BELA

I ran out of the room immediately.I saw the hurt in his face,but I was more hurt when he said awful things to me.

I'm not able to forget those words which he spitted on my face.

We both were so happy after our marriage.Leading our life's with joy and happiness.And after two years of our marriage,Mahira happened to us.

She came into our life like a God's gift!

At the initial days,it was difficult for us to look after Mahira.Because we both were working,my parent's took care of Mahira for a month,as Mahir's parent's stay in abroad.

It was very difficult for me and Mahir.Our work load was getting heavy from our own work departments and we couldn't leave Mahira all the time with our parent's.

We wanted to cherish each and every moment we spend with Mahira.We didn't want to miss this parenthood period.And it was my own personal choice to give up my job.

Me and Mahir,both are software developers.Mahir devoted himself for papa's company while I worked in another company.

He couldn't give up his job,and the only option left was my job.It was not a big deal for me,nothing is more important than my family.

We are wealthy enough to feed ourselves and our family,we just need time with our child.So I gave up my job,even after Mahir didn't agree.

And after making him understand,I gave up my job.Sacrificed my carrier for few years,for Mahir and Mahira.

But Mahir took that for granted,making us stand in this position today.

I covered my mouth and sobbed thinking about those days.I used to die every single day,muffling my cries and sobs.

I composed myself and took deep breaths,
"It's OK Bela..you can't get affected more..no..",I said to myself.

I used to get butterflies in my stomach when Mahir used to touch me.But now,I'm scared of his touch,fake love and affection.

And what do our loved one's do?

First they'll give you butterflies then mental trauma!

I was sitting in lobby and composing myself,I heard Mahira crying.I got up and went to our room.Mahir took her in his arms and she woke up looking at him.

"Mahira baby wakey wakey..good morning baby..",Mahir said kissing her.

He was clearly hurt,but still he is trying to act normal.

"Dadda..",Mahira said slowly rubbing her eye's.

She smiled at him and snuggled into him,making Mahir's face beam with happiness.The happiness which he missed in all these months.

"Mahira..",I said and went inside our room.

Mahir turned towards me with Mahira in his arms,
"She..she needs to have a bath",I said looking at him.

His eye's,they are looking like they just watered!

"Do you mind..if I give her a bath?"he asked.

"No..I mean..you don't know how to give a bath.I will take care",I said stepping forward.

"I..I do know how to give a bath to her.Please Bela",he said.

"Me..dadda bathy bathy....",Mahira beamed kissing his nose tip.

"O..OK..just be careful..so the soap doesn't get into her eye's and clean her tongue properly",I said.

"I know Bela..I will",he said.

"Mumma..me bathy bathy..",Mahira shouted and I smiled.

"OK..take bath and come,mumma will be ready with clothes",I said kissing her,lightly tickling her.

Mine and Mahir's arms brushed.

Our room was filled with Mahira's laughter,a smile automatically crept on our faces looking at her.

How ever my day starts,Mahira makes it beautiful for sure!

I pulled my arm back when it brushed against Mahir's arm.He stilled and looked at me with hurt,
"Give her bath and come..I will make breakfast for you both",I said and stepped back.

I walked out of the room,got freshed and went to kitchen.Mallika didi,our maid came and she was cleaning our home.

I was preparing breakfast for me and Mahir.It's been half hour and there is no clue of this father and daughter.

I wiped my hands and went to our room.The sight in front of my eye's took my breath away.

Both Mahir and Mahira were wrapped in fluffy white towels,giggleing at each other in the mirror.

"See..Mahira is like that little rabbit now",Mahir said in baby tone.

Indeed she was looking like that rabbit,white towel,her soft silky hairs sticking to her forehead,her incisors on show.I smiled looking at her.

"Dadda assoo...",she squealed and hugged him.

I gulped looking at Mahir.His hair were sticking like bangs on his forehead,his body tone with taught abs and chest,strong biceps which are flexing when he is carrying Mahira.Water droplets dripping down to his body,disappearing into his V line.

He is still like that,drool worthy..taking my breath away!

I blinked and looked away.What the fuck am I doing?

They both were giggling looking at each other,looking so happy to themselves.

"Ahem...ahem..",I cleared my throat.

Mahir turned towards me and I walked in,not looking at him,
"Mumma..see meee..",Mahira giggled.

I smiled looking at her,I leaned forward and pecked her lips,
"My beautiful baby",I said and she leaned towards me.

Mahir smiled looking at us and I took Mahira in my arms,
"Mahira is so beautiful..so beautiful..",I said giggling near her stomach,making her laugh out loudly.

"Aww..OK..OK..now time to get dressed",I said and make her lie on the bed.

I dried her hair properly,applied her body lotion and made her wear her diaper.Mahir was still looking at us,resting his hands on his hips.

As soon as I made Mahira wear her diaper,she started crawling to the other side,
"Mahira..",I gasped.

Mahir immediately held her,she could have fall from bed.

"Mahira..no running now.Come on,mumma is waiting",Mahir said getting her to me.

It is a very big task to make her wear clothes.

Mahir got her back to me and made her lie on the bed,
"Bela hurry up",Mahir said and I nodded.

"No..mumma..nooo...",she started shouting.

I slid her cotton frock immediately above her neck and she was on a blink to cry,
"Noo..noo..",she started crying.

"Over..over baby..it's over..",I said wiping her tears and taking her in my arms.

And Mahir still standing here,undressed is not helping,
"Mahir..get dressed",I said and he realized.

"Oh..I'm..sorry..",telling that he walked back to his closet.

I sighed and walked back to lobby trying to calm down Mahira,
"Sorry..mumma and dadda are sorry..",I was cooeing her.

"I know you both...",she cried rubbing her eye's.

"Sorry..mumma is sorry",I showed my puppy eye's.

She calmed down and blinked her eye's,
"Sorry",I said in a baby tone.

She smiled and immediately hugged me,hiding her face in my neck.I giggled and kissed her head.

"Now food for Mahira..",I said making her sit in her baby chair.

I locked the chair and Mahira was shouting god knows what,tapping her fists on the chair.

I was mixing her milk and Mahir came back dressed,in his casual tee and sweats.He smiled looking at Mahira,
"Thaadda...daddaaa..tha...",Mahira was shouting.

"Hmm..what is Mahira talking?"Mahir asked sitting beside her.

I gave her milk bottle to her and she grabbed it from me,drinking it hurriedly.I smiled and went to get breakfast for me and Mahir.

We all were having breakfast,listening to Mahira's blabbering.

We were watching a Disney movie for Mahira in our lobby,she was enjoying the movie while I and Mahir were silently looking at her and movie.

His phone rang and he frowned looking at it.He answered the call,
"Hello..yes..",he was talking.

"What the fuck is the problem over there?"he shouted suddenly and I flinched.

It must be his office call.Or else he won't go to this temper mode.Either it will be me or office,which makes him short tempered.

"Just wait for a second",he hissed and walked back to the study room.

"Mumma..",Mahira blinked at me.

"Nothing baby..see Elsa also has big eye's like you",I said making her turn towards the television and increasing the volume.

"The coding is done but who told you to send it for the submission",I heard Mahir's voice.

He is angry!

His anger is very dangerous.I may talk back to him with same tone,but I can never match to his anger.I actually get scared when he is angry.

From our collage days,Mahir has a bad temper.And from the time he started working,he became more aggressive.

I made Mahira sit properly and walked to the study room.I am really concerned for him,this much anger is not good for him.

I went inside and saw him typing something fastly on his system,his face was red with anger and fury,
"Yes..I have coded it once again,I mailed it.Fucking check them",he shouted.

He ended the call and shut his laptop with a bang.I flinched looking at him and he looked at me.

"Mahir..is everything alright?"I asked,my voice very low.

"Yeah..it is..just the office problem.You go,I'm coming.Mahira is alone over there",Mahir said and I nodded.

I walked back to the lobby slowly and my heart stopped when Mahira was trying to get down,and in the process she fell down on the floor,hard.

"Mahira..",I shouted and ran to her.

"Aa..mum...",she was crying,her breath hitched.

"Mahira..Mahira..",I took her in my arms and shouted her name.

Mahir came out hurriedly,
"Mahira..what happened?"he came towards us.

"She..she fell down..Mahira..",I shouted,trying to make her breath properly.

She was crying with a hitched breath.

"Mahira..look here",Mahir shouted taking her in his arms.

"Uhhh..dadda..",now she cried out releasing a breath.

"Mahira..baby look here",Mahir rubbed her back.

She cried looking at him,I left the breath which I was holding.

"Mahira..look here",I said,trying to see her head.

"I told you she was alone,why can't you just sit here with her?"Mahir shouted on me.

"Mahir I was coming to her only,she fell down when she was trying to get down",I said.

"Mahira..let me see..",I tried taking her from his arms.

"You let it be..just go",Mahir shouted on me and I was shocked.

"Mahir?"I was hurt.

"She is crying..did you see her forehead?"he shouted rubbing her forehead.

"Mahir let me see..Mahira..",I was trying to take her in my arms.

"Just go Bela..go..,I can take care of my daughter",he shouted and I stepped back.

Thick tears of anger and hurt were flowing from my eye's.

How can he say these words to me?

My lower lip wobbled and I stepped back,I looked at him with hurt and walked back to my room.Shutting the door with a bang.

MAHIR

I closed my eye's in frustration and kicked the coffee table,
"Dadda..",Mahira flinched.

"Sorry..sorry baby,sorry..dadda is here",I said rubbing her forehead.

I kissed her forehead where there was a small swelling.I kissed on her hurt and hugged her to my heart,
"It's still paining?"I asked rubbing her back.

"Uhmm..hurr..",she said slowly.

She is a kid,we have to be extra careful when we have a kid in our home.They may trip easily,and Mahira is still learning to walk properly.And Bela being irresponsible,she left Mahira alone and came.

I was walking in our balcony with Mahira in my arm's and it was lunch time already.Bela closed herself in room,with full anger.

Why that fucking attitude?

It was her mistake,she left Mahira alone and came.And I questioned her about it,she felt angry?

I made Mahira sit in her baby chair and locked it,I went to mix Mahira's food for her.I came back with her food and Mahira was looking better now.

"Dadda..mumma wheyy?"Mahira asked tapping her fists on her chair.

"Mumma is sleeping baby,you eat",I said making her eat first morsel.

She was hungry,so she was eating.

"And this one...is landing...and..innn...",I said slowly shoving another morsel into her mouth.

At start she ate nicely,but again the whining starts no matter what.

It's been half hour since I'm making Mahira eat,and my brat is so damn naughty and cute at the same time.

"Dadda..enough..",she whined pushing the spoon aside.

"Mahira..you have to eat baby",I said putting it in front of her mouth.

"Noo..",she pushed it away again.

I sighed and removed her from her baby chair,I took her in my arm's and walked back to lobby.Mahira was playing with her toys which were crawled across the floor.

"OK..now this one..",I said making her eat another morsel.

Now I understand,how difficult it was for Bela.

And why the fuck did I shout like that?So much anger that she locked herself in the room.

"Dadda..mumma wheyy?"Mahira asked walking around the lobby.

"Mahira..mumma will come..first complete this",I said walking behind her.

"Mumma..mumma..",Mahira was tapping her fists on our room's door.

It's been almost two hours since she locked herself inside.

Fuck!

I took Mahira in my arm's and kissed her cheek,
"Bela..Bela open the door",I slowly knocked on the door.

No response!

"Bela?"I knocked again.

No response again!

"Mahira..mumma will come..first you come",I said walking to our lobby again.

"Dadda..mumma wheyy..she wheyy?"now Mahira asked putting her hands on her hips.

I sighed putting her food bowl aside and looked at her.She can't stay without Bela even for a minute.

"Baby..first complete this food,then we will go to mumma?"I asked.

"No..mumma..mumma..",she was shouting for her.

I kept my hand on forehead and sighed looking at Mahira's food bowl.She has just eaten quarter amount of food in this one hour.

"Mumma..Maiiaa..wan youuu...",Mahira was shouting running around the house.

Bela must be listening to all this,and still she is not coming out.

I stood up when I heard a knock on the door.I opened the door and saw Vyom and Suhani standing.

"Hey jiju...",Suhani beamed looking at me.

"Hey..",I said and moved aside.

They both stepped inside and I sighed closing the door,
"Where is Bela,Mahir?"Vyom asked.

"Mahira baby..look who came..",Suhani cleared her voice and Mahira looked in her direction.

"Suuu....",Mahira shouted making us laugh.

"Suuu..Suuu...",she shouted running towards Suhani.

"Aww...Suu missed you",Suhani said taking her in her arms.

They both exchanged love for sometime and Mahira looked at Vyom,
"Suu..hulkyy..",Mahira laughed looking at Vyom.

"Now this hulky will eat you",Vyom said taking her in his arms and tickling her.

"Hul..hulkyy...",Mahira was laughing playing with him.

They both walked towards me with Mahira in Vyom's arm's,
"Where is Bela?"Vyom asked.

"Yes jiju,where is Bela di?She went out?"Suhani asked.

"No..she is in room",I said turning the other side.

"Room?"Vyom asked.

"Mahira..you still didn't complete your food,come here",I said looking at Mahira.

"Jiju..from how much time you were trying to make her feed like this?"Suhani asked taking the food bowl from me.

"Mahira..Suu will make you eat..come",she said making Mahira sit on her hip.

"Mahir..why is Bela inside?What happened?"Vyom asked seriously and Suhani also looked at me for an answer.

Mahira was eating silently now,she is used to Suhani.All these three months she was with Bela's family only.

"Jiju..what happened?"Suhani asked.

I sighed and told them everything happened.

"Mahira baby..how is the pain now?"Suhani asked looking at her forehead.

"See..hurr..",Mahira said rubbing her finger on her forehead.

"Mahir..why do you always fuck it up dude?"Vyom hissed at me.

"Vyom..Mahira is around",Suhani warned.

"Jiju..why do you loose your calm like that?"Suhani asked in disbelief,wiping Mahira's mouth.

"Did you try to call Bela again and apologize?"Vyom asked.

"I did..I really did.Ask Mahira if you want",I said and the both looked at me deadly.

"Fuck off Mahir",Vyom said and went to our room.

"Bela..Bela..it's me,Vyom.Open the door",Vyom knocked.

"Bela di open the door,Mahira is asking for you",Suhani also knocked on the door.

Why are you so tough Bela?

"Mumma..mumma...",Mahira shouted.

I heard the sound of door opening and Bela came out,her eye's looking puffy.

I cursed myself and turned around.I slowly walked towards balcony and sat on the swing,sighing and closing my eye's.

Anger issues!

They are still within me.

The way I shouted on her,where she was not at fault,completely.

"Mahir..come inside",Vyom came to me.

"Just give me some time Vyom,please",I said rubbing my temples.

"Six months Mahir",Vyom said and I looked at him.

"You have only six months,remember?"Vyom asked.

"And you can't be like this to make your problem alright.Is this the way you shout on her?"Vyom asked.

"I didn't shout on her purposely,I was concerned for Mahira",I said looking away.

"Really Mahir?Bela was with Mahira all these months,she knows better than you.And now you snap at her for that reason?"Vyom asked.

Everyone is looking at Bela's concern for Mahira.Why are they not thinking about me?Am I no one to my daughter?

Won't I have any fears regarding my daughter?

I felt the same anger raising inside me again.I'm at the fault,I agree.But not all the time!

"Dadda..",I heard Mahira's voice and turned towards her.

She was slowly tip toeing towards me with a toy in her hand.Vyom went and held her finger slowly.She walked towards me,her walk is so funny.Many say she walks like me.

An automatic smile crept on my face looking at my cotton ball walking towards me.

"Dadda..whee you go?"she asked climbing on me.

"I'm here only baby,I won't go anywhere leaving you",I said taking her in my arms and kissing her cheek.

"Mahir..come inside,let's talk.You and Bela didn't have lunch also",Vyom said.

Bela...

I got up and slowly walked inside with Mahira in my arm's.I saw Suhani wiping Bela's tears and the guilt washed across me.

Bela looked at me with bloodshot eye's and I gulped looking at her.She was clearly angry and hurt.

"Mahira..you had mum mum?"Bela asked wiping her tears.

I made Mahira stand on the floor and she went near Bela,kissing her face,
"Mum mum over...dadda and Suu..eat",she giggled and Bela smiled.

"Good girl,my baby",Bela said moving her fingers in her hairs.

Suhani motioned me with her eye instincts to apologize to Bela,and Vyom too.

I really want to apologize to her from the bottom of my heart,but my guilt is slapping me again and again.

Let that guilt go in the bin,I need to mend things with my wife,for us.

I don't want to show attitude!

I went and kneeled in front of Bela and she stilled looking at me,I held her hands and Mahira was looking in between me and Bela continusly.

"Bela..I'm really sorry for snapping at you like that.I'm sorry,it was not your mistake",I said looking at her.

"I am sorry Mahir..it's always my mistake..I should be more careful",she said coldly,pulling her hands back.

"Bela no..I didn't mean that,I was already stressed with my work pressure and then I saw Mahira crying..it just..I got more angry",I said helding her hands tightly in my hold.

She pulled her hands back and looked at me with anger,
"I am not your freaking punching bag Mahir",Bela shouted and I stepped back.

With a shock.

"Bela di..Mahira is here,lower your voice",Suhani said.

"Let her listen,she should also know..how her father and mother are",Bela said and my nerve ticked.

She is over reacting,seriously?

"Bela..you are over reacting,I said sorry.Stop talking like this in front of Mahira",I warned her very carefully.

"I will talk Mahir.First you snap at me for being irresponsible and now....",I stormed out of my home even before she finished.

There is a limit for everything!

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