Ruhi pulled Hrishi in by his arm.

"Zara aaram se Ruhi! " he said.

Ruhi clicked out her tongue... "sorry! Aap aao na. " she said.

Hrishi followed her and Ruhi took her into a room. He entered in. He saw a big picture in the room. A small cabinet was kept below the table. Some medals and trophies were placed on top and inside the cabinet. Hrishi looked at them. Ruhi smiled...

"Ye sab trophies and medals mujhe school mein mile. " she said.

She then picked up a big trophy and said...

"Aur pata hai Sir, ye state level competition mein mila tha. " she told him happily.

He smiled and smeared her head...

"Good! Ab college competition mein bhi jeet jaogi tum" he said.

Ruhi held his hand... "Don't spoil my hair. " she said.

Hrishi smiled. Meanwhile, they heard Angel...

"Ruhi jaldi aao. Khana laga diya hai. " she said.

Ruhi held his hand..""chaliye khana khate hain. " she said and pulled him along.

Angel saw her coming and her eyes fell on Hrishi who was following Ruhi in a similar way.

He sat between Ruhi and Manvi while angel served them food.

"Mumma,aap bhi khalo. " Ruhi said.

"Tum khao. Main baad mein kha lungi. " she said.

"uffo aapko har baar samjhana pdta hai. Pehle papa samjhate they, ab mujhe samjhana padta hai. " she said as she made angel sit.

Hrishi smiled...

"Maan hi lo. Aajkal toh bachon ko maa baap ki itni fikar hi nahi hoti. Ruhi toh bahut care krti hai. " he said.

Angel looked at him in surprise and a few words echoed in her head..

"Hamari beti sabse alag hogi. "

"wo hamesha hamari care karegi, dekhna tum. "

"Meri beti kabhi aisa kam nahi karegi jisse hume hurt ho"

Sachin's words echoed in her ears. Even Hrishi said the same thing in the same manner. She came out of her trance when Hrishi snapped his fingers in front of her.

"Kya hua? " he asked.

"Kuch nahi. Tum khana khao. Main aati hoon. " she said and excused herself.

She moved into her room and sat on the bed. His gestures were resembling Sachin. She picked up Sachin's picture...

"Ye kya hai? Main jaanti hoon wo tum nahi ho, lekin fir bhi wo mujhe tumhari yaad dilata hai. Kyun sachin! Kyu! Koi toh rasta dikhao." she said,as tears welled up in her eyes.

She came out of her trance when she heard Ruhi...

"Mum! Akeli kya kar rahi ho? Jaldi chalo. " she said entering the room.

Angel wiped off her tears... "tum chalo main aati hoon" she said.

Ruhi looked at her... "aap fir se ro rahi ho? Why? " she asked.

"nahi ro rahi. Tum chalo. " she said.

Ruhi nodded and left the room. Angel followed her and found Hrishi leaving. He glanced at her...

"Thanks for the lunch. Chalta hoon. " he said.

Angel nodded. He glanced at her, bid goodbye to Ruhi and Manvi,and left the house. After that, Ruhi and Manvi went to their room. Angel was left in thoughts.

She came out of the trance with a touch on her head. She looked up and found Vineet standing. She looked at him and then hugged him.

Vineet smeared her head...

"Shant ho ja Angel. Bata kya hua? " he asked.

She parted the hug...

"Jo main bhulna chahti hoon, wo har baar phir mere saamne aa jata hai. Aisa kyun bhai? " she asked.

"Dekh Angel, kisi cheez ko ya kisi insaan ko bhulana mushkil hota hai. Aur ek nazar se dekha jaye toh tujhe dusra mauka mil raha hai. " he said.

"Dusra mauka! Mujhe nahi chahiye. Aapne kaise socha ki main ye karungi. Umar mein bhi chhota hai mujhse. " She said.

"Pyar mein umar nahi dekhi jaati Angel. He should not affect you. Par agar kar raha hai, toh tujhe decision lena chahiye. He is good. " Vineet said.

Angel looked at him. He smiled... "Ab tujhe ye dekhna hai ki is he good for you or not! " he said.

Angel was left in thoughts. Vineet patted her head and left from there.

Hrishi's home

Hrishi was sitting in the hall. He seemed to be lost in thoughts. He remembered how Angel and Ruhi ran away from her and within a couple of days, Ruhi came. Closer to him. Angel was still at a distance from him, but he could feel the pain in her heart. He knew what kept her away.

He opened his mobile and clicked on a picture of Angel and Ruhi, he clicked on the beach. He smeared the picture.

"I know tum par kya beet rahi hai. But i won't force you. Take your time. Jis chehre se tum bhaag rahi ho, usi se tumhara fate juda hua hai. Faisla wahi lena jisse tum khush rho. " he said as he smeared the picture and was lost in thoughts.

To be continued.