In the next 5 days Sara was discharged and they were currently at home. Shubman made Sara sit on the couch and then gave her water to drink.

"Thank you so much Shub tum nahi hote toh pata nahi kya krti mai."

"Chup, I will always be there for you."

"I know."

"For now I will drop you to the room where you can get fresh and get changed ok."

He said as he picked her up making her gasp by the sudden interaction.

"Hey my legs are okay now, I can walk you know."

"No I don't and even if I know I won't let you. Simple."

"You are impossible Shub."

"Common Sara,agree that you love this, that you love being close to me."

She blushed and slapped him lightly on his cheek.

"As if you don't."

"I toh agree I love being close to you."

He said making her sit on the bed and going near her lips. Her breaths turned heavy as she felt his hot breath against her lips.

But controlling herself she kept her fingers on his mouth pushing him away laughing.

"Shut up idiot."

"Ok for now go and get fresh. Hmm I will order something for us till then."

"Hmm."

She said and slipped out of the bed making her way to the washroom. It was difficult for her to do everything with one hand and that too left hand but she didn't want to burden him with her activities so she just stayed mum doing her things slowly.

Once she was out Shubman smiled and she gave him a tired smile.

"Kya hua? Are you in pain?"

"No no just tired."

"Mujhe bol diya hota Sara I would have helped you andar."

"You were gonna help me pee?"

"I.. I mean yes, if you would have felt comfortable only then. But still I could have stayed outside and if you needed help I would have done that."

"You are such a sweetheart Shub but it's okay I will manage. If I need help I will call you."

"Hmm now come the food is here."

"Itni jaldi?"

"Aree yahi se mangaya hai isliye jaldi aa gaya."

They had their food with some chit chat and after that Shubman went down to keep the plates. Sara looked at the photo frames in his room. It was his family,and they were happy. Why was god so cruel to take his most precious people away from him.

Shubman came back in the room and looked at her who was lost looking at his family's photos.

"Hey where so lost? Hmm."

He whispered in her ears before sitting on the bed wrapping his hands around her.

"You guys were really happy na?"

"Yes we were. We were perfect you know. Shahneel di and me,we used to play the whole day. Then papa aate and my practice used to start fir Di padhne jati. They both were the ones who wanted me to become the best cricketer and irony dekho when I am successful they both are not here to watch me."

"I am sorry."

"Why are you sorry?"

"Aise hi."

She whispered and laid down keeping her head on his chest hearing his steady heartbeat.

"You know me and Bhai I mean Arjun. He is older than me. When I was born the happiest person was Bhai. He was shouting all the way from the hospital, meri behen aa gayi meri behen aa gayi. I was everyone's favourite and they absolutely loved me. Even I loved them, and most of all I loved Bhai the most. I was his princess and he was my protector. Until one day Esha came into his life. She was his first love interest and I was happy for them. Time passed by and bhai grew distant from me, spending his time with Esha or the office. I was just a mere teenager who wanted her Bhai to be back but he never came. Office se bhi ghar aate toh seedha Esha ke pass chale jate. Aisa lagta sirf formality ke liye mujhse baat krte the. Then one day they got married. I was happy even here, maine kabhi nahi jataya ki I am sad and I want him back but still.
When Esha became pregnant our whole house was happy. We were happy, I was happy I will be a bua. One day Esha fell from the stairs because someone pushed her. And everyone thinks that it was me who pushed her. When in reality I came out from my room when I heard the sound of someone falling aur sabne galat interpret kr liya ki I pushed her. Bhai slapped me, I tried very hard to make them understand but no one heard me. Phir mumma papa ko bhi laga ki I pushed her. Even they stopped talking to me. Bhai lost his child and I lost Bhai waise toh I had already lost him. Bas unki beti hu isliye Ghar se nahi nikala and they sent me to Australia for my higher studies. Bhai never saw my face after that and even mumma papa called me just having pity. I begged them saying I am not the one who pushed her. Why will I? Even I wanted my Bhai to become a father, I wanted to be a bua but my every effort went in vain. When I was in Australia I used to call him daily hoping he would hear me out. I sent letters explaining everything but Bhai was so lost in his own grief that he forgot me and never read the letters instead he turned everything. I got the video of him burning my letters, I don't know who recorded it but I got it. And then one day I got one more video. Bhai burned every gift I had given him from my childhood and while burning it he said I am dead to him. And then I stopped trying. Even when it was never my fault neither did my brother trust me nor did my parents. Since 11th grade I have never gone home back and I don't even want to. What was my fault? You tell me? I was just a 16 year old girl and they put forward so many allegations on me. I can't..I can't.. I lost everything that day. My family my everything. I have no one whom I can call mine. I.."

She huffed while crying and Shubman quickly held her closer giving her water to drink. She cried hugging him. Cried her heart out and he let her. He knew somewhere this has given her mental trauma and he was determined he will take her out of it.

"Bolo na Shub tumhe bhi lagta hai ye meri galti hai? Haa you think I am wrong?"

"Shh shh baby. No you are not wrong. You were never wrong. You never pushed her and I believe you. There has to be some loophole."

"I tried everything Shub I tried everything but that day the CCTV at Tendulkar's house was not working."

"Okay calm down. We will sort this together hmm. For now let's just be calm. You have me, you have Keart maa. You call her maa na? Then how can you say that you don't have anyone. We are your family Sara. Trust me I will make everything alright hmm."

After a few minutes she finally calmed down and nodded at him smiling a little.

"I am so glad god sent you to me. And if he takes you away I won't be able to handle it anymore. I will die."

"Shut up. I am not going anywhere. You will always be with me. You are mine and I am yours okay."

She nodded and he smiled wiping away her tears. She again leaned in him and rubbed her nose on his shirt making him chuckle.

Being in his arms she slowly drifted away to sleep.
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