Chapter-3
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Sugandha inform Mahavir and he enrolled Mirha in Government school.
One month passed Amaan kept find the ways to get back at her,scold her or irritate her.
Mirha don't say anything and act ignorant.
Today is Sunday her holiday. Mirha is done with her homework,now she is getting bore.
She walk out and look for her brother.
Raghuveer is in garden planting the saplings.
When Mirha find him she run to him.
"Bhaiya what are you doing"she asked curiously.
"I am planting the saplings"
"Why"
"This saplings will grow into a big tree and give us fruits,shadow some will give us flowers"
"I will also do it bhaiya ,I will help you"
"No Mirha you will may get hurt"
"Bhaiya I will be careful,please I want to do it"
"Ok first you see how I do it then you start ok"
Mirha nod.
First he dig a hole, remove it's polythene put the sapling in hole, covered it with the soil and pour water using can.
Mirha hold the shovel and dig the hole with her small hands.
It's hard for her but she kept trying and dig a hole.
"Raghuveer"Sugandha call him.
"Ji"
"Here's the list go bring groceries,take kamal with you to hold the bags"
"Ji"
She look at Mirha shaking her head goes inside from back door.
"Manner less girl"
"Mirha I will be back don't get hurt ok"
Mirha nod and continue to do her work.
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Driver stop the car at door porch,Amaan came out of car and shut the door.
Whistling he goes inside the home walking to his room.
Laying on bed for some minutes he stroll to his balcony and look around taking out the chocolate from his pocket he unwrap the silver foil,and pop it in his mouth.
Crunching the wrapper he lift his hand to throw it away in garden then he notice her.
What is she doing ? He thought.
Unconsciously his feet move on its own , sauntering to garden he watch her closely her blue colour top and skirt has dirt on it,her hair locks is allover her face she kept trying to remove it but her wispy lock kept coming on her face.Her cheeks and forehead has a little bit of dirt.
Mirha stood up run to water can lifting it with difficulty she came close to her sapling which she just planted.
Amaan cleared his throat loudly and spoke.
"What game are you playing here"
Mirha got scared and leave the water can.
"Are you playing with soil and eating it huh"Amaan asked.
When she didn't answer
"Answer me or"
"No chote hukum I was planting the saplings"she justified, she did ate the soil and though.
Amaan observe her.
Who leaves her to do this her small hand can't do the task. She will get hurt Amaan thought.
"come here"Amaan shouted and call her.
"Do I have to repeat again come here"
Mirha walk closer and stood at a distance looking down.
"Open your mouth"
Mirha panicked as well as sealed her mouth.
"Open it, I know you ate it and lied to me"Amaan pull her closer by her forearms.
Mirha looked at him with wide eyes and struggled to release herself.
"Shh I will not do anything "Amaan assure.
Lifting his hand he remove her locks from her face,holding her wrist he watch her hand who has small scratches.
"Don't eat the soil again or you will get diseases and never do gardening again see you got scratches" Amaan scold her.
He took out two chocolate from his pocket, putting it infront of her.
"This is a chocolate"opening the wrapper he told her.
Mirha watch it greedily,she felt hungry now.
"See it looks like soil,open your mouth "
Without any resistance she opened her mouth,and he put the chocolate in her wide open mouth.
Mirha ate it.
" Do you want more"
She nod without thinking .
" Oh! But that's mine if I gave it to you what will I eat"
Opening the wrapper he pop the chocolate in his mouth and walk away.
" Crave for it little girl"he whispered.
- Writer
