Author - Jui Purohit.

*Click here for the previous part(10)*  "I saw you walking from afar and as grandma left, I thought of meeting you", Tara said. "So the lady who accompanied you is your grandmother?", Akash asked. "No doubt their features seemed similar", he thought.  "Yes. She's my mom's mother", Tara sighed. "But what are you doing here?", she added. "Finding me a smart girlfriend", Akash quickly said. "Girlfriend", Tara had addled expressions on her face. Akash laughed at his own joke and more so at her expressions.  "Well that's what my cousin has instructed me to do. Tara my cousin Smitha, studies here, in the first year. I've come to meet her. She's having her lectures right now so decided to wait for her and have lunch together. And may I ask what brings you here?", Akash said. "Can we sit on the bench and talk?", Tara asked.  They both got seated on the bench in the garden. Tara looked ...

*Click here for the previous part(9)* Akash woke up, early in the morning and wrecked his brains while sipping his coffee, "Is Tara really the grand daughter of Mrs. Agarwal? If so, being this rich, she hadn't travelled by a flight before? She said it was her first flight. Was she fooling me? This can't be true....Verma and Agarwal so she's her daughter's daughter, is she? How am I supposed to know? And why does it matter to me?". He couldn't reach to a conclusion.  The phone rang and his brain took a break.  "Good morning Amma! Yes yesterday's meeting was good. Seems positive to me. I've given my best, they'll let me know in a day or 2, so I'm staying here. 'Chinte maad beda' (don't worry) Amma, I'm eating well, 'Nanu channagi iddene' (I'm  alright). Yes, I'm going to meet her today. You take care. See you soon". Akash's mood slightly brightened up after talking to his mom over the phone. Akash...