A Fresh Start - An Abhigya Love Story (completed)

Chapter 18

a/n: hey guys, please do vote and comment if you like my story because it really means a lot! sorry for the short chapter, but i am really busy with some personal problems right now.

It's late in the night in Mumbai, but everyone except Rhea is awake...Thinking about the day's events...Kiara is scared seeing Rhea's condition and her concern for Rhea is growing as all both she and Rhea have got Pragya's anxiety and she too experiences nightmares and panic attacks...Kiara remembers a time when she was a child and Pragya was also having the same problems as Kiara and Rhea and used to wake up from her sleep...She worries so much that she decides to get up and go to her mother...Prachi meanwhile is on the verge of sleeping but her mind keeps on drifting to Ranbir and Sarla Ma...Nishi and Aarav are dealing with the aftermath of realizing that their father is there...While Ragini and Neil meet in the kitchen as they are both unable to sleep...

Kiara reaches Pragya's room and finds it shut...She gently knocks and Pragya asks her to come in...Without saying anything Kiara just runs and jumps on her mother's lap...Meanwhile Ragini and Neil get engrossed in a conversation as she tells him about Pragya also having the same anxiety attacks and then he tells her that Kiara has them too to which Ragini says I don't think Prachi gets them...She's a peaceful sleeper...to which Neil says 'Just like her Dad'...The continue to talk about the past and that's when Neil brings up their children and her family to which her eyes become teary and before she knows huge drops of tears are just falling and they don't seem to be stopping...Neil who cannot bear to see Ragini cry even after all these ears wipes her tears...She is shocked by his action but then slowly holds his hand...That's when Neil feels the urge to hug her and pulls her into his warm embrace...Ragini just fits against his body perfectly and they both feel so comfortable in each other's embrace...They sit like that for a few moments until Ragini says something that irks Neil...'Toh Tumhari Beti Suhaani'...Neil jerks her away and stands up...Feeling bad to see her like that but his anger gets the best of him and he walks away...

In Pragya's room...Pragya is seen talking to Kiara in whispers and asking her about how she knew everything...Kiara tells Pragya about attending the engagement and also tells her that 'the man, who by the way is not her father' is marrying his child's caretaker...Meera...Pragya's eyes grow wide in astonishment and she wonders how their relationship will finally be over...A few drops of tears fall on Kiara's head and she instantly knows that her mother's heart is breaking...'Do you love him still Mumma?'...Pragya doesn't know what to say because she doesn't honestly know what she wants...'Mumma don't be angry'...Pragya looks at her knowing what her daughter has done is going to piss her off...'MOM ISENTHIMDIVORCEPAPERSWITHYOURSIGNATURE'...Pragya takes a few minutes to understand what her firstborn has said and when she realizes she is just about to open her mouth when...