IN THE NAME OF LOVE (completed) ✅

Chapter 35

AAHANA'S POV

" Please, I am sorry " he pleaded but I did not talk with him. I should have met him few times before our marriage to analyze the way he is. Maybe I was negligent to notice it.

" Aahana! Please "he walked beside me and I did not care.

" Aahana! Chitra was at college and she reached on time. It was one of her friend's dad who picked her up at the orphanage. Her benchmates dad. " he said giving me information.

" Aahana, please! I went out to meet Chitra's mom" This made me stop whatever I was doing.

Why is he after her now?

" I will give you information only if you start talking with me again " he demanded and I went to Dad's room to avoid him.

Who cares? He's out solving others' problems on the first day after our marriage.

" Good. You should treat him like this. He's got no brain. I guess he left it in Arabian sea " Dad chuckled winking at me. I was curious about his meeting with Chitra's mom.

" Dad! It's our first day! You can't possibly do this" he whined sitting beside me on the bed while me and dad were having our snacks.

" Exactly, you are needed beside her not somewhere doing business. " Dad said. I sat there silently listening to their conversation which went to some deals and publications. I was not sad that I was not being entertained or looked after properly. My mind can't stop thinking about his meeting with her mother.

What could go wrong?

" Shall we go on to the terrace? I need to talk" he requested. I did not nod my head or talk. Why should I? Simply wearing my slippers, I looked at him. We both reached the terrace where cool wind was blowing, we could see the sea from our balcony partially but here I had such a nice view. The sea lit by vehicles has its own beauty.

" It might rain. I got us an umbrella " he said showing it to me.

" I met her mother at the place where we used to sit. Met her as soon as I left for the office" he said looking at the sky.

He's not lying to me. I saw him there!

"I knew her, we give children for adoption and Chitra was one of them. While searching for an interview, I found Chitra's mother's photo and details about her adoption. I was not sure whether it was our own Chitra or someone else. When I asked her for her parent's photo or family. I recognized it as the lady who adopted our own chitra. " he said looking at me.

Chitra is adopted???!!!!!

" I contacted her, asking for the reason why they disowned her so easily. Somewhere I felt responsible as we gave her to people like them. I wanted to know what went wrong. " he spoke with grim expression.

Rain poured down and I stood there looking at him.  He opened the umbrella for both of us gesturing me to come stand beneath it.  He didn't say anything after that for a few minutes but I could understand that there's more to this.  I can feel it's not only about Chitra's parents or her adoption. 

" What interview were you looking at? " I asked him.  He turned his head,  a smile forming on his face probably because I gave him the longest silent treatment I could. 

" We were looking at Bhargav's, he gave out an interview which was quite rebellious.  No one noticed until recently we came through it.  " he said silencing himself again.  We both stood under rain which was pouring down as if someone had thrown a bucket full of water on us.  Slowly view before disappeared as the rain took it's speed. Life can be so drastic,  five minutes ago it was so fresh with cool wind blowing onto us,  and now it's pouring down like hell!  Looking at Soham,  I realized somewhere he was connecting himself to this rain.  He's connecting his present situation to this rain and weather. 

What is troubling you Soham? 

" We all crave for love Aahana,  love which we somewhere deserve in our life.  No matter how bad or good you are,  you will never get the amount of love and care you expect.  There's always some vacant place which we all crave to be filled with love " he said holding my hand and umbrella with another.

" I don't know how children at the orphanage feel.  I want them to be happy,  they are never a charity case for us. We couldn't adopt so many, so Mom wanted to establish. I want to be who they are and not get depressed for who they could not be.  I am doing my best to take care of them. " he said looking at me seriously. 

He's scared.

But about whom? 

" Soham " I squeezed his hand moving close to him. 

" There will not be another Bhargav.  As I said,  people and their thinking vary.  You can't change even if you preach them good.  They are what they think.  I know you are doing your best to take care of everyone.  Stressing about it will not change Soham.  Look at me! " I said while he bent his head down.

He had tears in his eyes.  I can feel his pain too.  My heart reaches out for him.  His mere sight of crying in front of me stirs unknown emotion in me.

" I am sorry!  I am so absorbed in all these emotions I just couldn't spend time with you. I want to take care of you too Aahana,  it's just that I can't avoid these things.  You are important to me. " he said

Is this man for real?  He's looking after every single person he can.  What about him?  Who's taking care of him? Who's asking him about his emotional status? 

His phone rang but he was busy looking ahead thinking something.  He had messages coming, due to heavy rain it was getting wet. 

" Give me,  I will hold it in my dupatta.  It's getting wet.  Won't you take your calls? " I asked him.  He nodded his head as no and side hugged giving me his phone.

Did you tell her the truth about herself?  - Druv.

What's happening?  How did Aahana react? - Dhruv.

Reply to me idiot - Dhruv

We are going after her tomorrow and get this thing done for once.  - Dhruv.

I guess you are busy romancing.  Sorry- Dhruv. 

I looked at his phone and but he was busy thinking something. Probably about tomorrow?  But who's that lady these both will be going after? 

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