Daniel
"Hey! I am gonna win!" I blurted out, excitedly as I was almost near to crossing the winning line in the
video game but before that my nephew Jason took over my car, finishing the line.
"No!"
"Yes!! I won, Uncle dan!" He yelled in my ears, "This is the tenth time I won in the row!" He added,
putting salt on my wounds.
"Don't be so happy, I have won this game many times, okay? I just let my little nephew win this time, " I
stated in an attempt to cover my embarrassment of losing the game from a 6-year-old child.
He rolled his eyes, "Nope! You are just covering up, Uncle dan, "
"No, I am not, "
"Yes, you are!"
I showed my tongue at him, annoyingly, "I said, I am not!"
He also showed me his tongue when I called his mom to slash my sister, "Elle, your son has forgotten
the manners, he is showing me his tongue, " I fake a complaint with a smirk, she came out from the
kitchen, irritated.
"Jason, this is bad manners! Say sorry to him, " She ordered him, he looked at me angrily as I was
silently laughing at him.
"Right now!"
"I am sorry, " With that, he went to his room, poor kid. And yes, you can give me all the credit for being
a big bad Uncle.
"I am also sorry from his side, he's exactly like his father, " Elle said, sighing over him.
I mentally chuckled, "It's fine, Sis, "
When my phone rang in my jeans with an unknown number flashing over the screen, "I think you have
to answer to see who's calling you, " Elle spoke, looking at my phone, I gave her a small nod,
answering the call. As she went back to the kitchen.
"Hello?"
"Hello?! Daniel?!" A familiar female voice blurted out.
"Yes, that's me but who do you miss?" I asked, furrowing my brows, I don't get calls from unknown
numbers that too from a woman.
"It's me, Anjali! Daniel, how could you forget me?"
I sighed in happiness when I got a bad vibe for God knows why, "Hey, girl, I am sorry, I didn't forget you
just couldn't recognize your voice, after all, you called me after years, " I explained, "How are you
doing?"
"I am doing very bad these days, " She said, panicking.
"Why? What happened?"
"So much that I can't tell you over the phone, "
"Okay, then is there some way I could help you?"
"Y-yes, I want Karan's phone number, I lost contact with everyone except for yours, and I know you
guys are best friends, please can you give me?"
My eyes widened, is this girl mad?! She is asking for the contact number of the devil himself. The last
time when I jokingly took Anjali's name in front of Karan, he shot me dead glares along with deadly
warning during the party.
"Daniel?"
"Why do you want his number?"
"Because he is the only one who can help me from this trouble!" She shouted out, almost busting my
eardrums in the process.
"Calm down, relax, Anjali, tell me where are you now?"
"In India, outside of Jodhpur airport, I am on my way to a hotel, " She replied, calming herself.
"Do you have money?"
"Yes, I can manage here for a few days but not more than that, so please give me his number or inform
him that I seriously need his help, " She pleaded.
"Okay, fine, I am coming over there don't worry, I will inform Karan as well, "
"Thank you, " She said, hanging up.
After thinking for a while, I finally gained enough courage to call him but I wonder if he even wanna
hear her name after what happened between them. I am so worried but helping her is my priority now
rather than getting scared of yells and tantrums that Karan is gonna throw on me.
I, first, made my voice frank trying to make it sound usual, he was happy for a moment but when I tried
to take her topic out, I felt him getting pissed already, Shit! I screw it! And don't ask how many yells he
threw at me if I was there in front of me, he must have killed me to death by now when I finally said her
name but suddenly he finished his last line with, "Danny, If you are really craving that much into helping
her, then go ahead and do it happily, and remember that your existence wouldn't matter to me anymore
if I ever heard anything about her from your mouth again, " With that, he hung up.
Did you guys get his point? I know, you still haven't.
He indirectly told me to help her, he could have also said, 'Danny, don't you dare to help her if you are
my friend, ' but he hasn't used any of this blackmail word because somehow he still has a feeling for
her in his heart that I can sense and he wants to help her but his ego is coming middle of the way.
Anyway, I immediately booked my flight and began packing my bags. I needed to meet Anjali. The way
she talked to me hasn't given me any good vibes, it sounded like she is in super big trouble.
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Siya
Ain't Sunny and Karan taking too much time to just get the medicines and return? I am worried about
them, should I give them a call to check where they are?
"Ahm," Maa sa let out a small sound from her mouth as I noticed that she is uncomfortable because of
the not properly placed pillow under her head, I slowly rose from my seat as I steadily adjusted the
pillow, completely trying not to wake her up but unfortunately, she woke up.
"Adah?" She mumbles my name.
"Yes, Maa sa, sleep, " I told, smiling which she returned.
"No, I've taken enough rest but where are Karan and Sunny?" She asked.
"They went to buy some medicine, they will be back soon, don't worry, " I said, she nodded, letting out
a sigh.
"You know, Adah, it doesn't matter what Karan does for me in the end, it will go in vain, " She says,
upset.
"No, Maa sa, we are sure that you will be alright like nothing happened, " I gave her some confidence,
knowing she needed something more than that.
"I don't think so besides I am not going to live forever anyway, "
"Maa sa-"
"Adah, I have a dream of seeing my grandchildren which now seems to be impossible but….. "
"But?"
"You know I am so impatient that I already thought of their names even before they stepped into his
world, " We both chuckled as I blush a little.
"I would love to hear their names, " I said, grinning.
She nodded, "If it's a boy then it should be Karanveer, and if it's a girl, then Eshani, " She told me as I
noticed that both names are unique
"Both names are like special, I guess, " I let out my thoughts aloud, amused yet surprised.
"Yes, because when Karan was about to born, the doctor said that we are having complications in
giving birth so only one of us could survive that time, Thakur Ji prayed for our safety to Goddess Durga
in the same Temple we took you and in return, he said if both baby and I will be safe then he will
donate money to help other poor families children, and then, of course, Karan born as we both were
safe and healthy, "
I smiled at the story.
"So Thakur Ji kept his words and donated money in the education of poor children, And as you
guessed already that the name Karanveer is after Karan and Eshani is another name of the goddess
Durga, " She added, happily.
"That's such a beautiful story, "
"I know right?"
"Mom, you awake?" Sunny suddenly entered, coming into the room but alone.
"Yes, I was just telling Adah a story of Karan's birth, coming to him, where is he?" she asked.
"Karan bro is on the way, " That's all he replied, looking lost somewhere yet worried.
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