Aarya's POV:

There was a decent crowd around and it looked like a fun environment. I smiled and kept admiring happy faces around me. Neiv Bhai had organised a welcome party in the honour of me and Mihir and our new hospital branch which would be the biggest hospital in Bangalore with extremely advanced technological equipments, making it a huge achivement for our family.

But the most satisfactory was the smile on my and Mihir's parents. My parents Archit and Pooja Ahuja were the happiest seeing me and Mihir after a long time. My mother also being a doctor was happy that even Aahir had embraced this profession of ours and was proud to see him grow so much however she as well missed him a lot. She and Dad wanted to see him.

But the sadness in Bela Ma and Mahir Papa's eyes were evident. Mahir Papa still tried to cheer us up but Bela Ma looked dull and sad. Her eyes kept lingering on other kids of the family who loved them a lot. Malu's daughters Lavanya and Vanshika who unlike their childhood days of those tv buffs had now turned into extremely well behaved and matured girls who were the life of these oldies. Malu has brought them up very well and they take care of the entire oldies gang. I still can't believe these are the same two kids who annoyed Aahir to the roots during their childhood days such that my son has although forgotten mostly everything about his childhood days except these two munchkins and their 'Aahirjiiii' such that even today my son freaks out if someone addresses him with a 'Ji' LoL!!!

Neiv Bhai's son Nikhil is also a responsible child who takes care of everyone, at times I'm glad Sehgals and Kapoor's are neighbors. Now I know what Neiv Bhai wanted to convey to us. It is actually scary that mom dad stay alone in that house at this age, no wonder they miss us and I have decides to make sure to find a permanent solution to this problem post tonight's welcome party for sure!!!

Mihir's POV:

My wife is dangerous!!!
Scary!!! Creepy!!! Crazy!!!
And the look she is giving me right now with that tv vamp kind of lingering smile on her lips literally is making me shit in my pants!!!
I know that look!!!
And I definitely don't want to go on that track but I know there's something cooking in that evil brain!!!

She is like the devil's adopted child!!!
No wonder Neiv Bhai calls her 'little one'
Lady Lucifer!!!

'Will you dial quickly Mihuuuu' she battled her eyelashes and I smiled nervously and said...

'But Aaru what if he figures out!' and she smirked!!!
Like really smirked???

Then she sits on that rocking chair and leans back and smiles saying...
'I am his mother Mr Mihir Mahir Sehgal!!! And when it comes to him I can probably even predict his s*x life baby!!! Aahir is that predictable!!! So just you know... SHUT THE F UP and Dial him Nowwwww' she shouted and I said a meek... 'Ofcourse' and dialled him up!!!

I put the phone on speaker and waited for him to pick the call. It is approximately his tea time now and as expected he picked the call...

'Hi Aahir...how are you son?'

'Oh dad...I'm good...had a busy day...3 surgeries in a row...Just had my lunch' he said and I felt bad for my poor baby boy. No wonder he is the best in Sydney. He is such a hardworking boy. I'm so proud of him.

'Ohhh please have your lunch son and take care of yourself' I said somehow feeling uncomfortable trying to lie to him while Aaru here kept giving me a scowling look...

'I will dad!!! But hey where is mom...I tried calling her from last night and her number is not reachable...I even dialled the landline..no one picked...your phone was as well switched off...you guys shouldn't do that...what am I supposed to think??? I could have dialled BD and MD but I didn't want to scare them at this age' and I am already seeing the creepy smile on my wife's lips!!!

Her dart has exactly hit the target!!!
Such a manipulative lady!!!
At times seriously have second thoughts about this woman!!!
Imagine I am even thinking all this after 28 years of marriage wooow!!!

And she raises her eyebrows asking me to talk further and I without a choice start...
'Ummm ya Aah... Aahir actually there is nothing much to worry son...the thing is Mumma was forced to have dinner yesterday at Kapoor's and looks like your Neiv uncle's kids were making the dinner as yesterday was mother's day...and unfortunately they didn't know Aaru is allergic to mushrooms' and the next second I heard him scream...

'Whattttt...Dad??? Whah...wha...what the hell??? She ate mush... mushrooms???' he asked and here my wife kept smiling and kept rocking the chair smiling like a evil witch while my poor son was panicking there like hell!!!

'Dad I want to talk to mom...now ... please give her the call!!!' he said and I looked at Aaru and kept nodding a no with a smile and I was pleading her with my eyes...

But she smirked and nodded a no!!!

'Dad....dad you are scaring me...is mom fine dad...dadddddd say something' he kept asking and finally I composed myself and said...

'Yes Yes Aahir...she is fine don't worry...'

'Then why are you not giving her the call'

'Ummm she is sleeping now son!!!'

'Dad you are lying...it's probably not even 8 pm there and mom cant sleep without having dinner...dad please yaar...don't hide anything from me...freaking please tell me...' he was pleading and before I could answer Aaru disconnected the call..

And not just disconnected it!!!
She switched off my mobile too!!!
Damnnn not again!!!

Looking at her freshly manicured nails she smiled saying...
'Tomorrow morning Mr Aahir Sehgal will be here in India!!!'

'You are such a vamp Aaru...' and she smiled saying...
'I know my buffalo but when things don't work by hook or by crook you try f*ck with minds baby!!!' she says like a mini Komolika here!!!

'Evil...with E in capital' I said and she smiled saying...
'Look Mihu...he's 28...his love life sucks...his personal life sucks...he doesn't date people... he doesn't give family enough time...heck my boy hasn't took a got damn vacation in last 4 years ..his grandparents want to see him once...he should meet his cousins...he should have a little rapport with everyone and not just those surgical instruments or that CATH lab where he spends most of his time tearing and stitching chests!!!' she said it all at once and although her method wasn't right...she was absolutely correct!!!

Aahir needs to really look into things beyond his cardiology degree. He must embrace his personal life too. So I smiled and nodded while she hugged me back.

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'Ummmm this coconut barfi is something I missed for so long yaar Malu...thank you' Aaru said and kept stuffing it for breakfast which Malu had made for us. She stayed last night here in Sehgal Mansion as the two besties had a lot of catch up to do.

'Eyyy enough...you are supposed to keep a check on your cholesterol levels' I argued and Aaru smiled sweetly saying...

'All my reports are normal my darling buffalo and I could even sell you and my kids for Malu's coconut barfi so Shutup and let me concentrate!!!' saying she stuffed two more barfis in her mouth and moaned saying

'Yaaar Malu...if you ever had cooked for me before I dated this buffalo I swear I would have second thoughts before marrying this buffalo of mine these are so damn good!!!' and suddenly I heard Bela Ma and Mahir papa giggle.

We were having an awesome breakfast time while suddenly Bela Ma asked...
'Mihir is the landline phone working now??? I don't know what is wrong with it and even my mobile phone isn't working properly...you guys must check it once' she said and I looked at Aaru and Malu who gave evil smiles to each other.

Aaru had literally cut the landline wires last night while Malu had put both Mahir Papa and Bela Ma's phones on airplane mode last night.

They even involved Nikhil in this plan knowing he was Aaryan's bestie and Aaryan tried to call Nikhil who convinced him of the plan and my son who is ever ready for vacation and chicks was all into it!!!

But I really was worrying thinking of Aahir's reaction! He hates when people lie!!! And this time it was a huge one!!!

And like they say...expect the storm and here it is...
While my wife was happily stuffing her mouth with the coconut barfi and cracking lame jokes on the breakfast table we heard...

'Maa??? and we turned around to see Aahir standing there with bags, ruffled hair, blood red eyes hiding behind those frameless glasses with his shoulders loosely hanging down yet had a stern face !!!

He was extremely angry!!!
And I could see Aaru swallowing the barfi in a whole while I felt like I was ready to puke!!!