𝑰𝑺𝑯𝑸 𝑺𝑯𝑼𝑭𝑰𝒀𝑨𝑵𝑨

𝐴 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑊𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝐹𝑜𝑟

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 5
𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐡𝐞𝐫

"Dadu, aapne toh Roy mein almost 10 saal kaam kiya tha na?" While it is pouring outside, Nisha sits next to her dadu. Everyone is gathered in dadu's room, enjoying hot tea and pakode.

"I did. My boss Aviraaj, he is a very intelligent person. He established Roy almost 50 years ago," dadu says.

Munching on a pakora, Nisha gives a slight head nod. "Unke bare mein koi jyada nahi janta. I am not sure, but I did hear rumors of him being in some dark business."

Dadu remarks as Nisha leans on his bed and Raj and Payal argue over the remote.

"Dark business? Oi Payal, tune kaha tha na yeh baat?" Nisha says.

Payal looks at Nisha and lets go of the remote, smacking her brother one last time. "Yeah, meri dost told me, but I am not sure. Bahot sari baatein hain jo public se chupi hain," Payal says and sits beside Nisha.

"Tujhe sach mein yeh job karni hai beta?" Dadu asks, and Nisha thinks for a moment.

"Actually, yeah. Personal assistant hone ke bahot benefits hain. I mean, this is a significant role as well, and I have asked Mr. Roy to give me an opportunity at his fashion house," Nisha remarks.

"Hmm, jesi teri marzi," Dadu grins at his young granddaughter, who is now an adult and working.

"Tujhe toh handsome boss chahiye tha. Handsome boss mil gaya," Payal teases Nisha.

"OI RAJ RUK, MERI PAKODE, RUK!" Nisha leaps to her feet and begins chasing Raj, who is eluding her, around the room.

"Oi Bhupendra Raj Jogi, RUK!"

Raj pauses, turns to face Nisha, who is annoyed, and wiggles his eyebrows at her. "Kyu, kya hua Bhupendra Jogi ji?"

Payal comes over to Nisha, and they laugh at Raj and high-five.

"Last time bol raha hu, mujhe uss naam se mat bula," Raj becomes irritated with his sisters' constant taunting.

"Waise Bhupendra Raj, tera toh aaj test ke results aane wale the na?" Payal utters loudly, ensuring their mother Devika can hear clearly.

"Test papers?" Devika enters the room with a tray of food, along with Parama.

"Oi Raj, tune mujhe test ke baare mein nahi bataya. Dekha teri paper," Devika orders him. Raj's face turns red in fear of his mother finding out his marks.

"Koun si test? Kesi test? Mami, koi test nahi hua hai," Raj hurriedly attempts to lie.

"Mami, iska test hua tha aur yeh fail hogaya hai. Maro isko," Payal says to make sure Raj gets scolded by his mother. Payal and Nisha take a seat and watch the drama unfold.

"Teri kal office hai na?" Nisha nods in response to Payal's question.

"Oh yeah, I have to check on some files." In a hurry, Nisha runs to her room.

As Nisha rushes to her room, she starts organizing her files and preparing for the next day's work. Downstairs, the commotion continues as Devika scolds Raj for his poor performance.

"Raj, tu kab sudhrega? Padhai pe dhyan kyun nahi deta?" Devika admonishes him, while Raj looks down, embarrassed.

"Dadu, aap kuch boliye na," Raj pleads, hoping for some support.

Dadu, watching the scene with a slight smile, finally intervenes. "Devika, bachche hain. Galtiyaan karte hain. Samjhao use, daanto mat."

"Ji, bauji," Devika replies, calming down a bit. She turns to Raj and says, "Agle hafte se tu tuitions lega. Ab aur koi bahana nahi chalega."