teary eyes but aarohi didnt get affected by this.

Asawari took her hand and went near the main entrance .Vaidehi the elder sister in law performed aarti of aarohi and welcomed her engulfed in a hug. After that, her younger sister in law Varsha also hugged her.

Her mother Mrs veena vashisth was standing in a corner watching or better glaring at aarohi with so much hatred. Aarohi returned her glare with equal passion and then moved towards her room.

After reaching there, she was welcomed by the same room as she left 2 years before. Asawari followed her with workers holding luggage.

After the workers left, Asawari hugged Arohi.

"Thank you so much aru, thanks a ton for ...

" I want to use the washroom so please excuse me".Aru replied rudely to her 

."ya ....yes for sure I will send breakfast for you " 

Aarohi just nodded her head in yes.

Asawari left her room wiping her tears, vaidehi was standing in the lobby near aru's room. She consoled Asawari by hugging her.

" Don't lose hope asawari, see she came back for you, now we have to take care of her. Please asawari only you can do that. As I don't think she will not talk to us anymore " 

Asawari nodded yes, she sent breakfast for aarohi which she ate silently .later she just slept as she was tired of the long journey .she skipped the lunch and just had the evening ginger tea.

It was dinner time asawari herself came to take her to the dining room.

Aditya entered the dining room and rushed to hug aarohi. He kissed her forehead and made her seated on the chair next to him like old times.

"You have become so thin baccha( child ) doesn't seema take care of you. Dont worry I will appoint someone else ."

" I am fine and I dont need any caretaker for me unless you want to keep an eye on me " aarohi replied sternly.

" Ok, so tell me how are you "

"As you dont know, your informer used to give you daily reports,didnt you seema di"aarohi glared at seema who was standing in the corner of the dining room.

Aditya chuckled at her answer. He knows very well that aarohi is just like him in nature, behaviour and attitude.

Fearless and full of fire.

"Very well said best, I am just asking for formality,

so how is your job going on "

"Good "

" Hmm "

Vaidehi and Varsha tried to serve her, but one glare from aarohi and they stop their efforts.  Nobody wants to upset aarohi, as the angry aarohi is the last thing they all want to see. Mrs veena vashisth was observing all this from her seat only, she deliberately send her grandchildren to sleep early in their rooms after their dinner. As she was already expecting this kind of behaviour from the great aarohi vashisth. If it wasn't for her husband and asawari's  request then she must have taught some manners to this mannerless girl right now only. But for her daughter's peaceful wedding she decided to just keep silent.

Aarohi knows well that her mother is stopping herself from scolding her, as she expected a loud scolding from her mother, the great veena vashisth. , who never left a chance to taunt her in the name of preaching to her. She understood that her father must have requested her mother to keep quiet now she is going to enjoy her situation.

  If veena has decided not to lose her calm then aarohi has decided to irritate her mother more in her style only.

Somehow the dinner finished in peace, later aarohi retired to her room.

It was midnight when triloknath entered the house her wife was waiting for him 

"Where is she? How is she? I should have come back early to welcome my princess but there was an important issue  that came up in the wedding preparation so I got late ."

Veena just made a disgusting face but before she could answer her husband's questions. 

Triloknath already rushed to aarohi 's room and opened the door with shaking hands. He was going to see her after two years.

He slowly walked towards her bed,

he put his shaking palm on her cheek, he had tears in his eyes. 

"Aaroh my child , my life ". He whispered in tears.

He knows what his daughter had gone through and still suffering from the ... he pecked her forehead and left the room with tears in his eyes.