" Hello, Juhi?", Sneha had phoned Juhi who had been forcefully sent home! She was stuck to Vikram like a glue and was not ready to budge keeping her health at stake!

Sneha took charge and sent her home saying, " You need a break. Go for two hours at the least. When you'll be back, I'll go. We will stay in shifts. "

With lot of convincing on her part, Juhi was sent home only to be called an hour later by Sneha.

" Yes, Sneha?, she asked with a heavy voice.

" I know you want to help. But you have to listen to Mr. Mishra, it is not safe, anymore, for you.",  She said referring to the unfurling turmoil in their lives.

" I know. But my heart is there with Vikram. Is he alright?" She cried.

" Yes, but..."

" But what Sneha?", Juhi was getting tensed. For God's sake she liked the man. He was genuine, understanding, humble and most of all she loved his silent efforts.

" He was uttering Mom in his sleep. He has been restless since you were gone. Now he started calling for her.", Sneha said pulling her out of Vikram's thoughts.

" You don't worry. I will call her.", Juhi promised.

She put the phone down. Her thoughts were astray with all the new found information but only a single thought dominated her being. She liked Vikram.

Ofcourse she liked him, why else would she suggest marriage to him, but that was an impulsive decision on her part. Now, she knows the depth of her feelings.

Hell! She thinks it is more than a mere like!

Vikram had managed to capture her attention with those white roses. Their date after which she started liking him, subconsciously.

When he was stabbed, her world had faltered. She liked the man, yes. But she would not shed so many tears for a mere like. She had deeper feelings for him, much deeper than she acknowledged!

It was all thanks to Sneha that she acknowledged her feelings. She really needed a break to think through.

Meanwhile, Sneha smiled in victory at Ashok.

" Task done."

Ashok patted her head. " No wonder Vikram kept you as his secretary. You know how to get things done."

She chuckled.

" You guys are having fun without me, huh?"

The siblings turned in astonishment at the voice. " Rahul!!" Sneha gasped.

She ran to hug her husband. He woke up finally! She hugged him again. Thanking the lord for his life.

She kissed his head twice. Rahul enjoyed her care.

She took stock of all his injuries. She hit him on his arm twice.

" Ow, what was that for?"

" Scaring me, you idiot! How can you do that to me?", she hit him again.

Ashok chuckled at the two dragging Rahul's attention back to him.

" So you finally understood?"

" Yes!"

Rahul looked back at his wife and said, " I'm sorry, but I fell down. Are you not happy that your husband is alive?"

" If I didn't know any better, you awful man you yourself jumped from there and made us all worried. Why would you do that?" She hit him continuously.

He grabbed her hand and pulled her to him. Moving a strand of hair to side, he said, " To expose her ofcourse. Who gave the proofs to your boss?" He asked her.

She merely shrugged.

He pouted and said, " There was no event for those ten days. I was away to find out the dirt behind your bua."

Sneha gasped.

Ashok's jaw dropped in astonishment.

He asked, " Was Vikram really stabbed or is he acting as well?"

Rahul chuckled, " Well he did wear a bulletproof vest all the time and as for stabbing, the wound was not that deep. He should be fine."

Both the siblings moved on his sides and smacked his head.

" You idiots made us worry too much." Both of them grumbled together.

" If we didn't do that, she would never make a direct jab at Vikram. We wanted that and got that."

-

Hina Raheja rushed along the corridors of the hospital to her child's room. She was dying with guilt when she received Juhi's call.

" Vikram needs you aunt. He has been calling for you in sleep."

The motherly instincts she had buried for the child mixed with guilt made her step out of the house.

She rushed to the hospital in search of her ailing child.

She saw him unconscious lying on the bed. The only sound that came was from the machines.

She staggered to the stool beside his bed.

" Vikram." She caressed his head.

" I was never a good mother. I should have given the world to you and I.... I  took it away from you. I was blind to not see your love for me. Mad enough to not recognize your innocent unconditional love for your mother. Those roses..." she sobbed loudly.

She tried controlling them so that she won't disturb her child, but she couldn't. " Those Roses, they remind me everyday, how unconditional your love is. I could never see your love. I don't deserve to be your mom. Don't deserve to be called mom by you."

Her tears fell on his forehead.

" I don't deserve anything. I tried killing you with my bare hands. I spoiled so many lives for what? Because they hid my baby's death from me. But they gave me a reason to live and I dishonored you. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." She repeatedly said sorry caressing his head multiple times.

Vikram's eyes shot open and zeroed on his mother. She was regretting it, finally.

" Mom."

She looked down at him, in fear that he would disappear, " Vikram?"

" Mom. I love you." He smiled at her.

" I don't deserve this love. My child, I don't. Your mom is bad. She should have cherished you not stabbed you. I'm not even worthy of your forgiveness."

Suddenly the doors burst open, scaring the mother-son duo. The police strived in and handcuffed Hina raheja in front of her son.

" Sir, what are you doing?"

"She admitted to her crimes just now, Mr. Raheja. She is under arrest. "

Vikram's eyes moistened. " But I didn't file any complaint. She is my mom, I am forgiving her. Let her go."

Hina's eyes bled tears, tears of sorrow. How could she not see the gem in front of her eyes?

" Its ok, beta. I made my place there. You live a happy life ahead. Nobody will harm you anymore." She smiled peacefully at him.

His heart broke into a million pieces.
" Mom! Mom!" His shouts were unheard.

Somebody was touching his hand trying to calm him down. But he was unaware. His sight stuck at the door, they took his mom away from him.

Author's note:

Hina is arrested.

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