"Array aap yahaan? Namaste", Kavin greeted on reflex.
"Namaste ji. Actually Pihu issi school mein padhti hai. Kya Rohan bhi yahin padta hai?"
"Ji. Class first mein hai".
"Achcha. Pihu bhi first mein hi padhti hai. Iska Section B hai".
"Array, Rohan ka bhi. Actually, iska ek saal ka school miss ho gaya tha. Toh ek class piche hai".
Meanwhile, Pihu had moved towards Rohan and taken out her hand.
"Hi Rohan Bhaiya. Kya aaj se mein aapko Ro bhaiya bulaun? Aapko bura toh nahin lagega?"
Rohan looked really happy on seeing Pihu and shook hands with her while smiling wholeheartedly and nodding his 'yes'. They both bid goodbye to their parents, held hands and walked to the class together.
Kavin was left staring again at the scene unfolding before his eyes. He couldn't believe it was his Rohan in front of him. He turned to go but then noticed that Purvi was asking him to wait.
"Mujhe aapse kuch kehna tha".
"Ji, kahiye".
"Main kal ke liye aap se maafi maangna chahti hun. Mujhe nahin pata tha ki vahaan kya hua aur main aise hi aapse gusse mein bol padi. Woh Rohan ko aise road pe gire huye dekha toh mujhe bahut bura laga. Jab aap mere saamne aaye, mere man mein jo tha maine bol dia.Par baad mein maine aapko jab Rohan ke liye itni fikar karte hue dekha toh laga ki shayad maine galat dhaarna bana li aapke liye apne man main. Mujhe maaf kar dijiyega."
"Array. Isme aapka koi kasoor nahin hai. Koi bhi hota toh aise hi react karta", replied Kavin, surprising even himself. He had become quite a recluse and did not talk with anyone especially women after the Sneha incident. To put it simply, he had lost faith in all women since then. But with Purvi, he found himself not only accepting her apology but also attributing the blame to the situation on hand!
"Aapka bahut shukriya mujhe samajhne ke liye. Kya hum dost ban sakte hain? Hamaare bachche ab dost hain aur hum padosi bhi hain. Toh kya bolte ho dost?", replied Purvi extending her hand forward. After a few seconds of hesitation, he accepted and shook hands with her. He did not know why he took the step but he felt very happy that finally his son had a friend to play with. Maybe that is what prompted him to accept her friendship?
"Main chalti hun ab. Mujhe thodi jaldi hai."
"Suniye, bahaar ka gate toh is taraf hai. Aap andar ja rahi hain?"
"Ab jab dost ban hi gaye hain toh ek dusre ko naam se bulayen? Kyun Kavin?".
"Theek hai. Aaj se main aapko Purvi keh ke bulaunga. Ab mere sawaal ka jawaab dijiye".
"Woh kya hai na Kavin, aaj yahaan mera interview hai. Agar mera selection ho gaya toh main class 5 tak ke bachchon ko English padaungi".
"Sach main? Phir toh all the best dena banta hai. Meri taraf se best wishes Purvi ji... mera matlab Purvi".
"Shukriya dost. Ab main chalti hun". Purvi waved a jovial bye to her new friend and went towards the Principal's office for her interview.
Evening 4:00 PM
As Pihu came out of her class, she saw her mother standing. She rushed towards her and gave her a hug. Her mother embraced her warmly and told her the good news in her ear.
"Beta, aaj se aapki mumma aapke saath hee school jaayengi. Shayad kabhi woh aapki teacher bhi bane!"
"Yay!!", Pihu did a little jig of her own as she was so happy.
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FanfictionFirsts are always special! This is a republishing of my first ever story... Now that I have re-joined, I would really like your support and acknowledgement. You will also see previous chapters with the amount of views, votes etc. included. Hope you...
