Disclaimer : All the characters written below are imaginary and a work of pure fiction. There is no resemblance to any incident or situation and is written as work of fiction.

Mishti realised what she has done. She moved back slowly and gulped.

"Mishti beta...." she caressed her cheeks and wiped her tears. "meri bacchhi...." she kissed her forehead and cheeks and hugged her again.

Ritwik came and stood in front of them and looked at them with tears.

"choti maa i just...." she moved back and looked at him through the corner of her eyes.

"you knew right?why didn't you tell us huh?you don't remember choti maa?" she asked upset.

"obviously i remember....i knew it the first time i saw you...." Mishti said chuckling with tears.

"why didn't you tell me?" she asked caressing her cheeks lovingly.

"just...." she whispered.

"just what?wait a second....why are you working here?gautam bhai ka toh fashion house hai....Mishti I want to know everything in details...."

"choti maa i just wanted to gather some experience before joining papa's office....i didn't want to get a designation in his office which i don't deserve....i told mumma papa that i am joining this company....they didn't say anything or stop me....papa still loves all of you....when i met you and understood who you all are i called papa and asked him....why didn't he stop me from joining if he and uncle are upset with each other....he said he loves all of you and know that i will learn the best here and that you guys won't come to know who i am so that is fine...."

His mom smiled softly with tears.

"how is your mom?i miss her so much....give her number....i will have to talk to her...." she asked immediately.

"she misses you so much choti maa you cannot believe...." Mishti said wiping her tears.

"sunny...." his mom gestured at him standing beside them on the bench. Mishti looked at him briefly and looked away.

"what happened Mishtu?" his mom asked immediately.

"i cannot believe you hid it from me...." Ritwik said looking at her angrily with tears. "how could you do this laddoo?" he scolded her.

"sunny...." his mom scolded him.

"mumma she rejected me...." he said complaining to her. "now please don't take her side....i know she loves me but she is asking me to marry Muskaan....how stupid of her...." he said like a kid , tears falling continuously.

"okay okay shhh...." his mom rolled her eyes and wiped her tears. "Mishtu....what happened beta?does he trouble you a lot?"

"excuse me?" he asked frowning.

"shut up...." his mom scolded him and looked back at Mishti.

"choti maa please make him understand papa and uncle...." before she could complain his mon cut her off.

"your papa and uncle had a fight and are staying away because of their ego....otherwise your papa wouldn't have allowed you to work with us....your uncle every weekend sits with our old photo albums....and they would just want their kids to be happy....and we are lucky that our kids are bringing the two inseparable families together again....give me your mom's number....trust us kiddos....we both will handle this okay?you handle my sunny....let the wedding be over i will talk to uncle and your papa....everything will be fine finally...." she said lovingly.

Mishti nodded softly and gave her mom's number to her.

"i will come and sleep with you tonight....just like old times....waise taani was born after we shifted to Mumbai....so you didn't know her...." she said caressing her hair.

"she is the sweetest girl....Aman is really lucky...." Mishti said lovingly.

"okay meet you at night....i will attend the guests...." She said kissing her forehead and walked away.

"how is choti maa?" he asked sitting beside her. He also called her mom choti maa.

"nice....touchwood...." she said and got up.

He held her hand and made her sit beside him.

"mumma said she will handle everything....uncle allowed you to work here....everything will be chill....but how dare you hide this from me?" he looked at her and rolled his eyes.

"atleast i recognised you....you didn't sir...." she snapped at him.

"what will you take to stop calling me sir?" he snapped back at her. "and we were to small at that time....everyone called you laddoo even i called you laddoo so obviously i couldn't recall your name was Mishti....as if you remembered my name was Ritwik?you recognised your choti maa...." he said angrily.

"and the way you insulted me?you called me clingy to boys and what not....you threw me out of your cabin...." she said fuming in anger.

"because your were clinging onto Rahul and was laughing with him right in the morning....i was damn angry so when Taani fell i took it out on you...."

"sir you are not my boyfriend to get angry if i cling into rahul...."

"stop calling me sir...." he said pulling his hair.

"if you have a problem with me calling you sir then please don't talk to me sir...."

"laddoo i will...." he warned her.

"you will what?" she asked raising her brows.

"i don't know....please stop calling me sir....call me sunny....or ritwik....anything....call me anything but not sir...." he held her hand and kissed her palm.

"excuse me...." she said raising her brows and pulled her hand back.

"behave yourself sir....remember i am your employee...." she got up and walked away.

He sighed in irritation and leaned back on the bench looking at the sky , fuming in anger.