8 A.M. , BANGLORE
"Pallau tu phir bina nashte ke jaa rahi hai." Aaji ran behind a stressed out Pallavi with a bowl of fruits in her hand.
"Aaj nahin Aaji. Aaj bilkul time nahin hai. Abhi bus stop par bus miss ho gayi toh aajka competition toh gaya." Pallavi looked around trying to stuff things in her bags, things she didn't even needed but the stress level was way too much.
"Ek phal toh khaa le kam se kam." Aaji grabbed her arm and turned her around.
"Par Aaji-" Pallavi tried denying but even Aaji was an adamant women.
"Bina khaye ghar se nahi jaate. Ann ka anadar karegi toh bappa bhi naraaz honge. Yeh le ek apple kha le." Aaji handed her the apple as they heard the girls running through the door into the berandah.
"Taai!! Tu kuthe ahes? (kahan hai tu)" Called out Maya from the group.
"Aa gayi aa gayi. Sorry woh pooja main time lag gaya. Chale ab?" Pallavi asked wearing her nagras.
"Ruko ruko aarti karne do mujhe." Aaji came running with the thaal as she blessed all the kids.
"Aaji bass bappa se prarthna kar ki hum yeh zonal level jeet jaye aur scholarship bhi." Pallavi hugged her as she ushered the girls out of the house.
"Ganpati Bappa meri beti ki laaj rakhna." Aaji prayed looking at the temple.
Pallavi along with the group ran to her towards the bustop when a jeep suddenly pulled infront of her.
"Shiva!! Pagal ho tum abhi takraa jaate toh." she shouted.
"Shiva se achcha driver iss pure Banglore main nahin milega tujhe. Aise kaise takra jata." Shiva spoke in confidence pulling down his shades.
"Dekh abhi mere paas tujhse gappe ladane ka time nahin hai. Hume late ho raha hai." Pallavi tried moving forward only to be stopped again.
"Wahi keh raha hoon main bhi ki time nahin hai isliye chup chap tum sab jeep main chhadho aur dekho Shiva ka kamaal." he winked.
"Taai yeh sahi hai . Dada ki jeep se toh hum ek tum bullet train ki speed se pahuchenge." Maya suggested hopping inside the jeep. Pallavi looked at Shiva and then at the pleading girls as she gave in and sat at the front seat.
"Lekin speed limit main rehkar. Bachchiyan hai hamare saath." Pallavi warned while Shiva dismissed her roaring his jeep engine.
10 A.M. , HYDERABAD.
Keerti walked inside her mother's room who sat reading the Bhgwat Geeta on her bed. Amma sensed her daughter's presence but didn't look up.
"Amma." Keerti called out as she sat infront of her.
"Mereko kisise kuch baat nahin karna hai." Amma replied focusing back on her reading.
"Bass Amma ab hume aapki zaroorat hai." Keerti begged her mother but Amma was being deaf to her cries.
"Amma Raghav khudko barbaad karlega aap jaanti hai. Kamse kam hum dono ke liye nahin toh Pallavi ke liye hi sahi. wada kara tha aapne usse." Keerti used her final words and the name of her beloved daughter caught Amma's attention as she looked at the frame kept on her bedside table.
Farhad marched infront of his Anna's room door. He was pissed off since last night, the way his Anna acted was ridiculous and he wasn't gonna belive that his Anna moved on so soon. As the door opened Raghav came face to face with the fury in his best friend's eyes.
"Aaj main office nahin ayega." ignoring his anger, Raghav moved past him when Farhad blocked his way.
"ab bass ho gaya Anna. Kal ke baad toh hadd ho gayi hai. Yeh aap nahin hai, main jaanta hoon. Ab aap bataiye mujhe ki yeh sab chal kya raha hai." farhad questioned.
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RAGHVI FF : A PHOENIX
FanfictionA story of a new beginning. The rise of a phoenix after being burnt into ashes by the same people she trusted and loved the most. peep in to know more. I was a princess made of ashes; there is nothing left of me to burn. Now it's time for a queen to...
