CHAPTER:6

Both of them made their way towards home.........

He directly went to the room without looking back at her. She felt bad but they together have to face this

Aaradhya prepared lunch and served her mother in law.

"Aaradhya is everything ok" Santhoshi questioned her

"Yes...ma" she smiled which didn't reach her eyes

After lunch Santhoshi told Aaradhya to come to her room.

She nodded and replied "ok ma"

"Nikhil....Nikhil" she knocked on their door.

On hearing silence as an answer to her knock, she opened door.

There he is sleeping peacefully...she smiled looking at his innocent face.

"Nikhil...."

"Get up, let's eat" she said while waking him

"I'm not hungry, I'm sleepy" he whined like a child.

He is so cute...she thought

"Ok...first eat then sleep." She said and bought food plate.

He ate in his drowsy form and took the medicines and again slept.

"Ma...tell me why you called me?" She asked cheerfully

"Here, take these" Santhoshi said giving her gold ornaments to Aaradhaya.

"Ma... what is this!"

"I know you guys are having a hard time maintaining house and kids, actually it's my duty but I failed atleast this ornaments can help" she said and kissed her forehead lovingly

"Ma....you should give these to Nikhil,may be he can do something why me!?"

"Because as a lady of the house it's your duty to use these when necessary" and she continued " Don't take a decision which degrades the family" she said while patting her cheek.

For the first time in life I felt motherly warning...

She silently treasured those ornaments in cabinet of their room and locked it.

And finally it's time for her to go to work...

At her work place:

While she is doing the work...she listened her employer Malathi talking in phone.

"Yeah, I know she worked hard but she's so poor at her studies. Even I'm better than her, see now what happened. She invested money and started business"

This caught her, immediately an idea stricken her.

She completed the work and went to her house.

"Where are you Aardhaya..." Nikhil questioned her

She is just staring at him...this is first time he caught her while coming firm work.

"I " before she completes her sentence Riha beated to her

"You don't know Bhai, it's her daily routine....since last 2 months, same time and nobody knows where she goes"

"Riha...bhai is not asking you so keep your shut for a second" Rehanth shouted at her

"Stop you too" while pointing at them and "now speak up" he said while glaring at her.

"Work" she said

He nodded and left from there...

Aardhaya immediately made some snack and gave them to kids..

"Bhabhi, Thanks" Rehanth said

"Why.." she asked confusingly

"For coming into our lives" he said and went away

Her hands are trembling and her forehead is covered with sweat.

She went in...Nikhil she called him,while he is facing his back to her.

NIKHIL'S POV:

What!!! 15000 it's impossible to spend such amount monthly on hospital...

My thoughts broke when Aardhaya asked something but I told her what there in my mind (amount)

I don't know why but when she said to trust her,I nodded because I don't have any option.

With many thoughts running around my mind, we reached home and I'm too tired to stand so I went to sleep.

Again my thoughts came back..some times I wonder whom I married AARDHAYA or My thoughts!!!

Why she has to suffer by being with me, is the only question I don't understand. Her parents are enough rich to marry her with a well famed family but why me!??

We married 3 months ago but her family never visited her, forget about visiting but they never called her.

Our marriage is simple one with my mom, siblings, her mom, her dad that's it. Not even any of my colleagues or friends except Mohit knows that she is my wife.

Wife...wife...wife.....with that continuous thought I slept

"Get up, let's eat" somebody is waking me up...

"I don't want to eat, I'm sleepy"

"Ok....first eat and then sleep" she said and bought me food, I dozed off again

I didn't find Aardhaya when I woke up...

I don't know why my heart felt little saddened, she left me!??

But then she came back...from where I don't know...

I asked her that question, her answer shot me like a bullet... My wife is working and I don't know about it.

What a bloody husband I'm!??

With that I went to room...

I don't know her....shit

Her voice startled me...

"Nikhil...I'm sorry I should have told you before but I thought you would be humiliated"

"What....." "Humiliation" "why" Nikhil asked in suprised tone....

"Because I'm working as maid" Aardhaya said in defeated tone.

Don't scold me...she thought

"I should be thankful for you for helping way to family" he said surprising him at his own words

She smiled widely...and wiped her tears

"I'm sorry why are you crying" he said while wiping her tears this little moment caught her in his web of love..

"For you" she thought and nodded negatively

I don't know what's wrong with me...Nikhil thought when he reacted to her tears.

May be because of the closeness in past days....he thought

But who is he Kidding!??

She is elated with his sudden affection.

"So..you're happy with my work" she asked hesitantly

"Ofcourse...I'm" he replied and she hugged him immediately this time he hugged back.

Love is the way we stand for each other not when we found each other.

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