Devakshi FF: Reaching Out

Chapter 14

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How was your week?

Hope you had a wonderful week even if it was busy!

And now it's Sunday and time for an update!

So here is Chapter 14 for all you amazing readers!

Also, I'm pretty nervous about this chapter, so please do let me know your thoughts!

Oh and the photo above has the dress Sonakshi wears! 

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"Phirsey jhagda hua kya?" Mr. Shukla asked Sonakshi as she chewed the end of her pen while looking at the notepad in her hand.

Sonakshi's head snapped up at the question. "Jhagda?" She asked confused. Mr. Shukla nodded and said, " Haan Jhagda. Kyunki pichli baar tum itni distracted tab thi jab tumhara Dev Dixit se jhagda hua tha." Sonakshi's cheeks became warm and she ducked her head down again, quickly, "N-Nahin. Koi jhagda nahin hua." Mr. Shukla observed his doctor. Crossing his arms in front of his chest he said calmly, " Tum sharma rahi ho." Sonakshi's eyes widened and she looked up and gaped at him. "K-kya?" Mr. Shukla nodded his head again solemnly and said, "Iska matlab toh sirf ek hi ho sakta hai." Sonakshi abruptly stood up and laughed nervously, " Main aapki doctor hoon ya aap mere?" Mr. Shukla didn't express anything. He just kept looking at Sonakshi and said, " Uss din dekha tha maine usko, humare meeting room ke bahar." Sonakshi sat back down again and looked at Mr. Shukla in wonder, " Aapko kaise pata chala woh Dev the?" Mr. Shukla's eyes narrowed slightly, "Dev? Hmmm. Pichli baar jab uske baare me baat hui thi tab Mr. Dixit kahan tha. Ab Dev?" Sonakshi internally kicked herself, realising her slip-up.

She quickly corrected herself and said, "Mera matlab hai ki aap Mr. Dixit ko kaise jante hai?" Mr. Shukla tried very hard not to smile. Usually it was very easy for him not to smile. But Sonakshi was making it very hard for him to keep a straight face. "Main unhey nahin janta. Buss kaafi saari magazines me unki photo aati hai. Usi se pehchaan saka" he said eyeing Sonakshi carefully. Sonakshi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded her head. Mr. Shukla smiled. It was not a big one, just a small one, but he did smile and Sonakshi was amazed. "Aap-Aap hass rahey hai?!" Sonakshi whisper-shouted. Mr. Shukla's smiled widened a bit, "Kya karoon. Tum harkatey hi aisi kar rahi ho" he said pointing at her. Sonakshi stared at him , confused, " Maine kya kiya?" Mr. Shukla nodded his head from side to side and said, "Kuch nahin. Ab batao jhagda hua ki nahin hua?" Sonakshi sighed, " Nahin, koi jhagda nahin hua." Mr. Shukla continued his observation and asked, "Toh?" Sonakshi looked at her hands and said, " Woh..." And her mind drifted to the incident that happened that morning.

**Flashback**

Sonakshi brushed her hair with quick strokes. She groaned as the comb got stuck in a tangled part of her hair. She had to reach the hospital at seven in the morning today for a meeting and it was already six-thirty. She had woken up late and hence had to run around like a headless chicken, getting ready. It was all Dev's fault, as usual. His thoughts had kept her up till late and now she was paying the price. "Ek kaam theek se nahin hoti tumse Sona, tumi akdom impossible!" She scolded herself while trying to manage her hair. Suddenly there was a loud knock on the front door. She looked at the clock, "Itni subah kaun aa gaya?" She hurried to the door and yanked it open. She was greeted with Mohan, the Dixit Mansions' driver who was standing there with a bag. "Good Morning Madam Ji." Sonakshi smiled, " good morning Mohan dada, kya kaam hai?" He held the bag up and said, "Sahab ne yeh bag mangwaya tha ghar se." Sonakshi nodded and accepted it saying, " Theek hai, main unhey de doongi." Mohan gave a big toothy smile and said, " Ji madam ji." With that he was off.