CHAPTER 40
Kalpana held her child in her arms.........tears flowing..........time to make up for all the lost years.........Sanjana was overly excited .....her mummy was showering her with so much love....and she loved this complete attention ...Raghav stood by the bed and touched Kalpana.s head....and he stroked her cheek..........the lump in his throat began to ebb......Kalpana was back where she belonged....in his arms......... mother and daughter were still hugging each other.......kalpana refused to let go of her child..........and the tears flowed.....Raghav hugged her and little Sanjana............there were no words but only emotions...........for a long time...the little family remained close to each other........''Raghav sir.....'' a gentle voice said''...kalpana looked up and recognised Krish ......the familiy chauffer..she smiled through her tears........Krish held his bandaged head and walked slowly to his madam,,,,and with Raghav's consent hugged Kalpana.....'Glad to have you back madam...........Krish said and brushed his tears........so much had happened ,,so much sorrow and pain and heartache........destiny had brought his master and his wife and chlid together........Thank kali ma.......krish thought in his heart.............The doctor arrived shortly and discharged kalpana ......but advised her to rest well.and not to worry about anything,,,,,,,,Sanjana was dancing for joy,.......'mummy is going home.; ...yey......' mummy is going home........she was so happy then she stopped and ran to Raghav and hid behind him..........Raghav followed her aggitated look and saw Sunil....standing at the door,.........
he walked up to Kalpana .....and held her hands ..."' please forgive me bhabi........i have behaved very badly towards..you and sanju,,,,, Sunil suddenly dropped on his knees ,,
Kalpana .......shook her head.....''i forgive you sunil........'' i did not who i was until ..three days ago........when i saw my own potrait in Raghav's room........evertyhing came rushing forth,and you just dragged me away before i could explain to you......still.......you came to know the truth about me.............everyone makes mistakes...........you will find the love of your life soon............i forgive you with all my heart,,Sunil.......
Sunil walked to Raghav and hugged...him and knelt beside him and looked at Sanjana...'''Forgive me sweetie......i know i was bad .but i promise i will be the best uncle in the world ..........Sanjana who was clinging to her daddy.....slowly....peeped and gave her small hands to Sunil..who kissed it.....and gently wiped her tears...
Sunil turned to Krish......and wih deep remorse.....hugged him......"'...i was a monster.........can you forgive me.....'Sunil begged ......Krish touched Sunil's shoulder lightly.....''Just forget all that has happened................
an hour later ..Ragahv left the hospital with kalpana and sanjana....while krish and Sunil was not allowed to go home yet
back home..kalpana touched all the things she had so loved....the house remained the same ,,as it had been eight years ago..........kalpna stopped suddenly at the huge life size potrait of Rubina.........'''how could a mother be so evil......,,shuddered Kalpana.......Raghva sensed her apprehension and got a male servant to remove his mother's potrait...............the soft eyes had camouflaged evil......
Kalpana fingered the glass figurines.......while sanjana was running wild ..........trying to tell and show her mummy everything in one go
Listen pumpkin...;;let mummy rest and you need to sleep...too....................Raghav led kalpana and sanjana to his room.........
kalpana showered and don clean clothes.............and sat on the bed........Raghav sat beside her and cleaned the bruises .on Kalpana's arm.caused by sunil...........his gentle touch ingited kalpana's senses..she began to relax in the warmth..........their eyes met .........raghav leaned forward and kissed kalpana's cheek........and pushed her back on the soft fluffy pillows and pulled the fleece blanket over her....
" sleep .....kalpana Depti Tejwani Gupta.........'''you need complete rest....'' kalpana smilled...and minutes later..Sanjana joined her mummy under the blanket................mother and daughter..slept..while Raghav sat by the bed and watched over them...............he needed to talk to the officer who had arrested Rubina......but it had to wait.......kalpana , sanjana ..and sunil was his main concern..........legals matters needed his immediate attention......kalpana was alive.........Raghav had decided not to press charges on kalpana's guardian who had taken care of kalpana with their own demised dauhter;'.s name........Reshma...............Raghav sat watching Kalpana and sanjana sleeping.......sanjana looked so much like her mother..........
back in the hosptal.......the police took another statement from Krish who refused to point his finger on Sunil........krish just wanted to give a chance to Sunil to change his bad ways and be a new person..............krish informed his brother to send sanjana's dog chester back to the house........
while back in the prison cell........the lady constables.......had a tough time trying to get the female prisoner to eat.........I am Rubina Gupta.....''the prisoner shouted and hurled the plate of food to the wall......her eyes wild with anger.........then in a second her face changed as she started laughing ...then she began to whimper.....then talked loudly..........
''we need to inform Raghav Gupta about his mother............the inspector recorded down everything the doctor had informed.....Rubina was not in her sound, mind..............she needed immediate medcal attention........
Raghav spoke to the inspector and informed that he will be present at the police...station to determine the kind of medication Rubina needed.................
Raghav ordered hot soup for kalpana and sanjana.....after they both woke up feeling refreshed.. energized....and hungry......
Raghav could not take his eyes off kalpana as she came downstairs,,,,,,wearing a red suit.......hair let loose over her shouldres...her right hand entwined with her little girl's hand......sanjana was glowing in her mother's profound love......Raghav felt showered with ultimate blessing from godess kali ma...........he reached for kalpana' s hand as she reachd the dining table...''come kalpana'' i have something for you..
kalpana smiled.....her love for Raghav over flowing..............Raghav gently pushed her hair aside and put on a chain.....around her neck......kalpana cried ,,it was the same gold chain with the swan pendant which had belonged to Raghv's grandmother........the simple chain and pendant was Kalpana.s choice on her engagement years ago...............seeing her tears...Raghav lifted kalpana's head and kissed her.....'''Sanjana cleared her throat..'' save some kissess for me daddy......''......then sanjana Ran up to her mummy and daddy and hugged them both..........My sincere apologies for a late update..........please do continue reading......and leave your precious votes and comments......thank you...
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