ff:Love??: PART VII & VIII pg.6 - Page 3

PART V

"I lost our child didn't I?" she asked quietly. Dread filled his heart, not at the spoken words, but at the tone in which they had been said. Prem looked up at his wife, expecting tear filled eyes and sadness in her beautiful face. But he found none, he was shocked to see the lack of the lovely warmth and passion that had once filled her almond shaped eyes. A tear escaped his eyes but she didn't even attempt to wipe it off. Instead she looked at him through those expressionless eyes, as if waiting for him to answer her question. He could not bring himself to speak so he only nodded his head. "I am—"he started, but Heer interrupted him, "You don't have to be sorry, you did not even know about it. I don't blame you." And she looked away, staring out of the window. But still she didn't cry. He felt ashamed for not believing in her, for not listening to her, for misjudging her, for all the harsh words he had spoken to her, for slapping her. And he began to cry in earnest, holding on to her hand as if it were a lifeline. She looked at him and wiped away his tears, "It's not your fault." She said softly.

"Heer?" both of them looked up to see Nihaal standing at the door. He strode over to her and hugged her. Sitting on a stool, he held her hand in his while gently and lovingly stroking her cheek with the other. "I am sorry to hear that you lost your baby. I know, I understand how it feels to know that you can never hold your baby in your arms, to realize that…" and suddenly he seemed to notice that Prem was sitting in the same room and anger invaded his features.

"Haven't you done enough harm already? Why are you here anyways huh?? I used to think that only Veera Juneja was the type of person who would do such a sin, but now I find that the whole Juneja clan is the same! Now what are you going to do? Kill her too? Or are you going to demand the money that she had supposedly stolen? You all are a bunch of……"

"Nihaal bhaiya you are talking to my husband, and I won't have you insulting my family." Heer warned.

"But heer…"

"No! Aren't you here to meet me? Do not talk to my husband like that!"

"Well, alright if that is what you want…" he said and sat down beside her once again his anger was replaced by love and care for his sister.

Prem had been sitting and watching all of this like a statue. He did not know what to feel, gratefulness towards Heer at what she had said about him, or shame at his own doings?

Just then, Dr. Das came into the room. After checking up on Heer's condition and making sure that she was recovering excellently, she told Prem that he could take Heer home if he wanted and that she would get the discharge papers ready. Prem looked at Nihaal and seemed to sense what was going on in his mind, and before he could say anything he agreed and said that he would like to take Heer home. Nihaal pursed up his lips, and got up. He gave Heer a kiss on the forehead and glaring threateningly at Prem said, "If I come to know that you or your family have mistreated or hurt my sister in any way again, I'll take her away and on top of that make all of your lives so miserable that you would wish that you had never been born!" and with that he strode out of the room, leaving behind a stricken looking Prem.

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PART VI

Preet was lying on his bed, thinking about what had happened downstairs, when Meher walked into the room carrying a tray in her hands. She set it down on the bedside table, and turned to look at Preet who was frowning at her. Before he could start to say anything, she stopped him with her hand and said,

"I know you are angry at Ma. But think Preet, what she must have gone through when she came to know of Veera's lie! I have seen her, Preet, and she blames herself for everything…"

"Well, that's one thing that I approve of!" he said glaring at his wife.

"Preet! That's it! You're coming with me to Ma and apologizing for your behavior! No arguments!"

"But Meher…"

"Do you understand what 'No arguments' means? Why don't you understand Preet? Ma was acting in Veera's best interests! Anyone would think that if Nihaal bhaiya could do something so awful to his wife, then so could his sisters! But what is important is that, Ma has realized the truth! And I don't want her to suffer any more! She has had enough… so my dear husband you're coming with me to apologize to Ma… do you follow?" she asked now glaring right back at her husband, who sat in front of her looking like a stubborn child.

"Alright, I'll apologize. I accept that I was a bit too harsh on her… but what about Veera?"

"Well, frankly I think that she should not be blamed for what happened, completely. Somewhere Nihaal bhaiya failed to gain her trust and that's why she must have felt so insecure! I think she deserves another chance." Said Meher.

"Okay! My dear beautiful, intelligent wife! I agree with you wholeheartedly! And now…" but before he could finish, his cell phone rang making both of them jump. He picked it up and realized that it was Prem calling.

"Bhaiya? Kya hua? Sab theek to hai na? bhabhi? Oh! Aap log ghar aa rahe hai? Haan theek hai mai sab tayyar kar deta hu… haa haa don't worry! You just take care of bhabhi!" he clicked his phone off and looked at Meher grinning.

"They're coming home? Oh come on! We've got to get everything ready! No Preet! First go and say sorry to Ma I'll see to everything else…" saying so Meher walked out of the room and sighing, Preet took off towards his mother's room.

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Once Prem had brought Heer home, Gayatri apologized sincerely to her, and as expected she told Gayatri that it was not her fault. But everyone could see that there was something missing in their Heer. She smiled, but her smile did not reach her eyes which were looking unusually blank. She talked to all of them, but her voice had lost its warmth. And when Prem tried to hold her as they walked to their room, she actually jerked away from his touch. Everyone sensed that somehow, by not trusting her, they had lost her trust. And each one decided to gain it back from her, however hard it may be.

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PART VI

Preet was lying on his bed, thinking about what had happened downstairs, when Meher walked into the room carrying a tray in her hands. She set it down on the bedside table, and turned to look at Preet who was frowning at her. Before he could start to say anything, she stopped him with her hand and said,

"I know you are angry at Ma. But think Preet, what she must have gone through when she came to know of Veera's lie! I have seen her, Preet, and she blames herself for everything…"

"Well, that's one thing that I approve of!" he said glaring at his wife.

"Preet! That's it! You're coming with me to Ma and apologizing for your behavior! No arguments!"

"But Meher…"

"Do you understand what 'No arguments' means? Why don't you understand Preet? Ma was acting in Veera's best interests! Anyone would think that if Nihaal bhaiya could do something so awful to his wife, then so could his sisters! But what is important is that, Ma has realized the truth! And I don't want her to suffer any more! She has had enough… so my dear husband you're coming with me to apologize to Ma… do you follow?" she asked now glaring right back at her husband, who sat in front of her looking like a stubborn child.

"Alright, I'll apologize. I accept that I was a bit too harsh on her… but what about Veera?"

"Well, frankly I think that she should not be blamed for what happened, completely. Somewhere Nihaal bhaiya failed to gain her trust and that's why she must have felt so insecure! I think she deserves another chance." Said Meher.

"Okay! My dear beautiful, intelligent wife! I agree with you wholeheartedly! And now…" but before he could finish, his cell phone rang making both of them jump. He picked it up and realized that it was Prem calling.

"Bhaiya? Kya hua? Sab theek to hai na? bhabhi? Oh! Aap log ghar aa rahe hai? Haan theek hai mai sab tayyar kar deta hu… haa haa don't worry! You just take care of bhabhi!" he clicked his phone off and looked at Meher grinning.

"They're coming home? Oh come on! We've got to get everything ready! No Preet! First go and say sorry to Ma I'll see to everything else…" saying so Meher walked out of the room and sighing, Preet took off towards his mother's room.

Once Prem had brought Heer home, Gayatri apologized sincerely to her, and as expected she told Gayatri that it was not her fault. But everyone could see that there was something missing in their Heer. She smiled, but her smile did not reach her eyes which were looking unusually blank. She talked to all of them, but her voice had lost its warmth. And when Prem tried to hold her as they walked to their room, she actually jerked away from his touch. Everyone sensed that somehow, by not trusting her, they had lost her trust. And each one decided to gain it back from her, however hard it may be.

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hey, its a great story. please do continue!! i've enjoyed it a lot!