[Darshan]:
"Naina", I called out and she didn't reply anything. "Naina, at least say something. Don't stay silent", I worriedly said. I curled my sweaty, trembling fingers into a fit and continuously knocked the door. "Leave me alone dad", she said, her voice told that she was crying. "That's the main problem, I can't", I said. "Naina, come out, I'll take you for an ice-cream treat tomorrow, or what if it goes something like this, first any movie of your choice, then dinner and then ice-cream", I said in a cheerful voice. "And game zone?", she asked and a smile came on my lips. "Okay, game zone, then movie, then dinner and ice-cream, but before that, you have to come out and give me a hug", I demanded and the next moment, the door opened and she came out. I sat down on my knees and she darted towards me and hugged me. "Promise me you'll never do that again", I said and a tear rolled down my left eye. "Promise, but only if you..", she said and I interrupted her in between. "Ya I'll take you out tomorrow", I said. "No!", she snapped and broke the hug. "So?", I asked. "If you tell me everything about mom", she added and a smile stretched on my face. I told her everything about Aaruhi, our first meet, her attitude, her stupid activities, everything. "But who did she die?", she asked with extreme innocence on her face and tear filled eyes, and that was the time, I had to lie to her, again. "After a few days of your birth, she was coming from her sister's house when she met an accident", I lied, I had to, because I can't tell her that her mother died of cancer because Naina don't remember Aaruhi, at all- because in real, she had never seen her- that means, Aaruhi died when Naina was too young, and if I had told that she had cancer, that would mean that she had cancer during her pregnancy too, and cancer can transfer from mother to child and touch wood, Naina didn't had, which will  conclude that Aaruhi was not pregnant, which means Naina was not our own daughter, and I didn't want her to know this. God! All this is too complicated. "Give me your phone", she suddenly said, and I gave it to her. "What's my 'American mom's', a.k.a my bua's name?", she asked making me chuckle. "Neha", I said. She did something in the phone, felt like typed something and gave it back. "What did you do?", I asked. "Changed her contact name from 'Aaruhi' to 'Neha', because now, you don't have to make her my mom", she said and I simply nodded with a small smile.
(flashback ends)