Hi Guys, Here you go the next update..And it gives me such joy to know the level of faith you all got on Sanskar.I hope he lives upto it in this update...

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               That  night sleep eluded swara , All she could remember was the hurt in Sanskar face as she lied to him .She wanted to be brave to defy Shekhar and beg Sanskar to believe her .Just so he wouldn't be hurt .After all the faith he shown on her,it hurts to cause him pain especially given his past.

          She stood near the window as she gazed at the million stars that adorned the sky ,She was filled with wonder at how calm the night looked .And then spotted an shooting star.. It brought back the memory of her dida asking her to wish for any thing she wanted .

             She closed her eyes and wished " Please I hope Sanskar is not hurt by what I did  .." And she didn't seem to notice the tears that had been falling from her face.

          Just few feet below Sanskar held on to the ladder as he made his climb to her bed room window .Then one tiny droplet of water fell on his face , he thought it was raining so he hastened his pace to come face to face with Swara and tear strained face .

            Her eyes were closed and he didn't want to startle her , so he called her name ,once she didn't open up her eyes. He called her again and this time she opened her eyes and almost fell onto him in shock .

                When she recovered from her shock ,she lashed out at him in concern.

             " What were you thinking , climbing like you did. don't you know there is something called calling bell or you could have knocked .." She would kept shouting at him .But he simply kept his hand on her lips and asked her to be silent  in fear she will wake her parents.

             Only when he got inside her room .Did he call arjun who was holding the ladder for him .That he was safe and arjun can wait for few minutes in the car .

           He waited for her to speak but she still held on to her silence . " You can speak up now . I just didn't want you to wake your parents " he said sheepishly not realizing the emotions that were running through her brain .

             " What are doing here " she finally asked after what she did ,she didn't even think she will be able to see him again ..

            " I just wanted to check on you ,And unlike last time I don't think you parents would appreciate my time of arrival. hence the window visit .." He said waiting for her to react but instead she burst into tears .And he didn't have it in him to stay unaffected as he drew her into his embrace and let her find comfort in his arms as she cried her hearts out .

               Sanskar knew swara lied back in the hotel , Still he made himself leave .None of it made sense but he saw the desperateness in her eyes wishing he would believe her lie and walk away , so he left , he waited for her to call or message later with an explanation but it never came.

               Then came the worry at her silence,  he needed to know leaving her alone in the hotel was exactly what she wanted .Hence his midnight visit to see if she is safe, he just wanted to have an glimpse of her from the window and leave even if it made him feel like an stalker.And he didnt expect to come face to face with an crying Swara.

           I am sorry , she kept saying it over and over again .Even when she hurt him , he was holding her trying to comfort her . And Swara didn't have it in her to let him believe she purposely hurt him .

           " I lied today .." She stated simply waiting for him to deny it or accept it .

        " I know " he answered and those two words of his complete unwavering trust in her  gave her enough courage to tell him everything..

         Sanskar didn't say an word till Swara finished speaking .He wanted to march upto shekhar Gadodia house and kill him for putting his swara through hell .But that will not bring her daughter back and Swara needs her daughter more than anything else.

        " Sanskar say something .I am sorry .I didn't mean to hurt you .." She said when he remained silent for awhile .

         " I wish you came to me first swara but I know how hard it is for you to trust anyone except yourself ." He said for which she shook her head and claimed she does trust him .And his heart relaxed a bit at her faith.

             " Just let Shekhar believe he won .I will send divorce papers tomorrow and you sign them , We need to file for divorce because the news will reach him " he said so calmly that swara was worried if he really meant to walk away from her .

            " What the point of that Sanskar .Your uncle will stipulation will be broken  .We can just not see each other won't it be enough .." She asked clearly wishing he won't talk about divorce so casually .

             " We need to make him believe his plan worked , there should be some move by me for him to think he won .And I need time Swara to find your daughter. If he thinks his plan failed , he might move her and the world is an much bigger place , so trust me I will find your daughter .." With that statement Sanskar left through the door this time thankfully .

                   Three weeks passed by and swara hope of reuniting with her daughter got less every day .They filed for divorce in the meantime , Sanskar promised to withdrew it the moment he found her daughter .

          And swara began to fret she would get divorced from him as well .For someone who walked away from him , divorce seems very final and Swara hated the word with passion .

              She got an call from Sanskar exactly three weeks later .He asked her to come to the address he sent in the message, he didnt even explain anything but it came from Sanskar so she went  ..   

         It was an two hour  hour ride which made swara anxious and worried.At the end of the ride waited her Sanskar ..And she rushed towards him with her questions . As she saw the building was an orphanage named Sunshine Homes. Her hope  grew that maybe Sanskar located her daughter .

            But instead of answering her million questions .He asked one question of his own ." Do you trust me Swara" he asked and Swara didn't hesitate to say Yes .

       " Then listen to me .Yes I found your daughter , she is right now inside this building .But I need you to not reveal you are her mother to anyone inside .I have proceeded legally to adopt her and we will adopt her and take her home ." He said .

           " But Why Sanskar , she is my daughter .?" She asked clearly not understanding why she need to adopt her own daughter.

         " It is easier this way ,then going to courts in an attempt to prove you are her mother and those actions might reach Shekhar Gadodia .We will first adopt her swara .Let us legally make her our daughter ., Then we can relax and not be worried about Shekhar Gadodia " he said and Swara mind was stuck with the word our .

               " Our daughter ?" She asked not liking the flicker of hurt that crossed his face at her question. .

              " I needed to work fast before Shekhar finds out .An couple adopting process was smoother than an single parent. .I know you won't like it .But that why I am asking you this small favor , Trust me and sign those papers Swara " he asked even when he knew he was asking her to trust him with her daughter life atleast legally.

                 Swara was moved by the lengths he went for her .She simply nodded her head in acceptance .And they both went in and signed the papers. That was when she first noticed her daughter name , Lavanya ..It suited her .

                   The five minutes swara waited for Lavanya to be brought to her was nerve wracking , she didn't know how to behave or act .She looked upto sanskar and envied his calmness .

               Four minutes thirty second later .Her daughter came towards her in an pink Cinderella dress that must be her favourite as she wore the same dress the last time swara saw her as well . Instead of coming towards her , she rushed into Sanskar arms without an second thought .

            " You came ,you really came . We can go home together right ." She kept chattering to him making feel swara all alone between their closeness .

           "Princess I told you right ,the next time I will bring with me someone very pretty just like you  " he said as he gently changed Lavanya attention towards Swara..

             " Hi I am Lavanya ,You are indeed very pretty . The warden  told me you will be my mom and him my dad .I will be a really good girl and won't even demand for chocolate. I really like him and want to go with him ,do you like me?  " the little girl spoke and waited for swara to answer her back all the awhile holding her dress in hands an habit of swara's  nervous reaction when she was young .

                  Swara remained silent by her daughter words .What can one say to such heartbreak all caused by her ,the little girl eyes almost teared up at her silence that Sanskar had to speak up .

             " Swara , Why don't you tell our princess how much you like her ." He gently tugged at her which brought swara back to the reality of first impressions

                        She opened her bags and took the bar of chocolate she carries with her as an habit .

              " You like chocolate .." Swara asked at her daughter hesitant nod ,she gave the chocolate to her which brought a huge smile to her face . And Sanskar realizing the two need time to bond .Asked Lavanya to show swara around .

                  The girl tucked the chocolate in her mini purse she carried and held out her hand  for swara and laughed as swara lifted her up instead .Which left Sanskar alone with Mrs Savitri Patel  who runs the orphanage  .

           " Your wife seemed bit shocked by Lavanya ,did she expect someone younger that why I asked you to bring you wife before finalizing the adoption " she spoke up .

            " No , She loved Lavanya from the moment she first laid eyes on her , trust me Lavanya will be treated like her own daughter " Sanskar assured her .

           He said his thanks and was finalized  the contracts when an scream of an child made him run outside to come face to face with Shekahe Gadodia who was gripping Lavanya hand and dragging her to his car while swara was held back by his body guards from reaching her daughter.

                " Take your hands off my daughter .." Sanskar voice echoed through the grounds and the shock of seeing Sanskar and his declaration made shekar loosen his grip on Lavanya hand momentarily  and the little girl ran straight to Sanskar .And hid behind him .

               One look from Sanskar. The body guards let swara go as she rushed back to Sanskar , And stood beside him .

              " Take our princess inside and pack her bags swara ,we are leaving in five minutes.. " Sanskar told swara .Who hesitated a bit to leave him alone but Sanskar gave her no choice as he lifted her daughter and gave her into her hands . As if conveying keeping Lavanya safe was the priority .

           As swara stepped inside ,she could hear the calm voice of Sanskar greeting Siddharth dad

             " Never ever come near my daughter again .." He said and swara wanted to know what they both talked but she was already out of ear shot .

           
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Nita