The Eternity of Love

Chapter 45

"And when I opened the door...I saw them holding my...father's deadbody", Anaya's heart clenched listening to him. She snapped her head towards him, breaking the hug. His gaze was still low and tears were continusly flowing from his eyes. His voice was chocking due to tears.

"They told us that they met with an accident last night and everyone present in the jeep, died", saying this, Arhan burst into tears. Without wasting a second, Anaya again engulfed him into a hug and he buried his face in her neck, while crying. She too started crying along with him.

Arhan lost his senses and broke down in her arms. Anaya's heart was aching seeing his this condition. She can imagine the humiliation, the taunts, the pain, everything he went through in these two years. People wouldn't have left a single chance to humiliate them.

Arhan told her how much they bore after that. That humiliation, that disrespect, those taunts left a mark on his mind. He told her about how his uncle and aunt treats them, how they insult them everytime they gets a chance and they have to bear everything silently, because according to their mother, they are dependent on them.

He told her that they met Mr. Gupta and he told them about his father. How they were working on this thing silently for last two years, how they spend those sleepless nights, how much that incident effected them, everything. He told her everything that he has buried inside him till today.

They both have gone through a lot but what shrinking her heart was the thought of their mother. How did she manage all this?? What must have happened to her after hearing all that?? She lost her husband and on top of that this society wouldn't have left any chance to humiliate her further. How much she went through??

Arhan sobbed in her arms and tightened his grip around her. Anaya also held him tightly and kept caressing his back to console him. She didn't ask him to stop crying because she knew he needed this. He has buried these feelings, these emotions inside him from past two years, so it was needed to let them flow.

She herself was crying, seeing his broken state. The Arhan she knew till now was never like this, he was rude, grumpy and sometimes a softie but today she witnessed a new side of him. She saw the pain he was hiding inside him. Today she witnessed the reason of him turning into a complete rude and grumpy from a sunshine.

She wanted to hide him and let him cry as long as he wants, to assure him that yes she was with him and will be with him, everytime he needs her. She wanted to heal that part of him and bring him back to his original form. The old sunshine Arhan.

Gradually his sobs subsided, but he didn't break the hug. He kept hugging her while resting his face on her shoulder, facing the view. The silence filled the environment and the only source of sound was their breaths. They kept hugging like that, seeking warmth in each others embrace.

When Anaya realized that he stopped crying, she pulled out the hug and cupped his face, making him look at her. He lifted his tear soaked eyelids and looked at her who was also crying. He wiped her tears saying, "Don't cry Anaya, it hurts".

Anaya smiled and wiped his tears saying, "You are very strong Arhan. I've always seen you as rude and grumpy but today I realized the reason behind it. You faced all this, buried all those emotions inside you and never let anyone know. You never gave up and kept working hard day and night to bring out the truth. You handled everything, took care of your family and never let them know about the pain you are hiding. You are very strong, Arhan. Please don't cry".

Her voice came out as a whisper at last. A lump formed in her throat as she was about to cry again. She knew how he must be feeling right now, so these words were needed, and seeing her crying again, he will feel guilty. So, she tried her best to swallow her tears.