Hi All!There seems to be too much confusion w.r.t to plot and storyline.Have patience gradually all the confusions would be cleared.

Here is the next update.

Author's note: The Flashback is in Italics to avoid confusion

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"Mumma!Mum.mma.'' Nisha mumbled as she regains faint consciousness.Her tiny fists clutched the bed sheet as a sharp pain ran sharp through her spine.

"NISHA! Both Sameer and Naina jerk from their seats and rush to her.Guarding her from both sides Naina wiped Nisha's sweaty forehead while Sameer caressed Nisha's arms.He remembered the times when he had taken her up in his arms and how tightly those arms had clutched him around his neck.He felt more broken than Naina so as it seemed.

"Nisha !Baat karo Mumma se beta.Mumma yahin hai.''Naina urges her Nisha while choking on words.

Nisha feels uneasy and suddenly her body shivers. Naina senses her child's discomfort and strokes her chest.Sameer too stroked her swollen head trying to ease her discomfort.

Nisha suddenly feels violently sick and clasped onto Sameer's wrist.Sameer decided to call the doctor while Naina tried vehemently to ease her daughter.With weakness slowly grazing her body she puked viscid and yellow vomit.Naina looked at Sameer as she found Nisha has puked on Sameer's hand.Sameer gestured her that it was fine.She relaxed a bit while he got up to the needful.

"Main haath dhoke doctor ko bulake lata hoon.Muh(mouth) poch lo uski. ''Sameer said and went out of the room.Naina wiped the viscid vomit and planted a kiss on her forehead.

What's her child's fault in some people's hasty decisions and mistakes?

"Naina ji aap thoda bahar jaiye humein Nisha ko vomiting karani hai.Sameer ji aap bhi jaiye unke saath ''The doctor instructed and Naina left half heatedly.

"Mumma!Nisha ko hum kyun nahin dekh sakte?'' Rishav asked for the umpteenth time to Nirupama and Nirupama smartly dodged the question everytime.

"Uncle!Aapka shirt gila kyun hai? Moti ne ulti karli hai kya?Kya hua hai use?''Rishav asked seeing Sameer open the cuff buttons to dry.

"Haan thodi ulti kar di hai.Wo bilkul thik ho jayegi.Tum pareshan mat ho.Aur ab bhi use moti bula rahe ho?''Sameer asked in a pretended annoyed tone while Rishav held his ears in apology.

"Bache ki maa koun hai?Jaldi aaiye.'' The nurse asked both Nirupama and Naina sitting together,looking equally broken.

Naina sprinted inside the cabin while Sameer held himself back because he did not have the liberty to follow Naina infront of Nirupama,even Naina.

"Naina ji!Aap yeh bataiye Nisha ko kuch allergy thi kya?'' The doctor asked as Nisha was administered with an IV.

"Haan thodi skin allergy hai use aur kabhi kabhi medicines se bhi ho jaati hai usko.Kuch problem hai doctor?'' Naina asked stroking Nisha's head as she looked up at her mother with wide ,open eyes unable to utter a single word.Naina's eyes pooled with swift tears seeing the lost chirpiness of her child.

Why the times were cruel?

"Problem yeh hai ki ab humein thoda carefully medicines choose karne honge.Waise abhi tak ka treatment khatam ho gaya hai.Aap kal sham ko use ghar le jaa sakte hein.4-5 din kamjori rahegi.Aapko ache se khayal rakhna hoga.Baaki ka baat mein kal bata dunga.Ab aap bahar intezaar kijiye.''The doctor elucidated and Naina was filled with gratitude for the doctor.

Nisha was made to sit upright in the bed while Naina supported her body against her.As the nurse fed some syrup to her,Nisha's face scrounged in disgust.She definitely did n't like the taste.

Naina patted her back and Nisha felt her body floating in air.The tight grip of her arms around her mother loosened and she was sinking.Naina sensed the uneasiness n her face and instantly knew her child was losing consciousness.She held her body against her hoping if her warmth would revive the cold body her Nisha has turned into.As Nisha falls back to the bed Naina tucked her and dashed out of the cabin.

"NAINA! Kya hua?Tum ro kyun rahi ho?'' Nirupama asked rushing to her.

"Niru! Mein nahin dekh.. sakti meri ..bachi ko aise.''Nisha plopped on the floor sobbing in hiccups.

"Doctor ne kuch kaha kya?Thik hai na wo?''Nirupama asked while Sameer held Rishav from rushing to his mother and firing her with questions.

Naina nodded while Nirupama decided on something.

"Sameer ji aap Naina ke pass rahiye.Main Rishav ko lekar ghar jaa rahi hun.Isi beech doctor se bhi baat karlungi''.Nirupama suggested as she also knew any thing about Nisha can disturb Rishav to core.

"Main hoon yahan pe.Aap bilkul chinta mat kariye.Rishav!Tum Mumma ko jyada pareshan mat karna sawal puchke''.Sameer asked Rishav and watched both of them walk away.

Naina cried remembering her unsaid promises,the days she had spent on Nisha taking care of her with her inexperienced hands,how Nisha had overnight turned her a woman from a chirpy college going girl.

"Nahin Naina!Bas!Ab aur rona nahin! ''Sameer let all his inhibitions down and pulled her into a comforting embrace.He no more saw her as a flame of past but a mother ailing at her child's fate.

"Uski kya galti hai?''Naina asked and fell into his embrace drowning herself into his warmth.Its not the first time she had cried so much but for the first time someone other than Nirupama had given a shoulder to lean on.

"Wo to Pari hai.Kya galti karegi wo?''Sameer asked stroking her hair and trying to comfort her because deep down he knew Naina has to be back to her former,feisty role to take care of Nisha. Nisha needed a fighter Naina not a broken one.

"Wo galti ki hai paida hoke''.Naina uttered while Sameer was shocked to hear such lines from her.She never was so nihilistic.

"Naina!Main ab bhi puch raha hun Nisha ke saath kya rishta hai tumhari?Kiski bachi hai?Aur yeh Sudip koun hai?'' Sameer s questions made her breath hitch.She looked up into his eyes and found a spark of assurance in them.

"Wo..Meri bachi hi hai.Paida nahin ki to kya mein uski maa nahin ban sakti?''Naina asked Sameer and Sameer nodded in negation as he had by then understood how Nisha could not have got better mother than Naina.He somewhere had the instinct that Nisha was not her biological child.But then she finally confirmed him.

"Tumhari khoon ki nahin hai to kya hua?Tum to uski Mumma ho na.Lekin uski biological parents ka kya?Kahan se mili tumko wo?'' Sameer asked and Naina was in no fine body and mind to shoot him back with questions and shut him up.

"Wo..Nikita aur Sharad ki beti hai.'' Naina let her secret out and Sameer felt his gut wretch in unknown feeling.He felt as if he was in middle of a war and the enemy at far is conspiring against him. Something was not right.

"Nikita aur Sharad? Koun hein yeh log aur tum inse kaise mili?''He asked eager to know all the past at a go.

"Haan Nikita Tyagi aur Sharad Goswami.Unhi ke naam jud kar hi to main Nisha ki naam rakhi thi.Nikita se 'Ni' aur Sharad se 'Sha'. ''Naina spoke and broke down remembering her lost friends.

"NAINA!Nikita Tyagi to tumhari pehli book ki co-author thin a? Aur Sharad Goswami! Naam kuch suna suna lag raha hai..Oh Shit! Two Eagles Company ka founder.Agar main sahi hun then un dono ek road accident mein Mussorie mein gujar gaye the na?'' Sameer asked trying to join comprehensive points while he heard loud sobs of Naina.

"Chod ke chali gayi apni pyar ki nishani ko mere pass..Ek baar mud ke dekha bhi nahin apni bachi ko.Ek baar bhi nahin sochi ki uske bina kya hoga uski Nisha ka ,uski Naina ka..''.Naina sobbed harder and Sameer hugged her tight throwing every caution to wind.She suffered so much and hence all her anger and breakdowns were justified. He could do nothing at the moment except supporting and nursing her broken self.

"Sab chale gaye mujhe akele karke..'' She mumbled as he hushed her.The fateful night flashed by her eyes like a well-rot scene of movie.

Flashback

"Naina!Dekh..Teri Nisha kitni shaitani kar rahi hai..Aake pakad use jara''.Nikita's voice echoed in the empty hallway as she tried to make Nisha wear the diaper for the fourth time.Nisha was in her jovial and denial mode to wear the not so cool thing.

"Aa rahi hun Didi..Alele meri Nisha! Meri bacha..Mumma ko itna pareshan kyun kar rahi hai? Koi baat nahin ab Mausi aa gayi hai.Ab meri Nisha pyaari bachi ki tarah Mausi ki baat manegi ...hai na..hai na..''Naina cuddled and tickled the tiny bundle of joy in her arms and the hallway echoed with giggles of all three.

"Acha Naina!Sun..Hum Suzanne ki wedding ke liye Mussorie jaa rahein hein.Tujhe to batayi thi.Hum shayad parsho lautenge.Nisha ki saari zimmedari tujhe lagi.Main to use lena chahati thi lekin Sharad maan nahin rahe hein.Khayal rakhna uski.Aur haan yeh meri cupboard ki keys hein.F22 code hai.Kuch zaroorat hogi to Suzanne ke ghar pe call kar lena.Hum jaa rahein hein'''.Nikita explained as she heard Sharad honking the car.

"Didi!..Aise nahin bolte..Jaa nahin rahein hein nahin bolte..aa rahein hein bolte hein.Waise aap badi khubsurat lag rahi ho.Suzanne ko bhi takkar de dogi.''Naina uttered and Nikita blushed a little.

"Tu bhi jaldi se padhai khatam karke shaadi karle..Tere shaadi mein aur saj dhaj ke jaungi tujhe takkar dene.'' Nikita teased and kissed on Naina and Nisha's forehead before getting inside the car.

"Nisha! Mumma aur Papa ko bye bol do..Nisha bol rahi hai wo apni Naina Mausi ke saath bahut khush hai.Aap log jao.Bye.'' Naina translated the giggles of Nisha while Nikita and Sharad waved back..

Few hours Later

"Hello!Didi! Aap ki phone ka intezaar tha.Aap pahunch gaye? ''Naina asked without listening to the other side of receiver.

"Hello!Yeh Sharad Goswami ka ghar hai?'' A baritone voice boomed through the receiver not sending positive vibes.

"Haan..Aap koun?''Wo ghar mein nahin hein.Naina clarified.

"Ji unki accident hui hai.Aap jaldi AIIMS mein aaiye.'' Naina heard the one line and felt the tremors running throughout her body.

"Aati hun..Thank..You.'' She stuttered and fell in a thud.

In the hospital

"Aap unki rishtedaar hein? ''A lanky boy approached Naina as she stepped near reception carrying Nisha who was only wearing a diaper.

"Haan..Sharad aur Nikita kahan hai?'' Naina asked while her eyes scanned for familiar faces.

"Wo..Sharad ji ka to spot-death ho gaya hai aur unke saath jo thi wo critical hein.Doctors ilaaj kar rahein hein''.He informed and Naina felt she would have fainted if she was not holding Nisha and the boy too had not supported her.

She still remembered how Nikita was lying with several gashes on body.The beautiful sari she was praising hours back was all mutilated with blood stains.The whole scene was horrific.

"Nai..na.Ni..sh..a '' Nikita struggled and gave up.In matter of few hours Naina's world turned upside down.

Naina jerked from Sameer's embrace as the face of a dying Nikita flashed by her eyes.Sameer tried to make her comfortable but she shrugged and left to check on Nisha.

As she watched Nisha sleeping unconscious free from all the malice of world ;for a flicker of second she felt that her child should always lie down such peacefully.Atlest she would be safe and breathing.

She didn't know if Nikita and Sharad would be watching over them,cursing her for her failure as Nisha's protector but she was determined to fight on the battle till she breathed.

Sameer's phone ran bringing him back form the revelation of Nisha's fateful past and Naina's consequent sufferings.

"Hello!Nanu!'' Sameer voiced seeing the number flashed on screen.

"Arey Sameer!Tu subah se gayab hai.Kahan hai tu? ''Nanaji asked all worried.

"Wo...Nanu Nisha ki tabiyat achanak bigad gayi to use milne hospital aaya hun.''Sameer informed while Nanaji felt more worried.

"Naina theek hai?''He asked more concerned.

"Tut gayi hai'' Sameer voiced seeing Naina leaning against the cabin door.

"Khayal rakhna dono ka.Meri fikr mat karna.''Nanaji advised and hung off.

"Kaise fikr na karun..Sab to mere apne ho.''Sameer voiced though he knew Nanaji had already disconnected the call.

(To be continued).

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