Sanjay walks to Arjun's study room after handling the painting to arvind. Arjun stood up when he saw Sanjay,
" Un.... arjun started but cut off by his wife who came to the room with their coffee.
" Ridhima..." Ridhima nodded at his husband and closed the door.
" So what you want to talk! " Sanjay asks sipping coffee.
" I just...i just want to know about dad. I mean I don't know he likes painting heck I don't even know what he likes to eat other than whatever he said to nang. I just... I just want to make him happy. " Sanjay smiles proudly thinking arjun is exactly like his friend.
" Well.... Sanjay started saying what all arvind likes, how he was in his school and College.
" Your father never wanted to be a businessman but your grand father had no kids except your dad so he had no choice. Its not like your grandpa forced him but your dad never wanted to disappoint his parents. So he put a hold to be an artist and joined MBA. After Sweta it was like he got a new inspiration. And Sweta supported his every decision. Took his paintings to art galleries without his knowledge. But after everything..... He paused and composed himself before continuing,
" After everything he never touched his paintings. You know it was a surprise when I heard about you. My friend felt like he got a reason to live his life and that's the reason he painted your pic and believe me when I say he never went to bed without talking to your picture never started a day without saying good morning to your picture. Now that you are with him in flesh and blood he stopped it. Or maybe not i can never understand. " He laughed but arjun who heard everything from Sanjay was sobbing in the corner. His heart clenching thinking about the pain his father went through. Sanjay let him cry for sometime and console him.
" Its okay. It was not your fault. "
" Uncle do you mind if I ask something." Arjun asks hesitatingly
" Sure"
" Why dad never loved others even after knowing everything. " Sanjay smiles at him.
" He loved Sweta way too much to let another rule his heart. Even she's like that. Isiliye wo bhi akele hai."
" What!!" Arjun ask,
" I'm sorry. I never wanted to talk about her. But she.. she is not married. Even now. "
" How! How do you know "
" I ... I saw her in Mumbai . "
" When?"
Sanjay started explaining how he met Sweta and why he hide it from his friend.
" It was after a few months you started businesses here in Mumbai and arjun finally decided to settle in India. One day I went to supermarket to buy something, there i saw her ... She looked exactly like i had seen her twenty years back .. Sanjay chukles at the memory
" Did you explained everything to her! " Ridhima asks impatiently , if the woman arvind Loved still single she don't want her blaming arvind for something he never did.
Ridhima looks his husband who become silent suddenly. She knows its hard for him to diagest everything. He knows where its heading too. But he's willing to do if it makes arvind happy.
" I didn't say anything to her until I know she was single. She said she's working in an orphanage. When I asked about her husband she just shrugged her shoulder and said she didn't find anyone worth to give her heart... I know why she didn't marry...so I told her everything.... Everything.... But I didn't expect her to blame her for everything. She blamed herself for being selfish. For running away like a coward. "
" May I know why you never say this papa " Ridhima asks,
" Because I know his first priority that time was arjun and if I told him Sweta was still unmarried he would blame himself for ruining her Life. And I had no idea how you will react once the truth revealed. I had no choice..."
Sanjay has a point, arjun sighs tiredly. He didn't know what he's going to do.
" Do you have her picture...if you have any... Like in your phone "
" I do have one. But it was our college pic . Blurry too. " Sanjay says as he search the picture, he hand over his phone to arjun , arjun gasps the second he saw sweta's picture.
" No...no.. she.... " Sanjay become alert by his reaction, Ridhima saw the picture and understood why Arjun reacted like that.
" Gosh... This is getting complicated. " Arjun groaned clutching his head.
' what do you mean arjun..do you perhaps..
" I know her... I know her...she is running an orphanage called helping hands, she came to meet me a few years back to ask for the help. I'm donating money to the orphanage till now. " Sanjay sighs and sat down tiredly.
" Does she knows.." Arjun voice out his fear
" She knows arjun... She knows"
" How! "
" I told her everything that day.. which includes your name is arjun, you are in Mumbai and running a small company. "
" I'm sure she must have done her research to reach you.. " Sanjay finished.
" That explains her love towards me. " This is getting complicated, he never thought the woman his father loved was around him. Why did she do it when she knows who he is and unknowingly he is also a reason for their seperation.
On the other hand Sanjay was cursing both of them,
" Idiots, why they both think alike . Like seriously both wanted to around you and without your knowledge. Great just great. "
Ridhima stood numb in the corner, she don't know how to take this news. Its surprising that Arjun Still holding his ground. She would have lost it if she's in his shoes.
" We....we should bring her!!" Arjun's voice echoed in the room making others gasps in surprise.
" Arjun... what..."
" I know...i know what I'm doing. This... this needs to happen. They deserve happiness... Don't worry about me. " He finishes looking Sanjay and Ridhima.
" All rights if that's what you want..."
" She's a hot head , its impossible to convince her.."
" And arjun please rethink everything. If you really want this. I'll come with you. " Saying Sanjay walks out closing the door behind.
Arjun's walls broke down the moment Sanjay walks out, Ridhima took arjun in her arms. His silent sobs breaking her heart. She let him cry. She knows Arjun needs this, he is trying his best accept everything happening around him but a man like him to needs a shoulder to lay on.
" I ...i don't know.. how I'm going to do this...' he said between hiccups.
" Am I doing right ! Or am I steeping into his private life. "
He's scared to think about Arvind's reaction. Their relationship is fragile, so new. He doesn't want his father upset with him at the same time he doesn't want him to spend his life alone. Currently His situation is like a kid lost in crowd, the child trying to get the clue to be his parents. He's so lost. So tired.
Ridhima run her hands in his hair in soothing manner its somehow calmed him down. Ridhima helps arjun to lay on bed properly before joining him. No matter what his decision is she will always supports Him always be there him... Her love.. her Arjun.
