Midnight Whispers (short stories collection)

#4.2

All the scenes in this chapter are imaginary as hell, don't take them seriously, I don't even know how do adoption works. ;)

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Drishti's Pov

Past continued

"No fucking way they will take away my daughter from me!" Lakshay shouted as he paced around the room. Aunty, Uncle and I was sitting on the couch, following him with our gaze. We saw him dialling someone's number, shouting other string of profanities and then huffing and repeating. Thankfully, Shrenu was still sleeping in her cradle, just a room away. . Lakshay won't have left her and went away even for a second if not for the important talk. 

The previous Nanny who used to breast feed Shrenu had told the authorities that, we have a daughter who is basically illegal of us to keep.

And in few minutes, a lawyer was standing in front of us.

Latik Uncle took the seat. And so did Lakshay. He heard all about our story and then hummed

"See, Lakshay there is  only one way you can take custody of the baby"

"She has a name, Shrenu" Lakshay said possessively. He is very attached to her. So are we all.

"Yes, Shrenu, You can have her only if she is adopted by you. And there is only one way of adoption"

"What?" Lakshay asked, agitated. He was eager to do whatever it takes to keep Shrenu with us. Latik uncle looked at both us before gulping and answering.

"Marriage." Aunty squealed and then forcefully turned it into whining when Lakshay glared at her.

"Alright, I am ready to marry. Mom find a girl...." And that was it. My anger flare.

"Excuse. Me." I said, glaring daggers at Lakshay.

"If you have forgotten, Shrenu is my daughter first, then yours. You are not taking her adoption alone, I will adopt her as mine, or we can have a mutual adoption, there is no third option" Lakshay sighed. He knew I was not wrong. As much as he loved her, Shrenu was my daughter, I gave him all rights over her, because I had seen just how much he loves and care for her. That does not mean I will give away my rights from her. 

End of past

And hence started the world's shortest marriage. I married him on court, then we took her adoption, and then we got divorced. I was given most of the custody as I was her mother, but I willingly gave half of her custody to Lakshay.  Of course, I said, he can back off he ever fell for anyone, and wanted to have his own family. He rained down hell on me, for even thinking that.

I had seen him showering her with gifts over the years. The obvious tears in his eyes, when she first called him Papa, and how he was so eager to teach her to walk. He used to sit near the joint fence of our house during night so he could see his daughter, sleeping. I did not wanted him or even Shrenu, who used to whine for her papa all day to suffer, so for last two years, I stayed mostly with them. Whenever, I was in shop, I used to take her and Mohini aunty with me (my shop was a ten minute walk from our home) and when we got back at home, we all had dinner together, with laughter filling the atmosphere.

Then me, Shrenu, Mohini aunty, pathan uncle and Lakshay used to sit on the pattio and enjoyed our family time. While we talked, Lakshay used to train our daughter to walk. People did talked, but our colony had all good person so they never asked, and love Shrenu like there own.