Based on Doree 2, with Natasha and Dhawal as the main characters. I haven't seen Doree or Doree 2 yet. Just the promos for Doree 2. Not sure if leave this as one-shot or turn it into a short story.
Protecting Natasha
Natasha has been struggling for the last six months. Her Baba, her universe, has been in a coma for the last six months. The only good thing in her life has been Surbhi. It had been six months since Surbhi had come into her life like a beacon of light, where she had been surrounded by darkness.
She was lucky that her friend, Maan Thakur, had been a godsend. She had met him right after her father had been hospitalised. He has been helping her with her father's fees at the hospital. He's been pretending to be Surbhi's father and hiding her away from the goons that were after her.
Maan had figured out that if Natasha was married in real, that she would be protected more securely.
"Natasha, you need to be married. Otherwise, Surbhi may be taken away from you if the police get involved. I can't put it past Rajnandini blaming you for kidnapping." stated Maan
"Are you crazy? I am not marrying you!" yelled Natasha
"Actually, not me," stated Maan
"Then who?" asked Natasha, confused now as she couldn't figure out what he was planning.
"Do you have someone who would marry you and take Surbhi on as his daughter?" asked Maan
"I thought you accepted Surbhi as your daughter," said Natasha
"I will explain later, but let's figure this out now. Now my cousin, Dhawal, will be here in ten minutes, and I don't want to explain everything twice. So just be patient. And think calmly. Anger is going to cloud your judgment."
Natasha stayed quiet, trying to calm down as she knew Maan was up to no good.
Approximately ten minutes later, a young man had come into their sanctuary.
"Natasha, this is my cousin, Dhawal Makwana. He will be your savior. He's going to marry you." said Maan
"What the hell, Maan? We are not toys!" yelled Natasha
"Natasha, let me explain, please. I want you to think about everything with a calm head, please." asked Maan
"Bhai?" asked Dhawal as he recognised Natasha from his college days.
"Let me start from the start. I am actually your distant cousin Natasha. After your grandmother went to jail, your uncles left the country, and the property was sold to my family. Rajnandini is our sister in law. She is married to my older brother, and she is also my wife's older sister. Rajnandini and my wife, Parvati, became pregnant at the same time. Rajnandini gave birth to a boy, while my wife gave birth to a girl. Surbhi." said Maan, shocking Doree.
"Our mother also only cared for her grandson, and not my daughter Surbhi, because she was a girl. But our father was happy and decided that both children would get equal shares of the property along with any other children that were born. Rajnandini wasn't happy to hear that. She took our daughter and left her to die. But my daughter was lucky that she was found by you." said Maan.
Natasha looked shell shocked at the Maan's confession. She looked at Dhawal and saw that he had a serious look on his face. "Actually, I'm not. I'm Baba's adoptive daughter. Baba and Papa were friends. And when he died, I came to live with Baba. Baba's mother hated the fact that I was a girl that Baba was claiming as his daughter. She didn't know the truth. So the truth is that we are cousins through adoption."
