Suddenly

Chapter 44

Aarav's Pov
"I will come soon, son. Yes, I will buy you chocolates on my way home. Bye, dad loves you too" I looked at the uncle on the other side of the hall, while everyone was working. I also wanted dad to buy me chocolates and tell me that he loves me too. Mum used to say that my dad was the most handsome man in the world and nice but if he was nice, then why he is not with me? Why does every other child has two parents and I have only one? I wanted to look for him, I wanted a family like other children. Was I that bad for not having a dad?

"Aarav, here eat this" I looked over mummy , who was giving me a packet of my favourite biscuits with a smile, but as she saw my teary eyes her expression turned into a worried one. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?" She asked me, I hated making her worried about me, I wanted to protect her from bad people but I was the one who was making her cry. I shook my head "I just miss you" I lied to her and she hesitated before smiling "Sorry, I know we had to go out together but a work came up. Mummy is sorry about that. I promise, I will take you to picnic next week" she said while sitting next to me and caressing my hand, I pulled my hand out and cupped her face "It's okay, work hard mummy" I told her when deep inside I wanted to spend some time with her and make her happy. Mummy was sad today when she came to pick me up from school, I think I upset her a lot "Aarav, you know you can talk to mummy if something is bothering you, right?" She asked me and I smiled "Do you think dad hates me, mummy?" I asked her and she looked at me hurt and I could see tears in her eyes "No, of course not, Aarav! Nobody hates you" she told me "Then why I don't have a dad? Where is dad?" I asked her once again and she looked at me as if she didn't know what to say "Aarav, you have me" she told me "I know I have you, mummy..but why do other kids have a father and I don't?" I asked her with teary eyes and before she could answer I ran away, she called me but I was sad and I didn't like to cry in front of her.

AHAAN's POV
I was about to enter the location that Sukhi decided for the engagement to sign the contract when I saw in the garden Aarav crying on a bench.

I sat next to him, when he felt a presence next to him he tried to wipe his tears with his sleeves. I smiled at his cute gesture as if he didn't want to show that he was crying. "You know, you look ugly when you cry?" I asked him, he looked at me with his red nose which I found cute "I am not crying" he said with a sniff "Really? I asked him and he shook his head "Yes" and I smiled. He couldn't even lie properly "A good boy never lies" I told him and he made a pout with his trembling lips "I'm not a good boy" he told to me and I looked at him concerned "Why?" I asked him "Cuz, if I was a good boy. God would have given me a dad" Aarav said and I felt something breaking inside me.

Aarav had something that wanted me to protect him. I didn't know what was it, it was like he was the small version of me, who was asking God for an explanation for why couldn't I be happy? Was I bad person?

"You know God never hurts good kids, maybe he wanted to make you special in this world" I told him caressing his hair "You know when my dad disappeared, I wasn't even born, I never saw my dad in real life, I just heard from mummy how did he looked..I think he would have been like you" he said and I looked down "If he was with me he would have loved me like you do, right? He would bought me toys, made me eat ice cream and he would have dropped me to school. I miss my dad a lot" he cried and I felt the urge to hug him tightly. "Buddy, can I ask you a question?" he asked me and I picked him up making him sit on my lap "All of my classmate bully me because I don't have a dad" he said and I cupped his face "I can't take your dad's place, Aarav.. but I promise you whenever you will miss your dad, you can call me. After that we can go to eat Ice Cream, take a ride with the car and have fun" I told him while smiling and he looked at me excited "Then why don't you become my dad?" he asked me and I found myself speechless "So I can be happy?" he continued and I smiled while hugging him "I wish I could be your dad, your mummy must be lucky to have you" I told him. "Oh, talking about mummy. I think I've upset her" Aarav said with a sad smile "You should say sorry to her and hug her tightly and tell her that you love her a lot" I told him and he smiled "Thank you buddy" he thanked me with a hug before standing up from the bench "You should meet my mummy" he said and I smiled "Wasn't it a secret?" I asked him "Oh I explained her everything about you and she also wants to meet you" Aarav said and I smiled.
Just then my phone rang "You go and say sorry to mummy and I will meet you there, Okay?" I told him and he nodding before running. I smiled before picking up the Naira's call, who wanted me to come to the hotel soon and before I could meet his mom and sign contract, I left.

SUKHI's POV
I followed Aarav all the way long to the garden when I saw someone already sitting next to him. The voice was pretty familiar and when I saw the person clearly, my heart started beating fast. I listened to Aarav's conversation and I wanted to hug him for thinking that he wasn't a good boy. Just then I saw Ahaan hugging him and I felt tears "Then why don't you become my dad?So I can be happy?" Aarav suddenly asked and I felt my world collapsing as if someone shot me in the heart. I couldn't listen to their conversation anymore so I decided to return inside. All of this was my fault, if Aarav was upset it was because of me and if Ahaan was behaving like this, it was because of me. How stupid I was to think that Aarav didn't need a father, how selfish I was. I entered in the washroom and I looked at myself on the mirror. It was my fault. I didn't know what to do and I fell on the floor numb, Aarav needed to know that Ahaan was his father but Ahaan was about to start a new life. I put my hands in my hair not knowing what to do, just then I remembered about the pills. I got out of the washroom towards the staff room and picked the small box of pills. I was about to put them in my mouth when I heard Aarav calling my name and I threw the pill on the floor.
"Mummy, I am sorry" he hugged me and I felt numb "I love you" he continued and I felt guilt taking over me. I kneeled down and I looked at Aarav and hugged me tightly "Mummy is sorry, Aarav. I am really sorry. It's all my fault" I said before looking at him with teary eyes.

"You want to meet dad?"
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A/N
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