Note:- This epilogue is written from Ishqi's perspective...
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Two years later...
I was just holding my daughter for the first time when tears started beaming through my eyes. This feeling cannot be described...
I was holding smaller version of myself. Of US. At that moment all I could think of was my future. OUR future. Of she will give us soo many memories and utter happiness.
Just then the door swing open and Justin entered holding a bouquet of my favorite flowers. Well, he mostly brought it thinking my smaller version would also love it.
As soon as he entered he wrapped his arms around me and my daughter...
"Took you long enough"I complained...
"Sorry, you know how it is with restaurant these days. Do you think I can hold her?"
I simply nodded and handed her to him. I just absorbed that moment...
"When is Kylie coming?" I asked...
"In a minute or so..."
He said and then turned his attention to her again. Even though I've known I was pregnant since the third week it's still unreal to think I'm a mother to a beautiful and healthy daughter...
I was so in my thoughts that I didn't even notice that there were a lot more than just three of us in the room now. It's almost completely filled with people, their laughter and smiles. I didn't even realise when I was wrapped in two arms, again...
Ahaan, and his family. MY family. Everyone was there, even Kylie had arrived...
"Mata Rani ka lakh lakh shukriya sab acche se hogaya!" Savitri maa said...
"Oye khotte tu kya meri rajkumari ko leke baith gaya, mujhe bhi toh usse god mein lene de..." Dadi said lifting her as we smiled...
"Dadi yaar, ab toh main chachu ban Gaya ab toh mujhe khotte bulana band karo!"
I smiled whole-heartedly. I couldn't ask for anything else. I had everything I ever wished for. My amazing husband by my side. My two best friends, my daughter, my family, it's complete. I couldn't help my tears at that moment.
Ahaan must have noticed my tears because he made his grip on me tighter, letting me know that he feels the same way...
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She was now finally asleep in her crib next to my bed after crying for an hour while Ahaan went to drop everyone else. Kylie was standing near the crib adoring her...
"When did you realise you had feelings for Justin?" I asked her making her turn towards me...
"Maybe the night we went for, for the first we ever"
I remember it. It was the night I confronted Ahaan. The night we finally got back together...
"You know Ishqi, I know he had feelings for you..."
I was shocked at that confrontation and didn't know what to say...
"That night he noticed you with Ahaan and I could sense that something was wrong. As the time went by he finally got over you and that's when we started dating. And that's also when you two became friends again"
"I'm sorry"
"Don't be. During the time he was still trying to get over you I never blamed you. Feelings are not in our hands, you and Ahaan are biggest example of it"
I smile as Kylie keeps her hand on my hand, reassuring, and also at her statement. She was right indeed. Even after what happened in past, we are together and have a daughter...
"I'm really grateful to have you two in my life Kylie..."
Kylie smiled and then looked at the crib again...
"You know Ishqi I love you but not more than I love her..." She said pointing at the crib and making both of us laugh...
"Did you guys come up with a name yet?" Kylie questioned...
I shrug and say "We have a few in mind and we still haven't decided."
That's when Ahaan entered...
"That's my que to leave."
Kylie hugs me and then leaves. Ahaan immediately rushes to me and hugs me...
"Thank you so much Ishqi meri life mein itni saari khushiyan laane ke liye. I love you"
"I love you too Ahaan"
"Waise hum hamari beti ka naam kya rakhenge?"
Just then a name name clicked in my mind. I had searched for a lot of names but the one that stood the most was...
"Arushi"
A wide smiles spreads on his face as he absorbs the names...
"Iska matlab Janna hai?"
"Ofcourse"
"First rays of the sun, dawn. She is the dawn of the new day for us. Our new beginning"
Ahaan walks to the crib and holds Arushi as she was fast asleep...
"Arushi... I like it!!"
I smile looking at them, my whole world.
"I'm grateful..." He smiles at my statement."Of the thief who stole your bag, because of whom we crossed paths again..." He just laughed while I shushed.
He realised that he might wake Arushi so he put her down and came towards me...
"Do you know what I am grateful of ?"
I looked at him intently waiting for him to answer and his gave me butterflies just like I was a teenager, hopelessly in love with a bad boy...
"YOU"
I said nothing just kissed him...
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Phew!! I know it's small but I hope it's enough. This is the first time I'm writing after months. Just finished reading Verity by Collen Hoover and felt like I needed to write. Also please leave suggestions of what you would like to read further...
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