Shades Of Purple

Chapter 46 - The proposal

RAGHVANSH'S POV CONTINUES:

"Aaraya, do whatever you wish to. We're no one to interfere. But I'm telling you for the last time—I. Do. Not. Support. This," her dad says, passing Utkarsha another glare.

"Hriddan, I don't think Utkarsh is responsible for this. You're not being fair here. Shouldn't we support him instead, it's not his fault at all," his wife tries to convince.

He finally sits on the sofa and buries his face in this hands, "I don't know, Ishani. I really don't. Aaraya is our child, I obviously want the best for her. What if we regret this later?"

Even before Ishani aunty can contradict his statement, Utkarsh speaks, "uncle, I would never do something that would harm Aaraya, you know it! How can I possibly hurt the love of my life." His heavy breathing scares me, "it's my fault, but I want to correct myself. I told you I want to break all ties with them. I'll do everything to protect my people. I know it's late now, I would do the same thing 26 years—if I could understand what was happening around me. I've made the biggest mistake of my life and I want to mend it now. I want to live for those who make me happy, who care for me and love me. This last time—forgive me please."

Uncle rests his eyes on Utkarsh and stares dead—making me tremble and feel bad for my brother.

Aaraya interrupts his strengthening gaze—as she says, "Dad, I love him. Isn't that all that shall matter?"

"Aaraya, but you have to love the right person. Someone who is a good human. You can love whoever you want, but that doesn't mean you can go around marrying thieves and criminals—"

He is cut off by an angry Aaraya, "did you just call him that?"

"That was supposed to be hypothetical, Aru." Frustration is visible as he rubs his face and stated, "I have no problem with you being with him, dating him. But his parents? Will they ever treat you like their daughter-in-law? Haven't you always thought of having a perfect family after getting married? Will you be able to accept Utkarsh with all this?"

"Yes." The words leave her mouth without any hesitation.

Her father sighs as he bitterly says, "do you trust him enough? He left his own brother. You're just a stranger to him, Aaraya, what if he leaves you too? He has no sense of family and relations anyway."

I gape at her father. Though Utkarsh left me to die then, he does know what a family is, what the sense of a family is. And Aaraya—he changed his goddamn city for her. He dies for her.

"Uncle, please don't think of Utkarsh that way. It was never his mistake, let's try to understand this from his point of view too, right? What could he do? The most were to leave the house himself—what if I had refused to meet. I don't blame him at all. It's all the mess of my so-called parents—we can't hold him guilty of something he hasn't done. That's wrong isn't it," I tell them patiently. They cannot just hate Utkarsh this way—he's not the one responsible.

His sight rests on me and I gulp in fear. Looks like her father isn't as jolly as she told me.

A sigh is heard as he looks at Utkarsh or more like glares, "are you going to keep Aru happy, do not let your problems with your parents come between you and Aaraya. You get that. If they try to harm Aaraya, you'll leave her, and never show us your face again. Get it?"

My brother shamelessly walks to her father, "does that mean you don't mind our relationship? I promise I'll never let them come between me and her and I won't ever let them lay a finger on Aaraya. But please don't separate us, we love each other. I won't be able to survive without—"

Uncle shoos the pitiful guy away, "it's Aaraya who decides who to be with and whom to not. And if you're the one she's chosen, then I'll accept her decision happily."

"You make it sound as if we are getting married." Aaraya snorts.

Utkarsh's head snaps in her direction as he walks to her urgently and caress her cheeks, "Aaraya," he sternly states.

"Let's get married."

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Author's note*

It's been almost a month since I updated, and if you're reading this—I'm so grateful to you for waiting this long! Thank you for all the comments and wishes, it motivated me to write. I'm not sure how frequently I'll be uploading now, but surely wouldn't leave the book hanging. I barely get free time these days, and it isn't any better with terms starting this month. So I can't really promise when I'll update next.

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