Kaira came. Everyone saw them.

Kartik (raising his eyebrow): I guess I don't need to introduce anyone?

Abhi nodded with thumbs up.

Vibha: Naira baitho.

Naira nodded and sat beside vaish. Avni went and sat beside Naira.

Avni (squealing in happiness): How many days more bhai?
Kartik: Dr said 8 to 10days.
Avni (side hugging Naira): Yess...
Kartik: Uncle, aunty main kya soch raha tha  next two days me Avni and Siddharth ki shaadi kara dete hain. Baby ke aane se pehle ye headache chali jayegi to sukoon hoga baby ki birth par.
Avni (frown): Kya? Aapko main pehle hi bata de rahi hoon mujhe 1yr baby ke sath rahena hain. Uske saare new moments capture karne hain. Or haan if ye shaadi and all final bhi ki to main baby ko yaha leke aaugi. Baby to 1yr pura mere sath hi rahega. Phir aap jeete rahena apne sukoon ki life.

She scrunched her nose.

Shila (shooking her head): Main har waqt Ashu ko daantti hoon kiyu ko na sata. Kartik tujhe bhi daant padegi meri bahu ko satayega.
Avni (smiling mischievously): Dadi itna pareshan karte hain mujhe pucho hi mat. Main list dene baithi to 2days yehi khatam ho jayege.
Naira (laughing): Arey baap re! Kartik ki khair nahin phir to aaj.

Everyone chuckled. Kartik sat beside Ram.

Kiyu: Kartik bhai Umm... 4yrs pehle hua kya tha? I mean ye sab 4yrs tak jaise hide kiya tha.

Kartik looked at Abhi and nodded. He narrates them everything. Everyone were stunned listening whole past.

Kartik: Ah! I am sorry uncle, aunty, dadi, kiyu and Siddharth for hiding everything but mujhe risk nahin lena tha. I was sure ke attack hain but attacker ko nahin dhund paa raha tha. Idea thi ke person kingdom se hi hain. Jitni baar bhi socha bata doon but har baar ek hi sawal hota tha mind me "If by any chance us person ko hint bhi mili ke abhi is alive if vo chup to baithega nahin" Plus Abhi ki tab state bhi vaisi nahin thi ke usko sab explain kar sake. If phir se attack hota and hum Abhi ko kho dete to I was super sure ke regret hota bahut. Kyunki I don't believe life har baar chance degi. Second chance mila that's really great thing or kuch years tak Abhi to chupa kar at least main jab samne lata aapse chupa ne ki maafi maang sakta hoon but if second attack me hum ne Abhi ko kho diya to life ka sab se bada regret hota. So I took all these decisions. Naira and Vaish was there for my support.

Shila: Kartik hum tum se bilkul naraz nahin hain. Haan main shayad bol sakti hoon tere decisions perfect nahin ho but galat to bilkul nahin the. Hum yaha baithe baithe nahin bata sakte ke tum udhar kis situation me the. Kya soch kar decision liya. Hume kisi baat ka andaza tak nahin tha. Tumne Abhi ko bachaya. Uska pura dhayan rakha. Hume koi haq hi nahin naraz hone ka. Tune apni dosti har tarike se nibhai.

Kartik nodded with smile.

Vibha (joining her hands): Kartik, Naira, Vaishnavi hum tum logo ne jo kuch bhi kiya humare liye Abhi ke liye-
Vaish (holding Vibha's hands): Please nahin... Maine ye sab apne liye kiya. Main orphanage me badi hui to after orphanage mere pass jab kuch nahin tha. Abhi, kartik and Naira mile. Phir accident se I can understand sab ko kaise feel hua hoga. Meri to itni himat nahin hui thi ke yaha aa saku. Jab hume abhi mila and uski breath Chal rahi thi I felt mujhe meri life vapas mil gayi. So please don't say this.

Vibha patted her head with teary eyes.

Kiyu (cheering atmosphere): Now leave all this. It's happy time. Humari puri family complete ho gayi. Cool dadi, super dad, strict mom, Hot bhai, Beautiful bhabhi, Idiot bhai, Sweetheart bhabhi, preety me, naughty khushi. Abhi no rona dhona. All happy happy.
Sid (frown): Ek second.. Ye-
Avni (cuts him): Sid, kiyu ne sahi title diye. So, no arguments.

Sid sat grumpily. Khushi giggle. Kiyu burst out laughing.

After sometime Kaira left. Till evening everyone spent time together. All were so so happy. For Abhi things were new and bit difficult. For Vaish family is new and she was nervous at a times but they both managed. For khushi everyone is like her family. She was enjoying all the moments fully.

In evening. Everyone was in garden area.

Abhi: We should leave now.

Listening Abhi's words everyone got shock.

Vibha: Nahin nahin..... Tu kahin nahin jayega.
Abhi: Please... I request.
Shila: Kyun jana hain tujhe? Yaha koi takleef hain yaha? Tu bata hum solution dhund lege par tu jayega kahin nahin.
Abhi: Umm.... aesa nahin hain but we can't live here. Please! Ah! Hum aate rahege aapse milne. I promise.
Vibha: Arey! Par kyun bache? Tujhe hum par vishwas nahin hain? Tujhe nahin lagta hum teri family hain?
Abhi (nervous): Aesa nahin hain. I too felt happy. I too felt complete but main sirf kisi ke kehne par har rishta nahin banana chahta. Mujhe mere feelings par rishte banane hain. Hospital jab hospital aaya. Kartik, Naira and Vaish ne bataya we are friends. I agreed because mujhe koi option hi nahin tha. I am not saying I am regretting or anything. I am so happy. Because maine khud dekha hain the way the put efforts to make everything comfortable and easy for me but har rishta main kisi ke kehne se nahin bana sakta. I agree I lost my memory but not my feelings. Main at least feel karke apne khoye hue rishto ko to paane ka try kar sakta hoon. I am sorry to say but at this moment I can see a motherly figure in you but mere pass vo mom wali feel nahin hain. I need sometime please. Or Vaish and khushi ke rishte aap sab se tab ban sakege jab mere bane hue ho. Main sab ke liye aese uljhe hue relations nahin banana chahta. So please.

He joined his hands. Tears brimmed in Vibha and Shila's eyes. Everyone understood Abhi's words but they don't want him to go away from them. Khushi sadly looked at everyone.

Sid (side hugging): Mom... bhai sahi bol rahe hain. We can't just push them to accept relations like this. We need to give them time.
Kiyu (biting her inner cheek to control tears): Bhai promise karo pehle after sometime aap humare sath aa kar rahoge. Take your time properly but then aap humare pass hi rahoge. Promise first.

Abhi looked at Vaish. She blinked her eyes.

Abhi: Okay... I promise.
Ram (cupping Abhi's face): Theek hain. Jaa... par jaldi aana or yaad rakhna hum sab Yuvraj Abhishek, Yuvrani Vaishnavi or humari Choti Rajkumari Khushi ka besabri se intazaar kar rahe hain or haan milne ke liye aate rahena.
Kiyu (pout): Aap nahin aaye to hum aapke ghar aa jayege. Main to kal hi aa jaugi. Vacations hain vaise bhi meri and khushi ki bhi. Hum dono bahut masti karege.
Khushi (giggle): Yesh iyu di.

Abhi nodded with chuckle. They bid bye to all.

Sid (sat on knees in front of khushi): Bye bye little princess. Jaldi aana or mumma papa ko sath me leke aana. Everyone will wait for you. Chachu bhi.
Khushi (glaring): No chachu. Boyfend.
Sid (pinching her nose softly, chuckle): Acha baba khushi ka boyfriend wait kar raha hain. To jaldi se aana, okay?
Khushi (pinching sid's nose): Yesh boyfend.

Sid chuckled and pecked her forehead. He pulled her in hug as flashback hit his mind when khushi met him first time. He looked at Vaish. She gave him soft smile. Sid broke the hug. He stood up. Khushi ran to Avneet.

Sid (shocked): Di, you knew khushi is my niece? I mean jab hum first time mile the?
Vaish (nodded): Sorry but main sach nahin bata saki. I was helpless that time.

Sid got shock but after composing himself.

Sid (hugging vaish): Thank you so much di. Mujhe to pata bhi nahin chala how easily we got attach.

Vaish patted his back. Abhinavi and Khushi left after bidding bye to all.

TBC.....