Khushi caught Arnav's hand trying to make him understand but Arnav took off a hand and pushed her saying "Leave me. I don't know what I should do now. I don't hold any importance in your life anymore. You just decided to kill our child, it was our child Khushi. How could you do this?" He caught Khushi's shoulders and shook her asking her for an answer.
Khushi said "Arnav please try to understand. It was a very tough decision for me also. I thought about us and took this decision. Believe me Arnav. I did this for our child only. I could not see my child lying hungry and crying for food and we will not be able to feed it. I have gone through this same life when I was small and my father could not afford to feed me and Sunaina and he used to spend hours in office and we used to fill our stomach eating one chapatti and onion as we could not afford a vegetable also to eat. Just think Arnav. Would you be able to see our child in the same state today?"
Arnav said "I agree that we don't have money enough for us three but I got money today to at least afford food. May be I cannot afford a luxurious life for us but at least we can live a simple life and I am trying my best to keep you happy and still you dint ask me once before taking this decision. This feeling is killing me right now Khushi."
Khushi pulled Arnav's hand to face her and caressed his face saying "Arnav, I can understand everything and you have tried your best in these months but once think practically. I have seen so many couples who do not plan for their child and make themselves and their child suffer. See the couples today who live in chawl who beg every day for their living and see us. Aren't we in the same state? We don't have money to even afford a roof over our head of our own. Would you like our child too to suffer like us? What would happen if our child falls sick? We don't have the money that make our child's life secure. We both can live with whatever minimum we have but not make our child to live this life. Our baby can be born next year as well when we can afford to pay its expenses. Please don't think wrong about me Arnav. Please try to understand what I was going through."
Arnav wiped his tears and said "Now, no explanation and no reason can justify your decision. I was a wrong decision Khushi. May be that our financial situation today is not good but it is not going to remain the same always. See today I got INR 18,000 as a saving. Tomorrow I could earn more as well. Everything does not remain the same and now what's done is done. I am also done now and cannot bear anything more."
Arnav left the room and kicked the table and broke the things in frustration. Khushi kept calling out Arnav's name but he did not pay any attention and left the house banging the door closed. All the people from the neighborhood came outside their houses hearing the noise and Khushi sat on the ground crying.
Rashmi and Prakash came outside and tried to stop Arnav but Arnav already left from there without answering them. Prakash told to go to Khushi's house and try to find out the problem.
Rashmi went to the house and found Khushi lying on the floor. She tried to console her and Khushi started crying loudly saying "I did wrong aunty. I should not have done thins but that moment I was not able to think anything. Now, Arnav will never forgive me. I first time could see hatred for me in his eyes."
Rashmi said "Don't cry Khushi. Arnav will never hate you as he loves you the most. Just tell me what happened."
Khushi told Rashmi about the abortion and Rashmi told her that she will explain Arnav.
Arnav spent the night at Madh island. He walked on the sand and bought few drinks from the nearby restaurant.
He then walked through the beach to get some relief from his pain and sat on a rock. He kept asking himself "Why did Khushi take this step? Why did she abort our love our child? Did she not trust me that I could feed her and the child? Am I so useless in her eyes that I cannot afford anything for her? I tried my best to give her and our baby a new and secured life but I guess I failed. I failed as a husband and a father. I could not do anything for them. May be she was right in saying that our child would have to face the hardships we have been facing during these months but killing it was the only solution? There are so many people who manage to bring up their child even when they don't have money in their pocket so why we could not give our child too a good life?
Disclaimer: The character names in the story are fictional characters and owned by the creators of the show "Iss Pyaar ko Kya Naam Doon" on Star Plus.
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