Consider the fiction as fiction only. Though it's inspired by society, it has nothing to do with the real characters used in the fiction. 🙏
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Aadhya was cranky the whole night due to the pain caused by vaccination. Although, Sana gave her medicine from time and again at regular intervals, she wanted to stay beside Sana and continuously asked her to feed her or rather just have her nipples in her mouth just like a pacifier whole night.

Due to this Sana spent a sleepless night and was tired and sleepy. She had upper and lower back pain along with sore nipples. While Aadhya went to sleep early morning, Sana freshens up and dresses up in a loose fit t-shirt. She couldn't wear a bra as it was painful to wear them due to soreness. She dragged herself to the kitchen to make breakfast and lunch for Sidharth.

Sidharth woke up as usually and found Sana asleep on the dinning table while chopping the vegetables. He tried pulling out the knife from her hand slowly but she woke up.

"Huh? I am sorry. I just fell asleep.", She mumbled and resumed cutting the vegetables.

"I can do the chopping", he offered to help.

"That's fine, Sidharth. I will do.", she said.

"I am making tea. Do you want some?", He asked. She really wanted something hot to gulp down her throat so she nodded yes.

"Did she have a fever last night?", He asked putting tea into the boiling water.

"Hmmm.. she is fine now", she said.

"Hmmm..", he hummed. There was some silence between the two.

"Sana, I am really very fortunate and grateful for having you take care of Aadhya. I was a mess with parenting but you have been taking care of her like her own mother. I know, I pay you salary but it's really nothing infront of the work you do...", He turns around with the tea in two mug and finds her drowsing with knife in her hand. His heart wrenched to find her so fatigued. Before he could approach her and grab her knife, she dozes and cuts her finger. She shrieks.

"Sanaaa..", Sidharth puts down the cup and runs towards her. He presses a tissue against the wound and holds it tightly to stop the bleeding.

"Sana, how can you be so careless? I told you this earlier as well, that I pay you only for nanny job. Why can't you just mind your own job? What are you trying to prove by doing all the work all alone? Who are you trying to impress by this?", He scolds her in a flow.

Sana was already irritated due to sleep deprivation, him scolding was just like adding salt and spice over the wound. Her eyes welled up and unable to hold back her tears she ran into her room. He realises that he had gone overboard and shouldn't have scolded her.

He goes behind her with the tea mug and first aid box. When he enters the room, she turns her back to him and wipes her tears.

"Sana... Sana.. are you crying?", He asked.

"I wasn't careless Sidharth. I couldn't sleep whole night because Aadhya was very cranky and I tried my best to avoid but I still dozed off.", She said in between sulks.

"Sana.. I am sorry. I couldn't see you in pain and blurted out nonsense. My motive wasn't to hurt you at all but to stop you from working like a donkey.", He said.

"I don't work to impress anyone Sidharth. I work because I care for Aadhya and you. I don't expect you to praise me nor would I like you scolding me like that. I am not your wife.", She says.

"Okay okay, sorry! Let me do the first aid of the wound. Your bedsheet is ruined with blood spots.", He says slowly pulling her hand. She pulls it back from his hand in frustration.

"I said I am sorry. Please Sana.", He requested.

She gave him her hand. He applies antiseptic lotion and puts a bandage on it. She looks at him for being so caring. Her mood lightened.

Should I tell him about him being my solace, my kullu? What would he think? What if he feels embarrassed when he learns that I saw him steal food? No Sana, if he did, then probably he wouldn't have treasured your notes all these years.

Though unintentionally, Sidharth's eye fell on her visible cleavage while putting the bandage. He saw a heart shaped mole.

He remembered Sagar's word

**"Isn't it? Shanaya Kapoor has a heart shaped mole near her cleavage. That's one way you can confirm if your nanny is Shanaya or not.", Says Sagar.**

Heart shaped mole? Does it mean Sana is Shanaya Kapoor? Why would a successful model work as my nanny leaving her job? Besides I never thought why would she lactate? Is she a nursing mother? Then where is her child?

"Aaa... done! Here is your tea.", He said passing her the mug with a smile.

"Thanks. Where is yours?", She asked.

"On the table.", He said.

"I need company.", She said and walked back to the table. He grabbed his mug to sip the tea. She gulped the hot liquid down her throat as well.

"After drinking this, grab some sleep. I will take off today and don't bother to make breakfast. We can have breakfast cereal. Haven't eaten it for a long time after your arrival. I am missing it since it had been partner for a very long time.", He said

She stared at him and he laughs making her smile.

"Sana, can I ask you something?", He said.

"Sure, Sidharth", she said with a smile.

"Why did you choose to be a nanny? You have such a good physic and beautiful face, I think you could have taken up modelling as your career.", He said.

The smile on her face disappeared.

Flashback:

"Sana, you have such a nice figure and gorgeous face, I think you can take up modelling as your career. I don't want you to waste your life being a housewife.", said Shekar.

"Really? You will allow me to pursue my career?", She asked in excitement and he nodded.

Sana started modelling with the name of Shanaya Kapoor. She had to hide her marital status hence Shekar posed as her assistant. Shekar brought her assignments one after another and she did a fab job. She worked hours and hours and earned a lot of money. Amidst all this she yearned for his love. Though married for 3 years, they never consummated their marriage.

She couldn't ask him directly to start a physical relationship due to her shyness hence she instead chose to try seduce him by touching him or randomly giving him clues but nothing really worked. Another two years passed and she grew frustrated due to her physical needs being unsatisfied.

One day, while he slept on the bed, she boldly climbed up on him and kissed his pout. Though the kisses were normal but she sensuously moved her hands over his body.

"What are you doing Sana?", He questioned.

"It's been 5 long years since we are married Shekar. I want you. I want to make love.", She expressed bluntly

"Sana, you are at your career peak. We can't take risk now. You are just 23 year old. Few more years and we can start our family.", He said.

"I am fed up Shekar. Even I have my bodily needs. I am not a robot. I will stop modelling. If I can't get what I want, then what's the use of all this money?", She asked.

He looked at her and then pulled her close to himself and finally consummated his marriage using protection. She was happy for getting what she wanted. She had become more vocal after that asking him what she wanted and often indulged in the act of satisfying her desire.

A year passed and she asked him to indulge in an unprotected coitus which he was reluctant but gave up when she threatened to stop modelling.

It turned out successful in making her pregnant. She was happy. But her worst nightmare hit her when she found herself lying in a pool of blood on her bed one fine day when she woke up in the morning. Shekar consoled her and asked her to take up more assignments to divert her mind. She agreed and involved herself in work.

It had been 3 years and 4 miscarriages. She cried buckets and buckets everytime. She argued with Shekar and stopped her modelling completely. The reason she gave was that the continuous work without proper breaks was taking a toll on her health making her unable to bear the child. Shekar tried convincing her otherwise however she was determined not give up this time.

"Shekar, where are you? You aren't even picking up my calls since 2 weeks.", She complained on phone.

"Sana, since you left modelling, I had to take up another job. I am out of station.", He replied coldly.

"When are you returning?", She asked.

"I don't know. I have lot of work.", He said and disconnected the call.

She felt bad and for a moment thought of rethinking of her modelling to keep her husband close to her but she found out that she had conceived yet again. She was happy and decides to stay as status quo. She gets a call from Shekar after a week.

"Sana, I have arranged for you to come here and stay with me. I can't stay far from you. I am sending someone to pick you up.", He said.

She was happy and wanted to tell him about her pregnancy but she decides to tell him personally.

A person arrives in a car to pick her up and she happily sits behind to reunite with her husband. Only to learn that she was being kidnapped and was going to be transported to another country. To save herself she strangulates the driver with her scarf from behind the seat of running car. The car is met with an accident but she was unharmed and manages to escape.

She calls up Shekar petrified but her phone was out of service. He returns home after few weeks and finds her standing infront with a big baby bump. Sana runs and hugs her husband for moral support.

"Bitch, I thought you were dead in the accident. Because of you I had to be underground for so many weeks. The person whom I sold you is behind my life. I thought I will find you and give you to him but you are carrying a dirt in your womb. You are a whore just like your mother", Said Shekar pulling her hair and making her shriek.

"You scoundrel, you sold me to someone else? Did you forget that I am your wife not some lifeless thing? And this isn't a dirt. It belongs to you but not anymore. Now it's only my baby. If I am whore then you are a pimp.", Sana spat in anger.

"If I knew you turned pregnant again, then I would have got it aborted again like the others in your sleep before selling you. But now you will suffer for all the losses.", He said locking her inside the house

She was devastated that all her unborn children were aborted by her own husband. She bangs the door but he doesn't listen. He asks her to transfer all the property in her name to his name. She denies to give property to a murderer of her child because she knew if she did, he would even kill her and the child in her womb.

Over a week he abuses her every single day violently. She escapes his prison one day and due to the fear of bad name to herself and her unborn child she escapes to a smaller and unknown city.

Flashback ends

"I am sorry for asking you such question Sana. I have absolutely no rights to do so.", Said Sidharth to find tears in her eyes.

"I am having a headache. I need to rest." She said and went into her room.

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To be continued.. ❤️❤️