A Mischievous Gutsy Girl.

Chapter 23. 'His old wound.'

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Continuing from where we left.
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At Nishi's House 🏡 :

"What am I? 5? Just relax and go. I'll talk to Mumma later. And yeah, don't tell Mom and Dad, let them enjoy." Nishi says irritatingly.

"Thanks a lot! You are the best. Come on, Ajeet bro! Let's go!" Gia says excitedly getting up making Nishi smile at her excitement and Ajeet shakes his head at her childishness.

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After one hour, Nishi is in the backyard, planting a Ocimum sanctum Linn plant near a rose plant about which Kaka was talking about when she met him.

[ Ocimum sanctum Linn ( also known as Ocimum tenuiflorum, Tulsi) has been used for thousands of years in Ayurveda for its diverse healing properties. Tulsi, the Queen of herbs, the legendary 'Incomparable one' of India, is one of the holiest and most cherished of the many healing and healthy giving herbs of the orient. ]

"So, you love planting?" Nishi turns back to find Ajeet walking towards her.

She frowns and asks, "Don't tell me Mumma sent Di back?"

He smiles moving his head in denial and says, "After dropping her there I came back."

"Why?" She asks returning back to her planting.

"Looks like you don't like my company." He says with a serious face.

She scrunches her nose due to the sun rays kissing her eyes as she looks back at him and says, "You know I don't mean that. Stop being dramatic." He smiles sheepishly and she says, "I mean, why? Did somebody sent you? Mom?"

He folds his hands and stands near her saying, "Not really. I just didn't feel like leaving you here alone when you aren't well. And by the way, what are you doing here when you should be resting?" He asks raising an eyebrow at her muddy hands.

She makes a funny irritating face at him saying, "I don't like to just sit there all day and sulk in the room." He laughs at her words and expressions and she joins his laughing session chuckling softly. "Planting always helps me to relax." She says while continuing her work.

"Yeah, I can see that. Your smile while you were working was saying it all."

She smiles at his words and requests, "Please, don't tell them or my Mom will make a big deal out of it."

He smiles and assures her, "Don't worry! I will not."

"Thanks!" She beams at him and turns back to continue her work.

He sits near her and snatches the trowel away from her hands carefully to not to hurt her making her frown and says, "This will take a lot of your energy, let me do this." She looks at him to argue but his next words shuts her mouth, "If you don't want me to tell them what you are doing instead of resting."

Once the planting is done she waters the plant herself and makes him wash his hands with the help of the water pipe. He sits on the wooden stairs which leads to the backdoor in the house. "You sit here, I just made some tea for myself. I'll add some milk in it and will come back." She says and was going back in the house but he holds her hand and makes her sit next to him and gets up saying, "You sit. I'll do it." She takes her hand away feeling odd but was again going to argue when he shuts her mouth with a glare.