At night, Anika was sitting in Pinky's room and was crying putting her head on Pinky's chest. Shivaay came to her room raging with anger. On seeing Anika, his anger reached its height. he said to Anika,"Aakhir problem kya hai tumhaari? kis baat ka badla le rahi ho tum meri Laali se? Aaj kitne pyar se tumhaare liye card banaakar aur rose lekar aayi thi aur tumne berehmo ki tarah uske muh par darwaaza bandh kar diya. Kya gunaah hai uska? Jabse tum is ghar mein shaadi karke aayi ho tabse kos hi rahi ho mujhe har baat ke liye, maine kabhi tumse kuch nehi kaha par aaj baat meri bachchi par aa gayi hai aur aaj main chup nehi rahunga." Pinky got up from her bed and said, "In sab ki vajah tu hai Shivaay. Tujhe kya lagta hai tune us raat jo kuch bhi Anika ke saath kiya tha, vo karke tune apni mardaangi dikhaayi thi? Nehi. Balki aisa karke tune ek aurat ki aatma ko hamesha ke liye chalni kar diya tha. Jeeteji maar diya tha tune usdin Anika ko. Usne tujhe shaadi se pehle hi bol diya tha na ke vo tujhse shaadi nehi karna chahti thi phir tune uske marzi ke khilaaf usse shaadi kyu ki?" Shivaay glared at Pinky and said,"Mom main apni biwi se baat kar raha hu aur please stay out of our personal life." He turned towards Anika and asked,"Main tumse kuch puch raha hu. Jawaab do mujhe?" Anika remained quiet and continuously shedded tears. Shivaay said,"Meri choti si bachchi mere paas aakar ro rahi thi aur boli mamma ne aisa kiya. Uski 4 saal ki zindagi mein, usne apni ma ko to dekha lekin ma ka pyar kya hota hai uska matlab bhi shaayad vo nehi jaanti. Roz vo tumhaari taraf ummeed bhari nigaho se dekhti hai ke aaj uski ma usey apne seene se lagaayegi par nehi har roz uski us ummeed ko toot kar main aasu bankar behte huye dekhta hu. Tum insaan hi nehi ho, ma hona to bohot dur ki baat hai. Tum patthar ho patthar." "Ha nehi hu!" Anika yelled out loosing her patience. She grabbed Shivaay's collar and said,"Main nehi hu insaan. Main ek laash hu laash jise insaan se laash tumne banaaya hai." She leaved his collar and said, "Mera bhi dil karta hai ke apni choti si, maasoom si bachchi ko apni goad mein bitha kar laad du, apne seene se laga kar rakkhu , apni saari mamta uspar vaar du, par nehi kar paati." She again yelled at Shivaay, "Nehi kar paati aur iski vajah bhi tum hi ho. Vo jab bhi mere paas aati hai to mujhe usme tumhaari surat nazar aati hai. Tab nafrat si ho jaati hai mujhe har cheez se." She dashed on the bed and continued, "4 saalo se Pichle 4 saalo se main ek raat chain se nehi so paayi. Pichle 4 saalo se us raat ne mera peecha nehi chora. Main aakhe bandh karti hu to vo khaufnaak manzar waapas mere aakho ke saamne aa jaata hai.Main har roz marne ki koshish karti hu par main to itni badnaseeb hu ke mar bhi nehi paati." Shivaay, with a repentful tone said, "Main jaanta hu Main jaanta hu ke maine jo gunaah kiya hai uski koi maafi nehi hai. Maine bhi aajtak chain ki ek saans tak nehi li hai. Mujhe nehi pata ke us raat mujhe kya ho gaya tha. Par ek aur sach bhi hai aur vo ye hai ke in 4 saalo mein ek pal ke liye bhi maine tumse pyar karna nehi chora. Main hamesha tumhise pyar karta tha, karta hu aur tumhise karta rahunga chahe tum mujhe kabhi apnaao ya na apnaao." Pinky said,"Kavya teri hi galtiyo ki sazaa bhugat rahi hai Shivaay." Listening to it, Shivaay grabbed Anika's arms and asked,"Main hu na tumhaara gunehgaar, to mujhe do na sazaa. Meri Laali ki isme kya galti hai? Usey apne pyar se kyu mehrum rakh rahi ho? Usne tumhaara kya bigaara?" Anika didn't reply. Pinky asked Shivaay to leave. Before leaving, Shivaay said,"Main manta hu ke Laali meri beti hai par saath mein vo tumhaari bhi to beti hai. 9 mahine apne kokh mein paal kar janam diya hai tumne usko. Tumhaara to mujhse bhi kahi zyaada khaas rishta hai uske saath aur sabse zyaada haq bhi. Tum kehti ho ke tumhe usme meri surat dikhti hai par kya uski aakho mein tumhe apni jhalak nehi dikhti?" Anika looked into his eyes. Shivaay then left from there.
Pinky put her hand on Anika's head and said, "Anika beta main tujhse kuch nehi kahungi par kya main tujhse kuch maang sakti hu?" Anika replied, "Kaisi baatein kar rahi ho ma aap? Ma kya beti se maangne se pehle puchti hai kya? Aap ma hai meri agar aaj main zinda hu to sirf aapke aur aapke pyar ke vajah se. Boliye na?" Pinky said,"Tu Kavya ko apna le beta." Anika gave a strange look to her. Pinky said,"Dekh tuney khud hi kaha hai ke tera dil karta hai Kavya ko pyar dene ka to tu pane dil ki baat maan kyu nehi leti? Shivaay ki sazaa Kavya ko mat de beta, vo to bekasur hai. Agar vo Shivaay ka ansh hai to nishaani teri bhi hai. Maine aajtak tujhe is baare mein kuch nehi kaha par aaj teri dil ki baat jaankar hi main tujhse ye baat keh rahi hu. Maan ja beta. Please." Anika,without replying just put her head on Pinky's shoulder.
Anika, for a long time thought and thought over Shivaay and Pinky's words. She was immersed deeply in her thoughts, when she heard some sounds outside in the hall. She came out and found Pinky and Kavya sitting on the dining table and Pinky was feeding her. She secretly hid behind the walls and kept watching them. Kavya said,"Daadi mera pet ekdam bhar gaya hai ekdam jagah hi nehi hai." Pinky said,"Ye last 3 nivaale bas." Kavya made a crying face and said,"Please daadi." Pinky took a spoonful of food and said,"Ye daadi ka. Isey khaale." She unwantedly ate. Pinky again took another spoonful of food and said,"Ye papa ka. Isey nehi khaayegi to papa bura maan jaayenge na." Kavya again made a face but ate it. She then pleaded,"Please daadi aur nehi mera pet phat jaayega." The way Kavya was talking was making Anika giggle. She was keenly watching her daughter's activities. It appeared to her as if a doll was talking. The motherhood which was buried deep inside had slowly started evolving out. Pinky took the last spoonful of food and asked,"Pata hai ye kiska hai?" Kavya asked,"Kiska?" Pinky said, "Ye Kavya ki mamma ka hai." Kavya's eyes widened and she said, "Mamma ka!! Do do jaldi do." Pinky asked,"Mamma ka naam lete hi kha liya?" Kavya replied,"Mamma ke liye main ek nehi 10 kha lungi." Anika had tears of happiness in her eyes.
When Pinky was patting Kavya to sleep, Kavya showed her doll to Pinky and said, "Dekho na daadi meri doll ka haath toot gaya." Pinky said, "Kal thik kar dungi beta. Abhi tum so jaao." Kavya agreed and she slept. It was almost midnight and everyone was sleeping when Anika silently opened Kavya's bedroom door. She entered inside and checked whether Kavya was sleeping or not. Anika looked around her room which she had never seen before. She touched her each and every belonging, her toys, her wardrobe, her clothes everything. She then walked towards Kavya's study table. She took up her drawing book. She opened it and found Kavya had drawn Anika's and her pictures with that two same figures in different postures. Anika understood the psychology of Kavya and how much she was deeply affected by her rude behavior. Tears fall down from her eyes on Kavya's drawing book. After closing it, she came and sat beside Kavya on her bed. She kept on staring at her and tried to trace out her appearance and her shadow on Kavya. That night, she felt like as if she was seeing another Anika in front of her. Anika again remembered Shivaay and Pinky's words. She wanted to put her hand on Kavya's head but she could not. She was about to get up when her eyes fall on Kavya's doll's broken hand. Anika picked up the doll and fixed its hand. She kissed the doll on its cheek and rubbed the cheek with Kavya's cheek. After that, she put the doll beside Kavya and left from there.
Next morning, Kavya woke up and found her doll's hand fixed. She gave a big smile and said, "Arey vaah daadi ne subhe subhe hi meri doll ka haath jod diya." She ran to Pinky's room and said,"Daadi aapne itni jaldi meri doll ka haath thik kaise kar diya?" Pinky was confused. She replied,"Maine?? Kab?? Maine kuch nehi kiya." Kavya was surprised. She asked,"Aapne meri doll ka haath thik nehi kiya?" Pinky nodded her head. Kavya made a thinking face and asked,"To phir kisne kiya daadi?" Pinky replied,"Lagta hai jab tu so rahi thi to kisi angel ne teri gudiya ka haath thik karke diya hoga." Kavya made wide eyes and asked,"Angel???" Pinky nodded her head. Kavya innocently believed her and immediately ran to Shivaay's room to give him the news. On reaching Shivaay's room, she climbed onto his stomach and called him,"Papa, papa jaldi utho, mujhe na aapko ek bohot bariwaali news sunaani hai." After pushing a lot, Shivaay opened his eyes and saw her. He then asked,"Kaunsi news?" Kavya replied,"Aapko pata hai meri doll ka haath toot gaya tha aur subhe uthkar dekha to vo apne aap hi thik ho gayi. Mujhe laga daadi ne kiya par maine jab unse jaakar pucha to unhone kaha ke unhone nehi kiya." Shivaay asked,"To kisne kiya?" She said,"Daadi ne kaha ke kisi angel ne kiya." Shivaay smiled and said,"Ha to daadi ne sach hi kaha na ke meri angel ka doll kisi angel ne thik kiya." Kavya with a big smile asked,"Sach mein papa main ek angel hu?" He kissed on her cheeks and said, "Ha sabse special aur sabse khubsurat angel." Kavya hugged Shivaay and Anika smiled from outside.
