With some tweaks,here is the final outcome of my imagination on how Vansh would have confessed about the truth of his torturous childhood and the reason behind not accepting his child. Enjoy..
*******
She was feeling highly irritated due to Vansh's irrational and ignorant behavior. Here she thought that he finally understood but what she didnt know that he will rile up again.
She saw the flower petals,in the form of a heart. She got up swiftly and scattered them,forming it again into a straight line,creating a border.
She went near him and raised her eyes to meet his deep ocean like orbs. She cant lose her patience,right now. She looked straight into his eyes and warned him not to cross the border she made.
She turned around to go when she was pulled by Vansh and was pinned against the wall. She was shocked and scared,seeing him behave like this.
He held her upper arms,applying a bit of pressure on them. She winced in pain but didnt show it to him.
"Leave me Vansh.. You are hurting me!!" Riddhima said,in a muffled voice.
He softened at her tone and released the pressure of his hold,but didnt let her leave. He kept his hands on both sides of the wall,blocking her way to leave.
Riddhima turned away her face,her eyes' tightly shut and praying inwardly not to let the tears trickle down. At this stage,she cant take the risk to let her resolve break.
Vansh couldn't see his little wife in pain,due to him. And to top it,she turning away her face like this,is breaking him in bits and pieces. He placed his index finger underneath her chin and slowly turned it to face him.
He leaned down and sucked away those tears away that formed in her eyes' and placed a soft kiss on both her eyes'. He then joined his forehead with hers and whispered something.
"Rehne do na nashe mein,
Tum phhero na nazar,
Halka sa hi aaya hai,
Abhi chaahat ka asar..."
Riddhima tried to part away from him but no matter how much she tried,she couldn't come out from his hold.
"Aisa mat karo,Riddhima.. Tumhare bina main mar jaunga.." Vansh replied in his broken voice.
Riddhima immediately put her palm,covering his mouth. Realising the gravity of situation,she made him sit down on the bed and asked him to sleep,when he held her hand and asked her to sit beside him,for a while.
He kept his palm over her to gain some strength and started to reveal the ultimate truth,that was barring him to accept fatherhood.
"Main 15 saal ka thha jab Maa aur Papa ki maut hogayi thhi.. Papa ne apne aakhri waqt pe mujhse waada liya thha ki main iss pure parivaar ka rakhsha karunga.. (chuckles sadly) imagine,ek 15 saal ka bacche ka yunhi achanak se mature ban jaana,apne saare armaano ko kuchalke pure parivaar ko sambhalna,it was not an easy task. Dheere dheere sab bade hogaye aur main woh Vansh Rai Singhania ban gaya jo main kabhi thha hi nahi.. Kehte hai,ek baap ke bure karmo ka faal ek bete ko hi bhugatna parhta hai.. Yahi hua mere saath.. Papa ke koi business rival ne mujhe ek jhooti case mein fasa diya thha,jiske liye mujhe juvenile correction centre mein bhej diya gaya thha.. Wahaan pe mere hum umar ke bohut saare bacche thhe.. Wahaan ka in-charge aur staff bhi uss rival ke hi log thhe.. Har waqt mujhpe torture kiya jaata thha.. Kabhi kaabar toh aisa hota thha ki mujhe bohut maara jaata thha aur khaana bhi milta nahi thha. Har waqt mujhe dekhkar gandi gandi baatein bolte thhe,yaad dilate rehte thhe ki main ek gandi naali ka keeda hu,apne baap ke ku karmo ka phhal bhugat raha hu,mere maa baap ne mujhe janam deke bohut badi galti kardi,isiliye mujhe chhorke chale gaye.. Yeh sab sunke main sadme mein chala gaya.. Aaj bhi jab woh sab yaad karta hu,mujhe panic attacks aate hai.. Raat ko so nahi paata hu iss darr se ki kahin woh log phirse na aajaye mujhpe torture karne keliye.. Ek dafa toh wahan ke warden ne mujhe kos diya thha ki agar maine shaadi ke baad baccha liya,toh uske saath bhi waisa hi hoga jaisa mere saath hua thha.. Sirf iss darr ki wajah se main tumhare saath aisa bartaav kiya jab bhi tum bacche ki topic uthati thhi..."
Riddhima was crying,buckets of tears,as she heard what her Vansh was hiding.. Her heart went out for him,who endured so much in his childhood. She was at a loss of words. How will she console him,she thought.
"Tumhe kya lagta hai Ridddhima,ki,main ek baap banna nahi chahta?? Main ek accha baap banna chahta hu par aaj tak main taalta gaya aur gussa kiya tumpe sirf iss wajah keliye,taaki humare bacche pe koi aanch na aaye. Trust me,Riddhima." Vansh said,in a sad tone.
Riddhima took him in a bone crushing hug and cried till her heart's content. Vansh felt her emotions. Even he was sorry to behave like an ass,everytime she brought the topic of a child and making him understand the responsibilities of a dad.
"Ek baar batake toh dekhte,Vansh. Apna dard baatke toh dekhte mere saath.. Kya main tumhare trust ke layak nahi hu?" Riddhima asked,with a tinge of pain in her voice.
"Itna bada sach batane keliye himmat chahiye thhi.. Har dafa main khudko kosta thha jab bhi tumhare saath iss baby ke topic ko leke jhagda hota thha.. Tumhare chehre ki khoyi huyi hasi keliye khudko kosta thha,tumhare woh khushi ko har baar maarne keliye khudko kosta thha main.. Kahin na kahin,main zimmedar hu tumhare har ek aansu ka... Kaise maafi maangu tumse ki tum mujhe maaf kardo.." Vansh bared his heart out.
Riddhima wiped his tears and thought of making the situation light. She crossed her arms and puffed her cheeks like a chubby girl.. She then kept her hand on her belly and said in a cute voice, "Papa Rai Singhania ne galti ki hai,saza toh milni chahiye.. Hai na baccha?"
Vansh smiled through his tears. He put his hand over her palm and replied, "Mumma Rai Singhania jo bhi saza degi,Papa ko manzur hoga.. Aur,mujhe maaf kardena mera baccha.. Papa ke kuch reasons thhe jo unhe rok rahe thhe aapko accept karne keliye.. Par ab sab thik hogaya hai. Papa ab se aap dono ka bohut sara khayaal rakhenge and he loves his both his bacchas' a lot..."
Saying this,he placed a chaste kiss over her little baby bump that was visible. Riddhima's eyes' was filled up with tears,seeing him finally come into a conclusion that he has accepted their baby and he or she will be the strength of him.
"Par Mumma Rai Singhania abhi bhi naaraz hai.. Itni jaldi maaf nahi karegi.." She spoke in the baby voice and turned around,stopping herself to break into fits of laughter.
Vansh hugged her from behind,nuzzling on her nape and placing wet kisses on her neck. Riddhima tried to shift and moaned at his touches.
"Waise.. Papa ko manana aata hai apne bade baby ko.. Ek demo dikhau kya??" Vansh replied with a naughty smirk.
Riddhima blushed heavily and turned around to hug him tightly,hiding herself in his loving and warm embrace. Vansh smiled at her antics and as the night grew,she slept in his embrace,while he hugged her from behind,giving a damn to the border,created by his little wife.
*The End*
Anupamaa
Mehndi Hai Rachne Wali
