Imara was sitting on the bed...playing with ansh

She was having him on her lap and tickling him

He was also laughing and playing along his big sister...

Aditi was watching them while settling the clothes in the cubboard

Aditi was adoring them and thinking
"I wish ki in dono bhai behen ka ye bond hmeshaaa aise hi bna rhe......ye dono hmesha  haste muskurate rhe....Touchwood...My Angels...inhe kisi ki nazar na lge..."

She was adoring them and suddenly she realised that she has some work to be done in the kitchen

She though whether to leave them alone or not

"Ohh i have so much work to do...but should i leave ansh alone with imara....afterall she is also a little girl.....will she be able to handle him..?......she thought

Aditi : Imara...listen

Imara : Yes mumma....

Aditi : Mumma has an important work in the kitchen.....so will you take care of your little brother....?

Imara : Yes mumma....i will....i will take care of ansh...I am big girl now...

Aditi ckuckled at her cute response : Awwww..... my bacha....but u will always remain small for mummaa......she gave her a casual kiss and then went to do the chores....

Imara started playing again

After some times...ansh started cryingg....

Imara gets worried....she gets confused what to do now

Imara : Ansh...dont cry...please dont cry.....

Ansh was crying

She tickled him.....she also showed toys to him.....but he did not stop crying

Imara get very confused and tensed

That little girl did not find any idea.....accept for calling her mother

She placed ansh on the bed......but without giving him pillow support

She does not know how to place a baby on bed......as she is too small to know all this.....so she just placed him on the bed and ran downstairs to call aditi....

Aditi was doing the work...when she heard the footsteps

Imara : Mumma ...mummaa....
Imara came running

Aditi turned to look at her : Imara  aap yaha...?

Imara : Mumma vo....

Before she could complete her sentence.... aditi got worried and questioned her
Imara aap yaha ho to...to ansh....ansh ko akelaa......

She gets angry tone.....imara aapne ansh ko akela chhod diya...

Imara gets scared due to her angry tone....

Aditi did not listen to her and just immediately ran in the room to see ansh

Imara followed her

The moment she entered the room

She saw ansh lying at the edge of the bed......almost about to fall from the bed

Aditi panicked and  got shocked....

"Anshhhhhh.......she shouted and immediately ran to save him from falling

He was about to fall....when aditi get a hold of him....and grabbed him in her protective arms....

She hugged him tightly....while he continues to cry..

Aditi could not thought of him falling and getting himself hurt....

She gets her eyes teary...at the most horrible sight in front of her

"Ansh....bs...bs....nhi rote beta...mumma aa gyi na.......kuch nhi hua....kuch nhi......mumma aapko kabhi kuch nhi hone degi....."

She kissed all over his face....and was crying herself...as she could not let anything happen to him...

She got so panicked and worried........

Thinking that what if.... if she would not have came on time...then.....then.....what might have happened to him......he might have got himself injured....

This thought itself was very scary for her......she can not see her kids getting hurt

She  kissed him...as he stopped crying now.....

Imara was standing there all the time.....

She got very very scared....thinking that its her fault....also she is scared of aditi.....as she must be very angry on her

Aditi was not in her senses due to that incident.....therefore she got angry on imara without realising how scared she must be....

"Imara.... maine aapse kaha tha na...iska dhyan rkhne ke liye....fir aap kyu ise akela chhodke aaye....bolo......mna kiya tha maine.....

Imara shivered due to her loud voice....
She hesitatedly answered : V...v..vo....m..mumma....v....vo ro rha hai....mai...main aapko bulane aayi thi...

Aditi : Imara....aapko pta hai na abhi kya hua.....agr hum thodi si bhi late hote to....to vo gir jata bed se......why didnt u placed him in his crib.....why on bed....?.....Bolo imara.....i am asking you....

Imara get very scared and she startes crying....

She had never seen aditi getting angry on her.....
She was always very pampered and forgiven by aditi....But this time she felt very bad........

And she immeditaly ran to her room...

Aditi saw this....and then she realised her mistake : Imara....imara.....imara ruko....

She did not realised that how angryly she behaved with her......

Aditi thought
"Ufff.....what have i done.....ansh ki chinta me....maine ye realise hi nhi kiya.....ki imara kitni darri hui hai....or uspe bina baat ke gussa kr diya......."

"Mujhe aisa nhi krna chhahiye tha.....galti meri thi...uski nhi...."

She was feeling very guilty

She had hurted her own daughter....and it was paining her alot....as she herself did not wanted to do this......but due to fear and circumstances.....she didi not realised it earlier....

Aditi went to her room.....and saw her crying while lying on her bed

Aditi felt very bad

She went near her and placed her on her lap

She was sitting quitly on her lap....not talking to her...

Aditi wiped her tears sweetly....and placed kiss on her cheeks

Aditi : Meri pyaari si princess mumma se gussa hai....?

Imara did not responded

Aditi : Imara....please forgive me....i am sorry beta.......i know mumma ko aap pr gusa nhi krna chahiye tha.......aapki koi galti nhi thi beta....apko kuch feel krne ki zarurat nhi hai......

But this time imara was very upset with her....she felt very bad

Dont know what was running in her mind.....?

Next moment....

zain has came back home and enttered her room....

Imara saw him : Papaaa......

She jumped out from aditi's lap and hugged zain very tightly....

Zain also gets happy and hugged her back

But he saw some tears in her eyes

He got worried and asked aditi through eye contact

Aditi also signaled him  through actions only... without saying a word....that she is upset with her...

Zain again replied  her   through facial expression.... That he will handle her......you dont worry

Aditi thought to leave....so that atleast imara can share her pain with him.....if not her....

She just wanted to see her happy face.......and she knows zain can do this.....

Zain asked her while cupping her face :
"Imara...papa ko nhi btaoge....kya hua princess....Aap papa se kuch bhi share kr skte ho...."

Imara said in a upset voice
"Papa.......Kya mumma ansh ko mujhse zyada pyaar krti hai....?
Kya ab mumma mujhe pyaar nhi krti......?
Jabse ansh aaya hai....mumma sief usse pyaar krti hai......MUJHSE NHI....?"

And those words shocked zain......

He was shocked to listen such big words from that innocent little girl of him......

He never thought that she will  ever feel neglected....

Somehow he was feeling guilty...that how such thought even came into her mind....

But the biggest shock was for Aditi.....who was standing at the door itself........when she heard her saying that ...

She gets shocked.....

Her eyes gets filled with tears listening to that....

She was feeling very guilty and disgusted of herself.......that she made her think like that....

She never wanted this....and she never  ever wanted to make her feel neglected.....

Somehow she felt pain in her heart listening this...

Zain saw aditi standing....
He could understand her pain....how she must be feeling right now...

Later On

Somehow.....zain managed to pacify imara.....and he made her happy.....diverting her mind to some other things....

All over he managed the situation well.......and since imara is a kid.......so she gets diverted easily...and soon she forgets everything

She is too innocent to go into depth.....therefore she again gets normal

Thats the best part of kids.......they never take anything seriously......they say things and forget it too...

So Zain managed her and made her forget evrything and gets her normal.......
But bigger situation for him was to handle aditi.....As it is her who must be hurt the most right now

In the night

Aditi was sitting on the bed.....all lost in deep thoughts....

Rethinking of Imara's words....and realising how she even she felt like this....

Zain entered the room

He saw aditi and went near her...as he was also thinking the same

Zain : Aditi....ye humne kya kr diya.....kahi humse koi galti to nhi ho rhi.....

Aditi : Zain....Second child ke aane ke baad aksar elder sibbling ko insecurity ho jati hai......pr ye parents ki responsibility hoti hai....to make sure that they dont feel neglected.....
Or hum ye nhi kr paaye zain......we failed as parents....I failed as a mother....

Zain : No aditi.....dont blame yourself......tumhari koi galti nhi hai.....galti hum dono ki hai...

Aditi : Zain......main...main smjh hi nhi paayi ki imara ko kaisa lgta hoga......uski feelings kaise neglect ho gyi mujhse zain.......kaise....she was feeling guilty...

Zain calmed her

He cupped her face : Aditi.....calm down...

Aditi : Zain...tum to jante jo na....ki main...main apne dono bacho se equally pyaar krti hu.......Vo dono mere dil ke tukde hai.......main unke bina nhi reh skti......

Zain : Main janta hu aditi......or imara bhi janti hai ki tum usse kitna pyaar krti ho....

Aditi : Fir use aisa kyu lga zain.....bolo......Meri bachhi ke man me kitne sawal honge.....jinka humare pas koi jawab nhi hai....

Zain : Aditi.....kabhi kabhi ho jata hai.......pr dont worry.....imara bohot innocent hai....or vo to sab bhul bhi gyii.....come on aditi...tum bhi bhul jao....

Aditi : Kaise bhul jau zain......I am a very bad mother......main chahti thi ki ansh or imara ka pyaar bna rhe.....pr kahi in sab ki vajah se imara......zain imara ke man me ansh ke liye koi insecurities na aa jaye.....kahi vo...vo....

Zain understands her concern and he hugged her to calm her down...
"Aditi.....Noooo....dont think like that.....aisa kuch nhi hoga...

Then he break the hug and cupped her face

He said looking into her eyes : Aditi....hum aisa hone hi nhi denge.. ....Galti humse hui hai na......to hum hi ise sudharenge.....Okay....

See aditi.......its new for  both of us....
And i am sure every parents must have went through this phase....

Its normal aditi......bacho me insecurities aa jati hai.....But vo bhul bhi jaate hai.....Vo itne maasoom hote hai aditi.....

But i promise.....as a parents hum kabhi future me aisa nhi hone denge......hum un dono ko humesha equally treat krenge....and equal pyaar denge.....Right.....?

.he smiled

Aditi looked into his eyes...and nodded

Aditi : Yes zain.....main aage se kabhi imara ko ye feel nhi hone dungi.....And i will make sure she never feel neglected or less loved......

Because I love both of them❤
They both are part of me....and very precious for me.

Zain smiled and hugged her......"Me too..."

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