And god knows she
didn’t lose any hope .She took him out on his favorite places she knew he went.
But she was extra careful by not taking her to the place where she and Pratima
might have been, which was difficult because they had been together for so many
times and had practically been everywhere. So somehow she always found out some
place or something to do. She thought about telling him how she felt but she
figured he needed a friend more than anything now and she was willing to be
that for him. I will tell him, I will,
but at the right time. She thought to herself.
One day they were
returning from a place and it was almost evening. She decided to talk a walk to
home as the weather was really good. There was a slight breeze carrying the
whiff of freshly ripped apples in the air. It was cool and hopefully rainy.
They were talking the whole way. Just talking, nothing specific nothing
special. Suddenly she realized it started drizzling lightly. She loved the
rain. Especially this because it was the first time that he was with Aryan.
Aryan ran towards the shelter to cover himself up but Reet loved the rain and
she even pulled him out of it just to enjoy the rain. Aryan felt a sudden burst
of smile on his face, the smile that secluded him for so many days now. Reet
loved herself for making him smile again. She stopped whatever she was doing
and started staring at him like it was god itself smiling at her. She moved
closer to him. It was late in the evening and no one was around. Even if it was
she would not have cared. She moved closer with her heart pounding faster every
second that passed by. She went so close to him that she even felt his body
warmth for the first time.
Raindrops started falling slowly. Everything
in the universe felt perfect. Everything was moving slowly. Her teeth cluttered
due to the chill. Her lips were trembling because of the nervousness on what
she was about to do. She went in closer to him, Wrapped her arm around him.
Aryan felt a sense of relief in her. He also wrapped his arm around her. She
slowly moved closer and with her heart almost to her neck and her lips
trembling badly she said “I LOVE YOU” and
kissed him. Aryan didn’t resist as it was like that kind of relief he was
looking for since Pratima left him. He held her closer to his mouth. And with
his own trembling voice replied “I LOVE
YOU TOO” and sealed the moment with a kiss.
After that they both
went home told their parents about their feeling for each other. Their parents
asked if they wanted to get married. They were both more than happy to say yes.
Within 1 year of their
marriage, Reet gave birth to a beautiful little girl named Ishita……..
Then Aryan came back to
the present. With his moist eyes he had just told his own love story to the
girl he once loved. Pratima sat there almost crying to hear what she had done
to him. But was happy to know that Reet was there to help him. Pratima started
hating herself on being nothing but bad news to anybody. And due to that she
started hitting herself lightly. The habit Aryan remembered and knew what to do
in these situations. He went up and sat down on the chair close to her and
hugged her and told her that it was not like that and she was good for anybody
and reminded about Zenith, who she had brought up alone.
When he broke the hug
he left Pratima with the sense of wanting it more. She saw Aryan sitting right
in front of her. The very Aryan that she once loved. Her best friend. Her
everything. Aryan told her that he had to leave because Reet and Ishita would
be waiting for him in his home. He promised to her to bring Reet and Ishita
along the next time he comes. He stood up, kissed her forehead and left.
She just sat there
wondering what life would have been if she had chosen him over Rachit. For a
moment she again found herself falling for Aryan all over again. But then she
remembered something that her father once said to her when their dog ran away
from their house when she was about Zenith’s age. It made her realized why
Aryan never fought for her or reacted the way she imagined the day she chose
Rachit over him. It was that if you truly love someone you should let
them go because if your love is true, than their happiness becomes more
important to you than your own. Love with your heart and with full devotion and
the god shall be with you.
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