The sky was full of blazing stars. The crescent moon was smiling at the people below. There was silence all around. Abhishek was sitting in his room and working on the laptop. Beside him, Diya was sleeping peacefully.

Divya entered the room and sat down on the bed. She said, "" Abhishek thought for a while and nodded. Divya smiled. She trusted him.

She laid down to sleep, unaware what the next day had in store for her.

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Divya's meeting had been a big success. She had managed to find a good place for her boutique at a reasonable price. She was happy and was in a hurry to reach home to share the news with her husband. But before she could, her phone rang. It was a call from Diya's school. She answered the call and was told that Abhishek had yet not reached to pick her up and his phone was not reachable. Promising to reach soon, she cut the call and took a cab.]

Divya was shocked would be an understatement. She called Abhishek but his phone was not reachable. She was highly disappointed and hurt by his behaviour. She reached Diya's school and thanked her teacher innumerable times for taking care of the little child. And then, she took Diya back home.

The mother-daughter reached the home at the same time as Vinay and Swati. They opened the door and entered the house. Swati asked Divya, "" "" answered Divya. At the same time, her phone rang. It was Abhishek. She answered the call, "" It was clear from her behaviour that she was hurt by what had happened. She carried Diya to their room and helped her change.

Fifteen minutes later, Abhishek entered the room and looked at his wife and daughter. "" he began. Divya showed him her hand and spoke, "" She broke off. She did not wisht o imagine anymore "what ifs". Abhishek spoke, ""

Divya looked at him. She now knew that he had not behaved carelessly but her heart was not ready to accept that a man who was so perfect could also do something wrong, even if unintentionally. She did not notice when Diya left the room.

Abhishek tried to hold her hand but she said, "" Abhishek whispered, "."

Diya came with a glass of water and sat down next to her mother and said, ""

"" whispered Divya. Diya hugged her mother and said, "" Abhishek smiled at his daughter's innocence but Divya left the room.

Divya entered the living room and went to her parents-in-law. She dragged her mother-in-law to the guest room and made her sit on the bed. She, herself sat down on the floor and said, ""

Swati smiled and said, "" Divya nodded and said, "" "" asked Swati. Divya shook her head in no. Swati said, ""

Divya looked at her mother-in-law with admiration. She had explained such a big thing so easily.

She hurried back to her room and saw Abhishek sitting on the bed with Diya on his laps. Pain was easily visible on his face. She sat down next to him and hugged him tightly and said, "" Abhishek broke the hug and looked at her face. He smiled and said, "" Diya clapped happily. Her parents chuckled.

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