Mishaan Ver: Dil Hain Tumhara

Previous parts

Part 6 - A Mother's Promise

Nandini stood outside the Sheikh house with tears in her eyes. Maan waited for her near the gate.

Nandini looked at the sleeping Pari through the window.

Nandini (crying): "Forgive me, my child. A mother never leaves her daughter willingly. Today I am leaving you only because I know Mouli will love you more than I ever can while living with a broken heart."

Maan placed his hand on her shoulder.

Maan: "Are you sure about this?"

Nandini: "Yes. Kunal deserves his family back. Mouli deserves the happiness I unknowingly snatched from her. If Pari grows up with them, she will never feel the absence of a mother."

She kissed Pari on the forehead one last time.

She left behind a letter.

The next morning...

Pari woke up.

Pari: "Mama... Mama..."

She searched every room.

There was no sign of Nandini.

Mouli found an envelope on the table.

It read...

"For Kunal and Mouli."

Kunal opened it.

Nandini's letter

"Kunal,

By the time you read this, I will have left with Maan.

Please don't search for me.

Maan was my first love. Fate separated us. Today destiny has united us again.

I know the world will call me selfish.

Let them.

I want only one thing... Please don't separate Pari from yourself or Mouli.

Pari deserves a complete family.

I don't.

Mouli sacrificed everything for me. Today it is my turn to return her happiness.

Raise Pari as your own daughter.

If one day she hates me, I will accept that punishment.

—Nandini."

Pari began crying loudly.

Pari: "Papa... where is Mama? I want Mama..."

Kunal picked her up.

His own eyes were moist.

Kunal: "Your Mama has gone far away, Princess."

Pari sobbed uncontrollably.

Mouli slowly came forward.

She hugged Pari.

Mouli: "From today... I will never let you feel alone."

Pari innocently asked,

"Will you become my Mumma?"

Mouli's heart melted.

She kissed Pari's forehead.

Mouli: "Yes."

A few days later...

Kunal met Maan and Nandini one final time.

Nandini folded her hands.

Nandini: "I know you hate me."

Kunal smiled faintly.

Kunal: "No, Nandini."

She looked up in surprise.

Kunal: "At first I thought you were leaving because you stopped loving me."

He continued,

"Now I understand... you left because you wanted me to rebuild my family with Mouli. You wanted Pari to grow up with both parents instead of living between broken relationships."

Nandini broke down.

Nandini: "Forgive me."

Kunal shook his head.

"No. Thank you."

He turned toward Maan.

"Take care of her. She has suffered enough."

Maan nodded.

"I promise."

The two men shook hands.

Kunal then looked at Nandini.

"Whenever you wish to meet Pari, my doors will always remain open."

Nandini cried silently.

Fifteen Years Later...

Sheikh House...

Radhika smiled while looking at two young girls.

One was cheerful, confident and mature.

Mishty Sheikh.

The other was equally beautiful but quieter.

Pari Sheikh.

Though everyone knew Pari was Nandini's daughter, Mouli had never allowed her to feel like an outsider.

Yet...

Sometimes, unknowingly...

Mouli became stricter with Pari than with Mishty.

If Mishty made a mistake...

Mouli would smile.

If Pari made the same mistake...

Mouli would scold her.

Pari never complained.

Instead...

She silently accepted every scolding.

Mishty noticed this many times.

One morning...

Pari accidentally broke a flower vase.

Mouli became angry.

Mouli: "Pari! How many times have I told you to be careful?"

Pari lowered her head.

"Sorry, Mumma."

Just then...

Mishty came downstairs.

Mishty: "Mom... I was the one who asked Pari to bring the vase."

Mouli looked at both girls.

She realized she had again scolded Pari without listening.

Feeling guilty, she walked away.

Pari smiled sadly.

"It's okay, Didi. I'm used to it."

Mishty held her sister's hand.

"Never say that again."

She hugged Pari tightly.

"You are my sister. No one—not even destiny—can change that."

Radhika watched them from afar.

She folded her hands before God.

"Please don't let these sisters drift apart. They have already lost enough in life."

Part 7 – The Truth Hidden in a Mother's Heart

A few years later...

Mishty and Pari had completed their medical studies and joined Sanjeevani Hospital as junior doctors, following in the footsteps of Kunal and Mouli.

Radhika looked proudly at them.

Radhika: "Today, both my granddaughters have fulfilled our dream."

Mouli smiled.

Mouli: "I'm proud of both of them."

Pari's face lit up for a moment, but the happiness disappeared when Mouli immediately added,

"Mishty, you handled the emergency case brilliantly today."

Pari silently looked away.

At the hospital...

A young businessman entered the emergency ward with an injured child in his arms.

"Doctor! Please save her!"

Mishty immediately attended to the child.

The surgery was successful.

The businessman folded his hands.

"Thank you, Doctor."

Mishty smiled.

"Saving lives is our duty."

The businessman introduced himself.

"I'm Ruhaan Khan."

Mishty smiled.

"I'm Dr. Mishty Sheik. If you remember, we were friends from childhood. We were sharing everything."

Mishty: Yes, I remember. I received your first email when you left the city because of your dad's transfer.

Ruhaan: Since then, we have communicated via email until we got our cellphones.

For the first time, their eyes met.

Neither of them realized that destiny had just introduced two soulmates.

Elsewhere...

Pari was examining a patient.

A familiar voice called out,

"Dr. Pari?"

She turned around.

Standing before her was Arnav, now an architect.

He smiled.

"Looks like destiny wants us to keep meeting."

Pari smiled warmly.

"You still remember me?"

Arnav: "Some people are impossible to forget."

Both laughed.

Their friendship slowly began once again.

Days passed.

Ruhaan started finding excuses to visit Sanjeevani.

Sometimes he donated blood.

Sometimes he came for routine checkups despite being perfectly healthy.

One day Mishty laughed.

Mishty: "Mr. Ruhaan, if you keep visiting like this, people will think you're always ill."

Ruhaan grinned.

"The illness is real, Doctor."

Mishty became worried.

"What happened?"

He placed his hand over his heart.

"My heart refuses to listen to me whenever you're around."

Mishty blushed.

She tried to hide her smile.

Meanwhile...

Pari and Arnav had become good friends.

One evening, Arnav dropped Pari home.

As they reached the gate, Mouli saw them together.

She looked at Pari sternly.

"Who was that boy?"

Pari: "His name is Arnav. He's my college friend."

Mouli: "From tomorrow, come straight home after work. People start talking unnecessarily."

Pari quietly nodded.

"Okay, Mumma."

Mishty noticed the difference.

When she came home late with Ruhaan after attending a charity event...

Mouli smiled.

"Did you both have dinner?"

Mishty: "Yes, Mom."

Mouli: "Good."

Pari silently watched everything.

She didn't feel jealous...

Only hurt.

Late that night...

Radhika entered Pari's room.

She found Pari sitting near the window with tears in her eyes.

Radhika: "Why are you crying?"

Pari wiped her tears.

"Nothing, Dadi."

Radhika lovingly caressed her hair.

"You're hiding your pain again."

Pari broke down.

"Dadi... I know Mumma loves me... but sometimes I feel she only loves me because she made a promise to my mother."

Radhika hugged her tightly.

"Don't ever think like that."

Pari: "Whenever Didi makes a mistake, Mumma smiles. Whenever I make the same mistake, she scolds me."

Radhika sighed.

She knew Pari wasn't wrong.

The next morning...

Mishty accidentally spilled coffee on Mouli's important medical file.

Mouli laughed.

"You're still as careless as before."

A little later...

Pari accidentally dropped a glass while serving water.

The glass shattered.

Mouli instinctively raised her voice.

"Pari! Can't you be careful?"

Pari quietly cleaned the broken pieces.

Mishty could no longer stay silent.

Mishty: "Mom..."

Mouli looked at her.

Mishty: "When I spilled coffee on your file, you smiled."

"When Pari broke a glass, you scolded her."

"Why?"

Mouli was stunned.

She had no answer.

Mishty continued,

"Pari has never considered herself different from me."

"Then why do you unknowingly make her feel different?"

Pari immediately interrupted.

"Didi... please don't say anything. Mumma has every right to scold me."

Mishty held Pari's hand.

"No."

"You're my sister."

"If anyone hurts you—even unknowingly—I won't remain silent."

Mouli's eyes filled with tears.

For the first time...

She realized that somewhere deep inside...

The wounds of the past had unconsciously affected the way she treated Pari.

That night...

She stood outside Pari's room.

Pari had fallen asleep while hugging an old teddy bear that Nandini had gifted her as a child.

Mouli softly kissed Pari's forehead.

Tears rolled down her cheeks.

Mouli (whispering): "Forgive me, Pari."

"I promised your mother that I would never let you feel like an orphan..."

"...yet somewhere, I failed."

Outside the room...

An emotional Radhika watched everything.

She folded her hands before God.

"The day Pari learns the truth about her mother... I pray she doesn't lose the family she has today."

Part 8 – Love Blossoms, Secrets Deepen

The next morning...

Mouli woke up early and prepared breakfast for the family.

She looked at Pari, who was quietly helping Radhika in the kitchen.

Mouli walked towards her.

Mouli: "Pari... leave this. I'll do it."

Pari smiled faintly.

Pari: "It's okay, Mumma. I like helping Dadi."

Mouli wanted to say something more but remained silent.

Kunal noticed everything from a distance.

He understood that Mouli was trying to change herself.

He smiled.

At the dining table...

Everyone had breakfast together.

Kunal looked at both his daughters lovingly.

Kunal: "Both my doctors have become so busy these days."

Mishty laughed.

Mishty: "That's because we've inherited your profession."

Pari smiled.

Pari: "And your punctuality too."

Everyone laughed.

For the first time in many days, the atmosphere became cheerful.

At Sanjeevani Hospital...

Ruhaan entered carrying a bouquet.

The receptionist smiled.

Receptionist: "Again, sir?"

Ruhaan grinned.

"Yes. My health has become very weak these days."

The receptionist laughed knowingly.

Mishty came out of the ICU.

Seeing Ruhaan, she folded her hands.

Mishty: "Mr. Ruhaan, which disease has brought you today?"

Ruhaan replied innocently.

"Love."

Mishty burst into laughter.

"Unfortunately, there is no medicine for that."

Ruhaan looked into her eyes.

"There is... but only one doctor can prescribe it."

Mishty blushed and walked away.

Meanwhile...

Pari was finishing her rounds.

Arnav arrived with lunch boxes.

Arnav: "Dr. Pari Sheik hasn't had lunch again."

Pari smiled.

"How do you know?"

Arnav: "Because you skip lunch every alternate day."

Pari laughed.

"You've started observing me too much."

Arnav: "Only because you're important."

Pari lowered her eyes shyly.

That evening...

Ruhaan invited the entire Sheik family to inaugurate his new children's charitable foundation.

Kunal readily agreed.

Kunal: "Helping children has always been close to our hearts."

Mouli smiled proudly.

"We'll definitely come."

The inauguration ceremony...

Many orphaned children welcomed the guests with flowers.

Ruhaan announced,

"This foundation is dedicated to children who deserve love more than sympathy."

Everyone applauded.

Mishty admired Ruhaan's kindness.

She thought,

"Money never impressed me... but his heart does."

A little girl accidentally fell from the stage.

Mishty immediately rushed to help her.

Ruhaan also ran towards the child.

Both held the little girl at the same time.

Their hands touched.

For a few seconds...

They kept looking at each other.

The little girl smiled innocently.

Little Girl: "Are you both husband and wife?"

Both immediately withdrew their hands.

Mishty became embarrassed.

Ruhaan laughed.

"Not yet."

Everyone around them laughed.

Mishty blushed deeply.

On the other side...

Arnav noticed Pari distributing chocolates among the children instead of eating them herself.

He smiled.

Arnav: "You always think about others before yourself."

Pari replied softly,

"Maybe because I know how much love means to someone who feels left out."

Arnav looked at her emotionally.

He could sense that Pari carried an invisible pain.

Late at night...

Back at the Sheik house...

Kunal and Mouli were sitting on the terrace.

After many years...

They were spending peaceful moments together.

Kunal held Mouli's hand.

Kunal: "Thank you."

Mouli looked at him.

"For what?"

Kunal: "For forgiving me."

Mouli smiled.

"I forgave you long ago... but I never forgot the lesson life taught us."

(Ignore sindoor)

Kunal nodded.

"Neither did I."

He looked downstairs where Mishty and Pari were laughing together.

Kunal: "Whatever mistakes we made... our daughters shouldn't suffer because of them."

Mouli agreed.

"We'll make sure of that."

A few days later...

Mishty received an invitation.

Ruhaan had organized a medical camp in a remote village and requested Sanjeevani Hospital's assistance.

Kunal approved the proposal.

Kunal: "Mishty and Pari will lead the camp."

Both sisters happily accepted.

Ruhaan and Arnav also joined them.

None of them knew...

That this trip would change all four lives forever.

Far away...

Nandini and Maan were living peacefully.

Nandini often looked at Pari's childhood photograph.

Tears filled her eyes.

Nandini: "I don't know whether my daughter remembers me..."

Maan held her hand.

"A mother's love never fades with time. One day, Pari will understand why you left."

At the same moment...

Pari looked at the moon from her bedroom window.

Without knowing why...

She whispered,

"Wherever you are... I hope you're happy, Mom."

Nandini unknowingly looked at the same moon.

A mother's tears and a daughter's longing silently met beneath the same sky.

Part 9 – A Mother's Return

The next morning...

Ruhaan, Mishty, Pari, Arnav, Kunal, and Mouli left for the free medical camp organized by Ruhaan's foundation.

Hundreds of villagers had gathered for treatment.

Kunal proudly looked at his daughters.

Kunal: "Today, both of you will lead this camp. Remember, every patient should leave with hope."

Mishty: "Don't worry, Dad."

Pari: "We'll make you proud."

Kunal smiled proudly.

The camp began.

Mishty attended the pediatric ward.

Pari looked after the women and elderly patients.

Ruhaan couldn't take his eyes off Mishty.

Arnav, on the other hand, silently admired Pari's dedication.

One older woman blessed Pari.

Woman: "May you always remain happy, beta."

Pari smiled.

"Your blessings are enough for me."

Arnav looked at her lovingly.

"She's beautiful because of her heart."

Meanwhile...

A little boy suddenly collapsed.

Everyone panicked.

Mishty immediately checked his pulse.

Mishty: "Blood pressure is dropping."

Kunal rushed there.

Kunal: "Prepare the emergency kit."

Ruhaan helped Kunal without wasting a second.

Pari brought the medicines.

Together...

Kunal, Mishty and Pari managed to save the little boy's life.

The villagers applauded all of them.

Ruhaan looked at Mishty proudly.

Ruhaan: "You're exactly like your parents."

Mishty smiled.

"I learned humanity from them."

In the evening...

The village organized a cultural program to thank the doctors.

The village head requested,

"Doctor sahib... your daughters should also participate."

Everyone insisted.

Mishty and Pari finally agreed.

Ruhaan partnered with Mishty.

Arnav danced with Pari.

They performed gracefully to "Dil Laga Liya Maine".

Their chemistry left everyone mesmerized.

When the song ended...

The audience applauded loudly.

Kunal looked at Mouli.

Kunal: "Looks like our daughters have grown up."

Mouli smiled knowingly.

After the program...

Ruhaan and Mishty walked near the riverside.

A cool breeze was blowing.

Ruhaan broke the silence.

Ruhaan: "Mishty..."

She looked at him.

Ruhaan: "I've met many successful people in life... but no one with a heart like yours."

Mishty smiled softly.

"You're praising me too much."

Ruhaan shook his head.

"No... I'm only speaking the truth."

He slowly held her hand.

"I love you, Mishty. It's not now. It's not today. But it's from childhood. I had made up my mind to marry someone; it's only you. Else, I will never marry."

Mishty's heart skipped a beat.

She looked into his eyes.

"I... love you too, Ruhaan. I had the same feelings for you since my childhood. I was confiding in you that my dad was giving more attention to Pari and his mom more than my mom and me. You were the one who used to comfort me."

Ruhaan: Yes, I remember all our meetings, and I want our meetings to continue for life.

Both smiled happily.

At another corner...

Arnav and Pari were sitting beneath a tree.

Arnav looked at Pari.

"Can I ask you something?"

Pari: "Yes."

Arnav: "Why do you always hide your pain behind a smile?"

Pari became emotional.

"Because I don't want anyone to feel guilty because of me."

Arnav gently held her hand.

"You don't have to fight every battle alone anymore."

Pari looked into his eyes.

For the first time...

She felt someone truly understood her.

A few days later...

Back at the Sheik house...

Ruhaan came home with his parents to formally ask for Mishty's hand in marriage.

Radhika happily welcomed them.

Kunal and Mouli were delighted.

Ruhaan's mother smiled.

"We've come to ask for your daughter's hand."

Kunal looked at Mishty.

"Beta... what do you say?"

Mishty blushed.

She silently nodded.

Everyone smiled happily.

At that very moment...

The doorbell rang.

Pari opened the door.

She was stunned.

Standing outside...

With tears in her eyes...

Was Nandini.

Beside her stood Maan.

Pari couldn't recognize her.

She politely asked,

"Yes... whom do you want to meet?"

Nandini's eyes filled with tears.

She whispered,

"I'm here to meet... my daughter."

Pari looked confused.

Just then...

Kunal, Mouli, and Radhika came outside.

Everyone froze.

Radhika softly said,

"Nandini..."

Mouli looked at Kunal.

Kunal quietly nodded.

He knew...

The day he had feared for years...

Had finally arrived.

Pari looked at everyone in confusion.

Pari: "Dad... who is she?"

Silence filled the house.

Nandini folded her hands.

Tears rolled down her cheeks.

Nandini: "Pari..."

"...I am your mother."

Pari stood motionless.

The world around her seemed to stop.

Part 10 – A Family Reunited (Final Part)

Pari stood motionless.

Her eyes shifted from Nandini to Kunal, then towards Mouli.

Pari: "Dad... what is she saying?"

Silence filled the house.

Kunal slowly walked towards Pari.

He held her hands lovingly.

Kunal: "She is telling the truth, Pari."

Pari looked shocked.

Pari: "Then... Mumma..."

She looked at Mouli.

Mouli's eyes were filled with tears.

Mouli: "I am not your biological mother, Pari... but from the day you were two years old, I promised your mother that I would raise you like my own daughter."

Pari couldn't believe what she had just heard.

She looked at Radhika.

Radhika nodded silently.

Everything was true.

Pari slowly stepped towards Nandini.

Pari: "If you are my mother..."

"...then why did you leave me?"

Nandini broke down.

She fell on her knees.

Nandini: "Because I was a coward."

Maan interrupted softly.

Maan: "No, Geet."

Kunal looked at Pari.

Kunal: "You deserve to know the entire truth."

He narrated everything...

How Mouli had sacrificed her happiness for Nandini...

How he had unknowingly neglected Mouli...

How Nandini had reunited with Maan...

And how she had left Pari behind because she believed Pari would receive more love from Kunal and Mouli than she could ever give while rebuilding her own life.

Pari listened silently.

Every word pierced her heart.

Nandini cried uncontrollably.

Nandini: "I wanted you to hate me."

"I thought if you hated me..."

"...it would become easier for you to accept Mouli as your mother."

"I watched your birthdays from a distance."

"I celebrated every success of yours without you knowing."

"There wasn't a single day when I forgot you."

She took out an old box.

Inside it were...

Pari's first shoes...

Her first drawing...

Her first birthday photograph...

Every newspaper cutting about Pari becoming a doctor.

Nandini hugged those memories tightly.

"I never stopped being your mother."

Everyone in the room became emotional.

Pari slowly picked up the photographs.

Her hands trembled.

She looked at Nandini.

Then at Mouli.

She walked towards Mouli first.

Without saying a word...

She hugged her tightly.

Pari: "You'll always be my Mumma."

Mouli burst into tears.

"I love you, Pari."

Pari smiled through her tears.

"I know."

Then...

She slowly walked towards Nandini.

Nandini was afraid.

She thought Pari would reject her.

Instead...

Pari embraced her tightly.

"And you'll always be my Maa."

Nandini cried like a child.

Years of pain disappeared in a single embrace.

Maan smiled emotionally.

Kunal closed his eyes thankfully.

Radhika folded her hands before God.

A few days later...

Ruhaan officially came to the Sheik house with his parents.

Kunal welcomed them warmly.

Ruhaan looked at Mishty.

Ruhaan: "Uncle... I've come to ask for Mishty's hand."

Kunal smiled.

"We have been waiting for this day."

Mouli looked at Mishty.

"Beta... are you happy?"

Mishty blushed.

"Very happy, Mom."

The families happily fixed their engagement.

The same evening...

Arnav came with his parents.

He looked confidently at Kunal.

Arnav: "Uncle... I love Pari with all my heart."

Pari became shy.

Kunal looked at Mouli.

Mouli smiled.

"Pari... the decision is yours."

Pari looked at Arnav.

She remembered how he had always respected her...

Supported her...

Never judged her.

She smiled.

"Yes."

Arnav's face lit up with happiness.

The families fixed their engagement too.

A month later...

The Sheik house was beautifully decorated.

It was a double wedding.

Mishty looked stunning as a bride.

Ruhaan couldn't take his eyes off her.

He whispered,

"You're the most beautiful bride in the world."

Mishty smiled.

"And you're the best partner I could have asked for."

Nearby...

Pari sat as a bride.

Nandini lovingly adjusted Pari's veil.

Mouli applied a small black dot behind Pari's ear.

Mouli: "So that no one's evil eye falls on my daughter."

Nandini smiled.

"Our daughter."

Ignore sindoor and bindi.

Both women looked at each other.

For the first time...

There was no guilt...

No misunderstanding...

Only gratitude.

They hugged warmly.

The wedding rituals were completed.

Mishty and Ruhaan took everyone's blessings.

Pari and Arnav did the same.

Radhika blessed all four of them.

Radhika: "Always remember... relationships are built not by blood alone..."

"...but by love, trust and sacrifice."

Everyone smiled.

That night...

The entire family gathered for a photograph.

Standing together were...

Radhika...

Kunal and Mouli...

Maan and Nandini...

Mishty and Ruhaan...

Pari and Arnav...

The photographer smiled.

"Everyone... smile!"

Just before the picture was clicked...

Pari held both Mouli's and Nandini's hands.

Pari: "I am lucky."

Everyone looked at her.

She smiled emotionally.

"God gave me two mothers... one who gave me birth..."

"...and another who taught me how to live."

Tears of happiness filled everyone's eyes.

The camera flashed.

The beautiful moment became a cherished memory forever.

THE END