Author's Pov
Next morning,
Ruhi wakes up early, gets ready and wearing a simple white suit and orange chunari and still, she is looking mesmerizing in her open hair.
She comes Downstairs, headed to the kitchen, and sees shanti aunt didn't come yet.
She tied her hair in pony and starts preparing breakfast hastily otherwise she will be late for her exam.
After a while...
She has almost prepared all breakfast and now she is making mango shake for all, so when she starts the mixer grinder, Reema comes into the kitchen as tying her wet hair in a bun...
"Ruh, What are you doing here?... Go and sit there, and I am sorry dear, I got late for making the breakfast so just wait for a while," she said as draping her pallu in her waist.
"Don't worry Choti maa, I have already prepared breakfast, so don't be stressed and you have not been late for your school too," she said while pouring mango shake in a jug.
"Thank you so much, Ruhi....Don't know why I slept till late," she said as caressing her head.
"Don't say thank you, Choti maa!" She said as holding her Choti maa's hand,
"Ok, Ok...go and sit there now"
"Hmm"
Then all family members come to the dining table to have breakfast.
Sushila, Ruhi's grandmother sits at the main table. Gauri and Suresh sit beside her in left and Right chairs.
When Ruhi is about to sit beside Suresh, "Wait, you will not sit there," said Sushila.
"But why maa, why can't she sit there," said Reema as placing a plate of tikkar prathas and mango shake.
"Because this is my Rohan seat, so she will not sit there."
"But maa–"
Seeing them argued with each other, Ruhi said while sitting on next seat as down her head, "sorry daadi, i hadn't noticed...So I will sit here..."
"Ruhi, you–"
"Reema, serve food quickly as I'm getting late," said Suresh as interrupted her.
She nodded and starts serving food to all of them...
"Where is Riya?" Asked Sushila.
"Maa, she is sleeping, maybe she would be wake up late for her study as her exam is about to start next week," said Gauri.
"Well...Pls take care of her Gauri," she said while looking at Reema.
"Haan Maa!"
"Reema you also sit with us," said Suresh.
"Ji, wait, I just come in a while," she went toward the kitchen.
"Suresh,"
"Yes, Bhabhi (sister-in-law)," said Suresh.
"Why you had got late yesterday?" said Gauri as munching her paratha.
"Bhabhi, there had some urgent work which had to be finished by yesterday so I got late... but bhabhi, one thing I come to know yesterday. Sonu landlord who lives in Girwa, has sold his big farming land to some big businessman who lives in abroad."
"But Why??"
"because he is getting pretty much money from him that's why...So all farmers had come to king Surya for requesting that he helps them..."
"What happen ahead?"
"They say that they had taken this land from Sonu for farming, but due to lack of rain for a few years, the farming did not good due to which they could not give him much money, due to which their loan has increased, so they mortgaged their ornaments and Property papers to him and gradually trying to returning his money as much as they can but still he is selling his land which is their livelihood so they got disappointed and that's why they are continuously urging to the king to help them but the king didn't even listen them completely and send them back."
"But why didn't raja ji listen them and help them, "think Ruhi in her mind and feels very bad for them and want to ask, meanwhile she heard her maa voice,
"But why didn't Raja saheb listen to them?" asked Gauri with furrowed brows.
"I don't know Bhabhi," said Suresh as drinking mango-shake.
"There must be something, otherwise why will Raja saheb will not listen them," thought Meera herself in mind.
Both mother and daughter was thinking same thing at same time....
"Reema today's breakfast was really good," said suresh.
"Ji, this is prepared by Ruhi," to hearing her name ruhi's trance got break and she starts focusing on her breakfast, "I had got late today so Ruhi made this breakfast," said Reema while sitting on the table.
But anybody doesn't say anything to compliment Ruhi and Reema knows them very well so she also doesn't say anything further...
" ji, but what will happen with those farmers?" Asked Reema.
"I really don't know Reema when bade raja ji will come maybe he will take final decision on it, as he is not here and has gone to Delhi for a month for some urgent work , so let's see what will happen ahead," Said Suresh...
Then Ruhi hears her phone is vibrating and she noticed the time, it's been 8:30 am and Kavya was calling her continuously.
"Choti maa, I am going as I'm getting late for an exam," she said while picking her bag and phone.
"All the best," said Choti maa.
"Thank you, Choti maa!" When she turns to go ahead, then she heard,
"All the best Ruhi,"
She becomes very happy to heard her Chote papa's voice and gladly said," Thank you so much Chote papa for your best wishes... "
With everyone, Reema got shocked too, as heard him because he hadn't wished her before so she just staring at him with her wide eyes...
He only nodded and goes towards his room.
"Ruhi, Go dear as you are getting late," said Reema.
"Hmm," she goes from there...
Latter, Suresh come near Reema with their bags and said, "Reema, let's go...I will drop you off at school."
She nodded and take her bag from him, "wait ji, let me call Ruhi, we will drop her too as she wouldn't have gone too far," said Reema as getting off her phone from the bag.
"There is no need, Reema," said Sushila abruptly.
"Maa, she wouldn't go too far...Wait let me call once–"
"Reema, Maa has already told you when there is no need so why are you getting so much eager to call her," said Suresh with an annoying tone.
"But–"
"Reema, don't start please," said Gauri to interrupting her.
"Now let's go, I'm getting late," said Suresh with expressionless face and walks towards the main door.
Reema also goes behind him and doesn't want to argue with them all as she also getting late for her school but she was really pissed off because to see their actions.
****
London
After few more hours...
"Bzz, Bzz"
The phone was vibrating incessantly, just when someone takes his hand off from the eiderdown duvet (which is so soft and supple) and tries to find his phone on the side table... and finally when he found it, he picked and placed on his ear without seeing name.
"Hello, who's that bastard who is calling me in the early morning"
"You idiot, i knew that you would be sleeping till now and you completely forgot that today is Elena's birthday and you all siblings had a schedule to go out today..."
To hear him, Ernest gets up hastily,
"Oh Fu*k, how can I sleep till late ... Edwin my head is paining a lot," said Ernest as holding his head.
"That must be it, my dear friend, you had consumed so many drinks yesterday ... Remember!" said Edwin in a mocking tone.
"Because of those mo*herf*ck*rs, I got late and my head is paining like hell, said Ernest and then he noticed on wall clock, "Oh no! It's been 9:30 already, Edwin, you wicked person, why didn't you call me earlier."
"Because Elena can know who loves her more me and you," said Edwin as chuckling and hangs up the phone.
To hearing him, Ernest screamed, "you bastard!!...I'll not spare you ...You just wait, you damn Edwin,"
When Ernest is about to throw his phone, he receives a message,
" If you have abused me then come downstairs and see my surprise gift for you, and I know your anger will be calm down in 2 minutes :) "
He smirks to read his message and wears his shirt and goes downstairs...
To be continued...
Hello lovely readers,
I hope you all are doing well!
After reading, pls write in the comment box what will be surprised gift for Ernest from Edwin and give me vote plszzz...
~writer_Ruhi