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"When will you stop doing this aakriti? You want divorce from me and at the same time you are accusing me of cheating you? Are you doing this intentionally, So that I'll leave you and you'll be succeed in your plans?"

A tired Kabir voice out throwing his mobile on the bed out of frustration. He never like to fight with her but they way she was behaving from few days was pissing him. After the day she came everything was normal but then she started questioning about small things. She called her cheater and a typical husband who cheats on his wife and then claims to love her.

"You are making me do that!! I don't like that girl and still you continue interacting with her." She yelled back with no sense in her conversation.

"For God sake, you are an educated business woman. We met thousands of people that doesn't mean i will go around every women I met. You yourself deal with many people__"

"But i never become over friendly with anyone." She slammed back to which he sighed in exhaustion.

He took a deep breathe and walked till her. Kabir calmed himself and cupped her face, this reaction confused her. She wasn't expecting this from him that too suddenly when they were having an argument.

"Listen to me! Before you and after you I never have anyone in my life. My love is genuine for you." He stated calmly and then kissed on her forehead.

Aakriti tried to form a word but he cut her in between.

"No more discussion aakriti! I'm really very tired."

With that he went inside washroom. He came changing into comfortable clothes and slept soon due to the tiredness. While aakriti went outside. She sat on the couch deeply in her own thoughts. She was fearing to be alone, everyone has left her, atleast she thought that. Her mother, father and everyone else. Now it was just Kabir who's alone in her life and in no way she wanted to lose him.

Yeah, she wanted divorce but after seeing him with that girl her mind changed, suddenly she became possessive and insecure at the same time. She didn't want to lose the one who genuinely loves her.

Her thoughts broke as she saw her mobile vibrating and there was her father's call. Anger overpowered again and she cut the call then switching off the mobile.

※•※

A crowd was gathered in a hall, the people around were cheering up with a joyful voice and everyone had big smiles plastered.

Kabir walked up to the stage and received the award from the man, they shook hands together, he thanked his team for the success he had achieved and then came back on his seat. The program continued for few time and then they all shifted outside.

Here his employees and friends surrounded him as they congratulated him for winning the award, it was for the recent painting he had submitted. As the award ceremony was over so in the hall it was only them.

"We are so happy Sir!! You did it!"

Kabir chuckled at the cheerful voice of his secretary. She jumped out of joy and gave a side hug to him, which he returned with same respect.

"KABIR!!"

There came a high pitched shriek, before he could know anything the person dashed as she pulled the girl away from him and did the unexpected of the situation. Kabir gasped as he saw his secretary covering her throbbing cheek where just a few seconds ago.

"Aakriti!!" He gasped with shock as her glares shifted over him.

Both the couple were highlighted in the group as he felt embarrassed of what happened.

"And you claim to love me? This is your love??"  She roared with anger flooding in her mind.

"What??"

She ignored his question and turned back at the girl who dared to touch her husband.

"Won't you come with me?"

He questioned with expectations shinning in his eyes. His heart was hoping a lot for her agreement but everything happens opposite of what he thinks.

Aakriti got up from her place and walked forward without responding to anything.

"I'm busy!"

He sighed hearing the statement, a sad smile plastered on his face as he looked at her holding the same and nodded.

"It's fine, have your dinner on time and don't stay awake for long. I'll be late."

He told and left. His smile didn't go unnoticed by her, she felt it wrong. It's his special day and she should cheer him up on it.

She thought to tell him but he was already gone and then her mind got an idea. She decided to surprise him and see the million dollars of smile over his face. Thinking the same she walked inside the closet and got ready not before ordering her secretary to postpone all her meetings.

The flashback stuck through her memory and she felt more anger. Her fist clutched tightly as she threw death glares at the girl before.

"How dared you touch him? Is this your work? Does he pay you for touching him?"

"Mam__"

"Aakriti, have you gone mad? What the hell are you speaking?" Kabir came up between the two as he gritted his teeth to maintain his calmness before everyone. His mind heated up with her such attitude that too when it was his special day.

"I have gone mad?? Yes, I think it's me. It's me who thought to surprise you and accompany you, but i didn't know you were planning something else. You already have someone__"

"Shut up aakriti!! Atleast don't harm my reputation here, it's a special occasion for me__"

He was cut in mid with her clapping, she laughed but anger was evident in it. "You are calling it special occasion? If you are thinking yourself great by winning just a minor award then let me clear you MR. KABIR SHEKHAWAT, I CAN BUY TONS OF AWARDS LIKE THIS ON A SNAP OF MY FINGER."

She growled out with no sense in her words. Kabir on other hand was enough of everything, he bore enough of insult and now she has brutally insulted him and his work. He couldn't think anything else apart from his rage as handing over the Trophy to someone he gripped on her wrist and dragged her out of there.

"Leave my hand Kabir!!"

She yelled but he cared less at that moment.

They got inside the car as he drove it with high speed, leaving from there.

※•※

"SHUT UP!!"

His ear piercing voice reverberated in the room as with that he grabbed the vase from side and threw it forward breaking the mirror into small pieces.

Aakriti jumped on her place, she looked back at the broken pieces and then towards him, who was now fuming in anger. His hair was messy, eyes bloodshot red and palms curled up in fist. Kabir tried a lot but this time everything slipped out of his hands. His anger took toll over him and he couldn't think much.

There she widened her eyes in anger and stood straight before him which triggered him more.

"You can't scare me with such acts___"

"DON'T SPEAK A WORD AAKRITI OR I WILL FORGET MY LIMITS."

He yelled more loudly and intensely that tears pricked in her eyes. He walked towards her and she stepped backward untill the wall touches her back. Their bodies bumped together as she felt like scaring with those red eyes which were holding just anger in them.

Her thought process broke when he banged his fist hardly on the wall.

"I'm the fool! I tried to keep you near myself but you can't be someone's aakriti goenka! You don't deserve love. You are a heartless lady, who can only think about herself, nothing else." His bitter words pierced in heart like sharp dragger.  How could he talk in such way? He was just so rude and cruel at that time.

The love and adoration in his charcol pairs had replaced with hate and anger. He never ever raised his voice before her, just used to hear her and pamper her but today she was experiencing something which he never was.

"Kabir__"

She whispered in low voice but it couldn't calm him anymore.

"You did enough and more aakriti! I thought, my love will change you but i forgot that you don't have a bloody heart for it. You are just so selfish and heartless." He said touching his finger on her chest as the anger had blinded him.

"You want divorce, right?"

The words came and her heart skipped from its place. She went breathless for few second and a lone tear left her eyes. There Kabir walked away from her and came with the papers she had given to him. He grabbed a pen and sign it then threw it on her face.

"You are free, Ms. Aakriti Goenka. You have succeeded breaking this marriage and my heart. You may leave now!"

He told and started walked outside, but she felt like he just tore her heart into two parts. From few days she was feeling attracted to him, feeling better in his company which had somewhere changed her decision but today that hope crushed. She didn't know something like this could ever happen.

"Kabir! Listen to me!" She spoke out, her voice so much low as she was sounding shocked. Her heart fearing for another separation from her loved one.

She almost ran to him and clutched on his shirt as he had thrown the blazer out of anger. She moved faster and hugged him from behind.

"Please don't leave me like this!"

"Don't do drama aakriti and leave me!" He cared nothing and detached himself from her. Then turning back with the same anger and tears mixed eyes looked in her teary orbs.

"You never tried to understand me Or my love, you always took it as a joke. You won't understand my pain aakriti, I tried my best but destiny doesn't want us together so Be happy in your life aakriti. I wish, you get every happiness but never try to call me because now I will not look back to you. Goodbye!!"

Those were his last words as he forcibly detached himself but she wasn't listening.

"No! No! You can't just leave. Listen to me__"

"SO WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? SHOULD I DIE FOR YOU? TELL ME!"

His eyes turned chilly red as he raged more with her words and hitted his hand on the tea-table. It caused heavy bleeding but he didn't care at that time. She jumped back at this move as he was mad in anger.

Before she could proceed with anything he walked out of there as the door banged loudly.

First time in life she sobbed, her mind and heart felt guilty for what mess she created. Everything was shattered because of her. She lost the man who loved her truly without any selfishness. Her madness destroyed everything as the guilt and anger of her deeds converted into tears and rolled down her cheeks.

※•※

"Don't even think about anything such that. I'm warning you maya for your any useless move. Already I have lost my daughter because of you."

Abhilash gritted his teeth as he stepped back, maintaining some distance from the lady standing before him. It was his cabin as he had come to office for some meeting due to aakriti's absence from few days.

He got to know about everything and even tried to reach near Kabir but after that night he had just vanished out of frame. No one knew about his stay and there aakriti wasn't ready to leave his home. She slipped into the ocean of guilt that none was mattering to her anymore.

"Atleast give me a last chance Abhi! I can talk to her, I can't see my daughter like this__"

"Where was this concern when you left us, Maya? You never looked back. You never see my love and now showing fake concern for my daughter? If again you are trying to find your benifit then please leave, I beg__"

"Abhi!!" She held his joined palms and shook her head with teary orbs. Abhilash could see the honesty in her eyes and whatever happened but he still loves her and can read her eyes easily.

"It will be a last chance abhi! Promise, after everything turned right I'll never show up to you. I'll never trouble you."

His heart filled with grief at the mention of her never showing up. He himself knew how much he was carving for her but at that time left every thought as aakriti's well being was bothering them both more.

"Please tell me the address!"

Maya requested as he stared at her for sometime before nodding.

"Come with me!"

※•※

"Oh hello, miss. Batameez! I'm not your servant that you are yelling at me. And btw, I had warned you before hand to not do the thing you don't know."

Kabir teased her with a suppressed smile as aakriti glared at him while blowing air on her finger. He shook his head and pulled her hand to him then rubbing the area with ice cube smiled at her over sweetly.

They both were in the kitchen and Kabir has challenged her to cook something, aakriti who didn't know anything about it accepted the challenge and burnt her finger in the process.

"Idiot Painter! I will see you!"

"Then see me, sweetheart!" He whispered with a flirty gesture in his tone. She chided more with it and hitted on his arm before heading back to her room.

Kabir chuckled at her and whistled from her back to earn another sharp glare from her.

The small memory brought a smile on her face. He never left a chance to tease her with his flirty and loving gestures yet she failed to understand the depth of his love. How could she doubt the man who devoted his everything for her? He never ever touched her without her consent, always put her superior over himself and still she being the mad ignored his efforts.

More tears rolled down her eyes as she composed herself in the corner. It was dark in the living room and the things were shattered like it were few days ago. She was sitting before the couch leaned over it while hugging her legs.

Memories were flooding in her mind. She never realised that someone could affect her in such way.

The chain of thoughts broke as the sharp light hitted on her eyes making her shut them at the moment.

"Who the hell is this!!" She groaned in frustration.

As the words left she lifted her eyes and saw the two person standing before there. Her eyes flooded with tears as again she went through emotional breakdown. She didn't feel anger as at that time she needed them both the most.

Maya and Abhilash felt something tearing their heart at their daughter's condition.

"Dad! Mumma!"

The breaking words left her mouth and both of them couldn't hold back themselves. They kneeled down to her and embraced the piece of their hearts.
Aakriti broke down in their embrace as she sobbed loudly letting go of her loneliness and pain.

"Shh!! Don't cry princess! Your dad is here for you!" He whispered kissing on the crown of her head.

"And mumma too!" Maya said and looked at abhilash who nodded his head with a sad look.

※•※

The atmosphere was silent as aakriti was blankly gazing at the floor. Before her Maya was sitting with her palm rested on her daughter's cheek and aakriti's head on her shoulder.

"Aakriti!"

"Hmm!"  She hummed with the same look.

"Don't give up on Kabir, please! Don't repeat the mistake of your mother."

Maya's words pulled her attention and she detached from her shoulder.

"He left me, I don't know where's he!" She stated with teary eyes and heavy throat. Maya creased her cheek and rubbed her thumb to wipe her tears.

"I know! But you can win him back, sweety! Now or never! I know your pain because my past is completely relatable to this situation."

She told while aakriti thought about it. She was right, now or never. She can't just give up on him, that to after realising her love for him.

"What has happened between you two?"

The sudden question pulled out maya's attention as she sighed with sadness. Whereas aakriti was curious to know the actual reason of her parents separation, and the thing confused her more was, they never divorced actually. Then what was the reason of separation.

"It's not the time for that__"

"It is, mom! I want to know what was the reason and why are you again and again comparing mine and your situations!"

There was nothing left to argue and so she gave up. She looked towards the balcony side where abhilash was sitting and staring outside as she had asked him for some alone time with aakriti. A sad sigh left and she looked back at her daughter.

"Me and your dad were in love with each other from college time and after settling down married each other. Everything was perfect. I was enjoying abhi's company and don't know when we spent 5 years happily. Abhilash loves children, he always dreamt for his one but on other hand I wasn't intrested. I didn't want to have one as I was more focused on my career. And that's when misunderstanding started creating between us. Your granny was pressuring me, even my parents to and I had to give up. I got pregnant and that created rift in our relationship. I started detaching myself from him. During that period too, I used to over work which was troubling your dad. He was concerned for both me and the baby. And then your born. Somewhere I was happy but then seeing you I always used to feel low. After your birth everything changed. Our relationship too. He started giving his whole time to you and that bothered me. I thought that only his child matters to him and not me. I started living away from the home and engaged myself in work. Slowly the distance grew to such level that neither of us could break it. When I realised my mistake, it was too late. He didn't let me come in his life, abhi didn't want you to become like me. He didn't want his daughter to become selfish."

Tears welled up in both of their eyes. Aakriti looked towards her father's back and she felt more guilty. How much he had done for her and she never respected him.

Maya wiped her tears as she was scared that after knowing everything aakriti will hate her. She gathered some courage and looked at her daughter who just hugged her.

"I'm sorry! Only because of me you two had to suffer. I'm the reason of everyone's grief!"

"No! You aren't! It's me, sweety. It's me who abandoned my little baby and husband. I'm the reason for your and your father's suffering."

She said creasing her hair as they both consoled themselves sharing their grief.

"I understood what to do now! I won't lose this easily. I'll convince kabir and apologize for my mistake."

Aakriti said with determination as she wiped her tears. Maya smiled and nodded her head.

By now abhilash too entered inside. He saw his daughter and sat beside her.

"I have talked with kabir's secretary she will inform about his location then you can meet him." He told cupping her cheek with his palm, while aakriti had tears in her eyes.

She immediately hugged him and cried while apologizing for her mistakes.

"I'm sorry dad! You did everything for me and I never respected you efforts, always blamed you for not telling me about mom. I'm so horrible! Please forgive me dad!"

Abhilash looked confused as he exchanged glances with Maya who smilingly nodded.

"It's fine, baccha! Don't think about anything and look forward." He wiped her tears and pecked on her head. "My daughter is perfect, yes a little bit arrogant but I love her. You are my everything aakriti!"

He stated with tears while she hugged  him more tightly.

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