OS- Tum Bin Javun Kahan

Babasa had been brought back from hospital. There were no major issues with him. When Sooraj came to GG room after settling in Babasa and freshening up he saw that Sandhya was packing hectically. Sooraj started helping Sandhya in packing. During packing they shared smiles, handholding and eye locks( DABH title song in BG). Now they were done with packing and Sandhya said she will go freshen up and come.

When she came back she saw Sooraj standing in the balcony staring at the moon and lost in thoughts. She went near him

" Soorajji what are you thinking. You seem so lost in thoughts"

Sooraj looked at her. " Sandhyaji I was just thinking about our journey. The day I saw you so distraught, frustrated and crying in this room my heart was bleeding. I didn't know why you were so sad, so frustrated. I had always believed marriage makes a girl very happy"

Sandhya said " Then you wanted to know the reason behind my sadness. Instead of asking me direct you took me to park, showed the sweet made by you and tried to open me up"

Sooraj smiled " yes I wanted to know. I wanted to help you. But you never once told the cause of your sadness"

Sandhya said " Then the newspaper article came as a shocker for you. I know you would have felt cheated. I could have faced anyone else Soorajji that day, but it was harder to face you because I know you trusted me a lot"

" But Sandhyaji if I was shocked by the newspaper article, I was more pained by the fact that you entered this married life expecting to be married to a well educated, employed guy. You were more cheated than me in the whole affair. Still you decided to honour the relationship with this halwai"

" Soorajji I will never forget the day you stopped me. By sharing the blame you were teaching me what was marriage all about. I know how much your relationship with Bhabo was affected for that decision of yours"

Sooraj kept his hands on hers. She was smiling. " Sandhyaji I wanted to give a chance to our relationship. Thought once the truth was out we will be able to understand each other better"

" Then why did you decide to go away from my life Soorajji" there were tears in her eyes when she spoke that.

" Sandhyaji more than divorce papers I strongly felt there was something about you, something beyond your education that's troubling you. I didn't know what it was. But felt whatever it was I was the barrier for the same. You will never go on your own as I knew you respected the institution of marriage. But I wanted to give you that happiness. And if you could get your happiness away from me, I had to let you go naa"

Sandhya moved towards him " Soorajji tell you one thing. Even in that bus my heart was saying you trusted me, you loved me, you were hiding something from me. The mobile phone you gave was a proof enough that there was something troubling your heart. You wanted me as much as I wanted you. But you had decided we were not made for each other."

Sooraj looked at her. She continued. " Soorajji if I had gone that day, I would have definitely become IPS. But it would not have been Sandhya Arvind Kothari IPS, it would have been Sandhya Sooraj Rathi IPS only." and would have lived in the hope that seeing that atleast you will come back to me"

Sooraj looked at his wife. He pulled her towards him and enveloped her in his arms and spoke in a husky voice

" Sandhyaji I don't think I would have survived that long without you. I was unable to leave you alone in the bus. How in the world I would have lived without knowing what you were doing, how you were feeling, there was so much that was left unspoken between us"

Sandhya hugged him tightly. She was feeling secure in his arms and Sooraj was feeling the warmth of her love. They both knew that their love was strong enough to withstand the separation of next 11 months.