Anamika enters the room only to find Ansh crying sitting on the floor, it seems he fell from the bed. Anamika ran to him and held him in her arms only to discover that he had a cut on the left side of his forehead and was bleeding, Anamika panicked.

"Ansh, bache ye kaise hua?" She asked the boy as she took him to the bed.

"Main gir gaya!" the boy cried.

Anamika embraced him tightly in her arms, tears started to tickle down her eyes as well. She took the boy in her room to clean and bandage his wound while her boy cries all the while in pain. His cries disturb Vineet, he grimaced and opened his eyes only to find a teary-eyed Anamika cleaning Ansh wound who was crying uncontrollably. Vineet panicked at the scenario and ran to them.

"Ye sab kaise hua?" he enquired, taking Ansh in his arms while Anamika applied some antiseptic cream on his forehead.

Ansh told his father how he fell down from the bed and scummed in his arms, trying to hide himself. Vineet held him securely and took him to bed after Anamika bandaged his head.

"Papa dard ho raha hai." The little boy cried to which Vineet caressed his head with one hand and patted his back with the other.

"Kuch nahi hoga beta, dekho mumma ne medicine bhi toh laga di hai na aur papa bhi toh hai, kuch nahi hoga, so jao." He patted his boy who snuggled to his chest, holding on him. While Anamika secured her seat on the other side, gazing at her boy with teary eyes.

She can't afford to lose them, they are the only ones she can count on. The family has always rejected her, Vineet never supported her for she doesn't want to upset his family while her kids has been her support, they may have sometimes act indifferent when the family tries to manipulate them but at the end, they comes to her, show their love towards her, openly come in her support and overall, she loves them more than anything.

Vineet holds her hand, finding her fighting with her thoughts and tears.

"He's fine, chhota sa cut hai." He assured her but how can she be calm? She knows it's a small cut but for her it's not that easy." Still, she nodded and moved to the balcony. Vineet stares at her as she disappears, he gently tugs the boy in the bed and moves to follow his wife who's really very upset.

Vineet finds her standing at a corner in the balcony, sobbing silently. He moved to her and stood beside her.

"Don't worry Ana, wo thik hai. Hum fir bhi doctor se dikha lenge ek baar. Please itna pareshan maat ho tum." He tries to comfort her.

"I failed Vineet, I failed terribly. Main na toh ek achi beti hi ban pai aur na hi ek achi maa. Pehle apni zidd mei apne parents ko dukh diya aur aab baki sab kaam mei apne bachon ko ignore kar rahi hoon. Subha subha, apne bachon ki care karne ke bajaye main kitchen mei khana bana rahi hoon taki Aakash ki help ke liye jaa pau, huhhh, khudki life nahi sambhal rahi mujh se aur main logon ko help ka soch rahi hoon. Sahi kehti hai Bua ji, I am good for nothing, a total waste." She cried her heart out.

He holds her hand,"Aisa nahi hai Ana, tum aisa kyun soch rahi ho? Ansh gir gaya issmein tumhari kya galti hai? Tum sabke liye itna kuch karti ho, poore ghar ko sambhalti ho, sabka khayal rakhti ho. You have done things with great success, bachon ko tumse achi maa mil bhi nahi sakti na tumhare parents ko tumse achi beti. Aur rahi baat bua ki toh tum janti ho wo kuch bhi bolti hai, unki aadat hai bolne ki." He tries to comfort her, Anamika pulls back her hand.

"Nahi Vineet, mujh se jhooth maat bolo. Main janti hoon maine kya kiya hai aur kya success mili mujhe. Mere parents ke liye agar itni hi achi hoti main toh shayad itne saalon mei unka gussa shant ho chukka hota par nahi, galti se baat hoti hai meri unse wo bhi tab jab koi servant landline call utha le toh warna mumma, papa ya bhai kabhi mera call nahi uthate. Tumhari family ne toh kabhi apna maana hi nahi fir kya shikayat karu? Tumse bhi kya kahun main? Baki ko khush karne ke liye tumne kabhi mera saath nahi diya ye jaante hue main sahi hoon, hamesha mujhe sabki baatein sunni padi, bina galti ke dant padi par tum chup rahe, tumhara pyar kabhi kamre se bahar hi nahi gaya ya yun kahu mere siwa tum kissi se bolna hi nahi chahte ki tum mujh se pyar karte ho ya meri parwah hai tumhe, shayad issiliye koi seriously nahi leta mujhe. Aab jiske pati ko hi fark nahi padta uski biwi se kaun kya keh raha hai ya kaise behave kar raha hai toh baki ko kyun padega? Iss poore ghar mei mere bache hi hai jinhe main apna keh sakti hoon Vineet, unhe nahi khona chahti main." Anamika vented out her deep hidden feeling as she fell on her knees crying her pain out, she herself is confused why is she wording her feelings today? What difference will it make? Nothing!! Still she is crying before him, who has least cared about her emotions in past years, all he cared is his family's emotion and feelings.

But Vineet was more than shocked at her outburst. Shedoesnt count him as her wellwisher or her part of heart. Probably, he is the reason. How can she count on him when he was never there to support her, to help her when she needed to? He never word his feeling regarding her in front of his family for it upsets them, his life was confined to their room only and her parents, he never tried to contact them because it had ignited an argument when he once tried to confront them, his grandmother had stretch the matter so much that he she had to apologies for no reason and he stayed silent, certainly, he never been on her good books because he never did any good to her.

He gazes at her, who's crying silently. Vineet hold her by arm and pull her up, he embrace her in his arms. Anamika broke at his mere touch, she holds him tight and cried as if there is no tomorrow.

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To be continued.