FF:KMH2-Mohabat restart;) TH2 Pt 55 Pg142 (13/04) - Page 59

Part 47 b

"Arohi…" Arjun entered their room and called out to her. She was rearranging her clothes in her cupboard, she just stopped to give him one glance and continued doing what she was doing. Arjun shut the door behind him and locked it. Removing his jacket, he hung it on the holder and folded the sleeves of his shirt. Finding nothing else to do anymore, he approached her and stood behind her.

"Thank you for letting me in…" Arohi stopped midway and raised her head. Impassive eyes stared straight ahead for a moment before she returned back to the job at hand. Arjun stared helplessly at the back of her head. 'Look at the positive side Arjun… atleast you are in the same room as her…' Arjun reassured his heart by his pep talk.

FLASHBACK

"Mujhe kuch der ke liye akela chod do Arjun…"

Arjun looked at her in disbelief. "Arohi please don't shut me out! Talk to me…

"Arjun please…"

"No Arohi! You have to believe me that I did not want to lie to you…"

"Kya farak padega Arjun? For whatever reason you did it, did you for once think how I will feel? Or what will happen after nine months?? When there will be no baby!!!" Arohis eyes turned cold again.

"I admit I had not thought that far… and I felt that we will figure it out. But before that…"

"Before that I spoilt your plans! Haina???"

"No… no! I was going to tell you… infact I had planned to tell you tonight! But…"

"its been almost a month since we are together Arjun… why didn't you tell me before?"

Arjun gulped. He did not like the accusing glare in Arohis eyes.

"I was too busy being happy that you were with me Arohi. I know I made a mistake and I admit it… I am truly sorry. But my intentions were not wrong…" His voice softened desperately hoping that she would understand.

"So… you're saying that between you and me… we can keep secrets, provided the intentions are right???"

Arjun stared wide eyed at his wife. He had not seen this coming.

"Kya hua??? Answer my question!"

"I didn't mean that way…"

"Then what did you mean??? Ohhh… ok… now I understand! YOU can keep secrets but not me, correct???"

"No Arohi… i…"

For the first time in his life, Arjun did not know what to say! There was nothing he could say which would sound right anyway.

"Just leave me alone Arjun… for sometime… please…"

Her pleading, defeated tone pricked Arjuns heart and without his will he stepped out of the room, leaving Arohi alone.

FLASHBACK ENDS

Arohi finished rearranging her clothes and turned around. She was taken slightly aback to notice Arjun had been standing patiently behind her, waiting for her to finish. Taking her hands in his, he took her to the bed and sat on it with her.

"Arohi please ek baar meri baat sunlo… phir tum jo kahogi mein karunga!" Arohi did not react to his hopeful gaze seeking permission to continue. Taking her silence as her approval Arjun continued.

"Kal raat ko tum upset thi isliye maine kuch kaha nahi. But please just hear me out…"

Arjun tested the waters again by pausing. Seeing no reaction from Arohi, he took a deep breath and continued.

"Uss din cottage mein… tum jitni restless thi usse ten times jyaada mein restless tha. But ive always tried to be a stronger person than what I am Arohi. Not because I am ashamed to be weak or to be emotionally dependant on you, but because I knew that you will derive strength from me. Aur uss waqt agar mein kamjor pad jaata toh shayad tum bhi toot jaati."

Arohi looked up to see the sincerity flashing in Arjuns eyes. Her gaze was neutral, but she waited for Arjun to speak ahead.

"Agar mein tab tumhare bina kisi tarah reh paya hu, toh usski sirf ek hi wajah hai… aur voh hai Raj."

Arjun could see a tiny speck of emotion in her cold eyes at the mention of their son. His grip tightened on her hands and he continued.

"Maine apni zindagi mein kabhi naye rishte banane ki zarurat nahi samjhi. When I was in the orphanage, and dad adopted me, I took it as a new phase in life. But I had never aspired to have a family, I was content in having friends like Billu and Makarand who were like my brothers. When I came in this house, Dadi, Rashi Romit, gave me lots of love and warmth. Since I had not wished for all this, it was like a bonus for me. Again I was happy with whatever this family could give me and never expected to make any more relations than them. But when you came into my life… a small part of my heart started beating again… the part which is connected to my soul…"

Arohi did not want to soften in front of him. But her monster was baring his heart in front of her and she felt overwhelmed. Arjun may have never spoken so much, his entire life put together. But his need to explain himself to her was evident in his talks and Arohi had no intention of stopping him.

"When you came into my life… I started dreaming… I started hoping… probably I have been hoping my entire life, but never realised it. The realisation came with you. I used to even tell my girlfriends not to expect anything more out of me, other than a good time. Commitment was something that I was wary of, since I did not trust life to give me relationships to which I can expect to last long. So I was not even expecting to fall in love… ever. But you… you just knocked me down and drowned me completely in your world before I could even run away and avoid it!"

Arjuns eyes softened as his lips smiled at the memory of the days in the jungle. When the very first time he had done something for himself, by taking off with her to Sarali. Those were the days that he cherished the most.

"I had never ever hoped or dreamt of getting married or raising children. But I started dreaming about all this… like a normal man. And the only person I wanted to have it with… was you. When Raj entered this house and our lives, I never thought that he will become so important to me. Or that he will be my biggest support when you were not with me. He's not even aware of how much he made life easier for me. Somewhere then, I realised the bond that I shared with him, of how he tied me to you… and I wanted to have that with a child of our own. That was the time when I started planning a child… our child."

Arjuns last sentence could not be more than a whisper. His eyes teared with happiness as he tried to explain the moment of ultimate realisation that he went through. He still felt the same exhilaration that he had felt at that moment when he had taken one of the most important decisions of his life.

Arohi could not help but smile. She knew that Arjun was sensitive and highly emotional… but to this level??? For whatever it was worth, she did not want a thing to change about Arjun. Neither the fact that he pretends to be strong or that he has a mafia background. Everything about him made him the person he was today… and she was proud and totally in love with this person.

"I was so happy and excited. Mujhe yakeen hone ke liye thoda time laga ki mein ek bachha, ek family, ek normal life chahta hoon. I wanted to tell you about it. But then a small doubt crept into my mind… what if you did not want the same??? What if you did not want a baby!!! I know I could've discussed with you about it before but then…"

Arohi stared at Arjun as she saw guilt creep into his eyes. She pulled her hands out of his and crossed them on her chest. Arjun took that as an order to go ahead.

"… then I thought that if I plan this fake pregnancy thing, then… I could get you home, and also… I… We… would find out how you honestly felt about it. It was not just about wanting a child or not… but the situation that we were in, having a child was probably not the best idea… so…"

Arjuns head was bowed down but his eyes were looking up, checking his wifes reaction. She left out a deep breath and turned her face away.

"You should have told me you know… even though later on…"

"I know!" Arjun instantly responded. Moving closer to her, he grabbed her hands again and brought them to his chest. "Trust me Arohi, I had planned to tell you… I just… never found the time right. Im sorry… really sorry."

Arohi melted at the puppy dog looks her husband was throwing her way. "Arjun… Its o…"

"Mooommm…. Daddd…." Arjun and Arohi were startled at the loud thumps that were bouncing off the door and Raj yelling from outside. Arjun rushed to the door and opened it before his son broke it down.

"Hi dad… Mooommm…" Saying a quick hi to his father, Raj ran to his mom and hugged her. Removing his back pack, he climbed on the bed and stood on his knees facing his parents. "Mom… Dad… aapko kal mera message toh mil gaya than na???"

Arjun and Arohi smiled at the sudden commotion that was their son. Arjun walked towards the bed and asked him, "Kaunsa message?"

"Arre wohi jo maine kal Rashi mom ko kaha tha aapko dene ke liye…"

Arjun and Arohi stared at each other confused. Raj looked at them and clarified. "Yahi… ki mujhe bhai nahi… ek behen chahiye!"

Arjun stiffened and looked at Arohi.

He could see all the understanding and love for him… and his efforts over the past one hour, fly out of the window. Arohi had frozen at her sons demand and was staring at her husband with slightly misty eyes.

"Haan… mila tha! Raj… tum apne Rashi mom ke kamre me jaake fresh ho jao… fir papa tumhare saath video games khelenge... ok?" Arjun had to salvage the situation before it got out of control. He did not want to sleep on the couch, two nights in a row!

Throwing a quick 'ok' in their direction, Raj ran out to obey his father, and Arjun bolted the door again. He turned around and walked back to the bed. His son was so innocent.

Today unknowingly, he had screwed up his fathers life.

"Arohi… Im sorry for that. But he doesn't know… "

"Nobody knows Arjun. Everyday someone is going to ask me about the baby… People are going to stare at my stomach when it wont grow even after 6 months of pregnancy… Dadi is going to try and convince me again that if it's a boy then his name should be Aman and if it's a girl, then Preet… DJ is going to keep asking what the doctor told! How many times were you planning to lie or for how long??? Tumne kya socha… kisi hindi movie ki tarah mein apne kurte ke neech takiya baandh lungi taaki kisiko shak naa ho!!!" Arohi burst out in frustration.

OK… so he hadn't thought that far. But the way they were going at 'it', he was sure Arohi would get pregnant soon. Infact he was surprised that she wasn't! Well, he couldn't give this excuse to her now. The time had come to be accountable for his mistakes.

"I agree I made a mistake… But please Arohi… can you please forgive me???"

Arohi looked at his pleading face and answered his question in her mind… 'yes, she can forgive him.' She could understand why he did it, but she was still mad at him for keeping her in the dark. He needed to know that he cannot keep secrets no matter how justified he felt the reason was. Well… it was time he had a dose of his own medicine.

"Yes Arjun… I can forgive you…" Arjun smiled in relief. "Lekin ek shart pe…"

"Mujhe tumhari saari sharte manjoor hai. I know I was wrong and im ready to take any punishment."

Arohi smiled seeing his eagerness. "Ok… so aaj ke baad… you'll also not question me! If you think something is wrong or hiding something from you, you'll have full faith in me and our love and not ask me any questions.

Arjuns smile slipped slowly. He realised the potential of the promise that was asked for. He will have to put his complete trust and faith, and kill all his suspicions and insecurities.

Arohi and Karan… laughing in the caf… Karan kissing her forehead… Arohi smiling at Karan…

Arjun took in a deep breath. She was asking of him what he had expected of her all along. He had already decided that he trusted Arohi… so now it was the time for his agnipariksha! He will not let the memories or suspicions of another man enter their life. He will show in his actions how much he trusted his wife.

"I trust you Arohi… with my life! I will trust your judgement and will never ask you questions. I love you baby… I cant live without you…" Arjun walked towards Arohi and grabbed her into a bear hug. When Arohi hugged him back, Arjun felt his heart slow down its beating to a steady pace. He kept his head on top of hers and tightened his hold. Arohi smiled and closed her eyes. She knew Arjun will give her this… She just hoped he could keep his promise.

Is Arjuns reason justified? or arohis promise??? let me know what you feel guys... ive been super busy and hence not been able to respond to all your comments but they mean A LOT to me 🤗

feeling a bit low coz of the recent news... pls make me happy

I love this update...