Bound By Unknown(✔)

LIII. Hope

"Having a small hope in life will make us look at things brighter. Never lose hope in your life."
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They say that truth will come out no matter what you do, but the way the person learns the truth might vary with his perspective. I wanted to tell Abhi about it but I wanted to wait for the right time because after learning about my pregnancy I don't want Abhi to make any wrong assumptions.

I may have forgiven Abhi for accusing me of cheating but if he blames my baby for anything I will definitely never forgive him in my life. I will never see him or try to explain things to him. He already accused me of cheating, if he accuses my baby then he suggests that I slept with another person. I can take many blows to my heart but a single blow to my dignity, I can't accept it. I may even leave him if he has that thought. It is the reason I don't want him to know about my pregnancy, if he doubts me in this regard I may leave him for good and never see his face again.

"Abhi, what are you doing here?" The question came out of my mouth as I panicked and didn't want to answer him, afraid of what he would think about me. I knew he was not like this and he just had some issues to deal with. He was cheated on and I knew he had insecurities but those will not stop hurting me though.

"Avni, I asked you a question." I ignored his answer and walked in his direction as I spoke.

"Did you hear what uncle said, right? Daksh is just a person, I didn't even know about him until a few days ago. Raghav uncle also met him a few days ago in a meeting, he approached me after our marriage. There is nothing going on between us, I treat him like my brother. He-" Abhi raised his hand and halted me. I was near him just a few feet separating us.

Abhi took slow steps in my direction. He stood in front of me and asked the question again. "Are you pregnant?" He asked in a low yet intimidated voice, I looked away from his intimidating gaze. Aunt and uncle were looking at me with inquisitive gaze. I swallowed the lump in my throat and started speaking nonsense.

"You heard what uncle told right, it was all a misunderstanding. We can put everything behind us now. How is Diya? Is she alright?" I questioned him and hoped that he would forget about it and answer my question. I was genuinely concerned about Diya and wanted to know how she is.

Abhi closed his eyes in sheer frustration. He breathed heavily through his nose. "Avni, I am going to ask one more time and I want a reply this time." He said, making me look into his eyes, his eyes were filled with irritation and his face was etched with frustration. I expected to see anger in his eyes but there were no signs of it in him. "ARE YOU PREGNANT?" He stressed each single word making me shiver.

His voice was strict, I wanted to look away from him and deny him an answer but I was unable to do so. "Avni, what is going on?" Raghav uncle questioned me from behind. I turned away and broke eye contact with Abhi and looked behind me. Swapna aunty and uncle were looking at us anxiously, I can see that they also wanted to know the answer.

"Avni, I am waiting and I need an answer." Abhi's voice brought me back to him. I looked at him and found specks of anger in his eyes. "Tell me, Avni. If you don't," he stopped speaking and clenched his hands tight. I know what he was going to tell me, I understood the unsaid words he wished to utter.

I closed my eyes and thought about the consequences, if I didn't tell him now he may assume things. It will be worse than it is now, he may make assumptions and it might be difficult for me to make him believe in the truth. If I tell him about my pregnancy he may believe me as he heard me and uncle speak about Daksh.

"Yes!" I opened my eyes and looked in his eyes as I spoke the next words. "Yes, I am pregnant with your child." I didn't tell you because I was afraid about the things you were going to assume. I said the words in my heart but I knew that he could read them from my eyes.