Little Hearts❤❤❤

46. Pihu's Concern

Ram and Priya sat in the car. Ram looked completely freezed to Priya. He didn't speak a word after they came out of the therapy room. Priya started getting really worried for him. He didn't look at her nor did he started the car. He just sat there with a clueless expression.
Priya(softly): Mr. Kapoor?
Ram didn't reply.
Priya: Mr. Kapoor?
Ram looked at her, slightly confused.
Ram: Haan?
Priya: Aap thik hain na?
Ram: Haan? Haan.
Priya hesitantly kept her hand on his. Ram felt her soft, warm touch on his hand and turned to look at her again with the same blank expression.
Priya: Kya soch rahe hain aap?
Ram: Pata nahi.
He turned his gaze from her and started looking outside.
Priya held his hand and entwined their fingers together. Ram looked at their hands and again looked at her with tears in his eyes.
Ram(softly, looking at their hands): Soch raha hoon ke main itna bewakoof kyun hoon.
He sighed deeply.
Priya wasn't able see him slipping into the ocean of sadness.
Priya: I have a theory.
Ram(looking at her): What?
Priya: Aap apna poora brain Office mein use karke ghar aate hain. Aap bewakoof hote toh aaj aap itne bade industrialist thodi hote.
Ram closed his eyes in annoyance.
Ram: Tum taana mar rahi ho ya compliment de rahi ho?
Priya: Of course compliment de rahi hoon.
Ram shook his head.
Ram: I wish I was like Neeraj.
Priya: KYAAAA?
Ram: Chillao mat Priya. Main kehna chahta hoon kaash main Neeraj ki tarah ek job karta hamari ek normal life hoti naki yeh properties leke problems hoti.
Priya(frowning): Really? You would have been happy with that? Satisfied hote aap?
Ram(looking away sadly): Shayad nahi par zindagi mein shanti toh hoti. I'm sorry tumhe mere jaise bewakoof se shaadi karni padi.
Priya: Mr. Kapoor! Meri baat suniye. Idhar dekhiye.
Ram slowly turned towards Priya.
Priya(caressing his hand): Galti hum sab se hui hai. Aap khudko mat koshiye iske liye. Aur jahan tak mujhe lagta hai maine ek aise insaan se shaadi ki hai jo dil se achhe hain. Haan thode se buddhu aap hain aur main bhi hoon. (With a smile) Shayad isiliye hamari shaadi hui hai.
Ram smiled slightly. Priya wiped off his tears with her fingers.
Priya: Pihu ke Papa smile karte huye bade achhe lagte hain.
Ram chuckled listening to her.
Ram: Pihu?
Priya: Haan main call kar rahi hoon. (A little sadly) Aapko Office jana hai na?
Ram: Nahi jaa raha. Ghar chalte hai.
Priya eyes twinkled knowing that they were going home together.
Priya: Okay.
She smiled widely and started calling Tarun. Ram was delighted to see her reaction.

Tarun picked the call.
Tarun: Haan Priya bhabhi Pihu baby thik hai. Hum ludo khel rahe hain. Pihu baby aapko baat karni hai Mumma se?
Pihu: No! Mujhe baat nahi karni hai. Mumma late hai. Unhone kaha tha jaldi aayenge.
Priya eyes widened. She pressed her forehead.
Priya: Tarun phone speaker pe do please.
Tarun did what he was told.
Priya: Pihu baby I'm sorry. Main aa rahi hoon ghar jaldi.
Pihu: Nahi mujhe baat nahi karni.
Ram: Kya hua Priya?
Priya put her phone on speaker.
Priya: Pihu gussa hai baat nahi karegi mujhse.
Ram asked for her phone.
Ram: Pihu bachhe aap mujhse bhi gussa ho?
Pihu: Papa! Aap bhi ho! Oh! Nahi aap se gussa nahi hoon.
Ram smirked at Priya who rolled her eyes.
Priya(muttering): Nautanki.
Ram: Pihu bachhe Mumma jaa rahi hai ghar jaldi aap tension mat lo.
Pihu: Mujhe nahi baat karni Mumma se. Main gussa hoon.
Ram: Haan Haan bilkul hona chahiye gussa aapko.
Priya's mouth fell open.
Pihu: Papa aap jaldi ghar aa jao please!
Ram: Achha cupcake I'm trying to go home soon. Okay?
Pihu: Okay. I love you Papa!
Ram: I love you too bachhe.
Pihu: Okay bye ab meri turn hai.
Ram: Okay bye.
Priya kept staring at Ram open mouthed.
Priya: Yeh kya tha? Why did you do that?
Ram(pretending to be innocent): Maine kya kiya!
Priya: Pata hai Pihu ke saamne hero banna hai! Aur yahan bhole bann rahe hain!
Ram: Mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha tum keh kya rahi ho.
Priya(turning her face, sulking): Huh! Aap bohot bade chant hain!
Ram pressed his lips together, smiling as he annoyed Priya. He quickly started the car because his little munchkin wanted him to come home soon.
Priya turned to look at Ram and saw a little smile playing on his face.
"Pihu baby you're my rockstar. Pal mein kaise Mr. Kapoor ke chehre pe smile la di aapne. I know you're angry at me because I'm late but I also know that you expressed your anger knowing that you have options now.", Priya thought and chuckled softly.
Ram(frowning): Tumhari beti tumse gussa hai aur tum yahan baithke hass rahi ho?
Priya: Aap ko pata hai Pihu kabhi gussa hoti bhi hai toh bhi zaheer nahi karti but now she knows that she has options. She can get angry on one parent yet have the other ones' attention. Very calculative and smart.
Ram(laughing): How did our daughter become this smart?
Priya: Yeh toh 5 crore rupay ka sawaal hai.
They both started laughing heartily.