Chapter ~ 21

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Next morning abhishek woke up in the morning and shifted a bit to realise that mani's hand was on his face.

"Yeh kyaaa..." he took her hand and kept it away slowly, not disturbing her sleep.

She was sitting beside him and was sleeping with her back against the headboard of the bed. His fever had reduced but the stomach ache was still there. He frowned and sat up.

Mani was in a very light sleep. She's awake throughout the night and had dozed off only in the morning sometimes back.

Realising some movement she quickly sat straight.

"Abhi..." she said involuntarily. "Tum thik ho..kuch chahiye.." she quickly touched his forehead and sighed in relief.

"Yeah....I'm good..." he said rubbing his temple.

"Yeahhhhh right....good....my left foot.." she stood up angrily.

"When you knew you were having stomach ache then why you still had pizza back to back for two days and then butter paneer..icecream and what not....what the hell were you thinking?where have you left your brain? Tum ek bacche ke bap ho ya fir khud bacche ho.?" She shouted at him

Abu sat up hearing her voice and looked at both of them with confused eyes. Abhishek looked at abu and quickly kissed her

"Calm down..breath..." he told mani.

Manisha stopped and breathed heavily. He chuckled softly seeing her.

"I'm fine don't worry..." he muttered and stood up and wore his slippers.

"If next time....you eat anything stupid after having stomach ache....l will make khichdi for lunch for a year straight..so you better listen to me" she said seriously.

Abhi started to cough and looked at his daughter asking for help.

"No point looking at her...she is my kid....she loves whatever I cook....you think about yourself...." and with that she went out of the room.

After sometime she came back toe abhi sitting on the bed after freshening up she kept a bowl of stew in front of him and sat beside abu to make her drink the milk.

None of them said anything and started to have what they were given quietly. They knew it was better for them to have whatever she gave them, no need for tantrums.

"Get ready we have our first day call time in a couple of hours and we will drop abu to school on the way...." Abhi said looking at her

"I have cancelled our shoot today....it will start from tomorrow.... everyone was more than willing to adjust hearing you are sick...and i will drop abu to school..you take rest"

"What? why would you cancel the shoot?it was the first day....i don't want anyone to suffer because of me...." he said immediately.

She wanted to say 'yeah right' when he said that he didn't want anyone to suffer because of him. But she didn't. By the time she knows that he didn't remember anything from last night but because of what had happened last night, there were too many questions she needed answers for.

"Abhishek it's okay....if you go today and fall more sick we will need more leaves....it is better to just take one leave...." she said looking at him and he knew she made sense.

"Is it okay if princess stays at home today? I mean I know she has her school but...." before he could complete she said

"Yep..she can..but not too much masti.. you're still weak"

He smiled widely and looked at abu who was already clapping. He picked her up and made her sit on his lap and cuddled her tightly.

"Dadda and abu would paint today...." he said rubbing his nose with her nose.

"Yesss dadda...." she smiled widely.

"No dadda..ayi badde painters..you had high fever last night and now you want to paint..like seriously..and you miss what about your studies?a b c d?" Mani asked softly.

"I know that mumma.... a b c d.." she said all the alphabets smoothly.

"Good girl..." Mani said pulling her cheeks.

"But then we will practice handwriting.. and then we'll go to playground..okay?" She said

"Okay mumma...." she said happily and kissed her cheeks as abhi looked at them dreamily.

The day passed well, later at night they put abu to sleep and abhi went and sat in the balcony on the swing to get some fresh air. Mani came and stood at the door and looked at him.

"Abhishek we need to talk...." she said after couple of minutes. She didn't know whether she should be saying all these or not.

"Hmm?" he looked back at her.

"I have some questions.. and want the answers.." she said slowly.

"Yeah..ask.." he gestured for her to go ahead.

"About that evening...." she said and he's face went stiff.

"Why now manisha? When years back you left without asking the same questions I am assuming why you will be asking now.." he said with a straight face.

"Look abhishek don't you think that I deserve to know this? deserve any explanation?" she went inside the balcony and stood in front of him.

He got up from the swing and went near the railing and looked at the sky.

"I also deserved a chance to explain then..." he said blankly.

"Why do you make me feel as if I was the one at fault when you did something much worse...much much worse..." she said angrily.

"Do not blame me when you don't know anything..." he looked at her and finally lost his calm.

"I saw everything so do not even try to prove me wrong...."

"Cool then....you saw everything right?then why are you asking me?" he said looking straight into her eyes.

"I am asking why did you do it?" she gulped, after last night she didn't want this but the true confession about that evening..but the thing became worse.

"If you believe it to be true then I don't have any explanation because there can't be one.. right?"

"There can't be one.?..but the way you are saying it.... I don't know what to feel....how can you be so nonchalant?" she fought to stop her tears.

"You know why? because I am not wrong.. I know it....and I don't care if you do not believe me.... not now....yes I was hurt years back....when I saw the letter and came back to an empty house....when I didn't even understand what I had done until I read your letter...I was not given any chance to explain....I was kept away from my baby...my first baby....missed her first cry...missed her first crawl..missed her first walk....is this a joke to you? because it is not to me...." he choked and wiped his tears quickly and was about to move out of the balcony.

"Abhishek.." she held his hand.

"If we are staying together...if we are trying this for the sake of abu we have to make sure we are at least cordial...for that we have to be clear of our past..because we both have questions and want answers...." she said calmly.

"Find it out....why will i give your answers.? find it out if you want to know the real truth..." he said looking into her eyes and went outside.

**okay so I guess ab sabko pata chalne ka time aayega ke akhir kya hua tha us sham ko ..why she left.. just wait for next update..

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