Perfectly Imperfect

Part 75 - Imbalanced Lives!

Priya came back to her apartment after meeting the ladies in the colony. She went inside the room to find Aryana & Amaira quietly sat on the bed.

Aryan and Amaira remained obstinate; their moods overshadowed by the events of the day.

Priya walked close to them and sat beside them.

"I'm sorry, Aryan. I should not have hit you like that. Mumma is really sorry." Priya apologized, holding her ears.

Aryan & Amaira were watching her silently.

Taking them close to her, she planted kisses on their foreheads. "Mumma loves you a lot, you know that, right?"

They nodded in unison.

"Aryan, Amaira, I know it's very difficult for you to understand what's happening around you. Please try to understand that Papa and Peehu won't be coming back to stay with us," Priya explained gently.

"Why can't we go and stay with them?" Aryan finally asked.

Priya took a deep breath before responding, "If you really want to go to Papa's house, I will take you there."

"Really, Mumma? Can we go to Papa's place?" Aryan's excitement was evident, and Amaira's eyes sparkled with hope.

"I will definitely take you to Papa's place, but Mumma won't be able to stay there with you. Mumma cannot stay there," Priya clarified.

Aryan and Amaira's faces fell with worry.

"Why, Mumma?" Amaira questioned.

"You can stay with your Papa if you want, but Mumma cannot stay there with you, okay?" Priya gently reiterated.

"No, Mumma. We cannot stay away from you," Aryan and Amaira expressed their concern simultaneously and hugged their mother out of worry.

Priya hugged them close to her heart.

"Then Peehu didi also will not meet us?" Amaira asked with a sad tone.

Priya did not answer but held them closely.

After a while, Priya said, "I will prepare dinner for you."

Moments later, Priya fed them food by hand and watched them with a mixture of relief and sadness, wishing she could erase the pain from their hearts.

Once they had eaten enough, Priya led them to their bedroom, tucking them into bed with tender care. Despite their lingering sadness, she whispered soothing words of comfort, hoping to ease their troubled minds.

As she kissed them goodnight, Priya vowed to do everything in her power to protect and support them, no matter what challenges lay ahead. Priya laid beside the kids and was thinking about her elder daughter, Peehu. With a heavy heart, she silently prayed for brighter days to come.

In Kapoor Mansion,

Peehu finally dozed off after crying continuously holding Priya's photo near her heart. Ram entered the room and his heart sank seeing the little girl's condition. Peehu's face was stained with tears. Ram wiped her face, planted a kiss on her forehead and covered her body with a duvet before taking the other side on the bed.

Ram kept on thinking and wondering why Priya had bumped into his life again.

The next morning,

Priya woke up the kids from their sleep and began with their daily routine.

Aryan and Amaira fell into an uncharacteristic silence, their usually bubbly energy replaced by a solemn quietness. Priya couldn't help but notice the change in their behavior, and it tugged at her heartstrings.