The morning was a sombre affair in the Verma Household.Janani had forced the brothers to the breakfast table. They were simply picking at the food without eating anything. Their eyes were swollen, with dark circles around them indicating a sleepless night.Aaradhya walked down the stairs with her luggage in hand. Armaan and Aadesh frowned upon seeing her all set to leave."Where are you going?" Aadesh asked, his face showing confusion."My goal is achieved. I came here to prove my momma's innocence. Now that my job is done, I am going back home," Aaru said with an attitude as she placed her luggage near the door.Armaan and Aadesh froze."You can't go," Armaan said harshly, and Aaru frowned."Excuse me, that's my decision to make, Mr. Armaan Verma," Aaru said, and Armaan closed his eyes in disbelief. The little twitch was taking revenge for the way he had talked to her yesterday."You have college, Aaru. You can't miss classes," Armaan said hopefully."I opted for a college here only
“Surprise!!” Aaru said and pointed at the two tall well built men walking towards them.Durga froze as she took in the picture in front of her.“Armaan, Aadesh..” She mumbled softly, as she stared at them in disbelief and shock.Armaan and Aadesh couldn’t take their eyes off their mother. The mother they both had secretly yearned for all those years, but could never voice it out.“Maa..” Armaan called out softly and that voice was an undoing for Durga.She stumbled at the impact of hearing her son’s voice after twenty five long years. Gagan held her, but she was unable to bear it all. The shock was too much and Durga felt everything around her going dark.She went limp in Gagan’s arms. Armaan and Aadesh panicked and hurried towards their mother.In a swift move, Armaan picked up his mother in his arms and carried her inside.“Aaru, where’s the bedroom?” Armaan asked worriedly and an equally worried Aaru guided Armaan towards the master bedroom.Armaan gently laid his mother on the bed
TEN YEARS LATER Life became simply more colourful after the emotional reunion ten years ago. For Durga’s happiness, Gagan Ahuja disposed of all his savings from their hometown and moved to Mumbai, so that Durga can be near her sons always. He bought a single storeyed beautiful house a block away from the Verma Mansion. Armaan and Aadesh wanted them to stay at their home, but Gagan refused with love. ‘Only now we have gotten rid of this kabab mein haddi. Now it’s time for our second honeymoon,’ Gagan had said jokingly, pointing at Aaru. Though they were reluctant at first, they agreed on the condition that Gagan would always drop Durga at the Verma Mansion when he leaves for work. And the brothers started working from home more often. Aadesh and Shreya got married within a month after the reunion with their mother and it was the happiest event of their life. Everything went well. Shreya gave birth to a little boy after two years of her marriage and they named her Ishitha, in me
Armaan Verma stared at his legal adviser lethally. The man hasn't yet found the information he needed even after ten months. He could already see beads of perspiration forming on the older man's brows and upper lip.Any fool could see that the man is terrified. He ought to be,Armaan thought,after the emotional turmoil Armaan is going through for past 10 months. "There is no reports of her being spotted anywhere in the last two months. The last she attended, in the report, is a party held at Delhi" Kamal Mishra a fifty year old man who has been working for the Verma Industries for the past 10 years looked at his employer cautiously "How difficult is it to find a woman.That too one as promiscuous as Janani Trivedi could be" Armaan thundered at the older man.The name brought an acidic taste in his mouth. "We are onto her, Mr Verma. I am sure by the evening the private investigators would defenitely come up with information on the woma" Kamal Mishra informed with a conviction whic
Armaan stared at the picturesque setting of the little cottage in something akin to bemusement. A white picket fence around the cottage yard which displays a very beautiful and small garden. He could see a pigeon pecking through the ground with no fear of anyone capturing it. He felt as if he has stepped into a fairy tale for the setting resembles one he found in one of the story books he bought for little Ava. He couldn't imagine party girl Janani Trivedi living somewhere like this. He heard his companion clearing his throat to get his attention. "Mr Verma??" Kamal Mishra addressed him formally just how he prefers. He doesn't like forming any bonds with any of his employees. Armaan stepped forward and pressed the calling bell and waited for her to open the door. Through the glass window panes he could see a female figure walking towards the door and then he heard the the key turning in the lock and the door opened. Armaan has heard the phrase time stood still many times i
Janani stared at the picture of her with her sister's, taken during the other woman's stay with Janani's family, her eyes stinging like mad, her heart squeezing at the misery inside her. The misery at the thought of never having a chance of knowing her twin.She had loved Saanvi and hated the reality that fate didnt give her a chance to bond with her sister. Born to an unknown parents, the twins had gone into different forster homes as soon as they were born. They had not met until they were adults and Saanvi had tracked Janani down. Right from the beginning Janani and her parents were captivated by her lively charming twin. Ofcourse that had gone wrong for all of them, she acknowledged reluctantly, but it had gone worse for little Advi who would never know his birth mother. Her eyes rested on the wide awake ten month old baby in the buggy near her and her misty eyes brightened, for little Advi is the sun ,moon and stars in Janani's world now. He was the most utterly adorable
"And why would you think that??" Janani asked in total bewilderment as to why he is so confident that she would agree to all his demands. "Because I have the upper hand sweetheart. You don't have any other choice" he said, making her wince at the sarcastic note in the endearment. "I have security camera visuals of you stealing credit cards and using them in acts of fraud. I can always pass that evidence to the respected authority""Are you threatening me?" Janani asked in shocked disbelief. Stealing credit cards? What the hell is he talking about?Was he serious?? Did Saanvi resort to stealing to make money?"I an just letting you know how things are going to happen, if you refuse to co operate with me. As it is, the police is after you. All they need right now is solid proof, which I have in my custody" Armaan said calmly But Janani had turned pale as death. Proof of theft.Goodness!! He could have her arrested right here right now!! Forcibly separate her from Advi, her
Two days later ,Janani received the DNA test results that declared her nephew was indeed Armaan Verma's flesh and blood. She couldn't believe that she wished that the tests would turn out negative!How could she be so selfish!! Armaan Verma had searched for ten months to find his child. He had missed the first ten months of Advi's life.He wanted Advi. And he have every right to take Advi with him.She had to stop being so selfish. She had to take a step back. And give way for the father and son to bond.She had barely set the documents down when her phone rang. "Armaan Verma" the caller said in a cold tone, which had a warning note too in it. She remained silent and waited for him to continue "I would like to meet my son today" he added and Janani's heart skipped a beat.His son. Not hers. Advi is not hers anymore.He had never been hers to begin with, her conscience reminded brutally. She sucked in a deep breath and answered him"Yes Mr Verma. What time suits you?" She asked as