Sameer anxiously waited for her to come inside his cabin but didn't get even courage to call her inside by his own... finally decided to make a move he himself came out from his cabin finding her again missing from her desk... fearing of losing her haunts him from inside making him panicked more...

Naina after listening Pandit, didn't keep any control of her messy thoughts... one side of her heart wants to go and talk to him... to know what's going on in his mind... but on other side she doesn't want to keep any false hopes from him anymore... his harsh words always create a mess in their relation... is he really meant what he said? if not then why he always hurt her? and why after hurting her he behaves so nicely like he really concerned for her?

She already accepted the fact that they don't have any future together... firstly their marriage was based on a lie... secondly her baby, for which she doesn't have any explanation... and lastly Sameer himself looking for another girl for whom he is desperate to meet... now after hurting her with his harsh words, he himself spent whole night sitting close to her and didn't even eat anything since yesterday... a complete confused state of mind he is...

Naina remain lost in her thoughts, when starts feeling slight pain in her stomach... after coming back from clinic she didn't feel like to eat anything, especially knowing that he has also not eaten since yesterday... she torn out a tablet from strip and stood to get some hot water which might can help instantly in reducing her pain...

Naina was all lost standing near the water dispenser filling cup with hot water when suddenly heard sound of wheels rolling towards her... got louder... he stopped just a few steps away from her... she didn't turn back towards him, but his mere presence makes her shuddered... she is not in a state of mind to face him but now seems no other way around...

She squeezed her eyes shut, clutching the cup tightly with her shivering hand... forgetting all hot water spilled out on her hand... suddenly she felt a strong hand pulling her back and heard him shouting and snatching the cup from her hand throwing away, "are you gone mad?"

She opened her eyes seeing Sameer holding her slightly burnt hand... he quickly opened the other tab with cool water and keep her hand under it blowing air to make it cool...

Naina was still standing like numb... no reaction, no feeling, no pain surface her any more...

Sameer looked up at her face and shouts back getting panicked, "tumhara dimaag kharaab hai... gussa mujhse ho toh aise sazaa dogi mujhe... khud ko yun takleef dekar... agar dard dena hi hai toh mujhe do, tumhara gunahgaar hoon par khabardaar jo khud ko jara bhi chot pahunchayi toh..."

Pandit's words resounded in her ear that "seeing her in pain makes him suffer more"... is it really true?

Naina looked down seeing his eyes watery with enormously concern visible on his face... she got confused seeing him so concerned for her and tried to pull her hand back from his grip but failed... she didn't want to go close to him at all but seems he is no more letting her go away from him...

Sameer hold her wrist tightly from one hand and rolled his wheelchair from other hand back towards his cabin, dragging her along with him... she struggled to remove her hand from his hold, but he didn't let it go her away now... she said struggling, "please... let me go... you don't need to do this for me... I can take care of myself..."

Naina keep struggling but Sameer's grip was so strong that her resistance and struggle did not work at all... he bring her inside his cabin ignoring all her reluctance... opening his drawer he pulled out a first-aid box still holding her from other hand... he pulled one chair in front of him and make her sit forcedly... Sameer didn't leave her hand even once, getting a feel like if he does so, he will lose her forever...

His gaze was blurred due to continuous wetness... he wiped his tears and taking ointment in his fingers, gently spread on back of her hand which turned red... Naina was stunned and numb by his behavior... she sits like a statue in front of him with confused emotions clouded in her mind...

Sameer finally lift his eyes looking at her, "maanta hun sorry kehne laayak bhi nahin raha par iss tarah khud ko mujh jaise insaan ke liye takleef mat do... I don't deserve it... mujhe pata hai jo gunaah maine kiya hai uske kiye sorry bohot chhota shabd hai... mujhe koi haq nahin kisi ke charitra par ungli uthaane ka... tumhari baat bina sune faisla sunane ka... pata nahin kya ho jaata hai kabhi kabhi mujhe... gusse mein kaabu hi nahin rahaa khud par... aur voh gunaah kar diya jo kabhi sapne mein bhi nahin socha tha...

Mein jaanta hoon nafarat karti ho tum mujhse toh kar lo, nahin rokunga tumhein, mein hoon hi iske laayak... aaj toh yeh bhi nahin kah sakta ki yakeen karo mera, mein dil se sharminda hoon... kyunki tumhein yeh sab baatein khokali lagengi meri harkaton ke aage... aur lage bhi kyun na, mein hoon hi galat..."

He caressed softly her wounded hand looking down, "maanta hun jab se hum mile hai hamesha tumhara dil dukhaya hai, tumhein rulaya hai, kabhi tumhari feelings ki kadra nahin ki, par yakeen maano mein itna bhi bura nahin hun... pata nahin kab aur kaise mere halaaton ne mujhe itna rude bana diya ki saari duniya dhokhebaaz lagane lagi thi... bachpan se iss ek rishtey mein itani nafarat aur dhokha dekha hai ki rishton par se vishwas uth gaya tha... socha tha kabhi kisi ko apni zindagi mein nahin aane dunga kyunki kaayar tha mein... aur dard sahne ki himmat nahin thi... darrta tha ki kahin mujhe bhi vahi dhokha na mile jo meri Maa..." he stops abruptly holding his emotions to burst out...

With a faint smile he uttered, "par phir tum aayi meri zindagi mein... meri berang aur bojh si zindagi ko ek nayi disha dene... nahin chahta tha ki meri kismat ke kale saaye kisi ki khushiyon par graham lagaye par kismat ne tumhein mere saath bandh diya aur tumne itna dard aur berukhi sah kar bhi mera saath nahin chhoda... tumne sab badal diya... meri soch, mera dil, sab kuchh... pehli baar itne saalon mein kisi se dosti karne ki, kisi par vishwas karne ki himmat ki thi maine par apni kamjori ki wajah se ek din bhi nahin nibha paaya... dosti ki sabse majboot neenv vishwas hoti hai, par mein samajh hi nahin paaya aur apani insecurities mein tumhein chot de baitha...

Shayad log sahi kehte hai ki mein hun hi badkismat, manhoos... bachpan se kabhi mujhe ek pariwaar, koi aisa apna nahin mila jo har waqt mere saath raha ho... koi rishta, koi apna mere paas jyaada waqt nahin rah paata... aur jo log bhi mere kareeb aate hai meri badkismati ka saaya unhein sirf dard aur takleef hi deta hai... jaise tumhein hamesha meri wajah se sirf aansun aur dard hi mila hai... mein... mein kisi ko khushi nahin de paata..." his voice broke while fresh tears flowed from his eyes...

Naina's mind was in a complete mess... Sameer's words engulfed her mind and heart... her heart ached seeing him in pain, same as like her... its first time he broke down in front of her... showing his most vulnerable side to her... loneliness and emptiness... he always behaves rudely to hide his agony, his sufferings from outer world but how can as a wife she misjudged him... she claimed to love him... is she really loves him truly? Why she got failed to see his pain which he is enduring in his heart?

Kuchh Ajeeb Sa Rishta Hai Uske aur Mere Darmiyaan,

Na Nafarat Ki Wajah Mil Rahi Hai Na Mohabbat Ka Sila

Naina sits frozen in stunned silence... she felt all the air get knocked out of her chest seeing his puffy eyes and tear stained face... he was flooded with his own pain, sadness, anger and most of all... helplessness, drowning in them... she asked suddenly, "you were jealous seeing me with Karthik bhaiya?" she herself didn't know how suddenly this comes in her mind...

Sameer got stunned hearing this... he was expecting her outburst... she might shout on him or even expect a hard slap on his face, but she asked bluntly straight on to his face if he was jealous imagining his wife with his brother... or it's like she is indirectly asking him to confess his feeling towards her... is his actions being so visible? no doubts she always read his mind before he said like their hearts are connected with each other....

Suddenly he realized her calling Karthik as brother... his vision blurred thinking how wrongly he accused her in his anger... feeling ashamed on his own thoughts he softly pulled her hands towards him... planted a soft kiss on her hand he uttered, "I am really sorry Naina for whatever I said... I... I really didn't mean it... please forgive me one last time... promise... I will never hurt you again..."

Naina was still consumed with confusing thoughts... he still didn't give her straight answer, like always... she pulled herself back and stood to move out... the moment she stand on her feet, pain in her stomach aggravate making her scream loudly... she slipped back on chair clutching her lower abdominal tightly...

Sameer got shocked seeing her crying badly in pain... sweat beads formed on her forehead... he panicked holding her from shoulder to look at him, "what happened Naina..." his voice laced with concern for her...

"medicine" her voice panic-stricken as she opened her palm showing him tablet placed... Sameer quickly unwrap the tablet and let her gulp it with water... breathing deeply, she tightened her grip on his arm when Sameer keep caressing her back softly massaging to give her relief keeping her in his soft hug... she soon gets relaxed in his hold and buried her face in the crook of his neck, clutching his shirt tightly with her trembling hand...

Sameer was totally confused for what makes her wince in pain suddenly but realized she was already carrying tablet in her hand... is she was aware of her pain and enduring for so long... she was not well in morning also... might be since she has not eaten anything since last night and spent whole night sitting outside in garden...

Some moment later, her breathe gets relaxed and calm... she opened her eyes slowly realizing he was hugging her from side and still massaging her back softly... she shifted slightly keeping her head back on the seat... little drops of sweat formed on her forehead, sliding down to her neck showing in how much pain was she...

Sameer seeing her moving away from him feels a pang in his chest as if someone had pulled the strings to his heart too tightly and broke them... but this was the time to handle her... he shifted out the hair strands from her face and wipe the sweat off her face with his hanky... Naina felt a gentle warm hand caressing her back still giving her relax...

Sameer seeing her slightly better asked, "what was that medicine... are you still feeling pain somewhere... should I call Doctor?" he was restless to know if she is okay and for what she had taken the medicine... nothing was more important than her health right now for him... even if she doesn't want to forgive him, he will not force her but cannot see her in pain anymore...

Naina sits back shifted slightly away from him looking down... he knew she has still not forgiven her and that's perfectly fine as he deserves this punishment but want her to be here in front of him only...

Naina again tried to stand to go out but he held her hand tightly not allowing to...

Sameer asked, "please tell me Naina...what happened suddenly... I can see you are still in pain... please bataao na..." he pleaded to let her share her pain with him...

She shook her head smiling weakly, "no nothing... I am fine now... please let me go..."

Sameer hold her hand more firmly denied, "no ways...tum kahin nahin jaaogi..." seeing her so adamant he said, "you should go and rest in lounge... no one will disturb you there... please... it's a request..." knowing she has not slept whole night he can at least make her comfortable slightly... he needs time to understand and deal with her health issue...

He said with such a pleading face she couldn't deny... in reality, her own condition was worst and she badly needed rest... she has left with no energy to even walk properly... but didn't feel like to tell him that she was feeling hungry, and this was a severe gastric attack...

Naina stood removing her hand from his grip, holding the armrest of chair... she went inside quietly taking slow steps towards lounge area... she slumped down on couch keeping her eyes closed...

Sameer followed her after few minutes and saw her lying at couch keeping her eyes closed... her face was extremely pale seems she is ill for ages... her eyes got puffed due to continuous cry... dark circles were evidently visible around...

He caressed her hair softly asking her to open her eyes, "Naina... please wake up..." she opened her eyes with much difficulty as feeling extremely weak and exhausted due to pain she was bearing for so long... seeing him sitting so close to her she shifted a bit and tried to get up... he gave her support to sit back placing a soft cushion behind her back...

Sameer got a plate filled with sliced fruits, sandwiches with juice... he picked up a piece and forward to her, "please yeh khaa lo... you feel much better... tumne kal se kuchh nahin khaaya na..."

She felt her eyes damp seeing his concern for her like earlier... Naina knew that he also hasn't eat anything since last day... with her trembling hand, she too picked one piece to feed him, but he denied stopping her hand, "I don't deserve this... karni hai toh sirf mujhse nafarat karo, gussa karo par..." his voice choked in between with blurry image in repentances for his wrong doings...

Without any expression, she said slowly, "can we talk later on this... aur agar aap nahin khaaoge toh mein bhi nahin... so please" she gave him most convincing look which he could not resist...

He didn't say anything and let her words sink into his ears... knowing she will also not eat, he took a small bite for her sake and starts feeding her the rest... he was amazed seeing her selfless, caring attitude towards him whereas he always gives her so much pain...

Breaking the killing silence between them, he asked softly, "why have you taken medicine... matlab, kis cheez ki thi..."

Naina picked up his mobile from table and handed to him, "aap khud hi puchh lijiye... vaise bhi roj toh baat hoti hi hai na Doctor se aapki..." she said giving him a sarcastic look...

Sameer get shocked hearing her as he never thought Naina would know about his discussion with her Doctor regarding her wellbeing... he uttered slowly, looking anywhere but at her, "it's nothing like that..."

Something clicked in his mind and he asked getting worried, "means, you visit her today... what happened... why didn't you tell me you are not well?" he asked suddenly getting panicked thinking how she would have managed to visit alone in so much pain... in morning she was not able to even walk properly... this means she had gone alone to visit Doctor and were there only whole time when they were looking for her in office...

Naina giving an impossible look said bit annoyed, "really..."

He realized how he behaved with her and there is no point she would share her problem with him... and in reality, he is her biggest problem....

No more words were exchanged as he let her have food in peaceful silence without any disturbance... she noticed he didn't eat after the only piece which she offered him but didn't said anything further...

She was about to go out when Sameer stops her, "you are not going anywhere... just rest here only... I have to finish some urgent work, then will leave together... and it's an order..." he said in stern voice knowing otherwise she will not get agreed with him easily but now he cannot compromise on her health...

Naina since already feeling very tired agreed to him instantly, as doesn't have energy to argue and laid down... he covered her with a soft quilt and soon she drifted into deep sleep getting fully exhausted... he keeps staring her sleeping figure, caressing softly her burnt hand which turned red... he was guilt ridden and regretted every harsh word that came from his mouth... he promised himself to cherish and love her immensely even if she refused his acceptance... he intended to keep her happy...

Naina POV

Aaj phir ek nayi uljhan mein ulajh gayi meri zindagi... subah ghar se nikali thi toh socha tha kikabhi mudkar vaapas nahin aaungi... sab kuchh chhod kar bohot dur chali jaaungi... par yeh kaisa ankaha sa rishta banta ja raha hai hamare beech jismein jitna apnapan hai utni hi nafarat, jitne paas hai utne hi dur ho jaate hai, jitna sach hai utna hi bharam...

Hamesha se rude, arrogant dikhane wale insaan se kab aur kaise pyaar kar baithi pata hi nahin chala... aur aaj ek naya hi roop dikha unka... nahin pata tha jo akelapan, jo udaasi mein mehsoos karti hoon vahi dard, vahi andhera, Sameerji ki zindagi ko bhi ghere huye hai... hum donon shayad voh doobate insaan hain jinhein tinka bhi naseeb nahin ho raha... jitna zindagi se lad rahe hai utna hi zindagi humein aur rulaa rahi hai...

Jo kiya uske liye maaf shayad na kar paaun par jo pehle se toota hai usey aur kaise tootane doon... maine dil se pyaar kiya hai jis insaan se kya sirf uski khushiyon, uski hansi par hi mera haq... kyun kabhi mein unke dil mein jhaank kar nahin dekh paayi... kyun nahin jaan paayi ki jo insaan har kadam par mera aur mere bachche ka saath de raha hai jisase uska koi rishta bhi nahin, voh khud kitna akela hai, usey bhi kisi ke saath aur sahare ki jarurat hai... maine toh apna dard aansuon mein baha diya par unka dard toh unke dil mein hi raha...

Shayad pyaar bhale hi na ho hamare beech par ek ankaha, anjaana sa dard ka rishta jaroor ban gaya hai... shayad shaadi ki majboot gaanth na sahi par dard ki yeh kachchi si dor humein ek dusre ke jyaada najdeek le aayi hai...

Maana Ki Dard Ka Rishta, Gehraiyon Se Juda Hai,

Par Dard Ko Vahi Samajh Sakta Hai,

Jo Us Dard Se Guzara Hai...