Chapter 39: Chapter 39

Khushi was busy collecting items from her grocery list when the same baby with his mother came there talking with each other.

"Momma.. Please buy that monkey cap for me too. That uncle looks soo funny in that cap.", The kid said in his pleading voice to his mother.

"Okay my son.. I will buy one for you.. sure.. But stop laughing at someone. Maybe he caught cold so stop making fun of someone. It's a bad habit." The mother explained to his kid.

"Monkey cap? Ohh no..they must be talking about Mr. Stranger.", Khushi declared aftee hearing the mother son conversation.

And she ran from there searching for her Mr. Stranger. But the place where she left him before going for her shopping, he was not there.

" Mr. Stranger... Mr. Stranger.. Where are you? ", Khushi screamed in fear looking here and there.

But to her disappointment she did not find him anywhere.

"Oh! No.. I would have not left him alone here, he even did not know the address of my apartment. He could not go there also.. Then where is he?", Khushi talked to herself.

Seeing Khushi's worried face, the manager of the shop came near her asking for his help.

" Hello Ma'am. May I help you? You are looking a little worried. May I know how may I help you? ", The manager asked politely, offering his help.

"Yeah.. Yeah.. Actually I am searching for a person who is wearing a monkey cap, and so many clothes due to his cold. Could you please ask your staff members where he had gone?", Khushi asked to the manager.

"Give us few minutes.. I will ask my staff to look after the CCTV footage and then will you inform you as soon as possible. By the way what's his name? We will make an announcement for him maybe hearing his name he would show up here.", The manager suggested and looked at Khushi for answering his question.

" Mr. Str.... His name.. Umm... ", Khushi stopped herself from completing her sentence because now she realised that she did not know his real name and Mr. Stranger is just a nickname she has given to him. That's not his real name to be called.

So now the question is how would she answer this question when she do not know the answer herself.

"If I would tell him that I don't know his name then he would surely ask me how would I know him even without knowing his name? And how am I related to him? And maybe we get caught ourselves in trouble so it's better to not told him the whole story. Just made some random excuse and escape this situation Khushi.", Khushi murmured slowly.

" Excuse me Ma'am. What's his name? ", The manager asked again seeing silent Khushi's face.

" I am sorry but even if you made any announcement for him he would not be able to hear anything as he is a deaf. ", Khushi replied with a sad face.

"Oh! I am so sorry.. Please wait here. I will go, check and inform about him as soon as possible.", The manager replied, leaving Khushi there.

"Wow! My excuse actually worked. Good job Khushi.", Khushi praised herself seeing how easily she escaped the situation without letting the manager know anything.

Khushi was talking to herself when she noticed someone at the bottom was touching her leg. Her eyes moved down and to her surprise the same kid who was talking to his mother making fun of Abeer's monkey cap was holding her with his tiny fingers.

Khushi looked at him and kneeled down to level up with him.

"Hey! Little kiddo... What do you want?", Khushi asked pinching his nose.

"Hey! Golgeous (Gorgeous) the toy (boy) whom you aal (are) searching heal (here) and thele ( there) . I knew whele (where) he was actually!", The kid said in his stuttering voice making Khushi surprised.

"You knew? Please tell me kiddo.. I would be really grateful to you. Tell me.", Khushi asked in hurry.

"But what will I get in letun (return)?", The kid asked narrowing his eyebrow.

Khushi was surprised at his confidence and boldness. The way such a small kid was bargaining with her made her think of her own childhood days where she used to believe that santa came at night and full fill her wish if she would write her wish and put it in shock and hang it at the terrace.

"Kids nowadays are much smarter and intelligent comparing to our childhood days. ", Khushi said looking at the small kid in front of her.

"I will give you your favorite chocolate in return kiddo. Now please tell me where he is?", Khushi asked impatiently.

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Abeer's Castle was finally completed and he was looking at it with pure love in his eyes. It seems like he built this in remembrance of his mother.

"Woww!! So here you are Mr. Stranger! ", Khushi's voice came from behind making his head turned in her direction.

"Oh! no I completely forgot about her. I came here without informing her. Now I'm finished.", Abeer scolded himself in his heart.

"Do you have any idea how much worried I became in your absence? And you are here enjoying yourself, building sand castles with these children.", Khushi glared at him in full anger.

"Actually I was just bored there so came out for some fresh air and whem these children playing in this garden caught my attention and I forgot to inform you and came here. I am really sorry.", Abeer apologised looking downward not looking at Khushi's face.

" I can understand Mr. Stranger. Why would you remember to inform about your whereabouts? I know I am not your family that's why you don't feel like informing me. But remember one thing, until you remember about your family and your memory, you are my responsibility and till then you have to inform me about your every details.",Khushi declared glaring at Abeer.

" Oh no... You took me completely wrong. I did not mean to hurt you Khushi. It was just that... ", Abeer's sentence was cut in between by Khushi.

" You enjoy here. I will go and buy things and then will join you here.", Khushi informed and leave the place even without waiting for Abeer's reply.

" Oh no! It seems like I messed up everything. ", Abeer cursed himself under his breath.

He was going behind Khushi to explain about him when his steps stopped in between after he caught Neil his younger cousin and Marcus ( his enemy, the same person who tried to kill Abeer by hiring Liam) in front of his eyes laughing at something. They both were sitting at a hotel and enjoying their drink.

#Tbc