Ishita was thinking about Raman and was looking at Ruhi, who was busy in caressing Raman's pic from the pendant with all her affection. Ishita felt jealous seeing how her daughter was pouring all her love on a stranger.
Ishita -aisa kya, kar diya usne that ruhi is so attached to him. Main uski maa hoon, I met her after almost a month and still she was looking for him in place of spending time with me. She was thinking while Ruhi was busy in her pendant looking at their pic.
Ishita went to Ruhi and said taking the pendant -what u r looking at rooh, chalo naa hum kheli karte hai.
Ruhi look at her and then said -papa, taking the pendant back.
Ishita took the pendant again and said -rooh suno naa, let's play. She said angrily.
Ruhi took the pendant and went without saying anything calling papa papa again.
Ishita's eyes got filled seeing ruhi's ignorance while all the incident she ignored Ruhi flashed infront of her eyes. She sat on the floor and start thinking about the one and half years time she spend with Ruhi.
Flashback
Ishita was sitting silently when the nurse came and placed the baby in her lap.
Ishita looked away and said -le jaiye isse, I don't wanna see her face.
Nurse -kyun beta, Itni khoobsurat bachchi hai, aur tum toh maa ho.
Ishita-maa hoon, issliye toh janam de diya but I can never love her. Kyunki iske chehre mein mujhe hamesha iske baap ka chehra nazar aayega. Uska torture nazar aayega. I can never love her, kyunki jiski bachchi hai yeh, I hate him to no end. Aur mere liye yeh nafrat kabhi kam nahi hogi. She said while the baby girl start crying. Ishita still didn't look at her baby, looking away when a lady picked the baby in her arms. Ishita look at her and said -kaki maa, Aap.
Kaki maa-haan main, tu itni pathardil kaise ho gayi ishita, apni khud ki bachchi ke liye.
Ishita -iss duniya ne mujhe pathardil bana diya hai, kaki maa. Mujhe nahi dekhni iski shakal .
Kaki maa-toh mat dekh,main paalungi isse,apni bachchi ko, apni gudiya ko. Buy yaad rakhna, tu ek din tadpegi apni bachchi ke liye aur woh mujhe koi importance nahi degi. Uss din tujhe apni galti ka ehsaas hoga, ki jis bachchi ko tune saza di, uski koi galti hi nahi thi. She said and took away the baby while ishita cried on her fate.
From that day, kaki maa start taking care of Ruhi. Ruhi stays all day with kaki maa while ishita was busy in her work only to avoid Ruhi. Sometimes she feel like going and hugging Ruhi but her hatred for ruhi's father never let her love Ruhi. Ruhi's whole time spend with kaki maa only, she comes to ishita only when she has to feed ruhi. Even ishita wasn't ready for that also but when kaki maa made her understand that her milk is essential for the baby, she start feeding her. At first she don't even use to see ruhi's face but slowly she couldn't stop admiring and caressing her little daughter. She use to hug Ruhi for long just pouring her love on Ruhi. But everytime her hate for ruhi's father empowered her love for Ruhi and ishita always left Ruhi in alter.
Poor ruhi was growing up without her mother's love. Everytime ishita think of going to Ruhi, her hatred come in between and she went back to work.
Days were passing normally, ruhi never got ishita's love and ishita too could never love Ruhu with all her heart, all because of the hatred she had for ruhi's father, her husband, subbu
But everything changed when Ruhi got kidnapped. Her absence made ishita realise her value. She start crying all day for Ruhi, even she left her work for her. She start searching Ruhi madly.
One day she was sitting lifelessly when kaki maa came to her and said -itni kyun pareshan ho ishita, tumhe woh nahi chahiye thi naa, toh koi le gaya. What's the big deal??
Ishita cried hearing her and said -jitne taane maarne hai maar lijiye but please meri bachchi ko le aaiye, kaki maa. I love her alot, I don't have anyone other then her.
Kaki maa hugged her tight and said -main hamesha yeh pray karti rahi ki tumhe Ruhi ko importance samajh aa jaaye, aur tumhe aa bhi gayi. Bas yeh darr hai ki Kahin der naa ho gayi ho.
Ishita -aisa mat bolo kaki maa, main mar jaungi, apni Ruhi ke bina. She said crying hugging kaki maa tight.
Flashback
Ishita cried hugging the cushion and said -kahin sach much bahut der ton nahi kar di Maine, Kahin sach much meri bachchi mujhse bahut dur toh nahi ho gayi. She was thinking when Ruhi came to her, her whole face was red and puffy due to constant crying.
Ishita saw her and said -what happened bachcha, why u r crying??
Ruhu -papa pach jaana hai.
Ishita cried hearing this and said -mumma pass nahi rehna, mumma saath khelo.
Ruhi nodded in no and said hugging ishita -papa pach le chalo.
Ishita was hugging Ruhi tight while she was telling ishita again and again to take her to raman.
At last she got up and went out taking the car keys.
On the other hand, abhi told Raman to go and rest in his hotel room but leave the city only after getting this matter sort out. He nodded and was going out of the police station when he heard, papa .
He turned and saw Ruhi standing with her arms open for him while her eyes and face was red due to continuous crying.
He went to her and hugged her tight. She too hugged him tight and he showered her little face with numerous kisses and she too kissed him.
Raman -what happened rooh, why my baby is crying so much.
Ruhi -papa, looh chole, akele. Looh loyi, she said and cried again.
Raman hugged her tight and said -nahi bachcha, papa kabhi apni rooh ko akele chod sakte hai, u know naa papa loves his rooh too much. He was saying and wiping her tears again and again while Ruhi adjusted herself in his arms and start sucking her fist happily.
Ruman were busy in each other while ishita was standing in a corner looking at them. Raman was hugging Ruhi tightly and was showering her little face with numerous kisses. She was feeling jealous seeing ruman bond and guilty too for making an innocent person arrest .
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