EHMMBH FF: We will find our way back-New update pg 13

Another day, another week, another month, the days had just been passing by in a blur. The last few weeks felt like a dream for Manvi; she had shared the happiest and the saddest moment of her life in the past few weeks.

She heard the door of the en-suite bathroom open, she looked at the clock on the bedside table, it was only seven in the morning but he was already getting ready for work. She hurried out of bed trying to get his breakfast ready before he left.

"I'm not hungry," he said, noticing her jumping out of bed hurriedly.

"But Virat, you should eat something before you go to work, if you told me last night you were leaving early I would have left the alarm for earlier," she said.

"I'm not hungry," he said, adjusting his tie in front of the dresser, Manvi tried to get close to him to fix the tie like she always used to but he shrugged her hands away and turned away saying, "I'm getting late, don't wait up for me," and he was gone.

She hurried down the stairs trying to kiss him goodbye like she always used to but he was out the door without even a glance back at her.

She closed the front door and slid down to the floor, he was not always like this, she always thought that he loved her more than she ever did, but the last few weeks had changed their love forever, the love they used to share now seemed like a lifetime ago.

Virat and Manvi had been married for three years, she had first met him, five years ago, when she started working as a junior architect, his company had contracted the architecture company she was working for to design the new office building for Vadhera industries, it was not love at first sight, but from the first moment they met there was a connection that couldnt be denied.

He had always been a flirt, easy and outgoing to be around, his handsome looks making him the most eligible bachelor in the city. She hadn't paid much attention to him when he used to flirt around with her because, he was like that with everybody, always calling the girls, "sweetheart or baby ", she didn't think much about it until that call, she could still remember it like yesterday.

"Hello," she said as she answered the phone in her office,

"Hi," the person from the other end answered back, "So have you had enough of us already,"

"Umm, who is this," she answered not sure of who it might be and not wanting to make assumptions since it was the office line,

"Have you forgotten me already sweetheart," he said,

"Virat," she answered, he was the only one, who called her sweetheart in such a sugary manner,

"Missed you at the design meeting today," he said,

She didn't know how to react, "ummm I was actually assigned to another sight,"

"So does that mean that I wont be seeing you again," he asked sounding disappointed.

"Its only till my colleague gets back from her leave, Im just helping out till shes back," she replied, intrigued by his behaviour.

"Thats a relief," he said, "Ok Ill let you get back to it," and he left the phone leaving Manvi confused at his behaviour.

She started smiling thinking of that call which was the step to the new beginning of their relationship; she saw her reflection on the decorative mirror hanging on the wall and felt the dimple on her left cheek and started laughing.

"Hey Manvi," he called out from the office just as she was about to close the door,

"Did you forget something," she asked peeping back,

"Just wanted to see your dimple smile again," he said,

She started shaking her head and smiling, "Virat," she said and he leaned back in his chair admiring the smile on her face,

It all seemed like a life time ago, these days he hardly had the love and adoration he used to always have in his eyes for her, all he had for her now was pain and anger.

Where had everything gone wrong, she thought, he blamed her for everything but she couldnt control what happened, it was not in her hands, but he didnt think the same, he blamed her for everything that went wrong in their relationship, and no matter how hard she tried to get through to him, he didnt allow her to get close to her, it had been so long since he had held her in his arms, at first he had being there for her supporting her through their pain getting through it together, but he started distancing himself from her and now even though they live in the same house, sleep on the same bed, there is a wall that keeps them apart, making him seem so close but yet so far.

She sighed trying to get on with her day to day activities at home, before when she was at home, he used to call her from work just to see how she was doing, but now it seemed like he could care less. He wasnt the only one going through the pain and heart ache, she felt it too, maybe even more so, she was after all the one who had carried their bundle of joy for five months before they had lost it so tragically.

She had been apprehensive at first of becoming a mother even though she had never given any inclination to Virat, but when she had lost the baby just five months into her pregnancy it felt as if her whole world had come crumbling to pieces. Virat who had been over the moon about becoming a father had felt like his dreams had being shattered, they had being there for each other at first but she didnt know why he had suddenly changed and started pushing her away.

She thought of that night a few weeks back, he had come home drunk, he only used to drink at parties but that night he had come from work and she realised that he had been drinking so she had confronted him.

"Virat, were you drinking," she asked as he entered their room.

He was quiet, which irritated her; it always annoyed her when he was silent when she asked him a question,

"Virat, I asked you a question," she asked again,

"Leave me alone," he said getting angry,

"Why are you getting angry, Im the one who should get angry," she said,

"This is your all fault," he said taking her by the arms and shaking her forcefully,

He had taken her by surprise; he had never been violent with her before,

"Virat, stop it, youre hurting me," she said trying to break free,

"And what you did, that didnt hurt me," he asked,

"What did I do," she asked,

"You killed my baby," he said his eyes blood shot with anger,

She was shocked at his words but pulled herself together and replied, "how could you say that, I wanted to be a mother as much as you wanted to be a father,"

"You liar, you were happy that you lost it," he said pushing her away,

"Virat, listen to me, how can you even say such a thing," she said trying to put her arm on his shoulder and console him,

"Dont touch me Manvi, I hate you, and if it was up to me I would be long gone," he said walking out of the room, slamming the door behind him.

Manvi sat on the bed in her room, tears coming out of her eyes as she thought of that night, since then they were as two strangers just sharing the same room, she knew that the only reason he was still with her was because of his mother. She had tried many times to talk to him, but it had all been in vain.

"This has gone on long enough," she thought, "I will bring you back Virat, we will find our way back." 

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