Some days later
Kavin returns home at night and found Mishti seating on the sofa, alone. she was probably waiting for him.
Kavin - Mishtu!
Mishti's face glows hearing his voice. she got up from her place and hugged him from his legs.
Mishti - maine aapko bahut miss kiya, Bunny!
Kavin (sitting in front of her) - mene bhi aapko bahut miss kiya, bacha….he kissed on her forehead lovingly
Mishti gave him a sweet smile, she wrapped her hands around him to hug him, but her hand accidently touched his arm and she clutched it tightly. He hissed in pain as his arm aches.
Mishti (separating from him, concerned) - kya hua, Bunny?
Kavin (holding his arm, trying to hide) - kuch bhi to nahi hua! Bunny ekdam thik hai.…he forced a smile on his face
Mishti (trying to unfold his sleeves) - kya hua aapko?
Kavin gives up because of her constant questioning and removed his shirt. Mishti was shocked to see a big bandage on his arm, some blood stains were visible outside also.
Mishti (worriedly) - kya hua aapko Bunny….she started blowing air on his bandage continuously
Kavin smiles watching his baby girl's care for him. She was clueless as what to do but she was trying her best to give him some relief from his pain.
Voice - ye tumhare haath ko kya hua?
Kavin comes out of his trance hearing the familiar voice and shifted his gaze in the direction. Purvi walks to him and holds his hand, making sure not to touch his wound.
Purvi (shocked) - tumhe ye chott kaise lagi?
Kavin - kuch nahi hua hai mujhe! bass chotii si chott hai thik ho jaayegi…..he puts on his shirt back
Purvi (slightly angry) - ye tumhe choti si chott lag rahi hai….she holds his hand….chalo mere saath!
Kavin - areee kaha?
Purvi - mene kaha chalo!
Kavin gives up and walks with Purvi. She took him inside his room and make him sit on the bed.
Purvi - chupchap baithe raho yaha par.…jab tak mai naa bolu tum iss bed se nahi uthoge.…she walks to the cupboard and took out the first ad box
Kavin - areee! ye to sarasar gundagardi hai…mere hi ghar mai aakar tum mujhe order de rahi ho.
Purvi shot him a deadly glare and started unbuttoning his shirt to check his wound.
Kavin (protesting) - ye kya kar rahi ho tum? dekho! tum mere hi ghar mai aakar meri izzat ke saath khilwad kar rahi ho….mai tumhe aisa…
before he could complete his sentence, Purvi puts a thermometer in his mouth to shut his mouth off. Kavin's eyes widen at her sudden act, he looks at her in disbelief but she ignored it and continues unbuttoning his shirt. Mishti was watching Purvi, taking care of her father, standing on the door.
Purvi removed his current bandage and started applying ointment on his wound, blowing air on it while Kavin was just staring at her silently. bullet mark was clearly visible on his arm. She understood he must have been injured by a bullet, this was not new for him as being a CID officer but Purvi was not habitual of seeing him like this. her eyes filled with tears and some tear drops falls on Kavin's hand.
Kavin (shocked, removing the thermometer) - kya hua? tum ro kyu rahi ho?
Purvi didn't replied anything and hugged him tightly, shedding tears.
Kavin (patting her head) - tum ro kyu rahi ho? mai bilkul thik hu….Purvi…he calls her name softly
Purvi realized what she was doing and separated from him.
Purvi (embarrassed) - I am sorry!
Kavin (wiping her tears) - tum roti bhi ho?
Purvi - kya matlab hai tumhara?
Kavin (teasingly) - nahi! mujhe laga tha tum sirf dusro ko rulana jaanti ho.
Purvi - how mean Kavin….she hits on his shoulder lightly
Kavin (holding his arm) - ahhhhhhh!
Purvi (concerned) - kya hua?…she touched his wound softly….dard hua?
Kavin - nahi! lekin dard hota to mai kuch aise he react karta na….he winks at her
Purvi - tum kabhi nahi sudhar sakte…she shook her head in disappointment….tum baitho! mai tumhare liye soup banakar lati hu….she walks out of the room.
a smile appeared on Kavin's face seeing her concern towards him. He closed his eyes and lay down, resting his head on the headrest. he opened his eyes feeling water drops on his hand and was shocked to see Mishti seating on the bed, near him, crying silently.
Kavin (getting up, worried) - kya hua Mishti? aap ro kyu rahe ho? dekho! Papa bilkul thik hai.…he pulled her into a hug to calm her down
Mishti (sobbing) - aap mujhe chodkar nahi jaaoge na Bunny?
Kavin was shocked to hear the same question from her again. he was not able to figure out, why she always ask this question to him. Before he could answer her anything, Purvi entered in the room with soup for him.
Kavin - Mishtu! bahut raat ho gai hai, bacha….aap jaakar so jaao.
Mishti looks at Purvi and then at Kavin. She didn't wanted to go from there but having no other choice she walks out of the room taking a last glance at them. Purvi was trying to feed soup to Kavin while he was throwing tantrums at her like a small baby. Mishti kept on staring at them while walking out of the room. her heart was aching seeing them so close and happy together. she was jealous, insecure but was not able to express her discomfort.
Kavin (making faces) - mujhe ye soup nahi pina!
Purvi (irritated) - jyada nakhre mat karo….chote bache nahi ho tum, ek bache ke baap ho.…she remembered something….Mishti thik hai na? aajkal school mai bhi bahut shaant rehne lagi hai…kisi se jyada baat bhi nahi karti aur pehle itni shaitaniya karti thi lekin ab to kuch bhi nahi karti, shaant ek kone mai baithi rehti hai….vo thik hai na?
Kavin (agreeing) - mujhe bhi aajkal Mishti ka behavior bahut badla badla lag raha hai….humesha darri hui rehti hai! pehle humesha jidd karke apni baat manwa leti thi lekin ab naa koi demand karti hai naa koi complain…mujhe laga shayad apni maa ko miss kar rahi hai lekin ab mujhe darr lag raha hai Purvi!
Purvi (keeping hand on his hand) - mai kal Mishti se baat karne ki koshish karti hu….tum please pareshan mat ho…she squeezed his hand lightly and he smiled….ab chupchap ye soup finish karo aur so jaao.
Kavin (innocently) - tum apne haatho se pila do na! please?….he makes a puppy face
Purvi smiled at his antics and started feeding him the soup with her hands.
Mishti reached her room and started crying, holding Kavin and her picture frame in her hand, talking to the picture.
Mishti (sobbing) - mumma bhagwanji ke paas chali gai! ab kya Bunny bhi mujhe chodkar chale jaayenge?
She kept on crying continuously and soon drifted to sleep, hugging the picture.
Next Morning
Kavin took a day off from the bureo as Mishti's babysitter was on leave today. He moved to Mishti's room to wake her up. he sat on the floor near the bed and touched her head but was shocked as her head was almost burning, apparently she was having a high fever.
Kavin (worriedly) - issko to itna tej bukhar hai…he removed his mobile from the pocket and immediately called the doctor
Kavin was seating near Mishti, placing cold water strips on her forehead, in a hope to cool down her fever. after nearly half an hour the doctor reached there. he checked Mishti and left after sometime, giving prescription for the medicines.
Kavin (caressing her hairs) - mera bacha! jaldi se thik ho jaao fir papa aapko water park leke jaaenge….pakka promise….he kissed on her forehead
Kavin's eyes fell on Mishti's drawing book which was kept on the side table. He picked the book and started watching it. he was smiling, admiring her cute and not so perfect drawings.
He was shocked seeing a drawing in which two figures were drawn, Mishti and Bunny was written just above the figures and they were standing on a distance from each other. small dots were made just below the eyes of a small girl like figure, showing that she is sad and crying.
Kavin turns the page and saw another drawing in which three figures were drawn. two figures were standing together, holding each other's hand, looking all happy. Purvi and Kavin was written above it and on a distance a small girl like figure was drawn, all sad and crying, Mishti's name was written above the small girl's figure.
Kavin was hell shocked to discover Mishti's state of mind. He holds his head realizing the fear his daughter is living with. his eyes welled up with tears. he understood the reason behind her changed behavior and her one constant question. guilt feelings started developing in his heart for hurting Mishti unknowingly.
A/N - sorry for the delay and to bore you all with this boring story. Hopefully 2-3 chapters are remaining.
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