PART 55
Ahaana and Rithik stands in the balcony of the hospital room where Roli has been admitted this afternoon after the shock she received. He stares at the distant sea intently. "Why does this always happen with us Ahaana?" asks Rithik to Ahaana who stands with a grim expression. Ahaana searches for an answer hearing his question. There is absolutely no answer for this question that he had just asked her. She just puts a consoling arm in his shoulders and sighs. "Since the day Roli is in my life, I have always wished for her good life...for her safety, for her happiness...even when my parents passed way, she and you were the only rays of hope in my life. But now, what's happening in her life Ahaana? I never thought in my rarest dreams that something like this would happen in her life...I was so happy when she got married to Sid...but never thought it would end up in such a tragedy..." says Rithik as he wipes the tears in his eyes. "Hmmm...It's all probably fate Rithik...Or else why this destiny for a sweet and good hearted girl like Roli? And now...she's having a baby in her womb... how will she live it down? I don't know..." says Ahaana as she hides her face in her palms.
Soon they wake up from their medications hearing hell of noise from inside. Both wonder what it could be and rushes in. There they finds two staff nurses trying their best to hold a protesting Roli. "Leave me...Leave me I say...I wanna die..." shouts Roli as she tries to get out of their hands. Rithik and Ahaana are shocked by the scene before them. Rithik quickly rushes to Roli and holds her in his embrace. "What's happening here?' asks Ahaana to the nurses. "Ma'am...Actually the patient was trying to slash her vein with this surgical knife when we came in...it's good we reach on the nick of time and saved her or else..." says one of the nurses. Rithik and Ahaana looks at Roli all shocked. This was even out of their expectations. "You please leave..." says Ahaana sending the nurses away. "Roli...what was this???' asks Rithik shaking her by her shoulders. His eyes are burning now. The situation if the nurses haven't turned up on the right time terrorizes every single hair of his body. "Roli...speak up..." says Ahaana as she grabs Roli's hand. Roli was looking down all the while and now suddenly breaks in loud sobs. "Roli..." calls Rithik with tears as she hugs her weak form. "Why did they save me Bhaiyya...I just want to die...I just want to end this hell life of mine..." Roli says as she cries. Rithik feels extremely sad. He never had thought such a situation would arise in their life. "Why are you thinking like this my baby???' he questions her as he caresses her hairs. "Why should I live Bhaiyya...The person whom I love more than myself betrayed me..he played with my feelings...I never thought he'll do something like this...I trusted him Bhaiyya...I trusted him blindly...Now it's not easy for me to live with all these memories..When I close my eyes, it's just his memories that come in front of my eyes...They haunt me like wild dogs...I can't bear all these Bhaiyya...I don't have a reason to live now..." says Roli as she breaks down in to more tears. With this Ahaana comes and makes Roli face her. "Roli...what did you say? You don't have a reason to live??? How did you so easily forget that a little life that is sprouting inside you...How did you forget that you're a mother now...You would have not only destroyed your life but also the baby's if you succeeded in the stupidity you tried doing a while ago..Roli...I agree Siddhant did very wrong with you and there is no pardon for his heinous act...But Roli, what's this baby's fault in it? It's so dependent on you Roli...it knows only one truth in this world Roli, that's you...it's living, breathing, eating everything through you Roli...When you're supporting a whole life, then why do you think you don't have a reason to live???" questions Ahaana. Roli is startled with Ahaana's question. She realizes that she's having a big responsibility from which she can never run away now. She knows however she hates Siddhant; she can never think anything bad of her baby. As much as it is his, that much it is her too. Her caring hand wraps around her belly as she sobs. Rithik understands her feelings and holds her shoulder. "He has not only deceived me...he has deceived this child too...he has taken away its dignity even before it is born to its world...A father is the first identity for a baby and he denied it to our..No...My baby..." mumbles Roli. "Roli...Father is not the end word for a child...yes...A child needs a father's care...but here, I have full trust that you can be serve as both Mother and father for the baby...And you know what, as much as the baby is yours na, it is mine and Rithik's as well...I'm telling the truth, the baby will have two mothers...one you and then me...And we will never let any finger point at our baby..."says Ahaana. Roli gets a smile hearing Ahaana's words. Her bro is really lucky to have someone like Ahaana who always stands by him. And unlike other girls, Ahaana is so caring and understanding that she is supporting her even in this situation. "And yes Roli...You have another reason to live...we...me and Ahaana...we'll stay by you whoever dumps you...whoever leaves your hands..." says Rithik as she hugs Roli again. Roli is in tears, one side life has taken everything from her leaving no hopes of squaring off and the other side it still makes her believe that the sun will shine after the storm by this three in her life; Rithik, Ahaana and her baby... she wipes her tears as she becomes determinant of what to do. She cannot end her life and be a coward. Instead she should prove it to that man who deceived her that Roli can still live without him. "I need to live..." says Roli confidently. "Hmmm...you need to and we are with you in every bit of it..." says Ahaana as she outs a caring arm on her shoulder.
There a pair of eyes tears as he peeps in to the room through the blinds of the window. "I know Roli...I have deceived you and our baby too...but right now I can't mend anything...the more I will come near you the more you'll get worried...I have already ripped your heart apart in the situation when I should care you like a little baby... I've shamefully broken all my promises to you...I'm the worst father in the world too...I've become the reason for your grief in this time when you should be utmost happy...I wish Roli...I wish if I could sit by you and care for you..But no..i can't do that...And I don't want to come in front of your eyes and hurt you and our baby more..i know now you're angry towards me and that anger will give you the potency to live...I'm sure, I won't let any of those negativities touch you or our baby...I will be there for you both like an invisible shied...Yes...And when I can clear everything and make things right, I will come back to you..It's your Siddhant's promise...a promise that I will never break.. "mumbles Sid as he wipes his tears and walks away.
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