Banaras never sleeps.
The streets are full of noise, fear, and shadows.
He had a past full of blood and secrets.
She had a heart full of life.
Jeevika-
"Pehli nazar mein... itna kareeb aata hua mehsoos hua. Dusri nazar mein... kahin yeh Yuvan S...
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"Chintu?"
Niranjana chirped excitedly and was ready to go towards Chintu, but Yuvan caught the wrist of his grandmother, not letting her go.
"Aree, let me meet him."
She spoke while trying to lose her grip, but Yuvan was too adamant to leave her. He simply shook his head, telling her that he ain't going to leave her.
"Possessive much huh."
Chintu teased and noticed the way Yuvan stopped Niranjana from moving away. It would be a lie if Chintu said it didn't hurt. He is aware of this kind of act because he had already seen similar scenes four years ago.
"How have you been?"
Chintu asked while hugging Niranjana, who reciprocated cheerfully. However, when Chintu went to hug Yuvan, he just raised his eyebrows.
"I'm doing great, but why are you suddenly here?"
Chintu chuckled when Niranjana asked, perplexed, which made Yuvan curious as well.
"Hari ram kaka ka gana kaise andheka karta?"
(How could I have ignored Hari Ram kaka's song?)
That's when Niranjana hit with a flashback and forced her brain to remember when Chintu suggested Hari Ram songs to her, and there she started knowing about Jeevika in more detail.
"It's great to see you again!"
Niranjana spoke while pulling Chintu's cheek, which made Chintu groan and laugh awkwardly at the same time.
"Meet her, my daughter, Ruhanika!."
Niranjana spoke while turning around to show Ruhanika's face, but got confused when she saw that Ruhanika was lost in her imagination. Since the time Chintu had entered, Ruhanika had been looking at him and noticing every single detail. Chintu had covered himself with a simple, oversized t-shirt and pants, which caught her attention. Moreover, Chintu was clean-shaven, just the way she loved it.
"Ruhi!"
Niranjana laughed awkwardly and lightly pinched Ruhanika, which made her come out of the trance and blink her eyes several times. She slid the long strand behind her ears and looked down in embarrassment.
"Myself Bihari, Chintu."
(Bihari- Bihari is a demonym given to the inhabitants of the Indian state of Bihar. )
Chintu extended a hand for a handshake, unknowingly causing butterflies in Ruhanika's stomach, but she shook her hand in return.
"Myself Rajput, Ruhanika."
Niranjana shook her head in disbelief upon seeing their style of introducing each other. As Ruhanika was about to pull her hand back, one kid ran past them, pushing Ruhanika in the process. This made her lose her balance and she was about to fall to the ground, which widened Yuvan's eyes. He quickly reached out his hand to catch her, but Chintu's hand had already made its way to Ruhanika's waist, which angered Yuvan.
