AryLie : UNITED

UNITED - PART 9 - ARYAN'S PAIN

Aryan woke up parched and disoriented.

He sat up slowly.

What was the time ? What about Office today ? Where was Imlie ?

He rubbed His eyes to clear the remnants of Sleep and focused on the Clock.

1 P.M.

1 P.M. !!!!

Imlie ??? Where was She ???

He jumped out of the Bed and looked around, before making His Bed.

And then it caught His Eye. It was on the Bed itself, precisely at the spot on which He had slept.

A "Gonna Be on Team Dad " Onesie for a Baby.

Cheeku....

Aryan's Heart sank to what seemed to be a pitless bottom and tried to grasp at whatever life support it could find.

For the first 2 Months, it pained Him to think of the Injustice that He felt had happened to Imlie.

But that did Not mean that He loved Cheeku any less - He was a part of Imlie that She had wholeheartedly accepted and was stubborn on nurturing. Cheeku was Hers - by default, Cheeku was His.

Though he had helped Imlie to uncover the Truth - both She and Cheeku had gone through Hell - and against Him - in those 2 Months, even fighting against the goons that had kidnapped Him.

Imlie and Cheeku were a Team all along - a Team which He had wanted to be part of, as well.

Cheeku was on the brink of Death for the whole 3 Months of Existence - all because He could Not do better as a Spouse and Father.

And finally, when He had finally dared to sprout hope that He would be able to hold Cheeku in His hands, Cheeku had slipped to Death from His hands.

Imlie had tried to reach for His Hand, and He had failed to grab Her.

That was the final straw for the poor Life that was being nurtured in Her.

Aryan clutched the Onesie harder. And Sobbed.

How many more lives would he lose like this ???

Dad... Though He was too young to save Him then....

But Arvind Jiju... who had died from His irresponsibility.

Aryan had mercilessly tried to kill His own self - Aru - whose irresponsibility had snatched the most important person of their Family.

And Now ... His Cheeku.

What if He had lost Imlie as well, from Her Head Injury, yesterday ?

Why wouldn't Death arrive for Him instead of taking away His Loved Ones ????
What enmity did Death have with Him to torment him like this ?

He struggled to stay Vertical, as He felt the Pain all over His Body - it was eating Him Alive.

He did Not want this ! He had lived this when He had lost Arvind Jiju !! No... Not anymore !!! Please make this Stop !!!! Please !!!!! Aarrrgghhhh !!!!!!!

And then, His Head suddenly swam with what all He had shouted at Her in Rage.

No.... NO !

He felt a heavy knot in His Chest, and laboured to take Breaths, as if it was a heavy stone drowning Him in the tepid waters of Pain.

He had loved Cheeku at first because Cheeku was a part of Her, Cheeku was Hers.

But when They lost Cheeku, how was He able to say that Cheeku was only His ?