Holaa!

Here's the update after really long time... 🥺

It was asked for by...
aksharaakkuz

Hope you'll like it.

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Next day...

It was nearly evening.

Prakash and shweta went out for some work.

Karan was away at office.

Dd and vid too were out.

Avni came down only to find a box laying on the centre table.

She frowns.

A message pinged on her phone.

Avni opened it. It was from karan.

Avni, mujhe tumse kuch zaruri baat karni hai... Poolside pe milo.

Avni: karan ghar pe hai? Poolside... Chalo dekhte hai...

She started towards poolside. She was shocked.

It was decorated simply yet beautifully with candles and balloons.

Karan stood there lighting the candles on the table.

Avni frowns.

Karan came towards her.

Avni: karan yeh sab? (Confused)

Karan: avni... Woh main...

Avni held her head feeling dizzy.
She faints.

Karan immediately held her in his arms.

Karan: avni... Avni... (Patting cheeks) utho na avni...

He took her to the chair and made her sit.

He called shweta

Karan: maa... Avni faint ho gyi hai...

She was shocked.

Karan: main isko hospital le ja raha hoon... Aap log please aa jao mujhe bohut dar lag raha hai.

Shweta and prakash rushed to the hospital.

At hospital karan was pacing up and down.

Shweta and prakash came.

Shweta: kya hua karan kaise hua?

Karan: maa pata nahi achanak kaise behosh ho gyi woh... (Tears were streaming down his eyes)

Shweta and prakash consoled him.

Doctor came out.

Karan: kaisi hai avni? Woh theek hai na...

Doctor: (smiled) congratulations Mr. Khanna... Aap papa ban ne wale hai...

This was all. Karan felt as if the rug under his feet being pulled out.

Doctor: aise shock mat hoyiye... I can understand yeh unplanned ho sakta hai...but don't worry. She's quite weak aapko unka khayal aur bhi acche se rakhna hoga.

She gave a light pat on his shoulder and left.

Karan stood there looking at the door of avni's room.

Prakash and shweta were shocked but went inside.

Avni sat on the bed looking at the ceiling.

Shweta: avni beta...

Avni: mom... Maine socha tha sab khatam ho gya par yeh to... Yaha to sab... Sab kuch.... (Tears flowing)

Prakash: bas kar puttar... Hum sab tere saath hai...

Shweta: haan baccha hum har situation ko face kar lenge... Tum rona band karo... (Wiping her tears)

Avni hugged them.

Other side

karan was seen venting out all his frustrations on a punching bag continuously.

Karan: nahi... Phir se ek baar... Main akela reh gya... (Red eyes)

He sat on the floor at the foot of his bed.

Karan: (crying) avni.... (hugging his knees)

Other side DD and vid came home only to find poolside decorated they immediately understood what could have happened.

They reached karan's room.

They found karan sitting on the floor weeping.

Vid: karan.. Karan...

Karan looked up and immediately hugged him.

DD: karan hua kya hai? Bata to? Aur yeh sab decorations?

Karan: avni...

They were worried hearing avni's name.

Vid: avni kya?

Karan: avni... Preg... Pregnant hai

DD: kya?

Karan: sab barbaad ho gya... Sab barbaad ho gya... (Crying)

DD and vid looked at each other helpless. All they could do is nothing except consoling him.

Few days went by.

Karan behavior towards avni was indifferent he would talk to her freely like they used to but he would cry himself to sleep. His heartbreak was witnessed by all.

Avni felt it strange.

One day she went to his room.

Avni: karan... Tum naraz ho mujhse?

Karan: (looking away) nahi nahi to main... Kyu naraz hona?

Avni: to woh sab kya tha usdin?

Karan: (looking away) kuch nahi.. Bas aise hi... Dosti mein dinner pe to jaa hi sakte the na hum... (Fake smile) ab tum jaa ke rest karo... Aur vitamins le liye na?

Avni nods.

Karan took her to her room and made her sit on bed.

Karan: araam karo... (Smiles)

Avni wanted to stop him but he went away before she could say anything.

Vidyut and DD saw all this they went to karan.

DD: bata kyu nahi avni ko?

Karan: (chuckles) kya hi kar lunga bata ke bhi... Uske dil mein koi jagah nahi hai..

Vid: jagah pehle bhi nahi thi... Par us neil ne bana li... To tum kyu nahi bana sakte?

Karan: avni keh chuki hai already ki uska pyaar sirf ek hi hai... Ek hi rahega.. Aur vidyut, pyaar khudgarz nahi hota...

DD: phir us pyar ka bhi kya karna jab usko haasil nahi kar sakte... Ek tarfa zindagi bita loge kya?

Karan: haan bita loonga... Mujhe koi fark nahi padta jab tak avni khush hai... Safe hai.. I'm happy...

Vid was about to say but DD nods negatively.

Both sighed and went.

Days changed into months.
Khannas have shifted to London.

Avni and karan had to stay back due to her pregnancy.

It was her 8th month.

Avni had a big baby bump by now. Even though she was weak but the baby survived. Even doctors said it was a miracle. Her face now had glow. She was a chubby woman rather than lean and skinny girl.

Karan on the other side was with her during whole of her journey. They both came up being best friends. Karan would take care of her selflessly.

Avni had once heard prakash and shweta talking about how Karan loved her alot. When she confronted him he avoided this topic saying that it was momentary infatuation nothing else. But with time avni had realised that Karan loved her a lot.

Avni was sitting recalling how Karan had been in her support from the very moment they met. A gentle smile came to her lips.

A shawl appeared on her shoulders. She smiled knowing who it was. She turned and looked at the person.

Karan: tum abhi tak yahi baithi ho? Sona nahi jaake?

Avni: nind nahi aa rahi.

Karan: yaar bench pe baithe baithe thode na aayegi... Bed tak to jana hoga na... (Smiles)

Avni smiled a bit. Tears began building up in her eyes.

Karan saw her face and panicked

Karan: avni kya hua hai? Pain ho raha hai? (Cupping her face)

Avni: I'm sorry...

Karan frowns.

Avni: tum itne acche ho par phir bhi main tumhe... Main tumhe kabhi woh haq nahi de sakti... Main...

Karan interrupted her placing a finger on her lips.

Karan: shh... Maine kaha tha na ki hum is pe baat nahi karenge... Phir...?

Avni: lekin tum mere liye apni life kyu kharab kar rahe ho?

Karan: kharab? (Weird face) Arrey main to bas apne aane wale partner ka wait kar raha hoon... Woh aayega tabhi to hum dono mil ke tumhe tang karenge...

Avni smiled through tears.

Karan: aur rahi baat zindagi ki... To mujhe to koi bhi mil jayegi... Abhi bhi itna hot aur happening jo hoon (running hand through his hair) (winks)

Avni smiled.

Karan: abhi chalo... (Wiping her tears) mere partner ko bhi neend aayi hai... Usko sulane ke liye uski mumma ko sona hoga... Samjhi? (Smiles)

Avni nods.

Karan took her to her room. He made sure that she slept okay then left the room after covering her with duvet.

Karan smiled at her.

It was true that he was hurt when he came to know about her pregnancy but he was more content to know that she is in front of him.

He had been an ardent believer of love. His philosophy of love states that the love is never selfish. He believed that love can not be forced upon anyone. It's in one's heart.

All this while he took avni's care wholeheartedly.

Karan: avni... Main tumhari haalat samajh sakta hoon... Par mujhe yeh bhi yakeen hai ki ek na ek din tum bhi mujhe accept kar logi... Shayad (smiles)

Days rolled by one day avni was sitting in the lawn when she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. She screamed.

Karan who was in the kitchen making some snacks heard it and immediately rushed to her.

He was shocked to see avni laying on the ground holding her baby bump. She was literally screaming on the top of her lungs. Tears covered up her cheeks.

Karan went near her.

Karan: avni... Avni...

Avni: ka...karan... Pain... Pain ho rahi hai bohut... (Crying)

Avni was hyperventilating.

Karan took her to his car and drove off to the hospital.

There were still three weeks left for her term to complete.

As they reached hospital avni was almost unconscious.

Karan: avii... Come on okay you need to be strong... 

He got her to the doctor.

After about 20 minutes the doctor came out.

Karan: woh kaisi hai woh?

Doctor: Mr. Khanna unka blood pressure kaafi high hai.. humein unka c-section karna hoga... normal delivery is quite difficult. Abhi ke liye humne unhe Medicines di hai... kal tak unke BP stable rehna chahiye... Aap please inhe calm rakhne ki koshish kijiye..

Karan nods. He went inside to see avni. Avni was laying on the bed. As she saw karan she extended her hand. Karan came up and gave his hand to her.

Avni: Karan.. (weak voice) promise karo... ki agar mujhe kuch ho gya to tum mere baby ka dhayaan rakhoge... (deep breathes) 

Karan: tumhe kuch nahi hoga avni... tum bilkul theek ho jaogi... samjhi... (tearful eyes) 

Avni shook her head in no..

Avni: mujhe nahi pata main rahungi yaan nahi.. par tum mere baby ko humesha khush rakhna... usko... usko har cheez dena.. aur... ho sake to bata dena ki uski mom us se bohut pyaar karti hai... yeh sab meri galti hai.. sab...

Her voice was weak. her eyes were drooping due to the effects of medicine.

Karan could just sit there holding her hand and nothing else. Later he went out to inform Prakash and shweta.

Next day the surgery was performed. 

karan was anxiously waiting for some response. it was nearly 2 hours the doctor was in.  he felt a hand on his shoulder. it was vidyut. he was out of town for some time whereas dd had shifted to london with prakash and shweta.

Karan hugged vidyut tightly fearing for avni.;

Finally the light of OT was switched off the doctor appeared.

Karan and Vidyut looked at her with anticipation

Dcotor: (smiles) its a boy mr. khanna.. the baby is safe but...

Karan and vidyut who smiled listening about the baby now were overtaken by fear for avni..

Karan: par what doc?

Doc: she slipped into coma...  

Karan stumbled.

doc: its postpartum coma.. kaafi rare hota hai yeh.. bleeding kaafi ho gyi thi aur unke heart ke paas aayi chot ki wajah se heart kaafi weak ho gya hai.. jis wajah se woh proper circulation nahi kar paya aur she slipped inot coma.. we dont know ki ab unhe hosh kab aayega? i mean.. 1 hafta 1 mahina 1 saal... kuch nahi keh sakte hum.

Karan felt a sharp knife in his heart. his face now went emotionless. he wanted to cry cry out a loud and let that god hear him but the words refused. all hee could think of was avni's child.

Karan: kya main baby ko dekh sakta hoon.

Doc: premature hone ki wajah se aap use le nahi sakte haan nursery mein dekh zarur sakte hai...nurse inhe le jayiye...

they followed the nurse to the nursery and stood infront of a small baby bound to tubes and machines.

he wanted to touch him but was not allowed. he smiled at him.

Vidyut placed a consoling hand on his shoulder. he had seen karan developing love for avni... he had seen him broken when avni turned out to be pregnant.. 

later both wet to avni. Her condition was not less.

she had a pale drained face now... machines were connected to her body as if they were the only things.

karan's tears betrayed and fell out of his eyes.

He just leaned and kissed avni 's forehead.

Days rolled into months. 

It's been six months that avni was in coma. Karan would daily visit her and talk to her for hours. He looked after neav then office then avni...

Everyone felt pain looking at him. They wanted to take away his pain but could not.

Today karan got ready and left for hospital. He took neav with him.

Both reached avni's room. Past six months avni had recovered but it was not very fast.

Karan sat on the stool with neav in his lap.

Neav was amazed at his surroundings. He was playing with karan shirt making baby sounds.

Karan took avni's hand and held it carefully.

Karan: avni... Aaj humara neav 6 mahine ka ho gya... Can you imagine... (Smiles) pata hai kitna tang karta hai mujhe yeh..

Neav looked at his face as he was able to understand what he was saying.

Karan: (teary eyes) ab to uth jao yaar.. Pata hai... Sab bohut miss kar rahe hai tumhe... Aur neav... Neav ko bhi to tumhari zarurat hai na...

He wiped his tears and got up holding neav.

As he was about to turn neav immediately spoke in his Babyish  voice.

Neav: mum... Mummaa..

Karan was shocked. All these months he had tried to make him speak this word he finally did it today...

Suddenly avni's readings started fluctuating.

Karan immediately rushed to the doctor. On examining it was found that avni will soon be out of coma. Karan's happiness knew no bounds today. He hugged neav close to his chest. He hugged him tight.

As This news was revealed to family they were more than happy.

After few days avni was up. She was weak initially but soon came back to health.

She was thankful to karan for whatever he had done in past for her and baby.

Flashback ends.

(A/n: It is the official end of the flashback now everything will go on in the present i.e. avni's life in London. Neav is 6 years old. They live with khanna family)

Avni leaned on the head of the chair thinking about Karan.

Avni: ab mujhe faisla lena hi hoga... Baatein bohut aage badh chuki hai... (Determined)

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I think it was the longest chapter written in this book.

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