*Akhila Pov*
I woke up groaning hearing the door bell blazing. I glanced at the clock to see that it is still 8.
Who is ringing the bell at this time? I thought getting down from the bed and walked towards the door slowly with sleepy eyes.
When I opened the door, all sleep left me with in a second. I just stared at them for few seconds and coughed a little.
“Mom, Dad! What are you… I mean how come you are here?” I asked them completely shocked.
“Didn’t I tell you she will be surprised seeing us?” Mom asked Dad and walked forward hugging me tightly.
“We both missed you so much. Where are your sisters?” She asked releasing me.
“They are sleeping! Even Priya Di is here.” I replied smiling at them.
“Really? When did she arrive?” Dad asked immediately.
“Last night…” I trialed off because last events just crossed my mind and then I remember that those three idiots are in the house.
“Mom, Dad! Why don’t you both sit down here? I will go and call them.” I suggested and they nodded smiling walking towards the couch and sat there.
I rushed to the upstairs and woke up three of them telling them about our problem when they got excited that Mom and Dad are here.
“Di! Ri and you walk downstairs and say that I am still waking up Kritika.” I suggested and they all nodded because it is acceptable.
When they both walked down, Kritika and I walked towards the guest room and started shaking three of them.
“What?” Khushal shouted but before the sound could pass I pressed my hand on his mouth.
“Guys! My parents are here and you three need to leave.” I told them and they all sprang up immediately.
“Let’s go!” Kalyan said nodding and started walking outside.
“Wait! You need to go through Kritika’s room.” I told them.
“You have a door to outside? You never told me?” Sanjay asked Kritika.
“Idiot! You three will go the way you have entered here in the first place.” I said looking at Sanjay.
“What? No way!” Khushal said and Kalyan nodded.
I pleaded them for few minutes but they three didn’t budged. I finally sighed and said “Ok! I will go downstairs and tell my parents everything how you three entered here and even show them how you did. Then forget three of us completely because my Dad will not allow this behavior.”
“Fine!” Khushal said along with Kalyan and Sanjay.
We four slowly tiptoed towards Kritika room and walked towards the window. He even attached a ladder?
“Sanjay you go first.” I said looking at him and he frowned.
“Go!” I shouted at him in whisper and he immediately started moving.
“Be careful!” Kritika whispered to him.
Then Kalyan followed Sanjay’s suit and then Khushal followed him. After they left I asked Sanjay to remove the ladder and he immediately removed it.
Closing the window we both walked outside her room to see Mom coming upstairs. We smiled at her and we three walked downstairs to see Ri and Priya Di talking to Dad happily.
Kritika and I sat with Mom like usual. I just listened to everyone’s conversation but didn’t say anything.
“Akhila! Why are you so silent?” Mom asked smiling.
“Uhmm.. Nothing Mom! I will just go and freshen up a little and then prepare some breakfast for us.” I replied getting up.
They all also got up to freshen up a little before having the breakfast. I prepared everything and placed it on the table.
They all came downstairs and sat at our dining table and Mom made me sit beside her. I smiled at her and they all started talking at again.
“So we are seeing you all after so many months. Kritika, Ritika! I will not say the general dialogue ‘Are you both not eating anything? Look how thin you both have become.’.” Mom said and we all laughed.
“Thank god!” Both Kritika and Ri said.
“Priya! I know you will take care of yourself otherwise your students will torture you.” Mom said looking at Priya Di.
“That’s true!” Priya Di said.
“So remaining one is my favorite daughter. I don’t think I can trust that she is taking care of herself.” Mom said shaking her head looking at me.
“You are spot on Mom. She is always either studying or doing internship.” Ritika said making me glare at her.
“And also always taking care of us and then busy with UK.” Kritika said and her eyes went wide along with all of us except Mom and Dad’s.
“UK?” Dad asked frowning.
“Uhmm.. It is a new research I am doing like just a hobby.” I replied smiling a little.
“Akhila! You are too busy with all of this and a hobby on top of that? Just leave the hobby for some time and do it when you are free.” Mom said frowning.
“Ok Mom!” I said and she smiled at me.
Both Ri and Kritika snickered along with Di and I am sure they must be placing Khushal in the place of hobby word.
*Sanjay Pov*
I just sat on my bed looking at both Kalyan and Khushal pacing in my room. I sighed and waited for them to leave.
“When will you guys leave? I need to sleep.” I said frowning.
“I am not having some fun staying in your room so keep quiet.” Bhai said frowning back.
“As if I am.” Kalyan said rolling his eyes.
“Then leave!” I said glaring at them.
Opening the door they both walked and I followed them. When they walked towards the living room, they halted in their steps.
“Kalyan?” Dad said frowning at him and t en looked at Khushal in shock.
“Khushal!” Mom said happily walking outside the kitchen.
He gave a curt nod to her and walked outside the house without saying anything. Kalyan too followed him not looking at anyone.
“Why are they both here?” Dad asked me and I just shrugged before rushing to my room.
Then I closed the windows which I should do for this one whole week. I sighed and drifted off into sleep lying on my bed.
*Priya Pov*
Mom and Dad left to Mumbai the same day I decided to leave for Kolkata. I am feeling bad to leave my sisters again but I am also excited to meet him after three days.
“Take care, Di!” Akhila said along with Ri and Kritika.
“You guys too and give a warning to those three.” I said smiling and they nodded.
My train moved and I went inside waving them. I sat on my seat and sighed but immediately frowned hearing “They seem like cool sisters.”
I looked around and then glanced at the person sitting infront of me reading a paper. I pulled the paper down and said “Bharghav?”
“Yes!” He replied smiling.
“But how?” I asked him frowning.
“Did you forget that I was the one who booked your return tickets? I decided to go to Kolkata through this train itself so I booked them for both of us.” He replied.
“But this train is a long route from your hometown. You could have taken a short route.” I said but felt so happy that he chose this.
“So any important matters that happened?” He asked shrugging to my suggestion.
“Yes! I met my sister’s boyfriends and they are ok except one who became the reason for me to not eat my carrot halwa for one day as he stole it.” I replied shaking my head.
“Poor fellow! Why did he do such crime?” He asked making me chuckle.
“And Dad is saying that it is high time I need to get married.” I said after few minutes.
“I always thought to but never asked you thinking it may offend you. Why are you still single I mean in marriage wise even when you are twenty six years old?” He suddenly asked.
“Oh no! I decided to get married when I was twenty four itself but my groom just said no to me on my wedding day saying that he loves someone else so he can’t marry me.” I replied shrugging.
“Oh!” he mumbled.
“It’s not a big deal but what I didn’t understand is if he really loved someone else then why did he even accepted to marry me in the first place.” I said shaking my head.
“Well he is an idiot.” He said frowning.
“And you are a sweetheart.” I said pinching his cheek and he frowned more rubbing his pinched cheek.
“So what happened at your house?” I asked him.
“Same old, same old! Nothing important.” He replied looking outside.
“Are you sure?” I asked him frowning.
“Yeah!” he replied still not looking at me.
“Ok!” I said and closed my eyes leaning back hoping he is not hiding something bad.