"Kya matlab?"

"Apni tharki receptionist ko change karo. Shaadi-shudda mardo par apni nazar na gadhaye woh." Mugdha gritted her teeth. Bandana understood what happened. She laughed.

"Arrey, Arrey! Tumhara itna gussa karna acha nahi hai! Calm down, dear!" Bandana dramatically said. Amit chuckled. Mugdha glared at both of them.

"Acha, chodho. Aao tumhari Sonography karte hai...apne bacche ko dekhkar khush ho jaogi tum." Bandana got up and escorted Mugdha and Amit to the patient's bed. Bandana handed Mugdha a gown to get changed into. Mugdha changed in a nearby room and came back. She layed down on the bed. Bandana massaged some chilly fluid on Mugdha's bulging stomach and switched on the monitor. Amit stood beside Mugdha's bed still clutching at her hand. Bandana moved a machine on top of Mugdha's stomach. The monitor displayed the images.

A cute little foetus was visible on the screen. Mugdha and Amit became overwhelmed with emotions. Mugdha burst into happy tears. Amit saw the images and he too began smiling widely.


"Yeh...yeh.." Mugdha was unable to form her thoughts. She was extremely blissed.

"This is just wonderful..." Amit mumbled in awe. He gazed adoringly at his baby foetus.

"Abhi yeh dekho. Iski position..." Bandana started to explain.

************

It was 10 p.m.

Sumedh and Vedanti were eating dinner silently. Suddenly, Vedanti spoke up.

"Aaj Amit aur Mugdha Sonography ke liye gaye the. Jab aaye toh itni khush thi Moo."

Sumedh looked up at her.

"Kal humein bhi jana hai na?" He asked Vedanti. She nodded her head. Suddenly, he seemed to have lost in some thought. His eyes were fixed at one place and he zoned out.

"Kay zala?" Vedanti asked with concern. Sumedh tore his gaze away and looked back at Vedanti.

"Veda, ab hum parents banne jaa rahi hai...Time kitna jaldi beet gaya na? Kahan hum college mein the...sab ek dusre ko sirf date kar rahe the...future ka kissi ko kuch nahi pata tha...ab dekho...sab shaadi karke bacche paida kar rahe hai..." Sumedh smiled remembering the good old days.

"Exactly!" Vedanti exclaimed.

"Kaisi ho gayi hai hum sab ki zindagi yaar!" Sumedh suddenly said. "Hum normal insaan ki tarah kahan jeete hai? Politicians se hum Ghost Busters zyaada ban gaye hai...pehle woh Abhilasha aur ab yeh ek nayi nautanki..."


Vedanti huffed tiredly.

"Ab hum kya kar sakte hai ismein? Jiski kismat mein jo likha hota hai woh toh hokar hi rehta hai...We have absolutely no control over our destiny." Vedanti said. Sumedh hummed.

They quietly finished their dinner and now were heading back to bed. They both layed down on the bed and switched off the lights. Both remained silent thinking that the other person had slept.

Suddenly, Veda asked in the darkness, "Sumedh..?"

"Hmm...?"

"Sab thik toh ho jayega na? Mujhe apne bache ko aise environment mein nahi janam dena...kitna bura hai humara environment...isse acha toh mein humare bacche ko janam hi na dun..." Vedanti spoke softly. Sumedh widened his eyes. He quickly shushed her by placing his fingers on her lips.


"Shhh...Mau...aisa mat bolo....sab acha hoga..trust me...humara bacha ek ache environment mein paida hoga...hum iss baar pehle ki koi galti nahi daurahenge...Everything will be alright. Don't worry." He gently caressed her face in the dark. She smiled and cuddled into him. Sumedh happily pulled her in his embrace. Soon enough, both were fast asleep.

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Devaki and Randhir were sitting on their terrace and gazing at the stars. They had both mutually decided that they would both spend the night on the terrace. They had asked their servants to place a mattress along with 2-3 table fans on the terrace. Blankets and Pillows were lying across the mattress.


"Randhir...I'm extremely sorry....mujhe nahi samjh aa raha hai ki aaj kal mere saath kya ho raha hai...mujhe toh kuch yaad bhi nahi hai...tumne jo mujhe bataya woh mere saath hua aisa mujhe kuch bhi yaad nahi hai..." Devaki apologised. Randhir put his arms around Devaki and sighed.

"Its okay, Devaki. Tum chinta mat karo...We will fight this situation together. Mein tumhe aise time par akela nahi chodhunga." Randhir assured her. Few tears trickled down Devaki's eyes. Randhir caught them with his hands before they fell down her face.

"Arrey? Meri princess ro kyun rahi hai?" Randhir asked her cutely. Devaki looked up at Randhir with tearful eyes.

"Randhir...tum mujhse door raho...mein tumhe haani pahucha sakti hun...mera bharosa nahi mein kab kya kar dun...mujhe khud hosh nahi rehta ki mein kya kar rahi hun...Mein...Mein...Mein paagal ho gayi hun...I need to go to a rehab..." She started cursing herself. Randhir made her look into his eyes.

"Mau...Aisa nahi hai. Tum pagal nahi ho. Kuch gadbad ho rahi hai I agree. Par humein saathmein iss situation ko tackle karna hoga. You can't just blame yourself baby. Just chill. Sab thik ho jayega." He lightly pecked her on the lips. "Ab ek pyaari si smile do mujhe."


Devaki looked at him with tears. She managed to give him a weak smile. He kissed her forehead.

*************

Aarushi entered the study room. Siddharth was working on the laptop.

She paced back and forth. Siddharth silently watched her walk restlessly but didn't say anything. Suddenly, Aarushi stopped and looked at Siddharth.

"Siddharth! Siddharth! Mujhe bachao! Mein pagal ho rahi hun! I swear mein aajkal kya kar rahi hun yeh mujhe samjh nahi aa raha. Jab woh spirit mere saamne aayi tab pata nahi kyun mere andar Adrenaline Rush aaya. I lost control over myself. Mein ekdum light headed feel karne lagi. And sabse ajeeb baat toh yeh hai ki Devaki se mujhe kuch connection feel hota hai. It's as if ki woh ek aisi missing puzzle piece hai jisse mein saalon se talaash rahi hun...God, kya ho raha hai hum sab ke sath." Aarushi said in one go. Sid kept his laptop aside and signalled Aarushi to sit next to him on the bed.


"Dear, mein samjh sakta hun tumpar kya beet rahi hai....par abhi bahut der ho gayi hai...tumhe rest chahiye...so jao...hum sab kal ek saath milkar discuss karenge. Mein hum dono ki taraf se sabko message daal deta hun. Tum so jao. Aur calm karo apne aap ko. Itna stress lene ki zaroorat nahi hai." Sid tucked Aarushi's strands of hair behind her ear. Aarushi nodded silently.

"Nivi aur Rohan kahan gaye?" Aarushi suddenly remembered about them.

"Arrey, woh dono Paris gaye hain...koi destination wedding hai kisi client ki..." Siddharth informed. Aarushi sighed.























Okay sorry for the small and shitty chapter. My exams are still on so I have lost my mind. I hadn't updated in a long time and therefore decided to update something today. This chapter was just a filler. It might have been a little boring. Just give me a few days more. Let my exams get over.




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