Dark Souls √

~50~

I don't know how hell feels. I only know it would be better than how I feel when you are away from me.

-Randhir

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Kimaya was nine months pregnant. It was difficult for her to even walk properly as Randhir shifted their room to the ground floor. They didn't come close to each other anymore. It was difficult for Kimaya to forget everything and jump in his arms. They didn't even kiss in this long time period. There would be a few forehead kisses but nothing more.

Randhir knew whatever happened had affected his wife the most. Kimaya never dared to speak about her fear of not surviving the delivery not wanting to make him angrier.

Randhir won't let his wife stay alone at the mansion. He would either ask Shantanu to stay there when he would be busy or will stay with her.

It was a slightly cold Sunday morning when her family came to visit her. She was ecstatic to meet her parents after so long but her father looked disappointed when his eyes fall on her baby bump.

Her tauji blessed her with happiness as she smiled brightly at him.

"You are feeling good, right?", her mother enquired making her nod her head.

"How sure are you that this baby won't take upon his father?", Her father spoke as she lost her smile immediately.

"Papa, I don't know how this baby would be. I don't want to think about that as well. The thing I know is I Love Him already", Kimaya said as his father shook his head with disappointment.

"Maya, I am telling you now only. This man is good with you just because you are carrying his blood. After he is born and you won't stay in shape anymore, he won't even look at you for once", her father told her which made Kimaya lose her shine.

"Papa, at least he would let me go then. You know how powerful he is, if I tried to run away from him then he would've put his whole power to bring me back which would only hurt me at the end", Kimaya stated.

"Just don't think that I would accept this baby. If he leaves you in the future, you are always welcome to come back home. You would still be treated like a queen but I can't promise anything for his baby", he spoke before walking out of the room angrily. Her mother looked at her sadly as Kimaya looked down caressing her belly when she felt a kick making her smile.

"I should leave now", her mother said caressing her head making her smile.

She sighed when everybody left. Her smile disappeared remembering her father's words. 

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Randhir just got back home after a tiring meeting. He so wanted to see his wife right now when he entered his room straight away.

There she was reading Ramayana sitting on the bed with one hand on her baby bump and the other holding her book. Her face was shining due to the pregnancy. He couldn't help but admire the scene. Kimaya's eyes moved to him feeling eyes on herself.

There he was leaning on the door smiling softly at her. She frowned sitting straight when she felt a kick. She shook her head at it when there was another kick making her wince this time. 

She frowned feeling one after the other kicks and suddenly the pain started increasing. 

A wince left her lips as her eyes started tearing up. He was immediately by her side hearing her wincing which was accompanied by a scream.