It was a calm morning at Shapra's house. The sun was shining softly through the windows. Ridhir, his wife Anvitha, and their daughter Avantika were sitting in the living room. Sarvani was busy in the kitchen, and Shapra had just woken up. He stretched and looked around sleepily.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.Ding-dong!
Sarvani looked at Shapra and said, "Shapra, can you open the door?"
"Okay," Shapra said, walking to the door.
When he opened it, a middle-aged man was standing outside. He looked serious and calm. Shapra was about to ask who he was, but before he could say anything, someone jumped out from behind the man.
"Hey, Shapra!" said Shivansh with a big smile. "This is my father — Vikram!"
"Oh!" Shapra said, surprised.
Everyone welcomed them inside. Vikram and Shivansh sat on the sofa, and the room slowly filled with friendly chatter.
"I came to meet my master, Viren," Vikram said while sipping tea.
"He's not home right now," Sarvani replied, "but he'll be back today."
Later, they all had lunch together. The house was full of warm voices and happy faces.
In the afternoon, the front door opened again — this time, Viren had returned. With him were Arvind and… Anmol.
Shapra's eyes widened as he ran over. "Anmol!"
Everyone greeted each other happily. Vikram and Viren looked at each other for a moment before smiling. The master and student were finally meeting again after a long time. They talked for a while about the old days and how things had changed.
Then, Shivansh turned to his father.
"Dad," he said seriously, "I want to go with Shapra to find his father."
Vikram looked at Viren. Viren slowly blinked and gave a small nod.
Vikram smiled gently. "Alright… but you need to train first."
Shivansh quickly looked at Ridhir. "Ridhir-uncle, will you train me?"
Ridhir nodded. "Of course. We'll start soon."
While they talked, Shapra was chatting with Anmol and Arvind. He introduced Avantika to them, and they smiled politely.
Just then, Shivansh walked over to them."Anmol, Shapra," he said, "your SEE exam is coming up. I will make sure you both get good grades. Once the exam is over, we'll go find your dad!"
Shapra and Anmol smiled and nodded with excitement.
Avantika raised her hand and said, "Then teach me too!"
"Huh?" Shapra blinked.
"I got transferred to your school," Avantika said with a playful smile.
Shapra and Anmol both looked at her in shock."Whaaat?!"
Avantika just smiled more, clearly enjoying their reactions.
—10 months until the SEE exam.
To be continued...