A/n: Heya Guys…..I'm here with the new chapter. Hope you'll like it.

Daya went out when he heard Abhijeet's voice. They moved to Tarika's room. Abhijeet gave the little baby girl in his hands. Daya holds the little girl delicately. He was happy for his brother but was sad for Shreya. He put a fake smile on his face and gently kissed on the baby's forehead. He looked at abhijeet….

Daya- Lo aa gayi tumhari princess. Ab toh khush ho na tum ?

Abhijeet- Sirf meri nahi…."Hamari Princess". Tumne kaha tha na ki tum dono ko ek jaisa rakhoge. Toh ab puri karo apni baat.

Daya(slightly smiled)- Haan….wahi karna hoga ab.

Abhijeet- Kuch kaha tumne daya…?

Daya- Arey nahi…wo bas aise hi.

Tarika(looked at him)- Daya….sab thik ho jayega.

He smiled and delicately handed the baby girl to her mother.

Abhijeet- Daya….maine doctor se baat kar li hai. Kal shreya aur tarika ko discharge mil jayega.

Daya- Theek hai ….Main shreya se milkar aata hu.

Abhijeet squeezed his shoulder at which daya assures him with his eyes and leaves.

Daya enters Shreya's ward and saw her touching her belly silently and was crying. He sits beside her and wrapped his arms around her.

"Shreya !"

Shreya immediately hugs him tight and starts crying.

Shreya- I'm sorry Daya…...mein aapko khushi nahi de payi…..aapne kitne arman sajaye the…..main un armaanon ko bhi pura nahi kar saki. Aapki khushi aapke khush hone se pehle hi cheen li. I'm sorry Daya !

Daya feels a whip bitting him. Tears rolled down his eyes.

Daya- Accident to mere wajah se hua na…(but shreya cut him)

Shreya- Nahi Daya…..zindagi mein kab kya hoga ye hume thodi pata hota hai. Aur jo hua wo hona likha tha….aap apne aapko dosh mat dijiye.

Daya(self thinking)- Tumhari khushiyan toh maine cheen li hai shreya…ho sake toh maaf kr dena.

Shreya(looked at him)- Daya….. Abhijeet bhaiya aur tarika ke paas toh unki beti hai….hum….hum kya karenge Daya ?

Daya didn't say anything but just hugged her even more tighter and allowed her to cry out all her pain. She separated after a while…..and looked at him.

Shreya- Nahi Daya….hum aise haar nahi sakte. Hum dobara bhi toh…..hai na Daya ? (She looked at him hopefully)

Daya stood up with a jerk…..

Shreya- Arey Daya….kya hua aapko?

Daya didn't replied and absentmindedly moved out of the room leaving confused Shreya.

Shreya's POV- Ye Daya ko kya ho gaya achanak? Wo theek toh hai na?

She notices tarika coming in.

Shreya- Arey Tarika…tum kyun aayi yahan? Aaram karna chahiye tumhe.

Tarika(smiled)- Mujhe pata hai kahan meri zarurat hai.

Listening to this , Shreya just hugged her. She caressed her hair and back.

Tarika- Bas Shreya…..main samajh sakti hu par honi ko kaun taal sakta hai. Aur phir hume khushi bhi toh mili hai na.

Shreya(looked at her)- Par tarika…..anjaane mein hi sahi….Daya ko bohot dard hua hai…..sirf wo hi kyun sabko. Khushi aur gham dono ek saath…hamare saath hi aisa kyun hota hai.

Tarika(sat on her bed)- Shreya….relax! Main jaanti hu sab khush the…..specially Daya. Par hum kuch nahi kar sake. Aur phir ek nanhi si gudiya toh hai na hamare ghar mein.

Shreya- Haan !

Tarika(rubbed off her tears)- Bas ab rona band karo. Bhagwan ne chaha toh hume phir se ye khushi milegi.

Shreya managed to smile. Meanwhile, Daya who ws standing and listening to them closed his eyes…..

Daya's POV- Kaise bataun main tumhe ki ab ye khushi hume kabhi nahi milegi. Main kabhi Shreya ko ye khushi nahi de paunga. Pata nahi bhagwan hume khush kyun nahi dekh sakta.

Suddenly, he felt a touch on his shoulder. It was ACP. He immediately removed his tears….

Daya- Arey Sir aap ?

ACP – Ye main kya dekh raha hu mera bahadur sipahi ro raha hai ?

Daya(managed to smile)- Nahi Sir ….main …..main thik hu.

ACP- Daya ….main jaanta hu tum par kya beet rahi hai….par tumhe strong rehna hoga…..shreya ki khatir. Usey sambhalna hoga Daya.

Daya- Sir….main puri koshish karunga. Shreya ki chinta mat kijiye.

Acp(Smiled)- Thik hai….ab chlne ki taiyari karo. Hum kal subah niklenge.

Daya- Okay Sir ! Main shreya ko dekhta hu.

Saying this , he wwent away to meet the doctor and ask about shreya.

Next Morning …..

They all were set to go back to Mumbai….their home. Tarika was carrying the little baby girl in her hands and Shreya just looked at her. Something pinched in her heart as she had lost the most important and valueable thing of her life…..the symbol of their love. Daya saw her like that and he put his arm around her assuring her that all will be well.

Daya- Shreya…..Apne aap ko sambhalo. Shayad abhi ye khushi hamare naseeb mein nahi thi isliye bhagwan ne usey hum se cheen liya. Par ye zindagi ka ant toh nahi hai na…..Main jaanta hu ye bahut mushkil hai par hume khud ko sambhalna hi hoga…..sabke liye. Sab hume khush dekhna chahte hain.

Shreya- Main koshish karungi Daya.

Daya(smiled a little)- Okay…chalo ab.

He hold her hand and they got inside the car. Tarika gave the little girl to Shreya. Soon, they reached Mumbai.

Duo Home….

Shreya- Tarika tum andar jao. Main sabke liye coffee banati hu.

Tarika- Nahi shreya….tumhe aaram karna chahiye. Main dekh lungi.

Shreya(smiled slightly)- Arey Nahi Tarika…tum hamari gudiya ko sambhalo …baaki sab main dekh lungi.

Tarika- Theek hai. Tum dekho par zyada stress mat lena. Aur abhi aaram karo.

Shreya- Okay! Tum jao andar.

AbhiRika went into their room while DaReya also went into their room.

DaReya Room….

Daya entered the room and sat on the bed. He thought the events of past two days. He remembered how happy they were. Shreya went to change. She came out from hthe washroom and saw him sitting on the bed. She moved to him and sat beside him.

Shreya- I am sorry Daya. Agar wo accident nahi hua hota toh hamare haathon mein bhi ek nanhi si pari ya rajkumar hota.

Daya(looked at her)- Shreya…..isme tumhari koi galti nahi hai. Shayad hamari kismet mein aisa hi kuch likha tha…..yahi kaha tha na tumne.

Shreya(nodded as yes)- Par aap dukhi hai na…..infact sab udaas hai.

Daya(cupped her face)- Shreya….zindagi har baar hamare hisab se nahi chalti. Kabhi khushi toh kabhi gham….aise hi toh zindagi chalti hai.

Shreya- Par hamare saath aisa kyun hota hai…..jab hum khush hote hai tab hi kuch na kuch bura ho jaata hai. (Tears rolled down her eyes.)

Daya(rubbed off her tears)- Shreya…..jo hona tha wo toh ho gaya ab zyada mat socho plz. Chalo so jao. Aur pehle ye dawai lo.

He gave her the medicines and made her lie down. Then he went to change and came out to find that Shreya was asleep. He looked at her and a tear escaped his eyes. Doctor's words echoed in his ears…..

"Mr Daya….aap kabhi pita nahi ban payenge. Bachchon ka kya hai ….aap bachche adopt bhi kar sakte hain."

He then remembered Shreya's words.

"Daya….ek aurat maa banker hi sampurn hoti hai….aapne mujhe pura kiya. Thank you Daya. "

" Dekhiye Daya….mujhe toh beti chahiye. "

"Daya…mujhe jaldi bachche chahiye ….late nahi karna mujhe"

"Daya…main chahti hu ki hamare bachche bilkul aapki tarah ho….sabki madad karne wale aur sabse pyaar karne wale. "

"Hum aise himmat nahi haar sakte Daya…..hum dobara bhi toh parents ….."

Daya got up with a jerk…..

" Nahi Shreya….hum dobara…..hum dobara parents nahi ban sakte. Main tumhe kabhi maa banne ki khushi nahi de sakta. Tumne nahi…..main tumse tumhari sampurnta cheen li hai. Ek aurat zindagi bhar kisi cheez ka garv kare na kare….Ek maa banne ka garv usey zarur hota maaf kar dena Shreya…..main wo daya nahi raha. "

Tears rolled down his eyes. He moved closer to Shreya and looked at her face. A face which always had a smile was now covered with sadness. He could see moist skin near her eyes. He kissed on her forehead and whispers…..

"I'm Sorry Shreya… Kaash hum in chuttiyon pe hi na jaate toh ye sab kuch hota hi nahi. I'm really sorry."

He was upset so he moved out of the room and went outside. He sat on the sofa and was thinking about their happy moments. He was very much upset.

"Hey bhagwan…tumne mujhe kis duvidha mein laake khada kar diya hai…..Kya karu main ab? Shreya ko kaise bataun ki ab main uske layak nahi raha. Main shreya ka dukh bhi kam nahi kar sakta. Hum bachche adopt bhi kar lenge toh bhi shreya ko ye dukh hamesha rahega ki wo maa nahi ban paayi. Kya karu? Isse toh acha ye hota ki maut hi aa jaati mujhe. Kam se kam shreya ko ye dukh na sehna padta"

He was lost in his thinking when he fel t a touch on his shoulder. He turned back to find Shreya.

Shreya- Daya….aap thik toh hai na ?

Daya(rubbed off his tears)- Haan main …main thik hu Shreya.

Shreya – toh chaliye …..aapko aaram karna chahiye.

Daya- Tum chalo …..main aata hu.

She nodded and moved into their room. Daya composed himself and thought….

"Main kal shreya ko uski mom ke paas chhod dunga. Yahan se door rahegi toh thik rahega uske liye bhi. Haan …yahi sahi hai"

He moved to his room and talks to Shreya and she agrees to go her mother as she needed someone with her.

A/n: So…what's gonna happen next?

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