Chapter 59

Akash: "Those are the legal papers which state that you won't do anything to harm the baby and if anything happens to the baby then you will be held guilty... (before Payal could protest) ...and after the baby is born you will have no rights over the baby and even if you stay at RM then you will only remain as a caretaker of the baby and will never have any rights over the property... and if anything happens to me then Mr. & Mrs. Arnav Singh Raizada will become the legal and natural guardians of the baby."

Payal stood up angrily: "I am not signing any such papers. This is my baby and I have full rights over the baby."

Akash taking back the papers and forwarding another bunch of papers: "Okay then. Sign those. These papers state that we are divorcing on mutual consent and you will have to leave this house right at this moment and neither you nor the baby will have any right over my property."

Payal: "WHATT..!!"

Nani: "Akash Bitwa, aap ye kya..."

Akash: "I know what I am doing Dadi."

Mami: "Bitwa, saying bye bye to this girl is fine... but how can you say bye bye to the baby..? The baby..."

Akash: "I have not completed Maa, (to Payal) ...and this paper also states that you are taking full responsibility of the child and will raise the child with your own earning i.e. you will never take financial aid or any such help from anyone... not even from your parents... for that every month you will have to deposit your earning certificate at the court and any moment you fail to do so, you will lose all rights on the baby and the baby will come back to the father i.e. ME and I will have all rights to decide what is good or bad for it... and the rules will be applicable the moment you sign the papers."

Payal was paralysed with shock listening to Akash but still gathering herself said: "I will sign none... you can't do this... you can't separate my baby from me..."

Akash: "I am not separating anyone. If you want to have the baby then you are free to choose the second option but I don't want my child to be brought up with others money. You are the mother so you should earn for the baby, isn't it..? And if you fail to earn and give a decent living to my child then the baby will come to me where he/she will get all the luxuries."

Payal: "But it will not have a mother..."

Akash: "Who said that..? The baby will have far better motherly figures than you... Di, Maa, Dadi, Dadiji and yes not to forget the baby's tai will be there to take care of the baby... and if required then I will remarry and get a good mother for the baby."

Payal not believing her ears: "You will remarry..!!"

Akash: "Of course. Once I am free from you I will marry some good girl whom my family will select."

Mami: "Hello Hi Bye Bye... after so long you said something good bitwa... (to Payal) ...jaldi se paper mein sign karo so that my Bitwa can say bye bye to you soon and hello hi to new bridewa sooner."