prologue

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Shehnaaz Shukla, A married woman is sitting lost in her room hugging a photograph. Her eyes were puffy and her face looked dull due to continuous crying. Her face used to have shine before which is completely lost now due to the problem she faced. Her life took a 360° turn when her husband left for his work. She is left heartbroken now. Her mind is having many questions running through her mind but she is quiet, unlike her real self.

Nobody can ever say that this is the same girl who used to live her life like a child. She was always carefree regarding her life, and always used to spread happiness and positivity.

She leaned towards the headboard with drowsy eyes. She now feels like she has nothing to do, she feels lost and defeated.
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A car was parked near her house and a man entered the car with a smile on his face. He yawned tiredly and whispered "finally I reached"

Sidharth came inside his Mansion unaware of her trauma and her health. In those 6 months, he didn't contact his wife because of the loss of time. He thought only good night and good morning messages were enough as they had an arranged marriage which was not his choice. He wanted time for marriage but due to family, he was forced to marry her.

He watched the door of his house and asked one servant to take his bags to his room

Sid: inhe kamre mai rakhwa do

He ordered and entered inside his room and saw lights were off. He noticed the time which showed 3 of the afternoon which is not the time to sleep. He turned the lights on and saw her sitting in a corner with puffy eyes. He ran towards her side and tried holding her hand but she pushed him angrily

"Aab kyu aae ho chain kai mila kya mere.. mere bac...bache ko marke?", Shehnaaz shouted at top of her voice. Normally Shehnaaz never raise her voice in front of anyone but her mother inside her forced her to question him. Wasn't he her husband? Why did he leave his duty? Why he was not there to comfort her?

"Bacha? Konsa bacha and kab hua?", Sidharth asked unaware of anything. He never knew that Shehnaaz was pregnant. He looked around to find any child but found none which confused him "what did she just say?"

Did he kill a child? But he was not even here then how? He doesn't know. He looked at her again in confusion and Shock.

"Ohh wow kab ... And konsa bacha", Shehnaaz clapped her hand and glared at him angrily. If looks could kill anyone then Sidharth would be dead by now. Even now she wants to kill him but is caged with vows, those 7 vows which were a joke for him

"Humara bacha Mr Sidharth Shukla me...mera bacha...me...mera bache jisse tumne maar dia", Shehnaaz shouted angrily and held his collars in her hand. Her eyes spitting fire because of her anger and her were having tears of sorrow. Her heart was beating rapidly as she is near the man who took her virginity and who was the father of her child. She feel weak in front of him and his arms but right now nothing bothered her as she is having anger building inside her

Sidharth because angry at first as she hid this important thing from him but didn't question her when he heard her blame him. "Why she is blaming him without any fault?" He thought

"Yeh kya bakwas kar rhi ho? Aur upar se tumne mujhe btaya kyu nai ki mai baap bann ne wala tha bolo", Sidharth asked angrily and held her shoulders tightly in his hand. Shehnaaz was trying to push him but was unable to because of weakness.

"Chodea mujhe I hate you. Kyu mara mere bache ko kyuu", Cried Shehnaaz, Fresh tears started rolling from her eyes all those memories started coming to her mind. She went blank and passed out. Sidharth went numb and his body went cold hearing the word hate for himself from Shehnaaz and jerked when he found her fainted in his arms.

Sid: Shehnaaz... Shehnaaz uthoo... utho, please

Asked Sidharth with tears and patted her cheeks but she didn't moved. Sidharth picked her up and layed her on the bed carefully. He called the doctor and sat near her. He sprinkled water on her face but she didn't open her eyes just moved her hands slowly as she felt her body very heavy to move because of weakness.

After 5 minutes the doctor came and checked her

"Yeh depression pills ka asar aab hua hai. Aksar yeh pills lene se behoshi hoti hai. Don't worry inhe hosh aa jyega 1-2 hours mai but aap inka dhyan rakha. Mai humesha inse kehti hu ki aapna dhyan rakho but yeh nai rakhti hai. Kai dino tak khana nai khati hai I just wonder yeh jinda kese hai", said the doctor after removing her stethoscope and sighed as she now tired after telling the same thing to Shehnaaz nth times but now she feel like Shehnaaz herself don't want to live

Sidharth went numb hearing what the doctor said as it came as another shock for him. He never imagined how she would be living here.

"Doctor!!!", Shouted Sidharth angrily, already he was shocked hearing about her depression and now she is talking about her death which angered him

Doctor: sorry to say but inki halat se mene esa bola. I don't think inhone kuch khaya hai itne time se . Vese toh humesha mujhe inke brother call karte hai but maybe vo aabhi hai nahi idhar

Sidharth sat near her and caressed her face and her hair softly. He was in a pool of regret for not taking care of her for these 6 months.  He doesn't even know what happened here and how? His eyes started to have tears but he controlled them

"Yeh kya halat bnali tune aapni. Uth na aur mujhse baat kar", Sidharth asked Shehnaaz in a low voice which came as a whisper

Doctor: vese how are you related to her? Mene aapko kabhi dekha nai

"I...I am her husband", He stammered and looked down as he remembered how Shehnaaz blamed him a few minutes ago

"Then I must say aapki he galti hai. Kese husband ho? Jisse aapni wife ka kuch ata pata he nai hai? Pata nai kitne time baad aa rhe ho ? Kabhi puchne ka try ni kia ki aapki wife kesi hai?", Asked the doctor angrily. Sidharth looked down in guilt as he realised somewhere he is the reason for her the state

"Actually mai bahar tha buisness ke chakkar mai and.......", Sidharth reasoned  But the doctor interrupted him

Doctor: yaa right and business ke chakkar mai aap yeh bhul gye ki yahan aapki wife pregnant thi

"Mujhe pata nai tha ", Sidharth tried to defend himself but again doctor Interrupted him

Doc: toh koshish kari aapne? Hal chal pucha uss bachi ka?

Sidharth again looked down in guilt as he never cared for her much

Doctor: she was broken that time and even now. Can you mend her broken heart? Can you give her child back? The days she spent without you? The difficulties did she face during pregnancy?

Sidharth was continuously looking down in shame

"Par mene kese mara aapne bache ko?", Sidharth asked in confusion thinking that she might give him a clue regarding this
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