Devakshi FF: Reaching Out

Chapter 13

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"Dr. Sonakshi, mera next session mere ghar pe kar sakte hai kya?" Ranveer asked, scrunching his eyebrows together. Sonakshi looked up at him from her notes and said, "Haan zaroor. Koi problem hai kya?" She asked him concerned. Ranveer quickly nodded his head negatively and said, "Nahin. Actually, uss din mera ek case ke liye meeting hai, ghar pe. Toh khatam hote hote thoda late hoga. Phir yahan hospital aney me aur bhi der ho jayegi. Isiliye pooch raha tha." Sonakshi smiled at his hesitation. She shut her notepad and said, " No problem at all, Main hospital ka kaam khatam karke aapke ghar aa jaungi."

Ranveer smiled, "Thank you so much Dr. Sonakshi." Sonakshi waved her hand dismissively and said, "I'm so proud of you Ranveer. Aap starting se ab taak bohot duur aa gaye hain. There is such a change in you" she declared happily. Ranveer looked down and rubbed his neck with his hands sheepishly. He hated compliments, "Aisi baat nahin hai. Yeh sab toh aapney kiya hai." Sonakshi laughed at his behaviour and said, "Waise main poora credit lena chahoon bhi toh nahin le sakti." Ranveer's head snapped up at that and he looked at her curiously, "Kyun nahin le sakti aap?" Putting the notepad into her bag, Sonakshi smiled mischievously and said, "Kyunki mere saath saath yeh credit sabse badi Dixit sister ko bhi jati hai."

Ranveer's cheeks immediately became pink and he tried not to break into a smile. Sonakshi laughed even harder at that reaction and said, " Ek photo kheech loon? Neha ko dikhana padega." Ranveer quickly got up saying, " Bilkul nahin! Main aapse parso milunga. Goodbye!" With that, he was out at top speed leaving Sonakshi to continue laughing at the situation. It had been a month since Ranveer and Neha had become a couple. Neha had contributed a great deal in helping Ranveer recover and Sonakshi couldn't be happier. Although ultimately, it was Ishwari who was the happiest because to everyone's surprise, she seemed to have wished for this from a long time. Sonakshi would see Neha and Ranveer behaving like fools and smile to herself, realising how wonderful it was to have someone love you like that. After all she knew how it was to love someone.

Two months ago, on the day that Dev had declared that he wanted to go for counselling, Sonakshi had realised that she was in love with him. And as the days went by and Sonakshi started her sessions with Dev, it became harder for her to hide the fact. She was sure that Dev didn't know, because let's face it, boys are slow. And until she knew that Dev had healed properly, she would not dare tell him anything. She was happy to be around him, help him with his life and just be there whenever she needed him. But that absolutely did not mean that she did not wish that Dev would love her back. She knew it was impossible but still she wished. She still remembered what her state was after the dinner that day. As she put her things in order and picked up her bag and scooty keys, while switching off the lights, she thought back to that night.

**Flashback**

Sonakshi wrung her hands together nervously after she realised what was happening. Seeing her state Tina, who had been closely observing Sonakshi's facial expressions asked her, " Dr. Bose, aap theek hain?" Sonakshi jumped a little. For a moment, she had forgotten that Tian was their beside her. " H-haan. Theek hoon main. Mujhey kya hua hai. Mujhey kya hoga?" Tina tried not to laugh, " Okay okay, Dr. Bose. Maine toh aise hi poocha." Sonakshi just laughed nervously and then kept quiet. Right then Ishwari approached her and held her hands. "Thank you beta. Mujhey pata hai ki yeh tumhara hi kaam hai." Sonakshi protested, " Nahin aunty, maine kuch nahin kiya." But Ishwari knew better. She was a woman who had seen a lot in life. So her judgement skills were almost perfect. She knew better than to believe what Sonakshi said. "Tum jo bhi kahon, par sach toh wahi hai. Ab Dev ki khushi tumharey haathon hai" Ishwari smiled. Sonakshi's eyes widened, "M-matlab?" Ishwari laughed at Sonakshi's plight and said, "Matlab usko theek karne ka kaam tumhara." But the way Ishwari said it, Sonakshi knew she meant something more than that.