78|➴A Family Gathering➴

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“Please everyone hurry up.. Pandit ji is on his way, he will be here soon. Before his arrival we need to arrange everything” Dadi said furiously to everyone when Dev heard her “maa…  please take some rest, why are you running from here and there?” He made her sit on the couch and she sighed hard.

“Finally after years everything is going to be okay. This puja is so important for our family's well-being Dev” she said caressing Dev's shoulder and then smiled sadly “also I don't know, how much days I've now.”

“Maa please.. Stop talking like that” He hugged her mother, who kissed his forehead.

“This is life Dev. Also I don't want to live anymore, I've seen everything in this life. Now I really want to go to your father. He's waiting for me from so long”

“Maa will you please stop talking like this?” They heard Yuvaan's voice as he came out from his room with Maheen.

“Exactly mummy, you just came home from your trith and now you're talking like this” Maheen sat beside her mother-in-law.

“I just came to see you all for the last time. I can feel Maheen that my days are going to end soon. Your father-in-law is asking me to come to him. I came from Banaras to just see my Adi and Heer alive and all my grandchildren are happy in their life with their partners”

“Mom, you can't talk like this. You're going to live for five more decades” Aditya whined coming towards them and sat down near his mother's feet.

Avantika, their mother chuckled and caressed Aditya's head, as he kept it on her lap.

“It's life Adi. You can't live forever. It's not in our hands. And also I've lived enough. Five more decades will be so torture for me”

“Are you missing papa that much mummy?” Samaira asked, sitting beside Maheen and Avantika nodded her head, with closed eyes.

“He had done everything for me to miss him, in his absence.”

“I always adored the relationship you and papa shared” Heer said and Avantika smiled.

“I hope your nightmares are not disturbing you anymore” Avantika asked Heer, who looked down not replying to anything.

“Those nightmares are my lifetime companion mummy. They won't leave me until I die” She mumbled and everyone showed her their glaring eyes, while Aditya looked at her with a hurtful gaze.

“Don't say this bhabi…  we just got you two.”

“Also think about Aditya, what he must be feeling if you talk about death” Maheen said and Heer looked at her husband, who looked at her with his hurtful gaze.

“Okay guys…  stop these emotional talks and lets call the children,”  Samaira said to lighten up the environment.

~♥~

Rehana was checking herself for the umpteenth time, from the time she got ready wearing the beautiful saree Maheen has given her.

But she felt self conscious about her changing body shape due to the pregnancy. It's her sixth month of pregnancy and she was always high on her mood swings.

After wearing the traditional outfit, Abhimaan came out from the closet and found Rehana was still checking herself in front of the mirror. In Fact she was so lost that she didn't notice him coming towards her and hugging her from behind.

“What are you thinking?” He asked as their eyes met through the mirror.

“I've gained so much weight, and also looking so fat” She said annoyingly and removed his hold of her back. Abhimaan sighed hard.

She sat down on the bed and Abhimaan kneeled down in front of her. He took her hands in his grip and rubbed the backside with his thumbs.

“You're looking beautiful Rooh”

“No, I am not looking. I know that you're saying this to encourage me. But I know the truth” She said and tears rolled down from her eyes.

“Rehana…  who told you that you're not looking beautiful? You're looking so very beautiful, baby. It's just that you're not accepting your new self”

“No abhimaan, if I am still the same then tell me why don't you look at me the way you used to before I got pregnant? Why don't you hug me at night? Because you don't find me beautiful anymore.” She wiped her tears, taking back her palms from his hold and then moved her face after saying “I've heard that men don't find their wives attractive when they get pregnant.”

Abhimaan cupped her cheeks and sat beside her. He pulled her close and took her in his lap comfortably, so that it wouldn't hurt her or the baby.

“I don't know what you're talking about Rehana. But trust me I'm finding you more beautiful, more gorgeous than before. I don't know what you've heard about men. But I'm not one of them, who'll look after another woman when my wife is pregnant and carrying our love.”

“No matter what, you'll always be my first priority. Before, I used to look at you only as my wife, but now I look at you as my wife who's carrying our baby, the sign of our love. I don't know if it's different. But I love you more than before. I know I don't hug you at night and it's because I get frightened if I hurt you or the baby. I don't want to hurt you or the baby by any chance, Rooh. You both are my world.” He joined their forehead and more tears rolled down from her eyes.

“Everything will be okay right Abhimaan?” She asked, holding his neck as he caressed her cheeks.

“Everything will be okay Rehana. I'm with you at every step.” He said kissing her forehead in an assuring manner and she smiled, hugging his back.

~♥~

“Hiya now it's enough. You need to come out as soon as possible. Mom has been calling us for half an hour now” Vihaan said over the call, getting annoyed as Hiya was inside the house, after he came out to get his car from the garage. As they need to go to Suryavanshi Villa for the puja.

“Here, I'm here,” She said after coming out and breathing hard.

“What took you so long?” he asked starting the engine after she settled inside the car.

“You know right, today is Maa's ekadashi, so I've prepared some lunch for her” She said with a smile and Vihaan smiled back at her.

“you're snatching my maa from me, Hiya,” Vihaan jokingly said and Hiya glared at him.

“You're so envious that maa loves me more than you” Hiya twitched her lips and Vihaan chuckled. “That I am”

“Such a jealous ass” Hiya murmured and Vihaan laughed out more.

“By the way, how was your first case?” He asked, taking the turn on the main road.

“It's awesome. I got my first salary, woohoo…  I'm so happy Vihaan”

“Hmm.. Then what are you going to do with your first salary?” He asked looking at her and she looked down at her lap, before saying.

“You won't scold me right?”

“Why would I? It's your hard work”

“I'm going to give justice to a family, ” She said looking at him with determination in her eyes and Vihaan scrunched his eyebrows at her.

“to whom?”

“To Meera Singhania and her son Vihaan Singhania” as soon as that name rolled down from her mouth, Vihaan stopped the car and looked at her shockingly.

They kept looking at each other's eyes. One with a hope in her eyes, and another with shock.

“Hey mister…  we don't have the whole day to stand here…  please go” They heard the yelling from behind and Vihaan realised he had stopped the car in the middle of the road. He started the engine and then stopped at a corner of the road.

“Why?” He asked looking at the steering wheel and Hiya placed her palms over his.

“I want to file a case against your uncle who stole everything from you and maa. He illegally took your house and property your father gave to you, Vihaan. I want to fight to give justice to maa. I want to punish that man for molesting maa” Hiya said gritting her teeth at last and Vihaan looked at her.

“Hiya they won't spare you. And I don't want to lose anyone like I lost my father, when he tried to fight against them” He cupped her face with tears in his orbs. And Hiya smiled. She held his cheeks and said “nothing will happen to me. Trust me…  please  Vihaan. Let me do this for my family. I've seen Maa crying and talking with your father's photo. She wants justice, Vihaan. I want to give her justice. I want to punish them legally. I've already started finding the legal documents that your father kept for the property. I've also found that day's recording when your uncle was molesting Maa. I've proof that the Singhania house belongs to you after your father. I just need your support now. I'm ready to explode them on the court, Vihaan.”

“From when you're working on this case?” He asked tugging the hair locks behind her ear.

“From the day I started working at the farm” She replied and Vihaan smiled.

“You will be okay right?”

“I'll be okay, trust me. I've prepared everything. I just need your sign to the appeal paper”

Vihaan nodded his head and pecked her lips.

“Thank you”

“I love you Vihaan” She said joined their foreheads and smiled when he kissed her lips.

~♥~

Raunak hugged Divya from behind as she was getting ready inside the closet. He nuzzled his nose in the crook of her neck and caressed her bare belly, underneath the saree. She giggled as his breath caused tingling feelings in her.

“Raunak” She gasped as he bit the skin of her collarbone and the next moment sucked the place.

“What did you do? Huh now everyone will tease me” She said touching the red area.

“Let them tease I don't care” He turned her towards himself and pulled closer. Her hands went to encircle his neck and both smiled.

“How many days do I have to wait?”

“For what?” She asked caressing his nape and he groaned in frustration as she didn't get him.

“For making love to you?”

Divya chuckled slowly and then leaned her lips to his ear, she kissed his earlobe and whispered in a deep tone “what about tonight?”

“Sounds good wifey. Done. It's tonight then” He whispered back and hugged her, she hugged him back with a sweet smile still lingering on her lips.

~♥~

“Maa.. I think I won't be able to carry this heavy jewellery for long” Ishani made a pout but Heer ignored and tightened the hook of the necklace around her neck.

“You're strong enough to carry this Ishani, stop making faces. I think the necklace was not so beautiful before. But it's now looking beautiful after you wore” Heer smiled and took some kajal, then put it behind Ishani's ears.

“My pyari Ishu” Ishani whined and Heer laughed out. “My son will faint, looking at his beautiful wife today”

“Maa… please” Ishani looked down feeling shy and hugged Heer's waist.

“Ishani.. You two are happy right?”

“Yes maa…  why are you asking?” She looked at her mother-in-law.

“Just as…  I've heard about how he asked you to marry him. And then I've seen myself how your elder sister tortured you.”

“that was my fate, maa. And you all are my destiny”

“Hmm.. Our ishu is really so brilliant” Heer said and Ishani giggled.

“That she is really mom” They heard Ayaan's voice and found he was coming inside with Aditya. And both of them were wearing a beautiful smile on their lips.

“What's the matter? Why are you two looking so happy?” Heer asked, eyeing the father son duo. Who looked at each other and then yelled in unison.

“Congratulations Ishani for securing the third position in your last exam” Ishani got up from the stool she was sitting on and her heartbeat became faster, hearing the news.

“What? Really. Oh my God. Thank you so much God. Ishu” Heee hugged Ishani but she was lost.

Aditya and Ayaan came close to them and Ishani looked at Ayaan, unsurely but he blinked his eyes in a positive manner and a lone tear rolled down from her cheeks and a satisfied smile broke on her lips.

Aditya patted Ishani's head as she touched his feet to take the blessing “God bless you. Keep shining more Ishani. You make all of us so proud. We all are so proud of you beta” Ishani smiled and was feeling to hug him just like she used to hug her father, but was hesitating. Aditya could feel her hesitation and pulled her head close to his chest. “I'm your father. You don't have to hesitate to hug me.” He kissed her hair and she smiled.

Ayaan adored the bond she shared with his parents as Heer started peppering her with lots of kisses.

Ishani's eyes went to Ayaan and she couldn't hold herself any more. Coming close to him, she wrapped her hands around his frame and cried out loud.

“You did it Ishu. Now why are you crying?” he asked, caressing her hair and back.

“No. Not me. We did it Ayaan. Without you and papa my journey was impossible” she said while hiccuping and Ayaan tightened his grip around her back.

“Can we go to meet him Ayaan?” She asked and he nodded his head “we'll surely go, in the evening” Ishani was happy that he agreed.

Later all of them went to do the puja and enjoyed the family gathering so much.

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