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Truth, breakdown and rivan wake yp

Outside the door

Virendra stood still.

Silent.

Because every word Reyansh said

Was true.

And that truth...

Couldn't be denied anymore.

No matter how much they tried to delay it.

No matter how much they feared it.

It had to come out.

Sooner or later.

But still...

His heart resisted.

Not like this...

Not now...

Because he knew

This moment could either hold her together...

Or completely break her.

His fingers slowly curled into a fist.

Then loosened again.

A helpless sigh escaped him.

Finally

He spoke.

Voice trembling.

He swallowed hard.

His words were no longer authoritative.

No longer commanding.

They were

A father's fear.

His voice cracked slightly.

A pause.

Then softer

Inside

Reyansh stood still.

Listening.

His eyes softened slightly.

But his resolve didn't shake.

He looked at Devyani for a moment

Fragile.

Scared.

Waiting.

Then turned toward the door again.

And replied quietly

A small pause.

His voice deepened.

Was finally about to come out.

The room fell into a heavy silence.

Outside

No more arguments.

No more resistance.

Inside

Everything felt louder.

Devyani's heartbeat echoed in her ears.

Fast.

Uneven.

Terrifying.

Her fingers gripped the bedsheet tightly, knuckles turning pale.

Her eyes were fixed on Reyansh.

Wide.

Fearful.

Like she already knew

Whatever he was about to say...

Would change everything.

Reyansh slowly turned around.

For a moment

He just stood there.

Looking at her.

Taking in how fragile she looked.

How scared.

How completely unprepared she was for what was coming.

His chest tightened.

But he didn't step back.

He couldn't.

Not anymore.

Slowly

He walked toward her.

Each step felt heavier than the last.

Until he reached the bed.

Then quietly

He sat beside her.

Close.

But careful.

Like even his presence might hurt her right now.

Devyani instinctively moved slightly back.

Not much.

But enough.

That small movement

Didn't go unnoticed.

It hit him.

But he ignored it.

Right now

This wasn't about him.

"Devyani..." he said softly.

His voice was calm.

But there was something beneath it.

Something broken.

Something serious.

Her lips trembled.

She shook her head slightly.

"No..."

A whisper.

Barely audible.

She was already scared of the truth.

Reyansh closed his eyes for a second.

Then opened them again.

Looking at her.

Gently.

Firmly.

His voice softened.

But didn't waver.

Because this time

There was no turning back.

Devyani shook her head desperately.

Tears spilled down her cheeks without stopping.

Her voice trembled badly.

She folded her hands weakly in front of him.

Begging.

Her breathing became uneven.

Her voice broke completely.

She shook her head again and again, like she could deny reality itself.

She was begging now.

Helpless.

Terrified.

Like a child trying to escape something she didn't understand.

Reyansh felt something twist painfully inside his chest.

This

This was exactly what he didn't want.

But also

Exactly what he knew was coming.

He clenched his jaw, trying to hold himself together.

"Devu..." he said softly.

But she cut him off immediately.

"No!" she cried, panic rising in her voice.

"Past was past... I don't want to hear anything..."

Her hands trembled as she wiped her tears, but they didn't stop.

Her voice grew more desperate with every word.

She shook her head again, almost hysterically now.

That one sentence

Broke something inside Reyansh.

Because he knew

The truth he was about to tell...

Was directly connected to the man she was asking for.

He leaned slightly closer.

Not forceful.

But firm enough to stop her from slipping further into panic.

"Devu..." his voice was low, steady despite the storm inside him.

She froze for a second.

Then shook her head again, tears blurring her vision.

Her voice dropped into a whisper.

That line

Hit hard.

Because sometimes

Ignorance feels safer than truth.

But Reyansh knew

This illusion wouldn't last.

Not anymore.

Reyansh saw her slipping

Into panic.

Into fear.

Into complete breakdown.

He couldn't let that happen.

Not now.

Not like this.

He immediately held her shoulders firmly

Not harsh.

But steady enough to ground her.

Her breathing was uneven.

Her body shaking.

She looked at him through tear-filled eyes.

Lost.

Scared.

Broken.

His grip softened slightly.

Her lips trembled.

He wiped her tears gently.

His voice turned firmer.

A pause.

"Okay?"

Devyani slowly nodded.

Weakly.

Like she was holding onto his words just to stay stable.

Reyansh exhaled softly.

Then

His expression changed.

Softer...

But serious.

The moment he said that

Fear returned to her eyes.

Instantly.

"Why...?" she whispered.

Her voice barely there.

Her eyes pleaded with him.

Begging.

For ignorance.

For peace.

For escape.

Reyansh's jaw tightened slightly.

He shook his head.

His voice was calm

But unmovable.

She looked down.

Tears slipping silently now.

His voice softened further.

A pause.

Then quietly

"You deserve to know what's yours."

Devyani felt her chest tighten.

Her hands clenched in her lap.

Helpless.

Completely helpless.

Because somewhere deep inside

She knew.

There was no escape from this anymore.

The truth

Was coming.

And she had no choice

But to face it.

I am scared.

Very scared.

I don't even know why my hands are trembling this much... but they are.

My heart is beating so fast that it hurts.

I don't want to hear whatever bhaiyya is about to say.

I really don't.

Because the way he is looking at me...

The way his eyes are so serious...

So heavy...

I understand one thing

Something is not right.

And pati ji...

He is not here.

That scares me even more.

If everything was okay...

He would be here.

He always comes.

Always.

But today...

He didn't.

And that thought alone is making my chest hurt.

"Devyani..."

Bhaiyya's voice pulled me back.

He looked at me softly and said

But right now

I don't want sweet words.

I don't want comfort.

I am scared.

And he is making me even more scared.

My voice shook.

He took a breath.

Then said

My heart stopped.

I nodded slowly.

Because that's what uncle said.

That's what I heard.

That's what I believed.

He looked straight into my eyes.

And said

"No."

A pause.

"She is alive."

My breath hitched.

"...what?"

Everything inside me froze.

My mind went blank.

"Wha... what do you mean...?" I whispered, completely confused.

If she is alive then

Tears started falling again.

Nothing made sense.

Nothing.

Bhaiyya exhaled slowly.

His voice turned serious again.

"You know Rivan..."

I swallowed hard.

I blinked.

Confused.

He looked at me.

My breath stopped again.

A pause.

My eyes widened.

"...me?"

He nodded slowly.

"You don't like blood."

"You don't like violence."

"And for the first time..."

His voice softened.

"He controlled himself."

"That was the biggest change in him."

I couldn't speak.

I couldn't think.

My mind felt blank.

Heavy.

Because suddenly

Everything I said earlier...

Echoed back in my head.

He is worst than my Bapu...

My lips trembled.

Tears fell faster.

I said that to him.

I believed that.

I thought he was a monster.

That he killed someone.

But

He didn't.

And not just that...

He changed.

For me.

I don't know what I am feeling right now.

Guilt?

Shock?

Pain?

Everything together.

My chest hurts.

Because the man I called cruel...

The man I compared to my worst nightmare...

Was actually trying to become better.

For me.

And I didn't even see it.

My lips trembled.

My voice came out very slowly

"...then bhaiyya..."

I looked at him with teary eyes.

"He is not a monster...?"

For a moment, I was scared of the answer.

Scared that maybe everything I believed was true.

But then

Bhaiyya said softly,

Something inside me broke.

Not loudly.

But deeply.

A strange guilt filled my chest.

Because I remembered

Every word I said about him.

Every doubt.

Every fear.

And now...

I felt so wrong.

Then bhaiyya looked at me again.

His expression serious.

I blinked.

"My life...?"

My heart started beating fast again.

But this time

Not just fear.

Something else too.

Confusion.

And then

He started telling me everything.

From the beginning.

About pati ji.

His life.

His childhood.

His pain.

Every single thing.

I listened.

Quietly.

Without interrupting.

Because I couldn't.

Each word

Was a shock.

A new truth.

A new pain.

My eyes widened.

My heart dropped.

I felt numb.

I never knew this.

Never even imagined.

Then...

How he left everyone.

In a penthouse.

Away from family.

Away from love.

Away from everything.

Tears kept flowing from my eyes.

I didn't even wipe them.

Because I was not able to.

So much pain..

My pati ji...

He went through all this...

Alone.

And here I was

Thinking my pain was everything.

No.

My pain...

Was nothing compared to his.

My chest tightened.

Because now I understood

Why he is like this.

Why he is cold.

Why he keeps distance.

Because he lost things too.

Just like me.

A sob escaped my lips.

My fingers tightened over the bedsheet.

"But..."

I looked at bhaiyya again.

Confused.

My voice softened.

Tears rolled down again.

How can all this be true at the same time?

My heart felt heavy.

Because the world I believed in

Was slowly changing in front of me.

He kept telling me everything...

Slowly.

Carefully.

Like he was trying not to break me.

But I was already breaking.

Inside.

Silently.

My mind was stuck on one thing.

One question.

One truth I thought I already knew.

I looked at him again.

My voice shaking

Because my whole life

I was told something else.

My lips trembled.

Nothing made sense anymore.

Nothing.

Bhaiyya went quiet for a second.

And that silence

It scared me more than anything.

Then he spoke.

Very softly.

My heart dropped.

My breathing stopped.

A pause.

My world

Stopped.

I felt like the ground beneath me disappeared.

My ears rang.

My chest tightened painfully.

"No..."

My head shook slowly.

"No... no... this can't be..."

Then he said

Everything went blank.

Completely blank.

I couldn't think.

Couldn't understand.

Couldn't process.

I just sat there.

Frozen.

My body felt cold.

My fingers numb.

"No..." I whispered again, my voice breaking.

My breathing became uneven.

My vision blurred.

Tears fell without control.

But he didn't stop.

Because the truth

Was still incomplete.

And what came next

Destroyed me completely.

My heart skipped.

My chest tightened more.

And then

That moment

I felt something inside me die.

Completely.

My ears stopped hearing.

My body stopped reacting.

My soul

Just... shattered.

Pati ji...?

No.

No...

My lips trembled violently.

My eyes widened in disbelief.

"...no..."

A tear rolled down.

Then another.

Then countless.

"He... he...?"

My voice didn't come out properly.

"He... did...?"

I couldn't even complete the sentence.

Because I didn't want to believe it.

I couldn't.

My chest started hurting badly.

Like someone was crushing my heart.

Breathing became difficult.

Tears blurred everything.

A broken whisper.

A shattered question.

Everything inside me collapsed.

All the trust.

All the love.

All the safety I felt with him.

Everything.

Gone.

In one moment.

"I..."

My body swayed slightly.

"I can't..."

My vision darkened.

My head spun badly.

Pain.

Fear.

Shock.

Everything hit at once.

Too much.

Too heavy.

Too unbearable.

"Bhaiyya..."

My voice was barely there.

"...I can't..."

And before I could say anything else

Everything went black.

My body gave up.

And I collapsed.

Completely.

Devyani's body slipped from his hold

But Reyansh caught her just in time.

His voice cracked.

"Devyani! Listen to me... Devu???"

He shook her lightly, panic flooding his veins.

Nothing.

No response.

Her face had gone pale.

Too still.

Too quiet.

"NO doctor!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.

"DOCTOR!"

Within seconds, the door burst open.

Doctors rushed in.

They gently took her from his arms and laid her on the bed.

Machines were checked.

Pulse.

Blood pressure.

One nurse quickly prepared an injection.

Everything happening too fast.

Too clinical.

Too real.

Reyansh stood there

Frozen.

Watching.

Helpless.

One of the doctors turned to him, his expression stern but controlled.

The words hit sharp.

A pause.

Then softer

Reyansh didn't reply.

Couldn't.

His throat felt tight.

His chest heavy.

His eyes stayed on Devyani

Unconscious.

Because of him.

Slowly

He stepped back.

One step.

Then another.

Until he turned

And walked out of the room.

Quietly.

The moment he stepped into the corridor

The noise inside his head got louder.

Every word he said.

Every reaction of hers.

Every tear.

Everything replayed.

"I..."

He exhaled sharply, running his hand through his hair.

Guilt settled deep inside him.

Heavy.

Uncomfortable.

Unavoidable.

I broke her...

The thought hit hard.

But then

Another thought followed.

Just as strong.

But it had to be done.

He closed his eyes.

Jaw tightening.

Because he knew

If not today

Then tomorrow.

If not by him

Then by someone else.

And the longer they waited

The worse it would become.

More lies.

More pain.

More damage.

He leaned against the wall, staring blankly ahead.

"It was the right time..." he whispered to himself.

Even if it didn't feel right.

Even if it shattered her.

Because sometimes

Truth doesn't heal first.

It destroys first

Before it ever begins to fix anything.

Reyansh stepped out of the room.

His face was pale.

Eyes heavy.

Guilt still sitting deep inside him.

Virendra immediately stood up.

"What happened?" his voice came out tense, almost afraid to hear the answer.

Reyansh looked at him for a second.

Then said quietly

That's it.

Two words.

But they hit hard.

Very hard.

Virendra's heart dropped.

Because he knew her.

He knew Devyani.

She was not strong when it came to pain like this.

She felt everything deeply.

Too deeply.

His hand slowly moved to his forehead as he exhaled shakily.

"This... was too much for her..." he whispered.

Silence again.

Everyone slowly sat down in the corridor.

Same place.

Same waiting.

But this time

The weight felt heavier.

Yesterday

They were waiting for Jinal to wake up.

Today

They were waiting for Rivan.

No one could even imagine how terrible this felt.

Like the entire family was falling apart piece by piece.

And they couldn't stop it.

Yashodha sat there quietly.

Her hands trembling in her lap.

Eyes fixed on the ICU door.

Then suddenly

Her voice broke.

Everyone looked at her.

Tears streamed down her face.

Her words came out in pieces.

She covered her face, crying helplessly.

Virendra immediately turned to her.

His voice was firm.

But not harsh.

But she shook her head.

"No..."

Her voice trembled.

Her eyes moved toward the ICU.

That helplessness

Was killing her.

As a mother.

As a woman who raised him.

As someone who loved him like her own.

Virendra clenched his jaw.

Because he felt the same.

Helpless.

Powerless.

Watching everything fall apart

And being unable to fix it.

The corridor fell silent again.

No words left.

Only fear.

Only pain.

And only one hope

That the door of ICU opens...

With good news.

I slowly opened my eyes.

Everything felt heavy.

My head... my body... even my thoughts.

I don't know when sleep took over me.

Or maybe...

I didn't sleep at all.

Maybe I just... passed out.

Because it was too much.

The room was quiet.

Too quiet.

No one was near me.

Just the faint sound of machines.

And my own breathing

Uneven.

Shaky.

Then

It hit me again.

Everything bhaiyya said.

Every single word.

Like a storm crashing back into me.

And suddenly

I felt nothing.

No thoughts.

No reactions.

Just...

Numb.

Completely numb.

I stared at the ceiling.

Blankly.

Trying to think.

Trying to understand.

But my mind refused.

Because I didn't want to believe it.

I can't believe it.

My lips trembled.

A tear slipped from the corner of my eye.

"No..." I whispered.

Barely audible.

My chest started tightening again.

Pain spreading slowly.

Deep.

Unbearable.

The word itself broke me.

My voice cracked.

I couldn't even say it properly.

I stopped.

Because I couldn't complete it.

I didn't want to.

And that was it.

Everything shattered again.

Tears started flowing uncontrollably.

Not slow.

Not silent.

But painful.

Heavy.

Like something inside me was breaking again and again.

I turned my face to the side, clutching the bedsheet tightly.

My fingers digging into it.

As if holding onto something could stop this pain.

I wanted to scream.

Scream so loud

That everything inside me would come out.

The pain.

The shock.

The disbelief.

Everything.

But my voice

Didn't come out.

It was stuck.

Trapped in my chest.

Turning into silent sobs.

My body trembled.

I closed my eyes tightly.

As if that could erase everything.

As if that could take me back

To the time when I didn't know any of this.

When my world was simple.

When pati ji was just...

Mine.

Safe.

Good.

My tears soaked the pillow beneath me.

My breathing became heavier.

Because how do I accept this?

How do I love him...

And hate him at the same time?

How do I breathe...

When every breath feels like guilt?

I curled slightly into myself.

Like a child trying to protect herself.

But there was nothing to protect anymore.

Because the truth

Had already reached me.

And it was destroying me from inside.

Slowly.

Painfully.

Completely.

My breaths

They suddenly felt wrong.

Uneven.

Heavy.

Like something was sitting on my chest.

Pressing harder and harder.

I tried to take a deep breath

But I couldn't.

It felt stuck.

Like the air wasn't reaching inside.

My hand immediately went to my throat.

My fingers trembled.

Panic rushed through me.

Fast.

Uncontrollable.

My heart started racing wildly.

Too fast.

Too loud.

Tears blurred my vision again.

Fear gripped me completely.

Within seconds

The door opened.

Reyansh bhaiyya rushed inside.

"Devu!"

Before he could say anything

I held him.

Tightly.

Like he was the only thing keeping me alive.

"Please..." I whispered, my voice shaking uncontrollably.

"Please..."

My fingers clutched his shirt.

My chest rose and fell rapidly.

He immediately held me firmly.

One hand on my back.

The other supporting my head.

His voice was calm.

Steady.

Even though I could feel his tension.

He gently rubbed my back.

I tried to nod.

But my body wasn't listening.

But I shook my head weakly.

My voice came out broken.

My hand tightened around his arm.

I tried to swallow

But it felt tight.

Too tight.

My breaths turned heavier.

Faster.

But still not enough.

"I..."

My chest hurt.

"I can't..."

I gasped.

"I'm not able to... breathe..."

Panic took over completely.

My fingers dug into him.

My body trembling.

Eyes wide with fear.

Because for the first time

It didn't feel like just pain.

It felt like

I might actually stop breathing.

My throat felt tight.

My whole body was shaking.

Reyansh bhaiyya held me firmly.

But how do I stay calm?

How do I make him understand?

I can't breathe...

I can't think...

I can't

Suddenly

One thought came into my mind.

Him.

My pati ji.

I looked at bhaiyya immediately.

My voice trembling

"Wh... where is he?"

My fingers tightened around his arm.

"Tell him to come na..."

My breath hitched again.

"I... I want him..."

Because whenever I am scared

He comes.

Whenever I cry

He makes it okay.

So now

Why isn't he here?

But bhaiyya didn't reply.

Not even a word.

I frowned slightly.

Confused.

Scared.

"Bhaiyya...?"

My voice got louder.

More desperate.

"Where is my pati ji???"

My hands started shivering badly now.

My whole body trembling.

Fear increasing with every second.

A small hiccup escaped.

My voice cracked again.

I waited.

Looking at him.

Hoping.

Begging.

But

No response.

Nothing.

And that silence

Scared me more than anything else.

Because now

It didn't feel like he was just not coming...

It felt like

Something was very wrong.

At some point

I just couldn't take it anymore.

The pain.

The fear.

The thoughts.

Everything felt too heavy for my head.

Like it would burst any second.

My breathing was still uneven.

My chest still hurting.

Tears still falling without stopping.

I looked at bhaiyya again.

My voice came out broken

A hiccup escaped me.

And then

I cried.

Not just tears.

But everything inside me.

My heart.

My fear.

My confusion.

All of it poured out.

Because truly

I felt like I was dying.

Not physically.

But inside.

Completely.

"I don't want to feel this..." I sobbed.

"Please... I just want to sleep..."

Sleep

Where I don't remember anything.

Where I don't feel anything.

Where nothing hurts.

Bhaiyya looked at me.

His eyes filled with helplessness.

He softly asked

"Bahar chalogi?"

I immediately shook my head.

"No..."

My fingers tightened around his hand.

"Please..."

My voice dropped to a whisper.

"I want to sleep..."

I closed my eyes tightly.

Tears still slipping out.

"I don't want to think anymore..."

Because thinking

Was hurting more than anything else.

Bhaiyya slowly made me lie down.

My head resting on his lap.

His fingers gently caressing my hair

Soft.

Careful.

Like I would break again.

And maybe...

I already did.

My breathing slowly started calming down.

My eyes felt heavy.

Very heavy.

Sleep was coming again.

Pulling me away.

But...

My eyes

They didn't close fully.

They were stuck on the door.

That door.

Where I kept expecting him to walk in.

Any second.

Any moment.

But he didn't come.

And my thoughts...

They didn't stop.

They became louder.

Messier.

More painful.

Why did papa hide everything from me...?

If he knew everything...

Why didn't he tell me?

Was I not important enough?

Or... was I too weak?

Is that why he married me to pati ji?

My heart tightened.

Is that the reason...?

Then

That's why pati ji hated me in the beginning...?

A tear slipped down again.

Was I just... a part of some plan?

And then

That one thing.

One year...

Papa said something about one year.

Why?

Why only one year?

Is something going to happen after one year?

Something bad?

Something worse?

Did pati ji know all of this...?

My fingers tightened slightly.

If he knew

Then why didn't he tell me?

Why did he look into my eyes...

And stay silent?

Even maa...?

Does she know too?

Entire family...?

Everyone knew?

Everyone?

And no one told me?

Not even once?

My chest felt heavy again.

Am I that bad...?

That no one trusted me with the truth?

Do they think I am a kid?

That I won't understand?

That I will break?

"...because of my dumbness...?" I whispered weakly.

Is that why?

Because I am slow?

Because I don't understand things quickly?

Because I ask silly questions?

Is that the reason...?

My eyes blurred again.

And pati ji...

Why did he hide everything?

Not just this...

But his pain too.

I saw it.

Sometimes.

In his silence.

In his eyes.

But he never said anything.

Why...?

Because I am not good enough to listen?

Because I won't understand?

Because I am too small?

"But... I am not a kid..." I whispered softly.

Am I?

Am I still a child to them?

Too childish?

Too emotional?

Too... stupid?

Did he think I am not worth knowing the truth?

That thought

Hurt the most.

My lips trembled.

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