Falling For You

~Forty Three~

Third Person's POV

Abhiraaj and Mrunali arrived at Rathore Mansion and Abhiraaj took Mrunali inside. Everyone were in the living when they saw the couple coming in but they got shocked when they saw Mrunali's disheveled look.

"Abhi this...what what happened to my daughter?" Abhiraaj's mom asked his son making Mrunali, who still can't process what happened, sit beside her. Abhiraaj just frustratedly ran his fingers through his hair before looking at his wife.

"This is not the first time is it?!" Abhiraaj asked angrily making Mrunali's head snap towards him. "I'm asking you something!" Abhiraaj said and Mrunali slowly nodded making Abhiraaj more angry but he controlled. "Since when?" He again asked.

"Abhi what is going on?" Reyansh asked. "And what's not the first time?" Mihika asked. "One second bhai bhabhi." Abhiraaj said and glance at his wife. "Since when Mrunali?" Abhiraaj asked. "I-I don-don't remember." Mrunali stuttered.

"Are you serious?! And you never told anyone?" Abhiraaj asked and Mrunali shake her head in no. "Sana, Naina and Niya....knew.." Mrunali said in a small voice. "And what about me? Why didn't you tell me?!" Abhiraaj asked but Mrunali was quiet.

"Abhi will you tell us what's going on?!" Abhiraaj's dad asked. "What should I tell you dad? That her fucking own mother abuses her?! That she was about to do it again if I didn't came at the right time?!" Abhiraaj yelled making everyone shock.

"Mrunali...." Abhiraaj's chachi whispered and Mrunali hugged her while crying. "But-but why would she do it?" Mihika asked but Mrunali was silent. "It was not my fault....She doesn't love me!" Mrunali mumbled. Abhiraaj looked at her broken self, which made his heart clench.

"Stop crying Mrunali. Here look at me. Don't cry. Shh. So what if she doesn't love you? You have two mothers here to love you and take care of you." Abhiraaj's mom said wiping her tears. Touched by her mother-in-law's words, Mrunali hugged her and cried more.

Nobody know how to console Mrunali. She, to them, has always been a bright and cheery woman. Watching her broken like this made them sad too.

After sometime Mrunali finally calmed down and Abhiraaj took her to the room when his mom told him to. They entered inside their room and Abhiraaj told her to take a shower and was about to go to the closet when he felt his wife's tiny hand holding his big ones.

"Aap...aap abhi bhi mujhse naraz hai?" Mrunali asked looking down. Abhiraaj sighed and cupped her cheeks. "Main tumse zyada der tak gussa nahi reh sakta Mrunali. Tum meri jaan ho. Aur jaan se zyada der tak bhala kaise koi gussa reh sakta hai?" Abhiraaj said and Mrunali smiled at him with teary eyes.

(You...are you still angry with me?)
(I can't be angry with you for a long time. You're my love. And who can be angry with their love for a long time?)

"Ab in aansuo ko aapne aakho se poch lo. Mujhe yeh tumhari sundar aankho mein aache nahi lagte." Abhiraaj said wiping her fallen tears. "Aacha? Aur jo subah khud itna rulaya vo?" Mrunali asked like a child. "Aacha mera bachha roya bhi tha?" Abhiraaj asked playfully and Mrunali pouted.

(Now wipe these tears. I don't like them in your beautiful eyes.)
(Really? And what about you made me cry in the morning?)
(Really my baby cried?)

"Ha! Vo bhi bahut sara. Kyuki aap mujhse naraz the aur aapne mujhse thik se baat bhi nahi ki." Mrunali said, her lips wobbling a little. "Kaisi bachhi jaisi ho tum Mrunali. Jab dekho roti rehti ho. Aur meri galti thodi thi. Gussa dilaya bhi tum hee na tha. Main toh bas tumhare liye worried tha aur tum..." Abhiraaj said Mrunali pouted once again.

(Yes! That too so much. Because you were angry with me and didn't talked to me nicely.)
(Such a kid you're Mrunali. Always crying. And it wasn't my fault. You made me angry. I was just worried about you and you...)