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On the other hand, Rhea was furiously pacing in her room. She couldn't bear the thoughts of Ranbir staying with Prachi for two days.

"Calm down dear. Why are you spoiling your beautiful face with this tension." Alia said in her extra sweet voice.

"How can I be calm bhooji? That Prachi...... I don't want to loose Ranbir to her."

"We are Mehras and we don't loose to anyone. That middle class doesn't have the status to be with Ranbir. You are perfect for him." Alia tried to calm her down.

"But Ranbir doesn't seem to think so. All he and dad does is chant her name day and night." she complained.

"Hmm..... According to them, she is perfect. What if we prove that she isn't?"

"How?" Rhea was now fully alert.

"Listen.......... (plan muted)"

"But, why will anyone believe Dimpy and Shaina? They are my friends after all." Rhea asked.

"People may suspect them, but Aarav isn't your friend. In fact, he should be your enemy as you are Ranbir's friend." Alia explained.

"Wow! From where do you get such awesomeness ideas bhooji?"

"Worldly know is necessary to lead a happy life." Alia replied with an evil smirk.

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Sarita ji was not well and Prachi & Shahana were out of town, so Pragya had gone out for shopping alone. She had bought the whole grocery for the month. The bags were too heavy for her. It was difficult to find a taxi to the place where she lived from the spot. So, she decided to take a short cut.

It was a less frequented road. Ssuddenly, she heard a commotion. A few people who seemed like drunkards had surrounded a girl.

"You don't know who I am! My dad will not spare any of you if you harm me." the girl screamed.

"We aren't interesting in who you are." the men said advance dangerously towards her.

The girl was helpless and scared. Pragya knew she had to act soon. She began search for a weapon.

The men were closing around the girl. One of them had a broken glass bottle in his hand. He was about to hit her with it, when Pragya stood in front of her, effectively shielding her from any harm.

"Hey lady, move aside. Don't come in our way." one of the hooligan threatened.

"I'll not. Leave this girl else I will burn you." she said brandishing a burning log of wood.

She took a step forward to scare them and it worked.

"Looks like she is her mother....."

"Yeah! I have heard that you should never needle with an angry mother."

They ran away for their lives. Asking soon as they were gone, Prague turned towards the girl.

"Are you OK. Did they hurt you?" she questioned.

"I'm fine. Thank you for saving me, aunty." she thanked.

"No need to thank me. Your mother would have done the same if she were here." Pragya said kindly.

"May be she wouldn't......"

Pragya was shocked by the answer.

"My Mother left me when I was young." she explained.

"I'm sorry..... I didn't know....."

"No, no aunty. Why are you apologizing? How couldn't your have known that I'm so unfortunate." she sighed.

"Who said that you are unfortunate? I don't know about your family, but from today, you have me. I can not replace your mother, but you are always welcome to share your problems with me." Pragya said patting her cheeks affectionately.

"Thank you so much aunty." she smiled. "If you don't mind, can I drop you home? You have a lot of luggage and it will be easier if you go in my car."

"No need to take troubles. I can go by myself."

"Please aunty, don't say no. You saved me. I can do at least this much in return."

Pragya couldn't refuse her and agree to go. On the way, they had a lot of chit-chat. The girl was behaving as a little kid who was narration the eventsoldiers of the day to her mother after retirement frontiers school.

Pragya kept smiling at her antics. Some how, that girl reminded her of her younger daughter.

"Won't you came in?" Pragya asked when she noticed that she was leaving.

"No, I'll come another day."

"I will feel good if you come in. I know this is not as grand as your mansion, but....."

"How did you know that I live in a mansion?" she was amazed as hadn't told Pragya about her house or family.

"Your talks were enough to indicate it." Pragya laughed.

"Who's it, Anuradha?" Sarita ji came out hearing voices.

"We have got a guest. She is....." Pragya stopped as she realized that she hadn't asked the girl her name.

"I'm Rhea."

Sarita ji scrutinized Rhea from head to toe.

Pragya made Rhea sit on the sofa while she went to make coffee. Sarita ji followed her to the kitchen.

"From where did you find this lizard?" she asked in a half whisper.

"Lizard?"

"That girl.... What's her name?...... Rhea!"

"Why lizard? She is so cute." Pragya defended Rhea.

"Cute? From which angle does she looks cute to you? Have you seen her dress? It's so short." Sarita ji complained.

"Kids wear these type of clothes now-a-days."

"Our Prachi doesn't wear them. She is so beautiful. Even that blabbermouth Shahana can be classified as cute but Rhea can be never." she pointed.

Pragya smiled in reply as she knew that once Sarita ji held a particular view about someone, it was almost impossible to change her stance.

"Here's coffee for you." Pragya said handing the cup to Rhea.

Rhea had a sip and her eyes lit up immediately.

"It's the best coffee I had till date!" she exclaimed. "I will make dad drink it. He will start drinking coffee."

"Doesn't your dad drink coffee?" Prague asked amusedly.

"No. For some reason he doesn't. But, I'm sure that once he has a taste of this, he will be a coffee addict."

The praises of Rhea remindend Pragya of Abhi. He used to love the coffee made by her so much that he didn't drink the coffee made by anyone else. She grew nostalgic at the thoughts of him.

When it was time to leave, Rhea promised to come back again and left. Pragya was about to enter into her room when the door bell rang. She opened the door and was surprisingly to find Rhea standing there.

"You? I mean......You promised to come again..... But I didn't expected it to be so soon."

"Actually I forgot something." Rhea said.

"What?" Pragya asked looking around.

Suddenly, she was engulfing in a hug by Rhea.

"I forgot to say that I love you." Rhea whispered.

Pragya smiled widely.