DevAkshi One Shots

Realisation

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He had become a mad man. Just because of her. He wasn't getting enough sleep,he wasn't eating well, he even kept daydreaming in his cubicle. Having a frustated expression on his face, he ran his hands through his locks, quite irritated. He was sitting in his office and had ordered coffee for the nth time. But even his all time favourite hot beverage wasn't successful in keeping him focused on his work. Sighing, he thought, had he really fallen in love with Dr Bose? Or was it just infatuation? No. Hell no. It was something he dreaded accepting. He couldn't do this. This was very wrong. He was engaged to Natasha. He couldn't do this to her. But.. but he just couldn't get his mind off Sona. Holding his head in his hands, he ran to the washroom and splashed some water on his face. He then looked at the mirror.

What!? What the heck was Sonakshi doing here!? He thought to himself.

She smiled at him and said, 'You have fallen in love with me Dev babu. You can't run away from it now. Its too late. You've fallen deeply. Very deeply.' She said and winked at him.
He wiped his face exasperatingly and again looked at the mirror. Oh gosh! Where'd she go!? Ugh. Great. Now he was hallucinating about her too. Jesus, what had he gotten himself into!? He ran out of the washroom, grabbed his keys, and headed out of the building. It was now or never. He had to do this or else he will ruin 2 lives.

On the traffic lights, he saw a little girl selling roses.
He called her, smiled at her and asked,

'How much does one rose cost sweety?'

'One Rose costs about 10 Rupees Sahab!' (sir) She said with hope brimming in her eyes.

He looked at her sadly and immediately took out his wallet and fished out half the money kept inside.

'Keep all of it and just give me one Rose beta.' (child) He said, flashing his oh so charming smile at the cute little girl.

'Thank you so much Sahab. Now I'll be able to eat a decent meal and buy a book as well.' She said with such a smile on her face which would definitely melt your heart.

Dev smiled and pulled her cheeks. As he looked at her retreating figure, He sighed. He had seen what life was when you had to revolt for even a single meal to eat. Poor kid. He knew what poverty was. He had had very dreadful experiences in his childhood as well. He had seen his mother struggling to make the ends meet. He still feels guilty for not letting his sister complete her education. When he was 10, How he really had wished to have enough money so that Neha could study. But god wasn't being kind during those times. They only had that much money which could make a single child study. Nikki was a baby, while Riya wasn't that old either. So Neha, being the eldest sister, had to quit her studies so that he could study and also as there was no one available to look after the baby sisters as their mother was always busy with work. His father's death had taken a toll on the whole family, but it taught him one thing; to work hard and the money - saving policy. Who knew what the future was gonna hold!? Had his mother known that her husband was gonna die unexpectedly she would have started saving up way early. He studied day and night and worked really hard to reach where he was now. But it were the sacrifices his sister and mother made which really were the reason behind the empire he has built. He put all his blood and sweat in it and kept on working hard without enjoying his college, plus school life. But he doesn't regret it at all when he sees the happy and proud faces of his sisters and his mother. Shaking his head smilingly, He wiped his moist eyes and drove ahead.

After parking his car, he headed into the Ishwari Niwas, straight away went to his room, leaving Ishwari and Nikki confused, who were sitting in the drawing room, watching T.V. .