The Intern

Part 15

This is a mature story. Only read if you are comfortable.

Akshara Goenka:

"Aarav is my son. I carried him for 9 months. I gave birth to him. You can't take my son away from me, Bade Papa!" Akshu cried.
"He's not your son! He's my son!" Anisha screamed at Akshu. "Every few months, you start this drama. Bade Papa, I am ready to move away if it means keeping my son away from Akshara."
"Tomorrow morning, you can go." Bade Papa told Anisha without looking at Akshu who was sitting on the ground crying.
"You can't do that! Bade Papa!" Akshu got up. "You snatched my son away from me as soon as he was born, you didn't let me go near him for months, you didn't even give me the right to be his mother, I have to beg everyone to spend even an hour with him. I never complained but please don't do this. I'll die without him. He's the reason I am still living. Please Bade Papa!"
"Manish, forget Akshu, how can you and the rest of us live without him? Don't send him away." Mimi begged him.
"Maa. I've made my decision and it's final."
"Bade Papa..." Akshu cried but before she could say anything else Aarohi screamed from upstairs.
"Akshu! Bhaiya, Bhabi!" Aarohi screamed. "Come fast! Aarav hurt himself badly!" Akshu got up and started to run up the stairs but Bade Papa held her arm and held her back.
"Bade Papa, please!" Akshu cried. Bade Papa left her downstairs and went upstairs. Akshu ran after him but he closed the door leaving Akshu outside. Akshu heard Aarav crying inside. "Bade papa! Bhaiya! Mimi! Please don't do this to me! Please. Let me just see him. Please. Bhaiya! Badi Maa!" Akshu knocked on the door crying.
"I want Akshu Bua!" Akshu heard Aarav crying from inside.
"Bade Papa! Aarav needs me! Please don't be so heartless! Badi Maa, Mimi! You guys are mothers so how can you do this to me? Please!" Akshu continued to cry and knock on the door.
"Bade Papa. Please don't do this to Akshu." Akshu heard Aarohi tell their grandfather.
"Tell your sister to agree to get married and I'll let you open this door."
"LET ME SEE MY SON! You can't do this! PLEASE!!!" Akshu screamed.
"Akshu buaaaaa!" Akshu heard Aarav cry from inside the room.
"I'll do what you want me to do! Just let me see him! Please!! Let me see my Aarav! Bade Papa! He needs me, please!" Akshu cried.
Bade Papa opened the door. "You will call Abhimanyu yourself to say you want to go ahead with this proposal."
Akshu shook her head. "Bade Papa, don't do this to me."
"Call him now and then you can see Aarav." Bade Papa said closing the door behind her.
"Bade Papa. Let me see Aarav first, please." Akshu begged him.
Bade Papa handed her his phone. "The sooner you call him, the sooner you can see Aarav."
Akshu took the phone from him and called Abhi. After two rings, he picked up.
"Hello? Who is this?"
"Abhimanyu? This is Akshara. I am ready to marry you." Before Abhi could say anything else, Akshu hanged up and gave the phone back to Bade Papa. "Let me see my son, please." Akshu cried.

Bade Papa opened the door and Akshu ran inside and saw Aarav sitting on the bed with Aarohi bandaging his head. "Aarav! My baby!" Akshu ran to him and pulled him in her lap, kissing his face. "Are you okay? Does your head hurt?"
"He's fine, Akshu. It's a superficial wound." Aarohi assured her.
"Oh my baby!" Akshu kissed his head, crying.
"I'm okay, Bua. I'm a big boy." Aarav smiled at her.
"You are a big, brave boy!" Akshu hugged him.

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Abhimanyu Birla:

Abhi was about to go down for dinner when his phone rang with an unknown number. He picked it up. "Hello? Who is this?"
"Abhimanyu? This is Akshara. I am ready to marry you." The other person answered and before he could say anything else, she hanged up.
"Akshu? Is she crying?" Abhi took his car keys and drove to her house. Something was wrong with his girl. She was upset. He had to find out if she was okay or not. Of course, he wanted to marry her but he could never stand her being upset. She was too precious for him. 
Abhi parked outside Akshu's house and pushed the front gate open.  He noticed Akshu sitting on a swing holding a little boy and both of them were wrapped in a blanket and looking at the sky. Akshu was so busy with the kid, she didn't notice Abhi.
"Those stars look like a bear!" The little boy pointed toward the sky. Abhi looked at where he was pointing and couldn't make out anything. Kids. Abhi never understood them or had the patience for them.
"Oh I see it! Those are the paws, that's his little nose and those are the ears!" Akshu laughed, kissing the kid's head. "You are so smart, baby!"
Hearing Akshu's laughter made Abhi smile. He missed that beautiful, magical sound. She looked so at peace sitting there with the kid, he just wanted to stand there and stare at his beautiful girl. Just then, the little kid looked toward Abhi and nudged Akshu.
"Bua, look!"
Akshu looked toward Abhi and the laughter in her eyes got replaced with fear. She looked at the little boy and then Abhi and then the boy again.  "Baby, go inside. I'm going to come in a few minutes." The little boy ran inside. Akshu walked up to Abhi.
"You always been very good with kids." Abhi smiled at her. He couldn't understand why she looked so scared.
"Abhi..."
"Was that kid your nephew?"
Akshu stared at him for a moment trying to speak. She took a deep breath. "Yes. He's my nephew. What are you doing here? I agreed. What else do you want?"
"Baby, please. You sounded upset, I wanted to make sure you are okay." Abhi said trying to touch her face but she walked backwards away from his reach.
"Do I have a choice to be anything else?" Akshu walked toward her house. "Abhi, I agreed to marry you because I was not given a choice.  But I won't be moving to Mumbai.  Also know that a lot has happened in the last 5 years. I'm not the same Akshara from before."
Akshu walked inside leaving Abhi outside. What has happened to his girl? He had to find out....

75 likes for next. No, Abhi has not realized Aarav is his son. He's too focused on Akshu to pay attention to anyone else.