Pragya "It's not easy to be a single parent and how can he be jovially handling everything about Koyal?"
She thought by walking towards the classroom.
"And then Koyal's uncle is such a gentleman. I used to think he was mischievous due to Koyal's mischief. But he is not like that. Maybe Koyal lied to me. It's her dad who is very naughty." She thought when she bump into Koyal.
Koyal was breathing heavily as she ran from the playground.
Pragya" What's wrong Koyal? Why do you have run like this?"
Koyal composed herself and asked" Do you like my buddy?"
Pragya" Your buddy? Who is that?"
Koyal" That day you met him na..... IT'S Abhi!"
Pragya" How can you tell your dad's name Koyal? Don't you know you have to respect elders?"
Koyal" But....Buddy is not my.... "
Pragya" Listen Koyal, I know he is your buddy, friend etc, but still it's not appropriate to call elders by their name. It's not respectful."
Koyal looked down and Pragya" And to your question. Yes I like your buddy as he takes good care of you."
Koyal's face brightens up and
she asked" Then will you marry him?"Pragya hearing it was taken aback. She looked around whether anyone heard Koyal's question.
Koyal" You like him na.... So will you marry him?"
Pragya blushes and shook her head as no.
Koyal" No?"
Pragya" Koyal, this is not the place to talk about this. This is school. It's a place to teach and learn."
Koyal" Oh...... "
Pragya" If this is your question, then I don't know what to say. But if this is your buddy's question then ask him to call me. By the way, my phone is still with him. He can give me a call to return it and ask this question at the same time."
Koyal" OK teacher. I will tell him."
Pragya " Now go to class and drink some water. Inform others that teacher will be in class by 11 am."
Koyal nods her head and goes to the classroom.
Pragya meanwhile leans on a pillar and blushed thinking of marrying Koyal's father. She couldn't hide her feeling of shyness thinking about being close to him.
What happened that made Pragya think Abhi is the father of Koyal and Purab is her uncle? Will this misconception result in loss of respect?
To be continued
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Love And Its Respects
FanfictionA short story on how respect for each other turns into love and its respects.