CHAPTER 04

"Akshat has gone out!" Radha said coming in front of Meera. She looked at Meera very carefully. Large eyes covered with kaajal, bright pink lips, slender neck like a swan, fair complexion, long thick hair which was neatly braided and a strand of hair coming out of it was kissing Meera's cheek again and again. Seeing Radha looking at her, Meera said, "Why are you looking at me like this?"

Radha regained consciousness and removed the kajal from the corner of her eye with her finger and applied it behind Meera's ear and said, "You are very pretty, may no one cast an evil eye on you!"

Meera smiled! Probably she smiled for the first time after coming home! Radha held her hand and brought her among everyone! Everyone sat on the sofas in the hall! Nidhi said everything in one breath! And then came in front of Dada and said innocently, "Did I do the right thing, Dadaji?"

"Yes, beta, you did the right thing. In times like these, only a friend can help another friend.", said Dadu, touching Nidhi's cheek lovingly.

"Then Meera can stay here, right?" said Nidhi.

"She can stay here as long as she wants!", said Dadu and then looking at Meera said, "Meera!" "Yes!" Meera said softly. Dadu smiled and said, "Consider this your own house, if you need anything, don't hesitate to ask for it!"

"Yes, thank you!", said Meera with folded hands. "Papa, I am leaving, there is a meeting in the office!", said Arjun while getting up.

"Yes, okay, dad and I will come later!" said Vijay. Arjun picked up his phone and bag from the table and started leaving after saying bye to everyone. When his eyes fell on Meera, he said, "Bye Meera!"

"Bye", Meera said softly! "Come on son, first you both have something to eat!", Radha said and took both of them with her to the dining table! Nidhi and Meera came and sat there! Radha served food for both of them!

Grandma got up and went out for a walk. It was winter time and in this season the only solace is sunlight. Grandma came out to the garden and was basking in the sunlight. Vijay and Shri Nath ji also came out after some time. Nidhi started eating but Meera was sitting quietly. Seeing her silent, Radha said lovingly, "What happened beta, eat na?"

"Hmmm!" said Meera with a choking voice.

Radha put her hand on her shoulder and said, "I cannot share your pain but I can certainly reduce it! All these people are with you, child!" When Meera looked at Radha with moist eyes, Radha lovingly took her face in her hands and said, "Such a cute girl does not look good when she is sad! Now eat your food, it is getting cold. Till then I will make arrangements for your stay." Radha left from there.

Meera liked everyone but she liked Radha the most as she could see her mother's image in her. After having food, Nidhi started showing her the house. The house was built very beautifully. Downstairs on one side was the grandparents' room and next to it was the puja room where there was a big statue of Shiva Parvati. Next to the temple was the kitchen in front of which was the dining room.

Vijay and Radha's room was right next to the stairs and there was an office room where work related matters were discussed! There was a garden at the back of the house in which green grass was spread and plants were planted in pots in a row! After showing all this, Nidhi brought Meera upstairs where there were 3 rooms and a big hall!

Where two rooms were together and the third one was separate from them, connected to the hall right in front. One of these rooms was Arjun's and the other was Nidhi's. Nidhi did not say anything to Meera about the room in front. Meera also did not ask. As soon as Nidhi opened the door and entered her room, both of them closed their noses because of a strong smell. Nidhi closed the door again and called out to her mother. Radha came upstairs and said, "Sorry son, the bottle of cleaner got broken in your room by mistake this morning. I have asked you to clean it. Raghu will do it!"

"But till then where should we go! Meera also needs to freshen up, look at her condition" said Nidhi. "Do one thing, till then use my room downstairs!" said Radha.

"Let it be, I will use Arjun bhaiya's room

Nidhi said

"Okay!" Radha said and went away.

Both of them came to Arjun's room. Meera saw that the room was very clean and organized, each and every thing was kept neatly. Meera was looking at all this very carefully, then Nidhi said, "Bhaiya always keeps his room in tip top shape, just like him!" Meera smiled, then Nidhi said, "Okay, you take a bath, till then I will bring your stuff from downstairs." Meera went to the bathroom to take a bath and Nidhi went downstairs.

When Meera came out after taking a bath, she found her clothes kept on the table. Meera wore her clothes and came out of the room to dry her wet hair but there was no sunlight except in the balcony of the hall. Meera came to the balcony of the hall with her wet hair wrapped in a towel and started drying her hair. Then her eyes fell on the door of the room connected to the hall on which was written in big letters "Akshat Vyas - A Complicated Boy". "Who keeps such a name plate?" saying this Meera went away from there.

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