CHAPTER 44
She lovingly kisses Aashi's forehead and calls her very lovingly.
"Aashi….”
As soon as Aashi hears her mother's voice, gently stirring in her sleep, she immediately finds her and grabs her saree. With a smile, she calls her again.
"Aashu… My sweet daughter, wake up."
With her second call, a very sweet smile appears on Aashi's face, seeing which Avishka also starts smiling. After finishing his exercise, Prakram had come inside, and he was looking at both of them while wiping his sweat on the towel. He is very surprised to see Avishka in a saree; his feet unintentionally move towards her. Even before Aashi opens her eyes, he comes and sits behind Avishka, and this time he calls out for Ashi.
"Aashi…"
Avishka's focus was solely on Aashi, and as a result, she was unaware that Prakram was approaching and sitting next to her. However, as soon as Prakram called Aashi, she immediately turned back to him. Prakram was already very surprised to see her in a saree because, since coming here, she has not worn anything except a suit, but after looking at her face, he is mesmerized with her beauty: her wet hair, Kohl-filled eyes, very light tinted lips, especially the bright vermilion in her hair partition. Upon closer inspection, it's evident that she applied it just a short while ago. Both of them were looking at each other, and they were not paying attention to the fact that Aashi was looking at them and smiling.
"Mumma papa…"
Aashi immediately calls out to both of them. Both of them look at her together. Aashi rises and approaches them with her arms wide open. She hugs Avishka and also holds Prakram. As a result, Prakram enfolds Avishka in his arms, hugs Aashi, and also embraces Avishka from behind.
Prakram was still not wearing a shirt, and because the back neck of Avishka's blouse was slightly deeper than the line of her suit, their skin touched, causing a sudden sensation of a current to run through their bodies. But Aashi has put her arms tightly around Prakram's neck while holding Avishka, due to which she is not leaving her father, so both of them are not getting separated from each other at all. Feeling his touch in such a way, Avishka finds herself in a different kind of experience that she has never felt before. Prakram cuddles with Avishka every day because of Aashi, but to date, he has completely restrained himself from all kinds of feelings. But today, seeing her close to him like this, he feels a bit deluded.
"Papa, when will we go for a trip?”
Both of their attention goes to Aashi, who has left them, but they were so engrossed that they did not pay any attention to the fact that Aashi has not hugged them and is sitting in front of them. Prakram quickly leaves Avishka. When he moves away from her, she stands up from the bed and starts handling things there, as if this work is very important. After listening to Aashi, Prakram takes her in his arms and makes her sit on his lap. It has been more than a month since he came here, and as soon as his work is completed, they will go back to India. He knows that his work burden is going to be reduced in a few days, so he says this to Aashi smilingly.
“My work will be done in a few days, and then after that, I will take you here for a nice tour, and I have planned a very nice surprise for you."
"Promise…"
"Promise…"
Whenever Avishka hears the father-daughter conversation, a smile automatically appears on her face. She is well aware that Aashi will now accompany her father to the swimming pool inside the cottage, where the water is often lukewarm, leading to a significant amount of playtime for both the father and daughter. Prakram says this while lifting Aashi in his arms.
"Come, my mermaid... We will enjoy today so much."
Ever since Aashi had jumped into the water, Prakram had become very conscious of the thing; hence, while buying the cottage, he had taken extreme care that there should be a swimming pool here. He tries his best to teach her to swim whenever he has time. She was able to learn swimming, and after coming here, he has tried a lot to ensure that Aashi learns all this as soon as possible, and his hard work has paid off. Aashi is not very good but has learned to swim a little, due to which there is a lot of satisfaction, and he knows that due to continuous practice she will soon improve her swimming skills.
Avishka leaves both father and daughter and quickly goes to the kitchen because she enjoys making new things for Aashi every day. Prakram knows her hobbies very well, which is why he deliberately buys a lot of books here. So whenever Avishka is free from some work and Aashi is busy somewhere else, she often sits down with books and reads them for hours. Simultaneously, she engages in daily conversations with Vishnu and Padma, which consistently brings Avishka joy. While working in the kitchen, Avishka can hear Prakram and Aashi screaming loudly, which makes her happy. However, she has been playing in the swimming pool for a while, and her breakfast is almost ready. As a result, she immediately goes to the swimming pool with a towel and tells Aashi.
"Ashu… Come out quickly. I have taken out your favorite dress, and today I will make you a princess by wearing it."
Avishka is making every effort to avoid glancing at Prakram, who is sitting in front of her wearing only shorts and holding Aashi in his arms. First, he saw Avishka, who looked very beautiful in her saree. While checking her out very well, he saw her waist, which is clearly visible in the saree today. He brings Aashi out with him and gives it to Avishka. Avishka takes Aashi in the towel very well. She leaves from there, but Prakram is not stopping his eyes from looking at her. As soon as she completely disappears from his sight, he also says this to himself while taking his towel and wiping his hair.
"There is a strange confusion; I don't understand what is right and what is wrong; I just feel good about what is happening.”
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Avishka has kept Aashi sitting on her lap, and she is clinging to her very well. Avishka is swinging while laughing, and Aashi, who is holding her very well, is also laughing loudly while swinging with her. Both of their sounds are echoing in the backyard.
"Mumma higher..."
On her request, Aavishka is trying her best to swing as high as possible, but it is a very difficult task for her. She starts swinging just like this so that Aashi can keep enjoying it. Prakram, who had returned a few moments ago, had come to the garden after hearing their laughter. After hearing his daughter's words, he was approaching both of them when Aashi screamed loudly again.
"Higher... higher…"
Avishka is trying, but she's unable to make the swing any higher. Suddenly, she feels a hand pushing her back. She turns her face backward and immediately sees Prakram standing there, smiling at her. She smiles brightly at the sight of him pushing her to swing higher, because now Aashi is going to enjoy herself even more. Prakram starts pushing the swing very well, while many times Avishka starts looking at Prakram smiling. Prakram likes it very much to see her smiling like this, due to which he also starts smiling a lot. Aashi laughs with Avishka. Aashi and Avishka were laughing together, and now Prakram's laughter was also resonating in the atmosphere. Armaan, who had come with Prakram, is silently making a video of them, and he also has a very nice smile on his face. They kept swinging like this for a long time, laughing continuously.