Mr.Not-So-Perfect

Chapter 35

Aadhya's pov:
"What proof do you have?"
"Birth certificate", were the words I heard.
"Really? Then how come nobody knows about it?", I countered. I mean if somebody wanted proofs, then that would be the very first thing they would search and I'm pretty sure everybody would've known about it.
"Because, that child has not one but two birth certificates. One of it has Advay Singh Raizada as father which everybody is aware of but the other one, the official one, has some Ashok Varma as father name in it. Nobody knows about except some hospital staff. I somehow managed to get a photo copy of it", he explained.
Is he telling the truth? I desperately want to believe it but I won't unless I see it.
"I wanna see it. Now", I said in a firm business like tone.
" Meet me at the café which is in the corner of the street you are working in at 5 PM, I'll give it to you. Remember, you will be charged extra for it", he negotiated.
"Be on time."
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It's 4 PM when I entered the café the detective mentioned. I decided to come early because I wanted to calm my nerves and also because I couldn't concentrate on anything except this meeting at the office, so I've decided to head out before people start questioning my absent mindedness.
The cool air and the cafien smell greeted me as soon as I entered the café. I was looking around for a less crowded corner to sit and started walking towards it once I found a perfect spot.
While walking I suddenly noticed two familiar faces sitting opposite to each other holding hands and looking lovingly at each other. In just seconds I was in front of them fuming with anger. I wouldn't have been so livid if the two people I was watching weren't deceiving the person who believes them the most.
After they looked at me, they were not scared like I expected them to. In fact, Sanjay simply smiled at me while Shailaja got up to give me a hug but I stopped her with my hand.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?", I shouted without thinking that I'm making a scene.
"What do you mean and why are you shouting like that? Just calm down and take a seat and then we'll talk", Shailaja said calming me down but I'm not having any of it. All I was thinking about is how much will it hurt Advay if he comes to know about this.
"No, you listen to me, I trusted you", I said pointing my finger towards Sanjay who stood there without moving like a freaking statue and turned to Shailaja, " and you, I thought you loved Advay but I was wrong. You both are selfish, backstabbing idiots who don't give a damn about anyone except you. How can you even think of cheating him and that too with his secretary? I am disgusted looking at your faces", I spat at them.
"Shut up, Aadhya. Just shut up. Don't ever talk to us like that, never", Shailaja warned me.
"Oh, then tell me, how should I talk to traitors like you? You betrayed him, you both did. You should be ashamed of yourselves instead you are threatening me"
Now everybody is watching us like we are performing a freaking show to them.
Sanjay without any warning dragged me out, Shailaja quietly following us.
Once, we were in the parking lot I released my hand from his grip and glared at him.
"Aadhya, before judging us listen to us for five minutes and then blame us", Sanjay whisper-shouted even though there is no one in the parking lot apart from us.
"Why? So you can come up with more lies? You are no-"
"Aadhya, Advay is not my HUSBAND", Shailaja shouted effectively shutting me up with a shocked face.
"What?", I bewildered.
"You heard me. Advay is my best friend, nothing less, nothing more", She explained.
"But, what....how? You live with him and......Aryan?", I rambled not making any sense.
"I'll give you two some space", Sanjay said and left us.
"Ask me", Shailaja urged.
"I don't understand", I said with a defeated tone.
"Do you remember me coming to your room three years back, when Advay was ill and then we immediately left to India?", She asked and I nodded.
How could I forget it, that day I cried so much second time over Advay. It was also the day Riddanth became close to me.
"Well, that time I found out that I was pregnant and when I told the same to my boyfriend, Ashok Varma, who I thought would be ecstatic but freaked out instead and said that my child and I were a mistake. I pleaded and begged him to at least consider being a father to our child if not my husband but he refused and forced me for the abortion. I did not listen to him because I don't want to murder an innocent soul who did not even come to this world, my own blood. It wasn't my child's fault; it was mine to believe a monster like him and he left to India to avoid me. I did not know what to do so I came to Advay. He consoled me like a true friend. After we came to India, Advay confronted Ashok but Ashok insulted us and said I was a slut and the child wasn't his. I was beyond hurt. I loved him but he did not even treat me as a human. I could've proved him wrong by DNA test but I didn't because I didn't want that monster anywhere near my child. So, I left him but naturally being a single unmarried mother is tough, especially in Indian society. My parents abandoned me. I had nowhere to go. So, Advay decided to be the father to my child and treated him like one. But we were never husband and wife. We were just friends", She explained.
By the time she finished, we were both crying. Without thinking I hugged her. She held me tight and released all her emotions which she hid all this time. I couldn't control myself and I cried for her pain and suffering.
I felt ashamed of myself. All this time she was going through so much but without thinking I imagined the worst about her and thought bad of her just like everyone else. She was tormented and tortured while I hated her when she did not do anything wrong except for trusting some bastard.
"I am sorry. I am really sorry. Please forgive me, I never knew about all these and without thinking about your point of view I cursed you", I apologized.
"It's okay. I don't blame you and thank you for listening", she said wiping her tear stained face, "come on, let's go, otherwise Sanjay might think we got kidnapped"
I smiled at her attempt to lighten the situation.
"I assume he knows about all this", I said.
"Yeah, he was the first one I admitted all this to. He was very supportive and instead of treating like dirt, like I expected him to, he helped me", she said with admiration in her eyes for him.
"You love him", I stated looking at her.
She blushed and lowered her head. That was enough confirmation.
"Oh my god, I'm so happy for you guys. He is perfect for you and you are for him", I squealed like a little girl jumping with happiness.
All of a sudden, her face fell.
"You told him about your feelings, right?", I questioned. She shook her head giving a negative confirmation.
"Why", I asked.
"Because, I'm not sure he will reciprocate my feelings. If he doesn't, I don't wanna lose our friendship and moreover, I'm not ready for another heart break", she admitted with a sad expression.
I held her shoulders and made her look at me. "Trust me when I say, he loves you. I've seen him look at you, like you are the only one in the world. I'm not giving you any advice but I think you should give him a chance, if not for you, at least for your son. Remember it", I said and then we left towards Sanjay car, where he is anxiously waiting for us.
I then apologized to Sanjay as well and left them. After leaving them I called the detective and cancelled the meeting as no longer need any proof.
I was so wrong about Shailaja, about Sanjay and most of all about Advay. I came to some stupid conclusions without thinking about anything. I learnt so many things today, I'll go mad if I don't clear my head.
"Hello", Cherry's voice greeted me as soon as called her.
"Where are you?", I asked her.
"Office. Why?"
"Come to my house, immediately. I need to talk to you. It's urgent", I said and hung up without waiting for her response and drove to my house immediately.
Cherry came about 5 minutes later I reached home. Nobody was at home. Dad and Rishitha were in the office and mom went to my aunt's house.
"What the matter?", Cherry asked, settling beside me on the sofa.
I then explained everything to her except Shailaja's past because it's not my story to tell.
"So, all this time you misunderstood him?", Cherry asked and I nodded.
"What do I do now?", I asked her desperately.
"Just go apologize to him", she suggested.
"It's not that simple. He doesn't even know, that I knew he had a son all this time, who in fact is not really his son and then all of a sudden I apologize to him because I was mad at him because I accidently found out that he had a son", I explained.
"Yeah, when you put it that way, it is slightly complicated", she agreed with me with a sheepish smile.
"It not only that, we still have to find out his relationship with the Atharva's."
"Yeah, you are right. So, what are you gonna do?", she asked worriedly.
"Don't know", I shrugged and then we were engrossed in our world while communicating with our eyes.
Suddenly, my head jerked forward at the time as Cherry's, making us groan in pain because of the impact.
We heard laughter and turned our heads to look at the culprit behind our pain.
"What happened to you both? I called your mobiles but you did not answer them and then I was worried so I came home to find you both staring at each other like lovers without even listening to me", he smirked.
All this while Cherry and I stared at him without any expression and slowly moved towards him like a predator attacking his prey and cornered him to a wall. Then we simultaneously jumped on him and hugged him like our lives depended on it.
"We missed you", we shouted in unison.
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