AUTHOR POV
The goofy cute ball like shreyansh ran here and there in the haveli truly enjoying the spacious place for his play.
He reaches a room on the ground floor opening it slowly he saw a woman sitting in front of the mirror getting ready the woman looked too beautiful and eye catchy to his eyes.
He went inside the room and takes all her actions with his whole concentration, he goes near her and stands near her.
Unaware chandini looks in the mirror admiring her look and features, as she stood up she felt someone pulling her saree looking down she get scared looking at a unknowingly child.
"Aunty aunty aap bhot sundar ho lekin mummy se kam "
Said shreyansh, feeling angered by the unknown naughty child , chandini held shreyansh by his arms too tightly making him feel the pain.
She dragged the child out in angered voice she yelled the names of her personal maid
"chandrika maitri kaha marr gyi tum dono
Yeh kiska bach ghar mai ghus aaya janti nahi sarkaar ko bacho se nafrat hai
Tum log jyada hi sustane lagi ho tumhe aabhi sabak shikhate hai "
Feeling the pain in his arms, the little one had tears in his eyes looking at the known faces he wailed loudly, his voice echoing the whole haveli.
Tense savitri quickly ran out of her room, behind her aaditya too ran out of his room feeling the unbearable pain he felt by hearing the painful voice of his son.
Maji came out the kitchen looking at the grandson, the Apple of her eyes being treated like this she strode in anger towards chandini, who thought that looking at a child maji too felt angry on seeing a child.
She started to complain "dekhiya na maji kitni nakara ho gyi hai dono agar sarkaar ne iss bache ko "
Before she could speak a word her cheek felt a stinging pain, her face jerked to left, she kept a hand on her cheek not able to believe she was slapped by the old woman.
Maji took shreyansh her grand son in her arms kissing the red cheeks of her grandson she poured out her love and care, who cried more when got comforted.
Chandini slightly raise her jerked her head but her eyes popped out of looking at the woman , the true owner, the Takhurein even without makeup in a simple saree, savitri looked too beautiful and noble that she couldn't copy even with so much make-up and heavy saree and jewels.
She straighten herself and faces savitri who ignores her looking at her son she check his injury looking at the blue mark on his pale arms because of chandini tight hold her eyes darkens.
Savitri out of anger slaps chandini with all her force, looking at her with pure rage she shouted in anger
"Tumhari himaat itni bad gyi mamuli si kothe ki aurat hmare hi ghar reh kr hmare hi bache ko marti ho
Tumhe hum ghar mehmaan bna kr laye tum jok (leach) ki tarah yaha se chipak hi gayi"
Turning back she looks at aaditya pointing her finger at him
"Isko hmare nazro se durr kro abhi "
Shocked and traumatized chandni looks at hope to find the love in his eyes but to her dismay he gesture maitri to take her away from there eyes, maitri hold her by her arms in tight grip and drags her to her room opening the door of her room she pushes chandini inside of the room making her fall on her knees.
The family moves to the dining and have there breakfast, crying little one stubbornly sits in the lap of hos father disregarding his feeling, while his grandma makes him eat his favorite food.
Aaditya sat frozen in his place but the fear and panic inside him slowly goes away as he sees his son who he exact replica of him smiling and happy in his embrace, after so long he felt the warmth and love of his family which made his heart complete.
While chandini in her room throws away everything coming in her hand the love, the peace the happiness she felt in these four years slipping like sand from her hands.
After completing there breakfast maji took her grandson with him to her room to paly while sarkaar goes to his work with new and fresh enthusiasm not before getting a peck from his son on his cheeks and giving a peck on the forehead of his wife who glares at him making him chuckle.
Savitri with a smirk on her face moves to chandini's room, opening the door she meets the broken woman in a messy room, she goes to her and sits on the bed near the chandini who was sitting on floor near her legs.
Chandni looks ups at savitri who is sitting like a queen looking so elite and nobel, she wasn't able to look at herself who is so small and dirty in front of savitri.
Savitri looks down on chandini who had no hope in her eyes who felt so broken at looking at her home being destroyed, with a smiling gaze she keeps her hand on head patting the broken woman. She speaks softly
"Humme bas apne bete ki halat dekhi nahi gyi isliye hum gusse mai kuch bhi bol gye
Humme koi interest nahi hai sarkaar ke pass vapis aane mai
Aapne unhe char saal se sambhala hai hum apka hak nahi chinege
Hum aapko aditya ka pyaar dilayenge "
Savitri looked at the chandini who looks at her in surprise the hope that faded away coming back in her eyes, happy tears fell from her eyes , chandini touches Savitri's feet she bows down in her feet and break down.
Kneeling in front of savitri she takes her saree's pallu and spread it in front of savitri
"Hamari jholi mai unka pyaar de dejiye thakurien "
Savitri smiles and raise her up looking at her eyes she says
"Tum chinta mat kro, hum tumhe tumhari jagah dikhenge jald hi, tum bas hum pr visvash rakho "
Saying this savitri moves out of her room before ordering chandrika to feed her food.
