Chapter 21 - Family Time




Radhika looks on shocked seeing him smiling at the flower bouquet and murmurs, "My Secret Admirer starts sending the flowers again"


Radhika worries and thinks, "I did not send this Arjun" she looks so worried looking at his happiness and she asks him hesitantly, "But she already said that she won't be sending this flowers to you"


Arjun gives her a look, "I guess, she has changed her decision. She couldn't stay back without sending this to me."


Radhika murmurs, "No Arjun"


Arjun, "Did you say something?"


Radhika nods her head as NO saying, "But Arjun, I think it's not her"


Arjun narrows his eyes at her and said, "How do you know it so sure?"


Radhika blinks and said, "I just said, a mere thought"


Arjun, "I don't think so, I must say...SHE IS BACK" he smiles looking at her and goes to his room leaving the confused Radhika.


Radhika looks on worried and goes to Watchman, "You know who sent those flowers?"


Watchman, "No mam, I just saw the flowers on the gate"


Radhika sighs in disappointment and goes in keeping a pout face, Arjun who watch her from his room chuckles looking at her confused face and murmurs, "I am enjoying it chashni, I love to see you getting confused and mad thinking about your admirer and my new admirer. In fact both are one person and that's me, your naughty Arjun. This game is so interesting to play and specially with you"


Radhika's thoughts distracted hearing Mala's scolding as usual telling her to go freshen up. Radhika nods her head like a doll and goes to her room thinking, "Who sent this flowers?"


Neil comes to Mehra home and looks for his mother but bumped into Sam who walks out looking at her mobile.


Sam, "Ouch"


Neil, "I am sorry, I didn't see you"


Sam murmurs, "What you would have done, only if you noticed me?"


Neil, "What did you say?"


Sam, "I didn't say anything"


Neil, "No, you said something"


Sam, "Yes, I said something. So what?"


Neil, "What you said?"


Sam rolls her eyes and walks away but pulled back by him to face him and he asks her again, "I asked, What you said?"


Sam looks into his eyes and said in a very calm and stern voice, "I LOVE YOU"


Neil's grip gets loosen on her arms, she looks down at his hands hanging in the air and shifts her gaze at him. She sighs and said, "This is what I wanted to say to you, and now you heard me"


Neil stammers, "I...i...no...I think"


Sam raises her hand and stops him saying further, "I already thought a lot and decided. It's you who has to decide now. I am tired of hiding my feelings from you, I get hurt when you always go away from me, and it makes me feel that I am not worth for this love and all. But again and again your behavior, your attitude, your caring nature, and your love for your family everything makes me fall for you again and again even when I resist myself. I wish I too get a share and rejoice in your love forever"


Neil becomes stunned looking at her, she sighs and continues, "I never been behind to anyone, you are the first and you will be the last too"


She goes out from there not even waiting for his response; Neil becomes dumb really after listening her heart beats for him.


He turns to go in but stops seeing Radhika standing there looking at him with her eyes opened wide. Neil gets tensed looking at her and comes to her holding her hand saying, "Nothing happened as you think"


Radhika raise her brow and said, "Do you know what I thought?"


Neil stutters, "Uhh...mmm...no...actually"


Radhika, "Hmm, actually, basically, logically, finally, deeply and madly YOU LOVE HER"


Neil stands with open mouth and refuses her, "No, No, No...I am not"


Radhika, "What you are not?"


Neil, "I am not...I...No...I"


Radhika, "See, you can't even say that fully and this clearly tells that you are in love with her, my dear brother"


Neil, "No Chashu, I don't think it is correct"


Radhika, "What?"


Neil keeps quiet and Radhika continues, "Do you love her or not?"


Neil remembers his first meet with Sam and how the way she always comes to him, the way she stares him lovingly and the day he hurt her and her confession. His thoughts were broken when Radhika shakes him.


Radhika, "Where were you brother?"


Neil smiles, "Yes, I do love her but I did hurt her badly"


Rads, "When did this happen?"


Neil, "On your Sangeet"


Rads, "What you did to her?" with lot of worries on her face


Neil tells her the incident happened on the Sangeet day.


FB,


Neil dance with the family happily on the Sangeet, where he suddenly feels a grip on his arms, he turns and finds Sam looking at him with a broad smile on her face.


She starts dancing with him holding his arms; he hesitantly holds her hands and often looks away of unable to hold his breath having a charming girl in front of him.


Sam whisper, "Look at my eyes"


Neil moves his gaze towards her, she takes his hands and puts it on her waist and tried to get close to him. Neil gets each step back when she steps to him and finally he moves her away and leaves from there.


He walks out and stands silently at their lawn starring the pool with so much of annoyance on his face. Sam comes behind him and hugs him from back, he jerks her immediately and pushes her away stating, "Are you mad? Don't you know how to behave in front of our family?"


Sam is shocked , "Neil"


Neil, "Please stop. Listen, my sister is going to get married to your brother. And your behavior worries me a lot; I don't want others to badmouth about us and I don't want any chaos in my sister's marriage & in her future life. I love her and I want her to be happy forever. So, please behave yourself"


He tries to go but Sam holds his hand pulling him to face her and asks, "What about me then? I indirectly showed you my feelings on you and you still going away from me. Why? I like you Neil; I want to move close with you. Just leave that, nothing will happen to this marriage and their life. Just talk about us, think about us"


She tried to hug him but he pushes her away and scold her, "Don't you have sense? What are you trying for? Trying to seduce me to fall for you. All your behavior shows me that you are lusting me and nothing else. Listen, I am telling you now, I don't have any feelings for you. Go and find someone else and please stop tailing me always"


Tears prick her eyes seeing him leaving from there without having any guilty on his face.


FB ends...


Radhika, "Why did you hurt her Bhai?"


Neil, "I did not do it wantonly, but I wanted her to hate me and move away from me"


Radhika, "But why?"


Neil, "Radhika, it's your marriage and it was decided by our parents. But if they come to know about Sam's interest on me, they will feel bad seeing our relation and it might harm your life. Not sure whether they will accept it or not. Even they do have some dreams about their daughter's life right? I don't want anyone of them get hurt by me and I don't want to witness that. More than my happiness, I want yours."


Radhika, " Bhai, but why can't you give a chance?"


Neil, "No Radhika, I can't"


Before Radhika could say something, they both hear a voice, "Radhika is right, you still have a chance"


Both turns back to find Arjun stands there with a smile and behind him their entire family stands and stares them with a smile.


Arjun turns to Samrat and Nandini, they in turn give him an answer with a smile and he walks forward to him. Radhika started smiling looking at their faces and waits for Arjun to speak up.


Arjun, "Go and take her, before she flies off"


Neil gets shocked, "What?"


Arjun, "We all heard everything and we are very much happy to give her into your family. So, now you can go and get her with all our wishes. She is a stubborn child and very reserved one. I wonder how you managed to impress her. But I am angry on you because you hurt her and thus made her to go away from us too. So, now only you should stop her going back to US and make her stay here with us"


Neil smiles, "She won't go and I won't let her go"


Evening, Sam returns her home and finds it dark. She calls for her someone to switch on the light.


Sam, "Mom, where are you?"


Sam, "Why there is no light?"


She hesitantly steps further and stops seeing someone lights the candle, soon the darkness erased and she could find Neil via the candle light.


She gets shocked seeing him there and stands silently. He keeps on lighting the few candles and it highlights "Sorry" words on the floor and he comes to her holding his ears, "I am sorry"


Sam controls her emotions and turns back to go; he pulls her to him by holding her arms and whispers, "I am sorry"


Sam in a cold voice, "Leave my hand"


Neil tightening his grip, "I am sorry"


Sam struggles to free from him, "I said, leave my hand"


Neil moves close with her and mutters, "I am sorry for my words"


Sam, "I don't need your sorry and I need nothing from you. Just leave my hand"


Neil, "I won't leave you hand, forever"


Sam, "I have to go; I am going far from you. I won't be tailing you from now on. Just let me go"


Neil, "I won't allow you to go anywhere"


Sam, "Why? I am doing as you said. I am going to find someone else and won't be behind you"


Neil husks, "I LOVE YOU SAM"


Sam stops struggling and stares him with tears in her eyes, "I hate you"


Neil, "I love you"


Sam, "I hate you"


Neil increases his closeness with her and makes a cage around her and she still mumbles, "I hate you"


Neil, "I love you"


Sam opens her mouth to say but Neil captures her lips with an intense kiss, Sam stops struggling and stands on her toes to match his. It just lasts for a few seconds and he wipes the tears in her cheeks by his thumbs and husks, "Now say?"


Sam gazes him with love and mutters, "I love you"


Soon the light gets on and all the family members come out from their hidden places cheering them.


Nandini hugs Sam and said, "I am so happy for you. I don't need to worry about you now, you are going to live in a heaven and I guarantee you that"


Mala also blesses her and gives her a motherly hug. Samrat also blessed her, Radhika squeals and hugs Sam happily and turns to find Neil with a broad smile on his face.


Radhika hugs him tightly expressing her happiness for him and they both teasing each other. Sam stares them with a pinch of jealousy and looks at Arjun who stands little far looking at her with a smile.


She goes to him slowly and asks, "Won't you wish me?"


Arjun, "My blessings and wishes will always be with you"


Sam turns back and finds Neil & Radhika pampering each; she looks at Arjun and asks, "Shall I hug you?"


Arjun is moved and feels so emotional hearing her, he extends his hands widely towards her and she lands on his chest wrapping her arms around his waist.


He secured her in his arms and kiss on her forehead mumbles," I missed you"


Sam, "I missed you too Bhai"


Nandini amazed seeing them and gets happy tears. Neil & Radhika sighs looking at them and gives thumbs up to each.


After a while, Radhika comes out from her room hearing Arjun calling her. Radhika, "What happened?"


Arjun looks tensed and asks, "What were you doing?"


Radhika, "Was just arranging the dresses for our marriage"


Arjun, "I want you to come out with me"


Radhika, "Now? Where?"


Arjun, "To find her"


Radhika, "Who?"


Arjun, "Chashni"


Radhika is shocked and dumb hearing him.


Arjun drags her to his car and said, "We have to go fast to the place where she called me, otherwise she will go from there"


Radhika again in a shocking tone, "WHAT? HOW CAN SHE CALLED YOU, WHEN I AM HERE ?"




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Thank you for reading it. Finallly Nesam becomes one, i am happy for them. 


Now here comes our naughty Admirers. Arjun is on his toe to make her confess her secret, isn't it? This is indeed interesting and i just love it. Hope you also.


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