Devakshi FF: Reaching Out

Chapter 1

Hello to all my lovely readers!

So finally I begin my second FF on our beloved Devakshi.

I hope you shower as much love to this one as you did to the previous one!

So at last, happy reading! ;)

Also, there will be a note and the update schedule attached at the end!

Don't forget to read that! :D

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"Kyaaa?"

Sonakshi yelled, wide-eyed at Elena, with a hand on her chest.

Elena fell back on the couch laughing like a madwoman while waving the letter she had been reading out loud in front of her sister's face. "Arey pagal, kahan na maine, Dr. Sonakshi Bose ko Goenka Hospitals, Delhi me Head Psychiatrist ka post mil gaya hai!" Elena proclaimed dramatically, once again making Sonakshi eyes just go wider, if that was even possible.

"Kya bol rahi hai Elena? Meri Shona ko uska dream job mil gaya?" Asha asked Elena, smiling with pride and then went on to hug her daughter tightly. Sonakshi, who had been sitting still in shock all this while, finally reacted properly feeling her mother's hug. "Shyotti?! I can't believe this ma. Mera sapna poora ho gaya!" She said hugging her mother back with all the strength she could manage. "Sirf tera nahin Shona, tere baba ka bhi. Aaj woh rehtey toh kitne proud hote!" She said wiping a few stray tears that had slipped down her cheeks. Seeing her mother cry, Sonakshi also tried hard to control the tears that were on the verge of slipping out.

Elena seeing the moment take a sad turn, jumped into the hug and said, "Yeh hug mere Bina kaise possible hai?" Wiping her Maashi's and sister's tears she happily said, "Aap dono bilkul pagal hai. Mesho abhi upar se aap dono ko dekh rahey hai and Sona ko apna full ashirwaad send kar rahey hai bag bhar bharke, aur yahan aap dono ro rahey ho. Bolo achha lagta hai?" She said trying to imitate the way her late uncle spoke.

Asha and Sonakshi burst into laughter at her antics and patted her head affectionately. Elena was Asha's sister's daughter and had come to live with them two years back, right after Sonakshi's father, Mr. Bijoy Bose, passed away from a cardiac arrest. It had been a very difficult time for Sonakshi and her family and Elena had proved to be a great support for all of them. They never had financial problems because Bijoy had been a very successful businessman of his time and his business was now being perfectly handled by Sonakshi's elder brother Saurabh.

"Hey Bhagwaan, inn sab kuch me, dada ko phone karna toh bhool hi gayi!" Sonakshi said, jumping up to get hold of her mobile so that she could call Saurabh, who was now busy on his Honeymoon. "Sona! Baad me karlena naah, Dada abhi Raunita Boudi (Bengali for Bhaabi) ke saath Busy hongey naah" Elena said winking at Sonakshi, while Asha swatted her hand laughing. Sonakshi also joined into the laughter and said, "Koi baat nahin. Apni favourite sister ke liye toh woh time nikal hi sakte hai naah?" She said winking back at Elena who threw a cushion, from the couch, at her.

Dodging it gracefully Sona entered her room with the appointment letter in one hand and her phone pressed to her ear with the other. On the second ring her brother picked up, "Kya hai Shona, hum abhi Gondola ride pe aye hai, baad me call nahin kar sakti thi?" Saurabh said impatiently from the other side. Giggling at her brother's irritation Sonakshi said, "Kya Dada, honeymoon pe jakey, apni behen ko bhool gaye. Chee chee. Waise Venice achhi lagi aapko aur Raunita ko?"

Saurabh just blew an impatient sigh and said, "Achha toh tab lagega naah jab tum phone rakhogi!" She was having fun, getting her brother all angry and annoyed, but didn't want to spoil their trip and so got to the point quickly. "Achha achha, aur taang nahin karungi. Buss yahi bolna tha ki mujhey woh job mil gayi Dada" she said gripping her phone tightly. Hearing silence on the other end she repeated, "Dada?" Immediately she heard him say, "Kya bola tumney? Who job? Matlab wahi job naah? Jiske liye tumney itni mehnat ki?" Sonakshi broke into an even bigger smile and said, "Haan Dada, wahi job. Mera aur Baba ke sapne wala job. Aap abhi Goenka Hospitals Delhi ke Head Psychiatrist se baat kar rahey hai!" She squealed happily.