Alone

memories

Next day was a sirat and kartik death anniversary, and like always bade papa donates fair amount of money to the old age homes and  orphanage.. Kairav and vansh acompany him..

But akshara and arohi for the first time they both share their pain together visiting the same temple where they lost their mother where the last time pray for their father's health  and safety.. where on the same day  some year's ago they lost their mother and father..

It's the same day which reminds them the harsh reality that they are 3 siblings and  are parentless.. but for the first time they are confident  that they know they are not alone they are with each other..

Neil  company Akshara knowing very well that how hard  this day is for Akshara but both the Goenka sisters requested  him to let them mourn with each other, and so he didn't accompanied them inside the temple but was waiting for them outside the temple in the car..

While returning akshara was sleepy and so Aarohi  decided to sit on passenger sit  beside neil. Ride was silent either akshara taking nap at the  back seat. While driving neil can't help himself and was glancing at aarohi  at the same time trying to stop himself for doing so.

"So u are getting married now " Aarohi asked just as a friend and to kill the awkward silent she felt.

" Yaa, kind of" Neil replied , not sure what to say that to her when he clearly don't want any other girl in his life apart from arohi..

Arohi looked at him in confusion " Kind of ? , what's kind of.. Shaddi, shaddi hoti hai neil, kind of nahi..

(What's kind of, wedding is wedding it can't be kind of)

" I know, I mean abhi haa nahi bola mane shaddi ke liya abhi tho mai just baat kar raha hun, hum mil rahe hai, ek dusre ko jaan ne kosish kar rahe hai... Leave that, tum bato tum thik ho. I mean aaj ka din tum sab ke liya thoda hard hoga na" He asked clearly trying to avoid topic of his marriage..

(I know, I mean, I didn't say yes yet for marriage, we are just trying to know each other's well, by meeting and talking..., leave that, u tell me, are u okey, I mean it must be little hard day for all of u)

" Hard tho sab days hi hota hai neil, mama papa they tho life bhot essay thi, but aaj ke din it feels jaise... Don't know, can't express, syad kuch zadda unki yaad aati hai, empty sa feel hota hai, ya pata nahi... "  Arohi told him with expression less face or in confusion.. Trying to figure out herself  what exactly is she feeling today, it's been years still today it feels fresh. Like yesterday only they lost everything staring with their parents..

(Days are always hard Neil, after moms and dads death, life was never eassy, but yaa, today it just that it feels like, I don't know, can't express, maybe we miss them more, feels like something missing, empty, or maybe don't know)

" Bhabhi batati hai unki stories kabhi kabhi " Neil said while remembering those emotional smiles of his bhabhi taking about her parents..

( bhabhi tells their stories)

" Kya batati thi" Aarohi asked getting herself lost in those bitter  some better yet beautiful memories..

( what she used to say)

" Ye hi ki u were papa's princess.. She was ur common girl, but mumma ki jaan. " Hearing him aarohi laugh ..