Later.
Hospital room.
Quiet.
Still.
Aarav sat on the bed, minor injuries treated.
Ananya stood near the window.
Silent.
Processing everything.
Ayaan slept peacefully beside Aarav.
Finally safe.
Aarav broke the silence.
"Say something."
She didn't turn.
"What do you want me to say?"
"The truth."
She laughed softly.
Bitterly.
"You chose a dramatic way to confess."
Aarav smiled faintly.
"Was it effective?"
Silence.
Then—
She turned.
Her eyes met his.
Filled with emotions she couldn't hide anymore.
"You don't get to come back into my life… save us… and say you love me…"
A pause.
"And expect everything to be okay."
Aarav nodded slowly.
"I know."
Silence.
Heavy.
Then—
She stepped closer.
"But…" she whispered.
His heartbeat quickened.
"I never stopped loving you either."
Everything stopped.
Aarav's breath caught.
The distance between them—
Gone.
Six years of pain.
Misunderstanding.
Regret.
All of it—
Finally breaking.
But just as the moment settled—
Ayaan stirred.
"Mama… Papa…"
They both looked at him.
And in that moment—
They knew.
This wasn't the end.
It was the beginning.