Raman was driving towards his home while the little girl was sucking her fist hungrily making him realise that she is hungry.
Raman -bhookh lagi hai betu??
Ruhi look at him and he asked again -bhookhu lagi hai baby ko??
She nodded in yes sucking her fist.
Raman -aapne bola kyun nahi, kya khana hai??
Ruhi just look at him not understanding what he is asking.
Raman stopped the car seeing a fruit stall and went out. He purchased banana, grapes, apples and oranges for her. He paid the money and was going when Ruhi showed him something. He turned and saw, it was showing him strawberries.
Raman -u want that?? He asked to which she nodded happily.
Raman took strawberries too for her, he told the fruit seller to wash it and gave it to Ruhi. She started eating the strawberry happily. Raman smiled feeling contented with her smile. He kissed her hair softly and said -pata nahi kyun, but bahut achcha lag raha hai tumhe khush aur safe dekh kar. Jaise tumse koi pichle janam ka rishta ho. He said and took her back to the car. He start driving while Ruhi got busy in eating the fruits. She had grapes after strawberry .she was picking one grape and eat it for long and then took another. Raman was driving the car and was smiling at her cute antics.
She took out the banana to eat when Raman stopped the car. He picked her and fruits in his hand and said -baaki ghar mein.
Ruhi made a baby face and start crying as he took her banana.
Raman -abhi ghar mein deta hoon chalo, he was saying but she continued crying dropping big tears from her almond eyes.
Raman was walking inside the house fastly trying to make ruhi stop crying but she was crying continuously for the fruits. Hearing the baby cry his parent came out and saw raman struggling with a kid.
Toshiji -raman, puttar, yeh kaun hai??
Raman -batata hoon maa,first u give cutting these fruits. Ek baar yeh chup ho phir batata hoon. He said to which toshiji nodded and went inside taking the fruits.
After a while she came back and gave the bowl full of fruits. Raman gave it to Ruhi and she stop crying. Raman made her sit and she start eating the fruits picking it one after the another.
Bhallas smiled seeing her and Mr bhalla -ab bata, kaun hai yeh??
Raman -aap baitho main batata hoon, he said and start narrating everything to his parent. How he got her, then admitted her, was sending her to orphanage and finally took her home seeing that man lusting over her.
Raman -i know aap dono shayad gussa ho mujh par but papa I can't leave the baby with that man. The way he was touching her was making me uncomfortable. Agar main usse le jaane deta aur iss bachchi ko kuch ho jaata, I couldn't able to forgive myself. Maanta hoon hamari bachchi nahi hai, but kisi ki toh hai, kisi ki jaan atki hogi, who must be waiting for her.dekhiye kitni pyaari hai, kitni masoom, u could I leave her.he said and the trio look at little Ruhi. She smiled at them in between eating making them smile too.
Mr bhalla -gussa toh hum tujhse tab hote jab tune isse wahan chod diya hota. But glad u took her here, bahut achcha kiya puttar, that u bring her. Log sach much aaj kal monster ho gaye hai, choti bachchiyon ko bhi nahi chodte.even babies r not safe. He said and walked to Ruhi. He caressed her hair and she start crying opening her arms for raman.
Raman and toshiji went to her. Raman picked her in his arms and rocked her while she again start eating her grapes slowly.
Toshiji kissed the little baby and said -kinni sonni kudi hai, changa hua joh tu isse ghar le aaye. Aaj kal ki duniya badi kharab hai puttar.
Raman -haan maa, the way that man was looking at her, I couldn't leave her. Kitni masoom hai, agar Iske saath kuch galat ho jaata toh main sach khud ko maaf nahi kar paata. he said rocking her slowly in his arms.
Toshiji -masoom toh badi hai, dekh kitne achche se grapes kha rahi hai. She said looking at little Ruhi who was resting her head on Raman's chest and was eating her grapes.
Toshiji -waise naam kya hai Iska??
Raman -pata nahi, I didn't asked, Aap puch lo.
Toshiji cupped her face and said -naam kya hai tera puttar??
Ruhi looked at toshiji hearing the question when she asked again -haan puttar, naam, tera, kya hai??
Ruhi thought for a while and said -looh.
Toshiji and Raman look at each other.
Raman -i think isse susu lagi hai.
Ruhi -nahi looh, mela laam. She said trying to make them understand while both were looking at little Ruhi trying to understand what she is telling.
Toshiji -oh Iska naam hai, looh?? Yeh kaisa naam hai??
Ruhi -looh nahi ,looh ,loooh. She said stressing on the word.
Toshiji -pooh??
Ruhi nodded in no and said -looh, looh looh. She said getting angry while they keep guessing. Seeing them guessing wrong Ruhi throw the grapes in irritation and start crying bitterly. She poked her nails in her cheek and start scratching herself.
Raman -achcha achcha, we will guess afterwords, u stop scratching urself, hum khud tumhara kuch naam rakhenge achcha saa, kya rakhen, looh looh looh, he was thinking when something click on his mind and he said -rooh.saying this he looked at little Ruhi, she stopped crying and said nodding her head -looh,she said and start clapping happily.
Toshiji -rooh naam hai tera, bada sonna hai. Sachchi rooh hogi tu apne mumma -papa ki.
Ruhi heard mumma from Toshiji and start crying again saying -mumma, mumma, Kah gayi, mumma.
Toshiji -haaye beda gark ho mera, Maine isse apni mumma ki yaad dila di.
Raman -maa, kya karte ho Aap. Ab chup karao. He said and give her to toshiji. Toshiji start rocking her but she was go on crying.
Seeing her stopping nowhere, Raman took her and stop rocking her.ruhi got exhausted by crying continuously and slowly start sleeping. Raman continued rocking her and soon she slept in Raman's arms. He smiled seeing her sleeping cocooned in him and kissed her temple.
Raman -main isse room mein le jaata hoon, wahan aaram se so jayegi.
Toshiji nodded and said -bechari kudi, apni maa ke liye kaise ro rahi thi, just hope ki iske parent jaldi se mil jaayen.
Raman smiled and took her to his room. He made her sleep and went to change.
Slowly days start passing, Ruhi easily gelled up in bhalla family and they too start taking care of her as a part of their family. Toshiji got a toy for her boredom, she plays whole day with Ruhi and when Raman came back from office, Raman spend all his time with ruhi. Though Ruhi was happy in the family but sometimes, she start crying for her mother. They try to ask her about her mother but she couldn't answer anything.
Raman went to the police station many times asking about her parent but no-one helped him. Always answered him that they r searching for her family.
Two weeks passed like this, one night Ruhi was playing with her doll laying beside Raman.raman was busy in his work, he smiled seeing her and thought to talk to her. He closed his laptop and picked Ruhi in his arms and said -achcha rooh, tell me, ur mumma beautiful??
Ruhi -bahut.
Raman -mumma ka naam kya??
Ruhi -mumma. She answered innocently.
Raman smiled and kissed her temple.
Raman -achcha papa handsome??
Ruhi -papa nahi.
Raman -kya Matlab papa nahi??
Ruhi -papa nahi, mumma.
Raman -u don't have ur father with u?? He asked to which she nodded in yes.
Raman -iska matlab iski mumma akele rehti hai, must be widow of divorcee. Tabhi usse Itni der lag rahi hogi. Bechari akele kya kya karegi. Yeh police wale mujhe itna tang kar rahe hai, they must be torturing her also. Mujhe hi kuch karna hoga, mujhr kisi tarah pata lagaana hoga ki iski maa kaha hai. Woh bechari toh tadap rahi hogi apni bachchi ke liye, no no I can't sit idle like this, mujhe kuch karna hoga, taaki rooh ko uski mumma mil jaaye .he said caressing ruhi's hair while she was busy in playing with his shirt's button.
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