It was the time of night, a car was standing on an isolated road and someone was sitting on the bonnet of the car. The coat was kept beside him. The silence was all around. The vibration could be heard and a phone was kept in the car and it was flashing because of Arjun’s call. Aditya was sitting on the bonnet of the car and was looking at the moon. His eyes were teary. Aditya looked down and wiped his tears. Aditya squeezed his nose and looked straight.

Aditya saw the flashes when he first time saw Avni and was lost to see her. He found her a beautiful and innocent girl. He saw the flashes of their marriage where they exchanged garlands, they took the rounds, Aditya filled Avni’s hairline with the sindoor and then he put the mangalsutra on Avni’s neck. He saw the flashes of their cute moments, Avni said, I love you to him and their union.

Aditya: how, Avni, how can you do this to me? How could you? Where was my love lacking? Where did I lack in winning your trust? We are together for so long but you didn’t find the need to tell me the truth? You didn’t find me trustworthy that you share the truth with me. I am not angry about your past. It is ok, everyone do mistakes. Past has passed so now it doesn’t have any place in our present, it just doesn’t matter but why you didn’t tell me the truth? I am hurt more than angry that why you never shared about your past with me. Am I not trustworthy?

Aditya sniffed and then he gulped. His eyes were teary. Aditya remembered something.

Flashback:

1. Aditya was standing by holding Avni’s waist. Avni blinked her eyes and her heart was running a marathon. Aditya was smiling and Avni tried to control her breath. Avni smiled and cupped Aditya’s face.

Avni: you just see what I will do that day. You will never forget your this birthday, that’s my promise to you.

Aditya got surprised.

2. Avni: yes, I remembered that and I will keep my promise. Tomorrow, you will get your gift and that will be the best gift of your life.

Flashback ends.

Aditya smiled and his eyes were moist.

Aditya: seriously, Avni, you gave me the best gift of my life. The best gift. A betrayal… you were right, I will never forget this birthday of mine. Never. Thanks to you. I will never forget this day. Never.

Aditya sniffed and cried.

Aditya: you broke me, Avni. You broke me. No one could do that till now but you did that. You broke me.

Aditya cried and looked up to hold his tears.

On the other side, Avni was looking at her mother and the whole Chauhan family was in shock.

Alka: does Aditya know that?

Avni was looking at her mother. Avni sobbed and sighed. Avni shook her head. Now Avni was calm.

Avni: No.

Everyone got shocked.

Aditya: I also got to know the day before yesterday. I thought to tell about it to Aditya on his birthday.

Alka: then why you didn't tell about it to him?

Avni wiped her tears.

Avni: the shopkeeper delivered the frame today. I have planned a surprise for him.

Avni smiled slightly.

Avni: but I got a shock.

Everyone felt bad.

Amar: don’t worry, princess, I will talk to Gaurav. Everything will be fine.

Avni looked at Amar.

Avni: No. No one will talk to anyone.

Indravati: but, my child, we have to resolve this matter and for that, we should talk to them.

Avni: nothing has been left behind to talk about. It is my child and I will take care of it.

Avni looked at the family and said: no one will tell Aditya about my child. Everything between us finished at that moment only when he left me there alone. We could talk about that but no he just went from there.

Avni got angry.

Avni: so now he has no relationship with me or my baby. It is my child only.

Indravati: but how will you handle everything alone?

Aman: Why she is alone? We all are with her. It is Avni’s child so it is the child of this house. We all will help Avni in raising her child... whatever happens but I will not let my sister go there again.

Avni looked at Aman with moist eyes who looked at the family and then he went from there. Aarti looked at Avni and then she went behind Aman. Avni looked at everyone and everyone was looking down and then Avni thought.

Later, the moon was shining over the Rathore mansion where Aditya entered his home and looked up. His coat was in his hand. He found the darkness and a strange type of silence. Aditya saw a dim light in the dining area side. Aditya looked down and he moved forward. Aditya came to his room and he threw the coat on the bed. Arjun entered the room and stopped at some distance behind Aditya.

Arjun: Bro, where were you? We were so worried about you.

Aditya said while removing his watch: I am fine, you go to your room and sleep.

Arjun was looking at Aditya. Aditya kept the watch on the bed.

Arjun: Bro, Grandma has thrown Bhabhi out of the house.

Aditya was opening the button of his shirt and he stopped. Aditya got shocked. He paused for some time and then he looked at Arjun.

Arjun: Why did you leave Bhabhi alone in front of everyone? After you going, the grandmother scolded the Bhabhi, insulted her, and then she asked her to get out of the home.

Aditya got shocked.

Arjun: you shouldn’t have left her alone there like this.

Aditya turned his face in anger.

Arjun: Bro, does Bhabhi’s past matters really to you?

Aditya was rolling his eyes.

Arjun: Bro, the past has passed, everyone do mistakes. You, I, we also have done many mistakes. Teenage is that age where one does not know what is wrong or right.

Aditya looked angry.

Arjun: She did a mistake in the past. You shouldn’t have judged her because of her past. She was not married to you when she did those things then why does it affect you? If she had done that now when she is married to you then you could say that cheating and betrayal but no, she has not done anything like that now. She is loyal to you now.

Aditya took a breath and was angry.

Arjun: And don’t know why, why I feel that Bhabhi has not done that. She can’t do that. She is so innocent. There must be some story. She…

Aditya interrupted.

Aditya: could you stop your lecture, Arjun?

Arjun looked at Aditya.

Aditya: what do you think that I don’t believe her? Her past matters to me.

Arjun looked at Aditya.

Aditya: if it is the matter then you have surely lost your mind somewhere or else. You don’t know me. Arjun, I have nothing to do with her past.

Arjun was surprised.

Aditya: I believe her. I also believe that she can never do such things. She is innocent. Before our marriage, when I held her hand for the first time, she shivered and blushed. We didn’t even kiss before our marriage even after our marriage, we…

Aditya stopped because it is their personal life so these things must have been between him and Avni.

Arjun: if her past doesn’t matter to you then why you just walked out?

Aditya: because I was hurt. I was hurt to know that Avni doesn’t trust me. She didn’t find me trustworthy to share her past with me. Eight months have passed since our wedding and for eight months we are living together in the same home, same room under the same roof but I failed to win her trust.

Arjun looked on. Aditya sniffed.

Aditya: she could share her pain, her past with me. I would help her to move on.

Aditya sniffed and sighed.

Aditya: but no, she chose to hide her past from me. She…

Aditya looked away and wiped his tears. Arjun thought.

Arjun: now what would you do? We all know Grandma, she will not let Bhabhi come back here.

Aditya turned to Arjun and thought.

Arjun: you will get Bhabhi back again right?.

Aditya looked at Arjun and gave no answer. Aditya sighed and looked at Arjun.

Aditya: Arjun. It is too late now, you should sleep now.

Arjun looked at Aditya who turned and start unbuttoning his shirt. Arjun was looking at Aditya and then he turned and went from the room. Aditya turned and saw Arjun going. Aditya thought. Arjun stopped outside when he looked up because Aditya saw Anjana standing there. Anjana looked at the room and thought.

On the other side, Aarti brought food for Avni. Avni had the food because she knew that her baby is hungry and it is not good to keep your baby hungry.
After having the food, Avni was sitting and her family was with her.

Avni: ab, if you all don’t mind then I want to have some rest. I am feeling tired.

Alka: yeah, yeah, sure.

Everyone got up from the bed and couch and they met Avni. They kissed her forehead and then they switched off the light and they went from there. The lamp light was on. Avni thought.

Avni got up and came to the window. Avni looked at the moon and thought.

Avni’s point of view:

I was so happy when I got to know about my…

Avni kept her hand on her belly:  pregnancy… I can’t explain that feeling in words what I felt that time. I felt like I have touched a cloud. I wanted to share it with Aditya but then something struck my mind and I remembered it is Aditya’s birthday the day after tomorrow so I thought to give him a surprise. I went to the shop and gave the order for a customized picture frame…

Flashback:

It was daytime, Avni entered her room with a large packet in her hands. Avni closed the door and huffed.

Avni: Thank God, no one saw me.

Avni looked at the packet and smiled. Avni remembered something.

Avni: now frame your report in it quickly.

Avni went to bed and kept the packet on the bed and then she went to the cupboard and took out her reports. Avni smiled and blushed to see them.

Avni: I told you, Aditya, that I will make this birthday of yours memorable for you and see I fulfilled my promise.

Avni blushed.

Avni saw the time on her watch and got surprised.

Avni: Avni, do it fast before Aditya come.

Avni went to bed, she framed the picture frame and packed the gift. Avni sighed.

Avni: Aah, finally.

Avni smiled.

Avni: I am so excited. I can’t wait to see your expressions.

Avni smiled. Avni touched her belly.

Avni: we will give the surprise to your Papa. Are you excited to say Hello to your papa… yeah?

Avni smiled and said, yes.

Avni smiled.

Flashback ends.

Avni was smiling with tearful eyes and a tear fell from her eye. Avni wiped it.

Avni: how excited I was to share the news of my pregnancy with you but you…. You gave me the biggest wound of my life.

Avni cried.

Avni lay on the bed and thought about her life. On the other side, Aditya was also laying on the bed and lost in his thought.

Aditya in mind: I would have never thought that you will do this to me. You will break my trust?

Avni was also thinking and her eyes were moist.

Avni: I didn’t break your trust but you did. You broke my trust. I never thought in my weirdest dream that you will leave me alone in my difficult time. You promised me that you will always stand beside me no matter, how hard the time will be, you will never leave my side. But, you did that. You broke your promise, you left me alone to fight. You broke your promise. You broke me. You broke me.

A tear fell from Avni’s eye and she cried silently.