Broken Jewel

❤58❤ - High Expectations

"Yea.... Love is just as confusing as that" Dev sulked.

"The reason it's so confusing is because, it's love. Love comes with lots of challenges Dev. It's all about the struggles you have gone through and still developing into a strong and beautiful person....... Just like you" she said, making Dev smile sadly.

"Uhuh...."

"Trust me Dev.... If you aren't strong, then I don't know what strong is"

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Arjun stared at Dev for a good five minutes. This was one of the rare moments where Arjun had to witness Dev with a troubled look.

"Dev, what's wrong?" he placed his hands on his shoulders gently.

"I don't know Arjun. I just can't seem to guess what's wrong with me. I am so damn upset!" he huffed and leaned against the wall.

"Fine just cool down. Where's Sona?"

"Don't know... She went inside the consultation room. I didn't see her after that" Dev shrugged carelessly, making Arjun frown.

"Did you fight with her?" he narrowed his eyes.

"No! She made me upset" Dev glared at Arjun, "She said she wanted an abortion if she was pregnant!" Dev completed and looked away.

Arjun's eyes widened as he took a little while to digest what Dev had just said. Sona saying that kind of statement was really a shock.

"W..W-what? Did you hear her well? I mean.....her reasons-"

"Whatever fucking reason Arjun! I don t care about it anymore. She could have still asked about my decision and talked to me about it. I would have stood by her side no matter what! Even if it was an abortion ....Instead, the decision was already taken." Dev waved his hand sarcastically, "She was just informing me like a third person, Arjun!"

Arjun was dumbfounded. He never knew that the situation was so dense. Dev was a man of dreams and Sonakshi just broke it by a few words. There was no way anyone could console him in this matter.

"So.....she's pregnant?" Arjun asked softly.

"Not confirmed yet. But I hope she's not! I don't know why.....but I just can't deal with the news that she would just kill a chi-" Dev paused as his eyes widened.

In that instant his skin became pale, his mouth hung with lips slightly parted and his eyes were as wide as they could stretch. He immediately composed himself and looked at Arjun with enlarged eyes. It was as if he recalled a memory in his head.

"Hey Dev.... What happened?" Arjun shook his shoulders vigorously, only to receive a faint smile from Dev.

"You know Arjun..... how could I have forgotten?" Dev brushed his hair with his fingers and inhaled a deep breath before looking at Arjun.

"You know Arjun, my Sona....... She is not capable of killing anyone in her life. Not her own child especially. She would never be able to kill a cockroach, let alone abort. Her heart is so soft..... She would never be able to live with the guilt ever." Dev spoke in a whisper as he gazed at the trees outside.

"But you just said she wasn't ready, right?"

"Yea....she said that. But I know her too well Arjun. I am pretty sure she won't. She just can't...." Dev trusted his instincts more than anything. She looked down, feeling his heart sink at the heavy feeling.

He realised that he had judged Sona too quickly. She would never ever hurt a person. He knew that she must have had some other deep reasons to take such a decision. He understood that he was overreacting unnecessarily.