Destined

Chapter 12

*There will be some Hindi lines in this text. And although I have given the english translations, please remember that Hindi is not my first or second language. So the translations may not be accurate, but they'll make the same sense*
______________________________

"Ok then. Let's start from the beginning. I'm Riya Mukherjee Singhania. Wife of late Mr.Abhimaan Singhania."

Riya started with the introduction as soon as everyone got into the car.

Aisha, Shree and Chotu were surprised. They had guessed something when Aditya called Riya 'bhabi' the other day but this definitely was something far from what they thought.

"Abhimaan Singhania? The ex CBI chief? The one who went missing?"

Aisha asked making Riya sigh before she nodded in response.

"But 'late'?"

"He didn't disappear. He was killed."

The three officers snapped their heads towards Riya at the information.

"We got married a few years back. Both of us were in CBI, he was the chief whereas I was the second in command. It was a year after our marriage when we got a case on drug dealing. There wasn't much information about the person or his deals, so we had to dig up things on our own. One night we were returning back from office when suddenly out of nowhere a car came and hit us so hard that our car rolled to the other side. Somehow we managed to get out of the car, but five men came out of that other car and injected something in our necks. It was like we had gone paralysed. We couldn't attack, defend or even move. While abhi was trying to reach out to me, one of the goons hit his head with a rod so hard that upper part of his skull came off. After that, i don't remember a thing. I woke up from coma a month later and got informed that he was no more. I was pregnant that time, and due to the drug that was injected, I lost my baby too."

Riya's voice cracked as she took a deep breath. The trio held their breaths as tears filled their eyes.

"I shifted to Mumbai and went undercover. I don't know if you know the name Adhya, but that's me."

"The one who arrested Iqbal?"

Shree said as he gaped at her making her nod as she softly smiled.

"Riya, if you don't mind me asking, that day the picture in your cabin, it was of Abhimaan sir and you then?"

Aisha asked making the mentioned girl turn her attention towards her as she nodded.

A look of sorry crossed the trios face when they remembered the way that picture broke. Now that they knew who Riya Mukherjee actually was and why there was nothing given about her anywhere, they couldn't help but feel guilty.

"Don't give me that look. I've told you guys before also, it wasn't your fault. But now, we should get into some family introduction."

"Abhiraj Singhania and Gayetri Singhania, dada sa and dadi sa, the head of the family.
Aarav Singhania and Surekha Singhania, papa and mumma. My parents-in-law... Eldest son and daughter-in-law of the family.
Advik Singhania and Sudarshini Singhania, chacha sa and chachi sa. Youngest son and daughter-in-law of the family.

[Dada sa, Dadi sa: grandpa, grandma
Chacha sa, chachi sa: uncle, aunt]

"Then, we have Abhimaan Singhania. My late husband and the eldest grandson of the family.
Aditya Singhania, my very own devar sa. The second grandson.
Abhir Singhania, my cousin-in-law. The third grandson of the family.
Abhira Singhania, also my cousin-in-law. The youngest and the only granddaughter."

[Devar sa: brother in law]

"That's all with the introduction I think. All of them are very friendly. Although adi sa can be a little conservative about family rituals at times... Chachi sa loves cooking as well as feeding people, so don't be surprised if she serves you all too much food."