Time skip to haldi rasam.....

Evryone is ready to drown Shubman with haldi and Shubman is praying for his dear life cause he knows his family. These overexcited people have no limits. They can chock him with haldi.

"Shubii beta idhar a pehele tere liye kuch hay" mrs.Gill called her son.

Keya ma?

"Ye dekh ye pehen sarpe bengali dulha hay na tu."

Ye keya hay?

"Isko 'topor' bolte hay bengali grooms pehente hay tu to ratko manega nehi pehenne ke liye avi pehen le."

Everyone has gathered now looking at the thing with curiosity filled eyes.

" waise Shub isme unique to lagega pehen le" jaddu said

Ma keya may ye pehen ke Ishan ko ek click vej sakta hoon??

"Kyu usko kyu vejna hay?"

Usko nehi veja to pehena hi kis liye ...inko dikahne ke liye?

"Keya matlab inko hum tujhe inko lagte hay keya?

"Wah bete moj kardi. Biwi ayi nehi ki hamko paraya kar diya"

Chup ho jayo year kitna bolte ho tum log. Please ma ek click bas.

"Ha ha beta jaroor vejna. Hamari bahu ko vi pata chale kitna sanskari pati mil raha hay usko", Mr. Gill said with a huge grin on his face.

Thanks papa to ap click kar do ha jaldi se.

"De may karti hoon papa ne kiya click to andhar card se vi bekar ayegi" Mr.Gill glared at her daughter

Ha ha koi vi khicho achhe se lena.

" ha vai pata hay teri biwi ko ja raha hay chall wear it now"

The pic....
Shahneel gave him the phone after clicking it and he send it to 'Ish♥️' without any 2nd thought.

Next the people drowned Shubman in Haldi and he had to take a long bath to wash them of.

Ishan was about to go downstairs for the Haldi rasam ...his phone buzzed.

He opend it and saw a message from 'hubby'. Mayank did it without any doubt. He blushed at the nickname and opend it and he was 2 secs away from dropping the phone.

The hell man!!
He knows his man would be a 100 in every look but this...this did something inside him. He doesn't know why he felt special.

Now he is super confused about what to reply him. After having a long conversation with himself he just send '👌👌' emoji.

Aur kuch likhu keya?? Par agar unko lage ki may jayada bol raha hoon to....

"Ishan come down haldi a gayi hay unke ghar se"

Ayaaa...

He left the phone and went down.

Everyone jumped on him with haldi. His little body was socked with haldi and water.

He looked at Sky with a pleading look. And Sky being the whipped one pulled him into his embrace protecting him from the overexcited people specially Mayank.

"Are koi kapra do year ankh me dal diya hay bachhe ki"

Sky took a cloth and cleaned Ishan's face dedicatedly. Ishan was holding him like a baby.

"Sorry sweetu jal raha hay keya??"
Mayank is feeling guilty now. He knows how sensetive Ishan is.

Ishan was about to say that it's fine but his mom cut him..
" are nehi nehi itne me keya hoga kuch nehi huya hay usko."

" par ab to nanni mukh ka waqt hay na woh kon karega?" One anty said..

(Nanni Mukh is an important Bengali wedding ritual where the groom and bride pay homage to their ancestor. The rituals start when the priest seeks divine blessings for the couple's happiness by chanting Vedic mantras. The fathers performe this ritual)

Everyone felt silent. Ishan looked down at his lap. He lost his father before knowing the importance of the word. Tho people around him nevel let him feel the void still sometimes he also wishes to have someone whom he can call 'papa'. And maybe this is the reason his mom had distended herself from him.
Does she also blames Ishan for her husband's death....

Ishan's chain of though broke at a loud noice.

" keya matlab kon karega uska vai avi zinda hay"

Ro vayiaaaaaaa....
Ishan run and jumped on the new comer.
" ha bachha your vaiya is here. Sorry babu thira der ho geya. Gussa mat ho ha. Tere liye bohot sari gifts laya hoon."

Ishan was sniffing Rohit's sent. This is his safe place..his vaiyaa..the person who is both his elder brother and father figure.

Nehi may bohot gussa hoon apse. Ap kayse late aye. May to chala jayunga na kal.
Ishan started sobbing at this point. He just doesn't want to leave his vaiya this soon.

Rohit cupped his face and kissed his forehead.
" bachha tu kahi vi jaye jab vi milne ka man kare bas ek call le tera vaiya a jayega waha...aur may to rahunga na tere sath teri reception party tak. Rote nehi babu"

Promise??
Ishan jolted out his pinkey. Rohit smiled and connected their fingers.
"Promise "

Everyone smiled at this cute interaction except one, Ishan's mom. She doesn't really like this person. She believes that because of this man her son is like this ....immature and childish. This man always spoiled her son like he is a sensetive baby. Ishan is a man for God's sake.

Rohit sat their with Ishan latching onto him and completed the ritual.

After some times Rohit convinced Ishan to go and take bath as he was not ready to leave his vaiyaa.

After coming from shower he sat on the bed. He is feeling tired and hungry. He doesn't have the habit of staying hungry. He is a person who can eat on every hour. But now he has no option. Suddenly he heard a ding sound. Looking at his phone he found a text from 'hubby💕' and quickly opend it...

Hubby💕
Hii Ish-
I mean Ishan

                                                        Hellow

Did I disturb you??
                                                            No no

Mmm.. can I ask you something??
              
                                        Sure!! What is it??

Mmm did you ....I mean
The pic...means ....tumhe
achha nehi laga keya??

                                          No why do you
                                       Think that....I mean
                                     Did I made you feel
                                    Like that.?? I am
                                    Sorry ....I didn't
                                 Mean it like that...
                          am just bad at reacting yk
                          :(

No no Ish-
Ishan don't be sad...am
Just a bit dumb yk...please
Don't be sad...

                                          Don't worry am 
                                       not sad....and yeah
                                   You were looking
                                   Really handsome...🙌

Mmmm thank youu
So much.....

                                       Mention not....also
                                 'Ish' sounds better yk..
What??

                                      The nickname....
                                  Everyone calls me by
                                 Some nickname...and
                                  You can call me too.

So..mm you won't mind
If I call you 'Ish'

                                                      Nope....

Really🙈??
Thank youu so much
Ish

                                                Don't thank
                                       me...no sorry no
                               Thank you in friendship

Are we friends Ish??

                                          Are we not?? It's
                                Okay if you don't want

No no I was kiddig...
What I mean is we will be
Best friends for life...right??

                                                 I- yeah sure~

Can I ask you something??

                                                       Go on...

Are you feeling alright??

                                    
                                     What do you mean?

I mean you can't
Supperss hunger right
So...are you feeling alright??

                                                   Yeah..I
                                    Mean am fine..don't
                               Worry...bye...have to go

Okay....take care Ish..😄

Ishan put down the phone feeling a whole zoo inside his stomach. Shubman remembered about his problem. Oh god!! At this very moment Ishan again felt that this is his best decision ever.

Shubmam sighed in relief keeping the phone aside. He was really worried about Ishan's healt. Shubman never had any relationship like teenage love as he always found them meaningless. He loves reading and kinda delusional too( like you author👽). He always wanted to have a mature relationship where he would have a cute partner and he would treat him like a prince. The moment he 1st saw Ishan he knew that he is the one for him. Now he just wants to start his new life soon...

P.s- phew!! Such a long chapter...enjoy guysss🙌