Chapter 52: Chapter 52

Author's pov

Niyati was sitting beside a lake dipping her legs under the water. She was looking at the calm water and thinking about Shivansh.

Tears started flowing from her eyes automatically. She took out the nuptial chain from her purse and more tears clouded her vision. She clutched the nuptial chain tightly to suppress her emotions.

" So, what happened next? He didn't contact you again?" VR asked sitting beside Niyati and gave her the coffee.

Niyati immediately wiped away her tears and took the one-time coffee glass in her hand. She forced a smile on her face while looking at VR.

Well, after meeting VR for the first time Niyati became a big fan of his art. She noticed that VR's arts are very realistic and mysterious. She tried many times to understand the mysteries behind his art but she never succeeded. And, that's what pulls her more towards his art. She started visiting his art gallery regularly and became a good friend of him. And, Today She is sharing the sorrows of her life with him.

" He divorced me throwing some money on my face and didn't bother to contact me again. He didn't even try to know I am alive or not," Niyati told with her emotional voice and controlled her tears.

Ranvijay said sighing," I am really sorry for..........."

" Please, don't be sorry. I don't need someone's sympathy. The divorce has taught me a good lesson and it has made me a strong person," Niyati told hardening her voice a little.

VR remained silent after hearing her and fell into deep thought. For a few moments, both of them were silent and continued enjoying the warm coffee.

Then, Niyati broke the silence and asked him curiously," By the way, what's your story? I am sure you are hiding a lot of things inside you."

" There is no story of mine," Ranvijay replied chuckling.

Niyati smiled back and said," Come on, Ranvijay. Don't fool me. I can read your eyes. They are holding many mysteries inside them. Share some of the mysteries with me. Trust me, I am not a spy."

VR chuckled after hearing Niyati. He looked at the lake and recalled some memories of Orni. Instant guilt filled up his whole system and he felt like jumping on the lake and killing himself.

" My wife's name was Orni and she was a very sweet girl. In an accident, I lost her and my unborn baby," VR told Niyati with his sad voice.

He didn't tell the reality to Niyati that Orni committed suicide because of him. He knows if Niyati comes to know about his real face then she will definitely hate him so he just hid the truth.

" That's very sad. I hope Orni is happy in heaven," Niyati said very softly and VR just nodded his head.

Ranvijay looked at Niyati's pregnant belly and remembered Orni. He started feeling guilty again for not being able to save Orni and his baby.

" So, am I going to be the uncle of a baby girl or a baby boy?" Ranvijay asked Niyati smiling a little.

She replied caressing her belly," I am going to have a princess."

" I wish I had a princess too," Ranvijay mumbled and continued looking at Niyati's pregnant belly.

A few days later

" How are my little sissy and her baby bears doing?" Shivansh asked Orni who was eating a banana.

Orni answered pouting," The naughty baby bears don't even let me sleep. They always kick me and it hurts."

" Seems like they want to be Messy or Ronaldo," Shivansh replied and burst into laughter.

Just a few days left for Orni's delivery so Shivansh is just worried about her. He wishes he could be with her but the situation isn't on his side. That's why he is still in America. That doesn't mean he will forget his responsibility. Every day he calls Faiza and talks to Orni. He behaves like he is her real brother while Orni treats him like her guardian. She is comfortable talking to him and always requests him to visit her. But, every time he refuses giving her another false hope that he will come to meet her again.

Just like every other day he called and now talking to her through video call. His heart was overjoyed seeing Orni's happy face. He just hopes very soon she recovers from mental trauma and starts her life afresh.

" Bhaiya, I almost forgot. I wanted to show you some things," Orni said excitedly and ran towards the closet.

Opening it, she took out some baby clothes, toys and some new dresses of hers. She showed them to Shivansh with excitement.

" I bought some dresses for my baby bears. I wish I could show them to you in person," Orni said looking down while the smile vanished from Shivansh's face.

Then, Orni requested sadly," Bhaiya, when will you come to meet me?"

Hearing her Shivansh was silent completely. Though he felt extremely sad looking at her sorrowful eyes, he couldn't say anything. How can he tells her that he doesn't want to return to India ever? How can he explains to her that this place suffocates him now!

" I will talk to you later, Orchi. Give the phone to buaa. I want to talk to her," Shivansh said ignoring Orni's question.

Faiza looked at Shivansh when he asked worriedly," What's the progress, buaa? What did the doctor say? Isn't Orni's situation getting better?"

" The doctor said that Orni is recovering so fast. The doctor even suggested that we should send Orni to the school," Faiza informed and a thin line of anxiety appeared on Shivansh's face.

Shivansh replied nodding his head in the negative," No, buaa. Don't send her to school now. It's not safe for her out there. I can feel the danger lurking around her. Hire a home tutor for her. I know it's a costly decision but I don't care. Her safety is more important to me than any other thing."

" As you say," Faiza said and Shivansh sighed.

After talking to Faiza about some random matters Shivansh said with hesitation," Buaa, I am still confused about one thing. I don't know why I feel that it's not right to separate Orni from her kids. She loves them so much."

" The kids will have a better future with sensible parents. Not with a mentally unstable mother. It takes a lot of energy to handle Orni alone because she is no less than a child. So, I can't handle her twins too. ," Faiza gave a straightforward reply to Shivansh.

Shivansh again told her to hire nannies but Faiza was rooted in her decision. She cares for Orni but after handling a lot of kids in the orphanage she doesn't like kids anymore. That's why she doesn't want to see another two.

" Trust me, Shiv. Whatever I am doing is doing for her well-being. Don't overthink," Faiza assured Shivansh and finally, he agreed with her again.

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Sitting on the couch Niyati was crying continuously. VR forwarded a glass toward her that she took with shaky hands. She gulped down the water hurriedly and continued hiccupping.

" Niyati, calm down. Stop crying, please," VR said handing her a handkerchief.

Wiping away her tears she said with her shaky voice," I lost everything, Ranvijay. I lost my job, my house and my savings are running out too. I don't know what I am going to do. How I am going to bear my baby's expenses. I am not understanding anything. I don't know where I will go?"

Hearing her VR looked at her pregnant belly and automatically his mind travelled back in time when he was with Orni. He was again guilty for his sins. He thought sometimes for his unborn and then Niyati's baby. He couldn't save his baby and then he decided that he won't let anything happens to Niyati's baby. He doesn't know why he felt a strong connection with Niyati's baby. Maybe Orni & his baby's death is the reason behind this feeling.

" Niyati, don't worry. I am here with you. Don't think that you are alone. You can stay here until you get a job and a house to stay. If I say more precisely, stay here until you give birth. You shouldn't go outside in search of jobs under this scorching sun. You need proper rest at this time," VR said to Niyati and she looked at him with wide eyes.

She asked nervously," Why, Ranvijay? Why are you helping me? I am a stranger to you. Then, why ar..................."

" Because I am your friend. You considered me your friend and if friends don't help each other then who will? So, don't overthink and listen to my words," VR said giving her an assuring smile.

A sad smile formed at the corner of Niyati's lips and she said," You are a gentleman, Ranvijay. Thank you so much."

" Not everyone thinks of me as a gentleman, Niyati. I am not whatever you are thinking about me," VR replied sighing and left the room hurriedly.