DMG 3(Sid FF) - Destiny Wins Part 14 Pg 67 Cmpltd - Page 42

Anjali's expression changed to shock.

Anjali : Sid.. There is something I need to tell you.. Can we talk?

Three hours later, Sid was in a cab zipping through the streets of Mumbai. He was supposed to be delivering his talk on robotic telesurgery right now at the conference in Delhi but he'd informed the organizers that he had an emergency to attend to and had gotten them to cancel his slot. Once again, his mind traveled back in time to that fateful day.

*flashback*At the hospital, after Dr. Astha had informed him that only one ' either Riddhima or the baby ' could be saved, Sid had closed his eyes and prayed hard to be able to make the right choice and the images that flashed before his mind were of all those ultrasound scanning images that he had watched over and over again in absolute fascination of the new life taking shape, forgetting all that it stood for ' the betrayal, the heart break, the heart ache. Then, those images were replaced by the images of Riddhima ' their weddings, their close moments, Riddhima smiling at him, Riddhima hugging him, Riddhima kissing him ' God, what was he going to do? He shook his head, closed his eyes and tried one last time. The images that came to mind were of Riddhima's eyes filling with tears and her hand gently caressing her belly when she first got to know she was pregnant, Riddhima looking fondly at the pictures of babies in her prenatal yoga classes. He then let out a huge sigh and made his decision. Siddhant Modi asked Dr. Aastha to save the baby. He did not know what the outcome of his decision would be but he did not know what else to do. He had always placed Riddhima's happiness before his own and he was going to do it this time too. He had seen the tears of joy in Riddhima's eyes for the baby and knew that if she survived without the baby, her life would never be the same again; she could never be whole again and she would never forgive him for having destroyed the very last link to the man she loved beyond her own life - Armaan Malik. But even as he informed Dr. Astha of his decision, he knew that his life would never be the same again. He could never be whole again. *flashback ends*

Sid finally reached his destination excruciating hours later; Anjali's words ringing in his ears. He slowly stepped out of the cab. His heart was racing so fast he found it difficult to breathe. With unsteady feet, he made his way to the house and with shivering hands he knocked on the door. A familiar set of big brown eyes appeared as the person opened the door.

Person : Sid??!!!

Sid : Shilpa!!!

He engulfed Shilpa in a bear hug.

Shilpa : Tum yahan? Panchgani mein?

But even before she completed the question, she knew why he was here.

Voice : Shilpa maasi!! Kaun hai?

A chubby little three-year-old boy came running from within and Sid's heart stopped. He had messy hair and his warm hazelnut eyes looked at Sid as he wrapped his arms around Shilpa's legs. Sid crouched down and looked at the boy. He felt warm tears stream down his cheeks and once again he was overpowered by the same indefinable emotion that had flooded him when he first felt the baby kick and when he'd first held him in his arms right after he was born. He opened his arms towards the boy and gestured him to come for a hug. The boy looked up at Shilpa and when Shilpa nodded, he rushed into Sid's arms. Sid hugged the boy to him, lifted him up and cried.

Back with my update.. 😃 Not much of a cliffhanger is it?? I mean you know the baby survived.. I know its a short update again.. Really sorry about that...

Coming to the update, as most of you guessed already, Sid saved the baby. Somehow, it just did not seem right for him to save Riddhima. Again, as Sidra so very rightly stated, saving the baby does not mean Sid does not love Riddhima; it only shows just how much he loves her that he was willing to let go of the one and only love in his life for her happiness and her love which was the baby.. And as someone else rightly mentioned, in this entire mess, the baby is the most innocent one and deserves a chance at life (Thats my POV and not Sid's).

A couple of people also mentioned that if Riddhima had regained her memory or not, she would not be wanting to carry a child conceived out of wedlock. I'm going to add my personal POV again here and say that according to me for any female, to kill or even think of killing her own baby, one she's carried within her, nourished with her blood for 9 months, no matter how it was conceived, would be heartless, inhumane. I don't think Riddhima's character was that heartless and again, this is none of the baby's fault. Why punish the baby for a mistake his parents committed?

Ovi_Tanni mentioned about the baby growing up without a mother's love. I know its the diehard SR fan in us speaking but as you can see, the baby does have a mother figure in his life in Shilpa.

Hope I've done justice with the part. I know its really short but the upcoming parts will all be short because thats the way the story progresses. Unless you want me to finish this off real quick in one update 😊

So thats it from me for now.. Thank you sooo much for all your lovely comments.. They really mean a lot to me and keep me going...

You guys are simply the best.. Muaaahhhzzz to all of you... and thank you so much for bearing with all the tension and heart attacks 😉

Tc

Cheers

Neet

P.S - If you read the unedited part I initially posted.. then shhh.. pls seal your lips, lock them and throw the key away 😆 Thats the next major heart attack lined up!!!

And guess what I read it before you edited it!!

Shhh... Don't let anyone else know...

Haila.. So many ppl read the unedited part!!! Shhh do not say a word abt it.. Thats the next major heart attack lined up...