When Destiny Puts You Together ✓

Chapter: Fifteen

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Arvind and Ratna were now facing the woman.

"Guess we should leave these three alone. Let's go" Arnav whispered to Khushi

Khushi nodded and the couple silently skipped away leaving the elders alone.

The woman smiled nervously at the couple while they stood shocked to the core

"Keerti" Arvind and Ratna whispered in unison. Disbelief written all over their faces

Keerti nodded slightly.

"Keerti" Arvind took her in a hug "How are you?"

"I am fine Bhaiya. How are you?" Keerti asked

"What are you doing here? How.. What? Keerti How the hell are you here?" Arvind asked overwhelmed

"Didn't you want me to come Bhaiyya?" Keerti asked

"Don't be stupid Keerti... Of course I wanted you to.. Keerti of course I wanted you to come. It's your nephew's wedding." Arvind chided softly.

"Keerti." Ratna called softly

"Bhabhi.." Keerti hugged her

"We really missed you Keerti" Ratna said. Arvind nodded in agreement

"I missed you too Bhabhi.. I missed you very much. It's been years since I last saw you." Keerti exclaimed

"Right.. So much has changed.. But you haven't. You're still the same" Ratna said

"I'm relieved" Keerti said

"I've been trying for years now.. But couldn't ever get through. Couldn't ever muster up enough courage to come up and talk to you. I am sorry Keerti. I've not exactly been a great brother" Arvind said

"I have no grudges against you ... The way it all happened, It was a very obvious reaction." Keerti assured

"Tum naaraz nahi ho naa? (You're not angry right?)" Arvind asked

"Of course I am not Bhaiyaa!!! The way it.. It happened. Ratna bhabi almost Lost Anji. Agar uss waqt aap logon ne Maa-Papa se rishta naa todaa hota toh shaayad aaj itna pyaara pariwaar nahi hota aapka. Arnav ki shaadi nahi ho rahi hoti. Bass aapne.. Apni iss behen ke baare mein nahi socha (If you hadn't broken your ties with Maa-Papa back then you wouldn't have had such a beautiful family now. Arnav wouldn't have been getting married. Just that you didn't think about your sister)" Keerti complained.

"Uss waqt.. Dimaag mein bahut kuch chal raha tha.. Ratna.. ki pregnancy. Woh accident. Maa-Papa ki saazishein. Uss sab mein tumhe akela chodne ka khyaal dimaag mein hi nahi aaya. (So much was on my mind back then. Ratna's Pregnancy. That accident, The plans and Plots of Maa-Papa. Amid all that the thought of your being left alone didn't even occur to me.)" Arvind confessed guilty. Ratna kept a soothing hand on his shoulder and blinked as if saying that everything is fine now

Flashback

Arvind belonged to the Mallik family of Lucknow. The malliks being Malliks were obsessed with Their Name Blood and Linage philosophy. They had gotten all of their children married to Royal families across the country. But then.. Arvind Mallik the eldest son of Subhadra Devi Mallik who was termed as the rebel by the family fell in love. He had never shown any interest in the philosophies and ideologies of the Mallik linage and hated the biased behaviour of his parents with the boys of the family compared to the girls.