WAVES OF LOVE

8.THE AFTERMATH-Neil's Adoption Track[3.4]

On the other hand Neil , completely unaware about the disaster that had hit Birla mansion and  blunder that his bhai and mother had committed sat on a bench crying, reading out the letter   written by his birth mother.His..his mother had an affair with Harshvardhan Birla only for fame and position.She didn't love Harshvardhan.She gave him birth for her own selfish motive;she just wanted to acquire power and position from Harshvardhan by using Neil;his illegitimate child as a weapon to blackmail him.But her fate had other plans.Neil was born premature in the 7th month of her pregnancy and she had too many complications.Her body was very weak and she was completely bed ridden.Having no one to take care of her in Udaipur she was sent to her home town in Dehradun to her maternal family while the newborn was dropped to orphanage.As time passed she almost recovered from her frailing health life when threw another bomb on her as she was diagnosed with cancer that too last stage.She being a doctor herself knew that her survival was difficult but still she tried...she visited many hospitals,consulted many doctors but all had the same reply that she just had few months.That's when she realised that god was punishing her for her sins ,the injustice that she had done to her newborn.Even after knowing that her baby was premature and weak she left him to die in the orphanage.She still wasn't in a condition to travel so she couldn't fly back to Udaipur nor could she tell anyone about her baby.She at first thought to inform Harsh but didn't as she knew that Harsh was a selfish man who didn't see anything beyond his name and respect and that he would never accept her baby.So she wrote a letter to Manjiri revealing everything about her secret affair,her pregnancy and its complications.She had met Manjiri a few times and knew that she was a pure soul.She requested Manjiri to visit the orphanage and check upon the child who by now would be 4 years old.As Manjiri met the child she grew fond of him and started visiting him regularly sometimes with Abhimanyu tagging along with her. Avni who just had a few days left flew to Udaipur and visited the orphanage to see her child for the last time only to get shocked by knowing that he has been adopted by the Birlas. She secretly visited the Birla mansion and saw a sight which made her feel content and guilty at the same time.She saw Manjiri sitting on a swing feeding a probably 4 and a 6 year old boy who were lying on her lap on either sides.The 6 yr old would be Abhimanyu and 4 yr old would be her...her son,her own flesh and blood.She looked at the small boy to her hearts content while he laughed at something.Same eyes,same smile just like hers.Just then she heard Manjiri calling him Neil..so her son's name was Neil.She heard both the boys calling Manjiri MAA. How much she wished to listen that word from her son's mouth for her.But she knew she didn't deserve it..hell she didn't even deserve to live that's why she was dying in a few days.But now she could die peacefully as she knew her child was in safe hands.Until her child's mother Manjiri was with him he would always be happy and protected.Yes she had accepted that Manjiri was Neil's real mother....Taking in a last glimpse of a laughing and playing Neil and capturing it in her heart forever she immediately ran from there before anyone could catch her...

As he read the last words of his mother he broke down....His mother had hoped that he should never come to know the truth about his real mother...as he would probably hate her after knowing her truth.. And had asked for an apology from both him and Manjiri and requested him not to hate her...and remember that she loved him.....

No no he could never hate her...he knew she was wrong but hate was a big word..he was upset very upset and sad but more than that he felt guilty...how could he do this to  Manjiri..His mother who accepted him without any conditions and reasons and loved him like her own...He hasn't spoken to her since the past 5 days despite knowing that she was unwell. As he sat their in the park of Sunshine Orphanage from where he had been adopted he got flashes of his childhood;he lying on Manjiri's lap,Manjiri feeding him home cooked food,he walking along with Abhimanyu holding onto his hands,Abhimanyu sharing his toys with him both playing together and then finally both Abhimanyu and Manjiri taking him to their home.He saw the kids of orphanage playing in the garden,he could see himself in them.His mother had already given up on him while his father didn't even know about his existence.Had it been not for Manjiri and Abhi he would have met with the similar fate but rather he got a loving mother,a protective brother and a beautiful family which now included his best friend cum bhabhi. He remembered his bhabhi's final words which she had spoken while giving him the letter' Iss letter ko padhne ke baad tum jo bhi decide kroge voh bohot soch samajhkar krna'....He quickly wiped his tears made a final decision, stood up firmly and rushed out of the orphanage.