My Love

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AUTHOR'S POV
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Her eyes watered as soon she saw her mother's dull face. She took less than a second before throwing herself in her mother's embrace. Tears started streaming like a waterfall, down her cheeks.

She didn't care if she was squeezing the life out of her mother's body. Her hold was tight because she was afraid to let her go.

"Areyyy main thik hun" Namisha said chuckling softly.

(I am fine)

Her wrinkled hand started caressing her daughter's hair. Saanvi let out a relieved sigh on feeling her mother's warm touch.

"I..I go-ot scar-red" she stuttered after showering her mother's face with kisses.

Last evening, she got a call from her neighbour who informed her about Namisha. She was watering the plants in the garden when she fell on the ground. By god grace, the man who was passing by and is their neighbour saw her and immediately called Saanvi.

Though, Saanvi doesn't pick up calls from unknown numbers or do so very very rarely but this time she did and she is thankful for that.

"Thank god, Vinay Uncle informed me or else...." She stopped herself from completing the sentence.

"I am fine now. But you have changed, haa. I thought you would visit me yesterday only" Namisha said in a teasing manner.

Saanvi smiled sadly and shook her head. Now, what could she say? That she was so much exhausted from the chaos going around her life that she fainted. But that's not the only reason.

Saanvi bit her lip and contemplated on how to disclose the not so good news to her mother.

"Maa" she whispered taking her mother's hand in hers.

"Hmm?" Namisha hummed squeezing her daughter's hand lightly.

"I...we ar-re..expecting" she said after putting a fake smile on her face.

Namisha's eyes widened and for a moment, she forgot to breath. Her heart swelled in happiness and tears gathered in her eyes.

"Wh-hat?? Saanvi, I...you can't imagine how happy I am" she blabbered cupping Saanvi's cheeks.

Tears of happiness were rolling down her cheeks. For a second, Saanvi felt the happiness of becoming a mother.

Just for a second or so.

It was so quick that it faded soon.

After seeing her mother's happiness, for some weird reasons she imagined herself to be a happy pregnant woman. She completely forgot the reality. The misery behind her fake smile.

Namisha quickly took Saanvi in a hug and kept telling her how happy she is after recieving the news of her daughter's pregnancy.

"Wait. I will be back" Namisha said before rushing out of the room.

"MAA, YOU ARE STILL WEAK" Saanvi shouted following her mother.

"I am very much fine now. Just go to your room and rest." Namisha softly pushed her inside the room and gave her the famous glare when her daughter tried to deny.

Saanvi huffed annoyingly and sat on her bed.

She can't even imagine her mother's reaction on knowing that this child is a result of rape. The happiness and excitement she is feeling will fade instantly.

When she woke up this morning, Arjun gave her this news which is a blessing for him but a curse for her. After gathering herself from breakdown she had in the washroom, she quickly told him about her mother's health and he himself dropped her here.