HS - 1: Osey Saavithri !

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"Baby I don't need dollar bills, to hav-"

Sia's cheap thrills were thrashing my eardrums away.

"I don't even need you" Humming along, I punched the keys to turn it off, while heartfully cursing my stupid sibling for making my morning horrible by playing the songs.

Once, I tucked in the shirt properly into my trousers, I checked on myself in the mirror. But as usual, the reflection from the photo glass is the one I saw.

"Am I Perfect, Radamma ?" I asked the person in the photo.

"Need not say, as perfect as always... in fact whose daughter it is" I said to the persons in the pic, while my hands reached out to the names on it.

CAPTAIN BHARAT PACCHEL & Dr. RADHA PARITALA...

Yes, it is rather a Modak loves Undarallu story...

Back in those days, these two sweethearts exchanged their hearts in NIT, married against their parents' will, and bought 2 symbols of their relationship on this earth.

And Bharat Pacchel, filled not just the name column but also his heart with the BHARAT, and served the nation through NAVY. And as part of mission whose aim is to save INS Vikrant, India lost INS Kripa and this Radha lost her Bharat.

Since then, working in DRDO as scientist, she brought up us. But, in the Corona pandemic she passed away not before expressing her wish to see me as doctor, where as my dad aspired to see me serving for nation by ARMY.

And me their most brilliant daughter, fulfilling the wishes of my both mom and dad, is a Military doctor.

I mean, under progress...

I took up the apron, shining with the tag

Dr. SAAVI PAACHHEL

Throwing my stethscope and required books into my bag, I moved forward to tie my hair.

"Saaavi..."

And here comes my brother to tie me up for a new reason.

Oh My god! Too much honey dripping in the tone... It's gonna cost me more today then, due to this brat it seems.

"Saavi, here you are? I was searching for you, in the whole house, why didn't you respond?"


"I won't respond too. And what's the matter ?"

"Like an ideal sister's behavior. Saaavi..." He looks at me with his doe eyes.

Not gonna fall for this trap, kid

I made a stern face and he continued

"Saavi.... I want money"

"What for ?"

Presenting his Colgate extra white teeth, he said" Ganesh Navratri it is"

"So ?"

"What's that expression? So? 

You can't be just questioning like this.

You have a brother in his teens and there might be many needs"

"And what're those ?"

"Saavi... We have to purchase a DJ for the Ganesh Immersion Fest"

"And I'll immerse you in water rather than the idol"

"Saavi.."

"Shut up... It's just 2 days back, you took 1500 in the name of pooja. And again, asking today"

"Pooja is Pooja and DJ is DJ"

"And my no is no" I expressed denial, while finally knotted my hair and moved to leave the home.

"Osey Saavithri..." 

He shouted from behind.

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