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After spending several hours in gym, Ruhaan went to his room. He took a shower and lied on his bed being too tired to make something for dinner.

Soon he drifted to sleep, while looking at the photograph on his bed side table putting on a sad but nonetheless smiling face.

Tithy’s Home

Hearing Azaan, Mrs. Ayesha woke up and went to wake up her daughters. When she entered their room, Tithy was already awake that surprised her.

“Tithy, how come you are awake this early? It’s so unlikely of you. Anyway how’s is your hand, sweetheart?”, she lovingly asked standing near the bed caressing her hair.

“No pain, Ma. Suddenly I woke up after having a dream but I am not being able to remember anything.”

“How was it? Something good?”

“I can’t even remember a single thing, Ma”

“It’s alright beta. Sometime it happens. Nothing to worry.” Mrs. Ayesha replied while caressing Tithy’s head.

Looking at her mother’s assuring face, Tithy smilingly nodded.

Hearing their voice, Roshni woke up and asked with sleepy eyes, “What’s going on between you two?”

“Nothing sweetie. Now both of you get up. It’s time for prayer.” Mrs. Ayesha ordered them and went out of the room.

After saying their prayer, Roshni asked Tithy, “How’s your hand?”

“No complains, Api” Tithy replied stretching her hand.

When Roshni smilingly looked at her, she suggested, “Api, let’s go for a walk in the garden. The three of us. You come while I go to Ma and convince her. Okay??”

Without waiting for Roshni’s reply, Tithy forwarded towards Mrs. Ayesha.

When three of them were walking in the garden, like as usual Tithy was blabbering while Mrs. Ayesha and Roshni were staring at her putting on a smile on their faces.

After sometime Mrs. Ayesha said, “You two continue gossiping. I need to go to make breakfast.”

“Ammi, I will help you.” Roshni said while walking towards home.

“Me too, me tooo… I will also help you, Ma. Let’s go.” Tithy said jumping.

“No…You stay here.” Roshni said more like ordered.

“What will I do here alone!!!!??”, Tithy asked making an innocent face with uttered confusion.

“Do exactly what you do always.” Roshni replied in her casual tone.

Tithy asked with a little confusion, “Like what?”

“What else!!! Obviously BLABBERING.” Roshni replied giving more emphasis on the word blabbering.

“What?!!” Tithy asked with anger.

“Yeah…As anyway none can get a chance to utter a word between your blabbering. Don’t you think, you should try it being alone??”

Tithy went towards the other side of the garden but not before giving an angry look to Roshni.

Roshni looked at Mrs. Ayesha who was also staring at her.

“Ammi, you know, her hand…” She tried to explain her act but got cut by her mother.

“Yes I know. But Roshni, you should have... Forget it. Anyway now you go and make peace with her.” Saying this, she left from there.

“Tithy, I am sorry, sweetie.” Saying this Roshni sat beside her on the bench which was in a corner of their garden.

After staring at Roshni for a while, without being angry Tithy surprisingly asked Roshni with a concerned voice, “Api, my hand is alright. Why are you worrying so much?”

“I am not worrying, Tithy. I am just you know…” Roshni stopped finding no word to explain her.

“Okay, Api. Just relax... I am really okay.”

“Hmm…But please always be careful, sweetie. Please. Got that?” Roshni said with a pleading tone.

“Yessss Ma'am.”

Tithy replied with a cheerful tone.

After spending sometime there, they went back inside the house smilingly. Seeing their smiling faces, Mrs. Ayesha let out a sigh in relief.

Looking at them she smilingly said, “I will set table for you two. Freshening up, come here for breakfast.”

Just then a voice came from the direction of the entrance of their house, “Set table for three, aunty…I am also here.”

They looked towards the entrance and found Heer, standing there with a big smile on her face.

When she came towards them, Tithy glared at her and left for her room.

Mrs. Ayesha got confused, “What happened to her?”

Without replying, Heer turned to her and greeted.

“Assalamualaikum (May Allah give you peace), aunty. How are you?” saying this, Heer hugged Mrs. Ayesha.

Mrs. Ayesha hugged her back saying, “Waalaikum Assalam (May Allah also give you peace). Alhamdulillah (All praise is only for ALLAH). I am fine. How are you, beta?”

“Alhamdulillah (All praise is only for ALLAH). I am fine, aunty.”

“Assalamualaikum (May Allah give you peace), Api. How are you?” saying this then Heer hugged Roshni also.

Roshni also hugged her back saying, “Waalaikum Assalam (May Allah also give you peace). Alhamdulillah (All praises are only for ALLAH). I am good. How are you, sweetie?”

“Alhamdulillah (All praises are only for ALLAH). I am all well Api. Just need to make peace.”

“Yeah...I know. I was expecting you this morning. You two will never grow up. But nothing serious or else to worry, right?” Roshni was smiling but got concerning last moment.

“Don’t you know us well?? Nothing to worry, Api…” Heer assured Roshni in an obvious tone.

“Ma, give me breakfast. I am getting late.” While saying this, Tithy came out of her room and sat on a chair.

Roshni being freshen up came to the table after a while. All of them sat and started having breakfast.

Mrs. Ayesha and Roshni were staring at Tithy and Heer in every few minutes but these two were having breakfast silently.

Though Heer was looking at Tithy repeatedly but she cared the least and was concentrating on her food like she was busy with the most important thing of her life.

After breakfast, Tithy left the table silently and went to her room. After a few minutes she came out and went towards her mother.

“Gotta hurry…I am getting late. See you, Ma.” Saying this she hugged Mrs. Ayesha and after giving a smile to Roshni she left from there.

Mrs. Ayesha and Roshni looked at Heer who just assuringly nodded saying, “I will handle. Don’t you worry.”

She hugged them saying, “See you.” And rushed following Tithy.

“Tithy, wait. I am sorry yaarr. Let me explain at least…...” Heer said in a pleading tone.

Tithy sarcastically said, “Yeah explain!!!” and glared at Heer.

Heer became silent seeing her deadly angry face.

But seeing her banded hand, she asked being concerned, "What happened to your hand?"

When Tithy kept silent, Heer uttered with a pleading tone, "Tithy, please.."

“You call yourself an orphan, right?? Then Ma, Api, I……we, the people who love you so much don’t mean anything to you?? Tell me, who am I to you then?? You didn’t even let me get a single hint at all. While trying to solve your problems all by yourself, you made me feel like a totally stranger……”

Tithy shouted on Heer who was her best friend from college days.

Heer apologetically said, “I am really sorry, Tithy. Please let get this one slide. I won’t do it again...please.”

Heer started whining holding her hand.

“Don’t you dare again…”

Tithy warned her being convinced after a while.

Heer smilingly nodded and hugged Tithy and said, “I am sorry, yaarr.”

Tithy hugged her back and said, “I need you, idiot at least to fight with me.”

Heer replied, “Yeah…I know you can’t digest your food without fighting with me” while teasing Tithy.

Tithy glared at her but in no moments they burst out laughing.

Seeing their laughter from entrance, Mrs. Ayesha and Roshni smiled looking at each other.

Just then Roshni’s mobile rang off and she left to attend the call.

Seeing the caller ID, Roshni took her purse and left after hugging Mrs. Ayesha and saying, “I will leave now, Ammi. Getting late for office and you, please take rest. See you….”

Getting out of the house, Roshni attended the call but before she could say something, the person from other side of the phone said, “Are you sure of it??”

“Not exactly but something is bothering me about this.” Roshni replied being worried…..

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