“I don’t care, I will take him at any cost,” Anurag said and knocked over Raman’s cabin. “Come in,” he said, the duo walked inside. “Doctor, give me my son back,” Anurag demanded. “Giving him birth doesn’t makes you his father neither does contributing sperm for him does, I know I didn’t give any of it but I deserve him more, Prerna herself gave me the custody, now when she made her mind, you’re no one to say anything, let her live peacefully at least now, else I will file a case against you of mentally harassing her,” Raman warned.

“You bloody infertile person will snatch my son from me? You will file a case? How dare you?” Anurag yelled. “How dare you leave her in the time of need? When you wanted enjoyment and pleasure, you got all of it, now when you know she is about to die you’re leaving her? When she’s dying, you should be with her, you should be ashamed, you’re a stain on humanity and on the name of husband, the inability of giving birth doesn’t makes me infertile but leaving the child in the time of need does makes you an infertile, I am not infertile, I am Raunak’s father, get lost before I call security, leave!” Raman said angrily. Anurag went from there.

Prerna sat in front of him. “Thanks Raman, now I know you only deserve him, and I also made my mind, even I want to spend the last part of my life with you, besides, tomorrow is my operation, and I want you to be by my side, as a friend, I don’t expect you to marry me again, marry someone who deserves a diamond like you,” she said with tears in her eyes. He smiled.

“Your words means the world to me, and Raunak is my life, you gave me the best gift, he’s Raunak, and you’re welcome to spend the last part of your life with me,” he said smilingly and she smiled. “I wish I could’ve understood this earlier, you see one day a girl will enter your life and will never leave your side like I did,” she said and he got struck by her words and felt magical.

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Mauli came to Ishita and gave her the kheer made by her. She took a bite and smiled. “Its exactly the same like my mother used to make for me, I was craving so much for this, thanks,” Ishita said emotionally and hugged her. “Aray Ishita, we are friends now, I myself brought you here, if I won’t understand your feelings so then who would?” she asked hugging her back. “No one would, if you wouldn’t have come that day, don’t know how and where I would have been. I am sure that if I would have had a sister, she would’ve been just like you,” Ishita said smilingly.

Mauli also smiled and they broke the hug. “Thanks for giving me the rank of a sister, enjoy,” she said and left from there. Raman came to her. “Good news? Right? Let me guess, she agreed for it, right?” she asked and he smiled and nodded and sat in front of her. She smiled back. “Then sweeten your mouth,” she said and made him eat a spoonful of kheer by her hand. He blushed. “Tasty, it must be made by Mauli, right?” he asked.

“Wow, you knew it already?” she asked. “How won’t I know? I am her friend,” he said. She nodded. He began to leave and she stopped him. He looked back at her and she handed him half of the kheer. “You can have the rest,” she said. “But it was for you,” he said. “I ate,” she said, he took it and smiled. He was going but then stopped and pulled something out of his pocket and threw it towards her, she caught it and got surprised. “Vanilla dairy milk, even my baby’s mouth would have watered up,” she said and he smiled.

He watched as she tore its wrapper and began to eat joyfully like a child. He turned away and smiled and began to leave. “Raman,” she said stopping him. “Thank you,” she said smilingly. “Welcome, enjoy, oh and yes, I have one more in case you crave for it later,” he said and threw the other one towards her and she caught it and laughed. “Thanks, I felt nice by your concern,” she said and he went feeling happy.

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Shashank came to Ishwari. “What happen? You seem so lost,” he said but she chose to not reveal to him that she knows about his affair. “Nothing, just like that,” she replied. “No, something is there,” he insisted and Alia came there.

His attention diverted to her seeing the band aid on her arm. “What is this?” he asked, Ishwari rolled her eyes feeling the fakeness behind the concern. “Nothing, donated blood for someone needy,” she said. “Oh wow, my daughter grew up so fast, see how mature she is, she understands everything at such a small age,” he said praising her and she smiled. “Papa, won’t you ask who the needy person was?” she asked. “Of course I will, who was he?” he asked. “Bhai, yes, he’s found, but… He’s still unconscious, I am waiting for the time when he wakes up and reveals who has done all this to him, I swear to not leave the person who did all this to my bhai,” she said and he looked on.

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Mauli was sleeping when she felt someone holding her toes in such a way that she felt tickles. She smiled and opened her eyes raising her head and seeing the person who had done it, she laughed, the person got alert and he also laughed.

He came to her and sat on the bed. “You see if the mouse comes, he will hold your toes like this,” he told her while laughing. “Nonsense, why will the mouse come in the first place Sagar?” she asked. He placed a finger on her lips. “Sssshhh, he will get alert,” he said and she smiled. “Sagar,” she said. He pressed the finger hard. “Shhh,” he said and a mouse came, she got scared and got up from the bed running away. Sagar laughed because it was a fake mouse and he was controlling it by remote control. She saw it and ran to him, suddenly her foot went on the fake mouse, she slipped and he held her.

They had an eye lock. Her foot was still on the mouse and so she startled and they both fell on the bed. She took a pillow from behind and began to hit him. “Devil, this was what you were talking about, you scared me,” she said and he sat up and took another pillow. “Yes, so? What did you think? I will bring a real mouse? First of all even I am scared, ha ha, a mouse doesn’t holds you but directly begins eating,” he said. She threw the pillow aside. “As if I don’t know, and what is this way to wake up?” she asked and even he threw the pillow at a side. “This is a unique way, not even an alarm clock can wake you up like this trick does,” he said and kissed her cheek. She also kissed his cheek. “And no spell can bound you the way my kiss does,” she said and smiled. “Yes, right by the way, we are getting married after a month, you remember, right?” he asked and she nodded. “I even thought of the color of the dress, it would be red,” she said and he smiled. “Let’s go shopping then, it should be of my choice, because you are also my choice,” he said and they shared a hug.