Destiny or Coincidence?

Chapter 77

Hi my dear readers,

Here is your awaiting chapter. I really hope that you like it.

This chapter is not edited, so there will be grammatical mistakes. Kindly ignore it and enjoy the chapter... Will edit it once i finish the book...

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Athira Patel

Confusion.... One word, but can create many doubts in our decisions which can cause us the difficulty to take the right decision. I was very angry and upset on my dad after knowing that he had kept it a secret from me all these years but at the same time it's even hurting to see him breaking down in front of me and crying like he lost the battle he was trying to win all these years.

I cannot see my father getting hurt no matter what, so even if I am angry at him, I still got up and went towards him to console him. It might be hard for me to accept everything at once but that doesn't stop me from hugging my dad because at the end of the day, he is still my father.

He was there for me whenever I felt low or sad. He was always there to look out for me and make me happy at all times.

"I am sorry for not telling you about your real mother princess." Dad murmured a little loudly while hiccuping that I immediately stiffened listening to the word real mother'. Sensing my reaction, he released me from the hug and looked into my eyes with regret in them. I can see that he wanted to say more but was debating internally whether to tell or not. So I stayed silent by giving him a silent sign to continue.

"I... I was scared to lose you Athi" he admitted shuttering in between while looking deep into my eyes with tears in them. How can anyone see his father crying in front of them and do nothing about it? But here i am, standing in front of him like a statue when all i wanted to do was hug him tightly and take away his pain.

I was torn in between getting angry and forgiving him. When i see my father crying like this i wanted to forgive him but when i remember that he hid the truth from me I feel like he betrayed me. He kept me in the dark and left me alone to survive in this dark hole called truth.

"I am sorry Athira..." dad said looking down at the ground with a clenched fist and continued "I am really sorry for hiding the truth from you.... I am sorry Athi" He said with a broken voice and held my hands in his that I closed my eyes in return with pain.

"I am sorry...." He repeated continuously while looking into my eyes with hope filled in them that my heart clenched looking at him.

I wanted to assure him that everything will be fine and I wanted to forgive him by saying that it's alright. But the thing is I cannot say it or do it. One side, I wanted everything to be ok between us but on the other side I felt betrayed by everyone.

All these years I was happy with them, and I would have understood if he said the truth before I got to know from the others. I would have understood his situation and the reasons behind his actions. But he chose to hide it from me and keep me in the dark. It was my life after all and I think I need to be the one to make the decision but not others about what my reaction would be.

Situations would have been different if dad was the one to say the truth. Now i feel like i have been betrayed by the only family whom i thought that i could trust with my whole life. This is not about forgiving. I can forgive him because I cannot see him like this but I know for sure that i would always feel insecure and empty from inside. There would always be this scar on my heart that my dad betrayed me and I would never feel the same about him again.