"How can you just make fun of someone's fear? She has a fear of water. She had an accident when she was a baby. Be a decent human atleast and respect someone's boundaries and choices."

Nitara's head snapped up hearing Yuvan's furious voice. He was glaring holes into the girls' heads.

"Woah okay! We were just having fun. Relax!"

Nitara sighed when the girls finally left her alone. She didn't want to be rude. They were Kashish bhabhi's cousins. But she didn't like their attitude.

The barbeque and other snacks were set up and almost everyone was out of the pool now.

Nitin claimed a recliner and pulled Aashvi along with him. Raghav too dozed off. Seeing Nitin occupied with Aashvi, Yuvan sat on the recliner that Nitara was sitting on.

She looked at him wide eyed and tried to keep her eyes from going down to his chest.

"Aapko bhaiya se maar khaani hai kya?"

She asked fearfully and he looked at her with a smirk.

"Darta nhi hu aapke bhaiya se. Kuch kia thodi na hai maine. Kyu maarega?"

She got tongue tied. He was right. He hadn't done anything.

"Hey! Ek picture click kr dogi hamari?"

The girls were back and asked Nitara. Being the kind soul she was, she couldn't refuse.

"Sure."

"Great! Hamare saath chalo. Waha achhi pictures aa rhi hai."

She nodded and followed them. They first stood in front of the pool and posed. Then they changed the angle and made Nitara stand in front of the pool.

"Sunkissed pictures aayengi ab."

Nitara smiled at the girls' excitement and clicked their pictures.

"Show show!"

They rushed towards her and started checking the pictures. Nitara too smiled and looked at the pictures. She didn't notice the girls' exchanging mischievous glances at each other and the next second she was pushed into the pool.

She screamed and fell back and the girls' giggled.

"Oopise!"

Her scream got everyone's attention and they rushed towards her.

"Niti!"

"Nitara!"

"Tara!"

Nitin and Yuvan both jumped into the water but Yuvan was closer to her and held her first. He got her out of the water but she was already unconscious.

He held her body securely in his arms and got her out of the pool.

"Are you fucking out of your mind?"

Priyansh yelled at the girls who lowered their heads.

"We didn't know she'd faint."

"We fucking told you she's scared of water. And yet you pushed her."

Priyansh continued to yell while Yuvan tried to wake her up. He pressed her stomach trying to clear the water in her system if any.

When she still didn't respond and not breathe, he pinched her nose and blew air in her mouth through his.

He repeated the process and she finally coughed water out and took a huge gasp of breath. She looked around her terrified.

"Bhaiya!"

She cried searching for Nitin who immediately engulfed her in his arms and rubbed her back.

"Shh! I'm here! You're safe baby! You're fine! We're all here."

Her body was trembling.

"She'll catch a temperature. She's shaking. Get her to her room."

Yuvan said and Nitin picked her up in his arms and took her to her room.

"You guys stay out. Hum iske kapde change karwate hai."

Muskan and Aashvi sent the boys out and helped her change her clothes. Nitara was still shaking.

Priyansh marched to the living room. The girls were already there and this time their parents were too.

"Pack your bags and get out of here! I don't want you in my wedding."

Kashish and the girls' parents gasped.

"We're sorry jiju. Hum bas masti kr rhe the. We didn't know-"

"I don't care! GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!"

"Priyansh?"

He heard his fiancee's voice and saw her coming down the stairs. She had a glow on her face. The facials and skincare did do their job well.

"What's wrong? Itna shor kyu hai yaha? Kuch hua hai kya?"

She asked coming to stand before him.

"Ask your cousins to leave from here. I don't want them here."

"Kashish! Please make him understand. Hum sirf masti-"

"Agar ye log yaha rahenge toh mai ye shaadi nhi krunga."

Priyansh declared, making Kashish look at him in shock. She held his bicep and said.

"Baat kya hai?"

"They pushed Nitara into the pool, knowing that she's terrified of water. Their idea of fun. I don't call ir fun. I call it attempted murder. Agar pata nhi hota toh galti thi. Lekin sab janne ke baad wo crime hai."

He said still glaring at the girls. Kashish turned to her cousins and said.

"Pack your bags and leave!"

"Kashish -"

Hee parents started but her held her palm up.

"Agar ye yaha rahengi toh ye shaadi nhi hogi. Mai ek grand wedding jaha unwanted log ho, usse upar ek small wedding, jaha sirf meri close family ho ko prefer krungi."

"Dekh rhi hai didi. Ab ye izzat reh gyi hamari. Bacho ki galti maaf krne ki jagah, baat ko badhaya jaa raha hai."

Her mami, the girls' mother commented taunted her parents and Kashish spoke up.

"Galti anjaane mai hoti hai mami. Jaan kr gunah hote hai. Aur hume apni shaadi mai koi criminal nhi chahiye."

With a few more taunts, their family left to pack their bags. Priyansh went back to the room where Nitara was resting. He was furious seeing her condition. She was still shivering.

"She has a temperature. Lekin post incident ke shock ki wajah se bhi ho skta hai. Priyansh?"

Yuvan called and Priyansh looked at him.

"Kisi helper se kehke fresh tomato soup banwa de. Only salt and black pepper."

"Mujhe batao. Mai laati hu."

Aashvi got up and Yuvan told her what to do.

"I've sent them back home. They'll not be attending the wedding."

Priyansh said and Kashish entered at the moment.

"Lekin kyu? Mai thik hu ab. Bhabhi ko bura lagega. Aap unhe-"

"Mujhe bura nhi laga Nitara. Bache nhi the wo jo unhe mazak aur seriousness ke beech ka difference na pata ho."

Kashish said with a smile but Nitara still looked at her.

"Lekin iski zarurat nhi-"

"Can you for once stop being so damn kind? Tumhe idea bhi hai ki agar hum aaj nhi hote waha toh kya ho skta tha. You could have di-"

Yuvan said with gritted teeth but his throat clogged at even the thought of something happening to her.

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