BELA

I could hear my own heartbeats,my palms sweating,feeling low all of a sudden.I felt dizzy and held Vish's hand.

"Bela..",Vish held me.

I was fanning my face with my hand,
"Bela...what happened?"my mom and dad came to me.

I didn't want this to happen,it was not supposed to happen.

It was meant to be private,I can't let my family know about this.But it's too late now,they heard everything.

"Bela..breathe..breathe",Sumi maa said.

Everyone gave me some space and Vish made me drink water,
"Bela,you are OK?"papa asked.

"I'm..I'm fine,it's just my blood pressure I think",I said rubbing off the sweat from my forehead.

They got to know everything,all four of them looking angry and agitated.

They shouldn't have heard it,no...

"Dad that...",I couldn't explain myself.

He was looking at me without any emotions,
"Bela,first complete this water",mom said.

I drank the water and just prayed to God that nothing wrong should happen.

"Bela",Mahir came inside.

He was worried looking at me.

"Bela..Bela what happened?"he asked kneeling in front of me.

"Mumma..mumma",Mahira was forwarding her hands to me.

I took her in my arm's and hugged her,
"I'm good Mahir..I'm fine",I said.

"Daadu..daadi...",Mahira squealed looking at them.

"My Mahira",papa said and I kept her down.

She ran to him and hugged her grandfather,
"We missed you baby",he said kissing her.

"My Mahira has grown so much...our baby",Sumi maa said kissing her.

Mahira is the heart of our family.

"Daadi..I lobe you...",she said kissing her cheek.

Making us all smile.

"Bela,you are alright?"Mahir asked helding my hand.

I kept my hand on his and nodded.

I'm sorry Mahir!

I wiped my tears and he frowned,
"Bela,what happened?"he whispered.

"Vish,take Mahira and go out.We will have a word with these two",my dad said and my heart stopped.

Vish looked at me helpless and Mahir was confused.She took Mahira with her and went out.

"Dad,hear me out",I said.

"I don't want to hear anything",he said sternly.

"What happened uncle?"Mahir asked.

My dad didn't answer him,he looked at me,
"I'm sorry",I mouthed.

"Mahir,you put us down",Sumi maa said.

He was looking hurt now,he understood that they also got to know about our verbal spat.

"Is this what we thought you Mahir?"papa held his collar.

Mahir was looking down with shame,
"Papa..please..no",I said standing in front of them.

Papa was looking so angry,his face was red.He was not yet leaving Mahir's collar.

"Andy..calm down",Sumi maa said.

I sniffed and removed papa's hands from Mahir's collar and everyone were looking shocked.

I stood in front of Mahir and held his hands,
"No papa..no..dad..please..no",my lower lip wobbled.

They were confused,angry,hurt,and all of them having dejected faces.

"What was that Mahir?You talk to your wife like that?She is your wife,your child's mother",papa said.

And I held Mahir's hand tightly.No,no..this is what I didn't wanted to happen.

I turned around and looked at Mahir,his eye's were flowing.I closed my eye's in frustration,
"Mahir..",my voice was low.

"Dad please..we can talk about this later,marriage..after marriage",I said helding Mahir's hands tightly.

He was trying to come out of my grip.Please Mahir,stay still with me.

"Please papa..please maa,mom..",I begged them with my eye's.

"We will talk about this later Mahir,definitely",papa said and went out angrily.

Maa looked disappointed and gave me a hurtful expression.I tried my best and smiled,helding Mahir's hands.

"Mahir please..",I leaned on him,helding his hands in my grip.

"Unconditional love does not mean unconditional tolerance.Learn that Bela",my dad said and went out angrily.

And now I'm feeling ashamed in front of my own family!

"Mom..maa please,give us some time",I told looking at them.

They nodded and went out,I muffled my sob and turned around.I wiped his tears and made him look at me,
"Mahir..listen to me",I said,my voice breaking.

He was getting normal,we were getting normal.

This will get us back to square one,and I don't want that to happen!

"Bela..I..",he couldn't speak.

"Mahir..I didn't knew they overhead it..I didn't want to tell them anything..I didn't want this to happen",I sobbed.

"Shh..Bela,I know.You didn't do it intentionally..stop crying",he said helding my face.

"I'm sorry Mahir,I..I didn't want to..no..",I sobbed.

"We are working on ourselves Mahir..I didn't want to go back to our past..I'm sorry",I cried.

"And..don't feel guilty..we are working on ourselves right?Please don't forget this Mahir,please baby",I said helding his face.

And at this moment I don't know who is consoling whom.He was completely eaten by guilt.He is not even allowing me to touch him.

"Mahir..please..stay still",I said trying to hug him.

"No Bela..I..I don't deserve you..leave me..go..",he was getting out of my grip.

"Mahir..please..please..",I sobbed hugging him.

"You are right Bela,they all are right.A person like me doesn't deserve you...and Mahira..leave..leave me",he was removing my hands.

"Mahir..don't say that,please...",I sobbed and he was stepping back.

I moved along with him and now his back was against the wall,me leaning on him,
"Please Mahir..just look at me once,please",I said helding his face.

"Don't go away from me like this..please",I sobbed.

He slumped on the floor,even I slumped on the floor along with him.I sat in between his legs and held his face,
"Please Mahir,remember?We are working on ourselves right?We can't let this affect us anymore.I am saying it...please",I said.

"Until now everyone wanted us to be together,but now..they all are ashamed of me,they want us to get separated",Mahir was blabbering.

"Mahir,no one want to separate us.No one",I said.

"You",he said and I blinked.

"Me?Me what Mahir?"I asked wiping my tears.

"You don't want to be with me na Bela?"he asked.

Why can't he understand?

I sat properly in between his legs and rested my forehead against his,closing my eye's,
"Why can't you understand Mahir?You never understand me..never",I cried.

"Bela",he said and I looked at him.

I never wanted to see tears in his eye's.And now,almost everyday I see him in tears,because of ME.

I wiped his tears with my thumb pad,I slowly joined our lips and he left a breath he was holding.

It was a long peck,just our lips resting against each other.I pulled back and looked at him,
"You don't understand?"I asked.

He held my face and I sobbed looking down,
"These months,it changed Mahir.You tried,I tried..we are going good..and you still don't understand",I sobbed.

He held my face and made me look at him,pulled me close to him.I inched my face towards his and closed my eye's,
"Open your eye's Bela",Mahir said.

I opened my eye's and he wiped my tears.Mahir pulled me close and joined our lips,I moved my lips against his.

He slowly smooched my lower lip and nibbled it,I was doing the same with his upper lip.He held me properly and titled his head,deepening the kiss.

He parted my lips with his tongue,making me shiver.He tasted each and every corner of my mouth,taking me in a sloppy kiss.

We kissed so hard,taking our breath away.

We pulled back and were panting for air,
"I really understand Bela...and I showed it to you.You...you felt that?"he asked rubbing my lower lip.

"Yes..I do",I said and hugged him.

He wrapped his hands around me and I sobbed hugging him,
"We will get over it Bela.I promise you,neither you..nor me,we will not get affected by this anymore",he said rubbing my back.

"Why does..everything..everything happens to me only Mahir?"I sobbed.

"Not only you Bela,it's even for me.Your happiness is my happiness,your sorrow's are my sorrow's,just as I promised",Mahir said.

I hugged him tight,we both were sitting silently,hugging each other,
"Mumma...dadda..",we looked at the door.

Mahira was standing,looking at us confused.She stepped forward and we opened our arm's for her.

She took little steps and came to us,
"Dadda..mumma..me asso huggee..",she said trying to hug us both together.

We smiled looking at her and hugged her,her little arm's around our necks,making my heart feel full.

"Mumma you cry?"she asked looking at me.

"No..no baby,I'm not",I smiled.

"Dadda..mumma cry?"she asked Mahir.

"No baby,mumma is not crying.Tomorrow Suu and Hulky wedding,you will wear your new dress right?"Mahir asked brushing her hairs with his fingers.

"Yay dadda..new..new",she squealed.

"Huggie?"he asked and she hugged us both together.

I smiled and hugged them both.

My heaven!

I saw Vyom,Suhani,Vish and Yuvi near the door.They were happy looking at us like this.

I smiled at them and thanked them for handling the situation down there.

MAHIR

I put my parent's down,their parenting down.I broke Bela's parent's trust,abused their daughter.But still,Bela is beside me.

Maybe this is what I hold in Bela's life,even after so much...she is there for me.

Vyom and Suhani's wedding was done with so much joy and fun,both of them receiving blessings from everyone.All the time,I couldn't meet Bela's parent's or my parent's eye's.

I am ashamed!

The wedding was done with all the rituals,reception was done,and this week passed within a blink,getting Vyom and Suhani to their honeymoon.

They both left yesterday night and now we all were sitting in our home,along with mine and Bela's parent's.

"Dadda..don..move..",Mahira said and I sighed.

Yes,she is putting nail polish on my fingers,in front of everyone.And Bela was trying to muffle her laughter along with my family.

"Mhmm..Mahira..enough na baby",I said slowly pulling my hand back.

"Dadda no...daddu see...",she shouted calling my dad.

My kid!

"Daddy,sit straight",my dad warned and I groaned,making everyone laugh.

She was painting it bright red for God sake.

"Vish stop...",I glared at her when she was taking a video.

"No..no..this should go on Instagram today",she laughed.

"Dadda..see...",she finished.

I looked at my nails,the nail polish was on my nail beds except on my nails.My daughter painted them.

"Wow..they are so beautiful baby..so..so beautiful",Bela laughed clutching her stomach.

"Don't..don't laugh",I said and all were laughing.

"Yes Mahira..they are so beautiful,thank you",I said kissing her cheek.

"Very good Mahira,you should do like this to dadda,OK?"Yuvi said pulling her cheeks.

"No..Yuee..come",she said and we all bursted out into laughter.

"No..Mahira baby..no..noo..",Yuvi was trying to move away from her.

"Vishi...pink..pink",she was checking in Vish's bag.

"See baby,this is pink",Vish said giving that pink nail polish.

Yuvi is a gone case now!

We all were laughing when Yuvi was sulking while Mahira was applying nail polish on his nails.

"I don't want my own kid's,I can't apply nail polish",Yuvi was groaning.

"Yuee..see...,dadda..mumma..see",she was showing his nails.

"So good baby,they are so beautiful",Vish and Bela laughed.

"Ohh..these brothers got their nails painted today,good job Mahira",Vish kissed her cheek.

After a lot of whining and arguments,we had a group selfie with mine and Yuvi's nails on display.

"Next time Vyom should also apply,lucky bastard",I cursed.

"Vish,Yuvi..take Mahira and go out for sometime,we should have a word with them both",my mom said.

"Yes Yuvi,take Mahira and go out",my dad said looking at me.

Bela and I looked at each other.Bela nodded and went to dress up Mahira.

"Mumma no..pink",Mahira was pointing at her pink shoes.

Bela was making her wear another shoes.I smiled and walked back to. her room,came back with her pink shoes.

I made her sit on me and made her wore the shoes,
"I lobe you dadda...",she kissed my cheek.

"I love you more baby",I kissed her back.

I made her stand on the ground and looked at everyone,they were looking at us with adoration.

"Bye mumma..bye dadda",Mahira waved at us and went along with Yuvi and Vish.

Now I and Bela were silently standing in front of them.I just want to go somewhere and hide myself.

"Bela..we didn't knew why you both came till divorce.But after knowing about it..I think it was justified",my dad said and I looked at him.

"We both are sorry on behalf of him beta,please",my mom said joining her hands.

"Maa..please..don't do this",Bela said helding her hand.

"Please maa..we..we are moving on,we...we are working on ourselves",Bela said,wiping her lone tear.

"But Bela..did you hear what he told you?Is that the way you talk to your wife?Your child's mother?"Bela's dad said.

"Uncle it was not from my heart..I was under work pressure..and I....",I couldn't complete.

"Work pressure?Even I work daily Mahir,and I don't snap at your mom like this",my dad said and I hung my head low in shame.

"Papa..please..it's over..he apologized..and we both are moving on.Don't tell anything to Mahir..please",Bela said,her lower lip wobbling.

"You love him so much?That even after he hurts you,you are defending him?"her mom asked.

"Bela,if there is no respect,there is no love",her mom said.

"I know,I know mom...I know",Bela said looking away.

"That's why I went for divorce...trying to end this relationship.But my heart..it's not..not agreeing",she sobbed.

"I can't put Mahira and Mahir apart from each other,just because of me",she said.

"Then what about you?"my  mom asked.

"You can stay without Mahir?"she asked.

"No...I..I can't",Bela said.

"Bela,at first we didn't knew the actual reason for your separation.But now,after knowing..I'm asking you.You still want a divorce?"her dad asked.

I was waiting for her answer like everyone.Because all these months passed within a blink,and there was only a month left for our final judgment.

"That..I will tell on the day of judgment",Bela said.

"Uncle,aunty...I'm sorry",I apologized to them folding my hands.

"I'm really sorry for my behavior with Bela,I promised you that I will never make her sad,but I did the exact opposite and I'm sorry.Please forgive me,I can't imagine my life without her",my voice broke at the end.

"You became lucky that you are still her husband,or else I would not spare you Mahir",he said.

"Mahir,whatever has happened,it's already done.It's a very personal thing between you both and now you are trying to mend your relationship again.At last we want is,you both to be happy",Bela's  mom said helding my hand.

"If someone would have said these words to my daughter,I would skin him alive Mahir.Be thankful to them and Bela",my dad said.

"Bela still loves him,and will always love him.Who are we to go in between them?"Bela's mom said caressing her head.

"They are solving their problem in their own way now,let them",her dad said.

"Next time Mahir,if you ever talk to Bela like that..I will disown you as my son",my dad warned.

"I'm sorry dad...I'm really sorry",I said.

He patted my shoulder and hugged me,I hugged my mom and she patted my back,
"Mom..I'm..sorry..",my voice was breaking.

"She is your love Mahir,your wife...gave birth to your child.Think about this before you say anything to her",she said caressing my back.

I closed my eye's and shed some tears in her embrace,
"Mistakes will happen Mahir..but we even get a chance to mend them.And you have a chance now,and I'm happy about it",she said patting my back.

"You still have a month to win her back,you both will be back together I believe and I will pray for it",my mom said kissing my forehead.

I wiped my tears and nodded,
"We will leave now,we'll catch up later.Bye beta",Bela's dad said kissing her forehead.

"Bela..once come here",he said putting a hand on her shoulder and took her to balcony to have a chat with her.

She was wiping her tears when he was talking,aunty looked at me and smiled.

"You still didn't stop sneaking into my daughter's room right?"she asked playfully.

I smiled and rubbed my nape,
"This time even for my daughter also aunty",I said and she patted my cheek.

"You both will be back together Mahir,keep faith in her and God.She is stubborn and a angry person,but you know.She melts when it comes to you and Mahira",aunty said.

"Yes aunty...I'm just hoping for it.I can't be apart from them both anymore,not after these six months.It'll be tough for me",I said wiping my tear.

"Don't worry son,everything will get back to normal.Just a matter of time",she said.

"OK Bela?"Bela and her dad came back,him wiping her tears.

"Yes dad,I understand",she said.

He kissed her forehead and wiped his lone tear,
"Take care baby,I love you",he said.

"I love you dad,take care",she said.

"Take care Bela",aunty said hugging her.

"Yes mom",she said.

My parent's and their parent's left,we both were standing alone in our lobby.Bela looked at me and my heart stopped for a second.

Her red puffy eye's,I can't see that!

I walked back to my room and closed the door,slumping on the floor against the door.

This is not happening with me!

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