IN THE MEANTIME….

 Aahan sat in an old warehouse.

In front of him, two people were tied to chairs – one was Rhea, and the other was Rubal. Rubal’s condition wasn’t great; his clothes were torn in various places, and there were several fresh cut marks on his body. On the contrary, Rhea, whose body had no visible marks,.

Rhea was staring at Aahan with anger filled eyes, so was Aahan.

“ Tumhe isse kuch bhi hasil nahi hone waala hai Aahan Rajput “ Rhea said with anger.

“ I don’t  care , mujhe jo chahiye, wo mere saath hai or khush hai. I’m  not letting some dirty worms ruin her happiness “ Aahan said.

Aahan’s words made Rhea, who was tied up, burst into laughter.

Her laughter had a sinister tone, but it didn’t affect Aahan; he maintained his composure.

Trying to suppress her laughter, Rhea said, “Aahan, you’ll see, even if I’m here, in your cage. There are others ready to destroy her. I might not be there, but he will come, and he won’t let her live peacefully. He will ruin all her happiness. You’ll see, you won’t be able to do anything. Tumhari Ruhi tumhare aanko ke saamne barbaad ho jaygi or tum kuch nahi kar paooge “.

Upon hearing Rhea’s words, Aahan became infuriated. He got up from the chair, making it fall behind and moved towards Rhea with knife in his hand.

Aahan directly struck the knife into the hand of Rhea. The knife pierced the back of her hand, and Rhea winced in pain, tears streaming from her eyes.

Aahan leaned in with a sinister smile and said, “Think a thousand times before uttering anything about my Ruhi. Agar kisi ne use nuksan pahuchane ka socha bhi to , I’ll inflict much worse pain than this.”

“ Tum kuch bhi nahi kar skate Aahan, mai use barbaad kar dungi or tum dekhte reh jaoge” Rhea said.

“ Think before you speak Rhea, warna itna dard dunga ki tumhari saat kya stutter(77) pushte tak bhul nahi payengi “ Aahan said and kicked her chair, making her fall with the chair. But before it could touch the ground, Maanav held it.

“ Please bhai, kya kar rahe ho, she’s a girl. You can’t misbehave “ Maanav said.

“ Ladki hai to kya kuch bhi karegi, Aahan Rajput ke kia koi ladka ladki nahi, all are equal for me “ Aahan said, he put his sunglasses on and left the place with a swag.

“ Thanks for saving me Maanav. “ Rhea said in a soft tone, with her filled eyes, which was of course opposite of her nature.

“ I’m not a fool to melt with your false tricks. Save your crocodile tears for later; they might come in handy in the future. Aahan bhai hasn’t even started yet. “  maanav said and left after Aahan.

After reaching home, Aahan directly went to his room.

In the room, the babies were sleeping in the crib. Ruhi was pacing around here and  there, talking to herself .

Upon hearing Aahan’s footsteps, Ruhi emerged from her thoughts. She looked towards Aahan and furiously clenched her fists, she stomped her feet and sat on the bed. She raised a pillow, placed it on her lap, and rested her hands on it, glaring at Aahan.

Aahan understood that Ruhi is angry about something, but he couldn’t grasp what mistake he made that has left her displeased with him.

He looked at Ruhi with puzzled eyes and then approached towards the crib where babies were laying.

He lifted Ruhani into his arms, who was glancing around. Speaking in a childlike tone, he asked her, “Baby, what happened to your mom? Why is she so angry? Kya Daddy ne koi galti ki hai?”

Seeing this, Ruhi got up from her seat. She went to the crib, and picked Aarav into her lap.  Following  Aahan’s childlike tone, she mimicked, “ Aarav, tell your daddy to go get a tattoo, then only your Mumma will talk to him.”

Upon hearing Ruhi’s words, Aahan’s eyes widened. He looked at her with astonishment . It was hard for him to believe that his wife could ask for something like this.

 At that moment, he felt extreme anger towards Anurag , because everything happening seemed to be because of him.

He said, “baby, what kind of childish demand has your mom taken up? “

“ Baby, tumhare daddy , mummy se Bilkul bhi pyaar nahi karte. Islia to tattoo nahi banwaya” Ruhi said.

“ Baby, kya tattoo banwane se pyaar prove hota hai? Hota hai to btao, mai abhi ke abhi banwa lun” Aahan said.

And just like that, ruhi and Aahan were communicating through their children. Both kids were glancing back and forth between Aahan and Ruhi.

As their conversation continued, both the babies started crying.

They stopped arguing and looked at the babies.

It seemed like both children were also distressed by their argument.

After some time, both succeeded in calming down the children. As the kids slept, they relaxed and made them sleep in the crib. Ruhi glanced at Aahan; something struck her, and with a mixture of anger and realization, she went back to the bed and sat on the edge.

Aahan followed her and sat down near her feet.

“What anger are you holding jaan? All this fuss for a Tattoo?” Aahan took her hands on his and said.

“ You see, Anurag made a Tattoo of Raavi’s name. He made it here, close to his heart. And you, tumhare chest pe Snake ka tattoo hai. Itne hi pasand hai to saap se shaddi karte, mujhse q ki “ She said making a pout.

Aahan left a sigh in disbelief.

“ you want a Tattoo, fine. I’ll get it done . If that’s what you want, I have no problem. I’ll get it done as soon as possible.” He said .

Aahan got up from his place and walked out of the room. Ruhi watched him leave, she sat alone for a while, thinking about something. After that, she arranged the bed and went to sleep.

Next morning, when she woke up, Aahan was not present in the bed. The babies were still sleeping in the crib.