chapter 24

"Paaya toh tujhe boond sa bhi nahi,

Aur khone ka dar samundar sa hai."

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Chandni pov-

After changing in night dress black losse sleeves kurti and plazo with black dupatta i started making my notes and don't know when it was midnight .

i checked my phone saw it's 12:36 am at night and still i making my notes but the work is so much that they are not taking the name of ending.

This day's online classes have become very hectic, teachers are taking more classes beacuse last second semester exam is going to be after Diwali.

I was making my notes for exam and again i felt little pain' in abdomen my period came a few hours ago due to which i am feeling weak and pain.

I kept my books and notes on side with my black dupatta then lay on the bed and closed my eyes in pain, i put my hands in my stomach and started caressing it slowly i tried to sleep after switching my lights off but like always my attention went towards him and started thinking about him and what happened after that.

Flashback -

i went straight to my room when he left his own room and closed the door of my room and cried.

After a while i heard knock sound on my door and immediately wiped my tears off my face and looked at the door to see who's there and then i saw aunty enter to my room with breakfast tray.

Chandni you didn't come for breakfast so i thought kyu na hum sath mein breakfast kare? ,aunty said smiling and put the breakfast tray on the table that was in front of my bed and she stood there.

I don't feel like eating anything aunty, i said without meeting her gaze and immediately get up from bed seeing her standing there.

Aise kaise man nahi h and you don't need to stand sit on the bed and let me arrange our breakfast, aunty said and made me sit on the bed and brought breakfast in front of me and sit beside me.

don't love me that much aunty or it will be very difficult to leave .

Aunty, i really don't feel like eating ,i said and tried to convince her but like her son she also glared at me.

Shhh now eat,she said and brought a bite of food in front of me.

And I knew I couldn't dissuade her and also she wouldn't listen to me so having no option and took that bite in my mouth and started eating.

And after that both of us started eating in between the aunt was talking to me.

After having my breakfast, we went to the bathroom to wash our hands.

Chandni , aunty called me when we came out of the bathroom and sit on the bed.

Now I know where this thing will go, aunty will definitely talk about last night incident.

Jii ,i said and sit on the side of bed beside her.

Did Abeer said anything to you yesterday? If he said something ,to mein tumse maafi maangti hu , Aunty said looking towards me and i remembered what happened yesterday night.

jii nahi unhone aisa kuch nahi kaha jiski wajah aapko mujhse maafi mangni pade, i immediately said seeing her apologizing to me.

I didn't want say anything about last night because of me there was already a argument happened between aunty and him and also aunty is looking sad too.

I know you will didn't say anything But Chandni Abeer is not bad just he doesn't trust anyone quickly please give him time, aunty said and i nodded.

Aunty i wanted to talk to you yesterday adarsh called me he said everything is fine there ,i tried to speak properly so that aunty would not think that i am lying and unknowingly i started playing with the corner part of my dupatta.

Hmm so what did he say ,aunty asked.

he said everything is fine there so i can go back now, i said without looking at her eyes.

Chandni you know you don't even know how to lie , aunty said and i looked at her who was smiling .

Please forgive whatever my son said and because of him you don't have to leave this house and If again he said something to you, I will teach him a good lesson , aunty said and caressed my hair.

Aunty aisi koi baat nahi adarsh ​​really called me yesterday that's why i'm telling you,i said and tried to convince her.

Please Chandni don't lie or you really want me to get angry with Abeer hmmm, aunty said and i looked at her.

I don't want anyone to be in trouble  aur ye to bilkul bhi nahi because of me aunty getting angry with him.

And you pay attention to your studies, you know that your exams are coming, aunty said and i nodded.

And then she gets up from the bed and take the tray from the bed and leaves the room.

Flashback end.

Chandni pov-

And after that I tried to talk to her many times but she always avoids a topic.

It's been one week since he left i didn't know much, just came to know that he has gone on business trip and maybe come in few days.

I shook that thought and tried to sleep but beacause of my period cramps i was not able sleep and this periods cramps were getting worse as usual, now these three days are going to be tough for me.

I kept on tossing and turning on the bed for some time but started feeling more pain and like always i also started feeling nauseous.

i slowly stood from the bed, took my black dupatta from the bed then put it on my shoulder i came out of the room and started going towards the second floor kitchen to get the heating pad.

I searched for a heating pad in the kitchen all drawers for a long time but cannot find it.

Then cramp hits me and feeling pain and exhaustion i sits on the kitchen floor with my hand on stomach and feeling frustrated tears welled up in my eyes and i started crying.

I hate this periods, i murmured while cried sitting on floor.

Few seconds later i heard someone footsteps and i looked up with my teary eyes to see who's there.

I saw him hyy Mata rani now i started hallucinating him.

Earlier i used to see him in my dreams but now i think i started hallucinating him and really it feel like he is standing in front of me feeling irritated with myself and this pain made me more cry and i buried my face in my knees.

Red,i heard and i look towards the place where his standing.

Why are you crying, he asked in worried tone and while sit on his knees beside me.

I didn't say anything just kept looking at him and kept thinking whether it was true or not did he really come back and then again i heard his voice again.

Tell me red.... ,he said slowly and tucked my hair strands behind my ear and feeling his touch automatically my went eyes closed and tears started falling from my eyes.

He came back .....

I am not hallucinating he really came back and sitting beside me.

It hu_rts ,i said in my hiccups and bite my lips that i can stop myself from crying.

I don't know why my tears are not stopping just flowing out of my eyes maybe because i am happy that he is back or because i am in pain.

Did you get hurt somewhere ?,he asked while checking whether i am hurt or not.

Don't cry first tell are you get hurt somewhere, he asked while wiping my tears with his thumb and first' time seeing him talking to me nicely that gesture made me more cry.

N_o,i said and shooked my head in no.

Then why are you crying? ,he asked and looked at my hands that was on my stomach.

Now what should I tell them what happened to me why i am crying and even if told him don't know what he would think.

Are you in you're periods? ,He asked hesitantly and i looked at him for second and unknowingly i nodded and feeling embarrassed i tried to get up and suddenly another cramp hit me and i sat back putting my hands on my stomach and loud cry escaped my mouth.

you don't need to be embarrassed and we are going to the doctor ,he said picked me in his arms in bridal style and started going out of the kitchen.

Us_ki jarura_t nah_i it's not nor_mal in peri_ods,i said but he didn't stopped.

No it's not normal you were crying because of the pain,he said in serious tone.

Ple_ase muj_he na_hi Jan_a,i said in my sobs and he looked at my teary eyes and stopped in track.

ple_ase p_ut me dow_n koi d_ekh leg_a, i said and clutched his shirt collar so that i does not fall.

But seeing him not moving and not even saying anything feeling weak i put my head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.

Shh keep quiet and took care of these bangles someone will definitely come here from the sound of your bangles, he said slow voice and started walking .

I didn't open my eyes and just clutched my some bangles in my fist so that they didn't create any sound.

I opened my eyes when i felt that he making me sit on the bed.

And both of our eyes met for a few seconds but i lowered my eyes immediately and corrected my dupatta on my shoulder nervously.

I saw him he taking a step back and i looked the other way and saw that it was not my room but his room.

It's no_t m_y roo_m , i said slowly but it comes like whisper and i looked at him for answer but I saw he was taking something out of the night stand drawer .

Author -

Abeer heard what Chandni said but he ignored that and without responding to her and he takes out a the medicine from the drawer of the night stand and feel the water in the glass.

Here take this medicine it will ease your pain , abeer said and forward the medicine and glass of water towards her.

No it's ne_eded, it w_ill be f_ine in so_me tim_e , chandni said without meeting his eyes and fisted her end for her dupatta in her hand.

Take it will reduce you're pain, Abeer said.

I ha_ve never tak_en medi_cine for t_his pai_n , Chandni said slowly .

Sleep, abeer said and was about to leave when Chandni voice stopped him .

Me_in... yah_an ka_ise, chandni tried to say but Abeer one glare made her to shut her mouth and without saying anything he walks out of the room.

Abeer goes to the kitchen and starts looking for ingredients to make broccoli and kale soup the one his mother always used to make for his sisters when they were on their periods.

After making the soup, Abeer goes back to his room and saw chandni was curled on the bed .

Abeer closes the door of his room and went towards his bed and saw she was sobbing hiding her face in pillow while her hands on her stomach.

Uhm... have this it's might help maa always made for Ahana and Aditi when they're in pain, abeer said hesitantly and put that glass on the night stand.

Listing Abeer voice chandni who's eye's turns red because of crying moves her face away from the pillow and looks at Abeer.

Seeing her like this Abeer goes towards her and helps her to sit .

Chandni rested her head on the head rest and looked towards him .

Abeer sit on the bed at a little distance away from Chandni and forwarded the glass towards her.

Have this, Abeer said and again moved the glass towards her.

No it smel_ls so bad , Chandni said slowly scrunch her nose little in disgust and pushed that glass a little towards him.

Drink this it really ease you're pain and only it smells bad but it tastes good, Abeer said .

Auntie made this soup for me when i was in pain so don't lie and it's tasted bad , chandni said and little glared at him for lying and again'lay on the bed.

Seeing her laying on the bed again, Abeer kept that glass night dress and made Chandni sit on the bed again.

Don't make me angry drink this, abeer said this in little angery tone seeing her behaving like stubborn and seeing Abeer in anger tears start falling from her eyes.

Abeer takes that glass near Chandni's mouth and she drink it in one go while closing her nose with her hand.

Rhinoceros kahyi ke, chandni murmured to herself in anger which was only audible to her and still her tears just won't stop they continuously falling from her eyes.

Abir keeps that glass on the night stand and then wipe her tears with his hands.

Seeing her like this, Abeer little goes towards her.

Uhmm the pain hasn't reduced a bit?,Abeer asked in clam tone.

No.... my ba_ck still hurts, chandni said and instead of looking at Abeer, she was looking here and there to avoid him.

She didn't tell Abeer that her abdomen was also hurting as she was felt shy.

Abeer shift closer to her then slowly keeps both his hand on her waist and slowly pulls her towards himself and in process chandni's face collides with Abeer's chest.

Chandni moved her face little away from Abeer's chest and looked at Abeer's face.

Abeer looked at her face to see discomfort or anything but seeing no discomfort in her eyes he slided his one hands on her back started slowly crashing it while he put his other hand on her head and started stroking her hairs.

They doesn't exchanged words and after few minute Chandni started getting relaxed in abeer arm's and she hidded her face in Abeer's chest then clutched his shirt in her fist.

They don't know for how many minutes both of them were sitting in such a position and Abeer kept on crashing Chandni's back.

Abir notices after some time that Chandni's eyes are closed and she has started feeling sleepy.

Abir removed his hand from Chandni's back then took that hand infront of her face and slowly removed hair strands that was covering her face then tug them behind her ear.

Abir put his one hand on Chandni's head and the other one again on Chandni's back and started making her lay on the bed.

Abeer made her lay on the bed and was going back when he felt tug on his shirt and he looked at her face and saw the she was clutched his shirt on her fist while slightly opening her eyes in her sleep.

St_ay, Chandni murmured in her sleep and again tears started falling from her eyes.

Chandni was scared and that if she close her eyes he will go away from her again.

Shhh....how much do you cry...... okay uhm i am here sleep now, Abeer said tiredly and tried to convince her but she didn't loosen her clutch on his shirt and kept looking at him with her sleepy and teary eyes.

Abeer was tired beacuse of a long journey and at that he just wanted to sleep.

Seeing her like this Abeer sighed and taking a deep breath he just lay beside her on the bed then covered themselves with comforter .

Abeer sees chandni's eyes are closed but still he can sense that she was in pain and he slowly put his one hand on stomach and started caressing it.

Feeling his hands on stomach, Chandni opened her eyes in shock and she looked at him while her breathing quickened.

Relax i am not doing anything ,abeer said seeing her in shock and fast breathing.

listening to him Chandni blinked her eyes in response then she closed her eyes while still holding abeer shirt in her hand.

Abeer thought that he would leave when she fell asleep but due to tiredness Abeer falls asleep beside her.

Koi ishara ,koi izhaar, yaa phir koi baat hi kar de,

Kar de mujhko qaid apne ander,

Yaa phir mukammal azaad hi kar de .

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-AN