Ek mutthi Aasman- lucky number three

part 18

Meanwhile, raghav told the nurse to check on paki, while he goes to fight. Everything went smoothly for him. he was able to make it without a scratch, and became victorious again. By the time he reached his break room, paki was awake. He asked her if she was feeling better, and she said yes. Then he asked her why she was driving in her condition. " I'm sorry, I was just coming to see you" she says

"excuse me" he asks making her stutter " I mean, I wanted to see your match, I was on my way to see it." , raghav stares at her before accepting her answer. " you like boxing?"

" well, no, but the way you were boxing was very mesmerizing"

" you are very confusing, you don't like boxing, but you like my fighting style"

"is that weird?" she asks

"Very" when he said this she frowns, "but it's your opinion, so I can't judge" he said making her smile

A little while later, raghav offers to take her home. She accepted right away. He told her she could pick up her car where he left it, and she happily comply. smiling. reached her house, she got out. He told her to be careful, making her smile.

As soon as he left, paki smile turning around only to be face with neetu and an angry kamla. "Who was that man, paki?" neetu says, but she ignored her and happily skip all the way to her house. This made kamla and neetu confuse "one minute she's upset, the next she's happily skipping around. Did she fall down while she was in your care kamla?" she asks

"No neetu, I think its something else." She says smiling.

The next day Aadita, was getting better. She came down to eat, and even laugh a little. Even though she was getting better, she wasn't ready to go to school. They refuse to let her go, saying its or her own good. She was bored in the house and miss her friend kalpi. Gauri on the other hand was happy that she stop rambling about kalpi. She didn't want that poor girl to influence her grand-daughter, or get attached. She was just happy that once paki comes along, she will have a rich daughter-in-law, one that's just like her.

She left the dining room and walk to raghav room. When she reached she walks in, "beta, I have something to tell you" she says, sitting on his bed. Raghav stop what he was doing on the computer and look at his mom " what is it mam?"

"Tomorrow, I'm having a meeting with one of my close friends. I told them all about you, so they want to meet you", raghav thought about it, " I'm not busy tomorrow so i guess I can go", when he said this gauri smile, she hugs him before getting up. While leaving she told him to dress really nice, this got his attention. "I always dress nice mam"

"I know beta, I want them to see how handsome my son is" she said, when she left his room, she dialed a number "yes he agreed to it, now it's your turn neetu" she says

Elsewhere, paki was day dreaming about raghav. Just thinking about him made her heart flutter. She got up and grab her pen and note pad, then she starts drawing his face. "You save me, just like the books I read. I wish I can meet you again, and say thank" she says drawing every features of his face. Just then, she heard a knock. She quickly close her book, and told the person to come in, when she saw her mom she frown. "Pooki" she says happily, but paki didn't respond. She went to her bed and sat down, but paki told her to stand because her presence makes her head hurt.

Neetu ignores and told her that, kamla wants to celebrate a proper birthday with her. Since she couldn't have one, because of doctor order. Paki thought about it before agreeing, this made neetu very happy. She told her she won't regret it, and left her room. While leaving she couldn't help but be angry "why is it kamla, have your full attention. I'm your mother, I should be the one you love, not kamla" she says walking to her room.

While in there, she thought about paki and her connection to kamla.