Pranavi had already prepared dinner as she waited for Woobin to arrive home. She suddenly realized that she had started to consider his house as her home and she kind of like this feeling. Today she prepared Indian dishes for dinner. She cooked paneer tikka masala (a dish made from cottage cheese) and palak paneer( spinach and cottage cheese dish) and some side dishes as well. She was happy today to prepare Indian food. Looking at the food she really missed her grandmother's cooking.
When Woobin arrived, she immediately went to him and helped him with his things. After getting freshen up, he went downstairs for dinner. He was surprised to see such colorful dishes laid on the table. He took his chopsticks and was about to pick up the paneer tikka when Pranavi slapped his hand lightly which earned a confused look from him. She then taught him how to use his hands while eating those dishes as it is believed in India that eating with hands make the food tastier. He imitated Pranavi's action but it looked very clumsy. She chuckled to see him eating clumsily like a 3 year old kid.
Pranavi came forward and without any hesitation she took the chapati( indian bread also called roti) scooped it in palak paneer and moved her hands towards him to feed him.
Woobin was flabbergasted for a moment but soon he leaned forward to let her feed him.The mouthful piece of chapati that she fed him suddenly tasted ten times better what he earlier fed himself. And this is how their dinner ended with her feeding him, but this left her frowning because she was able to have very little food.
She was frustrated that she didn't get to do her dinner properly as most of her time was wasted in feeding him and she couldn't eat herself. She frowned and stood up from the table when he suddenly held her arm. She turned back and was about to ask what he wanted when he stood up from his seat, and started to move towards the kitchen taking her with him. Pranavi was confused unable to understand his action. He opened the refrigerator and took out a dark chocolate truffle cake which was Pranavi's all time favourite. She was surprised to see her favourite cake and her face lit up in joy. She was about to take the cake from him when he stopped her in between before she could barge in. Pranavi pouted her lips but then did not stop him and let him do as he liked.
Woobin kept the cake on the dining table, cut it in small pieces and started feeding Pranavi. Pranavi's eyes widened in surprise. She did not expect such kind gesture from him. She smiled and started eating the cake.
"Mmmmmm!!" she couldn't help but moan as she tasted the cake.
Woobin smiled to see her happy. He had especially brought the cake for her but he didn't know how to give it to her so when she cooked the food and he started eating it, he couldn't help but wipe all the dishes clean that provided him a perfect opportunity to give her the cake. He was very pleased to see that she was really happy to eat the cake. He made a mental note to bring her favourite things in the future as well.
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"Are you sure, that it was her?" the old man asked the other man.
"Yes I am sure. I cannot be mistaken. She looks identical to her that could only mean that she didn't die that year and we were given wrong information" the man answered.
"But if she was alive all this while how can we not find her till now" the old man said" We must protect her and bring her back to the family" he said as he heaved a deep sigh.