Chapter 14

                                        

                                              

"Rishabh?" 
                              
He heard his name roll off her tongue and that's it.......he was a goner.
                              
He thought of being mad at her but when he heard his name from her mouth, he forgot that he was mad at her.
                              
He composed himself and peeked through the gap to see Aman sitting on the floor and playing.
                              
He ignored her and went inside straight towards Aman which made her look at him bewildered. She closed the door and went inside.
                              
"Hey Champ!" He said cheerfully.
                              
Aman was surprised to see him.
                              
"Hey Buddy!" Aman grinned at him.
                              
" What are you doing?" He asked.
                              
" Me and mumma were playing Ludo." Aman said excitedly.
                              
" Sir, shouldn't you be at the party right now?" She asked him frowning.
                              
He looked at her who was looking cute in her sleepwear with a messy hair and he cleared his throat to divert his attention.
                              
" What is Ludo?" Rishabh asked confused and both of them looked at him like he is some ghost.
                              
" You don't know Ludo game?" Aman asked shocked.
                              
" No." Rishabh said scratching his neck.
                              
" I will teach you." Aman said and Rishabh sat beside him on the floor taking off his shoes.
                              
" Sir, you can sit on the sofa.....Aman you too." Aadhya said quickly.
                              
" No, it's fine." Rishabh mumbled without looking at her which made her sigh.
                              
She understood that he is mad at her.
                              
" You left the party and came here?" She asked crossing her arms even though she knows the answer but she  didn't know why he did that.
                              
He stayed silent looking at Aman who is arranging the Ludo chart.
                              
" Had your dinner?" She asked him again.
                              
And again he stayed silent making her sigh loudly.
                              
She shook her head at him and went inside the kitchen. She started preparing something for him to eat as they already had finished their dinner.
                              
Rishabh bent and looked at her working in the kitchen. He thought that he has no right to be mad at her and he knows that she is sorry for that but he thought to be mad at her for some more time as he is enjoying her attention.
                              
Aman started teaching him the game and Rishabh listened to him interestingly.
                              
" That's it?" Rishabh asked and Aman nodded.
                              
" It's so simple.....come on let's play." Rishabh said.
                              
Soon they started playing and she could hear their noise from kitchen. Rishabh shouts and yells whenever he dies and Aman teases him about it.
                              
She laughed out when she heard Rishabh yelled 'cheating' at Aman and guessed that Aman might have again killed him. She liked it as their house is always calm without any noise but now there is a big kid sitting in their living room yelling and shouting.
                              
Soon they started running around the living room yelling at each other. Aman was chasing Rishabh who was running away from him.
                              
She cooked and prepared the dining table for him to eat. She went into the living room and saw that Rishabh was tickling Aman who was laughing loudly. It was a sight to see both of them laughing and shouting.