A/N: Heya…I'm back with another Story. This is a special gift for my dearest sister. …Navya aka PurpleAngel1.

Happieee Birthday Betu. Wish you a great year ahead. May all your desires get fulfilled this year. Wish you lots of love and success in life. God bless you!

Happy Reading!

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Malhotra House

It was around 11 in the night, when a girl in her mid twenties was trying to make her baby girl sleep. The baby girl was around 3 years old and snuggling close to her mother locking her arms around her girl was patting softly on her back and singing a lullaby…

Aaja nindiya raani aaja….

Door sitaaron se….

Aaja nindiya raani aaja….

Door sitaaron se….

Nanhe nanhe sapne le aa

Door nazaaron se…

She took her off from her shoulder and laid her on the bed and kissed on her forehead…

Aa bas ja meri gudiya ki nanhi si aankhon mein..

Aaja nindiya rani aaja..

Door sitaaron se…

The little girl glanced at her. She continued singing the lullaby as she covered her with her blanket and lied next to her….

Pariyon ki nagri se aane wali hai wo sapne salone liye..

Nanhi si palkon mein chhup jayegi wo toh dheron khilone liye…

Thapkiyan deke wo gungunayegi…

So ja so ja so ja…

Aa bas ja meri gudiya ki nanhi si aankhon mein..

Aaja nindiya rani aaja..

She glanced at her little angel, who was sleeping soundly by now. She patted on her head, when she heard someone calling her name. She glanced at the door of her room and found her mom(A/N: Her Mom's name will be Supriya Malhotra) . She stood up and walked towards her…

"Maa…tum soyi nahi abhi tak?"

"Ruhana beta….mujhe tujhse kuch baat karni hai." her mom looked at her.

She sighed…."Maa please….mujhe koi baat nahi karni. Main bahut thaki hui hoon…tum bhi so jao."

She turned to move inside when her mom caught her hand…..

"beta, ek baar baat toh sun le!"

Ruhana looked at her….."tum kya baat karna chahti ho, main ache se jaanti hoon maa. Par main faisla kar chuki hoon. Tum bhi maan jao."

Her mom looked at her helplessly….

"Apne baare mein na sahi….Nishi ke baare mein toh soch beta! Usey maa ki hi nahi pita ki bhi zarurat hai!"

Ruhana sighed and glanced at her daughter and held her mom's hand and moved into the hall.

"Maine bahut soch samajh ke faisla kiya hai Maa. Main dobara shaadi nahi karungi." She looked at her mom in her eyes.

"Tu kyun nahi samajh rahi Ruhana…..main tere bhale ki hi baat kar rahi hoon. Tere saamne teri puri zindagi hai beta….aur nishi,uska kya kasoor hai?"

"wahi toh main keh rahi hoon Maa…..meri bachchi ka kya kasoor hai. Aur jise tum itna aasaan samajh rahi ho, wo utna aasaan nahi hai. Kya jise tum mere liye dhundhogi wo mujhe apnayega? Kya wo meri beti ko apni beti maanega? Kya wo Nishi ko apna naam dega.? Bolo Maa!" she looked at her mother who was silent by now.

Ruhana held her by shoulders…."Maa, main itna kaabil hoon ki apni beti ko ek achchi parvarish de saku. Ab tum aur Navya(Nishi) hi meri duniya ho. isse zyada mujhe kuch nahi chahiye. Aur please ab is baare mein koi baat nahi hogi."

And she moved to her room. Her mother sighed and thought to herself…

"Ek saal se zyada ho gaya us haadse ko…aur yeh maanne ko taiyar nahi hai….kaise samjhaun isey!"

Thinking so, she went into her room.

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Next Morning…

Ruhana was getting ready for her office and Nishi was sitting on the bed playing with her doll. Meanwhile, Ruhana's mother called her ….

"Ruhana , jaldi aa ja nashta taiyar hai."

Nishi repeated as she heard the name…

"Luhana" (Ruhana)

And she smiled looking at her mother. Ruhana smiled as she heard her and she moved towards her…

"mumma ka naam liya baby ne?"

Navya giggled and snuggled closer to her calling her…"Mummaa"

Ruhana smiles as she took her in her arms and she heard another call from her mother….Navya looked at her…."naanii….." as if telling her that its time to go. Ruhana smiled and they moved out of the room. Ruhana descended her down and she ran to her Naani.

Ruhana took a cup of tea and toast. She then looked at her mother….

"Maa, main nikal rahi hoon. Tum khayal rakhna aur koi kaam ho toh call kar dena."

"Aur Nishi baby…naani ko pareshan nahi karna." Nishi nodded and kissed her on her cheeks. Ruhana smiled and kissed her on her forehead and left for her office.

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The day passed in a blur and it was evening time. Navya was playing in the living room when the doorbell rang. She chuckled with happiness…

"Mummaa!"

Her Naani smiled…."haan haan, teri mumma hi hai." she spoke as she walked to open the door. Ruhana entered in with a small gift wrap in her hand. Navya chuckled to see the shimmering thing in her mum's hand. Ruhana hugged her and opened the gift wrap which unwrapped to be a small furry teddy bear. Navya was all smiles after getting that. Here , Supriyaji, made tea for her and she went to get freshened up.

After a while they were sitting having tea, Ruhana was telling her om about her day and Nishi was sitting in her lap playing with her new toy. Her mother glanced at her…

"Ruhana, aaj Shailjaji ka phone aaya tha."

Ruhana glanced at her mom….

"Not again Mom! Main jo kehna chahti thi, kal raat keh chuki hoon. Kyun us baat ko aage badha rahi ho tum! Main tumhari yeh baat nahi maanungi Maa. Ek baar maan kar pachta rahi hoon..ab nahi!"

Supriyaji tried speaking, but ruhana stopped her…."Maa please…is baar tum meri maan lo! Abhi taiyar ho jaao…hum garden ja rahe hai."

Ruhana glanced at her daughter, who was , now holding a flick of her hair…

"nishi baby ko garden jaana hai?"

The little girl chuckled…."Haan..Galden"

Ruhana smiled…."Okay..chalo chalo..jaldi se ready ho jao." As she descended her on the floor. Navya ran to her room and ruhana followed her. After a while, they moved out, Ruhana glanced at her mother…

"Maa chalo!"

"tum dono jao , mujhe nahi jaana.." Supriyaji replied while looking into a magazine. Ruhana sighed and thought to herself…

"Sorry Maa, ab main tumhari yeh baat nahi maan sakti. Ab aur kuch sehne ki shakti nahi bachi mujhmein….i am sorry maa."

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"Mummmaa…mummaa…chalo na!" she could hear soft voice from her daughter who was holding her hand. She picked her in her arms and moved out rubbing off her tears.

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Later that night…

Ruhana was setting the bed and Navya was silently playing with her new gift. She was a sharp child and she knew her mom was sad. As Ruhana sat on the bed, she moved to her with her toy in hand.

"Mumma"

She climbed on her lap and kissed on her cheek. She kept her hand on her face…

"Mumma shmile!" she tried to make her smile.

Ruhana smiled and hugged her. A fresh tear rolled down her eyes. After so much of pain and disrespect, navya was her reason to smile and live and she was happy with her daughter in her small world. Yet again, her world was disturbed. Reason being her mother's constant pressure to remarry, which she didn't wanted. Her trail of thoughts came to an end, when she heard her little angel snoring. Her little girl had fallen asleep on her mom's shoulder. She made her sleep on the bed and lied beside her staring at her bundle of joy, which she never wanted to loose.

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Next Morning..

She moved to the dining space after getting ready, when her mother asked her…

"Ruhana , aaj office se jaldi aane ki koshish karna."

Ruhana looked at her with suspicious eyes…

"Maa, please, not anymore…..don't tell me ki aapne kisi pandit ko bulaya hai."

"nahi beta….wo meri kuch saheliyan aane wali hai aaj…isliye!" Supriya looked at her.

Ruhana sighed…."thik hai maa…lekin agar tumne phir se wahi baat chhedi toh mujhse bura koi nahi hoga."

Supriyaji silently nodded while she left for her office.

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a/N: Okay…so what is Ruhana's past?

Why doesn't she want to remarry? And why is her mother forcing her?

And who are the expected guests?

Stay tuned to know more.

And Navya….i hope you like it. More of mother-daughter scenes to come. A pre-birthday gift for you! Love ya!

And AruBaby….i hope you also liked it… Love ya!

Please R&R!