Recap: Liya writes to Jhanvi about the entire truth and leaves from everyone's life.
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Akhil and Jhanvi reached Naren's home and saw Mayuri in the living crying and the letter Liya had sent to Naren was on the table infront of her. For a moment they thought Naren had not read the letter but as soon as Mayuri saw them she hugged Jhanvi and sobbed explaining how badly Naren felt broken reading the letter.
Akh: Where is he now ?
May: He shut himself in his room and is not opening. I don't know what to do. Did you find Liya ?
Akh: I have sent people in search of her and we came here to check on him. Can you take us to his room please.
Mayuri nodded and guided them to Naren's room which was shut and locked from inside. Akhil sighed Jhanvi to speak to him and she knocked on his room calling his name.
Jha: Naren, please open the door. We need to speak. Shutting yourself will not solve anything. Please come out Naren.
Akh: Naren think rationally, Liya has left and we need to find her. Mayuri is scared that you shut yourself without responding.
Jha: We know how much you love Liya. She herself did n't knew any of these. She is also a victim in this Naren. She left because she could not face you and see hatred from your eyes for her. Only you can bring her back Naren. Please open the door.
Akh: Man, open the door now or I m breaking it. We need to find Liya and most importantly we need to find your sister. Liya has given the details of the orphanage were she was left after your mother gave birth to her. Now come out man.
Naren opened the door and he looked completely shattered. His hair was dishelved, his eyes were blood shot and puffy from crying. Mayuri hugged him and he cried over her shoulder.
Jha: Get changed and join us Naren, lets leave to find the two important girls of your life. Its time to realize everything. Life is too short to hate anyone. Learn to forgive and please don't hate Liya. She lost hope in life and left everyone. Give her the love which will break her walls of guilt and for that you need to find her. Please get my sister back to me.
Akhil and Jhanvi waited in the living and Naren returned after changing. Jhanvi and Mayuri got in the back seat and Akhil drove the car with Naren in the passenger seat.
Akh: I know the mother of that orphanage. I informed her that we are arrving so she will help us to get the details quickly. I hope mother knows her current details because usually after the children become independant they move out of the orphanage.
May: How she could have suffered in the orphanage ?
Jha: No Mayuri, mother is a kind lady who takes care of the children as her own. Your sister must have lived happily there.
Akhil parked his car and they reached the office of the orphanage and met the mother.
Mother: Hello Mr. and Mrs. Akhil. How are you and how is your daughter ?
Akh: We are doing good and our daughter is now princess for the whole family receiving only love for her.
Moth: That I knew after meeting you and Mrs. Akhil. She will grow with all love and care with blessings of mother Mary.
Akh: Thank you mother. We need your help about a girl child who was left at your gates years back.
Akhil and Jhanvi gave her the date and year of Radha gave birth to the child and mother left to the record room to check the details. She came back with a blank face and placed some photos infront of Akhil and Jhanvi.
Moth: These are the photos of her taken in her childhood. I still remember her crying at our gates on cold night. I took her in my arms and she was loving child here. She loved everyone and cared for everyone. She was so brilliant and completed her degree in information technology with help of scholarships. She stayed in hostel during her studies and later she moved to women's hostel when she got placement in NK Technologies.
Nar: It is my company. Is she still working there. I will call my manager now.
Moth: No sir, please be calm. You cannot meet her but she has left a part of her.
Nar: Why can't we meet her. Sorry, please let us know her details I will find her wherever she is. Please mother give me her latest photo, her name something that will lead us to her.
Moth: Mr. and Mrs. Akhil know her very well and the part of her is with them now.
Akhil and Jhanvi gasped and called mother in a meeky voice.
Moth: Her name is Chaitra, she died out of cancer recently. She left her daughter who is now Mr. and Mrs. Akhil's daughter. I m sorry for her and you for not ble to see her.
Naren stormed out of the room and others followed him. He hit his fist on the tree harshly that it started bleeding. He crumbled down on the floor with Mayuri in his arms. Together they cried nd cried until the there was no more tears left.
Akhil and Jhanvi did not stop this time and let them vent out all the grief and their eye too shed tears to see their state and how their family has been broken by someone's selfishness. Akhil touched Naren's shoulder and he raised his head and his gaze fell on the children who were playing in the small park of the premises.
Moth: Chaitra also played here when she was young. She was always radiant and matured enough to handle other kids. When she started earning she did her best to help these children. She never let me know of her health until Mr. Akhil contacted me.
Nar: Can...I.....s....see...h.....er....pho...photo...pl...ease
Akhil pulled out his mobile and showed Chitra's photo and Naren, Mayuri took his mobile and shed fresh tears looking at her smiling photo taken during her last days.
Moth: Mr. Naren, you can look into this album. We don't take individual photos unless it is necessary so you can see her along with other children. These photos are taken during various occassions and festivals.
May: Can you lend us all these albums. I promise to return after making copies out of it.
Moth: Sure, you can. I will take my leave. Children will be waiting for me. God bless you all.
Nar: Can we see the baby please ? Will you take me with you.
Akhil patted his shoulder and they started to Akhil's penthouse but this time Jhanvi's heart was thudding against her rib cage. Akhil saw her face and the frown on her forehead, her pupils were dilating as they neared their home.
They reached the building and Jhanvi shut her eyes with an unknown fear. They got in the elevator and Akhil entwined her hands in his and felt the chillness in her body. He suqeezed her finger assuring everything is fine and they entered inside their home with Akhil's thumb sensor. Kamala was holding the baby and Isha appeared from the kitchen with the feed in her hand. Jhanvi took Saira in her hands and started feeding her with restlessness.
Jha: Chaitra was my best friend and a sister even with in a short period after I met her on the road when she fainted.
Akh: We tried our best to save her but she was already in the final stage of cancer. Doctors were only able to keep the pain away.
Jha: We never let her alone. Either of us stayed with her all time. We made beautiful memories with her. Isha play the videos and photos for Naren and Mayuri.
Akhil informed Kamal and Isha about Chaitra, Naren and Mayuri to them and Isha played the videos of Chaitra and everyone cried looking at it. Akhil hugged Isha who was crying badly while Naren consoled Mayuri as they watched the birthday vlog.
Akh: She was best friend and sister to all of us but Ram did her final rites and all her final rituals were done from his home.
Jha: We have shifted all her things from the apartment she stayed to Ram's home. He is saving them carefully.
May: Jhanvi can I carry the baby...
Jhanvi gulped and nodded her head hesitatingly and gave Saira to Mayuri who hugged her to chest and kissed her forehead. Naren touched her tiny arms and kissed them and took her in his arms.
Jha: She is very cute and attached to me and Akhil. She will start crying if either of us are not next to her.
Naren caressed Saira's cheeks and kissed her forehead.
Jha: We recently had her naming ceremony. Saira, our Saira she will never cry when she is with us. Akhil even did all the legal formalities and we adopted her as our daughter. She is our princess and we love her a lot.
Akhil sat next to her and pulled her to close to him and caught her hands in his. Her eyes turned moist and she took quick short breathes in nervousness.
Jha: This is her napping time ......
Jhanvi stopped talking further when Naren gave Saira back to Jhanvi and she hugged her immediately.
Nar: Relax Jhanvi, I won't taker her away from you. We lived without parents and know the pain of it so how will I do that for our Saira. She has got a perfect and loving parents and I know you will take care of her as your own daughter but please let us to be in her life like all your other friends. She is only we have and let us to meet her without boundaries.
Jhanvi let her tears fall and Akhil wiped her tears and kissed her temples.
Akh: You can always visit her and love her as a family like all our other friends. We will not stop you. Saira is our daughter and that will not change for anything or in anytime. She is our world now.
May: Thanks to god that our Chaitra met you all in her last days of life. Thank you for everything you have done to our sister.
Akh: We should look for Liya now. Naren believe she had nothing to do in your father's death. Please come to reality.
Nar: I can never hate her. Its my fault that she felt I will hate her after knowing the truth even when she is not at fault. I will find her and I cannot live with her. Her parents must be worried lets meet them and let them know all the truth.
Akhil, Jhanvi, Mayuri and Naren reached Kamini's home and Akhil explained them everything. Rajendran broke the vase in extreme anger and he spat towards Kamini.
Raj: Your father should be resting happily after destroying everyone's life. Is there anything else you are yet to let us know. Please do it and we will finish crying over for everything altogether. But now where should I even go search for my daughter. She is paying for all your father's sins, my poor princess.
Nar: I will bring her please trust me.
Rajendran moved near Jhanvi and knelt before her and cried holding her hands.
Jha: If what grand pa did was fault then you are too at fault sir. Me and Liya are paying for it. Blaming each other won't do any good for any of us. We need to find Liya.
Raj: I m sorry Jhanvi, I don't deserve forgiveness but can you try and let me in your life. Will you give me chance to live with my daughter. I want to be in your life and love and care for you for all those missed years. Please forgive me princess.
Jha: I m not your princess sir. If my mother was alive sure she would have not felt any hate towards you so I too can never hate you even when I had so many reasons to hate you. At the same time I cannot give or accept the love and care from you, we can only be civil towards each other. I don't want to break my Sita ma's heart.
Akhil received Ram's call that his PI had found her mobile and broken sim card from the last loction they traced her which made everyone worry for her.
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Next will be the 100th and Final chapter of HAID. Don't worry HAID is a happy ending story.
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