Ishita lifted the photo frame that was placed on her side table. It had a photo of her and her husband ... Raman Kumar Bhalla. A lone tear escaped her eye. She immediately put it down and ran to the washroom to take a warm shower and call it a night! She came back to see her 2 month old daughter, Ruhi having a peaceful sleep; she smiled; got changed and slipped into bed; shutting away all the bad memories troubling her for so long.
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The sun had set; the birds were chirping and Ruhi was crying! Ishita woke up immediately to calm Ruhi down but to no avail... after placing Ruhi back into the cradle; Ishita darted off to the kitchen to make milk for her princess! She was back within no time!
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Ishita as well as have fed Ruhi had also burped her. Ruhi had slipped back into her slumber instantly after the feed. Whilst Ishita got up to place Ruhi into the cradle she noticed her doll's lips curving into a beautiful smile. Ishita felt a heavy weight on her heart... no matter how much she tried to forget those things they seemed to be haunting her not wanting to leave her in solace for even a moment
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RAMAN
Ishita main chahta hoon hum apne aane wale bache ka har ek, literally, har ek moment capture karein. Apne bache ki pehli muskhurahat, jab woh pehli baar Maa aur Papa kahe gaa... Ishu yaar I'm so excited!!
ISHITA
Excited toh hum dono hain Raman magar you're baby... really troubles me!
RAMAN
Mere baby ke khilaaf main kuch nahi sunoon ga!
(Baby kicked)
ISHITA
Lo ab Papa aur baby dono team up karke; Mumma ko khoob satayenge!
RAMAN
Yaar yahi toh life ka mazza hai! Tumhaare saath zindagi ka har ek pal haske bitana chata hoon!
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Those moments... she cherished them. They had become impossible now... nothing could bring them back...!! Since Ruhi's birth, Ishita had made it a point to click a photo of all her cute antics... if not Raman at least Ruhi would be seeing them!
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ISHITA
Hello, Miku main Ruhi ko tere paas drop karne aa rahi hoon phir seedha wahi se kaam pe nikal jaaungi!
MIHIKA
Theek hai Di aap aajao! Waise bhi Mihir aap ka intezar kar raha hai aap dono saath main hi nikal jaana!
ISHITA
Theek hai!
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ISHITA
Maine Ruhi ko feed de di hai, nappy bhi change karli; tu bas iska khayaal rakhna... plz time pe feed karwa dena aur agar jag gayi toh sula dena. Yaar plz Miku iska khayaal rakhna... plz
MIHIKA
Chill karo Di... main aapki princess ka poora khayaal rakhoongi... aap fikar math karo!
ISHITA
Thank you yaar (kissing Ruhi on her forehead) chal main nikalti hoon
Just then, Ruhi let out a loud scream!
ISHITA
Arre arre baba kya hogaya mere Roo bacha ko. Beta Mumma ko jaana hai naa (Ruhi was looking straight into her eyes) ...
Roo aap aise karo ge toh Mumma ke liye difficult hojayega, nahi?? Main bhi todhe hi apni princess ko chodh ke jaana chahti hoon par kaam karna bhi toh important hai naa (in a very endearing babyish tone) ... sorry beta par aap jaante ho naa Mumma loves you the most... Muah (Ishita kissed Ruhi on the cheek) plz Miku, take care of Roo!!
MIHIKA
Trust me Di aur yeh pehli baar todhe hi hai?! Don't worry...
Acha take care; bye!
MIHIKA
Roo baby Mamma ko bye bolo
Ruhi cooed
ISHITA
Bye bacha
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END OF PART 1
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