Skips a day.

Mugdha was waiting infront of Bandana's clinic. Amit was supposed to be present 5 minutes ago but he still hadn't arrived. She tapped her foot as she listened to songs and waited patiently. Suddenly, she felt a light tap on her shoulder. She got startled as she was not paying attention to her surroundings and whirled around to find her husband looking hot as hell. Dressed in chinos and a Polo t-shirt with his hair swept behind, he grinned at her. He checked her out from head to toe from under his Ray-bans.

She stood infront of him wearing a cute, flowery summer dress which wailed around her bulging stomach. She felt a little embarrassed because Amit was checking her out infront of all the passers by. She playfully hit his toned bicep.

"Aap 5 minute late hain."

Amit sighed. He took her hand in his and lightly caressed the back of her hand.

"I'm sorry, Moo. Bahut kaam hai...phir bhi kissi tarah humare bache ke liye mein time nikalkar aaya hun." He weakly smiled. Mugdha looked down at the ground. What response would she give to this? She quietly nodded her head.

"Waise aajkal dresses bahut pehanne lagi ho tum...achi lagti ho...tumhe suit aur kurto mein dekhkar mera mann thoda bhar gaya tha..."He playfully teased her. Mugdha smiled.

"Ab ek Fashion Designer ko apni best friend banakar ghumungi toh aur kya hoga?" Mugdha laughed. Amit chuckled.
He looked at his watch.

"Chalo, chalo, jaldi karo. Appointment ka time ho gaya hai." Amit gently ushered Mugdha inside Bandana's clinic. Their actual doctor was Sameeksha but Sam was not attending her clinic because she had to take care of her new born infant. Yudhveer was not of much help and she didn't trust her baby alone with him.

They entered Bandana's clinic and were immediately greeted by full scale pictures of small babies smiling. Mugdha's face grew into a wide smile. Looking at Mugdha smile, Amit too smiled.

"Humara baby bhi ek din humari baaho mein hoga..." Mugdha dreamed. Amit smiled wider. He picked up Mugdha's hand and lightly brushed his lips against her knuckles. They walked upto the reception.

"Yes...?" The receptionist asked. She was a lady probably in her mid 20s. Her hair were streaked with gold and her face had the massive glow of a youth. She was very impressive by looks.

The receptionist looked up at Mugdha and Amit. As soon as she saw Amit, her gaze fixed on his lips. Mugdha frowned. The woman was staring at her husband. Amit stood their awkwardly. He threw a glance at Mugdha and saw her face burning in anger. He widened his eyes.

Mugdha snapped her fingers infront of the receptionist. She jumped back to reality.

"Bandana hai?" Mugdha asked rudely. Amit grabbed her hand to calm her down. The receptionist gave her an irritated look.

"Umm..uhh...haan...hold on a second." She stammered. She opened the door beside her and entered inside. They heard her mumble a few things before she came out.

"Aap andar jaa sakte hai..." The receptionist said.

"Thankyou." Mugdha laid emphasis on her gratitude towards the receptionist.

They entered inside the room. Bandana was chatting with someone on her phone. She looked up when she heard the door open. She saw Amit and Mugdha enter the room. Mugdha looked clearly pissed off for some odd reason. Amit was looking apologetic.

"Aayiye, Mr. and Mrs. Pandit!" Bandana greeted them cheerfully.

"Agli baar nahi aaungi." She heard Mugdha mutter under her breath. Bandana gave them a puzzled look. Amit shrugged.

"Kya matlab?"

"Apni tharki receptionist ko change karo. Shaadi-shudda mardo par apni nazar na gadhaye woh." Mugdha gritted her teeth. Bandana understood what happened. She laughed.

"Arrey, Arrey! Tumhara itna gussa karna acha nahi hai! Calm down, dear!" Bandana dramatically said. Amit chuckled. Mugdha glared at both of them.

"Acha, chodho. Aao tumhari Sonography karte hai...apne bacche ko dekhkar khush ho jaogi tum." Bandana got up and escorted Mugdha and Amit to the patient's bed. Bandana handed Mugdha a gown to get changed into. Mugdha changed in a nearby room and came back. She layed down on the bed. Bandana massaged some chilly fluid on Mugdha's bulging stomach and switched on the monitor. Amit stood beside Mugdha's bed still clutching at her hand. Bandana moved a machine on top of Mugdha's stomach. The monitor displayed the images.

A cute little foetus was visible on the screen. Mugdha and Amit became overwhelmed with emotions. Mugdha burst into happy tears. Amit saw the images and he too began smiling widely.

"Yeh...yeh.." Mugdha was unable to form her thoughts. She was extremely blissed.

"This is just wonderful..." Amit mumbled in awe. He gazed adoringly at his baby foetus.

"Abhi yeh dekho. Iski position..." Bandana started to explain.

************

It was 10 p.m.

Sumedh and Vedanti were eating dinner silently. Suddenly, Vedanti spoke up.

"Aaj Amit aur Mugdha Sonography ke liye gaye the. Jab aaye toh itni khush thi Moo."

Sumedh looked up at her.

"Kal humein bhi jana hai na?" He asked Vedanti. She nodded her head. Suddenly, he seemed to have lost in some thought. His eyes were fixed at one place and he zoned out.

"Kay zala?" Vedanti asked with concern. Sumedh tore his gaze away and looked back at Vedanti.

"Veda, ab hum parents banne jaa rahi hai...Time kitna jaldi beet gaya na? Kahan hum college mein the...sab ek dusre ko sirf date kar rahe the...future ka kissi ko kuch nahi pata tha...ab dekho...sab shaadi karke bacche paida kar rahe hai..." Sumedh smiled remembering the good old days.

"Exactly!" Vedanti exclaimed.

"Kaisi ho gayi hai hum sab ki zindagi yaar!" Sumedh suddenly said. "Hum normal insaan ki tarah kahan jeete hai? Politicians se hum Ghost Busters zyaada ban gaye hai...pehle woh Abhilasha aur ab yeh ek nayi nautanki..."

Vedanti huffed tiredly.

"Ab hum kya kar sakte hai ismein? Jiski kismat mein jo likha hota hai woh toh hokar hi rehta hai...We have absolutely no control over our destiny." Vedanti said. Sumedh hummed.

They quietly finished their dinner and now were heading back to bed. They both layed down on the bed and switched off the lights. Both remained silent thinking that the other person had slept.

Suddenly, Veda asked in the darkness, "Sumedh..?"

"Hmm...?"

"Sab thik toh ho jayega na? Mujhe apne bache ko aise environment mein nahi janam dena...kitna bura hai humara environment...isse acha toh mein humare bacche ko janam hi na dun..." Vedanti spoke softly. Sumedh widened his eyes. He quickly shushed her by placing his fingers on her lips.

"Shhh...Mau...aisa mat bolo....sab acha hoga..trust me...humara bacha ek ache environment mein paida hoga...hum iss baar pehle ki koi galti nahi daurahenge...Everything will be alright. Don't worry." He gently caressed her face in the dark. She smiled and cuddled into him. Sumedh happily pulled her in his embrace. Soon enough, both were fast asleep.

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Devaki and Randhir were sitting on their terrace and gazing at the stars. They had both mutually decided that they would both spend the night on the terrace. They had asked their servants to place a mattress along with 2-3 table fans on the terrace. Blankets and Pillows were lying across the mattress.

"Randhir...I'm extremely sorry....mujhe nahi samjh aa raha hai ki aaj kal mere saath kya ho raha hai...mujhe toh kuch yaad bhi nahi hai...tumne jo mujhe bataya woh mere saath hua aisa mujhe kuch bhi yaad nahi hai..." Devaki apologised. Randhir put his arms around Devaki and sighed.

"Its okay, Devaki. Tum chinta mat karo...We will fight this situation together. Mein tumhe aise time par akela nahi chodhunga." Randhir assured her. Few tears trickled down Devaki's eyes. Randhir caught them with his hands before they fell down her face.

"Arrey? Meri princess ro kyun rahi hai?" Randhir asked her cutely. Devaki looked up at Randhir with tearful eyes.

"Randhir...tum mujhse door raho...mein tumhe haani pahucha sakti hun...mera bharosa nahi mein kab kya kar dun...mujhe khud hosh nahi rehta ki mein kya kar rahi hun...Mein...Mein...Mein paagal ho gayi hun...I need to go to a rehab..." She started cursing herself. Randhir made her look into his eyes.

"Mau...Aisa nahi hai. Tum pagal nahi ho. Kuch gadbad ho rahi hai I agree. Par humein saathmein iss situation ko tackle karna hoga. You can't just blame yourself baby. Just chill. Sab thik ho jayega." He lightly pecked her on the lips. "Ab ek pyaari si smile do mujhe."

Devaki looked at him with tears. She managed to give him a weak smile. He kissed her forehead.

*************

Aarushi entered the study room. Siddharth was working on the laptop.

She paced back and forth. Siddharth silently watched her walk restlessly but didn't say anything. Suddenly, Aarushi stopped and looked at Siddharth.

"Siddharth! Siddharth! Mujhe bachao! Mein pagal ho rahi hun! I swear mein aajkal kya kar rahi hun yeh mujhe samjh nahi aa raha. Jab woh spirit mere saamne aayi tab pata nahi kyun mere andar Adrenaline Rush aaya. I lost control over myself. Mein ekdum light headed feel karne lagi. And sabse ajeeb baat toh yeh hai ki Devaki se mujhe kuch connection feel hota hai. It's as if ki woh ek aisi missing puzzle piece hai jisse mein saalon se talaash rahi hun...God, kya ho raha hai hum sab ke sath." Aarushi said in one go. Sid kept his laptop aside and signalled Aarushi to sit next to him on the bed.

"Dear, mein samjh sakta hun tumpar kya beet rahi hai....par abhi bahut der ho gayi hai...tumhe rest chahiye...so jao...hum sab kal ek saath milkar discuss karenge. Mein hum dono ki taraf se sabko message daal deta hun. Tum so jao. Aur calm karo apne aap ko. Itna stress lene ki zaroorat nahi hai." Sid tucked Aarushi's strands of hair behind her ear. Aarushi nodded silently.

"Nivi aur Rohan kahan gaye?" Aarushi suddenly remembered about them.

"Arrey, woh dono Paris gaye hain...koi destination wedding hai kisi client ki..." Siddharth informed. Aarushi sighed.

Okay sorry for the small and shitty chapter. My exams are still on so I have lost my mind. I hadn't updated in a long time and therefore decided to update something today. This chapter was just a filler. It might have been a little boring. Just give me a few days more. Let my exams get over.

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