Destiny
Aarti was a poor orphan of eighteen now homeless because she was too old for the orphanage with very little money to call her own she had to sleep on the streets until she could find some where to go. While sitting on the side walk she saw some goons attack and elderly lady they grabbed her bag only god knows why Aarti give chase to those goons using her slippers a missiles and pieces of stones on them she is a tough girl living all her life in an overcrowded orphanage fighting for survival she tackled them to the ground an officer can to her aid he was on foot patrol and saw the commotion. The men were arrested the lady came to Aarti and thanked her the police officer was from her neighbourhood
The lady asked "Betie thank you are not hurt okay No Auntie I am okay I am just happy I was able to help " answered Aarti the lady looked at the young girl's appearance she looked dirty and her clothes were old and faded the lady recognises her to be a street person but unlike them she helped and did not beg or try to thief her and there was something about her eyes they were kind and honest. The lady "Betie what is your name? "Aarti " she answered "Where do you live here on the streets? the lady continued "Yes " replied Aarti "Come with me do you have anyone asked the lady "I am alone in this world Auntie and thanks but I don't want to be a burden " replied Aarti " Bata I have a son and I always wanted a daughter I am poor but I can share with you what I have you were kind today and risked your life for my bag for the few dollars I have this is the least that I can do she explained "Auntie I forgot they shoved you are okay Aarti touched the lady's hand and checked her leg "Yes beta but I will feel better if you come home with me. Aarti agreed this was the first time actually someone wanted her, that they were offering a kind hand to her a poor orphan girl.
The lady lived in one of those buildings where you have one large room or may be two rooms to use for sleeping cooking and a small washroom where you have to stand in line to fill your bucker with water. The lady "My name is Radha Scindhia and my son's name is Akash he is twenty and a mechanic I do odds jobs whatever I get cleaning, cooking babysitting most times I sew for my neighbours. What about beta " "I am an orphan I grew up in the government orphanage there were so many of us that we had to fight for everything food clothes a place to sleep but I was luckier that many I got to go to school until my tenth grade then I began to work cleaning out at a dance studio and in my spare time I do drawings for tourist that comes to the market I lived at the orphanage until last week when I turned eighteen I had to leave, the dance master pays enough so I can get food to eat and some art supplies clothes I get from people who give their used old clothes. Aarti explained they were walking up the stairs Radha lived at the top floor so it was a climb of five sets of steps.
The apartment comprised of two rooms a large one used as a kitchen living and dining area and a small bedroom with a separate toilet and small shower. The rooms were neatly packed away there was a small table with four chairs a small couch, a small tv and radio, a cupboard for clothes and a small bed the kitchen had a small refrigerator a cupboard on which had a small gas stove shelves where dishes and groceries were kept. And a small sink to wash dishes and vegetables.
"You can sleep in there with me said Radha "I will make up a bed for you on the floor Thank you auntie but won't your son mind that you brought home a stranger? "No beta by now he must of heard of your fight with those goons from Prashant said Radha "Who is Prashant auntie? asked Aarti "He is the constable who arrested the goons, Akash's best friend, and our neighbour said Radha.
Radha give Aarti some clothes to change and offered her soap to do her little laundry and bath Aarti give Radha the little money she had "no Beta you buy what you need with it said Radha "Auntie if I am living here with you I want to contribute so please take it I will find a job. Said Aarti. After she settled in she helped with the little chores Radha had when Akash arrived he met Aarti helping Radha to carry water up the stairs "Namaste you must be Aarti said the tall good looking young man who took the buckets from her and entered the rooms "Yes I am aarti Namaste I hope you don't mind if I stay with you until I find a place to go. Akash ji replied Aarti.Where are you from Aarti? he continued "I am from here in Bhopal I lived all my life in the government orphanage when I became eighteen last week I had to leave and have been on the streets since then. Was her honest answer "Can you read and write? "Yes I studied to the tenth grade but could not finish the eleventh and twelfth because there was no money for my needs so I work in a dance studio part time cleaning for a small salary but I can do drawings well I sometimes do pictures of people and sell it to them in the market. she explained "I know of a job it is in the home of a very wealthy man he needs a maid for his house but you will have to live there, he is a regular customer of the garage that I work in and is friendly with my boss he placed a flyer in the garage and asked us if anyone of our relatives wanted a job would you be interested Aarti I will find out tomorrow if you are. Akash explained
"Beta what is the hurry she can stay with us for a few days first then thinks about getting a job Radha intervened "Ma I know you like her but think what will our neighbours say if she an unmarried girl lives her with us for a few days yes but in the long run I may have to marry her to keep the neighbours quiet he expounded continuing "You know this community they are nosy they will ruin this innocent girl's reputation " he turned to Aarti "I hope you understand what I am saying Aarti it is for your own good if you take the job you and ma can visit each other and I promise you we will be your family and help you in any way we can.
"Yes Akash ji I understand what you are saying and I am grateful for any help you give me " smiled Aarti "Beta well now let us eat responded Radha " Kaki ji Namaste " they turned to the voice at the door "Namaste beta how are you is everything okay? Asked Radha "Ji kaki but you have to go to the police station with me to make and official complaint the girl will have to accompany you "okay beta Aarti this is Prashant, Prashant meet Aarti said Radha "Namaste sir "said Aarti "Namaste said Prashant "we will go after we eat Prashant join us "invited Radha "No kaki I have to go home ma will be angry if I don't eat what she prepared " "Okay beta we will come and meet you in a half hour he smiled and left.
Aarti accompanied them to the station and made their official report the men belonged to a gang of criminals who are known to terrorize the area.
That night Aarti slept on the floor of Radha's room the next day Akash asked the man for the job for a young girl who is a friend of his mother the man consented for the meeting.
The following day Akash took Aarti to the man's house his name is Vijay Veer Singh where she met his wife and mother. Mr Singh had lost his only child when she was a ten months old baby when she was kidnapped and they never found her. That was a serious blow to the family which his wife never fully recovered from, then two years later his only sibling his sister and her husband died in a train wreck leaving their two young children orphans. They took them in and give them a home fill with love but his wife still grieved for her lost baby daughter, her Aarti.
When she met the new maid she looked at the girl in shock she had a strong resemblance to her husband's daadi ji but she said nothing to her family for fear of being wrong once again that this girl could be her daughter and her name is Aarti just like her Aarti.
Mr. Singh came and when he saw the girl he was shocked and he looked at his mother who looked surprise like him "Could this be her he thought to himself "Could this be my Aarti
"Miss what is your name? "
"Aarti Sharma sir
"How old are you?
"Eighteen years sir
"Akash said you are a friend of his mothers.
"Ji sir
"Where are your family beta?
"I am an orphan sir I lived my life in the government orphanage sir
"How did you get that name Aarti and do you know your birthday?
"The people at the orphanage told me I was left there by a couple who said my name is Aarti and they give them my birth chart.
Could it be possible could it be god has answered their prays could she be their daughter Aarti Mr Singh said he has to find out and a DNA test could be the answer.
The house was a mansion and there were five other servants/maids, a cook, along with two drivers, and three men who worked the gardens. Aarti was the youngest and she was under the care of a strict looking middle aged woman named Kamala the head housekeeper. Kamala showed Aarti her room in the servants quarters a small room with a bed and cupboard, she give her two old uniforms to use and said two new ones will be made for her the lady of the house sent some used clothes for Aarti the maid who brought it said madam these belong to her niece and for Aarti to take it.
Later that evening there was a lot of hustle in the kitchen the kids of the house were entertaining some of their friends and snacks, food and drinks were to be made in a hurry. Aarti did not know how to cook but she had to help serve the guests this was new to her so Kamala give her the tray and told follow her into the lounge there were boys and girls present all looked between the ages of eighteen and twenty two. The guys were all handsome and the girls beautiful in their modern clothes and heavy makeup. Aarti held the tray while Kamala served she felt that she was being stared at so she looked in that direction and it was a handsome brown eyed young man he looked at her from her head straight to her toes he was not even trying to hide the fact that he was staring at her. "You are new here? he said "What Yash you know the difference with Mansi's maids? Asked a girl who looked like a makeup truck hit her in the face "Yes Aripta I can tell the difference and what is it to you? he answered while the rest laughed at his blunt answer. "Nothing I was just saying said Aripta looking at Aarti with scorn Such a dirty unkempt girl serving us Kamala I don't want anything she brings said Aripta "Well don't eat if you want, there will be more for us "said another young man "Hi I am Aaman I live here and this is my sister Mansi pointing to a young girl about the same age as Aarti "Hi said Mansi "What are you guys for real making friends with the help said another girl "Ishita!! Be nice! And what is wrong with that? responded Yash "Just because you two are snobs don't mean the rest of us are he continued giving her a look of I dare you to contradict me.
The girls Aripta, and Ishita knew better than to challenge him, he just did not care for them he made it known that he only tolerated them because his parents wanted them in his group of friends because they belonged to rich families like him, since early childhood he made it known that he did not like them and they should keep away from him, but this girls were determine to win him over and one day one will become his wife to that Yash said he would rather become a religious man and serve god.
His mother G3 is determine to get him married to the girl of his choice and he is determine to leave home, and his family if they push him to much one day G3 threatened suicide and Yash callously told "go ahead if you want I won't mind to this his father was livid and threatened to disown him SP wanted Yash to show respect to G3 but his dadaji supported Yash decision "Suraj Yash is not like you to be easily manipulated by women This made the distance between Yash and his parents even wider.
Yash SP Scindhia twenty one years of age the only son and heir to the Scindhia fortune they were into telly communication are business partners with the major world's players in the fields of computers and electronic and television/satellite providers; he was a brilliant young man following in his dada ji footsteps who encouraged the young boy to invest and explore the business world under his guidance. Yash completed his education at a young age of sixteen completing his various degrees that would enable him to be a world class business man, he is the pride and joy of his dada ji. His biological mother was removed from his life by the cunning G3 and her mother and Yash's daadi ji tricking and manipulating both the young SP and his wife claiming that G3 was pregnant with SP's child and his wife was having an affair with the help. This lead to a divorce of the couple, and SP marriage to G3 much to SP father disgust he never like G3 and showed it to her on a daily basis. G3 give birth to two daughters nineteen year old Neha and fourteen year old Paridhi. SP tried to find his first wife who he realized too late how much he loved her but was never successful so he had countless affairs with his PA, wives of colleagues, and even some of the maids in his home right in front of G3. SP was stuck in a marriage he did not want but was helpless the bi*** threatened to take him to the cleaners if he did. Yash SP thought should show her respect because she is a mother figure to him and play along so she won't leave and take their hard earned wealth with her; his father on the other hand had already transferred everything in Yash's name unknown to the family and he just stood back and watched the game played by G3.
Aarti looked at the young man who came to her defence against the two girls he smiled at her and she returned the smile; as the evening progressed he took everything she brought he asked "What is your name?
"Aarti she replied
"Just Aarti? he smiled
"Sharma "
"Aarti Sharms my name is Yash Scindhia nice to meet you and he extended his hand Aarti took it and smiled, but both jumped apart when they felt the jolt of sensation pass through their bodies "Static Shock Yash smiled
Aaman came "Bro you are socializing with the help what will people say he teased "I don't care about others you know that very well " Yash responded
"Hi I am Aaman my sister Mansi and I live here with our mama ji and mami ji we are orphans "You are orphans like me said Aarti "but I grew up in the government orphanage I don't think I have any relatives " " You Aarti look like our great grandmother when she was young said Aaman
Unknown to them their Mamiji was listening to the conversation she was convinced that she was not wrong this girl could be her daughter she will have to find out on tv she heard of DNA testing she will speak to her doctor and find out more about it and get it done if this girl is her Aarti she will be the luckiest woman in the planet to find her lost child. If she is my daughter then Yash Scindhia you will be mine son in law.