Supriya slowly opened her eyes, but the world around her felt different. The hospital room, the faint smell of antiseptic, the soft beeping of machines—it all felt familiar.

She turned her head slightly and saw a man sitting beside her, his face filled with worry. Her father.

Her heart stopped. Wasn’t he supposed to hate her? Didn’t he disown her?

But then, she noticed something else—the calendar on the table. The date… it was five years ago.

Her breath hitched.

She had been given a second chance.

This was the time before she had married Mahesh. Before she had ruined her life for a man who never loved her.

Tears filled her eyes as she realized—she could change everything.

Her father, Shiva Kumar, sighed in relief. "Supriya, you scared me! You collapsed so suddenly. The doctor said you were overworked and stressed. What were you thinking, dear?"

Supriya looked at her father, the man she had once left behind for Mahesh. She reached out and held his hand.

"I’m sorry, Papa," she whispered, her voice shaking. "I won’t make the same mistake again."

Shiva Kumar frowned. "What are you talking about?"

Supriya wiped her tears and smiled. This time, she would live for herself. _________

Mahesh stood still, his jaw clenched as Shivani’s words echoed in the dimly lit room.

Shivani: "First, you love me. Now, you love Supriya? How can a man change in just one or two weeks?"

Her voice was filled with fury, her eyes burning with betrayal.

Shivani: "Just because she saved you that night, you've fallen in love with her? How can a man change this much?"

Mahesh closed his eyes, guilt clawing at his heart.

Shivani stepped closer, her voice shaking. "And now, you're asking me why I lied to you? You can't even differentiate who saved you! I never said it was me—you just assumed it! You made yourself believe I was the one!"

Her words stabbed into him like a knife.

Shivani: "How can you just forget all these years we spent together? You don't even know how much I love you, do you? Just because of one night, you're suddenly saying you don't love me anymore? How can you be so cold-hearted?"

Mahesh's fists clenched, but he remained silent.

Because deep down, he knew she was right.

He had been blind. He had lived in an illusion for years.

He had loved a lie.

Shivani's breath hitched as she watched him struggle for words. But he had none.

Mahesh couldn’t fight back—because he himself was the reason for this mess.

He turned away, his chest tight, his heart in turmoil.

Without another word, he walked out into the night.

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The Accident... and Rebirth

Mahesh drove fast, his mind drowning in chaos.

The rain poured heavily, the roads slippery under his tires.

Suddenly—

Headlights flashed. A loud horn. A massive truck.

His body tensed. Too late.

A violent crash. The world spun.

Then, nothing.

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Beep… Beep… Beep…

Mahesh's eyes fluttered open.

The smell of antiseptic. The white hospital walls.

His vision cleared, and his breath caught.

A calendar sat on the table beside him.

Five years ago.

His heart pounded.

He was reborn.