My Bodyguard

30 (TW 🩸)

Aarav POV

It's my turn on making dinner tonight and I was at the grocery store, grabbing some ingredients I needed.

We had a good time on our vacation.

I was pleased and so happy to see Ira enjoying herself. She was excited about everything and it was absolutely adorable.

Ira has been getting adorable— I really want to bite her one day.

I grabbed my things and I was walking to the counter but I saw flowers.

I picked up pink and violet ones, making me smile by myself because I know she would be excited for it.

And I took frozen cookie dough too. She always wants something sweet after dinner and grins at me for chocolate.

She really has gotten cheekier.

I paid for everything, going to pickup Ira from work and I parked by the curb, reminding myself to give her the flowers.

I just walked into the cafe and I stopped.

"What— what happened?"

3 hours before

"Slow down, girlie. No one is taking your snack." Sugar said patting my shoulder and I gave her a look, biting on my new found obsession— kimchi.

I love it.

"I'm so hungry and this is so good! The sourness is making my nausea go away." I said eating a bunch of it and Sugar stared at me.

"What?" I asked while holding a bowl of kimchi.

"Are you pregnant?" She questioned and I stared at her, being absolutely shocked.

"No. Why?"

"Because you've been eating sour things, almost cried because your husband was 10 minutes late."

"What's the connection? I always liked sour things." I said finishing my bowl and looked at her.

She had the most obvious look.

"You get extra emotional when you get pregnant and I think you are, better get checked, sweetie." She wiggled her eyebrows in excitement, mumbling by herself that she's going to be an aunt.

I touched my tummy, not feeling anything other than fat and my tummy has been weirdly achy since morning, sharp pains on my lower abdomen.

I think it's my period and it does get late sometimes.

I don't think I'm pregnant— but should I check later?

I got back to work after eating my lunch, adding more kimchi to my fried rice.

I rolled out pastries, baking it and I was getting sweaty, slightly dizzy. I just drank more water, continuing my work.

I was at the front, checking the display and someone came in, making me move to the counter.

"Hi, how can I help you?" It was a teenage boy and he was staring at me, not saying anything.

I glanced at my back awkwardly, looking back at him.

"Hello?" I waved my hand and he looked at me, glancing at the display.

"Can I get the chocolate one?" He mumbled, pointing at it and I nodded, taking it.

"Do you want anything—"

"I'm your brother— stepbrother." He said suddenly and I stared at him, being surprised.

And it clicked me, it's my mother's son.

I noticed his features that was slightly similar with me but he was on the taller side, looking older.

"I'm Anirudh, you can call me Ani." He was clearly talking to me but I couldn't respond. I'm not sure what to say.

"Are you ignoring me? I know Mom can be a jerk but we're family—"

"I never had a family. You don't know anything about me and I am not interested in speaking with you." I said sternly, being firm and I want to be brave.

I am not going to cry because of these people anymore.

"I know you were left by Mom but she must've had a reason—"

"What was the reason? What made her to decide to leave me, the 5 year old all alone with a shitty dad while she just had a new husband and popped a bunch of babies?! What the hell about me?!" I was at my limit, yelling at the boy and he was taken aback, staring at me in surprise.

"Ira, Ira—" I was trembling with anger, getting pulled by Sugar to the back.

I tried to calm down, rubbed my chest and taking deep breaths but my tummy started to hurt so much.

I patted my tummy, leaning back on the chair and I started to sweat because of the pain, making me tear up because the pain and the situation is overwhelming.

I have decided long ago to just forget about my mother. The hell with whatever she does, I have Aarav, that's enough for me.

I live for myself and for him now. He has done for me much more than anyone has ever done.

He's the only one matters for me.

But I'm feeling overwhelmed with everything.

The accidental bump with May and knowing the creepy man knows what I do, it makes me wonder, why does no one leave as I am?

What have I ever done to them?

Why does everyone mess with my peace and happiness?

I just want to live a life that I'm happy and content without feeling like I'm walking on eggshells everyday— I'm so tired of this.

"Ira!" I broke away from my thoughts, looking at Sugar being frantic and calling for Henry.

"What's wrong?" I mumbled, leaning back and trying to hold the pain in.

"You're bleeding!" She was so flustered, pointing at me and I looked at her weirdly, looking at myself.

The floor was bloody and it's from me.

"Is it my period—" I flinched, tearing up when the pain started to get worse and I started to feel dizzy with my heart beating out of my chest.

This is not a good feeling.

I didn't know what was happening after because I felt myself getting lifted, making me glance at Henry and Sugar yelling.

The last thing I saw was Aarav.

Aarav now

"Ira? Ira, wake up!" I kept tapping her cheeks but she wasn't waking up and she was bleeding out.

Why is she bleeding out?

I held her to me, trying to calm myself down and Henry was driving as fast as he could, reaching the hospital right away.

I laid her on the stretcher, wanting to go with them but they didn't let me, making me stay at the waiting area.

I kept staring at my bloody sleeves, trying to think what is it. I couldn't function properly.

I couldn't function without her and the moment I saw her being in Henry arms, losing consciousness— my heart just stopped.

I can't fucking calm down.

I need my fucking wife. I need to know what the hell happened.

"Mr Aarav?" I looked up, standing up when the doctor came.

"We're sorry to inform that your wife had a miscarriage."