"I guess you are here for Rey, come inside, I'll call him." Taani said to them, swayum step inside the house and stand in front of her.
"Reyaan is your child?" He asked her, look at her with anger filled eyes.
"Yes. He is my child." Taani confirmed, looking straight into his eyes. Her eyes held pride while claiming what is hers, truly hers.
"Then whats Rey doing here with you, a traitor who betrayed us?" Sharon questioned her, as they all stepped inside the house, not wanting to create a scene outside the house.
"Ask him yourself, he is in room there." Taani answered calmly before she walked inside the kitchen to prepare Reyaan's lunch box. Swayum marched inside the room while others followed him, they had so many questions & they wanted answers.
When they walked inside the room, they found him sitting on the bed and helping Reyaan in keeping his books in bag, Rey noticed their presence and look at them, shocked seeing them there.
"Papa, I'm going to school with mumma. Bye!" Reyaan said, he stood on his toes and gave a sweet peck on his father's cheek before he ran out of the room with his bag on his shoulder. After Reyaan left, Rey look at his friends who were standing there, staring at him with anger filled looks.
"What happen? Why are you all looking at me like this?" Rey questioned them.
"What the hell are you doing with the girl because of whom we lost our everything? Raising her child?" Kria questioned him furiously, Rey glared at her in return, not liking the tone she was using with him.
"Mind your tone, Kria. And I'll not hear a word against taani & Reyaan, so don't go there." Rey answered her back.
"Rey, Tu taani ke saath?"
"Haa, Swayum, Listen to me, I need to tell you something-" Rey wanted to tell him truth, hoping taani will get back her family but no one was ready to hear him.
"But we don't want to hear anything, Rey. We didn't expected this from you, Rey, You betrayed us-" Vicky said to him, showing his disappointment, All his friends left from there but not before giving him looks of disappointment.
"Damn! Can't they listen to me atleast once-" Rey thought to himself with frustration building up within him, He fall back on the bed, feeling pain in his head.
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After dropping Reyaan to school taani came back home, She expected to see her brother & his friends but house was empty. She shook her head, she had slight idea what must have happened.
"Taani-" Rey called out for her from inside the room.
"Coming." Taani yelled back so he could hear her, taking the tray of his breakfast & medicines, she walked inside the room.
"Rey, your friends left?" Taani asked her after a moment of hesitation, She placed the tray in front of him on the bed.
"Yes. They think I have betrayed them by staying with you-" Rey answered her.
"Even Bhai?" Taani asked him, sitting beside him on the bed. Rey look at her sadly, as he nodded in yes.
"Oh-kay!" She trailed off, not feeling anything after hearing her brother still held her responsible for their loss but it doesn't matter now, it had stopped hurting her long ago.
"Reyaan wanted to go for a movie tonight." Taani told him about her son's wish, dropping the previous conversation as it wasn't for her to talk about.
"Sure, We will go." Rey confirmed with smile. He loves spending time with his family.
"Is he also a salman khan fan, like you? Rey asked her suddenly while having his breakfast.
"No! He doesn't like bollywood movies much, just like you-" Taani answered him which brought a bright smile on his face.
"But He is a die hard shinchan fan." Taani told him, Rey choked on his food hearing it, He got another surprise when she moved close to him and started rubbing his back.
"Rey, are you alright?" She asked him with concern, she handed a glass of water to him which he gulped down and look at her.
"But i don't like shinchan-" Rey point out. Enjoying the light hearted beautiful moments with her.
"But i do. He is so cute-" Taani squealed happily. Rey smiled seeing her, his heart felt light seeing her behaving so normally with him but he knew it is till they are talking about their son after that, she will again went into her shell which she had built around herself. Their Son is the string hold them together.
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