The next day, Chandrika ji woke Raghav and Kabir up for school.
Raghav got up after a little resistance, but Kabir, the "son of Kumbhkaran," wasn't going to wake up without a few slaps. Chandrika ji slapped him three or four times before he finally got up—and the moment he did, he started crying.
Chandrika ji held her head in frustration: First I hit him, and now I have to calm him down too!
Kabir cried so loudly, it felt like the whole house was shaking.
When Raghav came out after bathing, he understood what was going on. He ran to call Aman ji, because only he could calm Kabir down.
Aman ji came running to Kabir's room, picked him up in his arms, and started consoling him.
Meanwhile, Chandrika ji took clothes out from the wardrobe and started helping Raghav get dressed. But Raghav said:
"Mom, I'm not a little kid anymore. I can dress myself…"
Chandrika ji, helping him into his shirt, said:
"Oh yes, you've grown up so much now… so much that you don't even need your mother anymore…"
Raghav: "Mom, it's not like that… I'll always need you. I love you, Mom."
And he gave her a kiss on the cheek.
Chandrika smiled and said, "Like father, like son… both are experts at buttering me up."
When she picked up the pants, Raghav snatched them from her hands and said, "Mom, I'll wear these myself."
Chandrika nodded, and Raghav smiled. While fixing his tie, she said,
"Now quickly pack your bag and come downstairs for breakfast."
Chandrika ji left, and Raghav began putting books into his school bag. Meanwhile, Aman ji bathed Kabir, dressed him up, packed his bag, and brought him downstairs.
Looking at them, Chandrika ji said,
"Looks like father and son are really bonding these days…
And Kabir, you always forget your mother whenever your dad's around!"
Kabir, laughing, replied, "Dad doesn't slap me like you do, Mom…"
Chandrika ji, grabbing his ear, said,
"Fix your behavior, and then I won't slap you."
Everyone had breakfast. Raghav stepped outside to put on his shoes.
Kabir, of course, had his permanent servant—Aman ji—so he didn't have to worry. Aman ji helped him with his shoes, and both boys got into the car, waving goodbye to Aman and Chandrika ji.
Just then, Sia also came out of her house. She greeted everyone and got into the car too.
As the car started moving, Raghav suddenly remembered something and asked the driver to stop. He ran towards Yamuna ji's house. Seeing him run like that, Raj ji came out and stopped him, saying,
"Careful, child! You'll fall and get hurt. Why were you running anyway?"
Raghav said, "There's a match at the ground nearby today at 5 pm. You will come, right?"
Raj ji said, "I'll come, child. Now go and study well…"
Raghav said goodbye and got into the car, which then headed towards the school.
As soon as they reached school, Radha came running toward the three of them. Radha was in 6th grade along with Kabir and Sia, while Raghav was in 8th.
Raghav separated from them and headed toward his class, while Kabir, Sia, and Radha walked together.
After school, all three came home together. Raghav quickly finished his homework because he had to go play cricket in the evening.
Meanwhile, Kabir started playing again with Rocky, the puppy. Kabir had found Rocky on the street and brought him home. After crying for three hours, he was finally allowed to keep him. Since then, he kept chasing poor Rocky around, practically driving him crazy.
In the evening, Raghav came out of the house with his bat and met Raj ji at the gate. The two of them walked toward the playground. Before playing, Raghav took out his phone from his pocket and called his grandfather.
Smiling, he said, "Bless me, Dadu…"
Dadu, smiling, responded in Bengali,
"Bemoshe thakun, sukhe thakun" (Stay healthy, stay happy).
Raghav said, "Dadu, I have a cricket match. Watch the whole thing on the phone, okay?"
Dadu, adjusting his dhoti and settling into a chair, said,
"Thik ache… kathin khelo…" (Okay… play well with focus…)
Raghav handed the phone to Raj ji and ran into the field.
Before anyone could realize, Raghav's team defeated Monty's team, and smiles of victory lit up the faces of both Raj ji and Raghav's grandfather, Kedar Roy.
But burning with rage from the loss, Monty struck Raghav on the head with a bat. Blood started pouring from Raghav's head. Raghav grabbed Monty's collar and began fighting back, completely ignoring his injury and the bleeding. Raj ji quickly pocketed his phone and rushed in to pull Raghav away from the other kids and ran towards the hospital, while Raghav's grandfather kept shouting, "Hello, hello!" into the phone, panicked.