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"Tarun ji , I am sorry. I couldn't take care of Bhavika properly. I promised you that I will take proper care of her, but I failed. Please forgive me. If you want you can hit me but please don't throw me out of this house. I can't live without Bhavika and if you throw me out of this house,i don't even have any other place to go. Please don't throw me out", Diya started crying while holding Tarun's legs.

Tarun is confused looking at Diya. He removed his legs from Diya's hold and went in his bedroom carrying a sleeping Bhavika in his arms. Once he is sure Bhavika is asleep ,he covered her with a duvet and after kissing her forehead he came back to the living room were Diya is still sobbing.

"Diya get up", Tarun said while standing in front of Diya.

"Tarun ji, Pl...ease..for...give...me..", Diya tried to say while she is still sobbing.

"Diya , I said get up", Tarun shouted at Diya.

Diya got up instantly. Tarun told her to sit on the couch while he went to the kitchen.

He brought a glass of water for her and told her to calm down. He sat near Diya.

"Diya , now tell me properly what happened to Bhavika? How did she get hurt", Tarun asked.

"I was working in the kitchen and I made her sleep on the couch thinking that Harshita will take care of her as she was sitting beside Bhavika, but she got a call so she went to the bedroom and then I heared Bhavika crying on the floor. I took her to the hospital and doctor put a bandage on her head and he said she is fine now", Diya said while again crying.

"Diya , stop crying now and don't take tension Bhavika is fine now " Tarun said.

Diya stopped crying and looked at Tarun when he asked her something.

"Diya , why did you think that I will hit you or throw you out of the house?", Tarun asked.

"I broke my promise na, I couldn't take proper care of Bhavika, so you must be angry with me and dad said you will throw me out of this house for my this mistake", Diya said looking at Tarun.

"Diya , remove this thought from your mind that I will hit you or throw you out from this house. This house is as much as yours as it is mine and my parents have raised me very well. I don't raise my hands on women" , Tarun said looking in Diya's eyes.

"That means you won't hit me or throw me out for my this mistake?", Diya asked again.

"I won't do either of them for any of your mistakes", Tarun said smiling.

Diya's face instantly light up and she hugged Tarun very tightly. Tarun got startled by Diya's sudden action, nevertheless he composed himself and hugged her after a minute.

"Thank you so much Tarun ji for forgiving me and not throwing me out of this house", Diya said still hugging him.

"Diya, I will never throw you out of this house , so stop thinking about it and secondly who hit a women or throw her out of the house for such small things?", Tarun asked while making Diya look at him.

Diya just smiled at him and said once again sorry.

"Diya , if you want you can go and stay with your parents some more days. I will take care of Bhavika", Tarun said.

"No.."is the instant reply from Diya as she went towards her room.

"Ajib ladhki hai yeh.."( this girl is strange) even if I am telling her to go to her parents house she said no" Tarun is thinking.

Tarun too went to his room and slept on his side of the bed. Whereas Diya couldn't sleep even after a exhausting day. She is happy that Tarun didn't scold her nor throwed her out.

After sometime Diya too slept while facing Tarun and Bhavika.

4 months later..

Last 4 months were the best months of Diya's life. She had enjoyed this time with Bhavika and Tarun. They both made her feel valued and special. Diya and Tarun too came close in this month's.

Diya didn't have any contact with her family in this last 4 months. Neither she nor they tried to contact her. Diya is happy with her this new family and don't want her past people to spoil her future.

Tommorow is Bhavika's first birthday so Tarun and Diya are cleaning the house to make arrangements for the party and to also accommodate Tarun's parents and sister's family who are coming for Bhavika's birthday.

"Diya , I am going to the station to recieve mom and dad , till then you call your parents and invite them for tommorow ' s party", Tarun said while wearing his shoes.

"Tarun ji , what is the need to invite them? We are not organising some big party. It is just a family thing then why to invite them? Diya asked.

"Diya , they are also our family and do you and your parents have some problems among yourself? Like from past 4 months I am seeing neither you nor your parents have visited each other and i highly doubt ,even if you have talked with them on phone. Diya if you have any problem with them then solve it. Life is too short to keep grudges against each other", saying this Tarun went away from there.

"Tarun ji , how should I tell you that it's not me who have problem with them, it is them who don't like me nor want to keep any relation with me. First time in my life, I want to become selfish and don't want to invite them because I know they will do something to spoil my happy life ", Diya said aloud.

After sometime Tarun's parents and sister came and the whole house is filled with laughter. They all had there dinner and retired to there room.

"Diya, did you invite your parents and sister for party? ",Tarun asked as soon as Diya sat on the bed.

Diya didn't reply. Tarun understood that she has not invited her parents, so he took his mobile and called Diya's dad. Both the male talked for a minute or two and then Tarun invited them for Bhavika's birthday dinner. Laksh told him that he will surely come to the party along with Payal and Harshita.

"Diya , why didn't you invite your parents? Diya, if there is some problem then please share it with me", Tarun said very softly.

"Nothing like that Tarun ji. Actually I was busy so I forgot to invite them", Diya said without looking in Tarun's eyes.

Tarun know that Diya is lying but didn't pressurise her to say the truth. Both of them slept without any more discussion.

Next day..
As soon as Diya woke up, she first kissed Bhavika's forehead and wished her "happy birthday".

Diya made breakfast for everyone and then feed Bhavika. All of them wished Bhavika and gave her their blessings.

Entire living room is decorated with pink and white balloons. And there is "Happy birthday " banner on the wall. A table is placed in the center where cake is been kept.

Bhavika is dressed up in a pink frock which is a gift by her grandparents. She is just looking like a princess. Where's Diya is clad in a pink saree and she is looking extremely beautiful.

All our gathered in the living room but are waiting for Diya's parents. As soon as her parents come they can start the party.

"Tarun ji , it's already 9 , I think we should cut the cake now. I don't think mom and dad are coming", Diya said.

"We are already here baby", Laksh said from the door.

Tarun took there blessings and invited them in. Diya too went to take there blessings as soon as she touched her parents feet ,next what they did shocked her...

"Girls don't touch there parents feets baby, how many times I should tell you? Just give me a hug", Laksh said with a smile.

Diya is shocked listening to this. Her father never gave her his blessings then hugging her is , out of league.

Tarun and Diya holded Bhavika's hand and made her cut the cake. Laksh and Payal were extremely sweet to Diya in front of her in - laws and Tarun.

"Diya , this is the gift we brought for Bhavika . Just open the box and see. We hope you guys like the gift", Payal said while giving the small jewellery box to Diya.

Diya opened the box and gasped looking at the thing which is inside.
There are gold earing in the jewellery box.

"Sorry , but we can't accept such an expensive gift", Tarun said while taking the box from Diya's hands.

"Oohh god Tarun, this is a small gift for Bhavika from her grandparents, you can't say no to this", Laksh said.

"You give her blessings , but please I can't accept such an expensive gift", Tarun said.

"Tarun , our blessings are with Bhavika and would you say no to your parents if they have given same gift to Bhavika? No right then please accept this", Payal said.

"Payal , you are so silly. Tarun's parents can't afford such an expensive gift then how will they gift such an expensive thing to Bhavika", Laksh said.

"Ohh right", Payal said with a smile.

Tarun's parents had tears in there eyes, while Tarun's hand turn into a fist as he is very angry by the way Diya's parents talked about his family.

"And Tarun , this is the small gift from our side to you and Diya. It has been more then 6 months of your marriage but you didn't go to honeymoon , so this is a small trip for you both to Kerala", Laksh said with a smirk.

"Thank you so much for this, but I am very much capable of taking my wife to a trip. So thank you for your concern but I can't accept either of your gifts", Tarun said and left from there.

Laksh and Payal after having dinner went from there. Nor once did Tarun or any other member of the family talked with Diya's parents.

Diya felt really bad. She didn't like the way her parents talked to Tarun or his parents. She is even ashamed to go in front of Tarun or his parents. Tarun took Bhavika with him to his room while Diya cleaned up all the mess and then went to her room to finally face Tarun.

"Tarun ji , I am very sorry for the behaviour of my parents", Diya said with a guilt in her eyes.

"Now I understood Diya, why you didn't wanted to invite your parents here and no need to say sorry", Tarun said and slept while facing his back to Diya.

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