Abhigya Short Stories

Mistress of His Heart : Epilogue

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She couldn't look at his face.

She just couldn't.

He has practically stopped talking.

He was brooding most of the time lost in his scary thoughts.

Pragya sighs seeing him walk in.

Abhishek forces a smile on his face.

Pragya reassuringly tries to smile at him.

The moment he walked into their bedroom, Disha whispers to her, "He is going to die of a heart attack."

Pragya worriedly looks at her. "He is so worried that he is not sleeping at night. He is smoking so much; he is practically living in the balcony."

Disha sighs. "You tell your mother to stop talking about how you were a premature baby. I think he expects the baby to pop out any second."

Pragya sighs. She knew the reason Abhishek was worried wasn't that the baby could be premature, she was way over her due date, closing in on 40 weeks. And their baby was big.

Though, Abhishek had started sharing to her about his worries, concerns and stresses, this, he just wouldn't share with her because he thought that was going to scare her, when it was his worry that was scaring her.

Pragya caresses her stomach as she sighed in worry. Please come soon, baby.

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Finally, all their prayers were answered. Pragya went into labor in the middle of the night.

"I don't want him with me." Pragya tells the doctor as she gasped in pain.

Abhishek looks at her shock. "Pragya..."

Pragya lovingly caresses his cheek. "You are so scared and worried. I can do this alone."

Abhishek kisses her hand and tells her, "I don't have many memorable moments in life. Our baby... I don't want to lose out that moment."

"You'll be fine, right?" Pragya asks him worriedly.

"Yes." Abhishek promises her.

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"How did he do?" Sarala asks Pragya.

"He did good." A half dead, Pragya tells her mother as she held Abhishek's hand.

Sarala smiles happily.

"It's a girl like you wanted." Raghuveer tells Abhishek with happy tears.

"Not wanted, he was very sure." Pragya teases him.

Abhishek chuckles as he lovingly held their daughter.

They hear the door open and turn to look and sees Disha walk in. "I went to get coffee and that is when you come to room!"

Pragya chuckles.

"How did he do?" Disha asks as she excitedly looked at the baby.

"He did good." Pragya tells her smiling.

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"Purab is on his way." Disha informs them as she on the couch watching Abhishek and Pragya with their daughter.

"Yeah, he had messaged. He had some meeting." Abhishek informs Pragya.

"I think he is planning to propose me." Disha says thoughtfully.

"About time, I say." Pragya mutters.

"He is worried that he is not as rich as you." Abhishek tells her.