Myra's POV

'She is his Nanny.'

'If she does anything harmful to my son or my son cries because of her. Then just throw her out.'

Even though he left, his hurtful words were piercing my heart.

How can he think that I will hurt my Neev? He is my baby. He is my life.

Neil has changed a lot. It was not new for me to hear hurtful words from my so called father, humiliation and taunts from my twin sister but Neil... he always talked and treated me with respect.

But Meera's betrayal added much bitterness in his soul. He was betrayed by the one whom he surrendered his everything. Now, he can't trust anyone, I tried to make my bleeding heart understand.

I need to keep my sanity and patience to deal with a broken heart.

"I will set your breakfast" Julia's voice brought me back on the earth.

"I am not hungry"

"You have not done your dinner yesterday as well. You need strength to fight and for that you need to have some food." 

"I will do it in room. Neev is alone there." I turned to go. I don't want anyone to see my tears.

"Sure."

I came back to my room. Neev was still sleeping soundly on my bed. Before going I have placed pillows surrounding for his safety.

I sat beside him. I carefully caress his silky hairs without disturbing his sleep.

"Am I your Nanny?" Tears started rolling over my cheeks.

'I don't know when you will start talking what you will call me? Will you call me Nanny? Or Aunt? Or Mumma?'

'You can call me whatever you want but I will always love you as my son. You will always be my first and only baby. Even though I did not keep you in my womb, but I felt you from the very first day when you were in her tummy.'

I don't know how much time passed. Julia came and kept breakfast on table and left but my eyes were only on my baby. It feels peaceful and surreal to see him sleeping without any tensions or worries of life.

'I promise you my baby, I will keep you away from all miseries of this hard life. I will do anything and everything for you.' Kissing his forehead I sealed my promise.

I felt moments, and Neev opened his eyes. He flickered his eye lashes for few time. Then there was bright smile on his lips.

He looked at me and babbled something in his language. I took it as he wants me to pick him up.

I picked him up and rested him on my chest lying down on bed.

He started meddling in my chest, pushing his thumb in his mouth.

He was cooing in his language and I was trying my best to understand what he is saying.

His smile took away all my pain. His smile was infectious bringing smile on my face as well.

"Neev, you are my baby right. You know right I love you the most." I gave kiss on his chubby cheeks.

He took out his tongue with giggle.

"Now it's time go get up. We need to do brushee brushee. And then Neev will eat his breakfast then Neev will do bath. Splash splash splash."

He stared at me with his innocent eyes. And giggled loudly.

I guess my baby understood everything.

"He is my smart and handsome baby"  I corrected his hairs falling on his forehead. I got down to take him to washroom.

When I turned Julia was staring as us with smile.

"I will make him fresh up." She came to take him but my little boy clutched my neck with his tiny hands declaring his decision.

"Neev come to me." Julia tried one more time.

He hid his face in the crook of my neck. His little gesture swelled my heart.

"It's ok. I will make him fresh. Can you please help me with his things for today."

Julia responded positively and there we went to get ready my little munchkin.

"You know he makes lot of fuss in morning but today you managed him really well." We were in dining area and Neev was in his high chair.

I was feeding him baby rice cereal and looks like my baby did not like it. He was splitting it out.

"Is there anything which we can give it to him?" I asked.

I didn't want to make Neil hyper by using my brain. For now I have to make myself accustomed with Neev's routine.

"He likes Banana cereal. Neil said his paediatrician suggested to give these every alternate day."

"Ok I will try. Can you bring some of his toys?"

And we started playing with his toys. I was making different sounds through his toys, blabbering something, making different face to divert his mind.

It took whole one hour for my little boy to finish his one bowl of cereal.

After cereal, with the help of Julia I gave bath to Neev. My baby loves to play in water.

And we read couple of baby books. I don't know how much he understood but he was just lying on my chest.

After lunch, I made Neev sleep.

"Now he will sleep for almost two hours. You should also take some rest. This little guy kept you occupied for entire morning."

"It's ok. I love to spend time with him." I kept him in his crib of nursery.

I covered him with blanket and started soothing sound of crib toy and started baby monitor. In morning, I have already added his baby monitor on my phone to keep a check on him.

"Is it ok if I got out for one hour?" I have to meet Granny. I haven't seen her yesterday.

"I am afraid you can't." Julia became skeptical.

"Ohh is it Neil's order?"

"No." She forwarded iPad showing one news article. "It's because of this."

'Neil Singhania marries with Myra Sehgal in private family function. Congratulations & God bless newly weds.'

My eyes widened when words from news article were processed.

"Outside there is media so it won't be safe for you." Julia trailed off.

"But I wanted to go out to meet my Granny."

"Your Granny?" She scrunched her forehead.

"Yes she is admitted in hospital." I sank in the arm chair with blank mind.

"I never knew you both have Grand Mother. Meera never..." Julia regretted her words as she bit her inner cheek.

"Meera was never close to Granny. My mother was single parent. Post divorce my mother shifted to Calgary, my Granny's home. After my mother she was the one who took care of me but now she is suffering with blood cancer."

"Ohh I am sorry to hear about her. I hope she will feel better soon."

"Everyday I go to see her but..."

"Why don't you call some one in hospital? You used to work there only right."

"Yes that's right."

After much of a thought I gave call Nancy. She bombarded first me with all questions about my marriage with Neil, which I promised to answer in person when we meet next.

Thankfully Granny was sleeping. I saw her on video call.

'I am sorry Granny. I am sorry for not telling you all this. But if I had told you, you would have been surely become mad at me for taking this step. I don't want to stress you in your last days.' 

I was looking into old pictures of me, Mumma and Granny. Those were beautiful days.

"Have some coffee. You will feel better." Julia passed a mug.

We talked for some time.

"So you grew up in Calgary?"

"Yes"

"Neil did his high schooling from there. So to take care of him I used to stay with him."

"Yes I know" I blurted out.

"Meera had told me." Now I stuttered covering up.

"Mrs. Singhania is downstairs" another maid came to inform us. "She is asking for you Mam."

"Me?" I pointed at myself.

"Ok."

I gave brief glance at Neev, thankfully my baby was still sleeping.

I came downstairs, Mrs. Nandini Singhania was sitting in the living area.

"Hello Mrs. Singhania."

She studied me from top to bottom. Her ridiculed chuckle at my homely look created inferiority complex in my heart.

I was wearing light grey fleece track pant and white colour full sleeves sweat shirt with messy hair tied in loose bun.

Where as she was wearing black elegant knee length dress. I could not guess the brand, of course I am least knowledgeable in this case but I know it would be super expensive. With light make up and minimal accessories she was giving perfect competition to any young fashion model. No one can say is mother of two young men.

"Hi Myra." Her tight smile churn something in my stomach.

"I am here to make you remind your status in my son's house. Keep one thing in your brain you are just a mere servant who is appointed to look after my grand son."

Her low yet threatening tone made me gulp my own saliva.

"If you are thinking by signing some useless papers you will take pride of being my son's wife then this is a wake up call for you."

I could not meet her feisty eyes. I licked my dried lips.

"Just one year. I will make sure my son will divorce you and his father also won't do anything to help you."

"I will not let you two cheap sisters to ruin my son's and grand son's life. I will bring a good, decent, sophisticated and caring girl in his life who will soon hold the title of Mrs. Neil Singhania and will be a best mother for my Neev."

"So never ever forget your limits." She kept her eyes on me. I had lost my words. I felt tremble under her glares.

"Julia where is Neev?" Her voice turned soft at the name of Neev.

"Mam he is sleeping in nursery." She left towards her grandson keeping her head high.

Later in the evening, finally after spending some time with Neev, Mrs. Singhania left for her home. Not to mention warning me again before leaving.

Me and Neev were in his nursery. I was lying on the couch and Neev was sitting on my stomach. I was singing a song to him.

Twinkle twinkle little star.
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high.
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle twinkle little star.
How I wonder what you are.

He laughed loudly. Looks like my baby liked this song. So I kept on singing it making him laugh.

Me and Neev were lost in out little world of stars. Our moment was broken by one phone ring, we both turned to the voice. It was Neil.

'When did he come? Why did he come?'

He was looking at both of us with open mouth.

'Why he is surprised?' I rolled my eyes turning to other side and trying to get up from my earlier posture.

Neev raised his hands making some sound. He was calling his father.

Neil took steps towards us. I sat on couch, Neev was still in my lap.

Neil bent down and took his son in his arms.

"How are you my baby?"

"Dadda missed you" Neil kissed his chubby cheeks.

"Did Neev baby missed his Dadda?"

It had been long time I had seen Neil talking normally to any one. His voice was laced with care and abundant love for his son unknowingly it engulfed me with warm feelings.

"You can leave now. I am here to take care of MY SON." He emphasized.

I did not want to go but I have decided to keep patience. I started taking steps to go out.

"Did your Nanny take good care of you?" His words stopped in my tracks.

"Did she trouble you?"

"If she then Dadda will punish her. Dadda will send her to monster." He was talking with his baby making sure to his words are audible to me.

"Mammamama mamamamama" I turned to Neev's voice.

He was raising his hands to me where as Neil was baffled.

'Is my baby calling me Mumma?'

Just a thought filled my heart with innumerable emotions.

I took a step towards them but stopped when I saw Neil's charcoal red eyes. He was gritting his teeth.

I gulped audibly.

'What should I do?'

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