Chapter 29

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All that adrenaline rush from today’s Dev-Shiva fight on the show made me pen down a lighter chapter 

Haven’t proofread, please ignore any mistakes! Happy reading!

Chapter 29

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Raavi was sitting down on the floor with her back against her bed, thinking about Mausapaa’s word. She wasn’t sure what was the right thing to do, she didn’t want to impose on Hardik Bhai anymore, but on the other hand, going back to the house and dealing with her Maasi and Anita Di would mean a great deal of unnecessary stress. She didn’t want to stay in a toxic environment when everything had been going well for her. Shiva and she were finally happy, her exams had gone so well, and instead of sitting and prepping for her interviews, where she was pondering over her family issues. She kept pondering on what would be the best way to handle this situation without having to compromise her happiness and her studies.

Her phone rang suddenly and she picked it up without checking the caller ID.

“Chipkali, kya tu Somnath ka sasta devdas banne ki practice kar rahi hai” answered Shiva on the other end, causing her to look around to see where he was.

“Ab idhar udhar kya dekh rahi hai Gadhedha, mere sawaal ka jawaab toh de” said Shiva again, causing her to rush out to the balcony and look down from the railing on the right, hissing “Shiva?” softly.

Shiva laughed from behind her and answered, “Bol Chipkali” as she whipped around, her eyes widening in surprise.

“Shiva, tune toh mujhe dara hi diya” said Raavi, holding a protective hand across her throat and exhaling in relief.

“Ek minute, tu yahan kya kar raha hai, woh bhi itni raat ko?” she asked, gaining her senses back.

“Main? Nach raha hoon, naachegi” he retorted sarcastically, rolling his eyes. Then he proceeded to walk into her room without another word and made himself comfortable on her bed, resting his back on the bedrest and patting the spot beside him to join her.

“Kyun aaya hai yahan tu Shiva?” asked Raavi seriously, while joining him, imitating his stance.

“Kyun matlab, mera mann, meri chipkali” Shiva said, passing it off casually but her heart fluttered as he said it.

“Waise main nikla tha hawaa khaane ke liye, pann chalte chalte pata nahi kab mere kadam mujhe yahan leke aa gaye, lagta hai main koi bhi raaste pe chalu, meri manzil ek hi hai” added Shiva, lifting her chin up. She blushed red and her eyes were bright and appealing. He leaned forward giving her a forehead kiss and she wrapped her arms around his and laid her head on his shoulder.

“Tujhe kaise pata chal jaata hai ki mujhe teri zaroorat hai” asked Raavi, snuggling her head onto his shoulder, making herself comfortable.

“Ab Chipkali meri hai toh mujhe hi pata hoga na ki kab woh mujhse chipakna chahti hai” chuckled Shiva.

“Waise main yahan tujhse yeh kehne aaya hoon, ki tu stress mat le, tujhe jo sahi lage tu woh kar, baaki main dekh loonga” added Shiva on a serious note.

“Acha? Aur agar main kahoon ki main maasi ke ghar rehna chahti hoon, tab bhi tu sab dekh lega” asked Raavi, getting straight to the point that was bothering her.

“Haan, maine kahan tha na ki main tere har faisla mein tera saath doonga, zaroori nahi hai ki tera har faisla mujhe theek lage, par iska matlab yeh nahi ki main tujhe akela chod doon” said Shiva assuring her.

“Thank you Shiva, tu sacch mein samjhadaar ho gaya hai” she said, smiling warmly.

“Ho gaya hoon matlab, ae chipkali main bachpan se samjhadaar hoon, theek hai” joked Shiva, trying to lighten the mood.

“Bachpan ka toh pata nahi, par meri sangath mein rehke akal waali baatein karne lag gaya hai tu” giggled Raavi, getting up from there, sensing a fight.

“Acha, ab batata hoon kaun kitna samajhdaar hai, Chipkali rukh” he said getting up, rolling up his sleeves, chasing behind an already running Raavi.

She managed to smack a pillow, which hit him straight over the face, causing her to burst into peals of laughter. Just as he was about to hit her back, he noticed her laughing so cheerfully and decided against it. Instead, he advanced towards her with an evil grin on his face.

Raavi stuttered as she watched him step closer, “Shiva, tu..tu.. kya kar raha hai”

“Haan toh tu kya bol rahi thi, Chipkali” said Shiva raising one of his eyebrows, caging her against the wall between his arms casually.

“Main, main kya…” said Raavi nervously, trying hard to say something coherent. Her brain stopped functioning with their proximity. She gulped, feeling the butterflies in her stomach.

“Toh kya boli tu, kaun zyaada samajdaar hai?” whispered Shiva leaning into one of her ears, causing a shiver on her spine.

“Tu..tu hai” she said sheepishly, in defeat.

“Chal ab toh tune bhi maan liya” he said, smirking and removing his arms, setting her free.

“Haan toh kya taali bajao tere liye main” asked Raavi irritated.

“Tu taali bajayegi toh main bura nahi manunga” teased Shiva, mimicking her.

 She huffed with annoyance and sat on the left side of the bed with her arms crossed and her face turned to the opposite side. He chuckled at her cute antics and grabbed both her arms, untangled them and made her lie down on the bed saying, “Chal ab zyaada nautanki mat kar, aur so jaa” draping the blanket on her and caressing her face.

As he was about to leave, she held his hand, looked at him with pleading eyes saying, “Please thodi der aur rukh ja, jab tak main so naa jaaon”

To her surprise, he got up and switched off the lights, leaving a tiny bed light and sat beside her, holding her hand and patting it gently.

“Goodnight, Chipkali” said Shiva, smiling at her in the dark.

“Goodnight Bhoothnath” she said marveling at him and then closing her eyes with a smile on her face while squeezing his hand tight. She thought about how she was unnecessarily overthinking today, if her bhoothnath would be with her, she could handle anything.

——————Next morning———————

Raavi woke up to the loud ringing of the phone beside her, she sleepily opened one eye to see the caller and say that it was “Krish”, she picked up the call with her eyes shut and answered with, “Kya hua Krish subah subah kyun pareshaan kar raha hai”

“Shiva?” came a voice from the other end of the call, causing Raavi to wake up in an instant with horror visible on her face.

“Kaki?” said Raavi, still in shock.

“Hello? Shiva?” said Suman once again, she could hear Suman tell Krish, “Yeh tera phone theek se chal nahi raha hai kya, Shiva ki awaaz nahi aa rahi”

Raavi cut the call instantly and looked around to see Shiva, sleeping on the floor, with his head rested on the bed, still holding onto her hand. The gadhedha had clearly fallen asleep and not gone home yet. When had Suman Kaki returned? Why didn’t Shiva tell her about it? She thanked the stars that she didn’t hear her voice on Shiva’s phone or else god knows what kind of storm would have hit them. 

She shook Shiva vigorously in an attempt to wake him up while he protested, “Dhara Bhabhi sone do na, itna accha sapna dekh raha hoon main” still in a sleepy state, he said “Pyaari Chipkali” smiling dreamily in his sleep.

Although she melted seeing him look so cute and dreamy, she came to her senses and patted him on his face saying, “Shivaaa, main Dhara Bhabhi nahi hoon, sapne dekhna bandh kar, uth jaa, Kaki aa gayi hai”

“Kya, Maa, yahan kaise?” exclaimed Shiva, waking up with a jerk, looking around scared.

“Yahan nahi Pandya Niwas main, Krish ke phone se tujhe call karne ki koshish kar rahi thi, aur tu abhi tak yahan hai” explained Raavi, handing him his phone.

“Pata nahi kab meri aankh lag gayi, marr gaye, kal Gaumbi ne bola tha, Maa aane waali hai subah, Chipkali main yahan se jaldi katt leta hoon, tujhe baad mein milta hoon, bye” said Shiva in a rush to escape as soon as possible.

“Arrey bhoothnath, rukho toh” called Raavi, as he was about to climb down the balcony, he gave her a questioning look while she gave him a peck on his cheek and said, “Yeh kal ke liye”, blushing a bit, causing him to almost slipping down in shock. He regained his composure smiling and climbed down as his heart soared and all the joy returned.

Once he left, she decided it was time for her to go meet her Mausapa again and discuss some things.

On the other hand, Shiva reached in front of Pandya Niwas and entered nervously thinking of what he was gonna tell his mother.

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What does Raavi want to discuss with her Mausapa? What will Shiva tell Suman?