After being brutally abandoned by her husband riddhima had sworn never to even see his face but six years later she is back, not for herself but for her daughter, vanya, who has an atrial septal defect (hole in her heart), and riddhima doesn't have enough money for her operation  

Livid seeing his ex wife back, vansh rai singhania is taken aback by the coldness in her voice when she reveals to him that they have a daughter.....

And is even more shocked when she says that she is even ready for a DNA test in case he doubted that vanya is kabir's blood.....

Overwhelmed seeing his daughter's photo (which riddhima left in his office along with her medical reports) vansh brings riddhima and vanya to VR mansion, enraging all the residents, But vansh is determined to get his daughter treated and give her the life she deserves....

As he took immense care of vanya while simultaneously ignoring riddhima , who too returned the favour by ignoring him

What will happen when vansh, in order to keep his daughter with him, will be willing to forgive riddhima for her betrayal and start afresh???

What will happen when he will come across the proofs of his wife's innocence????

Will riddhima give him a second chance despite all that she has been through

Can some mistakes or rather sins really be mended???

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WOH HUMSAFAR THA
MAGAR USS SE HUMNAWAI NA THI
KAY DHOOP CHAAON KA ALAM RAHA,JUDAI NA THI

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Caressing her daughter's hair lovingly, riddhima kissed her forehead and laid down beside her to sleep when the creaking sound of the door made its way to her ear

Lifting her head up, she was the head of rai singhania family, the one whom she had considered as her mother, walk inside with a hateful expression smeared across her face

Standing up immediately, shielding her daughter from the evil women's venomous gaze riddhima looked at her with fire raging in her eyes....

"So you came back again....
With god knows whose dirty blood whom you claim to be my vansh's
But let me warn you riddhima....
You can never score back your position is my son's life ever again...."

Chuckling at her words, riddhima looked at her dead in the eyes....

"Agar baat meri beti ki na hoti na...toh agar apka beta iss duniya ka akhri mard bhi hota tab bhi main uss ke pass wapis naa ati....

(If the matter hadn't concerned my daughter, i would have never returned back even if your son would have been the last man to grace this universe)

Or kya kaha apne...main apke bete ki zindagi main apni jagah dobara banane ki koshish kr rhe hoon...haa what a joke

(And what did you say??? That iam trying to score my place back in your son's life)

Apka beta ek kamzoor mard hai....
Woh mera tahafuz na kar saka...
Woh mere dil se utar chuka hai....

(Your son is a weak man...
He couldn't even protect me...
He has lost his place in my heart)

Taken aback feeling the coldness in the young women's voice, indrani rai singhanias gained her courage to retaliate against her only to stop hearing a feeble panting voice

"Mumma"

"VANYAAAA"

Riddhima screamed in horror seeing her daughter breathing heavily, almost on the verge of passing out.....

"VANSHHHHH......VANYAAAAAAAAAAA"

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With there lips chanting prayers for their daughter's well being, both vansh and riddhima waited outside the operation theatre, waiting for the doctor to come out and give them the good news

As soon as the door opened, the parents sprang forward eager to know about their daughter's health

"The operation was successful mr and mrs rai singhania....your daughter is gonna be perfectly alright.....
We will shift her to the ward soon and then you can meet her"

With tears rolling down their eyes, riddhima thanked the doctor infront of him before turning on her heels and running towards the temple to thank her lord.....

Done discussing almost all the details regarding vanya's health, vansh walked towards the temple where is wife was sitting, lightening a diya...

Hesitating for a bit, he took a deep breath and went on to sit beside her, startling her a little

"Vanya would need utmost care and attention now...."

He initiated the conversation

"You don't have to worry about it....i will take care of things from here on...."

Came the heartless reply making vansh almost loose his temper

"She needs both of us riddhima.....
Thats why i have made a decision.....
Iam ready to forget everything that happened between us in the past for our daughter.....
I want you and vanya to stay with me in VR mansion
and I promise no one would taunt you for anything that ever happened....
No one will even mention it.....
Iam ready to forgive you for that betrayal....."

Riddhima looked at him with a disbelief expression on her face

"Excuse me....
Mene tumse maafi mangi kya? jo tum mujhe maaf karne ke liye tyaar ho

(Did i apologise to you now that you are forgiving me)

"For heaven sakes riddhima....
Main tumhe maafi mangne ka nhi keh rha hoon...
Main tumhe khd maaf kar rha hoon

(Iam not demanding an apology from you...
Iam forgiving you on my own)

His voice raising higher and higher clearly indicating that he was burning with rage making riddhima chuckle

"Thank you for this generosity
But i dont need it"

Riddhima replied in a calm tone before moving towards the ward to meet her daughter

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Although reluctant to leave riddhima and vanya alone at hospital , vansh entered inside his mansion to grab a fresh pair of clothes and some food for riddhima, only to bump into angre who seemed to be in a great hurry

"Whats wrong angre???"

"Nothing boss.....i was just searching for the mehta's file but couldn't find it in your room"

"Its in the basement....
Do one thing....ask the servant to pack some food for riddhima meanwhile i will grab the file for you..."

"Okay boss"

Punching in the password for the basement, vansh tapped the switch board to illuminate the room and went onto grab the fell when his hand accidentally hit an old wooden box making all its contents to spill on the floor

Cursing his fate, he bent down to collect it when a particular worn out letter caught his attention

"Dear vansh....
I know you are waiting for to see me in the saree gifted by you but before that i have an really serious matter to discuss with you
I know this isn't the best way to communicate but trust me, i can't gather the courage to say out my truth in your face thats why i chose to write it all down
I was a spy vansh...
I was sent in your life by kabir...
I was soo blinded in his love that i agreed to enter your life just to send you behind bars
But I couldn't
I couldn't vansh because i fell in love with you
I even broke all my relations with kabir before karwachauth and wanted to confess my love to you but the circumstances didn't allowed me
And then after your fake death, i came across the soul shattering truth of my life,
Kabir never loved me...
He was using me as a pawn since day one
I was devastated by the revelation but i had sworn to protect your family hence I brought vihaan in the house....
I know my betrayal isn't forgiven and iam ready for any punishment you give you...
But if you are generous enough to forgive me then wait for me with a rose in your hand

Yours and only yours,
Riddhima "

To say the the ground beneath his feet slipped at the revelation would be an understatement

His legs felt wobble, unable to support his weight as tears blinded his eyes

She was saying the truth all along....

She did leave a letter for him....

And he.....

Ignoring angre as he continued to call out for him from behind, vansh kept walking....walking on an unknown pathway...barefoot....
Not knowing where his destiny was leading him....

Just a few hours back he was giving her forgiveness in charity and her courage happened to have enraged him
But now
It was throttling him...

She was not ready for that charitable forgiveness because somehow it would mean that she was indeed guilty of the crime she never committed....

And what did he do????

Instead of cross checking each and everything he chose to trust him enemy and punished the women who loved him with all her heart soo brutally

The punishment which destroyed not only hers but their daughter's life as well

Could there really be a compensation for that.....

Placing his hand over the large wooden traffic barrier, vansh rai singhania cried....cried like a devastated soul..... as he slammed his forehead hard and fast against the wooden barrier once, twice, thrice....making himself bleed profusely......

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"You once again brought these trashes in our home vansh
You should have left them from where they came"

Indrani rai singhania screamed seeing riddhima and her daughter along with her grandson once again

But to her surprise, her grandson seemed numb, almost as if he didn't hear what she muttered

"Angre....take vanya to my room...and make her wear her earplugs "

Riddhima looked at the father of her daughter with utter confusion.....

Since the time he had returned to hospital he had been all devastated and broken.....staring at her with longing eyes as if trying to communicate to her through it.....and not to forget the stream of blood that was flowing down his forehead.....

"Are you even listening vansh???"

Indrani rai singhania screamed, making vansh loose his temper

"My wife and daughter have all the right to stay at my home"

"What proof does she have that vanya is your daughter....
GOD KNOWS WHOSE DIRTY BLOOD IT IS"

"IF THERE IS NO PROOF THAT VANYA IS MY DAUGHTER....
THEN IS THERE ANY PROOF THAT IAM AJAY RAI SINGHANIA's SON...."

Vansh roared startling everyone

"I COULD BE SOMEONE DIRTY BLOOD TOO....
ANSWER ME....
WHAT PROOF DO YOU HAVE REGARDING MY CHARACTER "

"Vanshhhh....the hell are you speaking....
For this trash...."

"Trash????
Seriously....
Would you still say this if i tell you that she was innocent....
That she did confess about her past to me but i was soo busy in taking revenge from her that I ignored all her pleas
Will you still call her that???"

Indrani rai singhania stumbled on her feet.....did they???

"I dont need any proof regarding vanya dadi....
Because if this women has said that vanya is my daughter....
Then she is indeed my daughter

And today....
I feel no shame in admitting that we...WE RAI SINGHANIAS ARE A BAD BLOOD....
WE HAVE HATRED, JEALOUSY, LOATH, BLOODSHED IN OUR VEINS....

UNFORTUNATELY MY DAUGHTER HAS THIS BLOOD TOO
BUT I CAN BET THAT SHE WOULD NEVER TURN OUT TO BE LIKE ANY OF US RAI SINGHANIAS BECAUSE THIS WOMEN RIGHT HERE IS DOING HER UPBRINGING......"

With the tears she had been concealing for years now freely falling down her orbs riddhima looked at the man infront of her....

He wasn't the same man who had abandoned her years back......

He wasn't......

The man who always kept his family above her

Today that man was standing against his family for her...for her and their daughter......for their pride.....

"I wont say the typical i love you riddhima
Please forgive me... i was blinded by rage...
Please accept me back
Because that is a bunch of bullshit.....

If i had loved you...i would have trusted you...
There is no justification of my act....
I have done a sin and i will be punished for it....
You will be the one to punish me........."

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Leaning against the pillar, riddhima smiled seeing her daughter dancing happily in the rain....

Could there be any bigger happiness for a mother than seeing their children all healthy and happy???

There couldn't be......

Oh how fast the night changes......

"You wont dance in the rain"

Came a voice from behind breaking her chain of thoughts......

Taking the mug of coffee that he was offering her, riddhima once again leaned against the pillar

"You used to love the rain alot....
Am i the reason you started loathing it???"

He questioned once again making her head turn towards him

"Maybe........"

"What can i do to make you love rain again???"

His desperation clearly visible in his voice

"Healing is a slow process vansh...."

She whispered as she looked in his eyes...

"Mama baba....come join me...."

An enthusiastic vanya called out for her parents

Forwarding his hand to her, he said

"Mind if i be your companion in this healing process "

Minutes must have turned into hours until riddhima finally placed her hand over his.....

As the parents joined their daughter, making her squeal in happiness.....

Riddhima looked at her daughter with tears filled eyes, which managed to stay hidden under the rain....

Yes...he was here

Not as her husband

But as her daughter's father

They were like clouds and sunlight,

TOGETHER

BUT AS APART AS CAN BE.....

He will forever be vanya's father

she can never snatch that part of life from her daughter.....

And as far as being her companion is concerned....

He still has a long way to go....

Maybe his journey would end...maybe it wont....

Lets just leave all that on time and destiny

Because for now...they aren't husband and wife

They are vanya's parents

And thats all that mattered.....

The end....

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