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Yes absolutely...I have been writing continuously the entire day today...Shhh! even at work😳...Diwali dhamaka for sure.

As I wait to finish this part...I just finished writing this piece and thought about sharing it.

There is a very crucial piece to be written and that I am going to write tomorrow. So for now, hope you would enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Being always, a very sensitive girl, Ira was also a dreamer like her Khushi di and lately she had often noticed the change her. She was not the same person anymore who would laugh and play with her, and fill her dreams with exciting stories of fairies and princess. She seldom smiled now and would stand staring out towards the sky for hours as if she was waiting for somebody. Ira knew her Di was very sad and often cry bitterly in the night when she thought nobody was watching her. Ira wondered if Di was sad because her engagement was broken, and she felt guilty also because as soon as she had heard the story, she had done a happy dance.

So today, Ira wanted her Di back. She wanted her laughing, smiling, storytelling Di back again. Picking up her head as she glanced towards Khushi di, her face lit up in an inviting smile as she found Khushi di watching her play with "Bela."

Eagerly she went down to the window and said, "Didi, look Bela is telling me, she won't sleep, till she hears that story which you always tell me."

Shaking her head, Khushi gave a weak watery smile and said, "No please Ira, not tonight."

But then Ira could also be very persuasive as she latched her chubby arms around her Di's neck and begged on behalf of "Bela". "Please Didi." Khushi looked at two doll like faces, one of Bela and one of her own personal sweet loving doll Ira. Picking her up, she brought her to the cot and then absentminded she patted on Ira's head, and started in a monotonous tone, "Once upon a time, there lived a little girl, her name was Red riding hood."

Ira, who was very eager to hear about her favorite story from her Khushi di, wailed in disappointment, "Nooo, not this one Di, Bela wants to hear Cinderalla story."

Khushi who just wanted to be done with this story telling session and go back wallowing in self-pity session again, snapped for the first time at her niece, as she said in a firm voice, " Ira, just hear whatever story I am telling you. Don't irritate me now."

But Ira just pouted prettily and smiled sweetly, the smile which always worked like a charm on people, especially her Di and said, "Please Di, Please just once." And then she turned towards Bela and said firmly copying her Khushi Di, "Now Bela, don't irritate me, it is only this time ok after this, you are going to sleep, Ok?"

And then looking towards Khushi, she smiled eagerly and supplied, "Bela understands it Didi."

Khushi sighed ruefully and smiled at Ira's cute antics and then leaning back, against the wall, she looked outside at the thick clouds speeding by the window. All of a sudden she recalled that stormy night which had fulfilled and destroyed all of her girlish dreams so completely, totally with no chance of recovery ever. Her eyes turned stony as she stared at the clouds thinking bitterly in whose life they were going to bring destruction today?

Ira waited patiently for few moments and when Khushi Di didn't even utter a word, she prompted while shaking Khushi gently, "Didi?"

And as if on automaton, Khushi started narrating the story of Cinderalla in a flat toneless voice. She didn't even realize when, where and how she got diverted from the plot. She didn't notice when Ira's eyes got round and huge like a saucer on her face as she tensed up hearing such cold bitterness in Khushi Di's voice as she ended the story by saying, " So that Prince, he broke Cinderella's heart as he turned mean on her and insulted her. He threw her out of his life after making fun of her love. And Cinderella was left, all alone, crying for those broken dreams which she had seen with her Prince. And now their paths would never cross again. Ever!"

It was Ira's shaking and sobbing body which pulled Khushi out of the spell and she stared in horrified silence thinking about her damaging words which she had said regarding this innocent 6 year old child's favorite fairytale. Khushi's heart broke into millions of pieces thinking how she had destroyed the innocence of this fairytale in this child's mind, who sobbed out holding "Bela" like a lifeline, "That Prince is very bad Didi, why did he do that to Cinderella?"

Horrified and ashamed of her actions, Khushi's mind frantically went over the ways to salvage the story, but Ira kept on sobbing and saying, " Why did he do that Didi? Didn't he love her?"

Khushi hugged her little cousin and kissed on her wet cheek and then soothing her lovingly, she crooned, "No Ira, I am sure it was not like this. I am sure Prince had his reasons. Who knows, maybe it was not the end for them yet." And then wiping off last of Ira's tears, Khushi smiled and asked, "So what do you think would happen now?"

Ira's sobs stopped immediately and she knit her brows in concentration thinking. She couldn't believe that Di had put Cinderella's fate into her hands. Ira personally felt responsible in bringing happiness to Cinderella's life. So with lot of pride in her voice she announced. "I think Di, Prince would come running to find Cinderella and then he would say sorry to her for being so mean."

Khushi smiled ruefully at beaming Ira and nodded while trying to salvage rest of the story. "Hmm! I think, something like this might happen. He would come and take Cinderella with him."

Ira nodded her head, feeling really important as if she had saved Cinderella's fate. She wanted to make sure Khushi Di also understood this. So holding her Di's hand, she chattered excitedly, "Yes Didi, and then he would take her to his huge castle and they would live happily ever after." Her eyes twinkled, as if she had guessed their secret, so she whispered playfully. "See I knew he loved her and won't let her down."

Khushi smiled at Ira and then after kissing on her forehead, she settled her back on the pillow once again and asked, " Oh really, Ira, how do you know so much about " love" sweetheart?"

Feeling exhausted and sleep after this emotional outburst, Ira's eyes had started to droop already, but she still had a smile on her face as she explained in the logic much older than her age. "It is very simple Di, when the Prince came back and said sorry to Cinderella, it only meant one thing, that he loves her. Right?"

"Right." Khushi kissed on Ira's forehead again and tucked her and "Bela" under the blanket and said, "Sleep my Princess...Go to sleep."

That night, long after Ira slept, Khushi watched her as she tossed and turned on her side of the bed.

Her mind again went on the last statement made by Ira and moisture seeped into her eyes once again as she watched peaceful look on Ira's beautiful face. Smoothing gently on Ira's fine hair, she thought. "Life is not that simple, sweetheart. You are just too innocent, you don't know, because if that Prince ever comes back to find Cinderella, it won't be his love that would bring him here. It would be his lust that might drive him to her. Because sometimes, this lust is more powerful than love for some people.

But Cinderella would never accept that from him again. Even if this sorrow kills her slowly, she would never bow down to his lust at any cost." And that night, she was left crying silently the bitter tears at his betrayal once again.

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I haven't proof read it yet...so sorry if there were any mistakes in here. It is too late now. Good night🤗

TC

R❤️

Waiting eagerly.

Khushi is so sure even if Arnav comes back it will be his lust for her and not for love. Khushi is determined not to give in to Arnav's demand and be more heartbroken. Now eagerly waiting for the update.

While all of us would like a happy ending with Arshi being together, it is great that Khushi will not give in easily. Please make Khushi a strong girl. But what is it that Arnav can blackmail her with? I am still a little worried about Arnav and Lavanya. Hope he doesn't turn to her...he thinks her to be a nice girl... what a poor judge of character he is...