Destined to be yours

Chapter 16| Friends

Ahana:"Honeymoon What?"

Neil:"It was all his plan. I should have guessed it before but...Argg how can I miss it. He has done this before  also"

Ahana:"Before ?"

Neil:(His eyes soften and his voice saddened)"Yeah. He did this onces with Aarti and me"(He said as all the past memories came back. While Ahana smiled )

Ahana:(Turning towards him)"Will you tell me more about her"(He looked at Ahana shocked )"Well we have nothing to do. So I wanna know. How was she like? "

Neil:"You wanna know about Aarti?"

Ahana:"See I know this sounds weird. But we both are tied into this hitch now and I Know this relationship is just for out kids but still I don't want to live my whole life in awkwardness."(Neil looks on which makes her less confident but she continues )"Let's try and be friends. This is help us live a less awkward life and be able to raise the kids in a much better environment. "

Neil:"I guess your right."

Ahana:"So friends"(She asked forwarding her hand)

Neil:(Giving a small smile )"Friends "(As they shaked their hands to agreement)

Ahana:(With a soft smile as she adjusted herself towards Neil)"So tell me about her. I am sure she must be an Amazing woman"

Neil:"She was. One of a kind."( He said as he got lost in his past memories )"We had an arrange Marriage. And 2 years after our marriage Aryan was born.  We were living a happy life. 2 years later she got to know that She is pregnant with Naira but her pregnancy had issues. Doctor said she wouldn't survive But my Aarti was a fighter. She survived. She gave birth to our princess. Everything was going fine until that one day. That one day changed my whole life. Aarti went to the market to get some ingredients because I...I demanded to each Italian food that day. She...She didn't even take the driver and 3 hours after she left we get a call saying that she had a car Accident and di...Died. If I..I hadn't demanded.. she would be alive now."

He said the last part in tears. Ahana keeps her hands on Neil's shoulder which brings him back into the reality. He wipes his tears and looks at Ahana.

Neil:"Umm What happened to Ansh's Dad"(He asked Ahana )

Ahana:"Rajeev..His Name was Rajeev. We met in college. Last year. I moved here with my parents in the start of the year. My parents and his parents were friends. As soon as I came here me and his family clicked. At first we hated each other. Them we..we slowly become friends then lovers. we dated for about 2 years before getting married. After 3 years of our marriage I was pregnant with Ansh. The day after Ansh completed 6 months, the tragic event happened"(She said as she took a deep breath )

Neil:"You don't have to continue if you don't want"(He said seeing her breathing uneven )

Ahana:(trying to calm herself down)"No I should. That day Ansh was with my parents. Rajeev and I had a plan to go out when we got a call. They...They had kidnapped Ansh and my parents. They demanded money in exchange for them. We collected the money and left towards the junkyard they told us to. Rajeev didn't allow me to go in. I told and cried that I need to go in but he didn't move. So I stayed outside. For a long time I stayed outside but I couldn't anymore. When I ran in I was shocked to see the scene. My...my...mom and Dad...Were....Dead...in front of me...Prabha maa was there with Ansh in her arms with Sanjeev papa by her side. At the moment I couldn't think of anything and I ran and took Ansh in my arms. I don't clearly remember what happened after that. All I know is Maa took me home, While Papa stayed back. I asked for Rajeev but they said nothing. After few hours they told me that Rajeev also died there. His body was identified few mins ago. I lost everything  that day. Rajeev and...my parents both died in that junkyard and I couldn't do anything"