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Chapter 54

Author: Aarti Shankar
last update Last Updated: 2021-10-13 23:50:45
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ding-dong.........ding-dong..........ding-dong

Getting annoyed by the doorbell, Koushalya hurriedly put on her clothes and rushed to the main door. It was eight in the morning when she came out taking a bath. She was changing her clothes when she heard the continuous doorbell. with a thought of who it must be, that too early in the morning koushalya had to hurry.

being careful with her steps, she walked to the main entrance and opened the door with a frown. it was RAM, standing at her doorstep impatiently waiting for her to open the door. his eyes relaxed as he saw her all fine.

" huff...you're fine. that's good, " he said in between heavy breaths while walking inside when koushalya moved aside inviting him in.

" what....what ?" Koushalya asked him, puzzled by his unsinkable sentence.

" umm..... I was waiting for more than five minutes and you still didn't open the door after three bells, so I feared whether you're okay or not '' his earlier raised heartbeats were no
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