With tilted head Rameshwari kept looking at her father, who was bickering at her.

"Snaan kaun karaye ? Pitashree. Bhojan kaun khilaye ? Pitashree. Raat raat bhar jag ke kaun sulaaye ? Pitashree. Sabse adhik chinta kaun karte hai ? Pitashree. Bas uss Pitashree se prem nahi hai tumhe." Shri Ram said.

'Kisne kaha aisa ?' Rameshwari looked at him with pout.

"Ab aise kya dekh rahi ho ? Jaao. Unhi ke paas jaao. Ab chalne lagi ho toh Pitashree ki kya awashyakta ?" He said.

And then he went back to his work, while Rameshwari looked at him with raised eyebrows.

'Pitashree toh rooth gaye. Mana padega.' She thought.

Crawling towards his desk, Rameshwari made her way towards her father. Standing straight on her knees, she tugged onto his angvastra.

A small smile appeared on the face of Shri Ram, but he was quick to hide it. He looked at her with a displeased expression.

"Ab swayam ko prem chahiye, toh Pitashree ke paas agayi ? Tumhe toh chachashreeyo se adhik prem hai na. Jaao unke paas." He said and went back to his work.

Rameshwari pouted and looked at him with her big innocent eyes, which were too strong to ignore even through his peripheral vision.

"Yeh badi badi aakhe na dikhao. Mai nahi fasunga tumhare jaal mei. Yeh kya baat huyi ? Pehle krodhit karti ho, fir manane chali aati ho. Apne chachashreeyo ke paas jaao." He said.

And he again went back to his work, ignoring all the tugs on his angvastra. He suppressed his smile, while ignoring her.

But a moment or so after, he didn't feel any tug. He thought she went to her toys, but oh he was wrong. He raised his eyes but she wasn't there, he stood up from his desk.

"Ramey ?" He called out looking around, but she wasn't in the room.

"Kaha gayi Ramey ?" He asked checking under his desk and the bed, but she wasn't there even.

"Kaha chali gayi ?" He muttered worriedly.

Shri Ram went straight out of the room, and began looking for her in his bhavan. He hoped she wouldn't have gone outside this palace complex.

"Ramey ? Kaha ho putri ? Samaksh aa jaao. Dekho Pitashree nahi roothe hai ab." He said calling out for her.

"Bhaiya ?" Bharat came there excitedly after hearing about how his niece learnt to crawl but frowned seeing Shri Ram in worry.

"Kya huya bhaiya ?" Bharat asked.

"Ramey pata nahi kaha chali gayi." Shri Ram said, his panic increasing by each second.

"Yahi kahi hogi bhaiya, mil jayegi. Chaliye saath dhundhte hai." Bharat said.

And so both of them began to search for her in the bhavan. But were unable to.

"Bharat, kahi bhavan se bahar toh nahi chali gayi ? Koi utha ke toh nahi le gaya ?" Shri Ram asked worriedly.

"Nahi bhaiya. Aapki putri ko haani pahuchane ka dussahas koi kar hi nahi sakta." Bharat said.

"Yeh sab meri bhul hai. Ek abodh balika se kaun roothta hai ?" He muttered.

Both began to look again at all the possible places she could be, but weren't able to locate her. Standing in the hallway, they both were confused as to where should they find her now. Thoughts about the worst possibilities, plagued their mind.

"Ramey dekho saamne aajaao ! Anyatha Pitashree praan tyaag denge !" Shri Ram said.

Suddenly the sound of veena strings being pulled fell into their ears. Both of them frowned looking at the Sangeet kaksh, whose door was slightly open.

They both went inside and finally found Rameshwari fiddling with the veena, her eyes fell on them as they took a sigh of relief.

"Ramey !" Shri Ram rushed towards her and picked her up in his arms.

"Tumhe pata hai ki Pitashree ke praan nikalne waale the ?" He said hugging her close.

"Kisne socha hoga ki Rama, Sangeet kaksh mei aajayegi." Bharat said.

And that gave a realisation to Shri Ram.

"Oh. Toh Ramey, Shatrughan ya Lakshman ke piche nahi jaa rahi thi. Yeh toh bas Sangeet kaksh aake apna manoranjan karna chahti thi." He deducted.

'Sahi samjhe aap Pitashree.' Rameshwari giggled in his arms.

"Aaj hi chal ghutno ke bal chalna seekhi aur aaj hi aapko pure bhavan mei dauda diya Rama ne." Bharat said with a chuckle.

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Haye bichare Shri Ram.... Ab socho jab chalna seekhegi toh kitna daudayegi 🤣🤣🤣