Enduring Ally

Chapter 51: Getting Back to You, My Love

This time Aditya didn't hesitate to move next to her and took hold of her to console her. Zoya laid her head on his chest and cried. She said, "But... doctor said... I was weak and... My uterus was  weak to hold the fetus... He strictly advised me to abort the child... But I couldn't do it... because it's part of you and it's our first baby... Radha and Vikram... took me to... so many doctors... but everyone told me it's impossible to keep the baby... but finally... one doctor... gave me hope and gave me strict diet and told me to avoid travelling long distance and few more instructions to save the baby.... So, I had to put hold on getting back to you...  I didn't know... Aditya... I didn't know... what to do..." she cried even more on his chest and he sat there like stone with the new information and he reminded about Vikram saying, "She was so weak for months..."

"I was so stressed out... and worried... at that moment... all I could think... about was... to save the baby... No one know about you and me... I didn't tell them about you... With all those stress I couldn't think of contacting you..." Zoya gulped and wiped her eyes. She sat straight up and said, "All those time Vikram was so helpful and Radha took care of me throughout my pregnancy... And... and... after his birth, doctor said that he was weak and that he needs to be under observation for six months minimum... when I asked her about travelling to Bangalore... since then, Vikram and Radha are taking care of me and him... They both helped me to take care of him... I wanted to be sure that he is healthy before coming back to you, Aditya"

"But... I didn't know... I didn't know about your past before... When Prem Uncle told me at the hotel... how Pooja treated you and how she hid that she was pregnant and aborted your child... And how it killed you... Right at that moment, I realized I was no less than Pooja... I don't deserve you... Aditya... I didn't trust you... I just left you when I come to know about Pooja... With the half baked assumptions, I just left you... And I didn't even try to tell you about my pregnancy... I hid about my pregnancy from you like her... I don't deserve you... Aditya, there is no difference between me or Pooja... You should be with someone who loves you unconditionally... I'm just like Pooja I took you for granted and I forgot that you too had a past that you're trying to come out of... Like Pooja, I didn't tell you about our child... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to... But..." Zoya broke down again and Aditya held her close to him. This time tears were flowing from Aditya's eyes too.

Zoya repeatedly said between her cries, "I'm sorry, Aditya..." Aditya wiped his eyes and pulled her close to him and said, "Zoya... how can you say that you're like Pooja... Whatever she did... she did it on purpose... But you didn't do anything on purpose... Zoya listen to me... I love you... and I know you too love me... Otherwise you wouldn't think about my well being... Your love for me is unconditional... I seriously don't know who put this thought inside you... But I know you're not like Pooja... Please don't compare yourself with her..."

"I cheated you... I hid about our child..." Zoya said between her cries. "Hush... Zoya... Please don't say that... It's my mistake... I should have told you about my past before... I was afraid... I thought you might leave me after knowing about my past... I didn't know... by hiding my past from you I created all this mess... It's my mistake and not yours... I'm sorry... Please Zoya... You didn't do anything on purpose... Please understand..." Aditya said as he stroked her back head.

"No... I..." Zoya said and Aditya pushed her away from him and made her look at him. "Shut up... If you say one more word then I have to smack you... Just listen to me... You didn't do anything on purpose... You didn't know about my past... And I know if you had known about my past then you would have never left me or you would not have been in such situation... And most of all, you didn't let them to abort our child instead you saved him... you didn't let anything happen to him... You took risk with your life to save our child... what else do you need as proof to know that you're not like Pooja? So, please... I beg you... please don't think like that ever again..." Aditya said.

Tears flowed from Zoya's eyes and Aditya wiped it and said, "Please don't cry, Zoya... You know right, I can't see tears in your eyes... And I understand the situation you would have been in... You did the right thing, Zoya... At that moment whatever you did was right... Before our child's life there is nothing more important not even us, you did the right thing Zoya..." Aditya smiled and slowly a smile escaped from corner of Zoya's mouth. He kissed her forehead and hugged her tightly.

"I love you, Zoya", Aditya said. Zoya sighed and hugged him back tightly while saying, "I love you too, Aditya... I'm sorry... I shouldn't have left you..." Aditya smiled and kissed her forehead again.

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Finally, Aditya came to know what stopped Zoya from getting back to him. Her pregnancy was critical and to save the only gift of her life, their first child. She had to stay away from Aditya. Poor Zoya, she had to go through so much alone to save their child. Things would be different if Aditya had known about her pregnancy. But sometimes fate will make us do many things that we don't intend to do. May be this was their fate to be separate  from each other for a year.

On the insistence of few readers, I have split this chapter into two short ones. But, I'm sorry that this FF is obviously coming to an end. Just one more short chapter to go. I would like to Thank each and every one who supported this FF and loved this FF. Loads of love to you all. Just as much as how you all will miss this FF, I would also miss writing this FF. This one my personal favourite because this is my first ever story to write. 

Will surely miss reading all your comments and also will miss reading this FF along with you as a reader. I'm thinking of publishing this story with few changes if everything goes well. Hoping that I would get the same support & love towards this story if it gets published. Fingers crossed. 

Thank you. Loads of Love... AnuRagh_V