There was only one light in the room (in her life). He closed the french door of the poolside, and switched the AC off.
"It's so cold, Arnav ji," Khushi said in a trembled tone reflecting her state. He put the blanket on her body till shoulders, and caressed her hair. When he was about to go and sit on the recliner, she grabbed his wrist closer and he sat on the bed beside her.
"It's cold. Hug me please, Arnav ji," she managed to say while her teeth were hitting each other. He hugged her tightly under the blanket. Even though his body gave her warmth, yet she could feel the coldness of her body.
"Hug me tightly, Arnav ji." And he tightened the his grip more; his right arm was around her waist while the left was around her neck. She started to cry again after stopping for some hours as she couldn't hold her tears any more.
"We have lost him," she said between her sobbings after some time.
"Stop Khushi," he said calmly and rubbed her back softly up and down.
"We have lost our baby," she whispered in his ears in a hoarse voice.
"This is life, Khushi. Someday we lose our beloved ones, but we have to move on." he tried to console her while his own heart was breaking down for her and his late boy. Then he kissed her forehead.
"We have each other, Khushi." Some how she felt some warmth in her body, but she didn't stop crying.
After some time, it dawned on her that he didn't cry even once. She backed a little and looked at his eyes.
"Arnav ji, when we are sad, we cry to sooth the pain of our hearts. Cry Arnav ji." She was hell worried about him and thought that is going to effect him by keeping everything in his heart without any release.
He wanted to be honest with her as he promised himself, so he replied, "I can't Khushi. This life is like a stone- so cruel, and I can challenge it to prove that I'm stronger even when I'm not. Now I can't express my sadness as I couldn't do for my happiness." she hugged him, wrapped her arms around his neck, and shed those tears which he couldn't shed.
She remembered how her life was lively and turned to have a lot of fun because of her baby's coming. The noise he had filled the house with, everything had changed for the better for her.
She was singing her own song with a new version for her baby.
Aaj mausam hai suhana
Mera baccha bath kar ne ka bahana
She was dressing her baby when Arnav came from office. He said once he entered the room, "I see that your mom has created another version of her song for you. She has forgetten me since you came. Lucky you!" and he kissed his child's forehead.
"Hello! How was your day?" she asked him the everyday question, then added, "and since when I neglected you! I won't ever do this. Yes, I love our child a lot because he's ours. And I won't ever love anyone more than you even if it were my own child."
"I know this. I was just teasing you and you became so serious," he bent down to kiss her forehead and said, "I love you, my Khushi."
She went to the wash room to wash the child's clothes. Meanwhile he lifted his baby and caressed his cheeks with the bach of his right hand, and repeated Khushi's song quietly with a big smile.
Khushi heard some whispered, so she hurried to the door of the wash room, she took glance at them, and was surpriesed to see Arnav carrying their child and singing to him. Then a smile have been exchanged between the father and his son, who was five months old.
"Why he can't show this in front of people or at least in front of me?!" she asked herself confusingly.
And today she got the answer that she doubted before, but her doubts got confirmed now; the answer is that he is afraid of lose. As he can't show his sadness now, he couldn't show his happiness before. She cried once again instead of him.
She looked at his eyes and said, "You are right, Arnav ji We have each other." then a single tear dropped from his eyes, but she wiped it off before it could reach his cheek.
The warmth of their love has soothed the pain of their broken hearts.
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
