Her POV

I forgot the world and kept staring him. I came into senses when someone pushed me. I looked around realising that I was staring him continuously forgetting the world. I smiled looking down and hit my forehead. I moved towards them.

"Di" I called her and she turned towards me.

Her face broke into smile. I immediately hugged her and started sobbing.

"I missed you so much di" I said in between my sobs in her embrace and hugged her even more tighter.

"Aww! My baby don't cry. You are Khushi's sister. You shouldn't forget your Di's funda." Di said consoling me.

I broke the hug and she cupped my face.

"Never let these precious tears get waste. Always smile and enjoy your life no matter whatever problem you have." I said looking at her while she wiped my tears smiling brightly and nodded her head. She then kissed my forehead.

I kissed her cheek.

"Chale?" She asked smiling brightly.

I nodded vigorously. We got settled in the car. I made sure I don't look at him because if I give him atleast a glance I will get drowned in his handsome, charming face. I hugged Di's hand and kept my head on her shoulder. She smiled and kissed my head.

"When is joining?" Di asked.

She doesn't want me to work in 'AL Companies' but I took lots of efforts to get placed there as di and me will be in same office. They offered me job in their other company 'LA Companies' with even more salary but I want to be with di and in Kolkata.

"Next month may be. They will re-confirm the joining date." I told her.

"Ragu you still have time please say no to the job. The boss is just torture. Please baby!" Di once again tried to convince me.

But No. I also want to see who is that man who is torturing my di from six months. If di hasn't signed the contract of working there atleast for an year I would have asked her to leave long back.

"It's ok di. Don't worry nothing will happen." I told getting up from her shoulder and looking at her in a convincing way.

She sighed.

"Fine!" She huffed.

I giggled a bit. She hit my head slightly. I giggled more and kept my head again on her shoulder. My eyes fell on the mirror. I saw him through mirror moving his eyes immediately away from the mirror. Was he staring me? Ragini Stop thinking too much he must be checking the vehicals that are coming back. How will you know what he is seeing from here? Stupid you! I scolded myself and closed my eyes.

"Don't sleep like a kid! We are about to reach home." Di said making me to open my eyes and pout.

We reached home and I was about to enter when Di stopped me. She went inside running and came back holding a taal. I smiled at that. She did my aarthi and asked me to enter. I entered and fell on the couch.

"Di hungry!" I squealed.

She shook her head in disbelief and went inside. I giggled. That's when he entered inside looking his phone. I stopped immediately and my eyes just struck on him. He went inside kitchen directly not even glancing me. For the first time I felt sad as from the time I came he didn't even look at me once. I know we both never spoke to eachother in pur life but atleast he could ask how am I? I looked down and sat there sadly. I heard his voice and looked up again.

"Bye Khushi!" He hugged her and kissed her forehead.

He just kissed her! My eyes turned teary but I gulped them as di is coming towards me. I faked the smile at her. She forwarded a morsel and I opened my mouth. She fed me completely and I had silently.

"Baby something wrong?" Di asked looking my face.

I hugged her tight to control my emotions.

"Nothing di" I broke the hug and smiled at her.

"Really?" She frowned asking me.

"Will I lie to you?" I hit the point and she smiled.

"Ok go and take some rest. Till then I will finish the work which my sadist boss has given me as a compensation for asking leave." She said cursing her boss.

I smiled and nodded at her. I rushed to my room and fell on the bed. I remembered the kiss again and tears roll down from my eyes. I digged my face in the pillow and cried vigorously.

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It's been five days I returned home. I didn't even open the window from where I can see his room. I decided I will stay away from him. It wasn't his mistake. He never saw me atleast directly then how can I expect him to love me? It's me who let my heart grow feelings for him. I should start controlling my feelings. That is why I thought not to open the window. This window is the major cause that let me grow feelings for him. So I thought to stop even opening the window so that I don't grow feelings more.

"Babyy!" I heard Di's call.

She is back from office. I ran to the hall to see him along with her. Why don't you let me alone? I sighed and went towards di. She gave me a packet. Food! My eyes shined and I immediately sat on the couch. I don't remember any other thing when I see junk food. I opened the pizza box and started having it. Umm... It's so yummy.

"Di I Love You so much!" I said with food munching in my mouth.

I heard two people laughing and looked up. He is also laughing. I got mesmerised seeing him. I got lost seeing his laughing face and kept staring him with my mouth open and food inside it. He looked at me and smiled brightly. Suddenly he looked away and I looked down concentrating on my pizza.

"Bye Khushi!" I heard him but I didn't look up because I can't see him kissing my di again.

I was having my pizza with full concentration when a hand was about to take a piece. I immediately hit that hand as I know it was Di's hand.

"Oye it was me who bought it!" She said dramatically.

I pouted and passed the piece to her. She laughed and fed me. I grinned and had my pizza happily. I hugged di happily and kissed her cheek.

"I Love You di!" I squealed.

She laughed and kissed my forehead.

"I have a surprise for you!" She said smiling.

I looked at her. Will she say that she loves him? My heart sunk even thinking about it.

"Day after tomorrow we are going to spend whole day together. No work." She said with happy face.

"Really?" I asked her with shine in my eyes. The thought of her loving him went from my brain

"Yes. My birthday only with my baby sister!" She said smiling brightly.

I hugged her again happily.

"You are the best!" I said squeazing her in my hug.

"Ragu yaar you are squeazing me!" She said struggling in my hold.

I giggled and left her. She glared me while I held my ears cutely looking at her. She couldn't resist my cuteness and smiled finally. I was about to hug her again but she kept her hands. I pouted. She laughed and this time she only hugged me. I grinned widely.

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I went out as I heard few sounds. I saw him hugging di who is crying. Di is crying! This made me shocked. I ran towards them.

"Di!" I called her being concerned.

My di who cries only when she is in pain that too only if it is unbearable, is crying now. Did she hurt herself? She break the hug from him and looked at me. She wiped her tears and tried to smile.

"Di what happened?" I asked both concerned and teary eyed.

"Hey Ragu! Don't cry! Nothing baby!" She consoled me wiping my tears that fell down.

"What happened?" I asked again.

She sighed.

"My boss! He cancelled my leave. Also I need to leave tonight as we have meeting tomorrow out of station. He could have taken someone too but I don't know why he has to select only me." She said sadly.

"That's all! It's ok di. We will spend time some other day. I know it's your birthday but sometimes work does come suddenly." I said making her understand.

She looked down getting sad.

"Di come on you can't get upset like this!" I tried to cheer her.

"Fine" she said huffing.

"But..." She stopped in the middle.

"What happened di?" I asked her.

"I want you to stay at Laksh's place tonight. I don't want to go leaving you alone. Aunty will be there to accompany you." she said looking at me with hesitation.

I widened my eyes. New people. Nooo... I immediately shook my head vigorously.

"No please! I can't. New people. Please di.  I will manage I stayed even in Mumbai alone." I tried to convince her.

"But you were in hostel baby. That was a safe place but here no. I can't leave you alone. Please try to understand. Please." She tried to convince me.

I was shaking my head vigorously. She sighed. She turned towards him. I didn't look towards them. Then she again turned towards me.

"Then Laksh will stay here. No arguments for this!" She just said strictly.

"Nooo" I said protesting immediately.

How can I stay alone with him? No not at all. Already it is very hard for me to control my feelings and she is asking me to stay alone with him.

"Choose yourself his house or himself!" She said strictly.

If you ask me I am ready to choose him for life long but I can't. I sighed.

"Ok he can stay here!" I said looking down.

She kissed my forehead and went to change as well as to pack. I immediately went to my room leaving him alone. After sometime di called me. I went to hall to see her all ready to go. I hugged her, wished her all the best.

"Take care! Be a good girl and have food not junk food ok!" She said strictly.

I smiled and nodded. She kissed my forehead and I kissed her cheek.

"Don't worry and come fast. Will miss you. I will call you at 12 and you will pick the phone." I said looking at her strictly trying to imitate her.

She smiled and nodded yes. She went bidding bye. I went to my room back as I know we both will not talk anything. After sometime there is a knock on the door. I opened the door.

"It's dinner time!" He said looking everywhere but not me.

I got angry and just went to dining area pushing him. Yes I pushed him. Am I that ugly that he can't even say that it's time for dinner looking at me? Idiot, stupid! I don't know any other curses to curse him. These also I heard when my friends in Mumbai were using. I don't watch movies to learn from them. I am cartoonholic. I watch cartoons a lot. I don't even know any movie actor or actresses names. My room's TV has only cartoon channels nothing else.

We completed dinner silently. I was about to back to my room I heard him clearing his throat. I stopped and turned towards him.

"You are going to sleep?" He asked.

I was about to shake my head and tell him I am going to watch TV but stopped myself.

"Yes!" I said.

"Umm... If you don't mind shall we talk sometime? I don't get sleep early and I don't even watch TV much. So please!" He asked looking at me.

Wow... He just looked at me. Then what happened at that time when he called me for dinner? Ok so it's now his need so he is looking at me but when at the time of dinner it's for me so he didn't even look at me. I twisted my lips. I saw him looking at me still. Why is he staring me?

"Ok!" I said and he immediately looked away.

Again? I hate youuuu... Ok No... I know I don't hate you but still I hate you. I sat on the couch. He is looking everywhere but not even spoke a word. I got irritated. I, the introvert, who doesn't like to talk to new people accepted to talk to you but you are just looking around silently. Ok cool down Ragini. Let me only try to talk something.

"You Love My Di?" I asked whatever came in my mind.

He looked at me for few seconds.

"Yes" he said smiling.

My eyes turned teary.

Her POV ends

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Dharani (Dhaరणि)