"एक अजीब सी बेताबी है तेरे बिन,
रह भी लेते है और रहा भी नही जाता!"

Malhotra Mansion:

Parking area-

Manik:(punching her cheeks) Ok Princess!! Let's go in, we will do lots of Masti, ok?

Anahita bobbed her head cutely making him smile.

Manik:(looking at Ishita while walking in) Aunty, Can she stay with me for sometime, please?

Ishita:(looking at Anahita) The way she is clinging to you, I don't even think she will stay with me in the function!

Manik smiled widely and looked at Anahita who was already looking at both of them with her big doe eyes open widely, as if trying to understand what they are talking, and he chuckled to which she smiled too.. In the way Manik asked a servant to get the thing from his car giving him keys. Soon they were in the mansion where Manik moved towards His friends with Anahita in his Arms and Ishita moved towards The elder ladies to greet them.

Abhi: Yaar ye Manik Kaha reh gaya?

Manik:(from behind) Am here Buddy!

Fab 4 turned around to saw Manik standing with an extremely cute girl in his arms who was playing with Manik's facial features, and the girls were all aww on the baby and rushed towards Manik...

Navya:(exclaimed) Ae!! This Baby is so so so so Cute!!

Mukti: I know right! Haye! Manik kiski baby h ye?

(Manik, whose baby is she?)

Navya: Manik mereko bhi do naa, I too wanna pick her up!

(Manik give her to me no)

Mukti: Nahi Manik pehle mujhe de...

(No, Manik giver her to me first)

Navya: Or Kyu Mukti, pehle m lungi naa.

(And why is that Mukti, first I'll take her)

Mukti:(opening her arms) Nope, wo pehle mere pass aayegi haina baby?

(Nope, she will first come to me, Right Baby?)

Anahita all this while was observing the girls with her big doe eyes. And when Mukti and Navya opened their arms she frowned and looked at Manik who was also smiling looking at her and she pouted cutely before pushing her face in the crook of his neck making Manik and other two boys laugh and the girls made a very bad face.

Cabir:(chuckling) Seems like she knows tum dono kitni khatarnak ho..

(Seems like, she know how dangerous you two are)

Mukti:(punching his stomach) Chup kar be Kaminey warna dikhati hu kitni khatarnak hu m.

(Shutup Bastard, otherwise I'll show you, how dangerous I am!)

Anahita who saw this giggled keeping her small palm on her mouth, as Cabir winced an 'Ouch'. Fab 5 looked at her giggling and got all aww on her again.

Abhi: Waise Manik how come she is so comfortable around you?  Tu janta h?

(You know her?)

Manik:(kissing Anahita's cheek making her grin) Kind of!  Actually, when we went to the mall yesterday, there I met her.

And he told everything to them making them smile.

Cabir: Waah Manik teri The One mile na mile but Bache sambhalne ka experience tujhe mil hi gaya naa?

(Wow Manik, you found your The One or not, but you got the experience of handling kids, no?)

Manik glared him to which he mouthed a sorry!

Navya: Manik Use bole na humare pass bhi aaye! Puh-lease!

(Manik ask her naa, to come to us too!)

Mukti: Haa mujhe bhi lena h.

(Yes, even I want to)

Manik chuckled seeing both the girls and looked at Anahita.

Manik: Princess, aap Jaoge Mukti Aunty and Navya Aunty ke pass?

(Princess, would you go to Mukti Aunt and Navya Aunt?)

NavTi:(shouted) What The Hell Manik? Aunty??

Manik suppressed his laughter and Cabir and Abhi were already laughing..

Manik: Arre toh what else?

Abhi: Wahi naa, Muku Didi, wo tumhe bulane se rahi.

(Exactly! She is not going to call you Muku didi, now!)

Mukti: Whatever but auntyyy?Freaking NO!!

Navya: Haa baby you can call us by our names..

Mukti: Yepp! It's much better!

Cabir: Nahi Muku, Navu bachon ko manners sikhana chiye naa, so Aunty is perfect..

(No, Mukti, Navya, children should be taught manners.)

Navya: Cabir, tum humse pitoge.

(Cabir, You will be beaten by me)

Cabir:(rolling eyes) What's new?

And he bit his tongue and other laughed. While Anahita first frowned seeing them laughing but then she herself giggled making them laugh more at her cuteness and this time Cabir too laughed.

Soon Those 4 became friends with Anahita and she was very well playing and giggling with them. But she didn't let anyone kiss her cheeks or ruffle her hairs except Manik, as once Abhi kissed her cheeks and frowning she slapped on his face although it was very soft but still others couldn't stop themselves from laughing at Abhi's shocked face. And they got to knew that She didn't liked getting kissed and Manik was surprised with the fact..  

Their time with Anahita was cut short when Nyonika called them and they moved their with Anahita who was on her feet now and was holding Manik's hand jumping like a bunny...  They reached the place where their whole family was present and even Ishita was also standing there... They all except for Ishita, Dadu and Prithviraj (I'll refer him as Chote Dadu) frowned seeing Anahita while Dadu and Chote Dadu smiled seeing Anahita again...  They both came forward and met Anahita who smilingly met them. Meanwhile Manik told everything that how He knows Anahita and Dadu told them about meeting this cute angel yesterday in park.

Suraj and Anita were staring at Anahita with adoration. And same was with the Goenka brothers. Anita bent and caressed Anahita's cheeks lovingly, to which she got her toothy smile. Anita chuckled and looked at Suraj who too patted Anahita's head.

Anita: What's you name, darling?

Anahita:(cutely) Iti!

Anita looked at Ishita who smiled and told her full name, making them smile.

Anita: Aap bahut pyare ho, Iti!

(You're very sweet Anahita)

Anahita:(smiling) Thank You! Aap bi..

(You too)

Anita:(raising eyebrows) Pyari?

(Sweet)

Anahita:(cutely) Ni!! Paare to bache hote h naa, aap butiful ho!

(No!! Children are sweet, you are beautiful!)

And this cracked everyone up, who till now were adoring the duo and hearing them talk.

Anita again caressed her face lovingly. Her eyes watered unknown to her, she was feeling a different connection with this little girl. She then removed the chain from her neck and was giving it to Anahita, making everyone surprise, and Ishita gasped.

Ishita: Anita ji!! What are you doing? No, please!

Anita: Please, Ishita ji! I want to give her something, I don't know! Please!

Ishita:(nodding in no) I request you Anita ji, Don't!

Anita: It's a small gift.

Anahita:(nodding in no) No Tift!! Iti, no Tift! Only bessings!!

(No Gift!! Iti takes no gift! Only blessings!)

And everyone were surprised once again at her talks. And unknown to himself Manik was feeling proud, as if she is his own daughter, but he chucked his thoughts.

Anita:(patting her head) God always bless you, my child! May you get all the happiness..

Anahita: Same Same..

Nyonika: I must say, Ishita ji, Her upbringing is just so good. Even at this age, she is so mature.

Ishita:(smiled) All credits to her mother.

Damini: She didn't came?

Ishita: Ji nahi, actually she wasn't feeling good so!

Even Shivay, Omkara and Rudra talked with Anahita, who mingled up with them in no time. They were laughing at her cute ways of saying things, and were feeling so out of the world. Suraj and Anita and even Prithviraj were smiling seeing these three, who were laughing after ages, so openly! And in their hearts they blessed the cute bundle of joy, who bought so much happiness on just short span of time.

And soon, it was time for her to leave. They all were sad while she was giggling looking at them, only she knows why, and due to her giggling even they started smiling.

Manik for the last time picked her up and kissed her cheeks to which she smiled and cupped his cheeks and smiled widely making him smile more. He pecked her nose and said in a low voice..

Manik: I'll miss you Princess!!

Anahita:(in her toddler voice) Mich you!

(Miss you!)

He chuckled again and then muttered a bye to her, and he was about to put her down when she spoke something he was shocked to listen.

Anahita: Bye Pa...pa.

He snapped his head in her direction to saw her battling her eyelashes and blinked his eyes before shaking his head. For a second his heart flipped hearing that word from her mouth, but chucking it, thinking it her baby-ness he smiled and put her down and everyone bid her a bye with a sad smile.

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