"yeh hai Anvi ka AM! Dhokebaaz hai ek number ka.." Manvi said.

Khushi was playing with her dost..

"dost aap to meri mumma se mile nhi.. aaj main aapko apni mumma se milwati hoon" she said.

He replied back "khushi aapse bahut zaroori baat karni thi mujhe"

"haan kaho na dost" Khushi spoke

"wo mujhe yahan se jaana hoga!" he said making sad face.

Khushi replied "kahan?"

"actually aapka ye dost yahan par bas 1 month ke liye tha ab usko wapas apne office jaana padega" he said dejectedly.

Khushi gets upset hearing this, she hugs him and replies "nahi dost aap nhi jaa sakte.. khushi ke papa bhi nhi hai uske saath khelne ke liye aur na koi dost hai aap chale jaoge to khushi phirse upset ho jayegi" tears brims down her eyes.

Unwillingly, tears also made their ways in his eyes. He caressed her hairs "nahi rote nahi dost aapse milne aayega pakka"

Manvi comes there, she gets shocked seeing Khushi with AM. She rushed to them.. "khushi.." she pulls her..

"tum meri beti ke saath kya kar rahe ho?" she screamed at AM.

AM was shocked to know that Khushi is her daughter.. khushi tells Manvi "mumma yeh mera dost hai.."

Manvi scolds khushi "koi dost nhi hai ye.." then speaks to AM "ab samajh aaya.. tum meri beti ke zariye mere kareeb aane ki koshish kar rahe they.. don't you even think about you Mr. Aarav Mehra..."

Aarav looks at her as she was misunderstanding, he was not even aware that Khushi is her daughter. He said "Dekho mujhe pata bhi nhi tha Khushi tumhari beti hai.. tum mujhpar bina wajah iljam nhi laga sakti"

Manvi glares at him and replies "tum jaise log jo education ko sirf ek deal samjhte ho.. unke liye dhoka dena aam hai.. yeh school ko paisa and all deke apna naam ucha karna chahte ho sab janti hoon main.. par ek baat ache se sunlo meri beti se door raho" she shouted

She pulls Khushi with her but Khushi looks at Aarav. She shouted "mumma dost.. "

"chup chap chalo khushi" Manvi warned her.

Anvi saw Khushi and Manvi moving out of the school. She thought "maasi Khushi ko leke itni jaldi mein kaha jaa rahi hai.."

She wanted to go but her class had not ended yet.

Here Manvi comes home with Khushi, Khushi shouted "aap gandi ho aapne khushi ke dost ko daanta mujhe baat nahi karni aapse" she said angrily and runs into the room.

Anvi comes home, Ruhana was totally unaware of all this. Ruhana asked "Are khushi itne gusse mein kyun hai?"

"haan maasi aur aap bina bataye usko leke school se aa gaye" Anvi said.

Manvi answered her "kuch nhi di.. abhi aa jayegi neeche.."

Khushi comes out her room and shouts "mujhe dost ke pass jaana hai jaana hai jaana hai!"

Manvi gets angry at this.. "Khushi enough koi dost nhi hai samjhi aap.."

Khushi cries and says "Aap gandi ho.. khushi aapse nhi baat karegi.. aapne dost ko danta.." and runs back again inside her room. Anvi runs behind Khushi..

Ruhana comes to Manvi and confronts her "kyun uspar itna chilla rahi ho? Hua kya hai bataogi!"

Manvi tells her everything happened in the school today.

"to jiski wajah se tum chidchidi rehti thi aur khushi khush wo ek hi hai Mr. AM yani Aarav Mehra" Ruhana said

Manvi looks at her and says "haan di.. aur aajke baad khushi usse nhi milegi" and walks inside the room.

Anvi enters inside the room and sees Khushi sitting on the bed angrily..

"khushi itna gussa nhi karte" she tried to make her understand..

"vi.. mujhe dost se milna hai please le chalo na.." she requested her.

"khushi mujhe nhi pata na aapka dost kaha rehta hai.." she said dejectedly.

Khushi further complains "pata hai mumma ne dost ko kitna daanta.. mujhse bye bolne aaya the dost.."

Anvi side hugs her.. "koi baat nhi aapke dost aapko dubara zaroor milenge"

"sachi?" Khushi asked.

"haan sachi Vi kabhi jhooth nahi kehti" Anvi replied.

Khushi smiled "dost ache hai mumma ne galat kiya unko daanta" she said innocently.

It has been 2 days since Aarav had left the school. Khushi was missing him badly. Khushi denied going to school.

Manvi eyed her angrily "khushi 2 din se bahut natak ho gaya hai tumhara chup chap school chalo"

Khushi pouts and walks out of the house.. Manvi feels headache in her head. Ruhana saw her and asked "kya hua?"

Manvi nods and replies "kuch nhi di bas thoda sar dard hai.."

"Anvi tum Khushi ko leke school chali jao aaj yeh ghar par aaram karegi waise bhi itna tamashe ke baad isse apna deemag tanda rakhne ki zaroorat hai" while eyeing at Manvi.. Anvi smiles a bit at this.. and walks out of the house..

Ruhana then says "main office jaa rahi hoon zaroorat ho to phone kar dena"

Manvi nods and Ruhana also left for work. Manvi thinks "thank god that AM will not be in school to mujhe khushi ki inta chinta nhi hogi.."

Mehra Industries

Aarav was sitting inside his cabin and was lost somewhere... he recalled the time he had spent with Khushi being her friend.. he had already started missing her.

His manager comes in.. "sir ye new project ki file hai aap please ek baar check kar lijiye"

But his mind was still stuck with Khushi.. the manger called him again.. "Sir.."

Aarav finally looked at him "haan.."

"kya baat hai sir aap kahi khoye hue hai!" the manager asked him..

"haan school mein bahut pyari si doll Khushi usko miss kar raha hoon main.. aisa lag raha hai abhi mujhe bench par dikhegi udas baithi hui.." he smiles a bit.

"sir aap usse mil kyun nhi aate?" the manager suggested.

Aarav smiles "that is good idea.. agar nahi gaya to kaam nhi kar paunga yahan.." he takes his car keys and left to meet Khushi.

At school

Khushi was upset as her friend was not with her today.. "katti dost aap bhi khushi ko chodke chale gaye"

Just then she heard a voice "dost apne dost ko kaise chod sakta hai" a smile comes on khushi's face hearing the voice.. she turns and sees Aarav standing behind her.. she run to him, Aarav lifted her up in his arms.

"yay.. pata hai khushi ne aapko kitna miss kiya 2 din" she complaint in cute way.

Aarav also says "maine bhi aapko bahut miss kiya to aaj hum bahar chalte hai.. chalogi?"

Khushi nods happily.. "haan chalo chalo"

Aarav grabs her bag and takes her into his car... Khushi smiles "wao.. aapke pass car hai.."

Aarav nods.. "chalo aapko pehle ice cream khilayenge then hum movie dekenge.."

Khushi nods excitedly...

The school was over, Anvi went to pick khushi from her class but when her teacher told her that Khushi was not seen since morning Anvi got worried.

"khushi kahan gayi.." anvi gets tensed.. she looks for Khushi everywhere but was unable to find her..

Anvi gets upset "ab main maasi se kya kahungi.. "

Anvi waited for Khushi for an hour and then left for home.. she arrived home.. Manvi opened the door..

Manvi found only Anvi at the doorstep.. "Khushi kahan hai Anvi?" asked Anvi.

Anvi answered her while tears in her eyes "maasi Khushi school mein kahi nhi hai subah wo class mein hi nhi gayi"

Manvi gets shocked hearing this.. "kya? kaha chali gayi wo?" she asked.

"pata nhi maasi" Anvi replied getting worried for her.

Manvi looks at Anvi who was looking really scared.. "tum andar aao pehle" she told her. Anvi entered in..

Manvi gives her the food and says "tum ghar par raho main school jaake check karti hoon aur agar khushi ghar aaye to mujhe phone karna" Anvi nods..

Manvi left to search Khushi at school... She returns back home empty hands... as no one saw khushi in school day.

She sits on the couch in much worried "kaha hogi meri beti" tears slipped down her eyes

To be continued.