So guys, Hi I am back.😊☺. Firstly, thankyou for your votes and comments for the previous chapter. And not to forget the silent readers, thankyou to you also for spending your time on reading my story.
So now here you go with the next chapter of series😊☺.

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S: Om! How did you get this cut?

R: cut! (Grabbing Om's wrist)Yes! Om , when did this happen?

O:(hesitantly)Vo... actually, Rudy

S:(sternly) Om! Speak up.

O:Shivaay! This is just a small cut. You don't need to worry.

S:Really Om! When same thing happens with me or Rudy, would you say the same?

                  Om lowers his head. If there is anything that shivru don't like in Om, then it is Self harm. The last time he did this thing was 3 months back, after a dirty fight with his father regarding his past. Then he had to be admitted in hospital. After getting discharged from hospital, Shivru along with his babhi explained him patiently , that self harm is such a bad thing. It was then,  Om promised them that he would never do such thing in future. But , here he is with a slit on his wrist, lowering his head. Om knew that he has messed up really bad and it is going to cost him a lot.

R:O! Bhaiya is asking you something.

By this time, Om is visibly shaking. His hands have become ice cold. Sweat beads are forming on his forehead and palms. Tears blurred his vision. He fisted his fingers into a ball making his finger nails dig deep into his palm skin, forming half moon curves.He feels his throat too dry to speak. He grabs all the energy left in his body and speaks in a barely audible voice.

O:(hiccupping)I am sorry Shivaay, Rudra. I....i really didn't m..mean to do this.please maaf kardo.

R:Really O! Like , sach mein ,it's not your mistake. It's mine. I should have not let you go the last night. Sorry O! I am really sorry. Please, maaf karde bhai.

O:(supressing his sobs) Rudra, please!

Om can feel his chest tightening. He is feeling suffocated. If there is anybody in this world, who did not judge for what he was and what he is, it is his brothers. He can't bear his baby brother blaming himself for his deeds. He wants to hug his brothers and cry till eternity.

S:Actually, truth to say, hum pagal hain. We are trying every second to bring you out of your misery,help you, keep you happy. But,you! You always want to do as your wish. From your childhood onwards, every bloody time, you have been doing the same thing. You treat us as mad, don't you?
Speak up Om.

O:(startled) Please Shivaay! You are not mad. It's me who is mad. It's me who creates problem to everyone. Mr.Oberoi is right. I need to be treated. I am sorry. Shivaay! Listen,please. I will meet the psychiatrist. Undergo every theraphy they say. Use all the tablets.But, Please talk to me.

Hearing this, Rudra's heart pained. He can't see his O crying anymore. He wants tell his brothers to stop all this mess. Few minutes before, he was also hell angry at his O. But once, seeing him crying for forgiveness, has melted him. All the things for which he was angry at Om,a while before,seem to be trivial now. Yes, it's true! Om shouldn't have thought of leaving us. But now, it should end. His O can't be punished for such a matter. Firstly it is not a thing to punish, it is thing for which he needs their support. If they also punish him, then their will be no difference between them and his dad.

R: O! Please atop crying. Bhaiya! Where is this heading? (Seriously) Listen guys, firstly, we need to calm down, then talk. O! Stop crying. Please.

But Om is still murmuring some incoherent words. Rudra looked at Shivaay. He has put a mask of no emotion. Rudra has understood that he has to handle the situation, because one of his brothers is being stubborn than ever, while other is passing his time simply crying. Rudra then grabs Shivaay's hand and takes him out of the kitchen, but not before giving an assuring look to Om.

                     Shivaay has happily obliged Rudra and moved along with Rudra because, he knew if he still stand there he will not be able to stop himself from reaching out Om. He feels that Om should also get taste of his own medicine. His thoughts came to a stop by hearing Rudra's voice.

R: Bhaiya! What were you thinking? Speak something?

S:(emotionless) Nothing.

R: Bhaiya! I know you are angry at Om. Om shouldn't hace done that. But, we need to understand him, right bhaiya!

S: How many times Rudra? Why can't he understand? Do you realise , Rudra? We could have lost him. You know what, Rudy! There is a fight going on between my mind and heart. But, this time , I have decided that I will listen to my mind. I am really tired with these actions of Om.

                    Saying this, Shivaay starts leaving. But stops in his tracks , listening to the voice of Rudra.

R: Bhaiya! you have decided that you will listen to your mind. But Bhaiya! You have forgotten that mind should be used only in business. You and I very well know that Om will never be a businees deal for us. Bhaiya! Do whatever you want! But don't think that punishing Om with your ignorance will make him right. Then, there will be no difference between us and our elders .

                With this, Rudra walks off. Shivaay's mind is in a whole mess. He is not able to think anything. He felt a slight headache seeping through his head. He immediately feels a great urge to get out of the mansion. So, he walks out without even having his breakfast.

                 Meanwhile, Rudra walks to kitchen in a hope to find Om. But, he is greeted by an empty kitchen but delicious dishes filled bowls. He sighs and holds his head in an attempt to reduce his frustation. His elder brothers sometimes behave as kids, one a stubborn, cranky kid, while other , a crybaby who is very difficult to pacify.

                 Meanwhile prinku comes to kitchen and says,

P: Rudy! What are you doing here? All have arrived for breakfast in the dining room.

R: But , Shivaay bhaiya and O!

P: pata nahi yaar! I didn't see both of them.tum chalo.

R:(sighing) chalo.
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Anika's room
10:40am..............

G: Di! Where is jiju? I haven't seen him even at the breakfast.

A: Actually, he is not in the mansion. Might have got some important meeting. I have called him. Vaise, how come you are here? I have asked you to rest, haven't I?

G: (smiling sheepishly) Actually di, I actually have a board meeting at our Mumbai branch, within 50 mins. I need to rush.
     
              She pecks Anika's cheek childishly  Saying this and runs out ,without giving Anika a chance to even react. Because, she knows that if she stands for one more minute, Anika will chain her up and will not even let her to move a single muscle.
Uff! Typical elder sister.
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Oberoi mansion, 10:50 am........

                The whole oberoi mansion which was nothing less than a party hall an hour before is now, as silent as a library. Because, all the resisdents of Oberoi mansion have now gone to resume their daily chores. Dadi is now busy in reading her favourite literature books, while janvi is busy with Rudra and Prinku, discussing designs for the upcoming fashion event. Pinky is busy in a call with cousons from village, while Anika is in a video conference with her Assistent refarding the upcoming wedding of Mr. Ahuja's daughter. Bhavya has gone for her duty, while Shivaay already left for office, after the pathetic debate with his brothers, more precisely to say Om. All the servants are hell busy in their assigned jobs.

                 Coming to Om, we can see him, sitting in his art room, dressed in a white shirt paired with black jeans. He is holding, more precisely to say, clutching the colour palatte with his left hand, while his right hand is busy in merging the prussian blue with yellow orchid (colours). He is staring into space with his eyes holding tears. The tears are threatening to spill without their Master's order. Master!....

                In his whole life, Om has gotten control of only two things: 1) pain 2) tears.
He very well know to hide these things from anyone and everyone, except his siblings and Dadi. But today, they are nowhere to be seen today.
                Suddenly, the palatte in his hands fell down and it is like he is startled from his sleep. His hands are now shaking involuntarily, and tears are flowing continuously flowing from his eyes. His breathe is getting uneven. At this time, his brain wants only one thing, Drugs...  The great escape he had once chosen to escape from this harsh reality. One more thing he has hidden from his brothers, is this urge for drugs. His brothers think that, he is completely out of drugs now. But, only he knew, that he is only physically away from drugs but, it takes him everything to keep himself away from drugs. At times like this, it is very difficult for him to suppress his this urge. He knows, if he says this to Shivaay, he will definitely help him. But again, he can't go through all those medications. Only he knows, how hell is to keep up with these tablets and theraphies. He knew it is inevitable. He hates this. He hates his helplessness, his vulnerabilities, his urge for drugs. He wants get out for now. He is not able to bear this.

              Om starts running from his art room, though his trembling knees are not at all cooperating with his mind. He is running through the empty corridors of Oberoi mansion. From his childhood onwards, Om has this urge to run, to escape. To run away from the fights of his parents, from his bullies , from his insecurities, from drugs, especially from his mamu. His eyes didn't notice where he is going, but his legs have brought him to correct place. Here he is, standing in the east wing of Oberoi Garden, infront of the tree house. The same tree house which his Dadu built, for four of them (shivomrupri). Many of his sweet memories are linked with this treehouse.

                    He enters the treehouse and slams the door behind him.
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Oberoi mansion, 12:30 pm..........

              Gauri's car enters the compound of Oberoi mansion. Gauri is hell stressed today. The meeting went well  but, the things after the meeting didn't really please her. Mr. Vineet Arora, one of the board members, a young man in his late twenties, had asked her out for a date. She, clearly being not interested, denied him politely. But he being clingy, pestered her alot, till she had felt migrane creeping through her skull. Finally, she ended up bursting out on him, which she know, is really not a good thing. She got down the car and the first thing which catches her sight is the greenery surrounding the Oberoi mansion.

                   Gauri starts walking towards the Oberoi garden ,feeling the shadows being cast upon her by the trees. After what seemed like some 15 mins, she reached the tree house in the east wing. To say that Gauri is amazed, would be an understatement. She is beyond amazed. The last time she visited the mansion, she hadn't noticed this. She , within seconds has become very eager to enter inside.
                     She climbs up the stairs, as an excited child. But, why wouldn't she be? It was one of those things, for which she always pestered her dear maa. She reaches for the door and saw it unlocked. She opens the door slowly and keeps her feet inside . She can't see through the darkness inside the room. But, she hears some noises or more precisely to say, whimpers from somewhere. She opens her clutch and pulls out her phone. She switches on the torch of her phone. She then looks around the room. After 2 mins, she spots, at the farthest corner of the room, a shaking silhouette.  His face buried into his folded knees. She can feel him crying, by the movements of his body.

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