Sudhir showed the address to the hotel manager and asked directions to reach the place. The manager told them the direction. Sudhir and Sreedhar reached the place mentioned. It was a 2 storey building , quite old. Sreedhar rang the bell. A young girl opened the door. Seeing Sreedhar she shouted " Maa, Bapu look who is here. Sreedhar Varma" . Sreedhar blushed deep red as Sudhir smiled. Well maryada ya bandhan has got Sreedhar good mileage. An old man followed by his wife came. " Sreedhar babu, come come. We are honored " told the man.

The lady asked the daughter to bring tea. The man looked quizzingly at Sudhir. " Ji Namasthe" Sreedhar told. " This is my brother Sudhir Varma "

" Namasthe Sudhir babu, may we know what brings you here. How can we poor people help you "

" Ji we are here to know more about a person called Harkishore and his family. We got this address. Do you know him and family "

" Sreedhar babu they were our tenants for close to 15 years, only went back to Jaipur this year after his wife's death. What do you want to know about them. He is a good respectable man saabji. Has a very loving grand daughter called Poornima. Poor girl lost the father before birth and mother well that girl died when she was just about 5 years. "

Sreedhar showed the photo and asked " Are these the same people you are talking about"

The lady and the man took the photo and then told " Yes same people. The woman looked at Anu's photo. " Sreedhar babu how beautiful Harkishoreji's daughter look in this photo. How different she looked when she came here. Poor thing had even shaved her head and never came out of her room except when we took her to hospital for her delivery"

" She had delivery in hospital" asked Sudhir as those days delivery in home was common and rarely people went to hospital especially in small towns like this

" Yes Sudhir Babu. The midwife had come. But what to say, she didn't give birth even after having pain for atleast 9-10 hrs. I remember it very clearly because her mother had called me. Poor girl. She was crying and was terrified also. Then her brother told they will go to hospital. In hospital they told that what you say cutting the stomach"

" Caesarian" told Sreedhar " That only Caesarian they took her for that. The girl told she will die or something and asked her mother to keep the child's name Poornima if it is a girl, Adithya if it is a boy as that was what the child's father wanted"

Sudhir and Sreedhar looked at each other. Once again the name. Renu Bhabi had confirmed that was what Tilak Bhaiyya had wanted. That's why when Aakash was born and Maa had suggested Adithya he had disagreed and had kept Aakash.

" But Sreedhar Babu, why you want to know about them" asked the man

" That you know Poornima is driving a initiative to get widows entry to temple. So the district collector wanted information on her so that they can give it to media. We are just helping the collector as I have been supporting Poornima for this noble cause"

" Ok ok I know that girl will go places one day. She is a very bright student " told the man.

" You have any photos of them being here. Something" asked Sudhir

" Yes babu, I will give you their photos from the wedding album of my eldest daughter. They were here only then. Sudha beta take Supriya didi's wedding album and give the photos to Sudhir babu"

" Yes Bapu I will get"

" Sreedhar babu tea will go cold. Please have " told the lady. Sudhir and Sreedhar took the tea

" One more question. Do you know anything about Poornima's father" asked Sudhir

" Her father no Sudhir babu. We don't know anything about him. Harkishorji and his wife never talked about their son in law. Maybe Anu was treated badly in her sasural post her husband's death. Or her sasural might have thrown her out after knowing she is carrying a baby girl. A widow, then a baby girl. All these things happen right. Maybe if she was carrying a boy the sasural might have kept her. She would have been atleast 4 months pregnant when they came here" told the lady.

Sudhir and Sreedhar sighed as the thought ran in their mind. Everyone had real good opinion about their brother and their family, the great Varma's. They thanked the family as the girl Sudha gave the photos , took information on the clinic where Anu gave birth.

Aakash, Adwaith and Namrata were seated in the diwan in the hall. Vindhya and Renu sat below looking at them. Suman and Maheswari sat in opposite chairs.

" What happened Maa. Why you look tensed. And why you and Vindhya chachi have made us sit here. It is some 10-15 minutes now" told Aakash.

Renu composed herself. She Vindhya and Suman had discussed extensively how to bring the sensitive topic in front of the kids. How to make them understand. Now they had to do it.

" Aakash, Adwaith, Nami we are going to tell you something. There are certain things about it which you will not understand now. But when you grow up you will understand. So you will not question around it, you will not feel angry about it or the most important thing Aakash and Adwaith you will not hate your Papa and Nami you will not hate your Tauji"

" Maa Papa has married someone else leaving you" asked Aakash starling everyone

" Why are you asking that Aakash" asked Maheswari

" In school Uday told his Papa left his Maa and him at her Maayka and then married someone else because his Maa couldn't bring money from her Maayka." Said Aakash. Renu decided to speak the truth then as her son knew certain things.

" Aakash your Papa had married someone. Certain circumstances made him leave her and marry your Maa. Your Papa always have felt bad about it and had wanted to correct it. But for him to correct that mistake he needs all of our support. Will you give your Papa support Aakash and Adwaith"

Aakash and Adwaith nodded. Nami looked on.

" Beta your Poornima Patel is your didi. Born to your Papa and his first wife Anusree. We all came to know about it now. We want to bring her to his house as your didi. Will you all accept her your didi. Poornima doesn't have her Maa beta. But she has Papa and I want to be Maa for her also. Will you allow"

" Poornima didi is my didi. Papa's beti. " Aakash's eyes twinkled. Adwaith and Nami smiled. " Maa if you say she is my didi then she is my didi." Told Aakash. " My didi too" echoed Adwaith. " She will come to this house, stay with us, " asked Nami.

" Yes we all have to bring her here" told Renu

" And Nami" cut in Vindhya " You are going to be in a room with Poornima didi. You are a grown up girl now. Just like the 2ndfloor room which is currently used by Aakash bhaiyya and Adwaith with bunker beds, I am going to put a bunker bed for you and Poornima in the opposite room in the 2nd floor. You are not to wake up at night and cry ma and disturb Poornima didi. So tell me will you move to the new room with Poornima didi"

" Maa you don't worry. I like Poornima didi. I wont trouble her. I will stay with her" told Nami

Sudhir and Sreedhar were waiting in the government hospital of Raipur for past 3-4 hrs. The ward boy who took money from them for the birth record of a girl born 15 years ago has not come back.

" Bhaiyya it is 4pm now and there is no sign of that man. I feel he have cheated us. We have to start tonight itself and drive through the night if we have to reach on time tomorrow" told Sreedhar

" Sreedhar have patience. It is a 15 year old record. Also he has to get access to the record room which may not be possible in the daylight. Let us wait. Also this is a government hospital" told Sudhir. Sreedhar nodded as there was no other option. Finally the ward boy around 5 pm bought the records. It was written baby girl born to Anusree Varma on 29-Nov.

" Any chance they would have created a birth certificate " asked Sreedhar

" We will have to check registrar's office . There is a chance Sreedhar because see Harkishore is a clever man. The hospital document shows Anusree Varma which was not in Jaipur hospital. So he would have created a birth certificate which is the clinching proof in the court to order for a DNA test if it came to that. So it is very clear that someone mostly Anu or her mother stopped Harkishore from being vengeful to us. And maybe this man is playing with Mahantji to get his due Sreedhar"

" What do you mean Bhaiyya" asked Sreedhar

" Just that these rumours are created by them. This is the last chance he is giving to us. If we publicly claim Poornima's paternity well and good. If not that fool Mahant will tell Tilak Bhaiyya married Anusree Bhabi and this birth certificate will come to fore. I should have known birth certificate would have existed and instead of running around for proofs we should have just gone to registrar's office for that certificate"

" But Bhaiyya now it is 5 pm. How will we go to registrar's office. It will be closed. Also how would Tilak Bhaiyya's name added there. I mean signature of parent needed right"

" Sreedhar money would have been thrown and document created for future use. No time to discuss on that. We need to get the registrar now somehow"