Published on :- 18/1/20
Edited on :- 2/Jan/24
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Neil dropped his girlfriend at the NY Airport. His heart was in pain and she also didn't want him to leave but it was her dream to join the fashion Workshop in Paris for three months. Neil supported her and waved his hands while looking at her. She waved back and disappeared from his sight.

"Today's my twentieth birthday but you forgot, baby" ... ,, Neil whispered to himself and sadly smiled. 

"I love you baby and we'll meet soon" ... ,, Neil murmured softly and went to his favourite cafe to eat and read his father's journal.

At the same time, A lady came to the apartment Where Arjun and Neil were staying.

"Why are you here ?" ... ,, Arjun asked

"I'm here to see my lovely boys". , Lady replied with a sweet genuine smile.

"You meet me so you can go now because he'll not be happy to see you here", Arjun said sadly.

"But he is my Son Junie. Please beta (son) !!" ... ,, Piyali Said 

Yes, Her name was Piyali and she was the biological mother of Neil Khanna.

"Aunt! I don't want you to see him sad so will you please go back and leave us alone"... , Arjun said  and sighed weakly. 

Arjun wanted to reunite them but Neil's heart was wounded by his own mother. Arjun and Neil both had the same fate.

Lonely Childhood without love, affection and Care But Arjun had Mayank (Arjun's father) but Neil lost his father as well as his mother.

Mayank tried to fill the position of Piyush in Neil's life but it wasn't possible because the bond Piyush and Neil shared was innocent and pure. Piyush held a strong position in Neil's life like Mayank in Arjun's life. 

"Today is his twentieth Birthday Junie. My baby is 20 years old now" ... ,, Piyali said

"Aunt Piyali ! I know you love him but his heart is , as cold as ice and as hard as stone for you. And I don't like tears in your eyes Either" .. ,, Arjun said.

"But" ... ,, Piyali started but Arjun hugged her and simply said that Just go back aunty it's not the right time. 

"I want him back in my life Arjun and tell me where I went wrong that my own blood is hating me"... ,, Piyali cried in Arjun's arms.

When Meera (Arjun's mother), Piyush and Koohu (Arjun's sister) died. Mayank wasn't in his senses and drowned himself in the depth of depression then Piyali was their only support who protected them from Vikranth Singh Grover (Villain) and his ways to harm them .

Piyali took care of both of them. Neil was her son but Arjun wasn't but she accepted Arjun wholeheartedly because of Mayank, her best friend who married Meera and adopted Arjun as his own. Piyali loved Arjun the same way she loved Neil. She never differentiated between them. But her one decision snatched Neil away from her. When Mayank saw his sons (Arjun and Neil) were losing themselves and their innocence, his senses came back and swore to give them the lovely childhood they deserved.

Mayank and Piyali made a decision to send them away for their higher studies. But after sending them, Slowly, Neil started to cut himself from her and chose to stay with Arjun and Mayank. Arjun was always in her touch. She was the only mother figure in his life and he was attached to her.

"You didn't but our destiny went wrong so leave him at his own mercy" ... ,, Arjun replied to her and wiped her tears .

Arjun sent her back to India ...

Flashback :-

(Two years ago on his 18th birthday)

NEIL's POV :-

"Happy Birthday Neil" ... ,, Arjun wished me and took me in his brotherly embrace.

I love him and I never felt awkward to confess my love for him. 

We are going back to India to meet our father . Yes my father , My Uncle who stood in my life at my father's place . Dr . Mayank Kashyap ( Physician ) , father of Arjun . 

We landed at the International Airport of India and went directly to meet him. 

But he was not there. He never wished us directly in our face. Both Arjun and I knew him very well.

We both entered his room and found my birthday gift at his table with two envelopes . A letter envelope. I smiled and collected my gifts. Arjun scoffed and I laughed at him. Because Dad had nothing left for him. but at Arjun's birthday, he left gifts for me. Actually I am three months younger than him and he loves me and protects me like an elder brother.

I went to my room and freshened up and started to read the letters. The first letter was from Uncle Mayank.

I'm his other Son.

~How are you? I hope you and your brother are doing fine ..

A very happy birthday ....

You're 18 now so I wanted to give you the most important treasure of my life which obviously belongs to you. 

I'm sorry for not coming and wish you directly but you and Arjun both know what my reasons are?

I'm giving you back what I was holding dearly near my heart. I live my life with your father but after losing him, I am just spending my days just to protect our two precious gems of our life.

Piyush never wanted to know about him and his pain but I remembered that one day he told me if anything suddenly happened to him then gave his diaries to his son .. His Son one and only Neil ...

So my baby I'm returning piyush's journal book or diaries to you. It's your birthday gift. This book has so many heart broken moments but also has beautiful memories for you to know.

I love you.

Happiest 18th Birthday to you

Please take care of your Brother Junie.

Your Dad's Replacement

Mayank ~

I wiped my tears and smiled at his words .

My uncle will never change that's why I like him so much and never hide my true feelings from him and Arjun too.

I tore the wrapping paper and opened the box and found five diaries and one special Journal book and Tears were engraved at the cover of it. 

I put all the diaries back into the box and took the journal book in my hands.

My hands were shaking and my heart was repeating his beat in unrythmatically ways.

I opened the pages and it broke my heart into millions of tiny pieces.

"She wants to Divorce me and remarry to him" 

I felt suffocated. I wanted to cry but at the same time my heart filled with hate and anger for her. My mother, the wife of my father wanted to divorce him and ... 

I just couldn't take it anymore.

She did whatever she wanted for a long time.

After the death of my father, she married another man and that's why I chose to stay with Arjun and Uncle. I hate her.

I immediately left the house for peace and God knows where I was wandering around but soon I bumped into someone. 

"Hey you, Can't you see?"

I saw a very beautiful girl with striking blue eyes. She was wearing a black skimpy jeans with white shite shirt and denim jacket. She was looking very beautiful in the dress.

"Are you dumb ?" .. ,, girl glared at him.

"Sorry Miss ! But i didn't see you" .. ,, I said but my eyes were stuck at her.

"It's okay" .. ,, She said and started to move but I held her hands and she pushed me. 

Angered risen inside my body and mind was screaming at me to tear her apart. But soon she said "Sorry" and my anger flew away. 

"Uh hi I'm Neil"

She looked at me for a minute and replied,  "AVNI"

"Avni!"

I tried to call her name and in swift her name rolled on my tongue and i felt a jolt of electricity running into my whole body. It was the first time I was talking to a girl and felt peace in my mind.

End of flashback :-

And from here their friendship started and after one year of friendship soon it turned into love .......

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Somewhere in Shimla, India.

A ten year old little girl was playing with her dolls. But suddenly she started sobbing and yelled, "Ammo! Ammo sees my doll has broken arms"

A very elderly woman came and hugged her. She saw the broken arms of the dolls.

"Oh my Angel, It's okay. I'll buy you a new one", Elderly lady said.

"Sacchi ? (Really)" ... ,, Little girl asked and her eyes were as big as soccer.

"Mucchi (Yes)" ... ,, Elderly lady gave her a sweet smile that causes her skin to scrunch.

"Ammo ! Why do you call me Angel?" .. ,, little girl asked.

"Because you are an Angel. My Angel! Your mother's Angel ... ,, Elderly lady said.

"But Angel has white wings and white gown. I don't have them" .. ,, Little girl spoke as she was curious to know.

"You also have wings but it's not visible for us to see" .. ,, Elderly Lady who was Little girl's Ammo replied to her.

"Huh? Ammo your words confused me because my name is AASHMAAN" .. ,, Little girl replied to her maternal grandmother.

"Oh really then why are you calling me Ammo instead of Nani Maa (maternal Grandmother) ... ,, Ammo asked Aashmaan.

"Because Nana ji (maternal Grandfather) called you the same" ... ,, Little Aashmaan said as her quick and witty answers were her strength.

"That's because My name is Amruta and your nanaji (maternal grandpa) loves to call me Ammo" ... ,, Aashmaan's Ammo said

"Hmm" .. ,, Little Aashmaan thought hard

"Okay! It's late at night. Let's go to sleep okay you have your school tomorrow" , Ammo tucked Aashmaan back to the bed and prepared herself for another hardship. 

After two days at Aashmaan house :-

"Why are you here ?" .. ,, Amruta (Aashmaan's grandmother) screamed at the intruder whose sudden visit accelerated the fear in her.

"I'm here to see her" .. ,, A man came in front of her and demanded to meet little Aashmaan.

"Don't come near her understood. Firstly you ruined my daughter's life and you want to destroy my granddaughter's life . Never in my life will I let you see her. not even her shadow" ... ,, Amruta yelled at him.

"You can't because she is mine and I came here to get her" ... ,, That Man said calmly.

And never for a second he lost his calmness that made Amruta hate him more. Because of him, She lost her beautiful and young daughter. Her daughter- named Anvrita And Aashmaan was Anvrita's daughter.

Aashmaan was three years old when her mother died or simply said the reason of her sudden death was suicide. Aashmaan's mother 'Anvrita' was eighteen and fell in love with a man. A man who was a powerful and wealthy person. He came to Shimla for his business and here he met Anvrita. Her beauty and innocence attracted him very much and Anvrita too got attracted to him and they secretly got married and soon she got pregnant and wanted to share with her husband but problem rose when he disappeared from her life without telling her anything and just another day a wealthy looking woman came at her door and started accusing Anvrita. Poor Anvrita didn't know what was going on. Her parents were with her and protected her from that woman.

That woman said her name was "NISHA" wife of GAUTAM SURYANARAYAN.

Gautam SuryaNarayan was none other than the same man whom Anvrita secretly got married and carried his child . Her world shattered at the revelation that her Husband was already married and has a kid. His wife came to know about his affair and came here just to threaten Anvrita to leave her husband otherwise she would kill her. Anvrita broke down and cursed herself for falling in love with him. Gautam left her all alone pregnant with his baby. Anvrita's parents supported her and took her under their care. She gave birth to a baby girl whose eyes were the same as his father. The deepest darkest brown eyes as Anvrita turned herself into a statue and forgot about her baby girl. Her parents knew about her mental condition as they took proper care of the baby Aashmaan. Anvrita's parents always protected her from society and gave love and care to her.

And at last, Anvrita took her own life and left the world . After a few years, Aashmaan's grandfather also left them. Now only little Aashmaan and her ammo in their world together.

But everything started to disturb Aashmaan's maternal grandmother when Aashmaan turned 8 and her father came from nowhere and started claiming her as his daughter.

Aashmaan's maternal grandmother always sends him back without letting him see his daughter but this time he was back and wanted his daughter. She didn't want her little Angel to see the culprit of her life but she also didn't forget that she had only a few months to live.

But would Gautam's family accept her as the daughter of their house?' This question was disturbing her all the time.

"Okay then I'll wait for your death" . , Gautam smirked wildly at the old lady.

"What?" .. ,, Grandmother whispered.

"Listen! You're Anvrita's mother that's why I am asking you to let me meet my daughter otherwise I'll have my ways. And yeah I forgot to mention that you're dying right" .. ,, Gautam said and his words were making her dizzy.

Dizzy in pain. Pain of her two precious daughters.

Her face went pale.

"I know that you are suffering from liver cancer and have a few months to live and do you ever think what will happen to her after your death?" .. ,, Gautam stated the fact and she fell down on the floor and cried loudly.

"I just want her because she is my daughter" , Gautam said.

"But you already have a child then why my Aashu? She is very naive, innocent and pure", Grandmother said to him

"I know she is just like her mother", Gautam murmured and closed his eyes.

"What do you want ?", Grandmother asked him

"I want her to go with me", Gautam replied

"Where?" . , Grandmother asked as she didn't want her granddaughter to meet Gautam but here luck betrayed her.

"Newyork". , Gautam replied

"But she will not get agreed and most importantly see don't know about you", Grandmother said

"Then tell her about me and I will come to take her back". , Gautam said as he just wanted his daughter back

Gautam left Grandmother with mixed feelings ..

.

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Three Months later : -

Grandmother's health was decreasing very fastly and she knew that her cancer was eating her life . Only a few days were left in her life but her mind was trying to find a solution for her little Angel.

In a week, Aashmaan would turn 11.

 
Grandmother decided and called Gautam to come and get his daughter.

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"Happy Birthday my ANGEL"  ... ,, Grandmother whispered in Aashmaan's ears and kissed her forehead lovingly.

"Thank you Ammo" ... ,, Little Aashmaan opened her eyes and smiled at her Grandmother.

"Here are your birthday gifts" ... ,, Grandmother gave her lots of gifts. Seeing her smiling brightly, her heart filled with happiness.

Grandmother thought that maybe it was the last time when she was seeing Aashmaan all smiling or maybe it was the last time when she gifted her toys.

Grandmother packed Aashmaan's luggage. She puts her clothes, favourite doll, not to forget her teddy bears and most importantly she puts the pictures of her mother and grandparents. She wrote important letters and matters in a small diary and hid in between Aashmaan's clothes.

"Ammo ! You're the best" ... ,, Aashmaan Started jumping on the bed when she saw her favourite doll and teddy bears. She just loves teddy bears and cuddles to them .

"Angel! I want to tell you something" .. ,, Grandmother said and Aashmaan was staring at her.

"Yeah, Ammo say".. ,, Aashmaan asked.

"Actually" ... ,, Grandmother was telling her but suddenly the door knocked sounds made her stop her words.

Grandmother opened the door and Gautam came infront of her. 

Aashmaan saw him and asked about him to her grandmother.

"He is your father, ANGEL" ... ,, Grandmother said

"Oh okay" . ,, Aashmaan didn't know what to reply to her.

"You're going with him" .. ,, Grandmother said and Aashmaan stood frozen at her place

"Why?" .. ,, Aashmaan asked her.

"Because I am saying" .. ,, Grandmother replied.

"But I don't want to go and leave you alone here" .. ,, Aashmaan was crying silently.

Grandmother saw her tears and she wiped her tears and kissed her chubby cheeks.

"I'll come in a few months" .. ,, Grandmother lied to her because she knew that there would be no next time.

Her time was up.

"Promise" .. ,, Aashmaan asked and Grandmother was speechless so she changed the matter.

"Ohh! I already pack your bags. You only have to go with your father" .. ,, Grandmother said and moved away from her.

"Ammo, I asked you something" .. ,, Aashmaan was stubborn and Grandmother knew it very well.

"What?" .. ,, Grandmother asked

"Promise me that you'll come" .. ,, Aashmaan asked her Ammo to promise her.

Grandmother knelt down and held her shoulders .

"My little Angel! Listen I'm sick and maybe this is the last time you're seeing me so remember you have to go with your father" .. ,, Grandmother told her the truth.

Aashmaan burst into tears .

"I don't want to go with him and he is not my father. I only have Mummy , Nana ji and Ammo" ... ,, Aashmaan sobbing was filled in the room . Grandmother hugged her little angel.

Gautam's heart was bleeding when Aashmaan didn't consider him in her list.

"Baby Go" .. ,, Amruta - Aashmaan's maternal grandmother said Aashmaan who went to get ready for her new journey.

"Please take care of her" .. ,, Grandmother said to Gautam

"Aunty! if you want then I'll provide you best medical facilities" .. ,, Gautam said.

Grandmother chuckled bitterly at him and replied, "Just take care of my Angel. it'll be enough for me".

Amruta hugged her little Angel and whispered in her ears , "Angel remember never disclose your secret to anyone. Understand"

Aashmaan nodded and again Amruta whispered, "I put letters, pictures and a diary for you. Read from time to time" 

Aashmaan's maternal grandmother waved her hand and thought, "From here you'll fight alone for your existence in this Cruel world. I'll not be there for you but I'll never leave you too. I'll be there with you as a rain drop, as sunlight, as darkness too. I love You"

 
Aashmaan stood there and stared at her grandmother.

Gautam cleared his throat and said, "We have to leave Otherwise we'll get late"

And Aashmaan left her Ammo all alone in Shimla, India ...

And went with her father to the US.

Her new journey is going to start ... 

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