Chapter 22: chapter 22

Jamuni continued her story,"I reached hospital where I came to know that Neelesh had met with an accident. Maya was also with him at that time, when that unfortunate accident took place.Neelesh was unconscious and he required someone to take care of him. I decided to bring him to my house till he recovers completely.I went to see Maya, who was crying out of guilt and said to me with great difficulty,'I wanted to snatch away your happiness and lost my own in the end. I was the happiest woman few hours ago but now I am the saddest person on this earth. Will you forgive me for what I have done to you, Jamuni?"I told her,'I never fight or get angry with those who are not my family and in your case, you were never even a close friend of mine so I never felt any anger or jealousy towards you. I forgive you but don't expect any sympathy or empathy from me as I only have apathy for you, which means I don't even care whether you live or not!"I left her wailing and crying in pain as I was happy to finally have my husband back after so many years!I returned with my husband and gave him the best care in this world. I paid for his medical expenses and gave him his favourite food from his chosen restaurants.He loved to go for long drives so I took him for long drives in my new car.We used to eat ice-creams and drink Kulhad tea while enjoying the scenic beauty of the mesmerising hills and the picturesque valleys.It was like our second honeymoon and I was enjoying every moment of it.One day, when we were staying at a motel, we saw a young girl crying at the reception. When we asked her the reason of crying, she told us that her boyfriend had promised her that he will marry her but they had a fight after he saw her photos in her phone in which she was hugging a boy. She told us that even he has photos of kissing her best friend in his phone, but her boyfriend told her that a boy can do whatever he wants to do but a girl can't do whatever she wants in her life.We decided to help her by taking her to her home and gave address of my friend who agreed to give her boarding and lodging for free at her place till she starts earning and we asked the girl to promise us that she will always live her life on her own terms!Her name was Krishika and she was the mother of my second daughter Mahika!"Jogya told her,"That's awesome, Jamuni!"Jamuni told him,"Yes, I know that! I only regret that people whom I loved the most except you and my children, no one else believed that I am a good person at heart!Krishika became a single mother after her boyfriend left her pregnant at the motel and got married to her best friend Kanika.Krishika gave birth to a baby girl and I named her Mahika MayaJamuni so that Maya's name is not forgotten and people remembered her name alongwith the beautiful Mahika.My best friend Niharika or Nia adopted her and today she is a research scientist at one of the leading Research Institutes in this whole world.Krishika got married to Sumit, Maya's ex-husband who loved her for her sincerity and honesty, the two most important traits in this world.Sumit also loved Mahika and made her his legal heir when he came to know about her at the time of marrying Krishika. He was happy that his ex-wife's name was added with her name.Neelesh respected me for my sweet gesture of adding Maya's name alongwith mine at the time of naming her!He started having feelings for me once again as he fell head over heels in love with me.I still had a doubt whether he will truly love me or not but he took care of me like a loving husband.One day, as we were having dinner prepared by him, he told me lovingly,'I have mixed dark chocolate, figs, strawberries and melons in the fruit dessert and have cooked asparagus and tofu with cream sauce for you! Do you know that asparagus, chocolate, figs and strawberries are aphrodisiacs which will bring us together once again!'I told him without blinking my eyes,'Cheaters can be forgiven but can't be trusted again with our hearts just like liars and deceivers.'He looked visibly hurt as he ate his dinner quietly!He never talked to me sweetly after that and always avoided me at the dinner table.I felt bad for him but I could not forget his lies and deceits.Days went by and our silent treatment started killing both of us. I wanted him to apologise but he was not ready as he had an inflated ego of a man who was my ex-husband.He wanted me to give him unconditional love without any promise of being my partner for life.I also wanted to be a mother and I felt that even he was looking forward to become a father with Maya when that unfortunate incident took place and shattered his dreams of being a father to someone.I asked him one day,'I want to be a mother, Neelesh as I feel lonely at times!'He looked at me as if challenging me,'Please don't expect any help from me as I am unlucky in the matters of parenthood. Last time, I ended up losing the true love of my life and this time I can't afford to lose my beautiful and charming ex-wife!'He had won me over when he called me his beautiful and charming wife!""So, what happened next?" Jogya asked her."We came together once again in the name of unconditional love and lifetime friendship without any expectations or demands. Just plain relationship based on our past history and future dreams without any undue pressure to be tied in any formal relationship at present!" Jamuni told him.