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Krisha's POV:

             "How dare you? How dare you agreed for the new project? Get back Krisha. I don't want you to work on that project." He told me in a deadly calm tone scaring the hell out of me.

      But why shouldn't I?

               I had to speak for myself, I shouldn't keep mum this time. So I asked him back " Why?" Looking at his eyes.

          "Because I say so. I'm your husband and you have to listen to me." He told me banging his palm on the wall beside me.

           "That means... I'm your wife. Am I right? " I asked him back.

         "Of course you are idiot." He replied annoyingly.

                "You call me your wife Adith but I was not given any right over you. I can't use this room because its yours. I can't use your restroom because its yours. I can't even walk in this house with freedom because its yours. I don't have anything to do with you because you don't like it. You hate me Adi.. I can sense that you hate me. But still you call me your wife." I sighed.

           I walked passed him and sat on his bed tired "I have to work for my survival. I need money for me and Aarav. I have to work for my future." I said looking at the ground.

              He came to me and took hold of my wedding chain in his hand startling me " This is the proof that I'm your husband so cut your crap. So you work for money Krisha... Can't you see how much Aarav misses you? You prioritize money more than my son? I will give you money. I'll handle all your expenses are you happy now? You are not the girl I fell in love with. Shame on you." He said in a disgusting tone.

      So he thought I want money for my lavish so called life.

           I gave a bitter laugh to him and replied " Are you sure Adi? Think about it and give me a word. Because last time you gave me many promises that you'll always take care of me, you'll always stay with me, you'll always look after me but end of the day you left me in streets with a new born baby and a mother... Your mother.

              I had to take care of a baby and a elderly women and I had zero penny in my hands. From that day I started working, I saved money for my son and your mother.

             You are so concerned about your Son Aarav. What do you know about him? Huh? There were days I had to leave him with Urmima and work in a bakery to buy his monthly needs and feed your mother. There were days he cried for me to sleep.

                    Aarav was a baby by then Adi... He was so small and tiny...  I was working my ass off for my family while you were chilling with your so called money.

             Those days taught me one lesson never ever depend on your husband for money because they may throw us out any time. " his face was grief stricken and he was trying to digest the truth behind my words.

           "You are not worried about Aarav, the fact is you don't want me to work with Selva alone. That is the reason. You don't want me to grow in my career.  I know Aarav will miss me but when he grows up and learns what I am, he will be proud of me, I will make sure of that. He will love me more.

                    All the working women are not after money, they are after their family's welfare which depends on the money they make. So stop questioning our motherhood and judging us based on our job.

                He was taken aback and was tasting his own medicine. I didn't tell he anything to hurt him I spoke the fact. I spoke my heart out, poured everything in my heart to him.

          I walked towards the door and turned towards him, he was standing in the same position looking at the floor may be ashamed of himself " You are not the man I fell in love with Mr.Adith Srinivas. You are not my Adi... But I'm not ashamed of you because I know one day I will get my Adi back. And I'll wait for that day. Because unlike you I still love you."

           I left his room and felt totally light hearted, just like a big weight dropped off my shoulders. But at the same time I couldn't blame only him. I was also at fault.

              I saw Aarav sitting over Srini uncle's chest who was lying on the couch and listening a story "Then whvat happvened?" He asked uncle curiously.

            "Then the deer started running from the tiger." He told Aarav " the tiger was chasing the deer..." Told uncle dramatically my boy's eyes were out of his sockets and Srini uncle was totally enjoying while narrating stories to Aarav.

            "Then whvat thatha?" He asked uncle jumping a little on his chest.

         "Humm... Anda puli kulila vilundhu sethuruchu (Then the tiger fell on a pit and died.) Enough of stories now get up. " told Urmima making me laugh.

         "Paati... Youv arel choo(so) bavd." Aarav slapped her arms making uncle laugh.

          I sat on the single sofa on the living room and told Aarav "Daddy... You are not suppose to beat elders. " I told him.

             Aarav looked at the bowl of kesari in Urmima's hand and his eyes lit up " Wow... Paati... Kechali(kesari)" he tried to grab the bowl but Urmima dodged it.

             "Adichala, kadaiyadhu po da. (You bet me so I'm not giving it to you)" told Urmima making both uncle and me laugh.

              Aarav and Urmima fought for a while and then she gave the bowl to him kissing his cheeks. She loves pulling Aarav's legs.

              "Urmila... For me." Asked uncle.

         "Dream. In your dreams. Don't you know you have diabetes. Eat the chapattis, you are not touching the kesari. " told her and went inside the kitchen I gave uncle a helpless look where his face fell down.

         Aarav took a spoon from his bowl, blew air over it and fed to Srini uncle winking his eyes " Youv eat thatha... No tvell paati." Uncle's eyes watered and I felt touched at the same time.

              He gave Aarav a tight hug and fed him a spoon of sweet. Urmi  aunty came from kitchen "I didn't eat Urmi..." Told uncle.

               "Aahan... Yenna idhu? (What is this?)" With that she wiped a piece of kesari which sticked to his mustache and started chasing Aarav around the couch.

             It was a beautiful sight, a beautiful family we all were having a great time in the living room except Adi. I felt bad. What if I hurted him so badly.

             "Why do you have to speak so much Krisha. He must be under pain and worrying alone now?" My heart scolded me.

             But what would I do? I was also a human and at times I had to take my own stand.

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Adith's POV:

                 She was alone with my son and mom. But how as that possible as far as I knew she left me long back and went with Anand. Sent was not in the hospital with I searched for her. She left already with her dad.

                   How easily she accused me of leaving her alone? How would I leave her alone when she was my responsibility? She left me and my mom supported her and went along with Krisha and Anand.

              Was she really living alone with my son and mom all these years? My chest was tightened and it was difficult for me to breath. It was one difficult and terrible piece of information to digest.

              I was death angry on her after her betrayal but I wasn't heartless to leave her in the hospital just like that.

         What happened in my life?

          My head was aching badly and I felt like someone banging my head with a hammer. I need to know the truth. I had to find out. I should have a word with my dad.

              I climbed down the stairs my whole family was very happy, I found my dad and Aarav running around the dining table while my mom was trying to catch them.

             My dad was beyond happy, he was laughing his heart out. Krisha was laughing her heart out sitting on the couch I didn't want to spoil their mood. At least let them be happy.

              I left with out uttering anything to anybody and drove straight to the hospital. Stopping my vehicle on the signal I decided to find out certain truths of my life.

             The day Aarav was born I rushed to the hospital but I was told god forbid my Aarav was dead  but he was actually alive. Then why the management told me the fake news of my son's death when he's actually not.

             I wanted to know about it but in the happiness of my son's arrival I totally forgot about that point. I thought there was no point of digging the past because I got my Aarav in my life but today Krisha's words pushed me to find out the truth.

        If my son's death was a lie then probably I was also lied about Krisha leaving me. My anger and ego was too much big to run after her that too to that Anand's house.  So I waited for her to come to me and it took three years for my idiot Krisha to come back, that girl was not totally innocent she knew to suffer me a lot.

             Today she completely shook the ground underneath me. My son was alive, my wife, my mom and my son was struggling to live without money and security, they were missing mine and my dad's support.

                Here both my dad and I was angry on them for leaving us and going to that Anand. The news that I lost Aarav brought the worst out of me and I was too immune to actually think what was happening around me.

           After the signal I drove straight to the hospital, with a help of my friend I tried I tried to find out the details. I went inside the record room along with him and checked the record of that particular month. There were only three babies born along with Aarav for that month and all of them were safe and healthy born babies.

                     So there was no chance that the staff mistook any babies death in the place of my son. I realized it was all planned and the staff lied to me.

               "I will sue this management Shankar. Everyone bloody one here have to pay. " I told him.

              "Adi the management have been changed, it's already three years Adi. There's no point in accusing the hospital now. I'm also working here I helped you as a friend please consider me. I need this job." He told me worried and frightened.

         I sighed and turned the other side there was a photo hanging on the wall. The particular culprit who lied to me was posing along with few hospital staffs.

            "Shankar... For your sake I'll not accuse the management but can do me one last help?" I asked him.

              "Anything for you Adith tell me. " he told me.

               "I need information about this man." I pointed at that person.

          "I know him Adith I met him last year but currently he's not working here he was transferred to  Hyderabad." He told me.

              "I need to know his whereabouts and contacts Shankar. I'll call you tomorrow." With that I thanked him and drove back home.

          If at all my assumption were right and Anand was behind all this I would burn him alive.

           When I entered, my whole family was watching cartoon in the television, thanks to my son. He changed all of us specially my dad, he was such a serious and a workaholic person but he changed completely after Aarav's arrival.

              I went close to him and kissed his head he jumped on me "Daddyyyy...." I carried him in my arms and hugged him tight for some strength, my son was an energy box.

       "Thank god, go and spend time with your dad. I'm going to watch serial. Don't come here for another one hour." Told my mom.

              My son raised his hand up, closing his eyes he prayed "Pleashhh Govd cuvt the powel(power)." Mom got up and came to beat him. But Aarav hurriedly climbed down my hands and dragged me upstairs.

                I couldn't even laugh or enjoy his antiques because I was totally and unconditionally depressed. All my thoughts were running around Krisha. She was looking at me expectantly for some kind of reaction but I ignored her.

            How would I face her? The fact she struggled alone with my mom and son was killing me alive. I fear I would cry if I see her eyes so I ran up along with my son.

               I laid flat on bed he sat on my tummy and was bickering, I kissed his cheeks and told him "I'm sorry."

      I wanted to hold her close and hug the life out of her but I couldn't how would I approach her? What would I tell her. I planned to get the help of my son.

            "Aarav..." I called him, he looked at me with his big black orbs with full concentration.

          "You know one secret?" I asked him.

           "Whavt daddy?" He asked me cutely.

          "Every night after you sleep your Krisha go to other room she don't want to sleep with you." I told him. My boy's eyes narrowed and he huffed in anger. It was so much like looking at the mirror he did it exactly like me.

              "I wivll gov anvd bvite thisch baby, che wivll nvot gov tovnight." He told me and tried to climb down the bed but I stopped him and told him about my plan.

  Now my son will help me...

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Alka's POV:

                "What is this sir? How can you do this to me. I have been working with you for so long but you have to choose Krisha over me? How could you?" I was at the verge of bursting out.

             "Listen Alka try to understand. I presented your project details to the investor but he wanted to at Krisha's then he decided to finalize her project. I don't have anything to do with this Alka. You know me." Manohar sir told me.

              "Well, what can I say? Thank you so much sir. Life long I'll assist others and die one day who cares about my talent and abilities?" With that I left his cabin.

        Krisha... One person I hate from the bottom of my heart. I treated her as my friend, first she stole my Adith from me now my project, she spoiled my whole life.

         I just wanted to kill that bitch.

         I threw everything in my cabin and sat clutching my hairs. Someone entered my cabin without knocking.

          "Who the hell are you? Get out." I yelled at that man.

          "Rejection. One most horrible feeling.

              You know what Alka, I was a very good human, I was handsome, I was talented , I had money, I had contacts still I was rejected.

               You are also a very good human, you are beautiful, you are talented, but still you are also rejected.  

         We have many things in common. " he told me.

         "Who are you?" I asked him while wiping my tears.

        "I'm Vijay Vetrivel. Krisha's new investor. " he replied and he looked like a deep mystery.

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