Lucky Number Three~ RagNa FF chapter 43page 42 - Page 2

A little girl was outside watching her classmates being picked up by their parents. She sadly stood there waiting for her dad, the teacher seeing this asks her come inside until her dad arrives, but she refuse saying she won't move until he shows up. Sighing the teacher shook her head, this wasn't the first time something like this happen. Her father promise to wait for her, she waits until he doesn't show up. She hopes this time her dad actually shows up.

Twenty minute past and everyone went home except for her, she sadly looks down trying not to show her tears. Just when she was about to turn back around, a car appeared, and once again she had hope. Running in the rain, she stopped and took a deep breath. She waited until the car stop before knocking on the window. When no one answered she was confuse, suddenly the driver came running with an umbrella " miss you shouldn't be outside without an umbrella" he said covering her, the once happy little girl was once again disappointed, " where is papa?" she said

"Your dad couldn't make it, he had a meeting to go too" he said

" H-he B-broke H-his P-promise A-again" she said in tears, the driver feeling sad for her hugs her, letting her cry on his shoulder before taking her inside. Once she was secure he turn to look at her "how about we go to your favorite place to eat, Aadita. It will be my treated" he said but she said nothing, she was looking out the window thinking about her dad.

When the car reached a stop light, she saw a lady riding a bike and holding an umbrella in the rain. Curious she watch as the lady turn to look at her direction. Surprise she quickly advert her eyes, but was soon surprise when the same lady knocked on her window, the driver puts the window down and the lady smiles at them " would you like to buy a balloon" she says

"No thanks mam, we don't need it" he said, but the lady insist, she wouldn't take no for an answer. She looks at Aadita before handing her the balloon, telling her to hold it really quick. When she found what she was looking for she hands it to her before saying "when I saw your reflection, I thought I saw a dead child. I don't know why you looked like that, but you should smile more" she said

People were honking their horn, yelling that she was blocking traffic. The lady turn and curse them before getting on her bike, before she left she yells " it's not fun being sad all the time, that's why you should smile even when you're having a bad day" , When the lady left Aadita looks at the doll, before smiling to herself

Elsewhere, the lady from before got of the bike and walk to her apartment. While their she packed her stuff and braid her hair into one " this is it, after today, I won't be here for a while house. I know you will miss me" she said before turning to her cat "you better watch over the house while I'm gone chowchow, I don't want any burglar stealing my Chennai express dvd " , her cat meow and lazily stretch, kalpi went to the kitchen and made him his cat food, before changing and going to bed.

The next day, she said her good byes to her cat and walk to the bus stop. She got on and waited until she reached her stop before getting of. She walk around searching for a taxi, but none would stop for her. Upset she puts her suit case down and stop right infront of the tax telling him to stop. When he didn't, she put both of her fingers to her mouth to whistle, but stop when she heard someone else whistle. At first she thought she did it, but when she turn around she saw the man walking towards the taxi she wanted. "Excuse me" she said walking towards him "that's my taxi" she said, the man now inside ignores her, this irritates kalpi. She puts her suit case in and sat down, now facing him "didn't you hear me I said this is my taxi", the man gave kalpi a quick look before saying " I heard you, but I'm choosing to ignore you" he said plainly

The driver turn to look at them before saying "are you two together"

"NO!" kalpi said

"Than if that's the case, one of you will have to leave the taxi" he said, the man hearing this turn to kalpi, the same time she turn to him. They both said in union "you leave!"

"Me...are you mad" he said

" yes I am, and if you don't leave you will see how crazy I can be" she said before calming down " look I'm in a hurry and I don't want to be late", the man knitted his eyebrows together in annoyance " and you don't think I am in a hurry" he said

"no, now be a gentleman, and leave this taxi"

"I'm not going anywhere, besides is it my fault that you were incapable of getting your own taxi" he said in English

Kalpi not understanding what he just said got angry, they continue to argue like this for twenty minute wasting the driver time. The driver annoyed told them to stop, making them both quiet. Than he decided he will give them both a ride as long as they don't argue. This made kalpi happy while the stranger sigh with relief. While driving kalpi heard her favorite song on the radio, she told the driver to turn it up, to the stranger's dismay and started singing and dancing to it.

"One two three four
Get on the dance floor
Booty shake, booty shake
Dappan Koothu hard core

The man was annoyed when she kept bumping into him, shaking her shoulder "will you stop" he said, but kalpi ignored him " have a little fun Bhai, it won't kill you", when she said this the stranger ask the driver to turn the music of, but kalpi told him to leave it. They once again continue to argue until the stranger gave up. "Look we decided to share the ride, the least you can do is be more civil" he said

Seeing the look he was giving her, she decided to cut him some slack. "Fine", she look out the window while mumbling some inconsistent things about him, which he heard. She even use some cuss words which almost made him choke in his spit.

When the driver reached the area he realize they were going the same direction. Kalpi got out the car and thank the driver, before she leave she turn to the man and say he was very uptight and if he continue like this he will never make friends. The man asked her who she was and she declared that she was the best maid in Bhopal. The stranger hearing this got out and payed the driver, when he started walking towards the house kalpi was heading she stops him "Bhai you work here too?" she asks

The man puts his hand in his pocket before saying "you will find out soon" he said before walking in

To be continued...

Preview

Everyone lined up to see the owner of the house. When kalpi saw who he was, she gulp and hide. "oh god what have I done" she mumble unaware of the owner behind her

"what exactly did you do" the voice said behind her, kalpi unaware said " I called him uptight, now mr arrogant will get me"

Scene 2

"You must be the new maid"

"Yes, who are you?"

"I'm the mother here, come I will show you were you will be staying" she said leading her to the storage room

Scene 3

" she can't be here"

"I'm surprise it didn't take two weeks and already, he wants you gone." She said before looking at her friend "what did you do?"

While inside, kalpi couldn't help but admire the place "baba would have love it here, this place would cover the whole village back home." She said, she wondered if her boss was some kind of prince, but she soon remove that idea from her head. While walking she notice servants running around the place, trying to do their job. One of the servant accidently drop an expensive vase, making everyone stop and gasp. When kalpi saw this she was about to help her when a lady with nice clothing came down the stairs. Everyone bow their head, afraid to look at her.

"Did something brake" she says, looking at each of them, but everyone was too afraid to say something. She walk over to the girl who was on the ground, too afraid to get up "you" she says, "did you do this", the girl now shaken, tried to say something, but the words wouldn't come out. "Are you deaf, can't you see that I'M ASKING YOU A QUESTION" she said now raising her voice. The girl seeing kalpi points to her "It was her mam, she broke your vase"

Kalpi confuse gaped "me? "She says, the madam of the house turn to kalpi, before walking to her "I haven't seen you here before, who are you"

"My name is kalpi, I'm the new maid" she says with a smile, the madam observe her from head to toe. She scuffs when she saw the attire she was wearing. Kalpi not liking the way she was looking at her asks if there was something wrong. The madam ignored her question and told her that the vase she broke will come from her first pay check. Hearing this made kalpi upset, she was about to show the madam what a village girl can do when someone interrupt them.

"Gauri! Where is my black socks, I can't find it" the man said, walking downstairs in a hurry, the lady now known as gauri sigh before saying he left it in the laundry room. The man thanks her before going to go retrieve it, but gauri stops him saying he has to finish getting ready, and that she will send one of the maid to get it for him. Mr.singhania frown and was going to protest, when he started coughing. This worried gauri, she told him to work at home today, but he refuses saying he has to make money for them. She complains saying raghav is already making a lot of money for them, and that he should retire now, but ones again he refuses saying when raghav starts being responsible and take over his business than he will retire, but since he still wasting his life on fighting he will continue working. He also says he's sickness doesn't bother him, and that raghav fighting will cause his own death before he passes away.

Gauri sigh, she wondered if her son and her husband will ever meet eye to eye. She gave up the fight and was going to talk with kalpi when the door opened, and a little girl walks in drenched and dirty, gauri seeing this asks the driver what happened to her, and the driver told her that Aadita got into a fight with a little boy her age. "Why was she fighting the boy?"

"The boy made fun of her and throw away the doll she was holding", gauri sighing walks to her granddaughter, kneeling down. "Beta, you did the right thing" she says before wiping the dirt from her face "but you don't have to worry about one doll, I can buy you many dolls you want" she says

Aadita looking at her grandma says "I don't want any other doll, I like that one", she ran up the stairs and slam her door not caring if people heard it. Kalpi confused, wondered what was going on since she couldn't see anyone, after all the maids were blocking her from seeing anyone.

Gauri frown before looking at the driver. She asks to see the doll, and when she saw it she was disgust "who gave her this ugly doll" she says

The driver hesitate "it was a lady riding a bike"

"YOU LET A COMMONER GIVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER A TOY!" she screamed

"I'm sorry mam, I tried convincing her to throw away the doll, but she refuses" he said panicking, gauri calming down, decides to sit down. She dismiss the driver, and rub her temple, than she asks someone to get her water, and that someone happened to be kalpi. "Me?" she asks, irritating gauri "are you death, or did you not hear me" she says, kalpi sigh before going to go get her water. Before she left she heard gauri say "is everyone death in this house", while walking kalpi realize she doesn't know where the kitchen was, so she wondered around unaware of raghav approaching her.

When she saw him, she stops him "Bhai! Where are you going" she says before looking at his attire. She asks if he was going to go take a shower, when she didn't get a response from him she frowns. raghav on the other hand ignores her and was going upstairs when she stops him " Bhai you can't go up there" she says making him raise an eyebrow, he was going to ask her why, when she cuts him of "someone told me only the family goes there" she said

"Really?"

"Yes Bhai, it's good that I stop you, or you might have been yelled at by madam." She says

"Have you met the family" he asks

"Not all of them, just madam and Mr.singhania. Madam is very judgmental and rude" she said

"Rude?"

"Yes, in my village my baba would have slash her ten times for spoken the way she spoke towards me. If this is how she acts, I wonder, how the rest of the family will act" she says to herself, but raghav heard it. Just than one of the made already working there, came looking for kalpi. When she saw who she was talking to she quickly grab her and walk away. Scolding her for not getting madam water. She showed kalpi the kitchen and kalpi brought the water to gauri. Gauri didn't even spare her a glance, she grab the water and drank it before dismissing all the old maids.

She told the new maids to line up, because she was going to introduce them to the owner of the house. Everyone was in line, kalpi was at the back. Mr Singhania came down, with his cane, smiling. He had a friendly era which made the maids feel comfortable. He introduce himself and told them how happy he is to meet them. Everyone agree with him and was happy, soon raghav came down. When kalpi saw him, she panicked, what is he doing over there, I better stop him before someone sees him, she thought, walking towards him. She was about to pass the curtains when she heard gauri speak "I want to introduce to you all my son, and the owner of this house" she said pointing to raghav

Hearing this kalpi was shock and surprise. What...boss...owner? She thought, this has to be a joke. She pinched herself to make sure she wasn't hallucinating the whole thing. When she felt the pain she started panicking. She remembered their first meeting

Flashback

. "Excuse me" she said walking towards him "that's my taxi" she said, the man now inside ignores her, this irritates kalpi. She puts her suit case in and sat down, now facing him "didn't you hear me I said this is my taxi", the man gave kalpi a quick look before saying " I heard you, but I'm choosing to ignore you" he said plainly

The end

Then she remembered their second encounter not too long ago.

Flashback

"Bhai! Where are you going" she says before looking at his attire. She asks if he was going to go take a shower, when she didn't get a response from him she frowns. raghav on the other hand ignores her and was going upstairs when she stops him " Bhai you can't go up there" she says making him raise an eyebrow, he was going to ask her why, when she cuts him of "someone told me only the family goes there" she said

The end

And then she remembers insulting his mom.

Flashback

"Not all of them, just madam and Mr.singhania. Madam is very judgmental and rude" she said

"Rude?"

"Yes, in my village my baba would have slash her ten times for spoken the way she spoke towards me. If this is how she acts, I wonder, how the rest of the family will act" she says to herself.

End of flashback

Kalpi bite her bottom lip worriedly, "what have I done. I am cow meat" she says looking at raghav, who was standing next to his mom.

To be continued...

Preview

• . When kalpi saw who he was, she gulp and hide. "oh god what have I done" she mumble unaware of raghav behind her

• "what exactly did you do" he said behind her, kalpi unaware said " I called him uptight, and insulted his mom, now Bhai will certainly be out for revenge"

• "you think so?" he said

Scene 2

• "You come here" she said pointing to kalpi, she told her to follow her and then she led her to a dry storage room. Confuse she asks gauri what she is doing here, gauri smiles before saying " I don't like you, so you will sleep in the storage room"

Scene 3

Kalpi overheard raghav dad talking about raghav changing because of his wife death. So when she saw raghav neglecting his daughter she accidentally brought the wives name up. " what did you say" he said squeezing her hand hard, making her scared