"Comfortable. Am I heavy for you?" asked Natasha
"Very, and no, you are not heavy at all. I can carry your weight for the rest of our lives." said Dhawal.
"Dhawal, ssh. Let me start." said Natasha
"Go ahead, Maddy," hugging under the blanket.
Natasha shook her head at him.
"Did you know that when I was born, I was named Sanchi Dev Pandya." said Natasha. Dhawal looked confused at that tidbit of news.
"Well, you must have figured out during Chiku and my fight during Bhumi Pujan that Chiku is adopted. Well, Shweta Ma was a single mother who gave Chiku up for adoption. She wanted money, which she received, but she wanted more. She wanted Pandya Store to sell, and she tried stealing it. But was unsucessful. Then she tried to kidnap Chiku and failed. But she ended up kidnapping me. I was missing from my family for 7 years." said Natasha
"7 years!" Dhawal was shocked.
"Shweta Ma took me to Mumbai. I was working as a child artist. I worked long hours, going from one shoot to another. Shweta Ma didn't care of me as she should have. I was given meds that I shouldn't have taken. I got sick. I lost my kidneys. Maa had spent all the money on herself. There was no money for treatment, so we came back to Somnath. She tried ransoming me to my family for Pandya Store, but she was unsuccessful. But she got caught, and I was discovered. My family confirmed my identity. My family would call me Sanchi or Chutki. I hated Sanchi. Chutki was ok. I grew to love it, but Sanchi wasn't me. I was Natasha, as I was named by Shweta Ma. Finally, Mumma asked me what I wanted to be called, and I said Natasha Pandya, and that is my name."
Dhawal smiled and hugged her tightly.
"I lost my family in the earthequake 15 years ago. My parents, aunts and uncles went to the bank, and ended up helping people trying to get out of the bank when it collapsed. They died, leaving us alone." said Natasha, shocking Dhawal
"And then, we lost Chiku too. You see, after Dhara Ma donated her kidney. Our family forgave Shweta Ma. Chiku went to visit Shweta ma when the earthquake happened, and we lost him in the chaos. You see, Shweta Ma thought everyone had perished. The media was ruthless in giving the names of the dead. Daama had found out the names of her dead children on the news. We were watching TV when the special report came on. WE saw the bodies on the television, Daama covered our eyes, but we still saw and heard. Our whole world was destroyed in minutes. Nothing was the same ever again. It's also the reason I don't like to watch TV." said Natasha
"I know. I lost my Papa fifteen years ago. He was also at the bank, as a family had died trying to save my father. You see, my father was injured, and he was unconscious. When they took him out of the rubble, they first thought he was dead. But he surprised the doctors, but he did succumb to his injuries a few days later. I believe that it was your family who tried to save my father." Dhawal sai, shocking Natasha.
"So.." replied Natasha
"So, I am going to take that as a sign. That our parents have been guiding us towards each other. Yet my mother is trying to separate us." retorted Dhawal
"Dhawal, I trust you. I know you will never leave me. And I will never leave you. I know I haven't shown you that I trust you. But I do. I know blamed you earlier after when you had your accident, but I realized that I might have some underlying baggage. I may have unconciously shown you that I don't trust you. You have shown me absolute trust. I promise you that you have my trust. I promise you that I will prove to you that I trust you over everyone else, even over myself." stated Natasha.
Amba's Downfall
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