Heylo my dear people,
I am Aparna !
Just in case if you forgot me.. 🙊
Its been quite a long time since i updated right.. I know I know and I am sorry for that !!
I will try to update couple of chapters asap as a compensation.. How does that sounds?? 😜
Here goes the chapter ...
*****************

Fate has a different way to deal with people's life!!

Vaishu, who was deprived of her own parent's love got a new family through Mira. And Anand who was the apple of his parent's eyes deliberately stayed away from them for the promise he had given to his wife. Both unknown to each other's life changing in a great extend !
Not just for them but for many whose  lives changed with one single incident. Some shattered and some bloomed.

For Mira's family, it wasnt easy to see Vaishnavi in their Miru's place. But considering the betterment of Nandu,Prabha and mostly Savitri, the rest of the family kept mum. All they wanted was their happiness. And Vaishu was a very simple girl who was infact the replica of Mira in every aspect.
A very genuine, kind, happy girl who valued others happiness more than her own. She effortlessly made everyone love her. Her fluency in tulu made them wonder initially and they realised she have a connection with their place. But they made sure that no further intorragations will be done untill she recovers completely.

Days passed by with Savithri's bond getting stronger with Vaishu.
The mother - daughter bond !

She needed her Amma for everything and Savithri was more than happy to be with her. She dressed her up, fed her with her hands, made her sleep.
Vaishu wasnt ready to leave her Amma even for a short time. She was reliving the moments with her.

Literally the mother Savithri did everything for her daughter.
Unknowingly both found solace in each other.

Prabhakar and Nandu went with the flow. They were happy indeed and was living in a beautiful world made out of lie !
A lie which gave four people the strength to move on in their life.

One person who was concerned with their growing intimacy  was Aaryan.
His mind occupied with various thoughts. He was scared with the impact Vaishu was making in their lives.
Not that he didnot love her.
It was something else !

Infact it was him, who thought about Vaishu and cared for her during the sudden mishap.
He always considered her as his sister.
Knowing her past, he wanted to protect her and care for her as a big brother.
He very well knew, that Vaishu cant be completely replaced as Mira forever.
One day or the other, her past will come to her. To reveal her real identity !
She too had a life no matter how good or bad it is.

So he decieded to open his mind to Nandu's parents. Being close to both of them, he thought they could disclose this matter eventually to Prabha and Savithri.

It was high time already.

Vaishu could now walk with the help of support. She was almost recovered : Both Mentally and physically.
It was the emotional attatchment with the family made her better more than the medicines. The doctor asked them to take her to their home. And she was taken back to Bangalore.

Mira's pictures were removed and her belongings were kept in the room locked safely. Everyone including their immediate family members behaved well with Vaishu, who was now their Mira.

Aaryan after a lot of hesitation, opened up this matter to Saraswathy and Ganesh who also had the same worry. Hence they decieded to discuss this with Prabha and Savitri.

Aaryan, his parents,Mira's and Nandu's parents were seated at their hall. Nandu was with Vaishu showing around the house. She was asked to be away from the elders deliberately.

"No way ! She is my daughter. Nobody dare to disclose anything with her" Savithri was fuming with anger.

"Savii..." Prabhakar was shocked at her sudden outburst.

"Do you think the same Prabha??" She questioned him in an intense voice. Prabhakar saw the same kind of behaviour in Savithri when they lost Mira. He was scared.

"Tell me, do you think she will be happy to hear her past? The life she had was full of sufferings. And God has sent her to us to give her a good life.
A peaceful one !
Because she deserves to feel all the love and happiness. And we are giving her that. More over, I dont care about anything else. God has already taken my daughter away from me once.
I wont let it happen again.
Vaishu...She is my daughter now. I wont take the risk of loosing her.
Prabha, listen to me..
She is and she will be our daughter.
Vaishnavi was her past and Mira is her present. None here will raise their fingers at her. Dare you do that .. But only at my cost !" Savithri was no more calm.

Prabhakar,Aaryan, his and Nandu's parents were shocked beyond words. They dint expect such an outburst from her.

"But Savii... She have a husband. We cant hide her identity forever". Saraswathy tried to make her understand.

"Which husband? That man .. who had cheated and have hurted my daughter?? She had clearly mentioned in the letter that she will not go to that man ever."

"I do agree with you Savi. What we are telling is to disclose the truth to her gradually. Not that we are sending her back to him." Prabhakar intervened.

"Yes Aunty ! No way that we are sending her back to that place. It is just that we need to tell her the truth.
Her past... Her real identity...
She deserves the right to know that. What if she gains her memory back in future? And blame us for hiding this from her??" Aaryan tried to make her underatand from his end.

Savithri was in a dilemma.
An unknown fear gripped in !!
She shivered at the thought of loosing Vaishu. Her daughter. Her Miru. Again!!She wont survive this time, she knew.

"If you all knew that this would have to happen one day, why did you guys let her believe this lie..??  Why did you give hope to her??" She broke down in tears.

"I wont and I cant live without her. I cant face her as another individual.
For her, I am her Amma. I cant say I am not that. She will be shattered" She managed to say in between her hiccups.

"Each time she calls me Amma, ask me to be with her, to do something for her.. I feel my Miru is back through her. And i have seen the glint in her eyes. She is happy to be with us. Prabha, can you tell her thay you are not her Appa?? What do you think?? How is she going to take that?? Unknowingly, her hearts yearns the love from all of us... This truth would hurt her more than her past. It will break her heart. Ours too.. " She hugged her husband.

Everyone stood struck.
The intensity of Savithri's pain shook them hard. Motherly love was something unexplainable. She spoke her heart.

"Please dont this to her... to me...
To the happy family we have just built.
I need her... my daughter..
Maybe this is my selfishness. But I cant see my daughter seeing me as cheater. And her past... I dont know how she will take the bitter truth of her cheater husband and the loss of her baby !! Please let her live peacefully."
Savithri was literally begging.

Nothing will make things alright unless fate deciedes to work from its side.
They had thus given up the idea of letting her know the truth. May be that was better for everyone...
Including someone who was not in the picture directly. That someone also deserves to know the truth but that would only make the situation worse.

Hence Vaishu had become their Miru.
Mira Shetty in every aspects.
Neither Vaishu who is now their Miru found anything fishy nor anyone told her the truth.

Two years went in a jiffy.
Vaishu, who is now their Mira became an irreplacable person in their life.
She showed interest in arts and designing which again surprised the family. It was risky to keep her with them as they needed to settle everything completely. Hence she was sent to delhi for doing fashion designing course. Again fulfilling Miru's dream unknowingly.

Aaryan and Nandu convinced her parents to pursue her designing course when she showed interest in doing that. So Vaishu joined the classes from the next academic year through the admissions already taken by Mira. There she met Anamika and became more close with her.

***************

Aaryan sighed closing his eyes.
"It was only because of the immense love and concern for you, we had to do this. May be you will call it as selfishness. But never ever tell that we have cheated on you. By hiding the truth. You are our Miru.
Whether you accept or not.
All the love we had given to you was pure... Straight from our heart."
Aaryan paused while looking at Vaishnavi and then shifted gaze to his wife who was sitting with a plain face looking down.

Vaishnavi too kept a straight face while tears found its way down through her eyes. He was in a dilemma.
Not knowing how to proceed.
He went near her, held her palms and made her look at him.

"Vaishu, look at me. You werent just a replacement. Have I ever been indifferent to you?? Look at your Akka... Have you ever felt that she is not your sister?? Right from the moment you guys met, she had always shown her care for you. She loves you just like the way she loved her Miru. You are with us for the fact that you deserves all the love and happiness from a family.
Please dont hate us or blame us.
Look at her, Nandu always lived with the fear of loosing you. She loves you more than anything...anyone in this world..."
He stopped for a while and observed her.

Vaishu closed her eyes letting the tears flow freely. She sighed and looked at her Akka. One of the main ladies in her life...

She was someone with whom she shared her every happiness, sadness and fear. All of a sudden, her small world had turned upside down.
She couldnt really believe that she was living in illusion all this days.

Everything was a lie ??!!

Her parents ... her amma, her appa... how can someone say that they arent her own??

Never once , not even for a moment she felt so. Infact, she always wondered how can parents love their kids like they loved her.

All the family moments with them flashed in her mind like a movie.

No ! She will not hurt them...
And will not Blame them... for anything ! She wished this to be a nightmare.
Realisation dawned upon her.
These people had given her a new life forgetting their pain. They have loved her and treated her like their own.
She shouldnt even think bad about them.

Vaishu embraced her sister tightly and kissed her hair.
"Akkaa... I ... I am Sorryyy... I wont blame you... I am ... I am your Miru... I am sorry for hurting you with my words..."
She took a deep breath.

"No matter what the truth is, what the world says... you all are my family and none will come to seperate you from me. I know ... I know that I have a past.
About which I have no clue.
And jeeju said I am Vaishnavi. I dont really wanna know about my past where there were only sufferings. All I want is my happy family back. I dont want you to be guilty. I am here as your Mira. " She hugged her tightly again and Nandu cried uncontrollably.

She got her little sister back.

The truth has been finally revealed.

Anu, who have reached there saw the sisters crying in each other's arms and

Abhi also came down to witness it.

Aaryan was finally relieved with the outcome. He actually expected worse. But this girl was truely a blessing.
Even after knowing she was being fooled by her loved ones... At the time of greatest agony, she thought about her family. Such an innocent and pure soul she was.

"Dont let anyone else know about this incident. I cant see tears in Amma's and Appa's eyes. They are and they will be mine. I will never let anyone hurt them."
She told Aaryan and Nandu, who could only feel great and thankful for her kind heart.

"Vadhina... Please dont cry. She is your Miru only." Abhi went near them.

"Did you know about this Abhi??" Vaishu asked.

"Yes. I knew everything." He answered.

Vaishu was surprised.
Even after knowing her past that she was married and was even carrying before, he agreed to marry her. What is with this family?? She felt blessed to know them and be a part of them.

"Dont think too much. I knew about your health. Your past. For that matter.
I know the pain of loosing someone you love. I dint really care about anything else. You are a good soul who kept my family and vadhina's family happy. You gave them their life back. You were the sole reason that they smile today. And you too deserves all the happiness... I could have given you the life which could complete our lives. I thought we can be each other's support and strength.
Only till I saw him...Anand !!
He is a mystery. He was a villain in the story till we met him in the cafe.
But he surprised me. I saw the intensity of love for you in his eyes which stopped me from getting married to you."

Vaishu was shocked at his revealation.

Abhi went near her and stepped into something. He looked down to find Mira's id card thrown by Vaishu in anger.

Before anyone could react, he turned it to the other side to see her photo only to get the biggest shock of his life.

His whole world shattered at the moment. His heart was broken into million pieces seeing her picture with her name. He trembled in shock and fell backwards feeling his knees going weak. All he could manage was to utter a name, which was once his heartbeat..

"Anjalii...."

***************

Dont kill me for this !!🙆‍♀️
I know you guys have many questions in mind and you will get the answers soon.
Hope you like this chapter...😃
Currently I am going through the most important and risky phase of my life. I have taken a big decision too... Kindly include me in your prayers...😶
Again, I am sorry for not including your Anand as his part will be revealed later in the story. 😁
And I dedicate this chapter to my lively bride Harshimusle22 ... congratulations for your engagement darling...❤️