CHILDREN'S DAY... A day of joy and rejoice for all the children... A day when every child celebrates the birthday of their beloved Chacha Nehru... So, is the situation of a small yet peaceful orphanage 'GRACE' located on the foothills of Himalayas... It's completely decorated with balloons and colorful ribbons... a small stage is laid on one end of the playground... the tent is set and the ground is fully covered with chairs... Everyone is waiting for the chief guest to start the event...

A boy, about 8 years of age, is sleeping peacefully... a small girl of about 6 years of age, wearing a white colored frock enters the dormitory... She is looking absolutely adorable

Girl: Kaddu (in English this means pumpkin)... Get up...!! (He is actually round and golu-molu like a pumpkin so everyone at the orphanage calls him by that name only... No one knows his real name as he has never told anyone)

The boy doesn't move a bit... The girl picks up a pillow and hits him right on his head...

Girl: Kaddu... Kumbhakaran... get up...!! The chief guest is about to arrive and you are still sleeping...!!

Kaddu: Ughh...!! Go naa Laddu...!! Let me sleep...!!

Laddu: So bad Kaddu... I'm playing the role of the fairy and here my best friend is sleeping...!!

Kaddu: (gets up from the bed and smiles rubbing his eyes) You already are my fairy Laddu...!! (the girl smiles) You go and I'll be there before your performance starts...!!

Laddu: Love you Kaddu...!! Come soon...!!

The girl leaves to rehearse for her performance whereas the boy goes to freshen up...

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The girl is rehearsing when another girl from the orphanage comes...

Another girl: Shona, the chief guest has arrived... Warden mam is calling you...!! (Laddu's real name is Shona)

Shona: Okay... I'm coming...!!

Shona is running towards the ground when she notices a 50 rupees note falling from a man's pocket... She finds the man going away along with a woman... She calls them...

Shona: Uncle... Aunty...!!

Both of them turn and find Shona running towards them with a smile on her face...

Shona: Uncle... this money fell from your pocket...!!

Man: (smiles) Thank you beta...!! What is your name..??

Shona: (smiles) Shona...!! Okay... bye uncle... bye aunty...!! I have to go for my performance...!!

Shona runs towards the stage... The lady looks towards her with a sad face...

Lady: How cruel...??

Man: What happened Sharmishtha...??

Sharmishtha: Nothing Shekhar... Just seeing how ironical life is...!! Here we are deprived of children... No matter how hard we are trying... and here... (takes a deep breath) Such a lovely girl... How God can be so cruel...??

Shekhar: (looks at Sharmishtha and thinks something) Okay come... let's go... Everyone is waiting for us...!!

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During the celebration Shona finds out that the man she helped is the chief guest of the event... For the entire celebration Sharmishtha keeps looking at Shona... She keeps on smiling seeing Shona playing and laughing her heart out... Shekhar notices this...

After the celebration Shekhar and Sharmishtha go to meet the Warden of the orphanage...

Shekhar: Hello ma'am...!!

Warden: Hello Mr. Shekhar Gaddodia... How can I help you...??

Shekhar: Actually ma'am I want to adopt a child from your orphanage... (Sharmishtha's eyes get lit up and she gets extremely happy)

Warden: That's great Mr. Gaddodia... The child will be very lucky to get adopted by such a great businessman... Please come with me... I'll take you to meet the children...

Shekhar: No... there is no need for that... We already know who we want to adopt..!!

Warden: Really...?? Who...??

Sharmishtha: Shona...!!

Warden: Shona... Indeed she is really sweet...!! Okay... I'll prepare the papers... You can take her tomorrow...!!

Sharmishtha: Really...!! Thank you...thank you... thank you so much...!!

The warden smiles and calls Shona...

Shona: Yes ma'am...!!

Warden: Meet them...

Shona: Oh... I know them... I have met them before...!!

Warden: Now... since you have to live with them now... It's good that you already know them...!!

Shona: Live with them...!! Why will I live with them...??

Warden: They are going to adopt you... and they are going to be your mamma and papa...!!

Shona: (smiles) Really...??

Sharmishtha: Really...!! (she hugs Shona and kisses on the top of her head)

Shona: (breaks the hug) And Kaddu...??

Warden: He will not go with you Shona...!! He will be here only...!!

Shona: (gets teary eyes) But he is my best friend...!!

Shekhar: Don't worry beta... You can meet him whenever you want...!!

Sharmishtha: We will come to take you tomorrow...!!

Shona nods her head... On one side she is happy to find parents for her but on other side she is sad for leaving her best friend behind...

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NEXT DAY...

Shona: Kaddu...!! Listen naa...!!

Kaddu: Don't talk to me Laddu...!! You are leaving me... Me... I'm your best friend naa...!!

Shona: Of course you are... You are my best friend Kaddu...!!

Kaddu: Then also you are leaving me...!!

Shona: I'll come back to meet you naa...!!

Kaddu: Promise...?? (forwards his hand)

Shona: (keeps her hand on his palm) Pakka wala promise...!! I'll come back... I'll come back for you... For my Kaddu...!!

Kaddu: And what if I'll miss you...??

Shona: I have something for you...!!

She takes out a pendant... oval in shape which can be opened from the centre...

Kaddu: No Shona... I can't take this... It's the last thing you have from your birth mother...!!

Shona: First of all... For you I am not Shona... I am just Laddu... Your Laddu...!! And I am giving this to you as a promise that I'll come back... Till then take care of it...!! I'll take it back when I'll come back...!!

Kaddu: I will...!!

Shona: Now come on open it...!!

Kaddu opens the pendant and the music starts... Shona starts humming along with the music...

Shona: TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR... HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU ARE...!!

Kaddu: Tsk... Tsk...

Shona: What happened...??

Kaddu: You are singing it wrong...!!

Shona: Excuse me... This is my favorite rhyme and I'm singing it correctly...

Kaddu: Nahh... Let me tell you... Close your eyes...!!

Shona: What...??

Kaddu: Close your eyes naa... Whenever we close our eyes and listen to something, we remember it for a longer time...!! And you need to remember this forever...!!

Shona closes her eyes and Kaddu starts singing...

Kaddu: TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR... (kisses her cheeks) I LOVE YOU SABSE JYADA MERE YAAR...!!

Shona opens her eyes wide... and Kaddu smiles seeing her... He starts to go away when Shona hugs him...

Shona: I'll miss you Kaddu...!!

Kaddu: I'll miss you too... Promise me that you won't forget me..!!

Shona: I promise...!! I'll definitely come back... Just wait for me...!!

Kaddu breaks the hug and turns to go...

Shona: Are you not going to see me off...??

Kaddu: (smiles) I don't want to see you go... I just want to see you come back...!!

Both of them get teary eyes and Kaddu runs back to the dormitory... He closes the door and starts crying holding the pendant in his hand...

Kaddu: I'll miss you Laddu...!!

On the other side Shona leaves with Shekhar and Sharmishtha...

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GADDODIA PALACE...

Sharmishtha: Shona... This is your new home...!!

Shona: (gets happy on seeing such a big house) It is so beautiful...!!

All of them enter the house and are welcomed by their friends and family... A boy of near about 8 or 9 years of age comes to Shona...

Boy: Hii... I'm Sahil...!!

Shona: I'm Shona...!!

Shekhar: Shona...

Shona: Yes...!!

Shekhar: Beta... from today onwards your name is not Shona... From today onwards everyone will know you as Swara... Swara Gaddodia...!!

Sharmishtha: Do you like your new name...??

Swara smiles and nods her head...

Sahil: So Swara... Would you like to be my friend...??

Swara: Yes...!!

After that day Swara never gets to meet her Kaddu... Later after a few months she leaves for USA along with her parents for her studies and their business...

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