**********After 1.5 years ************

A day in kasuali....

The sun rays hit her eyes and more than the rays....she felt some fingers up her nose....

She opened her eyes and saw Ru's hands on her face...her face on her chest and he legs all slanting on the bed beside her.....

Arohi sighed and smiled .... She got up and freshened herself up and got dressed and came to down stairs ...

There it was breakfast ready on the table, her jijaji was setting it up.....

She could hear loud chatter from the kitchen...

Aapne namak daal diya.....

Main nahane se phele bol ke gayi na main namak daal diya.....abhinav ji akshara yelled...

Arohi heard all of it from the stairs...

Now she was used to this sort of commotion daily..

It was her duty get Ru and abhir ready and it was Akshnav's duty for preparing breakfast and mostly or not the foods were disaster. Either they would have a petty quarrel and mess it up or in their romance they would lose time and burn down the food....

But today seemed a way too little odd..

Kya hua jijaji....aaj kuch....

Vo....Arohi....

Kuch nahi hua aru....Akshara yelled making both go silent...

From the noise and the loudness of the vessel clanking Arohi knew hthere was something very serious....

Aaj kya kaand kiya aapne Abhinav ji...ki yeh seedha maata wali roop main agayi???

Arohi whispered under her breathe..

Patha nahi Aru... par dekhe toh lagta hai kachha chabake hi mangi....Tu help karna...Teri hi behen hai...

Arohi noded in positive and neared Akshara who was still mumbling....

As soon as Arohi spoke Akshara took the ladle she was stirrimg out of the pot...

Tu Abhinavji ki side mat le aaj..teek patha nahi uski behen ya meri...humesha unka side lethi hai....

Arohi smiled a little less to avoid the tension and took the ladle and put it back on the stove....

And sat on the counter...

Kya huya???

Dekh namak vamak ke liye toh itna scene nahi hota tum dono ke beech...Itna toh I know you two...The perfect lovey dovey couple...

By this time Abhinav was also in the kitchen....

Ek ladke ka profile..... Akshara started.....

Patha hi tha...Arohi slide off from the counter top.....

Yaar...bolden a Akshu chali jaa. ...main chali jaaungi....iss tarah ladke maat laya kar.....

Arohi Arohi...sunn nak ab tak?? Haa kab tak akeli rehegi??ek baar mil toh le??

Ek toh main ab nahi rahi vo sundar ambitous ladki now I am a single mother akshu ...who will???

Wo ladka bhi divorcee hai Aaru.....

Aarohi looked at Abhinav ...

He was the one who supported her through all along these 6 months where Akshu was hell bent on making Aru move on....

So isss baath pe behas hui hai... Arohi understood the situation...

Yaar Akshu...please ek baath samaj le...jab koi mujhe neil jaisa mil jayenga na mein shaadi kar lungi pakka...

Neil se behter mil saktha hai aaru par tumhe bhi toh apne dil khulne honge na??? Akshara asked...

Arohis eyes welled choking her ....

Mumma.....maassiii .... Little hands threw her around her hips giving her the perfect getaway....

Maine pehle maasi ko touch kiya....

Maine phele mumma ko....

This was the daily mini race Abhir and Ru had adding to the noise and happiness of the house...

Arohi adjusted herself and picked the children and ran of to their rooms with them...

Dekhe lagta nahi do bahi teen bache paal rahein Akshara ji... Abhinavji said seeing the three run...

Aise Arohi ko bacho ke bache ban kar dekh na mujhe Khushi hoti hai abhinavji aise lagta hai sahi mahine main uski badi bahen ban gayi par ....mujhe iss ladki ka tension kaayi jaati hai bas... Akshara wiped her tears...

Hey Abhinav said and hugged and kissed her forehead ....

Main todi shaadi ke liye force kar rahi hoon bande se toh mil sakthi hain a??? She cried.....leaning on her shoulders....

Ek baath batao ek sab aap aapki guilt ke vajase nahi kar raho na.....aksharaji....Abhinav asked...

Haann...maanthi hoon mere galti hai ...jab bhi ru ko dekthi hoon na ...uski maa ke pass akele dil kaap jaata hai mere mera ek stupidity uski life palat di... Abhinavji....

Par iss guilt main kya yeh sahih ai Arohi ko force karna vo ladko se mile?? Abhinav asked

Toh kya karthi...behen hu uski...chinta hoti hai.... Akshara yelled....

Abhinav took her into warm hug.....and hugged her tight....

Though the sisters were together , they were suffering all alone altogether...and Abhinav was trying his best to understand and balance both of them...

Arohi and kids had their breakfast Abhinav had asked muskaan to drop Ru and Abhir to the school ..

And now it was him and the two sisters....on the table...

Arohi and Akshara were yet to speak a word...

Abhinav sighed...

Kabhi lagta hai tum dono hi bache ho aur main tum dono ki maa...

Jiju maine keh diya na mujhe nahi milna kisse se...

Kyon??

Arre Nahi Milna!!!!

CHUPPPPP!!!Finger on your lips dono!!!! Abhinav yelled done with both sisters...and both of them followed like toddlers...

Arohi tumhe kuch kehna hai tumhe kyu nahi milna bacha....?? He asked stroking her head....

Mujhe abhi bhi Neil ki memories haunt karthi hai...vo meri dream main ata hai..kabhi kabhi lagta hai wo yehi kada hai humare beech....

Vo illusion hai patha mujhe par vo few seconds ke liye na main puri zindagi je leti hoon jigs!!!

Tum depression , anxiety ke liye ek psychiatrist ko dekhiya??? Akshara asked slowly....

Arohi gulped in her saliva...

Mujhe darr hai...hi agar main kuch bhi karron wo illusions, wo ehsaas aana bandh hojayenge....kyunki wo khubsoorat hai..jigs..vo sab uss neil ka ehsaas dilatha hai jisse maine pyaar kiya tha....Arohi cried out loud....

Akshara hugged her........

I have two options akshu.....

Live in those illusions happy or wake up to reality where there this life yousay where I have no one and I want to choose the former ..... and Arohi walked off....

Isiliye Akshara mujhe psychology padna tha humesha.....taaki na iss ladki ka help kar sakun....aapka guilt bhi na hum kam karenge...hum usse vo mental peace aur counselling denge bina usko patha chale hum wada karte hai akshara aap ko...

Akshara hugged him tight even more and showered him with kisses on his face....with tears gleaming in her eyes on wondering how lucy she was to land with such a nice man who took up psychology just for the sake to low her guilt....yes she was supporting it with her earnings though, par kahan milte hain Abhinav jaise husband?? Especially after the nightmare of a dream she had with Birlas ??Kahaniyon main???

I Love you Abhinav......

I love you too Akshara .....He said tightening his arms around her waist...feeling complete in his life one more time as his love rested her head on his shoulders...

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