Akshara opened her eyes and her hands searching the blanket beside her .....

A quick tears rand down her cheek she turned and saw abhinav resting his head restlessly...

She adjusted herself and walked to the rest room ... and locked herself in...

She inches towards the mirror and saw herself ....

A weak , alone, lean and a helpless woman.....an image so known to her.....she had seen this image of hers even in childhood in her boarding school....

It's been 15 years and still nothing about her reflection had changed..

The only difference was she was hurt more than ever in her life...

Her eyes slowly welled up breaking her one more time....

During her childhood she had lost both her parents ...and she was sent to boarding school to void conflicts with her sister....

She always wondered what if she stayed with her sister...arohi and what if badepapa sat them and talked it through...she wouldn't have be that alone but it was all said and  done...

When abhimanyu walked into her life she experienced something new....

Her bade papa loved her to moon and back atleast what she thought....

When abhimanyu walked into her life ....she saw him and perceived him  as someone who would love and caress her till death ..

But his anger and his trust issue had spoiled her dream of a happy family....

All her inner turmoil settled slowly when she met abhinav....

A man with golden heart and he was just what her heart needed .... He showered re with love that was slow and gentle on her wounds...a respect that she never experienced when with abhimanyu...

When in kasuli and seeing the way abhinav treat her.... Abhinav was slowly and unknowingly healing all the wounds that her heart bore...

And now finally when she thought she had found the missing piece to her heart in abhinav ...abhir was taken away from her....

Akshara closed her eyes although from he childhood she had never fought with her fate ...she accepted it as it came to her....but now she wanted to fight not just for abhir but for herself too and abhinav tooo...but somewhere she had lost all the courage and she was vulnerable...

Her helplessness wa eating her already low esteem slow and steadily...it was taking a huge amount of energy for her to stay strong....

She splashed her face with water ... She remembered arohi saying if manjari could do it once she can do it again ...

She rushed out and took her phone hurriedly just then saw two messages one was from arohi informing about th place and time they wanted to meet...

And next one was from abhimanyu asking if she would sign the admission papers of a school as abhir's mother??

Akshara cringed at his request....and wanted to throw her phone...

She sighed ...by now abhinav had also woke up from his disturbed sleep...

Akshara showed abhinav the message...

Whenever I think he cannot stoop low he does something so mean that ....akshara was choking on her words...

Abhinav saw the message and was disgusted...

For abhimanyu he was having aa big heart to include them....but for akshara and abhinav it was mocking them on their faces...

Abhinav hugged akshara and pecked a kiss on he forehead...

Hum arohi ko Milne chalthe haina ...kya patha unhe kuch pata ho...

Akshara nodded and they both got dressed....

***************Now to the present **********

All the three were sitting on a table...

A soon as they sat akshara spoke ....

He couldn't do his job !! Now he has sent you to emotionally black mail me??? Akshara said to a confused arohi...

Akshara kept on talking... Tell abhimanyu in no form I will sign as his wife....if he wants to join any school here he can make abhir join as a single parent , anyways after winning the case me and abhinavji will take him to kasuli....and admit in a good school. As my and abhinavjis son...

So jitna der abhimanyu wants to pretend that he is the father let him I don't care...I will now fight case ....

Tell him this she yelled

All of it made sense for arohi now ....the manjari and mahima were talking about this then....

Arohi sighed and closed your eyes...
I didn't know this akshu... Trust I came here for something....arohi said slowly...

What do you want now??akshu asked

Abhinav gave her the glass of water to calm her down...

Dekhiye agar aap abhir ke school admission ke baare mein baath....before abhinav could complete arohi interupted arohi spoke....

I know our relationship is like that ....we wouldn't be able to trust each other completely but trust me I didn't know about this ...I came to talk about something important...I need your help akshu  arohi said...

Akshu looked at arohi....

Never in her life arohi had asked her help ...and never in her life has she helped her....

There was an awkward silence between the three...

I met Avni Rathod just a day before....arohi said without meeting akshara's eyes..

Arohi was never this weak th ever confident girl was in all sorts of doubts on how to approach her sister....

I want to help and i think i might have a way arohi said....

Akshu kept on staring her...

Why should I trust you?? Akshara asked...with tears in her eyes...

Arohi's heart punched itself a little....and she sighed...

It was so many years of trauma and misunderstandings that they had to set it right....

Arohi bit her lips and kept fidgeting he fingers....

Sorry akshu I have hurt you a lot but trust me I myself hated me for it...it was never intentional...the trauma in me came like that ...

I cannot wipe off all the scars that life gave by me or abhimanyu but want to treat it please let me help you

Look I know it's hard to trust me...I have seen abhir how much he misses you and don't think I am doing this for Ru so that she could stay with poopy I am planning to take her out of the birla mansion when all this gets over....arohi said in one breathe...

Hogaya ??leave now ..I don't need your help... Akshara said....

Ek minute akshara  ...Avni Rathod ?? Yeh kaun hai? Abhinav asked...

Neil's biological mother....arohi said shocking both of them....

Arohi finally took the file and kept on their table...

She told she has proofs for ma...she adjusted herself Mrs birla bribing the judge...

Akshara and abhinav...looked at each other relieved...

But here is the catch she needs birla hospital in return....and she showed the papers...

Akshara nodded her head...

Why can't people help them out of love ..why they have to pay a price to be loved ?? She wondered....

Avni Rathod ko chahiye or tujhe..?? Akshara asked her sister pricking her ....

Arohi's eyes welled up... I need nothing akshu all I want is abhir to be happy you to feel complete...please give me a chance I think we should take the offer ...

I know it's unethical....arohi said but akshara interrupted her...

Unethical ahi aaru crime hai...because you will forge their signature....you came with this.....????

You have this habit if you want something you want it hook or by crook this is not going to help....

I have put the case on fast track and next week is the hearing....
Akshu said...

Akshu if it was a fair fight you shouldn't have lost the custody ....the fight is not fair from their side...arohi said slowly ...

Abhinav saw akhara all teary eyed as he knew somewhere she was right....

I don't know arohi...whom to trust now .... I trusted blindly abhimanyu first then he treated me like some door mat

And now I trusted bade papa with my life again got disappointed...

And our relationship was haphazard from the starting...

I don't know akshara cried ....

Arohi's eyes too teared up....

Even for arohi it's difficult akshu to trust you...but I know somewhere she  need you and you need her abhinav said...

The sisters looked at each other
They could clearly see how broken they were....

Akshara kept her hand on the table ....arohi kept her palm on hers....and the both held tightly...

Many things were to  be sorted out but now this touch of warmth was what they  needed ....

No more words were said the sisters looked into each other's eyes that only reflected pain and miseries....

Akshu wiped ee tears... I didn't know bade papa was like this she said...

Arohi smirked a little....

Akshara wiped her tears...

Bade papa was always like this only it's just that you saw it now...arohi said slowly caressing her fingers....

Akshara saw the papers ..in the corner of the eye...

This is so wrong aaru....akshara said
...

Arohi sighed ....

Ji arohi akshara sahi keh Rahi hai....to win the case we cannot do anything illegal ....abhinav said...

We will find a way aaru tu tension mat le...bas abhir ko jaise khayal rakhti hai waise hi rakh....akshara said ....

Arohi sighed...it was a indeed acold response from her sister....but arohi has had her answers ....

The shreds of past was pricking them not allowing them to open up..

She quickly stood up and left the cafe... without a word after it....

Arohi entered the birla house and she got a call from avni...

She attended it all frustrated...

I know it's illegal arohi but I want to meet you so that you could know my side of the story please let us meet avni said...

I don't want to meet you arohi yelled

Avni smiled a little....I am messaging the place and time beta soch kar bata na....she said and cut the call...

This was just a beginning...it's going to be tough for both sisters...but will they ??

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