16. First Kiss

"I miss my babies" The older woman sniffed and Janani tried her best to console her weeping mother and deeply troubled father as the three of them were on a video call.

Her adoptive parents have returned back after their two week vacation to an empty home.

Janani hadn't informed them about her trip to Mumbai as she didn't want to spoil their much needed vacation. Because she knew very well, if informed about the happenings in her life, they would have cut short their vacation and rushed back home.

Janani couldn't let her parents do that. Not after what they went through after her twin made a mess in their orderly life.

"Maa, Advi is Armaan's son and the poor guy has been searching for him for months" Janani pointed out.

Janani was feeling sick with shame. Never had she lied to her parents before. Not about something important.

They would be horrified if they knew she was pretending to be her dead sister and faking being Advi's mother.

Nothing she says in her defense will persuade th