Seven Colors of Our Love

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"No Afsa, you are mixing it beta", Manisha pouted.

"I'm your Mumma", she pointed towards herself.

"That's your mummy and daddy", she kept her fingers on the picture frame of Abhishek and Sara's picture which is usually placed on Abhishek's nightstand.

"Come on, it's your turn Afsa. Where is your mummy?", Manisha asked again. Afsa looked at her and then hesitantly placed her finger on Sara's picture.

"Good", Manisha squealed and clapped for her.

"And where is your daddy?",

Afsa placed her finger on Abhishek's picture this time.

"Bravo!! my baby is very smart. Afsa last question, where is your Mumma?", Manisha asked, she was hopefully looking at Afsa. Afsa smiled and placed her head on Manisha's lap, giving her answer through her actions.

"Mera baccha, Mumma ki jan", Manisha couldn't hold her emotions. Her heart swelled with love seeing her daughter like that. Meher was silently looking at them.

"Why?", Meher finally said, furrowing her eyebrows in dismay.

Manisha placed Afsa on her lap and asked "What, why?"

"You are introducing Sara to her, as her mother? Are you insane or what. What about yourself if she does not accept you in the future", Meher stated. Manisha was shocked at Meher's reaction.

"If telling a child about her mother is insane, then I'm happy to be insane", Manisha replied and took a deep breath.

"Don't you think she is too young for all this?", Meher questioned.

"If you want me to vanish Sara's existence from Abhishek's and Afsa's life to be accepted by them then I'll prefer to be rejected by them. Death is an eternal reality if I die does it mean Afsa will have to forget me as well. I didn't expect such a thing from you Meher. ", She added sadly.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. I know my choice of words was wrong. I just got worried about you. If Afsa's mind couldn't take it then what will happen. I just want to see you happy", Meher justified guiltily.

"She will understand. No matter what happens I have understood Sara will be forever one of us", Manisha said and kissed Afsa's head.

"I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you." Meher hugged Manisha

"It's okay.....Bye", Manisha smiled and looked at the Meher's retrieving figure.

Manisha moved her eyes towards Afsa and lovingly said, "Afsa, let's practice again".

.....

Manisha walked back into the room with Afsa in her hands after spending some time with dada ji and dadi. She placed Afsa on the bed, switched on the tv, and played Afsa's rhymes. Manisha sang along the rhymes while Afsa's eyes were fixed on the screen, her back pressed to the pillow and legs spread in front of her.

Both of them were engrossed with each other when she heard a click at the knob and the sound of the bathroom door opening. She moved her head and saw Abhishek coming towards the bed.

A smile appeared on her face and she asked, "When did you come home?".

"A few minutes ago", He replied and laid on the bed with his head in Afsa's lap. Afsa's eyes lit up after seeing her daddy, her favorite rhymes long forgotten.

"You came early", She said looking at the wall clock.

"Hmm",

"Oh we both were in Dada ji's room", She said.