Do Pyaar Karne Waale [RAGHVI]

10: a protective father

AU SYNOPSIS—a future fic where Raghav and Pallavi have a daughter who's aspiring to be a model with a long-term goal of making her own clothing line. Raghav and Pallavi Rao are both influential people who have showrooms and multiple clothing stores of their respective jewelry and saree collections. Unfortunately, Raghav is very protective of their daughter and does not agree with a recent modeling offer she has received. With Pallavi's insistence and (slight) bribery, can Raghav and his daughter come to an agreement?

[ disclaimer: a little heated romance is in the middle of the story but no explicit content ]

"Dad, please! Mein abhi do saal ki bacchi nahi hoon. Ab mein athara saal ki hoon. Mein ek adult hoon toh naukri toh karni padegi. Aur agar mujhe fashion industry mein naam kamana hai toh yeh sab offers ko accept karna padega!" Raghav and Pallavi's daughter, Nidhi, explained to her father.

"Bilkul nahi. Aise chota chota kapde pehen kar kya advertise karna chati ho? Khud ka skin yaa skincare product?" Raghav said after his daughter told him about her new modeling job.

"Naana," Nidhi whined and sat down by his legs to rest her chin on his knee. "Please. Bohot acha offer hai. Please na."

"Kanna..." he trailed off as he saw his daughter's pleading eyes. Those big grey eyes that were an exact replica of her mother's eyes. And now they were watering because of him. He sighed in discontentment. "Maine already na bola, haina? Mein mera decision change nahi karega."

And, just like her dramatic mother, she immediately shot up from her position and started her theateratics. Her eyes seemed to be the mouth of a river because tears started flowing down her face at a rapid pace. "Dad, mujhe independent bani hai! Mujhe naukri karni hai! Aur mujhe fashion aur modeling industry mein bohot interest hai. Jab maine yeh sab aapko aur Aai ko bataya toh aap dono ne mujhe khushi khushi se asharvad diya. Aur, ab jab mein actually modeling ka assignment karni jaa rahi hoon toh aap mujhe rok rahe ho? Dad, aapko pata haina, Aai ne single handedly India ki fashion industry ko badal diya hai. Aur mujhe Aai jaisi bani hai. Pehla mein modeling karungi, phir designing, or phir apni khud ki brand banaungi."

"Haan, kanna, mere ko yeh sab yaad hai lekin aise modeling offers ache nahi hai. Aur agar tera final goal brand banane ka hai toh ab bana lo! Itne saara resources hai tere liye. Aaj se shuru kar," he said, trying to convince his daughter.

"Naana, you know people will talk. Already, sab mujhe nepotism ki bacchi kekar bhulate hai. Jab school mein thi aur high marks le aati thi toh sab yeh kehte the ki aap aur Aai school board ko pay karte the mera ache marks ke liye. Aur agar mein ab brand banadu toh koi mujhe seriously nahi lenge. Mein sirf athara saal ki hoon," she said.

"Oh toh ab 'sirf' athara saal ho? Pehle toh tum athara saal thi, ek adult thi. Aur ab kya? Adult nahi ho?" he asked, not wavering from his argument.