Abhira Family-Volume 2

Happy Father's Day - II

The next day Harshvardhan went to the guest room where Manjari was staying for the time being. Abhimanyu is trying to feed her the food and Akshara stands in the room without saying anything. 

"Maa, please thoda sa kha lijiye. Apne kal raat se kuch nhi khaya hai", said Abhimanyu worriedly.

"Abhi, beta mera kuch mann nhi hai khana khane ka. Mujhe bas akela rehna hai. Tu jaa yha se", said Manjari meekly.

"Maa, please thoda sa mere liye kha lijiye", Abhimanyu pleaded his mother. But she didn't reply to him. Abhi sighed loudly.

Harsh came into the room and settled on the bed opposite Manjari. Manjari sat up straight looking at Harsh, tears were flowing from her eyes. Abhimanyu wanted to say something but Akshara held his hand. Their parents need to talk to each other. She intertwined her fingers, stopping him from lashing out at his father.

"Manjari, tumhe kuch khana chahiye. Tumhe itne der tak bhukha nhi rehna chahiye", said Harsh slowly. Manjari gasped hearing these words from Harsh's mouth. He never cared about her, so what happens to him now?

"Mai kha loongi abhi thodi der mai. Aapne khana khaya?" asked Manjari. Manjari always loved Harsh. She knew he mistreated her from the start of their marriage but for her, Harshvardhan is her everything.

Harsh shook his head. "I will also eat in some time. Manjari, mujhe tumse kuch poochna hai? Please unke sahi jawab dena", asked Harsh politely. Manjari nodded her head. She knew what he had to ask but she didn't expect this politeness from him.

"Tumne mujhe kabhi kyun nhi bataya ki Neil mera beta hai. I know why you didn't tell anyone in the family. I am so thankful for this. You saved me. You didn't let me downgrade in front of my family. But mujhe kyun nhi bataya. Tumhe nhi lagta mujhe yeh pta hona chahiye tha ki Neil mera beta hai?" asked Harsh calmly. He didn't raise his voice.

"Mujhe nhi pta. Maine apko batane ke bare mai khi baar socha pr nhi bta payi. Nhi pta kyu nhi bta payi, bas nhi bta payi", replied Manjari sadly. She had no answer to this question. She didn't know when her one lie turned into another and then another. In the end, she creates a web of lies from which she cannot escape even if she tries.

"Okay", said Harsh defeatedly and tried to get up when Manjari held his hand.

"Aapko mujhe  pr gussa aa rha hoga na, mujhse yha se nikalne ka mann kr rha hoga na", asked Manjari hesitantly.

"Nhi, sach bataoo toh iss time mujhe sirf khud pr gussa aa rha hai. The way I behaved with my family all these years was inexplicable. I hurt everyone in the family. I had hurt you, Abhimanyu and Neil. Mujhe tum logo ke sath aise behave krne ka koi right nhi tha. Maine tum sabko bahut hurt kiya hai. I have cheated on you. Uske baad bhi you forgive me. You are living with me under the same roof for all those years even when I am at fault. I am sorry Manjari, I have no right to behave like this with you. I am so sorry, so sorry", Harsh folded his hands and asked forgiveness from his wife. There were tears in his eyes. It was the first time when Harsh asked for forgiveness from his wife.

Manjari sobbed loudly looking at this state of Harsh. She held his hands and cried loudly. Harsh took her in his embrace and cried. They cried for all those mistakes which ultimately made their relationship so weak that they could not confess their misdoings to each other. "I am so sorry, Manjari. I am so sorry", mumbled Harsh repeatedly.

Akshara also had tears in her eyes. She takes her husband's hand and takes him out of the room giving the couple some privacy with each other. They needed to talk to each other and say whatever they wanted to say.

Abhi was shocked by the behaviour of his father. What the hell happened to him suddenly? "Akshu, sir ko achanak se kya ho gya hai. Woh aisi batein kaise kr rhe hai. Unhone ne maa se maafi mangi. Maa se, unhone maafi mangi, can you believe it?" said Abhi shockingly.