His Love For Her ✔

35. Promise? Promise.

"Tum magar andheron mein, na chodna mera haath
Na koi hai, na koi tha, Zindagi mein tumhara siva
Tum dena saath mera, oh humnava "
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35. Promise? Promise.

AS AARAV ENTERED his room, his heartbeats increased seeing Shreya caress her stomach gently.

She was pregnant. She was going to be a mother and he was going to be a father. Their baby, their little one was going to come in the world soon.

He slowly walked towards the bed and sat besides her. He touched her stomach with tears filled in his eyes. Shreya placed her hand on his hand and looked at him but Aarav immediately pulled his hand away from her.

"Aarav..."

"No Shreya, please", he said joining his hands in front of her "I am tired of you hurting me! I am also a human, Shreya! I also feel pain, I also get hurt like you do but that doesn't mean I hurt others. Just leave me alone Shreya, please"

"If you want me to leave you then I will leave this house", Shreya said wiping her tears as she walked towards their closet.

He grabbed her wrist and turned her around so she was facing him.

"Why do you keep doing this, Shreya?", he asked his voice filled with anguish.

"Aarav...", she choked.

"I can't live without you, Shreya. How many times do I need to tell you that? If you go away how will I live? Yes, I am angry and hurt but it's because I care about you. You are my everything. With you I am everything without you I am nothing. You are the fresh air in my life. You are the first thought in the morning and the last one in the night. Shreya, you are my better half and my soul mate. I love you", he said kissing her temple.

"I am sorry, Aarav", she said hugging him as she rested her head on his chest.

"It's okay", he said rubbing her back.

A knock on the door pulled the couple out of their reverie.

"Umm.. guys is lunch is ready", Aanchal said looking at the couple.

"Di, can you bring our lunch in the room?", Aarav asked.

Aanchal glanced at Shreya and nodded leaving the couple to themselves.

"You know, we haven't showered right?", Shreya said smiling.

"Ohh yes go and shower till Di brings the lunch", Aarav said blankly.

Shreya was hurt by Aarav's blank expression but she covered it with a small smile as she entered the washroom.

Aarav sighed as he sat on the bed thinking about the past few hours. He wanted to behave normal and forget what had happened few hours ago but his mind kept flashing those images. He knew he wasn't wrong in his place but neither was she then why was it hard to forget? Her slap hadn't hurt him. After his Mom and sisters, Shreya was the only one who had the privilege of slapping him and he would happily take it because it was from her.

What was the thing that had hurt him so much that he wasn't even capable of making a proper conversation with her?

The knock on the door was what caught his attention. He got up from the bed and walked towards the door. Opening the door, he was greeted by Shweta's smiling face.

"Mom, why did you come upstairs? I would have come down myself to take the lunch", Aarav said as he moved aside so Shweta could enter the room.

"It's okay, Aarav! I am not that old that I can't even climb few steps", Shweta said as she entered the room and placed the tray on the bedside table.