PROLOGUE
" Aru I am warning you...abhi yaha ayo... and drink the milk..." Sharon was running behind a three year old girl throughout the lounge of an apartment in Singapore...
"nahi mumma... I don't like milk..." the girl turned to pout at her carrying a big pooh in her arms...
"fine... jo karna hai karo..." Sharon kept the glass on the table and went inside...
A tall lean guy came out from the kitchen and took the glass and picked the girl in his arms and took her inside the kitchen keeping her on the cabinet... he took a chocolate squeezer and drew a smiley on the milk and the girl's face lit up... she quickly finished the entire glass...
Sharon got ready for office and came to the kitchen and her face turned into a smile seeing the scene in front...
The guy turned to see Sharon standing there with a smile...
"good morning sharon..." he smiled at her and she gave him a hug...
"meri patni kaha gayeb ho gayi????" he asked...
"neha to aru ke liye toast pe butter laga rahi... ab jaldi chalo varna we will be late..." Vicky picked upa ru in his arms and went outside keeping her on the dining table...
"chal I'll leave... take care..." Sharon hugged neha and Vicky was already outside taking the car out from the garage ...
"aru...neha masi ko bilkul pareshan mat karna..." Sharon warned the girl as neha winked at her...
"bilkul nahi mumma... I am a good girl..." She gave her an innocent smile as Sharon went out...
"so the fun begins now..." neha bagan to tickle the girl...
Sharon and her three year old daughter , arushi shekhawat stayed in singapore with her friends neha and Vicky...
It was 12 at night as Sharon vicky and neha sneaked into aru's room...
"happy birthday baby..." they woke aru up wishing her on her 3rd birthday...
"thank you..." she smiled widely in happiness...
They celebrated her birthday by cutting cakes and bursting balloons and they all showered her with lots of gifts... As the celebration was about to end aru asked out of the blue...
"mumma... aaj bhi papa nahi aye????" aru asked with a sad face... Vicky and neha immediately looked at Sharon and found her struggling with tears...
Naina lageeyan baarishan Te sukke sukke sapne vi pijj gaye...
Naina lageeyan baarishan Rove palkein de kone vich neendh meri...
She managed to fake a smile and said...
"nahi aru.. papa busy haina.. par unhone aapke liye gift bheja..." she caressed her cheeks...
"kaha hai????" aru asked getting excited...
"wait I'll bring it..." Sharon went to her room and opened the drawer and took out a pendent and a card...
Naina laggeyan baarishan Hanju digde ne chot lage dil te...
Naina laggeyan baarishan Rut birha de badlan di chaa gayi...
She sat on the bed taking a pen and opened the card and wrote...
"dear my princess aru ,
A very happy birthday beta...
Sorry papa nahi aa paye kyunki wo thoda busy hai
But here's your gift and lots of hugs...
Papa loves you..."
Kaali kaali khaali raaton se Hone lagi hai dosti...
Khoya khoya inn raahon mein Ab mera kuch bhi nahi...
She wrote a message for aru on behalf of her father... She wanted aru to be happy... she felt tears drenching her cheeks as her tears turned into sobs...
she wiped her tears and went back to aru giving her the gifts... Seeing her smile gave peace to Sharon... 4 years ago she had made a promise to herself that she will keep smiling for the sake of her aru...
Har pal har lamha Main kaise sehta hoon...
Har pal har lamha Main khudh se yeh kehta rehta hoon
Tujhe bhula diya... Fir kyun teri yadon ne mujhe rula diya...
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Swayam came home opening the lock of the door... He smiled looking at the lounge... His mom taani and she were sitting there laughing their heart out... A smile automatically curved on his face... The best feeling in the world is to see the people you love the most smiling...
He came and stood near the couch and looked at her laughing face... he tilted his head and kept adoring her till a voice broke his reverie...
"khana laga do beta????" he turned to find kaka was standing there by the dining table... he looked back at the couch to find it empty... the lounge was empty... like always... He smiled thinking how foolish of himself was to even think that they would be here , waiting for him...
Teri yaadon mein likhe jo lafz dete hai sunayi
Beetay lamhe poochte hai kyun hue aise judaa
Khuda, khuda mila jo yeh faasla hai
Khuda tera hi yeh faisla hai
Khuda hona tha woh ho gaya
Jo tune tha likha...
Since the last 4 years he was always welcomed home by the emptiness and kaka waiting for dinner... like always he smiled at kaka and lied...
"khake aya hoon..." And walked to his room preparing himself to be welcomed by the emptiness once more...
As he was passing through the corridor he heard taani speaking to someone on phone standing in the corridor itself...
"to kya hua??? Even if I work in my father's company... mai bhi baki logon ki tarah hi hoon... mujhe bhi at the end of the month hi salary milti hai... so abhi shopping jana is not possible... its 29th and trust me my pocket is totally empty... next week after salary chalte hai..." swayam heard her say and waited for her to end the call...
As she was about to move to the room totally ignoring his presence he called her...
"taani... ye rakhle... next week kyun...abhi ja shopping ke liye..." swayam handed her his credit card... taani gave a sarcastic smile... swayam knew what was coming...
Do pal tujhse juda tha Aise phir rasta muda tha...
Tujhse mein khone laga juda jaise hone laga
Mujhse kuch mera...
"ek week baad jaungi no worry... Agar nab hi jaa pau kabhi bhi... kisise help kabhi nahi lungi... especially when the person helping me is someone like you..." Taani truned and shut the door on his face as he closed his eyes...
Since the last 4 yrs ... each day he had this feeling... with each passing second... something was sinking in him... deep down...
Tu hi meri liye ab kar dua tu hi iss dard se kar de juda
Tera hoke tera jo main na raha Main yeh khud se kehta hoon
Tujhe bhula diya
Udne Ki Aasha
Kumkum Bhagya
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