Chapter 2

Vibha entered her old apartment. Although she was living with Rohan and his grandmother at their house, she had decided to keep her own place. It had been months since the last time she had entered there.
Her past had never been an issue since the day they had married. She frequently thought she was living a fairy tale, Rohan couldn't be real. She was very cautious at first, always scared that one day her past would speak louder, but now she was too comfortable with her life. Nevertheless, from nowhere her past came into their lives again, she felt extremely guilty and scared. Scared of what would happen between her and Rohan...this last thought left her sick, she ran into the bathroom and threw up everything she had eaten.

The next day :

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I know this was my entire fault. I need some time alone. I'll be at my apartment." - Rohan reread the note.
He noticed that the rumors about his fight and his wife had reached everyone in his office. Except they were more than rumors, they were true...
"For me, you're the Ganges herself" - he remembered, and now he was feeling ashamed of Vibha. Seeing her through other people's eyes made him feel disgusted. Imagining Mr Sigh touching Vibha, as well as so many other men was increasing his despise and jealously for her.

Vibha was sick all morning and kept throwing up. She had noticed small changes, but it was all coming together now. She bought some pregnancy tests at lunch time from her classes at college, and they came back all positive.
She felt her womb, while she imagined herself as a mother and smiled. She thought of Rohan as she was regretting her attitude the night before. He stood by her, he defended her, and she cowardly left. They had to talk and clear things up and she had to tell him about the baby.

Later...

She stepped out of the house, crying. Emotions had taken over her. His face, his anger, his words, the disgust in his eyes She could have faced and took that from anybody, but not from him. Every word he said hit her like a stab. She heard his shouts, she saw his rage and she didn't utter a word. He finished and she left. Was this the end?
Before reaching the gate she stopped, something was wrong, she felt dizzy. She massaged her forehead, took a deep breath and stepped out of the gate into the street.

Rohan followed her with his eyes through the window. He was angry and rage was still running through his veins. In the middle he said things he didn't feel just to hurt her, to unload everything on her, all the comments, all the rumors, all the looks. Maybe he had went a bit too far.

"- Sir!" - said a nervous voice.
"- Yes?" - Rohan responded to his grandmother's gatekeeper.
"- It's Mrs Vibha, please come quickly!" - he answered as he disappeared through the corridor.
Rohan's anger suddenly stopped and was replaced by a pain in his heart. He ran after the other man and when he reached the street he saw her, a few meters away laying on the ground with people surrounding her.
"- Baby?!" - he called, giving her light taps in her cheek - "What happened? Baby, wake up!" - he said with a worried and shaking voice.
The sound of an ambulance was approaching. She was still reactionless.

The doctor appeared.
"- How is she, sir? What happened? What does she have?" - Rohan asked worried.
"- Well, she is ok now. She hit her head when she fainted, and we aren t sure if her vomits are just derived from the pregnancy or if she has some more serious head trauma. We will keep her in observation tonight, but she can go home tomorrow. She said she had had a discussion before the faint and we believe that that's what caused it. She can't go through strong emotions during these months. You may see her now, if you want."