adhura pyaar ┃abhira (3.0)

the unknown

The little boy in front of her wrapped his arms tightly around her torse, burying his face in the sheets. As the young boy once again called her as mumma she felt the room spin, and flashes from her dream resurfaced, except this time when she reaches the calling voice she see's him. The small boy who was currently wrapped around her, he had sat up and was observing her with tears in his eyes. 

He reminded her of her own reflection, but what overpowered his looks the most were... Abhimanyu's. No that couldn't be. It was wrong to think that.

"Mumma" Abhir tries once again scooting into her lap, and she feels a deep feeling of tenderness and warmth towards him. 

It's almost as if her mouth is working against her brain and she formulates a name, it's on the tip of her tongue and she wants to desperately say it, "Abh-

Yet she failed, her mind losing her in the last second. Kairav sees her struggle and comes forward to take Abhir away but as Abhir whimpers not wanting to leave, Akshara feels a strong sense of protectiveness and wraps her arms around him not wanting to let him go. 

Abhir clings onto her for his life, and Akshara hugs him back too, she was on the verge of a panic attack all her emotions inordinate but as she's in Abhir's embrace, all her worries are washed away and her breathing stables. 

"i love you so much mumma" Abhir whispers into her neck, and it's as if she doesn't even need to question her feelings or completely recognize him but she says it back instantly. She doesn't know how it's possible for her to feel this much love, without even recalling the past but she does. Certain feelings of protectiveness and attachment overcome her, and she realizes that she would do anything for this child in front of her ─ her son. 

***

Abhimanyu handed Akshara a bottle of water as they waited for the driver to pull up at the entrance of the hospital. After Kairav had left, Abhimanyu had explained their plan of sending her to live in Jaipur with her son, abhir, tomorrow morning as she was fit to travel. Surprisingly, she hadn't asked a single question yet, which worried him but he forced himself to be professional and focus on formalities to discharge her as well as prepare for re-settling in Jaipur. 

"Abhir is my son" She states, and he turns to her. This was the first time she said anything about it, and he was feeling hopeful. "I didn't know-

She looks up to meet his eyes and his heart wrenches as he sees the pain in her eyes as she isn't able to recognize him, but he could tell that she loved him to pieces already. He gives her a tentive smile, "I was about to tell you in a... better way but i guess he couldn't wait. But trust me, It's not your fault that all your memories didn't come back automatically, that's not how it works. But you already harboring such strong feelings for him is a great sign, it means they are still accessible and it also goes to show how great of a mother you were"

"Thank you. You always know exactly what to say" She smiles at him, and he feels the air knocked out of his lungs. It was dangerous for him to get lost in her eyes, smile or words any longer, so he decided to bring a topic that breaks his heart anyways. 

"So did you decide on letting Abhinav come to Jaipur with you?" He asks, and her face changes from her carefreeness to worry. 

"I- I don't know" Her voice falters, for some reason she couldn't feel anything for that man. It surprised her that they were married and their ... kid? "But Abhir would want his parents there right, and he's the father of abhir"

Abhimanyu feels a sharp pang to his chest and suddenly feels like he wants to throw up, he hadn't thought this through. Not telling Akshara about them, would cause her to think like this. Abhir was their son, their love. He looks away, trying to hide the imminent hurt in his eyes while racking his brain for a coverup story because he couldn't let her believe that.