"No, you aren't understanding. There's a girl in my life....other than you."

There he said it, it took his all energy to tell her. How can he tell her about another girl? When he knew that how much she loves him and no doubt he loves her back with same intensity.

He knew it was difficult for her to bear this, God she can't even bear someone looking at him, how can she bear that he has some other girl in his life?

He died thousand times telling her this, only he knew through what he was going, it has been a month since he didn't sleep, he cried the whole nights while she was sleeping, he cried looking at her that he betrayed her, he betrayed his life, his Naira.

The fact that was hurting him more that he was hiding this from her. He has never hide anything from her, how can he hide this thing for her, which was slowly killing him inside and that has already killed her soul.

He looked at her, her tears stopped in her eyes,they didn't dare to escape. Her face was emotionless. He didn't expect that, why she's not yelling at him? Why she didn't slap him?

The hand he was holding, she jerked. But he was fast enough to grab it again.

"Say something, Naira. Please kuch toh kaho. Aise mujhe khaali nazron se mat dekho. It's hurting me. Please say something. Yell at him, slap me, hit me. But please say something." He said, he didn't stop the tears, he let them flow, he let his emotions flow.

Its hurting him? What about her hurt? He killed her soul, he killed her as a whole. What can she do, when her husband is telling her about another girl in his life? What can she do? She was helpless, she was broken.

She loved him, she loved him more than anything.

He was looking at her, who had tears stopped in her eyes. She was blankly staring the floor. Hurt, betrayal was visible in those eyes, who used to shine whenever she sees him, who used to smile whenever he was around her and today he saw the hurt, betrayal and hate in her eyes, which was enough to kill him.

"Kuch toh kaho please. Mujh se saans nai liya jaa raha Naira please kuch toh kaho. Mujh pe chilao, mujhe maaro, mujhe btao k maine tumhe kitna hurt kiya hai, lekin aise chup mat raho." He said while placing his head in her lap, he was hiccuping, how could he not? He broke his jaan, his Naira.

"Who is she?" She asked, while her voice and her face was cold, expressing no emotions.

"I..I met her at party. Last month's party." He said not looking at her eyes, how could he? He was ashamed, he wanted to kill him right then and there.

"Last month's party."

The night he didn't return home, he told her that he stayed at his friend's house as the party was in other city.

"That night I wanted to come home, but I was too drunk. Trust me, I didn't drink, I thought it was some juice but someone had mixed alcohol in it. And that night, I..I didn't know how I ended up with her. I swear, Naira. Maine kuch jaanbooj k nai kiya, yeh bas ho gaya." He said bowing his head, he was ashamed.

Death would be easier then hearing this for her that her husband spent a night with some random girl. Why didn't he killed her before telling this?

"Now, what?" She asked trying her best not to breakdown infront of him, but she was dead, inside.

"After that, I never met her. I thought it was over. I wanted to tell you, I would have if she didn't return. Last week she came in my office and she told me that s..she's pregnant."

And he exploded the last bomb.

She didn't know, whether she should laugh on her fate or be sad. What was she supposed to do, when her own husband was telling her about another girl and that the girl was pregnant, she was carrying his baby. What was she supposed to do?

She wanted to scream, she wanted to shout, why her?Why her? That mere question was killing her.

"Naira, please trust me, there was nothing between us and there's still nothing between us. I only love you, you're the only girl in my life. Naira, please mera yaqeen karo, yeh sab maine jaanbooj k nahi kiya. Yeh sab ho gaya. Main sirf tumse pyaar karta hun, please Naira mera yaqeen karo. Main majboor hun, main bebas (helpless) hun." He choked while telling her.

Yaqeen?

"Kahan gaya tha tumhara pyaar, Kartik, jab woh raat tum uss larki k sath soye thy?" She couldn't control and broke down.

"Naira, please maaf kar do mujhe. Mujhe ahsaas hi nai hua yeh sab kaise ho gaya. Lekin mera yaqeen karo main sirf tumse pyaar karta, tum jaanti ho na main tumse kitna pyaar karta hoon." He said assuring her, but he was more breaking her.

He cupped her face but she jerked her hands.

"Hath mat lagao mujhe, Kartik. Don't touch me. Mujhe tumhare choone se bhi nafrat ho rahi hai. Mujhe mere yahan se hone se bhi nafrat ho rahi hai. Main kyun hoon yaha, Kartik. Main kyun hoon yaha, mera hai hi kya yahan?" She asked him, making him hate the every second he was existing.

"Nahi, Naira, aise mat kaho. Main hoon tumhara, yeh sab tumhara hi hai, yeh sab humara hai." He said cupping her face but she pushed him causing him to fall on floor.

"Kuch nai hai mera, tum bhi nai ho mere. Tum ab uss larki k ho with whom you slept, the girl who's carrying your baby, you're her. You're not mine." She yelled.

"Nahi, Naira, aise mat kaho, please. Mujhe maaf kar do please mujhe maaf kardo. Main sharminda (ashamed) hun, main bohot sharminda hoon." He said joining his hands in front of her.

"Isse toh acha tha k tum mujhe maar hi dete yeh sab karne se pehle." She said completely breaking down.

"Kisi mein itni himmat nai hai jo tum me se meri jaan nikal k le jaye."

"Nikal hi li hai tumne meri jaan, Kartik. Maar diya hai tumne mujhe, humare pyaar ko."

He was helpless, he wanted to hug her, he wanted to tell her she was wrong, he wanted to tell her he was her only, he wanted to tell her she is his life, but he knew it was too late.

"Kal raat ko bhi tum ussi larki k sath thy na? That's why you were smelling of a girl. Aj bhi main tumhare office aayi thi, uss waqt bhi tum ussi larki k sath thy. I'm sorry, Kartik, lekin yeh sab dekh k mujhe nai lgta k tum uss k liye kuch feel nai karty, kitna jhoot bolo gy tum?" She said making him shock, he wasn't expecting this, how can she think like that? He only loved her, he can never stoop this low, but maybe he did.

"Nahi, Naira, aisa nai hai. I don't feel anything for her. Aur kal raat ko, she was crying and I only hugged her to console her that's why I smelled of a girl. And today in office she came to tell me that she wants to abort the child, she has no one in her life and I can't leave her like this, it's me behind all her misery."

His words were killing her. How come he cared so much about that girl? He's thinking about that girl's misery but what about her situation?

"Yeh sab karty huye tumhe aik baar bhi mera khayal nai aya, Kartik?"

Her mere question made him speechless. He knew he was at fault. How can he make her believe that he only loved her, he still do, and till his last breath he'll only love her.

"Maaf kardo mujhe, Naira. Maaf kardo." He said joining his hands, tears never stopped coming out of his eyes.

"Now what you want to do?" She asked ignoring his all pleadings.

"I want to keep her with him." He said not meeting his eyes, he can't see his life hating her.

And it broke her.

"You can keep her with you, in this house, you're free to keep her with you whenever you want to." She said it so easily, but only she knew how was she saying it.

He looked at her shocked. He didn't expect this, how can she agree so easily?

"Divorce me, and you're free to keep her with you."

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