Khushi is went for an outing with her friend. She is a lawyer who is working under a senior advocate.

"NK and his friends will be there." Lavanya told her. NK and Lavanya is in a relationship and Khushi knew everyone from NK's friend circle too. Lavanya and Khushi share an apartment. Lavanya is a fashion designer working in a reputed firm.

They all where having fun when Khushi got a call from her mother. She excused from there and attended the call.

"Hello titaliya I need an help." Nisha said as soon as Khushi took the phone.

"What is it amma?"

"Titaliya, I put the clothes in washing machine. I did everything you have taught me, but now it's not working. I told you that I will wash my clothes with hand itself. What was the need to waste your money on this crap." Her mother Nisha looked atthe washing machine disgustingly. Khushi asked if she did everything and Nisha had done that.

"You did everything, then how can it's not working? Hmm, did you switch on the washing machine?" Khushi asked.

"Yeah, am I that fool...." Nisha stopped talking and looked at the switch which is not turned on.

"Ohh...i mean I got busy and forgot to switch on the machine." Nisha said apologized.

"Amma, you are impossible. Anyway did you had your evening medicines?"

"Hey devimaiyya, i totally forgot about it."

"Amma, i have told you to have your medicines on time. Why are you so careless? You won't even come and stay with me. Why are you doing this amma? Don't you know that I don't have anyone else other than you?"

"Arre baba sorry sorry lakhon sorry. Please forgive your amma for this time."

"Let me come home, then I'm going to drive you mad."

"That's nothing new. Aren't you my sankadevi?" Nisha teased her.

"Amma, have your food and take rest. Make sure that you close the door and window properly."

"Yes sir." Nisha teased her and talked for sometime. Khushi stood there looking at the stars and prayed for her mother.

"Talking to your mother?" She heard him asking her and she turned around.

"Yes." Khushi replied to Arnav who is NK's friend.

"Why are you crying?" Is everything okay?" He asked her.

"Yeah, everything okay. It's just, I miss my mother. She is all alone in my village and I'm worried about her." She said to him.

"What about your father?"

"I only have my mother." She replied.

"You know sometimes, i miss my prents too. I think that's quite normal for everyone." Arnav said as his parents are staying in Mumbai. She smiled at him and looked at the sky.

"Khushi, how's your work going?"

"It's good. What about you?"

"Being a designer head is quite tough. Hell lot of a work pressure." He replied with a smile.

"Should we go inside?" She asked him.

"Sure." Arnav said to his secret crush. He is waiting for a prefect moment to tell her his feeling. He hope that she too feel the same for him.

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Few months later,

Khushi pressed the calling bell continuously.

"Coming...coming..." Saying this she opened the door and got enveloped in a tight hug.

"Why did you took time to open the door?" Khushi asked her mother.

"I was in the kitchen. Why didn't you tell me that you are coming? I would have made your favourite food."

"This is why I didn't tell you that I'm coming. You would have made a whole feast for the village." She placed her bag on the sofa and turned towards her mother.

"Did you went for any work? You look tired Amma. I told you not to work and you again went against me." She complained.

"I don't like sitting in home doing nothing. I was just doing some work in the field. You know only a little bit...tiny...work."

"Let me see that Ramlalji, I'm going to tell him that not to take you for work."

"You are becoming like a villain."

"Because you are jeopardizing your health. Amma, I'm earning enough for both of us. I don't want you to work anymore." She hugged her mother.

"Okay, i won't  do that again." Nisha  promised and Khushi smiled at her.

"I have brought you something." Saying this Khushi took the gift she brought for her mother. She gave a box to her mother and asked her to open it

"What's the need for all these?" Nisha asked seeing a gold earring which is exactly like the previous one she had.

"Amma, don't ask these question. Wear ita nd show me how you look like in it." Saying this she take away the imitation gold earrings. Nisha worn the earring and Khushi dragged her to the mirror.

"You look so gorgeous amma. Let me make sure that no black eyes fell on you." Saying this she placed a black dot behind her mother's ear.

"Sankadevi stop your drama. Go and get fresh. I will lay down the food."

Nisha went to the kitchen and Khushi went to her room.

At evening,  Khushi is lying on her mother's lap.

"Amma hmm,  someone proposed me." Khushi told her mother after thinking a lot.

"Then?"

"Then what? I rejected him."

"Why did you reject him?"

"You can guess why did I rejected him." Nisha understood that she rejected the guy only because of her past experience.

"Do you like that guy?" Nisha asked Khushi. she recalled the proposal made by Arnav and his reaction when she rejected him.

"Hmm... It wont work out amma."

"Khushi, i asked you if you liked the guy or not? Tell me honestly."

"Hmm, I like him but i dont want to take any risk. What if he disappoints me like the others? I don't want anyone who disrespect my mother."

"Why do you like him?" Nisha asked.

"He is a gentleman amma. You know a guy that every girl dream to have as a partner. I don't want to see his bad side now."

"It's high time that you stop this notion of yours. You should marry someone who will love you. It's okay if he don't like me, it's about your life."

"I don't want a life with someone who will be disrespect my mother."

"Khushi, you have to be practical bitiya."

"I'm being practical amma. Why didn't you marry that man who proposed you when I was small? All he asked was to abandon me and marry him, why didn't you done that? If you could do that, I can also do this."

"You are spoiling your life titaliya."

"I'm not spoiling my life. I'm happy that I have my mother with me now." She took hold of her mother's hand and kissed him. Nisha stroked her hair and lightly patted on her shoulder.

"What's the name of that guy?" Nisha asked Khushi.

"Arnav, he is NK's friend and is a fashion designer by profession."

"Titaliya, you should give him a chance. One chance won't hurt. What if he is the one for you?"

"Amma, I will think about it and don't start daydreaming now itself." She warned her mother knowing her habit.

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Khushi returned back to Delhi and met Arnav. She told him that her mother is the most important person in her life.

"Did you reject me because you don't take decision without consulting with your mother?" Arnav asked her.

"It's nothing like that."

"Then?"

"My mother, she single handedly brought me up. It was hard for her to take care of me and work. So she used to leave me at an orphanage and goes to work. Every month, she visited me with lots of toys and chocolates for me. She worked hard to make me what I'm today. I was in a relationship earlier and I thought he was my prince charming. All that shattered when he made fun of my mother. I don't know what..." At this moment Arnav interrupted Khushi.

"Let me meet your mother Khushi. You can accept or reject my proposal on the basis of what your mother will say about me." He said confidently. Khushi didn't say anything to him and stared at him for a moment.

"Okay, i will take you to meet my mother."

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After a month,

Arnav stood beside Khushi in front of her home. As soon as her mother opened the door, he got spellbound and dropped his bag on the floor.

Khushi is hugging her mother, who happens to be a transgender.

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