Part 25Arjun's eyes froze as well as his heart. Is she really her? What is she
doing here?Why she came now?. Many questioned ran through his mind in a
flip of a second. He looked at Sneha in a statue mode when Arohi and
Ananya giggles bring him back to the world. "Mama...Stop" Ananya was
pleading, still giggling as Arohi continue to tickle her. "Oh...So it is
your weak point haan" Arohi teased and keep on tickling, just to hear
Ananya's musical laughter. As if suddenly she remembered something, she
look at Arjun and called for him. "Who is it Arjun?" His back was
stopping her view to look at the person who came. When he didn't say
anything, she came forward still holding Ananya in her arms and stopped
at the instant, she saw Sneha. She remembered her face from the time she
saw her first in London and later on, she found some pictures of her in
the store. Arohi's hands got a tighter grip of Ananya which made her
whined. "Too tight mama" Arohi realized and loosed her grip but pulled
her too close to herself and hide her face in the crook of her neck.
Sneha saw all that. Her heart filled with love hearing the musical
giggle of her baby and her eyes were sharp enough to see the actions,
the fear that Arohi had in her eyes, when she saw Sneha. "Arohi, Please
take Ananya inside" Arjun somehow managed to say that and before he
completed, Arohi was turning on her toes. "What happened Mama? Daddy?"
Ananya was questioning sensing the atmosphere quickly turning serious
but no one was ready to answer her yet.
"Why are you here?" Arjun
questioned as soon as he heard the door click in the back. The giggles
and laughter was replaced by silence in a matter of few minutes. "Can..I
...Can I come in?" She wet her lips by moving her tongue over it. Arjun
was hesitant for a moment but moved away and let her in. Sneha leave
the bag near the door inside as she get in. She looked around and all
the memories of her stay here for those 5 years stroke her in the
instant. She remembered how Riya use to run here and there from one room
to another. "Mummy, I hate coleslaw" She used to complain whenever
Sneha would made salad along with dinner. She wiped her sweating palms
against her pants. "Here" Arjun motioned towards the sofa and she sat
down, not ignorant to notice that the positions of those sofa's were
changed. A new carpet was placed between the sofas and few decorative
pieces, not expensive but exquisite ones were placed around, giving the
living room a fresh look. "So may I repeat...Why are you here?" Arjun
sat across her on the 2 seater and looked at her with a sharp look. She
put her entangled hands in her lap and was rubbing them. "To see my
daughter" She replied weakly. "She is not your daughter anymore..."
Arjun almost shouted. "She is mine and now Arohi's daughter...You don't
own a right on her". Sneha removed her goggles to show her swollen eyes
which were red. Her lips and hands were continuously trembling. "Don't
say that Arjun...She is my daughter..." Sneha pleaded but Arjun was
determined. "No she is not...Where were all your motherhood feelings
when my baby was crying for a mother last three years...I know you have
came out from Coma after 7 months of that accident...and you still could
have come back yourself rather than sending those signed divorce
papers" He needed answers that were haunting him from past few years and
he will get them now so that he could live his life peacefully with
Arohi and Ananya without feeling any regret. "I didn't know about Ananya
till three weeks back" Sneha voice cracked as she said that. Arohi came
back into the room with slow hesitant steps. She didn't knew what she
should expect out there. She heard Sneha's words and come to a halt.
"Huh...Three weeks? You got to know about her fair quickly" He gave a
sarcastic laugh. Sneha was quick to feel the presence of a third person
in the room and look up at Arohi. "Arjun, we need to talk in PRIVATE"
She emphasis on the last word. Her words almost seemed spatting and that
angered him more. Arohi too noticed Sneha's tone and was about to turn
when Arjun stopped her. "No Arohi, You are going nowhere...This is YOUR
home...and you have full rights to be anywhere you want" His gaze
quickly shifted to Sneha who was now looking daggers at him but her gaze
least effected him in anyway. "And as for your PRIVATE conversation,
This is my house, This is my living room and She is MY WIFE...so for me,
all this is very PERSONAL & PRIVATE...The only one neither personal
or private with me right now is YOU, so you have to decide...If you
want to TALK...or you can better leave" His nose flared as these words
escaped his mouth. Arohi had seen this side off him in office when some
of the worker will not do his work properly or the deadlines are close
and still most of the work is left to be done due to the carelessness of
the Manager incharge, but still, this possessive Arjun seemed more
fearful & angry than that arrogant boss. He kept on standing in his
place, looking down at her, waiting patiently for her decision but when
for 3 minutes, she didn't say anything else than looking back at him
with hollow eyes, Arjun moved away. "Door is that side" He caught hold
of Arohi's hand and was about to lead her to the room when Sneha came
back to her senses. "No Arjun, Stop..." Arjun stopped hearing her
fumbling quick words. "I am sorry for earlier...I need to talk to you"
She pleaded helplessly. It was a place where Arjun was the one who has
the right to take decisions while she had to just place her appeal and
wait for his verdict. The clock has turned his time. Arjun calmed down
himself taking deep breaths when Arohi squeezed his hand, providing him
strength and support which he badly needed then. Sneha's sudden presence
had shook him completely for a moment. Where a reality hit him when he
loosed everything in the past, A fear to surrounded him that he might
can loose the present he have. His family. His wife. His daughter.
Arjun
and Arohi came and sit side by side on the two seater. Arjun didn't
left Arohi's hand for a minute, too scared to see her walking away if he
let his hold be loose on her. He gulped down his saliva and looked
ahead with eagle gaze that held the power to melt everything. Being on
verge of loosing anything made him hell arrogant and possessive at this
moment. "Shoot" And that was the cue for Sneha. "My dad...He...When I
came out from coma, He just told me that you left me in the hospital to
die after...after that day...When I asked him about my baby, he said
that they baby born dead and that was another reason you leave me. He
showed me the divorce papers signed by you saying that you had send them
right after a week of that accident" She wiped her tears that would
flow whenever she would think about her baby's death. "He convinced me
and ask for forgiveness saying that getting me marry to you was the
worst decision of his life and he wanted me to leave you and move on
with my life..." She looked up at him with a red nose. "I still waited
for you Arjun...A month then two...I knew the man I married and spent
those years wasn't so harsh...I hoped that someday you will visit the
hospital and will get to know about my discharge..You will come to me
but when you didn't contacted, I signed those papers thinking that I
must not bound you with myself..." She covered her face with her palms
and taking deep breath, moved them away along with cleaning her face. "I
was lonely but then Rounaq came back in my life..." The name stunned
Arjun. Raunaq, as in Ron...His best friend...Is he the same one. Sneha
keep on mumbling. "He kept me busy with his useless talks and bring me
back to life...Dad repented his mistakes but this time, he agreed with
Rounaq's proposal for me and get me married to him. He seemed nice but
later on I just got to know that he used me at the first place along
with my father and get me married to you so later on with our divorce,
you would be liable to pay alimony to me...Which I knew was not so
less" She gulped down her saliva and a reality hit me. Rounaq abusing
remarks on my face flashed back as he accused me of being selfish and
most arrogant friend ever. And there he is proving out to be one
himself. "But I think...with the news of Riya, My father back off from
asking me to get divorce from you...He was happy for me but Rounaq
wasn't at peace and keep on diverting his mind and finally with Riya's
death, he got the excuse...My father agreed and let me get married
to him later on...He tried to keep me away from any news related to
you...But three weeks back, he went to an urgent foreign
trip...My mother was escastic to know that my father was nominated
as the textile businessman of the year and thats how i get a hold of
that magazine that hold your name too and get to know about Ananya..."
She explained. Arohi did saw the pain, this mother was going through
and her heart went for her but Arjun wasn't an emotional wreck anymore.
He has promised to not let anything hurt his family and he was bound to
keep it that way. So controlling all his emotions, he looked up at her
with blank expression. "So, Now what do you want from me?" He sounded so
distant that for a moment, Arohi thought he is not the person she knew.
Her Arjun is so friendly with his friends and employees but then she
also knew how insecurities sometimes took over one's personality.
"Arjun, Please I want some days to spend with Ananya...I want to know
my baby...I want to hold onto her memories...Please Arjun" She pleaded
crying hysterically. "That you should ask your father Miss. Sneha
because he was the one who added that clause that My baby has nothing to
do with you or your money" Arjun spat out. Arohi just hold his hand
tightly, trying to calm him down but right now, nothing was working.
"Please Arjun...Just few days..." Sneha pleaded again. 'No' was just
on his lips when Arohi clutched his hand and made him turn at herself
nodding. "Let her...She deserves to see Ananya grow up..." Arohi
pleaded and Arjun looked at her in disbelieve. But then she was a softy
at heart. She would have melted at anyone's tears. And right now, the
trust she had in her eyes for him, made him change his decision. He
closed his eyes for a moment before opening it and stand up, pulling her
up with himself. He looked down at Sneha with a fierce emotions. "10
days...Just 10 days all you have to stay in this house...After that,
you are leaving with each of the thing you bring here" He alarmed her
with the harshness of his tone. "But just 10 days..." Sneha tried to
argue. "A week...Thats all" "But" she again tried to say somthing when
he stopped her. "Do you want to leave today Sneha" He almost barked
with narrowing eyes. Sneha just nodded her head in a no. "You have just a
week...Next week on sunday, I want you to leave this house" Arjun
said and pulled Arohi with himself. "Bi, please show her the guest
room..." He asked Bi who was coming out from the room and without
passing a look, went to his room dragging Arohi at his back. At that
time, she was his only solace.
As soon as they get in the room, Arjun lean against the closed door and
pulled Arohi in a hug who was about to move away. He nuzzled her neck,
taking a sigh of relief. He didnt realize he was holding his breqth from
so long. Arohi understood him and hugged him back, running her hands up
and down. "Its alright Arjun...Its all going to be ok" She whispered
and kissed his cheek. "I am so scared Arohi...Am...I cant bare loosing
anyone now...No one" He fumbled as tears filled his side. He broke the
hug and cupped her face in his hands. "You will not leave me
right...you.." "Ssshhh Arjun...Shh" Arohi too cupped his face and moving
forward placed a kiss on his lips. "I am going no where...How can I go
when my love, my life, my happiness is with.you...You are the gift from
my lide...Ananya is my daughter...How can I live away from my husband
and daughter" Arjun hugged her once again and she let him. She let him
hug her for as long as he wanted and keep on whispering sweet comforting
words. The knock on the door pulled them apart and the knock was
followed by Ananya's voice. "Daddy, Mama ...lets go na...We have to go
out today...You promised" She whined at the other side but her voice was
enough to make Arjun put aside all his fears. "You go and fresh up...We
have to go out..Ananya shouldnt see you upset... .hmmm" Arjun noded and
went to washroom while Arohi opened the door and pulled Ananya up in
her arms. "Mama, We are going out na" Ananya asked as Arohi pushed her
curly hairs back from her face. "Yes my bacha, daddy promised you...and
how can he break his promise" "Lets just have our lunch and then we can
go out..." Arohi lead Ananya to the kitchen.
Sneha was till then
settled in the guest room. Old memories were coming back to her but
then, evrrything had changed. Each ro though had the same furniture that
Arjun and Sneha brought together while furnishing there house but now,
aArohi's touch had been added to the rooms. In fuestroom, one of the
wall was having four beautiful vibrant paintings, arranged in a perfect
way and if she could guess it right, two more decoration peices were
added in the room. Sneha just sighed while sitting on the bed when she
heard Ananya calling out Mama and Daddy. Her heart pinched and she
quickly get on her toes to check on her only to see her in Arohi's arms
and hearing Ananya say Mama to her. She was jealoused. She envyed Arohi.
This was supposed to be her place. It was her right to console her baby
and take care of her needs. As Arohi and Ananya got into the kitchen,
She followed them. She saw Ananya sitting on the counter and Arohi gave
her a cookie saying "You have this, till I warm up the food" Ananya
smiled and Arohi put the jar away and turned to take out the dishes from
the fridge. Ananya moved a little on tje counter, in order to adjust
herself and that was the freaky point for Sneha. She quickly came to
Ananya and pulled her in her arms harshly. Ananya shrieked with the
sudden moment and the tight grip that Sneha had kept on her, that took
Arohi's attention. She was dumbstrucked for a moment. "What happened?"
She asked when nothing came to her mind. "Cant you see, settling her on
the counter is dangerous...She was just about to fall" Sneha almost
barked on Arohi. "Leave me..." Ananya arched her body backwardly and
pushed Sneha's shoulders with her tiny hands. But when that didnt work
she looked at Arohi and pulled forward her hands as if asking her to
hold her. "Mama" She cried for her and Arohi quickly moved forward to
get Ananya. Though Sneha hesitate, but seeing Ananya's need for Arohi,
she let her go. Arohi quickly engulfed her in the warm cocon of her arms
and placed kisses on her face as she was just about to cry. Sneha's
tight hold left red marks on her pale soft body. "Act carefully if you
want to be her mother...Its easy to be called as one than be one" She
taunted. Arohi looked at Sneha with a surprizing baffled look. Instead
of taking care of a crying Ananya, she was thinking its time to taunt
her. But before she could reply, Arjun's angry voice boomed into the
room. "Keep your mouth shut Sneha...If I just allowed to stay here, I
could kick you out too. Remember this is my house, this is my family and
that surly is my wife and my daughter and I have allowed No
one...Simply NO ONE to say a word about them...You understand" His
seething voice send shivers down Sneha's spine.His angry hateful glare
was so intense that if look could kill, Sneha would just have been dead
by his glare. "Leave..." He spatted pointing towards kitchen door. But
when Sneha didnt budge and keep on standing at her place in a daze, he
said again. "I SAID LEAVE" And she was running out on her feet. Arohi
soothingly run her hands through Ananya's hairs. "Baby...Why didnt you
call mama when you were about to fall haan" Arohi asked rubbing her tiny
back. Ananya wiped her tears with the back of her hand. "I wasnt
falling...I just moved a little back mama" And another tear fell from
her eyes. Arohi hugged her "Oh my baby" and made her sit on the table
beside. She checked the red spots on her tighs and kissed it. "Its
hurting?" Ananya nodded in No and smiled a little. "My.Mama kissed it
better" Arohi smiled and kissed Ananya's tiny button nose. Arjun
witnessed all that scene and just felt proud and satisfied of his choice
with Arohi once again. He never doubted Arohi when it came to Ananya.
He knew no one was a better mother or could have been a better mother
for Ananya than Arohi. And now after hearing Ananya's description, he
knew he need to be careful of Sneha. He couldn't let her hurt his
family. "Now you go and sit with daddy...I will serve the food in a bit"
Arohi put Ananya down on the floor as she ran to Arjun and Arohi
started warming up the food. This week was going to be a long one.
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