Aryan blindly walked out of the Hospital without any idea where his feet were taking him. After sometime when he looked around, he realised he was sitting on a wooden bench in the playground area that the hospital built for its little patients. Small kids were playing under the loving supervision of their parents.
Parenthood wasn't something he had even given a thought about till now. The tragic way his relationship with Chandni ended, he had no hopes of even thinking of marital bliss or having a family. He put all his energy into avenging his parents' death rather than looking for any female company. But few of his friends have become parents recently and he always envied their joyful life.His dazed senses still registered the sounds of the traffic outside the hospital and of distaAryan knows... Finally and he is going to Confront Chandni about Atharv. What is going to happen? Share your thoughts!!!
"You never lie, do you Chandni?" He asked with a sneer before Chandni could gather her senses. "Dev! Hi! Come on in!!" She felt uneasy at the way Aryan was looking at her, with so much anger and hatred!! What happened suddenly?? He was quite normal when they met in the hospital in the afternoon. Aryan didn't move an inch but asked again. "You didn't answer my question!! You don't lie do you?" It wasn't her cold body or the wet saree, but something in the way he asked, that sent shivers up her spine. She looked at him for a moment. Aryan made no move to come inside but the same sarcastic smile continued to play on his lips, even though his narrowed eyes suggested how his mood was.
"So, this is what you think of me is it? That I am like her?? That's okay Dev. I expected better of you, but I am ready to accept all the blame for hiding this since we met again, but please, I beg you, not to misunderstand me, that I have done this to take revenge on you or anyone. Even if you believe it or not, this is the truth. Before we met, I was truly under the impression that you have settled abroad happily with someone, that girl I saw you with. And I wished you nothing but happiness. I genuinely thought knowing about Atharv would only create unnecessary complexities in your life and I wanted to spare you from all that. Even after we met, seeing all the girls going gaga over you, my resolution became stronger. I wanted you to marry someone and have a happy future, unburdened with a hurtful past and a child...""Burdened my foot!! Who the hell are you to decide what I need to do with
He tore a piece of Roti and filled it with the scrambled eggs and urged Aryan to open his mouth."But Mummy always blows my food first so that it is not too hot to eat!!" Atharv pointed out. "Hmm that's what mommy does. But D... I do it differently because I know that it is the perfect temperature, I have been rolling the roti piece in my fingers and know that it is not too hot, okay!" Aryan smiled at Atharv and began to feed him. For the first few bites, Atharv ate fast as he was probably hungry, but then began the trouble. He would chat non stop on every topic but evade eating.And then finally, "That's enough, I am too full now!" He declared.
Contrary to the placid exterior she was trying to show, Chandni's heart thudding loudly. She had been preparing for this moment for many weeks now, but still felt nervous and jittery and watching the shock on Dev's face sucked out whatever little courage she had gathered inside her grievous heart. This was not a happy moment for her because she also knew what Dev's reaction was going to be, when she would finish everything she needed to say. "Chandni what... What are you saying? How can it be? I mean what was all that, when Aishwarya filed a case against me when we got married as you were underage, and argued that our marriage was invalid?" Aryan asked, his confusion overriding any other emotion. Chandni smiled ruefully watching his face, which reflected the same confusion and abomination she felt,
“I just felt sick and my heart was filled with so much contempt towards my mother that I cannot explain in words. I just wanted to get out of that house, never to show my face to her again. But where would I go? I looked around me and cast all my hopes on the one and only person who physically saved my life earlier!! Vikram Ji. I pleaded with him to marry me and take me along with him to his home, much against his wishes. All I wanted, as I said earlier, was a roof over my head, a respectful position in the society for me and my son. He finally agreed, very reluctantly and I gladly walked away from that home, never to step my foot in there again. Vikram ji bluntly told my mother never to show her face to me or him again but invited Daddy, Chacha and Chachi for our marriage that would happen in a few days' time. How we travelled to Delhi from there is still a blur to me. We checked into a hotel. Vikram ji booked separate rooms for us, just asked me to
"I entered the grand mansion of Mathurs as Vikram Ji's wife and everyone accepted me as such. But inwardly my guilt and depression were eating me away, and I had my first PTSD attack soon after. Chacha, Chachi and Vikram Ji went to great lengths to keep everything hidden from the staff at their Mansion but soon one more attack happened and we moved to a smaller bungalow in Delhi, where there were no other people from Vikramji' side.Once Vikram brought me to Mumbai, to get me checked by an eminent Psychiatrist. It was then, out of the blue, in my troubled state of mind, that I decided to visit you at your home. I roughly knew the location and all other details as you described your neighbourhood and your friends to me so vividly all those times when we were dating. Vikramji had gone out to a shareholder meeting and I grabbed my chance to escape from the hotel, and r
Aryan stared helplessly at his surroundings, his gaze almost blank, unable to think or fathom what was happening around him, as his heart and mind were right now with Chandni, and he was sure that she was weeping her heart out in her room. Minutes passed and finally he made his way towards her room, still not sure whether he should go to her, and once he did, what he was going to do or say to her. He stopped at the door, still unsure, and finally knocked on the door. There was no response from inside. He knocked again and after waiting for a few more moments, finally turned the handle to open the door. Chandni was sprawled on the bed, her head buried in the pillow, her cries completely muffled up, but the fall and rise of her shoulders, clearly indicating what he already knew. He strode slowly and stood next to h
Aryan never slept so soundly in recent times. Something soft and warm was wrapped around him and the faint sweet aroma made him cuddle it even closer. As his sleepiness began to fade, he realised it was Chandni sleeping next to him and all the events of last night came back into memory, in a flash. Nothing was resolved last night, they were still stuck in their own worlds but it cannot continue this way anymore, because now, they have Atharv to think of. From the slow rise and fall of her chest against his, he could gather that she was still in deep sleep. The bliss he was currently feeling, to have her in his arms, was this just a mirage? Even if it was, he just wanted to hold on to it for a few more moments. Suddenly, he felt a pair of little fingers touching his face along with some soft cloth. It tickled a bit initially and he began to realise someone wa