Everything had been destroyed! Everything had been snatched away from SankaDevi. The moment she thought she was close to eternal happiness, it was snatched from her and dropped into someone else's arms.
12 hours earlier:
"AAAGHHH" Clutching ASR's hand, Khushi kept screaming!!! "Arnaavv jiii, I hate you, I hate you!!! I never want to sleep with you ever again, mind you!!!!". The doctor looks at Arnav and he just frowns. The doctor gets back to Khushi and tells her to calm down. Khushi smiles at the doctor and as soon as the doctor leaves, she is back to screaming at our lovable ASR. Holding her hand and not even flinching on her tight clutches, he continues to listen to her gaali-galoch. He smiles to himself thinking upon all the good times that are gonna come.
"Khushi, I love you" all of a sudden Arnav speaks to Khushi and she melts a little bit, but her contractions are not letting her calm down. Having only dilated 8cm yet, she had to wait a bit more. "Just hang on Khushi, bas 2cm aur!!! Please, you can do it, breathe in and breathe out" Caressing his wife's head and instructing her with love, Khushi felt a bit at peace but the baby was kicking to come out!!! Khushi now moves her hand from clutching Arnavs hand to his hair and pulls him near her face. She can now feel her breath upon his. "Arnav, get this baby out of me!!!!!! I hate you, Arnav!!!!!! Please 2cm dilate karo, please Arnav, I cant bear it anymore"...Arnav getting turned on from Khushi being this close and sweaty, and panting and wanting something, he adjusts his eyes and slowly moves her hands from his hair..."Khushii, jaaan, calm down, pleaseee, bas hang in there, bas ho gaya...Doctorr!!!!! come hereee!!!!" He calls for doctor when he realises Khushi is going into sleep mode. "Doctor!!!!", He turns to Khushi "I know, jaan,you have been in labour for long time, but pleaseee". Khushi opens her eyes wide and stares in his eyes, again clutches his hair and pulls his face straight against hers "You call 72 hours long??? TRY BEING HERE MR. ASR!!!!" The doctor comes and checks and says "You're ready, Mrs. Raizada". Arnav releases his hair from her clutches and caresses her face "Push Khushi, Push, Its time, you can do it jaan, you can do it". Khushi panting, breathing in and out, screaming, holding ASR's hand keeps pushing...and comes a cry!!!
"Congratulations, it's a girl" speaks the doctor. Arnav's eyes start tearing and the doctor hands him the daughter after cleaning, but he gets scared and then goes near Khushi and places a kiss on her forehead. The doctor hands the baby Khushi to the mother and Arnav touches her nose and speaks "Choti si laal naak" "Tiny red nose". Khushi looks up at Arnav, smiles and gives him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, Arnavji". With this, he pulls both of them in an embrace and they all spend a moment in heaven...before their family enters.
Nani, Akash, Payal, Mami, NK, and a moderately pregnant Lavanya enters. NK caresses Lavanya's baby bump and they both smile at each other. Everyone congratulates the couple, and mami holds the baby and does shagan for baby-khushi. Khushi speaks "Mamiji, Anjali di aur dadi nahin aaye?" (Where's Anjali and Dadi?) Mami replies with a sad face "Bitiya, you know how Anjali feels, she is not yet comfortable...anywayz they send their best wishes for you both." Arnav thinks how selfish can her di be, atleast she should celebrate with them, but no, she still isn't over that shyam creep!!
Khushi is adviced by doctors to take some rest as her delivery was excruciatingly long, and asks Arnav to take care of Baby-Khushi.. He takes baby khushi into his arms and sits on the sofa nearby where Khushi is sleeping, while heavily snoring. He glances at khushi, gets out a chuckle and then keeps staring at the little angel in his hands. "so cute" he thinks "finally, I am a father. I promise to you junior khushi, I will never leave u and I will love and ur mumma forever". He places a kiss on the juniors forehead and caresses her thick silky shiny hair. His eyes are still crying, in love for his daughter, his wife, and this new beginning of story in their lives.
Khushi wakes up and finds Arnav holding junior khushi in his hands and sitting on the sofa still enchanted by their daughter beauty. She smiles to herself, and considers herself so lucky and her baby to be lucky that arnav is with them. Befre she could call arnav, he comes and rests with her on the bed and they both share a warm exchange. The doctor comes in and allows Khushi to go home as her discharge papers are ready. Arnav and khushi both smile and he puts baby khushi into the baby chair where she sleeps soundly.
Arnav helps Khushi take off her hospital robe and slip into a white floral western dress, which results in khushi's cheeks going red. She takes out a pink leggings and a pink scarf from her bag and adorns herself to simplicity and elegant beauty. She puts her hair in a ponytail and looks like a glowing diva! Arnav mesmerised by her keeps staring at her and shares a passionate kiss with her, before doctor enters and hands them a complimentary bouquet and a card for junior khushis arrival,in addition to the discharge papers. The driver comes, and picks up khushis bags and baby khushis chair to which arnav stops him and takes baby khushis chair into his hands, and links arms with khushi and they both start to walk towards their new path of life.
As they reach home, the door opens and Anjali welcomes them with teary eyes and a smile to hide her sadness. She does their aarti and places a teeka on everyones forehead. She is In awe of junior khushi instantly and keeps smiling and crying just looking at her. Khushi takes Anjalis hand and asks "di, have you thought of any name for ur bhanji?". Anjali quickly pulls khushi into an embrace and cries wholeheartedly. Khushi consoles her and gives a peck on the cheek. Anjali asks them to come in and they all sit around the lounge. Anjali speaks "I thought of a name, why not name her Aashi? It means smile, and is a synonym of your name Khushiji, and with her, there will be smiles and happiness in everyones lives". Arnav nods in agreement, and Khushi whose holding Aashi smiles and calls her "AASHI", Perfect name di, thank you so much". Anjali smiles and gets up to go to her room and suddenly faints.
When she wakes up, everyone is tensed. Dadi who is present now, has Aashi in her lap, and takes her and places her in Anjalis lap. "Here you go, dear, you can raise her as your own baby". Arnav and Khushi both are in shock.
Everything had been destroyed! Everything had been snatched away from SankaDevi. The moment she thought she was close to eternal happiness, it was snatched from her and dropped into someone else's arms. Arnav starts to speak, but sees the happiness on his sister's face and clenches his teeth and also clutches Khushis hands and takes her out of the room. Khushi cries uncontrollably and Arnav sits beside her. "Khushi, don't worry. We will have another baby. I cant see my di in this state. She has barely come out of her shock and trauma from shyam's truth revelation, and her lost baby...Khushi please understand". Khushi puts a stone on her heart and just rests her head on Arnav's shoulder. She continues crying. Arnav speaks again "Khushi we will try again, we will have another baby. Khushi I am sorry, I know I am asking of you a very big thing to sacrifice, but please khushi, please, mana mat karna!". Khushi wipes her tears and looks straight into Arnva's eyes "Have I ever not paid heed to you?, whenever u said anything, I always listened, arnav ji. So how can I not listen now? But I am hurt, I am saddened, I just gave birth to Aashi and u want me to just forget all those conversations with her for 9 months and all those feelings? Arnavji, I cant. She is my part, she is a part of me. I cant just forget her. I need some time. She picks up her bag and places some clothes in it and starts to head downstairs when she is stopped by a familiar hand on her shoulder. She turns and there stands Anjali.
"Khushiji, dadi gave Aashi to me because she thinks I am weak, but khushiji, It is enough for me to know that I am Aashis bua, I don't need to become to her mother, I am already her mother, she can have two mothers khushiji, please don't go. I wont be live with myself to think I drove Aashi's mum away. Its not fair, in any world, khushiji." Khushi starts to speak but Anjali continues speaking "no, khushiji, I understand, I loved my baby too, but maybe its not in my fate, but you know what, its better to have aashi as my bhanji, I will be there with her all the time. But she needs her mother too, and I can never take your place." Dadi listens to this all, and feels ashamed of her actions and apologises to khushi to which khushi just smiles.
Arnav apologises to Khushi tha he ever thought of giving away their baby, but Khushi understands that he was only looking out for his sister. Arnav holds Aashi from Khushi and asks her to rest, when suddenly he smells the diaper and is about to faint. "JP!!! JP!!!" Khushi speaks"why you calling JP>? Change her diaper yourself! You are her father, just beause your ASR doesn't mean u don't have to do all this okay, my laad governor. I am going to sleep now, my Aashi is asleep too, if she wakes up, I am gonna have to wake up too, so change her diaper and quickly both of you come and sleep next to me." With this, she closes her eyes and starts snoring. Arnav chuckles and changes the diaper with great difficulty, and assist from NK and Akash. Then he bids everyone good night and gets into bed with his SankaDevi and Junior SankaDevi and smiles to sleep.
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