Chapter 4

"So Rudra How's your work going?" His uncle, Ram, asked him "It's going good uncle, just need a little break from everything but still I have few shootings here" Rudra replied while sipping his juice. "Bhai will you go with me to the orphanage?" Saumya asked him "Hmm, I will. I was thinking about the same. You said it before I could." Rudra smiled "All children will go mad when they will see the Great Rudraksha Randhawa. You know they all are your fans, they love you very much. I'm only waiting to see their reaction" Saumya replied happily. After their breakfast, they left for the orphanage run by Rudra. Thanks to his busy schedule, Rudra didn't get time to visit it at least once in like 5 years. "Bhai wait. Stop the car, we need to take chocolates for them" Saumya said "I already had it with me as I said I was planning on it. So don't worry about it. By the way, Is the orphanage going good? I mean I didn't come for like 5 years? So in my absence, you're supposed to check on it." Rudra asked Saumya "Yeah, the orphanage is going well. We have recruited many teachers for them and the best teacher we got was a Durva. Such a talented girl she is." Saumya said Rudra's phone rang and he saw its Sikha. His mood got bad seeing her name. If he can't bear her calls then how will he live his whole life with her? "Bhai your phone is ringing" Saumya reminded him breaking his chain of thoughts "I know. It's no one important" Rudra said and Saumya didn't pressurise him They reached the orphanage and saw all the kids are eagerly waiting for their arrival. They all hugged Saumya and kissed her face. "Guys wait. Don't shower all the love only on me. Today I had come with someone whom you all love" Saumya said with a smile "Who?" all of them shouted happily. "See, it's your favourite Rudra bhaiya" Saumya said as Rudra came in front of them All the kids were still seeing him in front of them. They just couldn’t believe their eyes. Is their eyes playing prank on them? "Is he real?" A girl asked "Yes Urmi. He is real" Saumya said, making little ones scream in happiness. They all went to hug him and as always he hugged them back with equal love. Rudra always feels good with the kids. "I'm your big fan. I have heard your every song and seen every video. I love them" Urmi said "I'm glad that you love them" Rudra said before kissing her cheeks He talked with everyone as there are not many of them. Only 20 kids. They all share their stories about how much they like him and how Saumya always comes to meet them. They all talk about their dance teacher Durva. By their talk, he assumed all loved her very much. He wanted to meet her. But she wasn't here at that moment. He distributed chocolates to the kids and they kissed him on the cheek. The girls showed him their dance and drawings. They had to draw cute things and many of them have drawn a family picture. He felt bad for them. After spending time with them Rudra decided to tour the place. He asked Saumya to show him around. While Saumya was showing him around the property, she got a call to attend. Knowing she has to answer the call she asked him to continue going straight while she finished with the call. Rudra was roaming when he suddenly saw a silhouette in the dancing room. A girl in a white salwar suit is standing there. Her face wasn't visible as her back was facing him while she was playing a song. She started dancing and it was flawless. He can't see her face but he observed her moves and was impressed by her. He concluded that she is Durva, about whom all kids and Saumya were talking. He can't take his eyes off from her. As her performance came to an end her scarf fell and she turned to pick it. Rudra was shocked to see that she was the same girl who he almost hit and scolded. "Bhai? You didn't go" Saumya asked arriving towards him after finishing her call "Actually I was watching her dance. She is fabulous. Who is she?" Rudra asked her "She? She is Durva. I know she is a talented dancer. It's like a dance flowing in her blood. And her paintings, Bhai you should see them are worthy of being sold in lakhs. She is a gem. They say true if God takes something from you then he will give something to you. Who will say this talented girl can't talk." Saumya said with pity Rudra got shocked hearing it. "She can't talk?" Rudra asked, raising his eyebrows in confusion. "No, she can't. She wasn't like this from birth. Something happened to her and she lost her voice in her childhood. She is such a lonely soul. Her parents died 2 years ago. She came here 4 years ago as a teacher. You know she doesn't take any fees for teaching the kids. She works in a school where they need to teach students who can't talk and she also mentors them as a dance teacher" Saumya said Rudra felt horrible as he remembered him asking her if she can't talk and what not. Not in his wildest dreams he imagined that she actually can't talk. Rudra saw the bag that she was holding that time. It was stirring. "Saumya that bag? Why is it stirring? "Rudra asked her "Oh, that bag? It has her puppy, Ricky. She loves him very much. She can't take him out so she makes him stay in the bag while she is outside." Saumya replied Rudra now understood why she was clutching the bag. Maybe she was saving the puppy or something. "Can we talk to her? Does she know sign language?" Rudra asked "Yes she knows and I also know it too. Wait I will call her." Saumya said "Durva! Come here please" Saumya called her and she turned towards the owner of the voice. She smiled when her eyes met Saumya but her smile dropped when she saw Rudra.