My Nepenthe

Chapter 11

"Oh my God!! I am so sorry," Shivaay turned around in embarrassment after walking in on his brother's romantic episode.

Omkara mentally groaned as Gauri pushed him away, cutting him off her alluring scent and comforting warmth.

"I... I will come later," the elder brother muttered making a move to leave when Gauri stopped him.

"No bade bhaiyya. I have some work downstairs. I have to go," she said and more or less ran out of the room, not caring to look at Omkara who wanted to decipher her reaction.

Was she shy?

Or did she regret him?

"I just thought of checking on you. You have been cooped up for so long, but I never thought..." Shivaay left the sentence hanging, as he walked towards his brother and Omkara just nodded in response.

"Ummm... are things good now?" he asked again doubtfully when the latter remained silent.

"Well, if I go by what I saw then things are definitely improving," he said giving him a snide smirk and was rewarded with a glare.

"When did you start talking like Rudy? I am fine and you should leave it at that."

"Oh!! Things are getting personal now?"

"Shivaay!!"

His brother held up is hands in mock surrender.

"Fine, don't go uhh... what does she call you?... ahh,.. Right... Don't go all Nandi on me," he said laughing.

"I am done. You stay here and have fun, I am leaving," Omkara said and took a step away from his irritating brother who broke the charm of a beautiful moment and then thought joking would be a nice way to apologize.

He was prepared to follow his drug downstairs when his younger brother made his appearance.

"Why is he fuming? Did Karan come up?" Rudra asked Shivaay, referring to his other brother's unhappy face.

"Oh God not again. He is in the mansion? Whoever called him back?" Omkara groaned aloud.

"I don't know... From the way he furiously left the house that day, I thought he would never return. I was almost convinced that he came for Gauri but..." Rudra wondered aloud.

"Like seriously? Why will..." Omkara started to growl.

"I called him," Shivaay interrupted his brothers and they raised their eyebrows.

"You? For What?"

"Did you forget? Anika is getting engaged to him tomorrow"

"What?? When was this decided? We did not plan anything to counter..." Rudra said in panic when he saw Omkara glaring at him, gesturing him to stop.

"I meant that we have not planned anything. Engagement needs be well arranged, right Bhaiyya?" Rudy modified his statement making Shivaay smile at him.

"Everything is in order Rudy. I always plan my steps meticulously."

Omkara and Rudra helplessly looked at each other.

"Where is he waiting Rudy? Downstairs?"

"Huh?"

"Karan... where is he?"

"Umm... he must have gone to meet bhabhi"

"Which Bhabhi?" Omkara asked at once.

Rudra rolled his eyes this time, as he said, "I am calling only Anika as bhabhi these days O. The other bhabhi asked me not to call her that... you very well know the reason."