The once peaceful atmosphere of the Modi household had been shattered by Kokila's words. Sachin, unable to bear his mother's cruelty towards his sister, had decided to leave. His wife, Avantika, stood by him, when he told her about his decision over the cell, her heart aching for Anamika, accepted her husband's decision. Though, Sachin had always wanted the same, he always insisted to move away from his mother as far as possible but it was Avantika who feared kokila might blame her for the same but now, she can't stand that lady.

"I can't stand this anymore, Maa," Sachin declared, his voice trembling with anger. “Aapke sabdon ne aaj sabka dil tod diya, mujhe sabke samne itna sarminda kar diya ki main apni behen se bhi nazar nahi mila paa raha hoon. Shayad mujhe ye kadam bahut pehle utha lena chahiye tha par jaane kyun lagta raha aap kabhi toh samjhengi par nahi, aap kabhi nahi samjhengi maa, kyunki aapke pass dil hai hi nahi. Nafrat hai mujhe aapse!" Sachin shouted, tears rolling down his eyes.

Kokila's face paled. She had not expected such a strong reaction from her son. "Ye kya bakwas kar rahe ho tum Sachin? Tum iss tarah ghar ko iss tarah chorr ke nahi jaa sakte. Varish ho tum iss ghar ke, ye sab tumhe hi sambhalna hai. Tum iss tarah Anamika ke liye ghar chorr ke nahi jaa sakte, meine sirf sach hi toh kaha!" She was still adamant at her place.

"Sach?" Sachin scoffed. "Ye sach nahi tha maa, aap usse zillat kar rahi thi. Iss ghar mei toh aaj tak usse koi khushi aapne di nahi, sirf aansu hi diye aur aaj aapne usse wahan bhi kahin ka nahi chora. Ghin aa rahi hai mujhe ye soch ke ki aap meri maa hai. Nahi chahiye mujhe aapki ye dhan sampatti, nahi banna mujhe aapka varish. Ye ghar, ye business sab aapko mubarak! Main aise ghar mei nahi reh sakta jahan ke log pathar dil ho!" He declared again.

Parag, his father, tried to intervene in the matter for the first time ever. "Sachin, beta shant ho jao. Main samajh sakta hoon tum naraaz ho jo hua uss se lekin ghar chorr ke jaane se sab bigad jaayega beta!" He tries to stop him, not wanting his family to break this way.

But Sachin was resolute. "Aap aaj kyun bol rahe hai papa? Aaj tak toh aap chup they na toh aaj bhi chupp hi rahiye. Waise bhi bahut kuch bigad chuka hai, aab kuch toh bigadne ko raha hi nahi hai. Bas yaad rakhiye ye sab aap bacha sakte the par aapne aaj tak chup rehna pasand kiya aur ye sab ke zimmedaar kahin na kahin aap bhi hai!" Sachin exclaims.

With that, Sachin packed his bags and left the house. Kokila and Parag were left stunned and heartbroken.

… ..

Meanwhile, at Anamika's home, Vineet was trying to make amends. "I'm so sorry for everything I've done, Ana. I was wrong. Main jaanta hoon aaj jo bhi hua uska zimmedaar main hoon, agar maine baby ko apna liya hota toh ye kabhi na hota. I'm really sorry for everything." He apologizes, his eyes down realizing the blunder he has made.

Anamika looked at him with a cold expression. "Your apologies mean nothing now. You've caused me so much pain. You didn't accept my son, you didn't support me when I needed you most, and now you're suddenly here, trying to act like a caring husband. Huhh!! Aab iska kya hi faida hai Vineet, aab toh sabko pata bhi chal gaya hai toh now it doesn't matter, aab mujhe bhi kuch chupa ke nahi rakhna, I'm free to walk away!" She expresses.

Vineet's eyes filled with tears. "I know, and I'm truly sorry. Please give me another chance. I'll do anything to make it up to you. Please Ana!! Iss tarah mujh se muh mat phero, main janta hoon meine bahut galat kiya par i promise main sab thik kar dunga!" He cried.

Anamika shook her head. "It's too late. I'm done with you. Mujhe kuch thik nahi karna! Aab sirf mujhe apne bache ke liye sochna hai aur kissi ke liye nahi."

Vineet's heart sank. He realized that he had lost her trust and it would be incredibly difficult to regain it.

“Ana..” He tries to say but his words choked in his throat, she gazes at him.

“I really don't understand Vineet, tum ro kyun rahe ho? You should be happy ki aab tumse koi sawal nahi puchega ki tum kahan aur kyun jaa rahe ho? Tum kyun raaton ko room mei sone ke bajaye balcony mei ghoom rahe ho? Koi aab kuch nahi kahega aur na hi main aab tumse apne ya apne bache ke liye bheekh mangungi kyunki mujhe ye toh samajh aa gaya hai mangne se kuch nahi milta, kamana padta hai, all thanks to you and my mother. Malum hai, mujhe apni maa se aaj tak koi umeed nahi thi. Mujhe hamesha se pata tha wo mujhe pasand nahi karti bhale hi i made many efforts to gain her love par unhone kabhi nazar bhar dekha bhi nahi mujhe pyar toh dur ki baat hai. I always knew a little love was all that was needed to win me but I never got that. I don't know where I went wrong? What did I do to be so unlucky in love?” She sobs, tears didn't come out her eyes but her nose did leak, “but then you came and i suddenly started to feel that is it! God has sent you to me to shower all the love he had deprived me till then. I started to feel more than I should have, despite knowing love was not my thing I don't know why I trusted to so blindly to be only shattered in pieces at the end,” She lowered her eyes, tears roll down her cheek, she immediately clear it, “I think it was just for the lesson. Bhagwan myjhe batana chahte hai how unlucky and stupid I am to fall for the things which aren't for me, how unlucky I'm to be loved by someone.”

She let out a deep sigh, caressing her boys head she again gaze at him, his eyes never dry, lips trembling as if he would burst out loud anytime but she doesn't care about it anymore, though, her she felt sharp blade on her heart seeing him breaking down after all she loved him truly.

“You're free to be whatever you want to do or want to be. I'm never going to coax you anymore for anything. I can raise my kid myself and I'll make sure he doesn't feel the void of a father, I'll never let him feel he doesn't have a father, he only has an unlucky-in-love-mother!”

And with that, he broke down like thunder because he knows, she meant what she said, he saw that determination to detach herself from him in eyes and it killed him a thousand deaths.

....

Back at the Modi household, Kokila sat alone in the living room, feeling a sense of deep regret. She had pushed her son away, and now she was afraid she might never see him again.

Parag approached her and sat down beside her. "Kokila, main janta hoon tumhe meri baat se koi fark nahi padega lekin aaj jo bhi hua uski zimmedaar tum ho. Tumne kabhi Anamika ko beti nahi maana aur dekho uske liye aaj tumhara beta tumhe chhor ke chala gaya, tumhe akela chhor ke!"

Kokila nodded, her eyes filled with tears. "Main jaanta hoon jo hua galat tha, mera beta mujh se muh modd ke chala gaya uss ladki ke khatir." She shuts her eyes in anger.

"Kokila tum aab bhi Anamika ko dosh de rahi ho?" Parag asks in disbelief.

"Toh aur kisse dosh dun? Usne iss ghar ki saari khushiyan chhin li. Aap toh sab jaante hai na, fir bhi uski tarafdaari kar rahe hai?" Kokila questioned her husband.

"Kyunki business ke loss ke liye main apni bachi ko dosh nahi de sakta par tumne saara ilzaam uspe daal dia aur main chah ke bhi kuch nahi kar paaya, par wo hamesha se galat tha. Tum galat thi Kokila!" Parag exclaims, emphasizing his words and leaving the place, Kokila was stunned by his words. Her husband is holding her responsible for everything happening? Why?

...

To be continued..