•Chapter-40•

Priya's POV:

    "Please come soon." I sniffed as I hugged him tightly and pushed myself deeper into his chest as he kissed my forehead.

          " How can I survive 15 days without you baby girl.." he said and kissed my hair again before cupping my face and wiping my tears.

           " Take care of yourself while I am away... Eat well and don't over work, please call me daily when you are free or atleast at night... Sleep early, don't skip your food.." I said as more tears are running down from my cheek..

                   " Please baby girl... You are making it hard for me to leave..." He mumbled in my ears. " Why cant I come with you Abhay... Please take me with you I will feel alone here..." I said hugging him hard. " Baby girl you will feel alone there mostly I have to be in the office... That's why I am sending you to my parents right? Look at me... Jaan please..." He said and I looked at him at his new endearment.

             " Jaan?" I asked him. " Yeah.. Jaan. You are my life right? My whole world is filled with you! I love you baby... I love you so much and I swear I will comeback soon. Just wait for me... After that when I get back we will have a grand celebration on our 6 months anniversary and if possible get married again and then have reception and after that..... I won't let you leave bed atleast for 15 days." He said huskily making me hit him on his shoulders and smile still crying.

            He cupped my face. " I know it's hard since we haven't been apart for 6 months... But.... God... I just sometimes hate my work!" He hissed "no.. don't talk like that.. if you are something now it's all because of your work.. so go safely and come back soon." I said wiping my nose and tears as he stared down at me with love...

          " I am lucky bastard ain't I?" He said removing a strand of my hair and then I smiled at him.

            " Now now give me a good bye kiss baby." He said. I grabbed him by his shirt and joined my lips with his as he gripped my waist hard...

          The kiss was passionate, rough and full of thirst.. thirst for each other.. my hands made their way to his hair and I gripped them hard. He left my mouth and kissed my neck and licked my lips..

           He continued to peck my lips for sometime before kissing my forehead. " I love you.." he said and I hummed smiling as I know he is dying to hear I love you too from me. " I like you." I said and he tickled my waist before taking my suitcase in his hands and wearing his bag on his shoulder.

           We sat in our car and I rested my head on his shoulder and we soon are infront of my in-laws home. He met his parents and bid them bye and left not before giving me his charming smile...

      Haaaaa! How much I am going to miss this man? I thought and left inside inside and talked with my in-laws for sometime. We all are chatting when I suddenly felt my stomach churning and I fastly went to washroom to empty my stomach... My mother-in-law gave me some water and asked me to sleep.

       Except for my continuous nauseous feeling everything is going perfectly and tomorrow is the day he will be returning from his business tour.

         So I am surprising a small gift for him. I thought and placed my hands on my stomach and giggled.

             He will be here tomorrow evening so I will be going to our home tomorrow morning to get everything ready for the little surprise.

              I got a call from him and I lifted it. "Hey baby..." I heard his rasped voice as shivered due to it.. he still has effect on me though he is staying so many miles apart from me..

        " Hey.." I said lightly and we started talking about our day and how we both are excited to meet each other after whole 15days tomorrow. If it isn't for that  important meeting he would have been here by now today. It got postponed to tomorrow.

      We both ended the call at late midnight and since I am sleepy and damn tired. I am staying here in Abhay's room which is a good thing  this room makes me feel like he is there with me. I hugged his photo which is on the side table and closed my eyes letting the sleep engulf me.

       The next day is chaos as we all prepared for his arrival. I took the results and kept them neatly in a box before wrapping it with gif cover.

          I kissed the gift and went downstairs as I packed my luggage here. My in-laws dropped me at our home and with the help of our workers we completed cleaning.

     The time passes by and soon the dusk started to creep in... Time is 2 now and he said he boarded flight at 1. So he  will be here by 7 in the evening. Since I completed my lunch, I slept for awhile.

     I got up in the evening at 4:30 and started preparing the food while the servants decorated the whole house with rose petals on my orders.

      The food got completed and few touching were balance when maids told me that the time is 6:30. I gave them instructions of what to do and left to our room and got readied in a burgundy saree. I applied lip gloss and kajal and kept sindoor. He loves it when I apply kajal and I blushed as I imagined how he will react and chuckled at my own stupid thoughts.

        After sometime I heard my phone ringing and it's him. " Hello" I said.
" Baby~~" he said and I chuckled. "Landed?" I asked and he hummed. "Iam coming home..." He said. "Where are you?" I asked him.

        " Umm near our personal garden!" He said and tch-ed at him. " Is that necessary? Come soon baby I am waiting here..." I said and he chuckled. " I will jaan... Soon I will be infront of you." I heard him and after asking him to come soon again I cut the call.

      15 minutes passed and I called him, he didn't lift.. again after 15 mins I called him only to get same answer.. Another 30minutes passed and I tried alot... This time the call didn't went and said the phone is switched off... An unknown fear gripped my heart.

    I took my phone again and tried calling the driver but his phone is not coming too... I started pacing around and called my in-laws and told them about this. They asked me to calm down as I shouldn't panic in my condition as it might harm- I suddenly got a call from Vikram and keeping my in-laws on hold I lifted it..

         " Priya... Abhay..." I heard him say in a panicked voice.. " Priya.. Abhay's car met an accident with a huge truck in way to home..." I felt blank.... I felt as if someone is stabbing on my heart repeatedly and ripping it away from me... My hands are shaking so does my legs... I collapsed on the floor as if hearing the noice the head maid rushed towards me... I soon heard noises down stairs and found Vikram bhai and Amaira.

    They both are in tears.. Amaira rushed towards me and hugged me.. "Come on bacha.. we have to leave.." bhai said and dragged me towards the car ... They are saying that he is in jiju's hospital only and getting the best treatment....

            Amaira is clutching my shoulders, as if she is assuring me but assurance is a far thing... I am feeling numb, so numb that I cannot even feel her tight grip, my cheeks are becoming numb... I am not understanding what's happening... Is this a prank? I mean he always pranks right? They are saying that his car was hit by truck.... It might be a prank... I know its a joke and it have to be a joke...

Author's POV:

    Life plays a very sick joke on all of us... The trio soon reached the hospital and saw the elder Rathod couple..

       The doctors are rushing here and there and everything is in an utter chaos. Priya saw her mother-in-law weeping and sat beside.

         " Why are you crying maa? He is just joking!!! We both know how he likes to do pranks right? Don't cry... That asshole will come now..." She said and her mother-in-law's eyes widened at Priya...

          "Abhay... Now come or else I am telling you I  won't give you your surprise that I  have planned! And yeah you have to sleep on couch too " she said giggling and the fear gripped the people there.. they all are looking as if she was real...

       " Amu don't cry... Abhay see.. here everyone are crying! stop naa... Come here... Baby.. Abhay!!!! Abhay" she got up and started searching the corners.. she stopped few nurses and asked them where is her husband to which they all saw Vikram and left..

          Priya's anxiety is kicking as her chest is heaving. Amaira rushed to her sister and held her arms.. " Amu... I don't like this prank... Not at all! Please.. please ask him to come naa. Amu please... Please-" "PRIYA....WAKE UP! HE IS FIGHTING DEATH INSIDE... THIS IS NOT A PRANK THIS IS TRUTH..." "SHUT UP! HE SAID HE WILL COME TO ME AMAIRA... HE SAID AND HE HAVE TO COME NOW... HE WILL I KNOW I know... He will come to me.." Priya said and as tears for the first time in two hours left her beautiful eyes as she bit her lip hard.. "he will come right??" Priya whimpered as Amaira hugged her hard..

        " He has to come... I can't alone take care of our baby.." Priya whimpered holding her stomach slightly... "We need him Amaira... We need him." Priya cried hugging her sister as her mother-in-law hugged both the sisters..

    Few hours passed and Ajay came out from the ICU looking all disheveled. All rushed towards him... " I tried hard aunty... His condition is still critical... His head got hurt badly and he... He went to coma... We don't know for.. for how many days, weeks or months he will stay like that..." That's all needed for Priya to lose the balance she is baring..

         A day passed and everyone close to the family came and consoled them... Priya's parents are heartbroken to see their lively daughter turning into a mournful soul..

      Priya does nothing but stare into the space and tears rolls down suddenly. She stays in the room which they both designed for their memories . That room contains all their images and lovely and valuable moments sticked on the wall. 

           In hospital she stays by his side and write diary. She talks about what her day is.. one month passed and one day she started to bleed heavily and got unconscious in the hospital...

        Ajay was in rounds when he saw her and immediately called the nurses and doctors.. later Priya woke up and felt empty... It's as if there is nothing inside her at all! She called the nurse and asked her what happened to her. Her mother-in-law who came after Ajay called her reached the room and saw her daughter-in-law's fearful face..

         Vandana motioned the nurse to leave and settled down beside Priya's bed on the chair. " Priya... Whatever I am going to say you have to stay strong." Vandana said as Priya closed her eyes and prayed hard for not to happen the thing which she thought.

        " You lost the baby because of your mental condition and lack of proper food. I know you should have taken care of the baby but I know this too that we all have neglected you in this pain.... I am sorry Priya. I said I will take care of you. I failed you and I failed my son. I said I will take care of you in his absence but.." Vandana cried her heart out while Priya again stared into nothing.

           Vandana stayed beside her for sometime and left. The news reached the ears if Sharmas making them more heartbroken and they tried convincing Priya to come back home which went in vain...

         Sameera came the next day only to find the room in which Priya was staying empty. She remembered Amaira saying the room number but Priya was not there. Since both Abhay's and Priya's rooms are the only room here she went towards Abhay's room and stared inside through the glass door. There she saw her...

     Her best friend as she is took his hands and made him touch her belly as she cried.  The sight was too heart breaking for Sameera to see and she turned and ran away from the place..

    Inside the room Priya slowly took Abhay's hand and placed it on her belly. " Iam sorry.. I couldn't take care of our first baby properly... I swear Abhay.. I am so sorry." She said as tears ran down her cheeks.

           " Wake up naa... How many more days you will be like this .. please if you want I will tell you I love you daily baby please wake up... I can't handle this alone. I need you baby . Iam feeling sick! I am feeling bad... Too bad.. just one time baby I swear I won't let you leave again.. it's too hard baby... Please wake up... I won't leave you again and will listen to your every single word... But please... Please don't do this to me .. please wake up.." she begged and cried her heart out hugging his hand.

            His handsome face is so pale that's is if the life in him is no more and similar to dead... Days turned into months and month turned into a year finally..

    Priya's life haven't changed except when she get aggressive all of sudden or have mental breakdowns and panic attacks.

       Since Ajay is the one who is treating Abhay they shifted him to their in-laws home. One day Priya went to her and Abhay's home to bring some stuff of her's when she got a call from her in-laws saying that he has woken up.

    She rushed to her in-laws place and reached his room and went inside and saw her mother-in-law introducing herself. Ajay is looking panicked and as soon as he saw her his eyes widened. He rushed towards her brought her out of the room.

             " What happened jiju? Why are you dragging me ou-" "He lost his memories..." He said dropping a bomb on her head. "He vaguely remembers few things about us and nothibg about you.. he completely forgot about who you are and what you are... He is asking what happened to him and I contacted few doctors too.

   We are going to have his brain scan and then decide.. if we forcefully try to tell him or making him remember or rub our facts he might go to permanent coma... So its bette-"

    "So it's better if you leave." She heard her mother-in-law say and her head snapped in her direction.

             " Please no.. don't do this ma please!" "Shh Priya don't shout or talk... He is still taking rest. I know you love him but we doesn't want to complicate his life. He doesn't even remember what happened and he even forgot that he loves you.. he have no idea who you are.. since he doesn't even remember having a house with you together, he doesn't remember anything and all your photos, details are in his phone which got crashed in the accident so he doesn't know anything...

      Its better if we don't rush things now so please Priya... I beg you.. please leave my son if everything settles down I promise that you will wed him again but for now.. please.." Vandana joined her hands and Ajay looked down at her pitiness.

            " Maaa." She heard his voice and Vandana said coming.. she tried to see his face but couldn't because few servants her father-in-law and everyone are there.. "please tell me if he remembers.." she said and slowly left the place and went to their home. 

         She entered the room and their photo after their marriage hung on the wall of hall caught her eye... They both are smiling.... He is smiling and looking at her lovingly.  She then turned to kitchen... His favorite making out spot... He always disturbs her while she is cooking and throws vegetables on her if she doesn't give him her attention... 

            She slowly entered their room and took their album out... In one picture they both are posing and in other they both are laughing... In one picture he lifted her up in bridal style and in the other he looked at her with so much love and affection... In one picture he is applying cake on her face which was clicked on her 22nd birthday which happened the last month before heeft for business trip.

        Tears are rolling down without her knowing as she hugged those pictures to her chest.. "How could you.... How could you forget me? HOW COULD YOU FORGET ALL THOSE MEMORIES... HOW COULD YOU FORGET ME? HOW COULD YOU! You said... You said I am your world right? *Whimpers* then how did you forget all these things... Our moments... Our love... Our everything.? How could you leave me... Alone here without you... How could you leave me Abhay... How could I live without you now? " Priya cried loudly...

       Days passed and Abhay's life haven't changed much as he is learning everything from his parents and friends.. he came to know that Ajay got married.. they all are doing fine just like before... Just like how it used to be before her arrival.

       Naina came from abroad and was shattered for her best friend but stayed strong for her brother.. she even had a fight with her parents of how they could leave her all alone but she too knows they are helpless.

     One day Vandana visited Priya who was staying at the same place. She saw the girl who was once the reason her son was living had became lifeless for her son.. below her eyes she have dark circles, her hair lost the glow and her face is pale.

     But one thing is still there which made Vandana's heart fill with happiness at the same time sadness.. her kumkum and Mangalsutra... She is still wearing them and those things are screaming that she is her son's wife..

         " Priya I know we are doing wrong with you... But living like this is not an option. Don't stop your life here I am telling you na I will make sure he ties the Mangalsutra around your neck again but now.. you have to leave this place again.." "Yes Priya.. you have to leave this place and come with us for good..." Entered Sharada Priya's mother with her husband and Priya closed her eyes painfully...

         " Please let me live like this... Please... I want to... I want to feel him-" "ENOUGH OF YOUR STUPIDITY! SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND COME WITH US PRIYA OR I SWEAR YOU WILL LOSE ANOTHER DEAR ONE TO YOU IF YOU DINT COME WITH ME TODAY!" screamed Priya's mother as a whimper left from Priya's mouth.

         She joined her hands infront of those three elders but everything went vain as her mother forcefully removed the Mangalsutra  around her neck making her gasp and sob hard..   though the sight infront of her broke her heart Sharada have to do this or else she will lose her daughter...

          She explained her about how Abhay is moving in life and how she is stucked upto his memories.. on compulsion of her parents she left her home.. their home... With a heavy heart.... And with full of his memories haunting her and calling her to comeback and hug him...

     She took one of his shirt with her which has his scent and for so many days she stayed in her room and mourned her loss... Sometimes she used to go to her parents room and cry about her baby and sometimes she used to cry about Abhay...

           Sameera and Aaryash left their job there in Bangalore and came back to Hyderabad because they can't leave their best friend who was with them in their their thick and thins just like that.

          But the memories of her Abhay haunted her and she even tried to commit suicied but she thought about her parents... she used to cry a lot thinking about him.. which made  them shift to Mumbai... After lots of compulsions from her parents she started to work for Mr. Ramachandra together with her two best friends... She used to call Amaira at first to know about him...

        She got to know that the Bitch called Megha started working for him as his secretary and Abhay was dating her.. later Amaira got pregnant and she went there one-day to Delhi to meet her sister...

     That day she was about to meet him but it would only hurt her so she left from the back door and since then stopped contacting everyone..

    One day through Sameera she got to know he is getting married to that bitch and was heartbroken... since then she stopped everything and being herself cause he moved on in these past 2 and half years so... So why can't she? Atleast she tried..

     But fate got another plans as it again planned her life with this devil... Sealing her destiny and this time... Without her will!

It took me everything to write these lines.. Priya is so heartbroken...

She lost her everything including her baby... Also if there are any medical students and you find my writings stupid because of this chapter I sincerely I apologise. This is just my work of fiction!

Do tell me how you guys feel about this and if you still have doubts about the story pm me.. I will clear the doubts. This is the last part and from next update the present chapters will continue from where I have left.

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Love-Sharanya ❤️