It was midnight. Aarav couldn't sleep, he didn't want the previous episode to repeat. He was thinking about the alliance and what would happen if the girl too rejected him. Just then someone switched on the night light outside his room. Aarav came out of the trance and saw his mother approaching him.
"Arey Maa, aap itni raat gaye yahan?" he asked.
Pooja smiled, she sat next to him on the bed and said "Kyun, main tere kamre mein ab aa bhi nahin sakti?"
"Kya maa, aapko is kamre mein aane ke liye koi wajah chahiye kya?"
"Toh phir?" she asked.
"Par maa, bahot raat ho gayi hai, aap ab tak soyi nahin?" Aarav asked.
"Mera beta bhi toh nahin soya ab tak"
"Neend nahi aa rahi thi maa" he replied.
"Chal, aaj main tujhe sulati hun"
"Maa?" Aarav looked at her all surprised.
Pooja smiled and placed his head in her lap, she sweetly ruffled her hand through his hair and said "Ab bata tujhe neend kyun nahi aa rahi thi hmm?"
"Maa, tch! Kal sab thik toh hoga na? Mera matlab hai, pichle do baar se main ladkiyon ke aage thik se apni baat tak nahin rakh pata, is baar bhi aisa hua toh? Maa main kya baat karunga us se'' he explained everything.
"Tu bhi na, bilkul paagal hai, sach kehta hai Ani, mujhe na tumhara admission co-ed mein hi karna chahiye tha" she said laughingly.
"Kya Maa, Ani ke saath saath tum bhi?"
"Toh aur kya kahun, aise paagalon jaisi baatein koi karta bhi hai ? Beta, ladkiyon se baat karna itna bhi mushkil nahin hai, kisi ladki se baat karne ke liye us se sirf baat nahin karni hoti beta, balki uske mann mein jhankna hota hai, tumhein agar sach mein us ladki se baat karni hai na toh uski or bade pyar se dekhna aur uski baton se zyada ye samajhne ki koshish karna" she explained.
Aarav thought for a while and with a sweet smile he said "Maa itni der se bas main yahi soch raha tha ki kya baat hogi, kya kahunga main us se, lekin tumne meri sab mushkil hal kar di" and further asked "Vaise Maa, tumhein kaise pata tha ki main ab tak jaag raha hun"
"Maa ko apne bachche ki har dhadkan ka ehsaas hota hai Aarav" she replied while patting his forehead.
"Maa, ek baat puchun? Jab main aur Ani, tumhari jagah choti Maa ko zyada pyaar karte hain, toh tumhein bura nahin lagta? He asked.
Pooja smiled and said "Aarav, mujhe bhala kyun bura lagega, mujhe toh aur khushi hoti hai, garv hota hai apne dono beton par, lagta hai ki mere matritva ko, meri parvarish ko safalta mil gayi" she further explained "Aarav, Karan aur Nandini ki toh koi aulaad nahin hai, shuru shuru mein kalejaa katta tha, tumhein aur Ani ko unki godh mein daalkar, par jaise jaise tum bade hote gaye, tum dono ne bhi unki maata pita na ban paane ke dukh ko samjha aur unhe mujhse zyada pyaar dene lage, mujhe garv hai Aarav, ki tum dono ko maine bilkul sahi parvarish di hai, dusron ke jazbaaton ko samajhne ki, unhei mehsoos karne ki"
"Maa, aapne humein jo sikhaya hai, ekdam sahi sikhaya hai, apne bachhe ko aise kisi ki godh mein hanskar rakh dena bahot saahas ka kaam hai, jo tumne kiya" he said.
"Bas Aarav, jaise tum apne Chote Papa Mummy ki baatein dil se samajh lete ho na, vaise hi us ladki ke jazbaat samajh lena, jis se tum shaadi karoge" she explained.
Aarav just smiled and nodded.
NEXT MORNING
Aarav was tense as they had to meet the girl and her family. He was pacing in the entire courtyard. All others were busy making preparations for the day. Aniket and Ishika saw him tense and they winked at each other. They were planning something mischievous.
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