Abhira's new journey

[Scene opens in a small clinic in the town. Akshara is lying on a hospital bed while a nurse finishes her check-up. The doctor steps in with reports.]

Doctor:
Akshara ji, everything looks normal. The baby is strong… and if I may say, the resemblance to the father is already showing in the sonography image.

Akshara (tense, avoiding eye contact):
Resemblance?

Doctor (smiles warmly):
Yes… Dr. Abhimanyu must be a proud father. The baby's heartbeat—so steady. Just like his.

Akshara (startled):
Sorry, what?

Doctor (confused):
Isn’t he the father? I just assumed… I’m sorry, I thought—

Akshara (cutting her off, trembling slightly):
Thank you, Doctor. Can I take the reports?

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[Scene cuts to outside the clinic. Akshara steps out, lost in thought. Flashbacks begin.]

— A stormy night in Udaipur, just a week before the truth about Abhir came out.

{ In my story Akshara and abhinav married after Abhir's truth came out as I don't remember exactly when they got married before the truth was out or after that }

Akshara and Abhimanyu are sitting by a bonfire during a family ritual.

Abhimanyu (in flashback):
Can we forget everything for just one night?

Akshara (softly):
Only if you promise not to leave tomorrow.

They share a passionate moment—he pulls her into a kiss, and the night fades into black.

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[Back in the present. Akshara walks back home, clutching the reports.]

Akshara (to herself):
That one night… it wasn’t just a goodbye. It changed everything.

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[Evening. At home. Abhimanyu is helping Abhir with homework. Akshara walks in silently. Abhir goes to sleep after some time.]

Abhimanyu (smiling):
He’s finally solved the puzzle on his own.

Akshara (quietly):
We need to talk.

Abhimanyu (immediately alert):
Is something wrong with the baby?

Akshara (handing him the report):
The baby is fine. But… he’s yours.

Abhimanyu (stunned, whispering):
What?

Akshara (choking):
I thought it was Abhinav’s…
{ once both Akshara and abhinav got drunk by mistake and the next day they didn't remember what happened }
I wanted it to be. For his sake. For Abhir. But that night, before everything changed… it was you, Abhi.

[Silence. Abhimanyu steps back, his eyes glistening.]

Abhimanyu:
So all this time… our child was growing inside you, and you carried this alone?

Akshara:
I was afraid. Everyone already blamed me for so much. I didn’t want the world to label our baby as a mistake.

Abhimanyu (softly, with tears):
He’s not a mistake. He’s a miracle. You are.

[He kneels down, places his hand gently over her belly.]

Abhimanyu:
I lost you once. I won’t lose you again. And I won’t let my son grow up not knowing his father.

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[Scene ends with Akshara breaking into tears as Abhimanyu wraps his arms around her. Outside, a shadow watches from a distance—someone has followed them from Udaipur.]

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By
Palak

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