The names used are Manik and Prerna due to the reader's request. 

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Manik's POV 

"I am going to my Nyonika aunt's house for my last night in marriage today. I would miss her." I recalled Prerna's words. 

I sighed. It was midnight now. I was alone in my penthouse and would be alone now for like forever. She had gone to Malhotra Mansion.

Tears starting forming in my eyes. I did so wrong with her, so wrong with my Prerna that she has started hating me and I have fallen deeply for her. 

I can't keep her with me for long also. 

"I promise you, Prerna. I will set you free after a year, when this contract of marriage will be completed." I remember my words. 

And, tomorrow, one year completes. I had realized my feelings 3 months ago only, but couldn't make her love me. 

The sole reason is that I have behaved so rudely with her. She didn't even want to spend her last night with me but with my mom. 

I opened my phone. It was asking for the password, and I typed 'Prerna.' I also opened my Instagram after logging in, and again my password was 'Prerna2104' with her birth date 21 April. 

Almost all of my posts were filled with the moments I spent with her. 

The candlelight dinner, the clubbing, the party, our picnic, our arm wrestling, and so much more. The post was also where I had slid a ring in her finger as a symbol of our friendship. It was going so smoothly, but I destroyed everything in the past last week. 

The fear of losing her made me behave rudely with her since the last week. I was angry that she didn't love me, but how would she love me, if I was so rude to her in the early days of this contract marriage. 

I looked towards my stars and her moon, they were my peace. 

"Ae Prerna's moon, my stars have started loving you, do you also love my stars?" I asked with moist and hopeful eyes when the moon got covered by the clouds. Is there no chance?

"My moon loves you like your stars love my moon. We will create a beautiful and shimmering sky." Prerna's fragrance filled my nostrils. But as soon as I turned around, she was nowhere to be found. His hallucination, again.

"Prerna, I love you," I muttered before grabbing my guitar. I sang Khairiyat. She should know that it's not just my or her wish, but destiny's wish. She would be mine. 

I sang a couple of other songs. I moved towards the freezing area of the penthouse to grab a drink. 

I was going to drink it when it was pulled and dashed on the floor. It was Prerna, with red-puffy eyes. 

"What are you doing, huh? How many times I have told you to not drink," she spoke in a cracked voice and hugged me. I smiled at this sensation, but the next moment, everything got destroyed again, after all, my hallucination. 

It was 1:00 now. I took my bike, which Prerna gifted me on my birthday, and went towards the open grass ground of our locality. I sat there, admiring the stars and the moon. 

"Manik" I heard her voice. I smiled that I was again hallucinating. But, the voice came again. 

I turned and saw Prerna sitting beside me. 

"What are you doing here?" she asked me. 

"Are you for real?" I asked her. She frowned. 

"Of course Ma.." I didn't let her complete and embraced her tightly. 

"What are you doing here?" Prerna asked. 

"Was waiting for you to come here." I replied. She rolled her eyes. 

"Never roll your eyes on me, Mrs. Malhotra." I said in a reflex. She gasped. 

"Prerna Sharma, right?" she asked me. I nodded half- heartedly.

"Came because I was not able to sleep." she said. I nodded. 

I stretched my arm, and she kept her head on my shoulder, my arm wrapped around her. 

"Today is the full moon night and the sky is shimmering." I muttered. 

"And, these stars are twinkling due to the atmosphere, making the sky even more beautiful." she replied and smiled. 

"Prerna" I called her. She hummed. 

"Can we live together as friends if not lovers?" I asked her. She got stunned.

"Manik, I think it will be better if we drift apart. We will definitely be in touch as good friends." she replied. I sighed. She snuggled closer to me due to the chilling winds. I handed her my extra jacket that I carry sometimes in my bike, the bike had a moveable seat.

And we absorbed each other's presence silently. It was 4:00 now. I noticed that she was yawning. I kissed her cheek, which she didn't notice, thankfully, as she was sleepy. And, she was practically closer to me in my arms, which made me smile wide. 

"This is how much I love you. Please say that you also love me." I whispered near her ears. As she was sleepy, I carried her in my arms and made her sit on the bike. I woke her up and asked her to hold me when I would drive the bike. She nodded in half- sleep. As she lied closer to my back, I felt chills down my spine and started the motorbike. 

"Murali uncle, please open the door." I asked the watch man. 

"What happened to Prerna Ma'am?" he asked.

"She's just sleepy." I answered while glancing at her who was in my arms, as if, rightfully. I thought to go to Malhotra Mansion only. 

As I made her lie on the bed, she murmured, "Manik, please stay with me." 

I laid down beside her and patted her cheek, unknowingly I slept there only. 

As the sun rays made their way, I opened my eyes. Prerna had her one leg on my thigh, her face on my chest and hand wrapped around my waist and stomach. 

I kissed on her forehead when she opened her eyes. I parted and she also disentangled herself. I moved away vaguely. 

After 3 hours, it's 11:00 am. She will leave in half an hour, this made my eyes moist and my throat lumpy. Dad entered inside the room and sat beside me. 

"Manik, I know you love her. Say to her." he said. 

I nodded and moved towards the hall area. 

We were twinning. She had worn a beige colored top with jeans and I had also worn similar color scheme. 

Suddenly, Mukti came and started talking. I noticed that Prerna had seen us talking and Mukti, clinging to me. She got angry and went with mom towards the kitchen. Was she jealous? 

I smirked and moved towards Prerna when my smile dropped. 

She was hugging Cabir, my brother. They both were close from the starting and this boiled my blood. 

"Prerna, if you're going from Manik's life, then marry me." Cabir said jokingly. 

"I would have done that." she added on, and I felt like kicking myself. She is planning to make her my sister-in-law? Noo!

I grabbed her wrist and pinned her to the wall of our room. 

"So, you want to become my sister-in-law?" I asked her with jealousy. 

"No.." she started stuttering. I inched closer when she pushed me and ran away. 

How would I confess?

She started to go and reached the main gate of the house. I felt like a part of me is going away from me. No!! I won't let anything go away from me which is mine. 

I held her wrist and pulled her. She fell on my chest with a thud. I held her neck and started to kiss her passionately. She reciprocated, I smiled between the kiss. 

As I broke, I felt weird. What would I say? I started to go away when Prerna held my wrist and embraced me. She started crying, my eyes also became moist. 

"Ma-Manik pl-please don't leave me. I- you, I love you so much. I can't live without you." she confessed, I was happy and shocked. I broke the embrace and looked towards her, she gave a nod.

I embraced her more tightly. 

"I love you too, Prerna. Never leave me, please." It felt as if I won the multiverse. 

"Why didn't you tell this before?" I asked her. 

"I thought you love someone else." she replied while biting her lower lip. 

I married her again. 

After 7 months, 

"Manik, I am so happy that we're one." she said. 

"I want to thank Mukti that she made you jealous." I replied. She frowned.

"Then, thank Cabir." she said. 

"Thank me. He didn't kiss you to make you realize." I replied. 

"Why should I thank you. Because of you, I have to live with a jerk like you." she said.

"Then why did you say that you're happy as we're one?" I asked with frustration. 

"I never said." she replied with anger. 

"You said."

"No"

"Yes"

"No"

"Yes"

"No"

"Yes"

"Yes"

"No"

"Yes" she said. 

"Got you." I laughed. She came and started to pull my hair. She was looking damn cute that I held her neck and started to kiss her like never before. After few seconds, she pushed me and ran towards the bathroom. 

"Prerna, what happened?* I started panicking. 

As I went inside, I saw her vomitting. I called the doctor. When she arrived, she asked me to wait outside. How dare she not let me close to my wife? But, Prerna signalled and I had to go. 

I was panicking and trying to hear their wordings by keeping an ear on the door. 

The doctor called me in. 

"Mr and Mrs. Malhotra, you are going to become parents." Prerna was excited while I was not. When doctor left, I sat beside Prerna. 

"Aren't you happy Manik?" Prerna asked me. 

"I am not much happy." I replied. Her face fell. 

"But, why?" she asked me.

"Our relationship has started flourishing now. I don't want a baby. I don't want to share you with anyone. You're just mine." I completed. She cupped my cheek and kissed my forehead. I smiled. 

"And, this baby is a symbol of our love and relationship. We will grow with her again. I want a girl." Prerna said and kept my hand on her stomach. I could feel so different warmth. A smile automatically came on my mouth. She would be our baby, mine and Prerna's, our Manavi, an abbreviation of my and Prerna's name.

"That conversation was our mood swings. Mood swings doesn't happen with just a mother but a father too." she said. I opened my arms and let her stay in them forever. 

"I love you Manavi's mother. I love you Prerna." I said. 

"I love you too Manavi's father. I love you Manik." she replied. 

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And, it's the last shot finally. 

What do you say about this one? 

I hope I did justice to the plot. 

Much love, Priya