A smile appeared in his lips… She is so sweet…
Now that he has resolved all other issues, he should try and bring that happiness back in her face…
He should never let her feel bad again…
Without making any noise, he got up and went near her and stroked her hair softly... And in a reflux action kissed her in her cheeks softly…
Pooja mumbled something…
He moved away and went to his ‘side’ of the bed and tried to get some sleep.
Pooja was awakened by chirping of birds… She opened her eyes and looked around the now familiar room. She turned and looked at Nikhil… He was in a deep sleep.
He looks like a kid she thought to herself…
She could still remember the shock and disbelief in his face when Kannan told him that Pooja helped him to escape from Nigeria.
She was surprised herself… She was completely shocked to see Nikhil and his family in the airport when she went to receive Kannan…
“Pooja…”
Her thought was disturbed by the knock in the door and Gayathri’s voice…
She got up in a hurry and went and opened the door. Gayathri was standing there with a coffee tray.
“Aunty, you are making me feel very bad… Please don’t do this to me… I will come and take it.”
“It’s ok sweet heart. You should feel at ease here…”
Gayathri gave a cup to her while Pooja quietly looked at Gayathri…
Gayathri always looked pleasant but now there was something extra in her face… that sparkling smile along with the pinch of color in the cheeks made her look more lovely… The sadness in her face has completely disappeared and it’s now filled with love and affection…
“What? Why are you looking at me like this?”
“I am totally stunned aunty… You look so pretty…” said Pooja with a wink… Gayathri has become her good friend in the last few days…
“Me? I am in my fifties you should say that to Kalai or may be Nikhil…”
“You are old? Come let’s ask this to uncle… Uncle!”
“Pooja! You are a naughty kid!”
“Really! But I like your smile… That was missing when I met you last month…”
Gayathri fondly caressed her cheek.
“I got this from your mom… She always had this smile in her face. It’s so very infectious you see…”
Pooja’s face lost its cheer… And Gayathri didn’t miss it…
“What’s wrong Pooja? Every time I talk about your mother, you look different…”
“It’s because the mom I knew is very different…”
“Gayu…”
Before Gayathri could reply, Kannan’s voice sounded from somewhere…
“Aha, Mr. Gayu is calling! So madam belle, rush to your charming prince…”
Gayathri playfully pretended as if to sting her daughter-in-law…
“He is not a charming prince but an old king… “
“Really! But you agree that you are belle!”
“You talkative girl, wait I will take care of you later….”
“Yes yes, now go and take care of your poor old king…”
Gayathri left the place in a hurry with a false anger…
It all looked like a dream to Pooja…
She could not believe the turn of events in the past few days…
But she completely adored Kannan, Gayathri and also Kalai selvi…
She could also guess the reason for Nikhil’s betrayal… BUT she couldn’t still accept it…
As she turned back, she saw Nikhil standing in the room starring at her… Automatically the smile in her face disappeared and the same old dullness came to her face.
To be Continued
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