Chapter 3

Chapter 1: The unimaginable past.

Arnavand Anjali was surprised to hear their mom's name from Khushi's mouth. Theywere confused as they had no idea that Khushi knew their mother. Everyone wasin a daze for a few seconds before finally registering that Khushi was still unconscious.Arnav picked up Khushi's small body in his muscular  arms and laid her down on the bed in Nani'sroom.  Anjali sprinkled water on Khushi'sface.

Khushi  blinked a few times before slowly opening hereyes. " Khushiji, aap theek to hai na", Anjali asked her voice filled withconcern as she caressed the younger woman's soft silky hair. Khushi sat on thebed and looked at the people surrounding her. She gave a soft smile. " Humbilkul theek hai Anjaliji.. Hum aapse ek baat  puch sakte?", Khushi asks Anjali. Anjalinodded, " Of course. Kya jaana  chahenge aap "? " Tasveer meh woh aurat, uska naam Ratna Malik hei na? Anjali frowned. "Hah. Woh hamari maa he. Jo aab hamari saath nahi hai.".

Khushi stared at Anjali for a few secondsbefore she suddenly enveloped Anjali in a hug. Tears were streaming down hercheeks. Anjali was taken aback, however she reciprocated the hug. Everyone wasconfused. " Khushi bitiya, huwa kiya? Aapko aankhon mein yeh aasu ? Aur hamari Ratna bitiya koh aap kaise janti ?", Nani asked, her tone strict but loving.Khushi wiped her tears and took a deep breath.  " Ratna maasi hamari mamma ka bohut kareeb aur sabse achi saheli tha", Khushi said. " You mean Garima aunty mom ko janti hai "?Arnav asked. Khushi shook her head indicating no. Everyone looked at each otherbefore looking back at Khushi. " Hello hi, bye bye. Lekin tumne toh kaha thaki, Arnav bitwa aur Anjali bitiya ki mom aur tumhara mom best friend. Aur aapkuch aur batariyeh ",Manorama enquired.. Khushi took a deep breath and said "Hum hamari  saagi maa ki barame baatkarehi hai. Amma sach mein hamari mamma ki behen hai. Momma papa ek caraccident mein guzar gayi thi. Hum sirf aat saal thi. Iski baat amma babuji hume aapna liya tha aur aapni beti ki thara palaa."

ArnavSingh Raizada felt like he could sympathize with Khushi. He knows quite wellthe pain of loosing one's parents. Anjali wiped the tears that were flowingdown Khushi's cheek, calming her down. " Bas, Khushiji. Rona band karo. Shh...Chup. Bilkul chup." Anjali Manohar Jha cupped Jhushi's face. Khushi then staredat Anjali face and asked " Kya aapko aapki bachpen abhi yaad hai ?". " Haa,lekin aap yeh sab kyu puch rahi hai ,"Najali was confused by the question.Khushi gave a small smile. She took Anjali's hands in hers, looked deep intoher eyes and said ," Toh aap aapni Gudiya ko keise bhul saakte, Pari di ?Anjali was stunned, speechless.

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