Nandini Manik Malhotra is the perfect bahu...perfect bhabhi...and perfect wife. Her married life is amazing and her in-laws give her more happiness than a girl can ask for but what about her birth family? Despite knowing Nandini for 10 years and bei...
Location: Khanna Mansion (About 10 minutes drive from Malhotra Mansion)
A girl who looks about 23 yrs old, keeps looking at the clock and then back at her phone....and then also check her wrist watch.
"Oye choti....what are you doing?" A man laughed...he looked about 27.
"Rishabh bhai...this Laksh na...he still hasnt called back." The girl replied. Yes she is Laksh Malhotra's girlfriend Ankita Khanna and the man is one of her older brothers, Rishabh Khanna.
"Relax...tune abhi toh usse phone kar ke daanta. Give him some time to talk to his family." Rishabh said.
"But...he should have told them days ago. Maine toh aap logon ko baata diya hai." Ankita complained.
"Baata dega choti...chinta mat kar." A woman in her 50s walked towards her. This was none other than Kavita Khanna, Ankita & Rishabh's mother. "Chal, ab unpack karne mein hum logon ki madat kar."
"Oof...." Another man, who looked older than Rishabh came in and placed a large box infront of Ankita. "Choti....what did you pack in here? Tere wale boxes sabse zyaada bhaari hai!"
"Kya yaar Veer Bhaiyya...aap bade bhai ho ke ek box nahi utha sakte?"
"Kisne kahan main nahi utha sakta?" Veer Khanna, Ankita's cousin brother lifted the box up again. "Bol kahan le jaana hai...Ill take it there."
"In my room!" A little 4 year old girl came running in with her mother, Shivani Khanna. Veer looked at his daughter in confusion.
"Yeah just FYI Veer...woh wala box choti ki nahi hai. Its your daughters." Another man laughed as he walked in with a box in his hand. This man was Kartik Khanna, Veer's twin brother, Behind him came his wife Esha Khanna holding their 1 year old daughter, Siya and Rishabh's wife Preeti Khanna.
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(Khanna Siblings/Cousins)
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(Khanna Bahu & Kids)
"Nisha? What did you pack in here?" Veer asked in a surprised tone.
"All my toys!" Nisha jumped excited.
"What? Sirf khilone se itna bhaari?"
"I told you na Veer. Nishu has too many toys lekin tum phir bhi har dusre din toye leke aate ho iske liye!" Shivani said. "Even just before moving to Dehli, you got her so many new toys."
"Lekin....I didnt buy her any toys recently?" Veer replied.
"Veer Bhaiyya....Shivani Bhabhi." Esha spoke up. "Aap dono shayad bhul rahe hai ke iss family mein koi hai jo ghar ke saare betiyon ko sir pe chada ke rakte hai."
Everyone looked at each other and knew immediately who it was."Papa/ Chachu!"
At that exact moment, a man in his 50s, Ravi Khanna walked in whistling and stopped when he saw everyone staring at him.
"Dadaji run! Mumma daategi!" Nisha yelled out to save her beloved grandfather. Ravi's eyes widened and he looked to his nephews who just held their hands up as if to say he is on his own.
"Chachu! You bought her the toys? I always tell Veer not to spoil her too much lekin kya faida...jab aap his sabse zyaada usko bigaadte ho." Shivani scolded her husband's Chachu...who was the only father-in-law she knew.
"Arre beta...main uski dadaji hoon. Apne potiyon ko bigaadna mera janaam sidh aadhikar hai! Aur betiyan toh bhagwan ki di hui ashirwaad hoti hai." Ravi replied dramatically and then he became emotional suddenly. "Jo galati maine saalon pehle ki....I dont want o repeat it. Nanhi mere vajeh se bhaag gayi thi, aur aaj tak nahi mili. Sab mere vajah se, maine haath jo uthaya tha uspe."
"Sirf aapke vajeh se nahi Chachu....galati humara bhi tha." Kartik said, "Bade bhai ho ke, humne uss din jo bola Nanhi ko....we shouldnt have."
"Haan." Veer spoke up, "Woh sirf 14 saal ki toh thi....and we hurt her so much ke usse laaga hum usse pyaar hi nahi karte."
Everyone became silent and became emotional. Esha & Shivani had never met Nanhi but they knew everything that had happened and have seen their family miss her. Kavita wiped her tears and left the room.
"Chalo...bohot kaam hai." Ravi cleared his throat and told evryone to get back to work while he followed his wife into his new study. Kavita was taking somethings out of a box and putting them in their properly places, ignoring the fact that Ravi was standing right there.
"Kavita? You hate me....hai na?" Ravi asked.
"Hate....is a very strong word. Main aapse nafrat nahi karti Ravi....kar hi nahi sakti. Aap mere pati hai, mere bachon ka baap hai." Kavita replied, her eyes tearing up again. "Lekin aap woh insaan bhi hai....jiske vajah se maine apni badi beti kho diya. Jiske vajeh se meri Nanhi mere saath nahi hai...Veer aur Kartik toh phir bhi uss waqt bache they. Lekin aap? Aap toh Nanhi ki pita hai....ab pachtake kya faida Ravi jab humari achi hi nahi hai humare saath."
"Woh mil jayegi Kavita...mujhe pura yakeen hai ke woh ek din zaroor mil jayegi hume." Ravi consoled her.
"Aur tab tak? Tab tak mujhe jeena parega....bina yeh jaane ke meri beti kaisi hai, kis halat mein hai, thik hai ki nahi, khush hai ki nahi...zinda hai ki-"
"Kavita!" Ravi shouted, "Kya bol rahi ho tum?"
"Wahi....jo mere dil mein hai, jo main har roz, har pal sochte rehti hoon." Kavita paused and then shook her head, "Chodo...main bhi kisse bol rahi hoon. Aap toh khud uske baap nahi ban paaye...ek Ma ke dil ko kaise samjhenge...Ma ki dard ko samjhenge aap?"
Ravi looked at his wife, hurt by what she said but knew it was true. He failed his Nanhi as a father and he deserved this pain but his wife did not.
"Bohot kaam hai...Laksh uske family se baat karenge aaj toh humko Choti ki shaadi ke liye tayyari karna hoga." Kavita said, changing the subject. As they were having this conversation, the younger family members were listening from the living room. Shivani & Esha had taken Nisha & Siya upstairs to put them to sleep while Preeti also joined them to help.
"Chachu aur Chachi ke beech mein kuch bhi theek nahi ho rahe hai na?" Veer spoke up.
"Nahi...aur jab tak Nanhi nahi milti, kuch theek hoga bhi nahi." Rishabh replied.
"Didnt you ever get angry with us? Jaise Chachi naraz hai Chachu se." Kartik asked Rishabh and faced Ankita, "Aur tu bhi.....naraz kyun nahi hai humse?"
"Kyunki...mera bhi utna hi galati hai. I know maine kuch nahi bola....lekin maine aap logon ko rokha bhi nahi. I knew ke jo Nanhi ke saath ho raha tha woh galat hai lekin main phir bhi chup raha...I should have spoken up." Rishabh replied.
"I was very angry....jab mujhe paata chaala ke Di ko aap sab ne blame kiya. I was furious....phir maine socha ke aap Di se utna hi pyaar karte hai jitna mujhse...aur Papa....Di toh Papa ki favourite thi, humesha se and he slapped her. Galat kiya aap sab ne par shayad....halat hi kuch aisa tha.." Anika said, "I wish I was there...agar main wahan hota toh Di akeli nahi chodti. Like, bachpan mein jab bhi hum dono mein se kisi ek ko daant parta toh we used to sleepover in eachother's room, mood achi karne ke liye...agar main uss din wahan hota toh, main Di ke saath puri raat rehti...phir Di aaj bhi humare saath hoti."
