It was morning, as the brothers came down one by one. The first one to arrive was Abhimanyu as he'd a punctual routine of waking at 5 AM, followed by Viraj and Adhivik.

As Adhivik came downstairs, he got an angry expression from Viraj and Abhimanyu.

Guilt could be expressed on his face, his eyes lowered to the ground, and his face fell off.

"What's the point of this guilt after hurting Natasha this much?" Asked Viraj, anger could be easily sensed by his voice, when Ishaan and Natasha arrived on almost same time.

While Ishaan was ready in a blue kurta, Natasha was wearing a suit of red color, her face touched with minimal makeup, and she'd a blank bindi on her forehead, with silver jewelry.

"Bhai! Didn't you get ready yet?" Ishaan asked, as he saw his siblings, Viraj and Adhivik were still in their night clothes, while Abhimanyu was sitting in his tracksuit.

Viraj side eyed Adhivik to ask for an apology.

Adhivik stood still; guilt laced on his face.

"Do you want someone to operate and open your stitches!" Abhimanyu talked to Viraj, who was still looking at the floor, his eyes couldn't match his brother's.

"I'm... sorry Natasha!" Said Adhivik to Natasha

Adhivik's apology hung in the air, but Natasha's expression remained unreadable. She didn't acknowledge his words, instead turning to Viraj and saying, "I don't want to go anywhere with him! Either take him or me!" She said in a hardened tone, when Viraj glared at Adhivik,

"Abhi-" Adhivik mutters in a slow voice when Abhimanyu royally ignores his plea. For Abhimanyu, right and wrong mattered than anything.

"You should better start learning how to talk! I can't help!" Abhimanyu said

"Not everyone is a politician!" Adhivik said as Viraj glared at him.

"What are you doing Adi? Do you want this to increase more? Ask for a sincere apology!" He said,

"I don't need his sorry bhaiya! He'll turn angry again in just few seconds! You all go! I, by the way don't like going anywhere!" Natasha said.

"Then why did you got ready?" Adhivik asked as Natasha glared at him sharply. Viraj, who was staring him, clenches his jaw.

"Then how do you want me to apologise?" Adhivik sighed, he asked, his voice filled with frustration.

"Murga bano!" Natasha said as everyone's eyes widened.

"What?" Adhivik asked when she nods

"You used to make me and Ishaan the same! Can't you become!" Natasha said, palming her cheeks when Ishaan proudly sits near his sister.

"Call me bhaiya-! I'm elder to you Natasha!" Ishaan said as he sat near her; Ishaan was the only one who was solely enjoying the drama. "And by the way, why weren't you opening your door last night? Who'd permitted you to lock it?"

As Natasha looked at him, she remembered the last night, smiling a bit. "I-"

FLASHBACK!

As she went back to the room, she sat on her bed, crying hysterically, her tears flowed freely through her eyes

Crying for long time, she went to her mirror as she looked at her face.

Rubbing her face, she saw herself again. "Wow! My face is glowing! Crying actually helps a lot!" She said as she stood near them mirror and kept looking at the mirror.

Natasha chuckled at herself when she finally looked her brother asking apology the way she asked him to.

"This is just too much!" Adhivik said, "How can you laugh at me?"

"The way you can muster to tell me a misfortune! I can laugh at you! And why not! I'd love to laugh!" Natasha said. "In the household, siblings respect their elders, that's the same household where elders love them, if you can't respect me, then even I'm not needed to talk politely there!" Natasha said when Abhi spoke.

"Are you going now?" He asked Natasha

"I was already going; you guys go and get ready!" she spoke.

The silence was dead drop, when three of them went upstairs. Natasha picked her phone when Ishaan spoke.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" Asked Ishaan as Natasha looked at him.

"Huh?" Natasha asked in a slow voice, when Ishaan shooked his head negatively,

"I don't have any problem if you've it either! But for sure you mustn't have any friend either, so what are you checking?" He asked, trying to peek inside her phone.

"Take it and check! I wasn't doing a thing!" She said angrily

Ishaan took her phone and started scrolling her gallery.

"Don't you feel ashamed?" Natasha asked her brother.

"Don't you? I'm 2 years elder than you and still you can't call me bhai!" Ishaan pouted as Natasha chuckled. "Hey why're you laughing?"

"Nothing!"

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ABHIMANYU'S ROOM

He went to his room, sighing deeply. He was completely irritated since last night, it's when Adhivik knocked at his room.

Abhimanyu just rolled his eyes, "You better talk if something is important, I don't think I'd love to listen it otherwise," said an infuriated Abhimanyu. Though, he wanted his siblings to come back, he can't forgive his twin, for the way he talked to Natasha.

Rewinding, the past incidents, there was nothing from which Abhimanyu's anger should take a hold.

Adhivik, entered in his room. "Abhi!"

"Adhivik, let's not talk! I really don't think after whatever you did it's even a question!" Abhimanyu sighed, when Adhivik lowered his eyes.

"These things are really complicated, Abhi! I don't think we should actually try solving them! It was better when I was in Mumbai!" Adhivik told as he was leaving the room,

"Yeah! It was better! Actually" Abhimanyu told, he was quite angry,

Abhimanyu's words cut deep, and Adhivik's eyes flashed with hurt. "You're still angry, Abhi. I get it. But please, try to understand..."

But Abhimanyu wasn't having it. "Understand? You want me to understand? You, who always do whatever you want, without thinking about others?"

Adhivik sighed, his shoulders slumping. "That's not true, Abhi. And you know it."

Abhimanyu's expression softened slightly, but his voice remained firm. "Just give me space, Adhivik. I need time to process everything."

Adhivik nodded and left the room, feeling defeated.

As going away,Adhivik remembered a day from his childhood. He and his siblings were playing in the park.

A bully appeared, teasing Natasha and Ishaan. "Hey, look at the them!"

Natasha and Ishaan were scared. But Abhimanyu, Adhivik, and Viraj stood up to the bully.

"Leave them alone," Viraj said firmly.

The bully laughed. "Or what? You'll tell your mom?"

But Viraj didn't back down. The bully got nervous and ran away.

The siblings were relieved. Natasha and Ishaan hugged, still shaken.

Viraj smiled. "We're in this together, always. We'll protect each other."

Then, they made a promise: "In the darkest of nights, I'll be there for you."

They held hands, united and strong.

This promise stuck with Adhivik, even years later...

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Idk- it just didn't had any continuation 😭🫡 would be re editing this soon!

Ig it wasn't good
Sorry in advance 🥴🤒