Chapter 2
Khushi Kumari Gupta groaned as the sound of the alarm rang in her ears, waking her up from her slumber. She stretched her arms and yawned. She got out of bed and pulled back the curtains, allowing the sunlight to radiate the room. She recalled the events that had occurred in the last few days and decided that she needed some air to clear her mind and start afresh, taking her life more positively.
She changed into a white top and grey joggers and went for a morning jog.
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Devyani Raizada was breathless and sat on the sofa, panting. She was trying to recover when she heard Ananya giggling.
"Dadi no catch" laughed Ananya.
"Naughty Ananya" scolded Devyani making Ananya laugh again. Devyani sighed. She had been running after Ananya since she had woken up with her milk bottle but Ananya had been refusing to drink. She was an old woman and looking after a young child was taking a toll on her health, especially as Ananya was a very active child and could be adamant at times.
She knew the only person who Ananya would listen to was Arnav but she didn't want to wake him up as he had been working a lot in the past few weeks and wanted him to rest.
"Dadi is going to the park but Ananya is being naughty so you can stay at home" said Devyani, knowing well that this would do the trick.
"NO! Ananya park, Ananya good"
"Ok but you'll have to drink your milk then you can come with me "
Ananya quickly grabbed the bottle from Devyani's hand and began to drink as fast as she could. She handed the empty bottle to Devyani and began to jump.
"Park, park!" Shouted Ananya.
Devyani put her finger on her lip indicating Ananya to quieten down. It was still early in the morning and she didn't want the others to wake up.
"Come, let's go" said Devyani.
Ananya began to clip her hands in excitement. Devyani chuckled looking at her little angel, she really was special.
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Devyani entered the park holding Ananya's hand. Ananya immediately let go and ran to the slide. The park was Ananya's favourite and she would come often with Devyani and Anjali. Devyani took a seat on the bench while keeping an eye on the little child.
Devyani heard a familiar voice calling her name and looked around until she found a face she recognised.
"Arrey, Gayatri is that you?" asked a surprised Devyani, "I've not seen you in such a long time".
"Yes, it's me. I've just come back from Dubai. You tell me, how have you been?" asked Gayatri and the two women began to converse about their lives incidents since they had last met and reminisce over their their memories.
Ananya's eyes fell on a rolling ball. She began to run after it and ended up in the field. She threw the ball further and ran after it again and laughed.
She felt the ball getting snatched from her hands.
"This is my ball" said an older boy.
"NO, Ananya ball"said Ananya as tears began to form in her eyes. The boy ran off with the ball, leaving behind a crying Ananya.
Khushi stopped jogging for a drink of water. Her gaze fell upon a child with soft curls crying profusely. She instantly felt an attachment to her. She approached the child to find out why she was crying.
"What's wrong, beta? Why are you crying?" asked a concerned Khushi.
"Where's your mama?" asked Khushi but the child continued to cry.
Khushi hugged the child and offered some water, which the child drank and seemed to quieten her down. Khushi picked her up and decided to find the child's mother.
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Devyani bid goodbye to her friend Gayatri and looked at her watch. She decided to take Ananya home as it had been a while since they had come. She looked around but couldn't find Ananya. Panic struck her and she began to frantically search the park but it was no use. She sat dejected on the bench and began to cry. She didn't know what to do and what answer she would give to Arnav. He would be livid.
She heard her angel's voice, which sounded like music to her ears.
"Dadi"
Devyani ran to Ananya and kissed her profusely and hugged her. Her angel was safe and sound in front of her.
"Where did you go? Dadi was so worried" said Devyani while kissing Ananya's hands.
Devyani looked up to see a young woman standing.
"Namaste Aunty, I'm Khushi. I just came for a morning jog when I saw this cutie crying. I tried to console her and find her mother but as I couldn't see anyone, I bought her an ice cream, which definitely cheered her up. But as she's found you, I think I should leave now."
"May God bless you beta, if you hadn't found Ananya, I don't know what would happened. How do I repay you, dear?" said Devyani.
" It's ok Aunty, I didn't really do anything. She's such a sweet child. I should go now or i'll get late for work" said Khushi.
"Come with us, my driver will drop you home" said Devyani.
"No aunty, I just live nearby. I'll go on my own. Namaste" said Khushi. She watched the little child hold her grandmothers hand and walk towards the gate but turned around to wave at Khushi before exiting.
Khushi smiled, the child really was adorable.
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Chapter 3I know it's a boring update and short but I'll make it up with a Weekend update.
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Edited by ...Pwincess... - 10 years ago
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