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Sitting at a corner of the lockup, Mohan leaned against the wall and closed his eyes. While thinking about all that happened the entire day, he squeezed his eyes at a moment as Addu's words of hatred echoed in his mind. His heart ached to realize that even after trying with all his heart and soul, he could give nothing but only pain to his family.
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He reminisced about the horrifying tragic that took place in their lives 12 years ago, which had completely shaken their happy world and brought it upside down. The images of Megha and Nanhi crying came in his mind. Addu's accusations echoed near his ears again. He opened his eyes suddenly with a jerk and found himself in darkness. That was what he deserved as he caused Megha to cry and long for her son for years and could have never been a good father, he thought painfully and cursed himself in his heart. He did try to be perfect, although he was no god but a mere human who could make mistakes, only if his son could understand this fact.
He looked at the barriers of the prison and went into deep thoughts. "Your defeat is mine, so how could I let you lose? Finally you'll be able to get over your hatred after this and go back to your mom and sister." he smiled with teary eyes and laid down on the floor.
In Bhatnagar House, Megha was sitting on the bed with a numb expression. Tears kept flowing down from her eyes while staring at Mohan's photo. She turned her head and sighed in relief to see Rimjhim hugging her stuffed toy and peacefully sleeping. "Mohan, aren't we destined to be happy ever? I can't be as hopeful as you. I am tired. I am tired, Mohan!" she whispered in a vulnerable tone.
"This time, you have to fight more than me." She thought of what Mohan had said to her. She tried to be brave while remembering his words, but every time, her love for him was weakening her. She could not tolerate to see him suffer. Unable to hold back her feelings anymore, she ran inside the washroom and slid down on the floor. Hugging her knees, she cried her heart out while recalling how Mohan was taken away from her.
Tere bin tere bin dard saaha ..
Lamhaa lamhaa kaise kataa ..
Mohan turned sideways and stared at the moon through the small window. Tears rolled down from the corner of his eyes while he was suddenly reminded of Megha's heartbreaking facial expression and her tears of pain for their separation. It was too unbearable for him as he somehow sensed what Megha must be going through at the moment.
Saath chale par raah mein beechde ..
Main kaahan tu kaahan ..
Megha raised her head and looked at a direction with a blank expression. Tears did not stop from gushing down her eyes. After sometime, she was so exhausted that she fell asleep.
*FLASHBACK*
"Don't worry! I will manage for today!" Mohan smiled determinedly and laid on the floor after placing a bed-sheet neatly on it.
Megha stared at him with a tensed expression. "I know you cannot sleep on the floor. You will get backaches, Mohan. There's no bed-sheet either. Just a pillow!"
Mohan grabbed her wrist and made her sit beside him. "I will be fine! Come on, now don't spoil your mood. We've come to your friend's wedding and since too many guests are living in this small house right now, arising of such kinda situation is so obvious where some would have to sleep on the floor. No big deal!" he tried to make her feel better about the entire situation with a delightful grin on his face, but she was not convinced. "I could sleep on the floor too, naa?" she asked sternly.
"I would love to make you sleep on the floor, Mirchi madam." Mohan amusingly said. "but you have just recovered from your backache after a week. So stop talking and go to sleep!" he added seriously in a firm tone.
Megha knew that it was of no use to argue with Mohan as that would mean to bang head on the wall, so she stood up and started to walk to the room where all the ladies were sleeping. "Aahhh..." Mohan whined in pain, and panicking, Megha turned towards him.
*PRESENT*
"Mohan!" Megha woke up, startled and looked around in the flow of the moment. After a while, she calmed herself. "Mohan cannot sleep on the floor." she said anxiously and slowly walked back to the room. Then she sat on the floor beside Rimjhim and rested her head on the bed. "I won't let ANYONE make you suffer, Mohan! Not at all!" she said in a heavy but sharp tone as if inwardly she promised herself and Mohan about it.
Mohan grumbled while turning to other direction in his sleep as his back ached to lay down on the floor. He woke up and stood near the window while the sun was rising. He keenly witnessed the sunrise. "The sun will rise in our lives too, Megha! Just keep your faith intact in our love. Be brave and strong!" he softly said to Megha in his heart and smiled with tears in his eyes. His smile showed his pride of having Megha as his wife. His smile depicted his confidence in his wife that she would fight and emerge as the winner. She was his Mirchi Madam after all.
"Guru, I'm going to meet Mohan!" Megha secretly informed Guru and left for police station, holding a lunch box in her hands.
With her eyes lowered, Megha fed Mohan a morsel of bread with veggie curry in it. They were sitting on the floor inside the jail.
Mohan stared at her and was awe of how strong she was trying to be for him. "You should sleep instead of crying!" he said to Megha, pretending to be normal as if nothing happened.
Megha looked in his eyes while his heart literally broke into pieces to see her eyes red. She had been crying the entire night. For how long would she be in pain because of him? He hated himself more as he thought of all these.
"I have slept peacefully with RJ!" Megha fed him another morsel and said to him while looking elsewhere.
Mohan faintly smiled with tears in his eyes. "Stop making failed attempts of lying! You cannot do it at all!" he quickly turned around and wiped off his tears.
"And you cannot hide your tears! So don't try to do it again!" Megha said to him, exchanging smile which was same as him, while looking in his eyes.
Mohan looked at her face and chuckled mockingly at themselves. No matter how much they tried to save each other from pain, they always ended up understanding one another's silence. "I know you haven't eaten anything yet!" he said casually after a pause and tried to feed her.
Megha opened her lips to eat the morsel he was holding for her, and her lips shivered in pain, agony and a strange fear of losing him as Taanu told her sometime ago that Mohan's bail from the jail was difficult. Somehow she managed to eat the tiny piece of paratha. Holding back her overwhelming emotions, she intentionally bit his fingers as she wanted to make the environment light, knowing that both of them could not afford to fall weak.
"Aahhh!" Mohan whined in pain, but seeing Megha laugh at him wholeheartedly, he smiled contently from ear to ear and gazed her with a dreamy smile.
"Visiting time is over!" A constable came and informed them. Depressed and sad over it, Megha halfheartedly stood up. "Bye! Take care!" she said to him in a low voice and started walking outside the lockup.
"Take care!" Mohan whispered while wiping a lone teardrop on his cheek. Megha suddenly turned around and quickly hugged him. "We will be together soon, Mohan!" Megha assured him in a weak tone. Mohan broke the hug after embracing her for a short period of time. "I'm sure about that!" he said with a confident smile and bade her farewell.
Tere bin tere bin tere liye ..
Tere bin tere bin aise jiye ..
"At least, I could see you smiling, and this is enough to give me strength!" Megha firmly said while standing outside the police station. She took a deep breath and wiped off her tears.
Gam ho khushi, leke sab hi ..
Jee liye, mar liye ..
Mohan smiled contently, thinking how Megha seemed to be at peace to see him normal and smiling. This was all that he needed - making her feel better and strong!
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