It was the worst phase of their lives." Her tone was laced with a longing and sadness.
After a bit of pause, she spoke again. But this time her eyes glistened with unshed tears and a fond smile.
"And then a miracle occurred. Tai ji announced that she was pregnant, that finally our family was finally going to be blessed by little chuckles of a new born.
The family was thrilled. It was the best news they had heard in a long time.
And soon the baby was welcomed in the family – Tau ji and Tai ji's first and only child, a baby girl – our Shivani di. Their little miracle." She continued, fondly smiling recalling the past.
"Shivani di was named after lord Shiva.
Maa was his huge devotee and she named her that. But she was fondly called as Shanu.
The little girl came as the luck of our household.
Our family's business had a sudden rise and soon our company rose to greater heights.
Dadi too started to respond to her treatment and what earlier looked like a dream to see her up and upright again, started to be a reality.
Soon, Maa and Papa too welcomed their first child – Pallavi di, after a year.
And following her, I arrived; two years later." She narrated with teary eyes yet blissful smile covering her face.
"Soon dadi recovered fully and the family lived blissfully.
Business went well and tau ji and papa ji opened some branches in India too.
Me, Shanu di, Pallu di were glued together; bonded strongly together.
Our family was knitted together with love, care and respect. It was the thing I love the most in our family.
Both the couple loved the children of the house equally. We were the apples of their eyes.
Me, being the youngest was the most pampered one though. Shanu di and Pallu di used to dot me with all their love, and I loved both of them a lot.
But most of all, I loved Shanu di. She was not just our eldest sister; she was like another mother to us.
She used to love us both so much.
Whenever we used to create some mistake, she used to cover up for us.
She always protected us from scolding for our mischief's.
She even fought with a bully from our school when Pallu di was bullied once.
From that day onwards, none dared to meddle with us; for everyone knew who our elder sister was.
She was a walking fire, an epitome of beauty with brains and a school topper.
Soon, Singhania's family joined our neighborhood and we became inseparable.
We were like an entire joint family, sharing dishes among each others, having joint lunches, teas and dinners.
The children of both the family bonded well and elders became best – buddies." A nostalgic smile highlighting her features.
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After a long and deafening silence, Naksh finally continued while supporting a sobered Aradhana and Pallavi, respectively along with Keerti.
Broken but beautiful?? (13)
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