Party

Manya took a few steps backwards as Ishaan held her shoulders, as if she had just been snapped out of a daze. She then looked up and said with a faint smile, “Thanks Ishaan, but where have you been? What took you so long to return?”

Ishaan explained excitedly about how he got to feed the baby; how she had been crying by the time he got to the room and was left by herself; all the while giving death glares to Arjun. He suddenly changed his tone from agitated to completely sincere and took Manya's hand in his own hands, asking “Okay Manu, I need to ask you a question- do you trust me?”

*Arjun's attention shifted fully towards Ishaan at that question. Why was he asking her this? Didn’t he know that after the lies he had already served on a platter, Manya trusted him with her eyes closed! Then what was with this drama? And why did he have to come right at the moment when everything was going just alright; couldn’t he have taken a little more time, wherever he had been!?*