CHAPTER 16

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Naira ma was silent during their breakfast.

 As soon as the girls reached home from airport, they noticed that she was so unusually silent. Aaru and Akshu looked at each other and wondered who should speak first.

"Ma?"

"Hmm?" she came back from her deep thoughts.

"Anything serious?"

"Yes there is. But give me time till tonight." Saying this she got up from her seat and went to her office room.

"Akshu, I think something is bothering aunty!"

"Even I feel the same Aaru."

Aaru noticed that Akshu was getting restless. So she tried to change the topic for the time being!

"Akshu, eat fast. Remember? You had promised me to show your childhood photos and all?"

"Yaa. Sure. I will show you my family albums." Akshu said with a warm smile and Aaru just wished that her smile must stay like this forever.

* * * *

"And this are the photos taken during my naamkaran ceremony."

Aaru was  excited to see Akshu's childhood photos. As soon as they reached Delhi, they had decided to stay in one room and to share Akshu's memories associated with her family.

"This is me and Akshay. That was my first school day!"

From all those photos, Aaru could see how happy Akshu was with her father Karthik and maa Naira. They were one happy family indeed.

But when Akshu turned the page, she saw a young Naira aunty with a man and both of them were seen so happy in that pic. As soon as Aaru saw that pic, her expression changed.

"This . . .this is Naksh Singhania." Aaru asked with a horror on her face.

"You know him?"

"Yes but how is he related to Naira aunty?"

"They are siblings. Maa had told me that she was very fond of her brother who was truly protective of his younger sister! But when he fell in love with an orphan girl, nanu went against their affair. So he left home and broke all contacts with them; the last thing ma know about him was that he married that girl and they moved out of Delhi. We still don't know where they are!

When Nanu died she tried to reach him but nobody knows where they went. But Aaru how do you know him?"

Akshu asked Aaru curiously who now lost her excitement and became mute. She took a deep breath and said.

"He is Naksh Singhania and I am Arohi Naksh Singhania" . Thus giving a total shock for Akshara.

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It was already night and all their servants had already left for their home early as per Naira's instruction. 

It took a while for Naira to register what Akshu just informed her.  But as soon as Naira got to know the truth about Arohi she rushed to the girl's room to meet her.

Aaru was sobbing after getting to know that Naira aunty is her father's only sister. He had never said anything about his family because things were so complicated that she was too young to understand it.

 He had never said anything about his family because things were so complicated that she was too young to understand it

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