CHAPTER 1

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Note: Flashbacks, Dreams and Thoughts in Italics. Current Story in Normal Font.

A distinct, familiar voice

"Tum jaisi beti hone se to accha hota ki meri koi beti hi na hoti."

"Tum aulaad ke naam pe kalank ho, Tanu, kalank ho tum."

"Mai kabhi jindagi me tumhari shakal nahi dekhunga, kabhi nahi."

Another voice, hoarse and dangerously sweet

"Tanu, Tanu, kaha hai meri sweet princess?

Ajao, bahar ajao"

Tanishka woke up with a jerk. It was the same dream she had been having since she was 9. But each time it felt more scary the previous. These words were not just heard in her dream but were inscribed on her heart. She got up from her bed and went to stand near the window. She started looking outside. The angel of sleep seemed to be least interested in engulfing her into her wings.

Around 250 km away from that place, the same words were disturbing someone else's sleep too. Even he got up from his sleep. He looked to his side where his beautiful wife and daughter were having a sound sleep. He smiled seeing the two reasons of his life lost in their world of dreams. But his eyes were teary because deep down in his heart, he knew that there was another pair of eyes which had lost sleep like him. He sat on the edge of the bed and started going down his memory lane and reached a memory which was so potently saved; he felt that it had taken place just yesterday.

Flashback:

"Aaaaahhhh…"

Abhijeet yelped at the sound. Daya and ACP Pradyuman smiled at his antics.

"Sir, mai ander jau?" Abhijeet asked, agitatedly. It was the third time Tarika had screamed.

"Tum kya karoge ander jake?" ACP sir asked, hiding his smirk as much as possible.

"Doctors ki madat," Daya muttered but immediately shut himself on receiving an angry glare from his big brother.

Actually, Tarika's delivery date was due and Abhijeet had taken leave. But that day, he got a call from ACP sir telling him to come urgently as DCP wanted to have a meeting with all the senior officers of the team. The meeting was on the verge of completion when Abhijeet got a call from his house telling that Tarika had gone into labour and had been taken to the hospital. Hearing that the entire CID team had reached the hospital and was now waiting for the first child in their family.

Suddenly they heard the cry of a baby. The door opened and they saw the doctor coming out. Abhijeet literally pounced on her.

"Doctor, Tarika kaisi hai? Thik hai na woh? Aur meri beti kaisi hai?"

"Boss, tumhe kaise pata ki beti hai? Beta bhi to ho sakta hai na?" Daya asked, surprised at his brother's confidence.

"Nahi sir, beti hi hai. Shayad aapke dost ne badi shiddat se ek beti maangi thi aur bhagwaan ne unki sun li," the doctor said, smiling at the duo.

Abhijeet gave a proud smile to Daya and rushed inside to see his wife and daughter. The CID team entered after him. Tarika was smiling weakly towards them and was simultaneously trying to pacify the beautiful little angel. Abhijeet softly took her from Tarika's hands and started rocking her gently while saying, "Kya hua meri angel ko? Angel to papa ki 'TOUGH WARRIOR' hai na? Nahi, nahi aise nhi rote."

The entire team was looking at that sweet relation with moist eyes. Soon the angel drifted slowly into deep sleep.

"Arre waah Abhi! Tumhari beti to tumhari god me ate hi chup ho gayi," whispered Daya.

Everyone stayed there for sometime and then left for work as they couldn't leave the bureau empty for long. Abhijeet stayed back. He was still holding his daughter in his arms.

"Arre Abhijeet, kab tak god me rakhoge apni beti ko? Sula do use cradle me," Tarika said.

Abhijeet nodded and went to put her in the cradle. But as soon as he tried to put her there, he noticed that she was tightly clutching his coat. He tried to remove it from her grip, but she squirmed and seemed to make a cry face in her sleep. So he left the attempt. Tarika laughed softly seeing this and said, "Waah! Lagta hai tumhari beti ke roop me meri sautan ne hi janam liya hai."

Abhijeet: "Tumhe meri beti se badi problem hai. Kuch mat kaho use. Ye to meri Gudiya hai. Apne Papa ki Tough Warrior. Jo badi hokar apne papa ka naam roshan karegi."

Tarika: "Badi hokar wo kya karegi wo baad me sochna, pehle uska naam to soch lo."

Abhijeet: "Maine soch liya hai. Pehle se hi."

Tarika: "Kya?"

Abhijeet: "TANISHKA ABHIJEET SRIVASTAVA"

Flashback ends.