16.

"सांसों को जीने का इशारा मिल गया

जिंदगी का पता दोबारा मिल गया

तू मिला तो खुदा का सहारा मिल गया"

........

MIHIKA

In his embrace i found my solace..i felt at peace... all my life i have seen people believing others over me but today when he said

'i believe you Mrs.Malhotra' those words ringing in my head continuously providing a sense of calmness to me someone believed me he did and that was enough for me..to try again

We were silent.. the silence was peaceful enough to let me know that i had someone i can rely on with all myself

i was in his arms he was holding me so close i felt protected and safe around him my breath calmed down finally he kept caressing my hairs letting me cry as much i wanted that was the last thing i remember before darkness consumed me

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I opened my eyes blinking them to adjust my view to the surroundings i opened my eyes they were hurting badly and my head was pounding with pain i felt someone's fingers caressing my forehead i realised my head was on his lap i slept off like that..his hands were still in my hairs caressing them

(Imagine them)

he looked at me softly i sat up quickly

"i-" i was going to apologise but he cut me off

"it's okay i wanted to take care of you" he said smiling at me softly

i gave him a weak smile

"thank you for being here with me" i said wiping off my cheeks with the sleeve of my kurti

"i am always here for you, with you" he said as he picked up a plate full of food from the night stand and forwarded it towards me

i took it from him i wouldn't lie i needed food my body was aching like hell

"How come you are here? what about your business trip it was important!" i said stuffing my mouth with a spoonful of rajma chawal

"Not more than my wife" he said feeding me another bite as i stopped eating

"you didn't-" he didn't let me complete

and gave me another spoonful of my food

"eat first mrs.malhotra" he said giving me a 'no further talks look'

"did you eat?" i asked as i chewed on my food

"doesn't matter right now" he said

"means you didn't" i said giving him a 'dare you lie look'

"i will have it after you finish" he said softly smiling

"Here have it i am full" i said forwarding my half eaten plate to him i was seriously full

he raised an eyebrow i gave him a smile

"i am full Malhotra ji truly" i said smiling and forwarding my plate to him

he took it from me and started stuffing his mouth with big bites of rajma chawal

i smiled internally he was so hungry

"aaram se" i said patting his back as he choked on his food

he nodded and continued to finish his food i went to get freshen up as i realised i was looking like a mess

i wore a simple pink kurti which was comfortable for me to sleep in i walked out of the bathroom and saw him resting his head on the headboard of the bed

he must be tired and I still can't digest the fact that he came all the way here for me leaving his business trip

i walked towards him

"do you want to have coffee i am making one for myself?" i asked taking out his clothes a t-shirt and sweatpants and walked towards him

"that would be great" he said looking at me

"join me in the balcony? go get freshen up first" i said giving him his clothes

he nodded smiling and went to get freshen up and i walked downstairs towards the kitchen the lights were dim

maybe everyone already had their dinner and went to sleep

i saw maa in the kitchen

"maa" i said in a low voice walking towards her

"mihi meri bacchi..tu thik hai?" she asked as soon as she saw me and cupped my cheek in her hand she had tears in her eyes

(mihi are you fine?)

"maa i am fine see" i said giving her a happy smile

"you scared me so much ese koi karta hai?" she said giving me an disappointed look

"i am sorry maa i didn't mean to" i said smiling

"Well i am hoping there's some progress between you two" she said wiping her hands from the paper towel while i prepared coffee

I looked at her and gave her a genuine smile

"i am trying maa i am willing to give us a chance" i said smiling assuringly

"i am going to take a step forward today" i said nervously as i poured the coffee

"trust me you can do it and he will be more than happy to hear it" she said patting my cheek

"maa are you sure i am not burdening him with myself?" i asked picking up the cups

"don't overthink okay? i am rooting for you two! i know you both will be the ideal couple" she said grinning

i nodded smiling and we both moved out of the kitchen and parted ways as i went to the room and maa went to hers

i stepped inside and saw the door of the balcony open i took a deep breath and walked towards the balcony

he was sitting on the couch closing his eyes i sat beside him placing the coffee mugs on the table before us

(balcony)

(you can imagine however you want)

sensing my presence he opened his eyes and looked at me with a soft smile

"are you tired?" i asked giving him the coffee mug

"no i am home" he said taking a sip of the coffee

i smiled at his words he has his way with words that i couldn't decipher easily

"Mrs.Malhotra are you fine?" he asked looking at me with a calm expression

"i was not until you came and made me feel safe i was so scared that something might happen to us...to you" i said honestly as a drop of tear fell from eyes he wiped it off with his thumb

"I promise I won't let anything happen to you" he said giving me a promising and comforting look

"you are someone very precious to me Mrs.Malhotra i won't let someone hurt you this easily you have to trust me that i believe in you..in us" he added looking at the moon

my heart fluttered hearing him he has so much belief and hope in us

"you know when dad said that you are willing to marry me i thought it was because of your father" i said honestly looking at my coffee mug

"i married you because I wanted to Mrs.Malhotra i have seen you crying for that human, i wished to sooth your pain to take your pain away, i wished to provide all of that you deserve when i said i want to be the husband you deserve i meant it" he said looking at me

i got my answers I can't hurt this man not even a little bit

"and its not out of pity i assure you.. i am trying honestly to give all of myself to you I don't know what you want and i can't- don't want to force you for anything-" he was saying those words with such honesty i cut him off

"I want us to be a couple in real meaning Malhotra ji...i want to be your wife in real meaning i want to give us a chance but-"

A tear fell from my eyes i wiped it off

he looked at me asking me to continue

"but-i am scared i will hurt you..i will mess up everything like everytime I don't want to hurt you.. I don't want us to turn out like I don't want to" i confessed honestly

VEDANT

My heart skipped a beat she was pouring her heart out for the first time

she said she wanted to give us a chance she wanted to be my wife i- mean how did i get so lucky all of a sudden

"but-i am scared i will hurt you..i will mess up everything like everytime I don't want to hurt you.. I don't want us to turn out like I don't want to" she said looking at the moon as if it knew something

i smiled internally

'How could she hurt me when she is the only one who is healing me she is the one who is keeping me sane if i didn't have her by my side i would have gone insane till now she is the source of my happiness from the time she didn't even know that I existed'

" i wouldn't let anything get messed up and if it did we'll make everything all right and about you hurting me.." i paused for a while and faced her i asked for her hand

she looked at me for a second but then gave her hands in mine

"I believe in my wife she wouldn't do it and if anyhow you did i would still stick around you until we make it all right yeah?" i said holding her hands tight in mine giving her a assuring smile

she looked at me with tears in her eyes

the thing i hated the most

i wiped them off

"why are you like this?" she asked her voice a little creaky as if she was about to cry

i cupped her face in my hands

"because you are like this" i said wiping off her tears and she chuckled

"I-i don't know how to say it but I don't know what I'd do without you i feel lucky that you are my husband" she said and that was it i wanted this moment to stop right there she addressed me as her husband for the very first time

i caressed her cheek and suddenly the cold breeze hit us and i attached my forehead with hers and closed my eyes

I can't believe my ears i just hope it doesn't turn out to be a mere dream

i took a deep breath to calm myself down i didn't wanted to scare her but i wanted to scream and tell the world that

'SHE IS MY WIFE MY MIHIKA'

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And in that silence they knew they found solace in each other...

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