Neha was happy and felt like on top of the world.  She had won the Beauty Pageant in her college and had also won the Miss Beautiful Smile title.  A vivacious girl and a beauty  at that , Nita had the best of what life had to offer.  She was beautiful, rich and had people around dance to her tunes all the time.  Obviously , she had her own fans in college.  The day she won the beauty contest was a special day for her since after the celebrations , her long time sweetheart Nihal proposed  to her.  Amidst all the celebration and fanfare ,her marriage was solemnised .Neha's marital bliss was reflecting on her cheeks and her smile. The day she learnt that she was pregnant , her joy had known no bounds.  Nihal , the caring husband was all the more attentive and by her side all the time.  Nine months flew by and Neha gave birth to a daughter.  The bubbly child , Niharika,a replica of Neha was the darling of her parents until fate struck its tragic blow.  Niharika was diagnosed with Down's syndrome and Neha's tears were flowing unchecked.  Oh! God ! how could you ? was her lament.  Neha, the girl brought up amidst all the beautiful things on earth , Neha , the girl whom everybody  was jealous of because of her looks and Neha, who had decided to herself that she deserved only the best,could never bear to look at her daughter.  No amount of persuasion from Nihal could bring her to hold her child to her bosom and fondle her .  A nurse was appointed to look after the child and Neha tried to forget having borne the child.  Nihal would wonder,"how can a woman be like this, is she the one I loved and married ?".  A sensitive man , he would hold the child to him and kiss her forehead saying  "Papa is with you baby and  loves you".  The child would hug him to sleep.  He had stopped forcing Neha to look after the child since he knew that his wife wanted only the best in the world and wanted people to admire her and not sympathise with her.  With a heavy heart , Nihal had agreed for a second child and Neha was pregnant for the second time .  She was happy when she delivered a baby boy and looking at  the child , she felt that all would be well with her again and those days were only  a passing phase. Nihal was torn between the two children , Niharika and Nirvaan , both requiring his attention.  One day, coming back from office, he found Neha in the bedroom feeding Nirvaan. He also saw Niharika staring at them with wide eyes .  Neha , on seeing her , shouted at the top of her voice to the nurse to take away Niharika .  This hurt Nihal and struck a painful chord in his heart.  The beauty Pageant scene rolled in front of his eyes where Neha was being crowned and now he felt that he was seeing the Ugliest woman on earth .  A beautiful mother with not an inch of a beautiful heart .  He cursed himself for not seeing below the surface of beauty .The next morning, Neha found a letter on her bedside which read ," Going away with my child to give her a more beautiful,cheerful,affectionate life and try to bring her up to be a more loving woman caring not for the outer beauty of the world. Good luck to you and Nirvaan ."  Close