CHAPTER 13
Prakram is lying on the bed, and his entire focus is on what his mother said and what happened in the hospital. He is in a very awkward state at the moment, just looking at the ceiling. Just then the door of his room opens softly, and he realizes very well that Aashi is peeping inside the room, but he deliberately does not turn to look at her because this act of her peeping is making him laugh a lot. If he is unnecessarily laughing, give her strength to disobey him every time. He didn't like whatever she said in the hospital.
Aashi quickly comes into the room, rests both her elbows on the bed, places her face in her small hands, and starts looking at her father. Prakram immediately turns and looks at her. Seeing her, it is clear that she has just taken a bath, and the towel is still tied in her hair. He immediately takes her in his arms, sits on his lap, starts caressing her hair gently, and tells her.
“After bathing, you should quickly dry your hair because you may catch a cold.”
"If that aunty wipes my hair properly, my hair gets pulled.”
Prakram looks at her hair very lovingly, which reminds him of Divya because her hair was very curly, and Aashi's locks are also very curly, but he immediately removes all the thoughts and looks at Aashi with a smile. He is well aware that Aashi's curly hair frequently becomes tangled, and the process of untangling it causes Aashi immense pain. She also starts crying. Aashi's small eyes are constantly focused on her father, causing him to turn his gaze towards her. Aashi immediately tells her father.
"I am sorry."
While kissing his daughter's forehead, Prakram smiles lightly and asks.
"Have you had your meal?"
She shakes her head and refuses, prompting Prakram to immediately request food over the intercom. However, Aashi quickly grabs the phone and informs the staff.
"Bring Papa’s food along with Aashi’s food; Aashi will eat with Papa.”
It seems as if Prakram has forgotten all his anger and is just looking at his daughter with a wide smile. He immediately goes and sits on the coach, carrying her in his arms, and within a few minutes, food is to be served in front of both of them. While lovingly feeding her, he also eats food. Aashi is continuously looking at him. Prakram is well aware of the reason behind Aashi's constant gaze, so he explains it to her in a tender manner.
"It's okay... I'm not angry with you at all.”
Aashi comes to him with a smile, spreads her arms to hug him, and says so very lovingly while kissing his cheek.
"If you are not angry with me, will you take Ashu to Avu?"
Prakram knew very well that this was going to happen, but this time he is very well prepared for this thing because of the way his mother has explained it to him. He needs to keep a few things in mind, so he gently nods his head, earning his daughter's sweet smile and numerous kisses in return. Aashi's happiness intensifies, and as she finishes half of the breath, she begins to yawn. Prakram knows very well that Aashi has a habit of sleeping during the afternoon, so he immediately finishes the food, takes her in his arms, and goes to bed. He lays down because he did not sleep properly at night, so it is important for him to sleep too, but his entire attention is on his mother's words and everything that happened in the hospital.
PAST INCIDENT
“What did you want to say to that girl there? You know very well that I want to keep my daughter away from all these things, and you are saying that that girl will never stay away from Aashi. Do you understand the meaning of this? Can you…”
“I have not said anything so big that you are not able to understand its meaning. I want Avi to become Aashi's nanny because she is very comfortable with her, and I feel that when both of them are close to each other, why should I depend on other nannies when our Aashi cannot be handled by them?"
Digvijay is sitting silently and listening to the argument between these two mothers and sons. He knows very well that Sandhya is not saying anything wrong here, but it's in their nature not to trust strangers. As a result, he is constantly looking at his son, who is suspicious about the new girl."
"Mom, she is a stranger.”
"Your hired nanny also used to be a stranger until she became Aashi's nanny and started serving her at home. The way you interview her, you can definitely take Avi's too. I haven't forbidden you from doing so, but I am quite fond of her. In most cases, Avi seems to be better than our hired nanny because she takes care of everything about Aashi, Aashi is comfortable with her in everything, she also listens to all her words, and the most important thing is that now Ashi is gradually having to learn to read and write, even though none of the nannies have been able to teach her even a single alphabet. You yourself know her very well. Even though she doesn't read with you, you are making an effort to teach her to read, and from what I can see, Avi has learned a lot while managing Aashi effectively.
“I would hire a better teacher, but I can't trust just any unknown person.”
He immediately leaves the room and wants to go home with Aashi. At this moment, Aashi is with Aviksha, prompting him to approach her room. However, upon hearing their conversation, he abruptly steps outside.
"Aashi is not a good child at all because she doesn't listen to her father at all.”
"Papa did not listen to Aashi."
"What did you always tell me .... your father is a superhero? He listens to all your words, listens to you with a smile, and accepts all your insistences. So if he has not listened to any of your words, then it must be something like this, which is not acceptable. Every father loves his daughter very much. Aashi's father loves her unconditionally, but what did Aashi do today? She called her father bad. You can imagine how bad your father would have felt."
Prakram starts looking at Aashi's face very well, due to which he realizes very well that she is understanding her words very well. After hearing this, she also becomes a little sad, due to which Prakram starts feeling sad too. He is not feeling good, but he is forced to look at Avishka.
"Papa is upset with me.”
"Papa must be angry with you because you said the wrong thing.”
"So what should I do so that Papa does not get upset with me?”
"Just do this; accept whatever Papa is saying; it is not a big deal.”
“But Papa will take me home... away from Avu, so I am feeling sad.”
Suddenly, Avishka has tears in her eyes after hearing this, but she immediately wipes them away. Prakram, who can see all this clearly, immediately kisses Aashi's forehead, attempting to smile and convey her.
"Still, Aashi should only obey her father because he loves her the most in the world... Every girl is a little angel for her father, for whom he dreams a lot, and daughters are very precious to every father.”
In this sentence, Prakram can feel her hidden pain very well. He comes inside with slow steps, due to which Aviksha sits quietly, keeping her scarf on her forehead and properly covering her face. Aashi also turns her gaze towards her father, who is observing her closely. She looks towards Avishka, who does not say anything to her. She immediately spreads her arms so that her father can catch her on his lap. Prakram also takes Aashi into his lap without any delay, and without exchanging a single word, he immediately turns and starts taking Aashi away from there. He realizes very well that Aashi is waving his little hand and taking leave from Avishka.
PAST INCIDENTS END
Prakram smiles and kisses his daughter's forehead, and he is forced to think about Avishka's words while remembering them for a long time, finally drifting into slumber.
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Prakram is sitting in front, observing the proceedings. Aashi is not ready to get her hair combed by anyone because whenever someone starts combing her hair, they pull them too much, which causes a lot of pain to her, due to which she doesn't even like getting her hair combed. He is closely observing each nanny, but they are unable to convince her to consent to having her hair combed by them. Aashi is running quickly here and there, and all three nannies are running behind her, which in turn makes Prakram laugh. However, he likes his daughter's mischievousness so much that he doesn't want to keep her out of his sight for even a moment.
When Aashi starts getting tired, she immediately runs to her father, clings to his arms, and hides herself well from her three nannies. Because no one can catch her, Prakram starts staring at all three. Unable to get her hair combed, he looks lovingly at his daughter, who starts looking at him with small tears in her eyes because she can already feel the pain that pulling her hair is going to cause her.
“Okay… No one will comb your hair; there is no need for you to cry at all.”
When she hears this, Aashi immediately starts smiling. Prakram never takes this task in his own hands because he himself is afraid of causing pain to his daughter, but he knows very well that Aashi's hair is very thick, long, and curly, and it is very important to comb it carefully because Aashi likes long hair much more than now.
"But what to do with your hair now?"
"Avu takes care of my hair very lovingly; I will tell her she will do everything; we are going there, right?”
This is the fourth time that Aashi asks him after completing her afternoon sleep, and the truth is that he is neither able to answer nor understand her completely; now he is completely tired and defeated. He puts a condition on hold quickly.
"Okay, let us go to the hospital, and as you say, your hair will be combed by your Avu, but I want to tell you that we will not stay in the hospital tonight under any circumstances.”
“Then we will be back from the hospital quite late.”
"Why are you always so stubborn?”
"Because I am very confident that you will agree with me."
"You know you're becoming too stubborn.”
"Grandma was also telling me the same thing; I have become very stubborn, just like my stubborn father.”
When he hears this, Prakram laughs very loudly. He shakes his head and takes her to her room, keeps some of her few essential things in a small bag, carries her again in his lap, and comes back and gives orders to the staff.
"If you send mom's dinner, send our food there too.”
"For Avu, too."
Prakram immediately starts looking at her. It is not that he has a problem with feeding someone, but the way Aashi is taking care of Avishka's small needs all the time is making him think about it a lot again and again. He turns to the staff and tells them again.
"There are three more people there; they should also have adequate food.”
As soon as Prakram says this to the staff in a very easy way, Aashi happily kisses her father's cheek, which is expressing her happiness very well. Prakram looks very good on this 3-year-old girl. She seems to be much wiser in herself, as she does not hold back in expressing her feelings towards an injured girl.
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Aashi runs into the room, and seeing her, the smile on Avishka's face is worth seeing. Padma and Vishnu both start smiling after seeing her, and Vishnu immediately picks her up and makes her sit near Avishka.
"Avu…"
Prakram is standing outside and is watching everything very well. Aashi calls her with so much love and affection and immediately hugs her. It is worth showing their bond, which he is denying. He can also see the smiling face of Avishka, on which there is no special trace of any lie. After giving her a warm hug, Avishka begins to caress her hair and asks her a few questions, while Prakram narrows his eyes and observes her actions closely. Aashi immediately hands her the small bag hanging on her shoulders, suggesting that she may have brought something specifically for her hair, such as a comb or her favorite butterfly hair pins. Avishka immediately checks it and forces her to sit in front of her, where she begins to lovingly comb her hair.
The way Avishka is holding her thick strand of hair and untangling it is so admirable that Prakram is unable to contain his smile. Because of this, Aashi's hair is not pulling with it or even noticing it at all; instead, she is speaking constantly, and Avishka is working while responding to her. After some time, she makes a very beautiful style in her hair and starts praising her. Aashi's eyes go to her father, due to which she spreads both her hands. Prakram comes inside and takes his daughter in his lap, due to which Avishka immediately bows her head very well while sitting with great care.
"Papa, do I look beautiful?”
"You have always seemed very beautiful to me."
"I have just styled my hair; do I look beautiful in it?"
"You are looking very beautiful."
Prakram's eyes go to Avishka, whose face he cannot see, but immediately he can see teardrops falling on her hand. He tries to look at her but cannot see her face. He doesn't know why he feels she's crying, but he doesn't know the reason behind her tears, he tells her in his harsh voice.
"My mother wants you to become Aashi's nanny; now that she has made this decision, it is not in my power to ask you anything or refuse, but I am telling you clearly that if my daughter faces even the slightest problem, "I don't desist from hurting anyone." "
Avishka had discussed this matter very well with Sandhya, and the truth is that neither her salary nor living in Bundela House was making any difference to her. If it was making any difference to her, then that is due to the fact that she will be able to stay with Aashi for more time, and the biggest thing is that Vishnu and Padma, who helped her a lot while living with her in Bundela House, will only do the gardening there, and they get a lot of money from this thing. They will get relief. She has observed closely that when their health deteriorates, the absence of flowers prevents them from making garlands or selling them, leading to a shortage of food. According to what Sandhya stated, Padma and Vishnu are both receiving very good pay for their gardening work, and Avishka will also receive a very good salary. As a result, she can simultaneously make their remaining lives much happier, as they both hold a special place in her heart. Even if the relationship is for some time, it has become very deep in her heart, due to which she will feel very happy after doing all this for both of them. Prakram does not get any kind of answer, causing him to feel a little angry, but because Aashi is with him, he immediately tells Avishka again.
"Do you understand what I am saying? My daughter should not face any kind of trouble. I will keep an eye on you all the time because I am not used to trusting anyone."
As per her habit, Avishka immediately nods her head. Both Padma and Vishnu are very happy about gardening at Bundela House because they have to work extremely hard to create flower garlands, a task their bodies cannot bear. Both of them have been to Bundela House many times, so they are thrilled with this news. Prakram passes Aashi near Avishka and sits on the sofa there so that he can tell Avishka that he is not just asking her to keep an eye on her, but he is very much ready for this. With Prakram sitting there, Avishka has definitely become a little uncomfortable, but she understands the care of a father very well, which is why she closes her eyes and says to herself in her mind.
“I will do everything. Papa, I am strong.”