Next morning,

Ruhi was continuously looking at the clock hoping her papa would come and take her with him. She was so desperate to meet him. After almost 2 years she is going to meet him.

"Pahpa taha leh daye?"

[Where is papa now?]

"Roo baby... Come and have ur breakfast.."

The babysitter called ruhi.

"No... I dont want to eat anything..."

After few mins,

"What the hell ruhi!!! Why aren't u eating ur breakfast huh.."

Shagun drags ruhi out by her arm and makes her sit on chair forcefully. The little girl hissed in pain but shagun gave a damn to her. She was irritated by the babysitter's continuous calling for ruhi. Actually, the babysitter was more caring towards ruhi than shagun, she loved ruhi more than shagun.

Ruhi just ate the food quietly waiting for her papa.

Ruhi makes her teddy sit on the table due to which her hand pushes the glass of milk and in the process making the milk spill all over the table. Shagun who was busy having her diet food looks at the mess. She was already irritated and for her, roo was making her more angry.

This time, she gets up and pulls ruhi. The door bell rings but shagun doesn't cares and slaps ruhi. Ruhi starts crying.

"Can't u see ruhi... I'm very irritated... For gods sake Can't u just eat ur food quietly and go back to ur room.."

Ruhi starts crying badly and shagun slaps her again.

"SHAGUNNNN..."

Raman roars on top of his voice. Ruhi looks at him holding her cheek.

"Pahpaaa..."

Ruhi cries more and runs towards him. Raman bends to her height and hugs her.

"Pahpa... U tame to take me bid u"

(Papa... U came to take me with u)

"Yaa bacche... Papa will take u back... Nd won't leave u ever..."

Ishita was silently looking at the drama from one corner. She knows once she will start, she will end up killing shagun for hurting a child especially her RUHI. Though she doesn't know ruhi well but still in her heart she had placed ruhi as her own daughter.

Raman picks ruhi in his arms and looks at shagun with blood shot eyes.

"DON'T EVER TRY TO TOUCH MY DAUGHTER... HOW DARE U EVEN RAISE UR HAND ON HER... SHE IS MY GIRL... HER PAPA'S PRINCESS... ND IF U HURT HER ONCE I'LL KILL U TWICE.."

He says showing her his index finger.

"When did u came back raman... Nd...who...who told u about ruhi staying with me"

Ruhi starts shivering with fear which didn't go unnoticed by raman. She locks her tiny arms around his neck and keeps her head on his shoulder, hiding her face on the crook of his neck.

"Why do u want to know that huh?? U bloody woman!! I'm taking my daughter back with me.."

Shagun couldn't say anything because she knows the result of making raman angry.

Raman pats ruhi's back and turns to leave. She comes out of his embrace and smiles at him. He too smiles back at her.

"Pahpa... I misshed u sho much... Don't leabe me now.."

[Papa... I missed u so much... Don't leave me now]

"Roo... Will u promise papa something?"

"What papa", ruhi asks innocently looking at him.

"If u r in trouble any time if I am with u or not... U will always tell me by calling me or by anyway... Just tell me u r in trouble... Papa will always save u.."

"Pahpa u ale my superhero..."

She says raising her arm Like a superhero and giggles. Raman kisses her cheeks.

Ishita was looking at them. She had tears seeing them. She moves towards them. Raman makes ruhi stand on the floor and holds her hand. Ruhi looks at him and then at Ishita.

She gets curious when Ishita looks at her with love in her eyes.

"Pahpa who is she?"

"Ruhi she is ur new Mumma... Papa is going to marry her"

Ruhi gets shocked and moves back.

"Ruhi... Why r u moving back.. Come meet her"

"Come here ruhi.. Ishita Mumma will love u alot"

Ishita bends to her height and forwards her hand to take her in her arms.

Ruhi leaves Raman's hand and stands opposite to them.

"No pahpa I don't want any Mumma... I don't Want to stay with this aunty.. I want to stay with u... Just Luhi and pahpa"

She shouts at both of them. Raman was shocked, he cups ruhi's face.

"Ruhi beta... I know why aren't u accepting her.. Because of shagun Mumma na... Baby.. Ur new Mumma isn't like her.."

"No pahpa... Mudde nahi lehna inke saath"

[No papa.. I don't want to stay with her]

Raman looks helplessly at her while Ishita just nods with tears assuring him.

"Accha ruhi.... Let's go back home then talk"

Ruhi nods and forwards her hand signing raman to take her in his arms. Raman takes her in his arms and looks at Ishita. He goes down the apartment and makes ruhi stand.

"Pahpa... Is she also going wid us?"

Raman doesn't know what to say so just nods.

"Why pahpa? I told u na... I don't bawnt to tay wid hel "

[Why papa? I told u na.. I don't want to stay with her]

"Ruhi baby... Sit inside.."

He makes ruhi sit inside and Ishita hesitates sitting inside the car. Raman makes her sit at the back seat.

Throughout the journey, roo was looking at Ishita through the rear mirror of the car.

BHALLA HOUSE

No one was aware of the incidents which took place.
The door bell rings and neelu opens it.

"Raman Bhaiya"

Everyone stop their work and look at the door.

He enters inside the house with ruhi in his arms and his another hand holding Ishita's hand.

All were curious to know who was she. All were looking at her with no expression making her feel awkward and tighten her grip on his hand. Raman noticed the uneasiness at her face and coughs to bring them back to reality.

"Raman puttar..."

"Before u all speak... Let me speak... She is Ishita... Nd we both love each other (everyone smiles)... Very soon we r going to marry.."

Everyone gets happy listening him. The family look at the trio smiling. They looked a perfect family. Ruhi in his arms and Ishita's hand in his. His two souls.

"Dadiii... Daduu"

Ruhi jumps on them and they kiss her all over face. She was irrigated by so many kisses. The way she was being passed from Mrs. Bhalla to Mr. Bhalla, from Mr. Bhalla to Romi and from Romi to Simmi , Ishra giggled as it looked as if roo is a doll.

"But why didn't u all tell me ruhi was with them.. Do u all have a single idea what that shagun was doing with her.... How she was treating her"

He says getting angry.

"We know puttar but she warned us... If we will tell u.. She will not leave ruhi... We didn't had that courange..", Mrs. Bhalla spoke at raman bending her head feeling guilty.

"But..."

Ishita keeps her hand on his asking him to stop shouting now. He calms down.

"Wow bhabhi... U have that power to calm down bhai"

Romi says getting excited. Ishita blushes at the word "BHABHI".

Ruhi looks at Ishita. First of all she doesn't want any mother, coz she believes only her papa loves her. The way shagun treated ruhi, she cannot accept any one as her mother. She gets scared at the word 'Mumma' and secondly, she wasn't liking the way Ishita was standing so close to her papa . She wants her papa to only love her. U know na possessive roo😉.

"Pahpa let's go to ur loom(room).."

She pushes ishita's hand a little and forcefully pulls raman and takes him to his room.

"Ishita puttar... Why is ruhi behaving like this?"

"Because of shagun... Shagun has filled fear of a mother in ruhi's heart she is scared to have a mother"

She wipes her lone tear.

"Don't worry... Very soon u will win her heart bhabhi"

"Hope so.."

She gives a smile and quietly takes her luggage inside.

"Bhabhi... U should stay in raman bhai's room... "

Romi nd simmi tease her.

"Kucch bhi.. "

"No puttar... U should stay in his room only... Don't worry about ruhi"

Ishita nods and takes the luggage upstairs.

She looks at RaRu who were playing. Raman was tickling ruhi and ruhi was laughing.

She sends a silent prayer to god to keep them happy always. She enters the room and ruhi's smile fades. Raman looks at the direction and see Ishita.

"Aunty... Why bill(will) u stay wid pahpa"

"Roo... Coz very soon she is going to be papa's wife... Papa is going to marry her"

Ruhi just stares Ishita and hugs Raman asking him to continue playing.

After some times ruhi sleeps getting tired. Ishita sits next to her and caresses her hairs.

She pecks her forehead.

"Raman... See how peacefully she is sleeping... I just can't believe how can someone be so cruel towards a child... But u know what raman... I'll surely win her heart"

"I know jaan... U will win her heart..."

Both look at sleeping ruhi.

After sometime she again wakes up and starts playing again. The smile and the brightness in  Bhalla house was back. Everyone just looked at ruhi's smile.

"Pahpa...ite cleam(ice cream)"

"No ruhi its late"

Her face fell. Ishita takes out a bowl of ice cream from fridge and keeps near ruhi.

She leaves silently only after caressing her hair. Ruhi smiles and shows her tongue to raman.

PRECAP-

"Pahpa... Ninni nahi aa lahi tell me some story"

(Papa.. I'm not able to get sleep tell me some story)

"Oh roo.. Papa is sleepy"

"Plead na pahpa"

"Ok roo.. There was a king and Queen.. Soon both died nd the story ends"

Ruhi opens her mouth as if saying "what was this".

Ishita who was sleeping beside roo giggles.

"Once upon a time.. There was a princess.."

Ruhi looks at Ishita. Ishita starts narrating the story.

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Huhh... A long updte😉.. I need long comments too now