Naina, Viren and Raina arrive at a place with Vineet. Naina is surprised to see that the bungalow is their old home, the place where Naina used to live along with Raina, her elder sister. She looks at Vineet who gestures her to enter the house. Naina unlocks the door and the little girl runs inside. Naina switches on the lights and is mesmerized to see the imagery. The house is beautifully decorated. The hall of the house now has a large framed picture of both the sisters, with their names inscribed in the frame, that is, Raina and Naina. Also, it's Naina's favourite picture with her elder sister.

Little Raina chuckles on seeing the picture and her name.

"Wow! Yahan pe Raina ka name hai, lekin Raina nahi hai ish picture mein." She looks sadly at her parents.

Naina bends down to her daughter's level, and kisses her head. She then points towards her sister's picture.

"Wo rahi na, Raina!" She says.

"No! Wo Raina ki Mashi hai. Raina ko apna picture chahiye Mumma ke sath." The little girl demands.

Vineet lifts her in his arms.

"Aao Raina ko special picture dikhate hain." he says and moves towards  the rooms.

Naina is astonished to find him walking towards the room, that was hers in the past. She looks at Viren who gestured her to follow Vineet. They follow him into the room and Naina and Viren are astonished to see the decoration in the room. The whole room is decorated with their pictures and some with their daughter. A large portrait of Raina's picture is hung in the middle of the wall. Beside that, Viren and Naina's wedding picture is hung, along with some pictures of Raina. The little gets excited.

"Yahan par Raina ki itni saari pictures hain. Badepapa, aapko kishne di?" she turns to Vineet and asks him.

Vineet smiles at her.

"Ab Raina toh mumma papa ke paas rehti hai, toh badepapa ko Raina ke pictures se hi kaam chalana padega na." he reasons.

Little Raina blinks her eyes at him and then kisses his cheek.

"Raina ne bola tha aapse, ki aap Raina ke sath raho, lekin aapne nahi maana. That's bad manners." She says innocently.

"Ye toh sahi bola Raina ne." Naina says.

"Han ab tumhari beti toh tumhari bhasha hi bolti hai." Vineet says.

Naina smiles at his words and Vineet descends Raina down on the floor, who runs into another room, where she got a glimpse of some toys. Viren follows his daughter and finds the toys scattered in the room. A nameplate with Raina's name was hung on the door. He finds his little one busy with a teddy bear, so he makes his way towards the room. He finds Naina busy in admiring her sister's pictures.  He looks at Vineet.

"Bhai! Ye sab kya hai? Aur wo toys!! I mean itna sab kyun kiya?" he asks.

"Wo toys Raina ke hain toh tumhe dikkat nahi honi chahiye. Samjhe?" Vineet says.

Viren smiles. He knows Vineet won't listen. He is like their guardian, more for Naina, because Naina's elder sister gave him her responsibility.

"I know bhai. Lekin ye sab kiya kab aapne?" he asks.

"That's my rightful duty and Raina wanted all this." he says.

Naina turns to him on her sister's mention.

"Di! Kya chahti thi Di? Aisa kya hai jo aap jaante ho aur main nahi. Batao na Jiju." She asks.

Vineet looks at Viren and Naina and takes out an envelop from the drawer of the side table and gave it to Viren. He glances at Vineet questioningly while the latter asks him to open the envelop. Viren opens the envelop and a set of papers slid out. He reads them and is astonished. He looks at Naina and then Vineet, who nods in affirmation.

"Kya hai isme?"  naina asks impatiently.

"Di has named this bungalow on your name. Aur jab hamari Raina 18 saal ki ho jayegi toh this will belong to her. Until then hum guardians hai is property ke. " Viren reveals.

Naina is astonished. Raina purchased this small bungalow with her savings and earnings. She always wanted to give better things to her sister. She cut her needs and fulfilled Naina's demands. Her reasons for purchasing this house was for their betterment. Everything is approachable from this very place. Today,this place officially belongs to her.

"Di kehti thi, ki jab wo apne sasural chali jayengi, tab main yahan aaram se reh sakungi. Lekin wo toh…" Naina speaks but pauses as tears trail down her cheeks.

"Wo hamesha tumhe khush dekhna chahti thi. Aur main bhi yahi chahta hoon. Tum dono is ghar mein shift ho sakte ho. Raina khush hogi tumhe yahan dekh kar." Vineet says.

"Par unki kami rahegi na."  naina says.

"Haan Nain! Lekin tum ye kyun bhul jaati ho ki Di kehti thi ki hum jab unko yaad karenge wo hamare sath hi hongi. Aur wo kahan nahi hai? Tumhare dil Mein toh hain hi wo. Aur fir tum toh bilkul unke jaisi banti ja rahi ho." Viren says to lighten the situation and side hugs Naina.

Vineet can't agree more. Raina  is not amongst them, but she resides in their heart. Vineet walks towards her and taps her cheeks.

"He is right. Aankhein band karo, Raina tumhe tumhare dil mein hi dikhayi degi. Aur phir main toh hamesha hoon na.. " he says and kisses her temple.

Naina smiles tearily and closes her eyes. She could see her sister's face, telling her that she is already around her and she doesn't need to worry. Naina opens her eyes with a jerk and finds her daughter staring at her.

"Aap Raina ko mish kar rahe they na. Lekin Raina khel rahi thi. Dekho badepapa ne baby teddy diya." the little girl says showing her the little Teddy bear in her hand.

Something striked Naina's mind, and she pulls her daughter in a hug. Raina hugs her wrapping her arms around her neck the little girl moves her hands in her mother's hair, maybe she knew that her mom is upset. Naina stands up, still holding her daughter in her arms. Vineet looks at the two, and forwards a diary with an inscribed title - - "Rain se Nain Tak! "

Viren holds the diary while Naina gazes at Vineet. He purses his lips before speaking.

"Isme wo sab baatein hain, jo tumhe pata hai, aur wo bhi jo tumhe pata nahi hai. Raina chahti thi ki main ye tumhe de dun. Tumhari di ki aakhri nishani." Vineet says.

"I'll read this. Thanks jiju! This will open a lot of secrets." Naina says.

Vineet smiles lightly, understanding the meaning of her words. Their trance is broken by Raina's babyish voice.

"Mumma! Hum yahan rahenge?" she asks.

Naina looks at her..

"Aapko yahan rehna hai?" she asks.

The little girl nods excitedly, for she found new things and toys here. Naina smiles and viren looks at her.

"Okay! Toh hum yahin rahenge. Lekin! Hum charon rahenge yahan. Kyunki meri princess aisa chahti hai. Hai na, Princess!" he says.

The little girl blinks her eyes…

"Yesh Papa, family ek shath rehti hai. Badepapa ko bhi maanna padega." Raina says eyeing Vineet.

Vineet smiles and nods affirmatively while the little girl beams with joy. Naina smiles at her antics and descends her in the ground while Viren and Vineet  moves out to get their things from their flat. While Naina sits on the bed and opens the diary, the very first page brought a smile on her face and she trailed down the memory lane.

To Be Continued.

A/N : sisters bonding from next chapter. ❤️❤️

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