Second chances

part-2( arjun meets armaan)

Abhira was patiently waiting for her turn in the doctors office
the nurse called her name and she immediately stood up taking her sweet son in her arms
the doctor mrs mehta was a family friend who helped abhira deliver her child
the one who opened her eyes to truth of her fake reports
" abhira everything is perfect , all your reports are normal"
that sentence gave relief in abhiras eyes
she was just getting hyped up thinking something was wrong with her
" abhira so are you planning for a second so soon?" just hearing that sentence abhira laughed
" no no just normal tests , Im going to wait 2 more years "  abhira calmed down after saying it
this feeling was calming
in her past , just saying to wait for the child triggered her ex
but now she was in a place where she had a husband who would wait for her decision
with a smile on her face
abhira was walking out of the cabin
but when the nurse called the next patient name
abhira got scared
it was her
she was standing infront of her
mrs ruhi poddar
abhira wanted to leave
but her stroller was stopped by the person
" Ruhi?"
" so you do remember me , i thought you will forget me after destroying my whole life
just like mother like daughter"
ruhis words were like venom
abhira tried to stay calm
she wanted to talk to Ruhi peacefully
but seeing her son getting fussy
Abhira just wanted to leave
" Ruhi , i see you are still hurt
it has been 5 years , can you please leave me alone"
" leave you alone? where did i follow you
you are here to laugh at me
you saw me here every week undergoing treatments and today you tried to mock me right
by bringing this baby " ruhi was loosing it
she wanted to slap this so called sister who she thought was the reason for all her suffering
but seeing that baby crying
Ruhi was getting more irritated
" so he lied, such a two faced person"
" Ruhi what are you saying?" abhira asked puzzled
" the kid it is armaans right, he faked his divorce
and was with you away right abhira?
no wait you cannot conceive , so is this kid adopted by you both right?
"Ruhi this is nonsense, please stop blocking my way" abhira was getting panicked
as the mad look on Ruhi was scaring her child
She knew there was no use in talking to her now
in the past she never listened to her
so there was no use now
with no other option
abhira called the security and was being escorted to her car
" your fleeing away? so i was right!"
ruhi screamed as abhira left
the hospital staff couldn't
and shortly ruhi was taken into custody
for her insane behavior
but something in ruhi eyes triggered a spark of fury
she was not going to let abhira live peacefully
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*****udaipur collector office ******************
Arjun was feeling weird, it has not been 2 days and his wife"s worried calls are taking a toll on him
he agreed with abhira when she didnt want to shift to udaipur
but now seeing her in distress is making him reconsider his options
he wanted to leave for delhi asap
the feeling of his wife being away was killing him
he was about to go when his secretary said there was another appointment for the day
so he sat back to complete the last one
and leave to delhi
when Armaan poddar walked into the room
" Hi sir , im Armaan poddar from Poddar firm"
"poddar firm? what business do you legal firms have with me?" arjun was not liking this a bit
if this was something to do with his parents business he would flip out
" what does your firm do and what is your problem , please explain you have 2 mins"
Armaan was hesitant
he didnt want to go and make connections but everyones pressure
made him sit infront of Arjun talwaar
" sir im here just to invite for the festival and also our collaboration with usdc companies
as you see your parents were good friends of ours
my dadisa kaveri poddar is a friend of your father "
" friends? oh ok
festival is fine but
im sorry , you know i dont get my self involved in business talks this is entirely on my wife or parents and if you want to talk business in your festival it would be better to talk to my wife
she deals with these
im only a government servant
just like your father"
Armaan was getting more uncomfortable
but with a smile on his face he tried to tackle the situation
" sure sir , we will reach out to your wife
but we also want you to come
it is a family get together"
" me ? see if its family get together
then without my wife
i will not come
my parents  have  this rule
wife should be first priority
otherwise your whole life will be spoilt"
" you have lucky parents sir " armaan said remembering vidya
" lucky thats the normal
plus if you are inviting us to a family function
it would be good , my wife can also make some friends
she has to come to udaipur some day soon
btw are you married ?"
the question caused an unusal discomfort in armans heart
he wanted to say he is married
but the reality and legality hit him
so he silently accepted the reality
" im divorced"
the statement caused arjun in a difficult position
he tried to overcome from the statement
" do you have kids? you know if kids are there
you will try to re live your youth again"
arjun felt that this armaan should have had kids
family festival means wife and kids
thats all he thought
but the next answer made arjun sink even more
" my wife left me just after 3 months of marriage sir , so no kids no one
but i have my family  they are really good
your wife can make friends with my brothers wife
chachi, dadisa and all"
" sure , sure"  we will be there
arjun felt something is wrong with this armaan
he looked like he could really use a break
so he casually invited him
" before i say yes to your invite , what are you doing today Armaan?"
" i dont have any plans sir" armaan said reluctantly
but he was suprised with arjuns next question
" will you travel with me to delhi armaan?"
arjun didnt know why he invited armaan to his home
but the look on armaans face reminded him of abhira
the state when she met him 5 years ago
thats when something struck in his heart
are there any similarities?
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author pov
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