Embracing The Unplanned

62.An Unknown lady

It's been 3 days since Iti has joined her new school and yet she hasn't settled well in it,she still cried every single morning and even after coming back from school.

Aayat and Hriday both have been worried for her now,she has been staying quiet and just stays with the two of them she doesn't even talk to anybody in the Sehgal house.

Either she stays with both of them or anyone of them.Till Hriday doesn't arrive home she clings to Aayat the whole time and once he is back she stays with them.

Today Aayat decided to let her sleep in her own room which was just beside theirs.That room was quite beautifully decorated for a 4 year old and it was a princess themed room with a princess bed.

Aayat thought that would excite her but Iti fell asleep while they all were sitting downstairs in the living room itself.

She fell asleep on Hriday's lap and so Aayat decided it was for the best that she makes her sleep in her room as she would be more comfortable there and waking up in that new room might excite her as well.

She lifted Iti in her arms even though Hriday said he would carry her,but she asked him not to and instead asked him to sit with the family,he needed to spend time with them after all.

Not even 5 mins had passed since she left with Iti and Hriday could hear her scream his name in a scared and loud voice.

She shouted so loudly it reached downstairs.

Hriday got up at once,so did the rest of the family members,before he could run upstairs Carrie came downstairs running and even Aayat ran downstairs holding Iti in her arms.

Hriday was quick to be by her side and she immediately hugged him tight still holding Iti in her arms.

Carrie on the other hand continuously barked as he stared upstairs and Aashi tried to hold him but he was ready to attack her and barked at her too so she stepped back.

It was all chaos because even Iti had woken up with all these things and was crying as she didn't know what was happening and she saw Aayat crying and Carrie barking loudly.

Hriday didn't know whom to calm down for now.

Aayat clunged to him,he took Iti from her because she wasn't in a state to hold her.Iti cried on his shoulder hugging him while he wrapped his other arm around Aayat.

"Aayat,hua kya h??aap ro kyu rahi h??aur aap chillai kyu itni zorr se??"Hriday asked as didn't know what had happened in a span of few mins that she came downstairs running and screaming and now was crying so badly.

The Sehgal's themselves were very surprised at this.

She had just left a min ago and now was crying and that too so badly.

She was literally shivering as she clutched her husband's shirt in her fist and Hriday was getting worried now.

What scared her so much?

Why was she shivering??

The Sehgal's too kept asking her but Aayat wasn't in a state to say anything,her hands shivered as sobs escaped her mouth and she clung more to her husband who was trying to pacify her and Iti both at the same time.

Carrie too kept barking as he stared upstairs and Bela then finally managed to hold him in her arms and she could feel how worked up the dog was,his heartbeats were fast and he was still barking.

"Paani lekr aao Aayat ke liye"Bela said and Aashi nodded and went to get water for her bhabhi.

Hriday then gently led Aayat towards the sofa and made her sit on it as he sat beside her making Iti sit on his lap.