CHAPTER42 [CRYING]
Aarohi slowly stood up.
Her eyes were filled with disgust and pain.
"Aapko ye sab karte hue sharam nahi aayi?"
(You didn't feel ashamed doing all this?)
"Aapne ek insaan ki jaan li hai..."
(You took someone's life...)
---
Her mother cried helplessly.
"Beta meri baat-"
But before she could complete-
Aarohi stepped back instantly.
As if even standing near her felt unbearable.
---
Her mother tried to hold her hand.
But Aarohi jerked it away harshly.
"Mujhe chhoone ki koshish bhi mat kijiye."
(Don't even try to touch me.)
"Ghin aa rahi hai mujhe."
(I feel disgusted.)
---
Tears rolled down her cheeks continuously.
"How could you...?"
(Kaise kar liya aapne ye sab?)
"Jis insaan ne apni saari khushiyan aapko de di..."
(The man who gave you all his happiness...)
"Aapne usi ki jaan le li."
(You killed him.)
---
Her voice broke badly.
"Ek baar bhi haath nahi kaanpe aapke?"
(Didn't your hands tremble even once?)
"Ek masoom insaan ko maarte hue?"
(While killing an innocent person?)
---
Her mother completely broke down crying.
But Aarohi had no softness left anymore.
No sympathy.
No daughter left inside her.
Only hatred.
---
She turned to leave.
But before walking away-
she stopped.
Without turning back, she spoke coldly-
"Mrs. Mehra..."
"Yaad rakhiyega..."
(Remember this...)
"Iss sab ki saza aapko zaroor milegi."
(You will definitely pay for all this.)
"Aap dono ko."
(Both of you.)
---
And then-
she walked away.
Leaving her mother crying behind.
---
Aarohi drove straight to Singhania Mansion.
Her hands were trembling on the steering wheel.
Her vision blurred again and again because of tears.
Everything felt suffocating.
---
When she entered the mansion-
Vihaan still hadn't returned from office.
Without saying anything to anyone-
she walked upstairs.
Straight to their room.
---
The moment the door closed-
she collapsed.
---
Her legs gave up.
She fell on the floor beside the bed and started crying uncontrollably.
Not silently.
Not softly.
She screamed.
She cried.
She broke down completely.
---
"How could she...?"
(Kaise kar diya unhone ye...?)
---
Her entire body was shaking violently.
Because the woman she called "mom"-
had murdered the man who loved her the most.
Her father.
---
Aarohi clutched her head tightly.
Memories of her dad kept flashing in front of her eyes-
his smile...
his hugs...
the way he protected her...
---
And now all she could think was-
He died alone.
Betrayed by the woman he loved.
---
She cried harder.
Louder.
But no one outside could hear her.
Because the room was soundproof.
And inside that room-
Aarohi was completely shattering.
Crying endlessly, Aarohi eventually fell asleep on the floor itself.
As if all the strength inside her had completely given up.
---
Late at night, when Vihaan returned home, he walked straight to their room.
But the moment he entered-
he froze.
Shock covered his face instantly.
---
Aarohi was lying on the floor...
completely broken.
As if someone had shattered her soul and thrown her away mercilessly.
Her eyes were red and swollen.
Some tears were still resting on her cheeks...
while a few silently escaped from the corners of her closed eyes.
---
Seeing her like this felt like someone had stabbed Vihaan directly in the heart.
Panic immediately filled his eyes.
He quickly walked towards her and carefully picked her up in his arms bridal style.
But Aarohi didn't react at all.
As if she had lost all sense of herself.
---
Vihaan gently placed her on the bed and softly tapped her cheeks.
"Utho Aarohi..."
(Wake up, Aarohi...)
"Aarohi utho na please..."
(Please wake up, Aarohi...)
"Batao kya hua hai tumhe..."
(Tell me what happened to you...)
---
When she still didn't respond, Vihaan sprinkled a little water on her face.
Slowly...
Aarohi opened her eyes.
And the first thing she saw-
was Vihaan.
---
Relief instantly appeared on his face.
He carefully helped her sit up.
"Kya hua hai baccha tumhe?"
(What happened to you, baby?)
"Kuch toh bolo..."
(Please say something...)
---
But Aarohi stayed silent.
Without looking at him properly, she stood up and tried to walk away.
---
Before she could leave-
Vihaan stepped in front of her.
He gently cupped her face with both hands.
"Bolo kya hua hai..."
(Tell me what happened...)
"Baccha kuch toh bolo..."
(Please say something, baby...)
---
The moment he said that-
tears once again filled Aarohi's eyes.
And suddenly-
she broke down crying again.
---
She tried to move away from him once more-
but Vihaan slowly held her by the waist and pulled her close carefully.
As if she would fall apart completely if he let go.
---
Aarohi started hitting his chest weakly while crying.
"Mujhe nahi bolna kuch..."
(I don't want to say anything...)
"Chhod do mujhe..."
(Leave me...)
"Chhod kyun nahi dete tum sab log mujhe mere haal par...?"
(Why can't all of you just leave me alone?)
---
She kept hitting his chest while crying uncontrollably.
But Vihaan stood there silently-
like a rock.
He didn't stop her.
Didn't move away.
Didn't loosen his hold.
---
And then finally-
while crying and struggling-
Aarohi collapsed against his chest.
Breaking down like a little child.
As if years of pain were finally pouring out all at once.
---
Vihaan slowly placed his hand on her head and closed his eyes.
Because at that moment-
her tears were hurting him more than anything else ever could.
Wait for next part.??