Be With Me

Chapter 15

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It was Ashu's First day of school.. little Ashu was going to her play school for the first time..

The little patar patar queen seems so much excited for her first day of her school...

"Dadi, Dida Ashu Will play so muth(much)" Said Ashu who was running here and their laughing while Shomi and sujata was adoring their one and only grand daughter....

"Ashu be quite till then mumma make you ready" Said swara holding her Naughty daughter and making her stand on the sofa..

"Ashu" Said swara glaring at her as she was jumping on it not letting swara to do her work..

"Papa, see Mumma stoldin(scolding) Ashu" Said Ashu with a cry face while everyone stood surprised as the little devil was complaining to her papa..

"Doll keep quiet till then mumma make you ready" Said Sanskar extra sweetly as swara gave a death glare to him...

He receives another death glare from his little daughter who is number one at copying her mumma's actions...

"Hihihi papa is loothing(looking) so coot(cute) mumma" Said Ashu laughing placing her little palm on her mouth as Sanskar makes faces seeing his both girls glaring at him..

"Now sit" Said Swara and makes Ashu wore her shoes while she was watching her mumma's actions without a blink as if wanting to learn it..
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School

"Mumma pese(please)Be With Ashu" Said Ashu crying as they was about to leave dropping her at school...

"Baby mumma and papa will be here till then you come out" Said swara wiping her daughter's tears who was sobbing...

"No Ashu want mumma papa to Be With Ashu inside" Said Ashu while hugging Sanskar who was sitting matching her height...

"Doll mumma papa can't come with you, see no one's mumma papa is inside. Everyone will stay here till then you kids come out" Said Sanskar making her calm..

"Leally.. Mumma papa will Be here till then Ashu comes" Said Ashu while tears were still in her eyes..

"Yes" Said swara wiping her tears and kissing her whole face while Ashu giggles...

She don't know why she kept just kissing her whole face as her heart was feeling heavy to leave her little daughter...

Swara looks at Sanskar as he wraps his arms around her Shoulder seeing her becoming emotional...

"Papa even Ashu want same kissy lithe(like)mumma" Said Ashu while Sanskar smiles..

Sanskar kissed her whole face while she giggles getting so many kissy's from her parents... Little did she know it would be last kiss from her parents....

SwaSan hold her little palm and kissed there while Ashu's eyes shines with happiness...

"Ashu live(love)mumma papa" Said Ashu kissing on their cheeks while her mumma and papa was holding her hand softly..

"Ma'am give her to us, surely we will take care of her, and if you want you can wait here outside" Said the lady with a smile while swasan nodes with a smile having tears on their eyes..

"Come baby" Said the lady while Ashu looks at her than her mumma as if taking permission from her mumma..

"Ashu can go" Said Ashu looking at both while they nodes..

Sanskar felt someone snatched his life from him when her tiny hand slips from his hand in the process of holding the lady's hand..

Swara looks at her hand from where Her baby's hand slips as she walks inside while she feels immense pain in her heart...

Sanskar hugs swara while tears were falling from both if their eyes seeing their Ashu going far away from them for the first time...

Ashu turns and saw them hugging and gave a beautiful smile and wave bye to them, while they smiles at her....
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10 Minutes Later

Parents were waiting for their little kids near the school and something happened something terrible with a lound sound...

                      BOOOM

Parents panicked hearing the loud sound and the scene which they saw makes some people to loose their Sense while others were crying and shouting for their kids...

The school was burning with fire while they can hear innocent kids painful cry...

"Noooo Ashuuuu" Swara yelled while trying to run inside but Sanskar hold her in the Nick of time...
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Swara was walking lifeless with the help of Sanskar trying to find their bundle of joy while some parents were crying hugging their little kids burned body...

Some kids was taken to hospital as they were badly injured and some were little...

Parents were crying not finding their kids while still the fire department was trying their level best to control the fire..
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1 Hour Later

"Ashwini Sanskar Maheswari is declared as dead" Said the inspector at last, making swara to loose her sense and falls on the ground as this time Sanskar was not with her to hold her...

He was numb to react.. His doll is no more..

Inspector's words were ringing on his ears again and  again.. its Just few hours before she was with them laughing doing her patar patar.. 

Little did he know her first day of school will be her last..

They lost their bundle of joy.. Her smile her Fragrance they will never able to see...

He sits with a tud remembering her wide smile when she wave bye to them..
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"Ashuuuu" Yelled swara waking up with a jerk while sweats were on her neck and forehead...

"Mumma" Avi went near swara who was sitting on the bed, lost taking heavy breaths...

Swara looks at her son feeling his soft palm on her cheeks..

She hugs him tight crying badly while the little Avi too starts crying being scared seeing his mumma in so much vulnerable state...

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Flight lands on Kolkata Airport while the wind becomes heavy...

His hairs flew with the wind as soon as he step outside...

He felt immense happiness in his heart with unknown reason...

"Sir your car" Said A man walking near Sanskar who came to receive him.

Sanskar nodes with a professional smile and the driver drove off the car to it's destination as soon as Sanskar sit comfortably...
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Ashu's Hairs blews in the air who was in waiting room with other kids and parents, as soon as Sanskar entered the school..

"Ashu beta what happened" Said Ap looking at Ashu who was smiling unknownly..

"Badi Dadi Ashu is so happy" Said Ashu hugging Ap tight while she ruffles her hairs..

"Jia first turn is yours so be ready" One of the teacher came and wished the kids saying the function had started...

Ashu looks at the other kids where their parents were with them surporting them..

"If today Mumma papa was with Ashu than they will also Be With Ashu" Said Ashu while her eyes shines..

One by one the kids were showing their telent for the first time in front of the huge audience...

Some kids gave their best while some stammers and some couldn't able to say anything due to stage fear or should say seeing so many people...

All while sanskar was feeling sleepy😴, He truly have no idea why they invite him as a cheif guest in This function...

His eyes pops as his phone vibrates..

Seeing the caller ID he smiles bright..

"Sanskar are you ohk" Said swara making him smile..

"No I am not" Said Sanskar with a pout..

"Why what happened" Asked swara worriedly and loud as she can here kids sound..

"I am feeling so sleepy" Said Sanskar making swara laugh at him..

"Shame on you Pati Dev, Your father of two kids and soon going to be, than also your feeling sleepy around kids" Said swara laughing to which he makes faces...

"Swara I will call you once the function ends.. take care" Said Sanskar due to loud noice...

"Bye and yeah don't forget to bring gift for me and Avi" Said swara and cut the call giggling like a kid...

"Pagala" Said Sanskar with a smile..

He was smiling thinking what to gift them.. It didn't take much time to fade his smile, as soon as he listens the next announcement...

Ashwini Laksh Maheswari

Instantly he looks towards the stage and become numb seeing the Angel...

Ashu walks on the stage holding her mumma's guitar which was long then her height making some parents to laugh...

She was nervous so she didn't looks at the people who were in front of her.....

She stood in the middle of stage while sanskar wasn't able to take his eyes from her..

"Swara" Sanskar wishpers to himself seeing the little kid who was holding his swara's guitar with closed eyes and a bright smile...

He was having no idea what was happening in front of his eyes...

His brother's daughter but why it's same name and why she resembles him as his swara like his doll used to be..

No everything not be just a co- incidence... His heart was shouting It's his Ashu..

Tears we're falling from his eyes continuesly seeing the little kid playing guitar with a peaceful smile just like his swara used to play..

"Ashu" words left from his lips while tears we're falling down to his cheeks, making Ashu to open her eyes wide sensing something which leads to cut her finger breaking a string...

"Papa" Ashu yelled feeling pain, holding her finger which was bleeding while tears filled in her eyes due to which she wasn't able to see Sanskar...

Sanskar panicked and rush to her and hold her finger to stop the bleeding making Ap and Dp shocked seeing him...

"Shh doll don't cry" Said Sanskar wiping her tears while her eyes met with his...

"Some one please bring the first aid fast" shouted Sanskar while Ashu was looking at him without a blink...

Ap and Dp too went on the stage while sanskar was concerned with her wound

"Mumma" Ashu winced due to pain as Sanskar cleans her wound and put enticeptic...

Tears we're falling from his eyes, His hands were shaking while Ashu kept stairing at her papa with tears filled eyes without a blink..

"Who told you to hold this guitar" Said Sanskar angrily, looking at her after dressing her wound while she smiles with tears..

"Papa" Said Ashu hugging him wrapping her hands around him making him numb while Ap and Dp smiles with tears as finally their Ashu's wait is over..

"Ashu" Said Sanskar and hugs her back while crying and the same was with her...

She was crying her heart out as today her wait was finally over...

Both the father and daughter were hugging each other crying their heart out while their we're silence....
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"Would you explain me what the he" He stopped seeing Ashu who was hugging him not wanting to leave her papa..

"Papa Nagin masi Stole Ashu from school" said Ashu while sobbing making him shocked..

"Ma please say what happened" Said Sanskar looking at Ap who was looking dull...

"Sanskar beta we heard about your accident, even we went hospital but swara was very angry with us and didn't let anyone of us to meet you" Said Ap remembering about that day...

"She did right, even if I was in her place I would do same" Said Sanskar sternly..

"We went badi to meet you with a hope that swara and others will let us to meet you but there we come to know You all left Kolkata forever and ever" Said Ap crying while dp place his hand on her shoulder...

"Our life become worst beta, Ragini and laksh always kept treating us..One day i went Mumbai with laksh for an important meeting and there I saw Ram" Said Dp remembering about his meet with his little brother...

"I ask forgiveness and he forgive me too but refused to come back" Said dp while sanskar remember's how his mother used to say about his dad's decision...

"He did right, mom says it's the best decision of his life" Said Sanskar with a smile while caressing Ashu's back who was calm and was feeling her papa's warmt...

"Ragini was not able to convince after years also.. Both went to so many doctors but every where they got disappointment" Said Ap while tears falls from her eyes...

"One day they came back with two years old Ashu, we we're shocked seeing a kid with them.. She was in deep slumber.. when we ask they shut our mouth saying it's non of our business.. Later they said from today She will be their daughter" Said Dp remembering about the day when they saw the Angel for the first time...

"One day I found a chain in store room along Ashu's dress which she was wearing when they bring her and I was numb seeing your and swara's photo in it.. It didn't take us much time to know The truth about Ashu being your daughter as your bade papa always used to say she is Same like swara" Said Ap while sanskar was in tears..

"Papa where is Mumma" Said Ashu in between their conversation, cupping his face with her soft Palm's looking at him with love and affection...

He looks at his daughter with teary eyes who had cups his face...

To Be Continued.....

Prcp -

Aye dil laaya hai bahaar apnon ka pyar kya kehna
Milein hum chhalak utha khushi ka khumaar kya kehna
Khile khile chehron se aaj ghar hai mera gule gulzaar kya kehna
Khile khile chehron se aaj ghar hai mera gule gulzaar kya kehna 😉

Stay Blessed ❤❤

Isha 😘😘