Kalam

Epilogue 2

Five year old Abhimanyu ran around the house barefoot as he waited for his Swadheenta chachi and Ayaan chachu to come back home. He has been waiting for too long. Nobody was at home except for his Aryan chachu who was sitting on the couch looking at him while his son slept next to him.

Aryan and Ruhanika's one year old son was a big attention seeker. Abhimanyu loved his baby brother but he cries too much. His mother explained to him that he was a baby and that it was normal but he knows he never cried that much. And he knows because he use to hear his parents talk about it. Abhimanyu didn't talk until he was three. Everyone in his family was worried.

He had issues in communication. Abhimanyu just used to stare at people and point at things until they understood what he wanted. The family however did not give up on him. They used to sit with him and talk his ears off, hoping he responds back to atleast something. One day he walked up to his parents who were sitting in the hall with everyone else and spoke. For the first time.

"I learnt how to talk a while ago, doesn't mean i like to do it."

Meera, Swadheenta and Ruhanika all cried that day. They have all waited for this day for so long. Being the first child of the family he is also the first child to Ruhanika and Swadheenta. He will always be their firstborn.

Advitya on the other hand couldn't have looked prouder. Abhimanyu was his father's son and anyone who saw those two immediately knew that.

He became a curious kid when his cousin brother was born a year ago. Ruhanika and Aryan welcomed their son three weeks after Abhimanyu's fourth birthday. The second child of the family. He became the apple of everyone's eyes and that relieved Abhimanyu to no end. Now his family have another kid to focus on so they let him breathe. Ofcourse they still fussed over him but he liked to be alone.

Especially since everyone in his play school makes fun of him. His eyes are his insecurity. His family finds them beautiful but they are his family. They will say stuff like that. But people that are not related to him gets scared of them. They call him weird names and he doesn't like it. He gave up on trying to make friends and he doesn't really care.

Advitya was enraged when he heard of it but Meera calmed him down. "You can't go and yell at other people's kids Adi." That's what she told him. How wrong she was. Advitya would do anything for his son.

His precious boy.

Aryan's voice broke Abhimanyu's thoughts. "They are not going to come early this way. They're on their way. You'll see them soon. Now sit."

Before Abhimanyu could do that, the gate opened and in walked his family. But his eyes were stuck on his Swadheenta chachi, who has just returned from the hospital with her baby.

"Is it my sister, chachi?" Abhimanyu did not know the sex of the baby but he had hoped for a sister.

"Sorry to disappoint you bud, but it's your brother." Ayaan told his nephew who came to them five months ago telling them he wants a sister as if they could choose. Swadheenta bent down and showed Abhimanyu her son.

"Well, he is not my sister but he'll do."

Everyone laughed at his statement and Swadheenta told him her son's name when he asked.

Aarav Singh Rajvansh.

The third born in the generation.

A loud cry made everyone turn their head towards the one year old who just woke up from his sleep. Aryan ran to him and picked him up. Ahaan wanted attention on him all the time. If he woke up and did not see anyone then he would raise hell.

As for Aarav, he has just entered the world, so everyone will take some time to understand his antics. The family sat down in the living room, with Ahaan in his grandfather's arms and Aarav in his bade papa's. Advitya rocked the new born baby to sleep, while Abhimanyu held his Swadheenta chachis hand and asked her if she was okay. She loved this boy. Her eldest son.

Looking back, these three couples have come a long way. Growing a bond and falling in love with each other after marriage, to starting and growing their business, finally getting their fairytale to making their family complete and having such beautiful babies.

The Rajvanshi's are one hell of a family.

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That is a wrap.

Thank you so much to every single one of you for reading this story and appreciating it.