Fate's play

Chapter 31: His obsession

It was not a piece of normal information to her. She got the answers to all his questions with his single revelation. Her world turned upside down in a moment of few seconds, but she had no energy in her to ask any further questions, she always questioned herself about his family's love for a new outside person also the meaningless hate from her mother-in-law. Everything made sense for her, also his sudden marriage and his ignorance in the start of the marriage. They already met before, got married, and separated. She felt exceedingly difficult to digest the information which she got from him. Her mind was oscillating, and finally, she felt his head on her lap who cried his hell out after getting to know about her. She already made her mind before that she won't let her past issues depress her in the last few days, after hearing, she couldn't stop herself from going on to her past and recall everything. Over then, she felt his handheld her waist tightly, she felt helpless, neither she could accept everything in one go and forgive him nor she had time to clarify and think about it. The only thing she can do was making up her mind, if it's her last few days, she can't leave him under the shed of guilt and leave. They have a baby together; He needs his father. She wiped off the tears from her eyes and caressed his hair. There were no words left in her to console him. He raised his head and looked at her surprisingly, even he would have guessed after whatever he revealed, it would be very shocking for him, but she left with no other choice than to move on. She caressed his face and kissed his forehead.

"Don't say a word, please" she told, he moved upwards and hugged her body to him completely, even though she felt difficult to breathe, she finally felt living. His gestures told her that he didn't want her to leave, which leaked the tears from her eyes.

"You're my only hope, please be strong," she said while pulling him more into her. She clearly heard his silent sobs.

"Don't lose it, think about Shivaansh, we brought him to this world, we can't fall weak, think about him, please." She tried to console him and stop him from falling weak, but he couldn't cope it up, she cried, the confusion she had in her cleared in a moment when he cried for her helplessly in her lap, she wanted to live, desperately wanted to live, with him, with their child. She immediately cupped his face and faced him, he looked red, his eyes proved how much he loved her and how much he desperately needs her in his life. She couldn't stop herself from kissing him on his forehead.

"I promise I will never give up hope on living, even its 0.0001 % I will try my level best to come back to you, to our family. If I can't, please be strong, at last, nothing is there in my hand." She said, it was her words from her heart, she was desperate to live after witnessing his love for her in his eyes, she never experienced that in her life, she yearned for this kind of love and dependency when its finally happening, time is betraying her. She pulled him close to her, his hands were chill, holding her waist under the dress, but it didn't move elsewhere, He couldn't be able to face her and was definitely not ready to accept the reality, even Anika couldn't be able to speak or face him, rest of the night.

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He was in her lap, in her embrace for the whole night, he didn't sleep a bit. Even she didn't sleep, he felt the tightness in her hug whenever he hugged her close to him. He didn't want anything in his life other than her presence. But he can't fall weak, especially before her. He felt the heaviness in his eyes when the phone call breaks her embrace, he didn't have any realization of time until he got the phone from Rishi. She held him in one arm and attended the call, he sat upon the bed looking at her. Her eyes became puffy and tired, he shouldn't be stressing her like that, even now, he felt helpless.