Early Morning.....7 am....

She woke up from her beautiful land of dreams and found herself hugged by the person who was her life. She smiled to herself when she found him hugging her like a kid hugs his mother while sleeping. She didn't want to get out of that secured hug but yet she knew , she has a duty for which she needs to come out of her land of dreams. She gently removed his hands and freed herself and moved to get fresh. Then, she moved to her daughter's room to wake her up as she was getting late for his school.

"Mannu.. Wake up darling! You'll get late for school. " she called her.

"Mom!! Let me sleep na! Manvi ko school nhi jana. " the girl turned to other side and pulled up her quilt.

The lady smiled and move towards the bed and kissed on the girl's head...

"You're just like your father. "she said.

Manvi looked at her..

"yes I am. And you know what? You're our Soul. " she said as she kissed on her mother's cheek.

The lady smiled and patted her cheeks... "now go and get ready. " she said.

Manvi nodded and moved into the washroom as her mother asked her to meet her in the dining space in 20 minutes.

A while later , after preparing coffee for herself and her hubby , she moved into her room. She placed the tray on the side table and sat beside her husband moving her fingers in his hair...

"Vineet! Wake up. Its almost 7:30. " she spoke in his ears.

Vineet opened his eyes and looked at his wife...

"Let me sleep Ruhana. Today is day off. " he said sleepily.

"Aapka day off Saturday ko hota hai Vineet. Aapne hi decided kiya tha na. Ab jaldi utho. " Ruhana nudged him.

He turned to the other side. Ruhana sighed...

"Tum bhi na kabhi kabhi Mannu jaise behave karne lagte ho. Wo toh bachchi hai,tum toh sudhar jao. Baap ho uske. " Ruhana nudged him.

Meanwhile, Manvi came to bid goodbye to her parents and left for school. Ruhana than looked at Vineet.

"Mannu gayi school. Ab aap bhi ready ho jayenge toh acha rahega Mr. Malhotra. " she looked at him.

Vineet picked his coffee mug and started sipping the coffee. Ruhana smiled... "kyun satate ho mujhe?" she asked.

He giggled... "maza aata hai. Aur usse zyada maza aata hai tumhe manane mein. " he said and Ruhana smiled at him.

Ruhana went out of the room to complete her chores while Vineet went to get ready. Soon , they were on their way to the office.

Vineet had settled up a business and Ruhana had been helping him throughout the years. It had only helped them to flourish their business. Even during her pregnancy days, vineet would take her with him to office and would take care of her.

They were driving to their office and Ruhana glanced at him and found him happy and humming while driving. Vineet noticed her....

"Kya soch rahi ho Roo? "he asked.

"kuch nahi. Bas yeh soch rahi hoon ki kaise hanste khelte zindagi kat gayi hamari sath sath. Aur hamare pyar ko aage badhane wali hamari beti bhi hamare sath hain. "she said.

Vineet smiled..

"aur dekhna tum, hum aise hi saath rahenge. " he said.

She placed her head on his shoulder and suddenly she was shocked to see some unknown surroundings around them. She nudged Vineet but he seemed lost.

"vineet! Hum yahan kyun aa gaye? Hume office jaana tha. " she said.

He looked around and found himself lost. He was silent and trying to figure out where they were going. And suddenly he held his head and a painful sigh escaped his lips.

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"Nahi .....aisa nahi ho sakta......" she shouted.

She found herself sitting on a bench and holding her head. Tears were rolling down her eyes.

"Toh mujhe us waqt hi samajh jaana chahiye tha ki kuch problem hai. Maine sab cheezein lightly li. .kabhi kabhi insaan pareshaani mein aisa kar jaata hai. Mujhe aisa nahi karna chahiye tha. "

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"Lekin.....dekho kya ho gaya ??? Ab main karu toh kya karuu....!!!!"

She came into reality and a warm touch squeezed her shoulder. She looked up and just hugged the person who in turn smeared her head and made her comfortable.......

"you have to stay strong, Ruhana . For vineet, for manvi. For yourself. I know meri behen weak nahi hai. " the person said.

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She didn't say anything but hid herself in the person's embrace.

To be continued...
What happened to vineet?
What happened with them in past?
Stay tuned.