DQ#1 Thousand Reasons Why

Truth Is Bitter

Aradhya's POV

" Ari!!!" My aunt was shocked as hell seeing me but Mom was very calm.

She wasn't reacting a bit about me standing on the doorstep listening their conversations. I think she knew that she has to face this one day and had made her mind to face it already. I took a deep breath. I needed to know the truth. Why they were saying that they will convince me to meet Mr. Arjun and how was he related with me??! Am I ... I can't think about it anymore.

" What were you guys talking about?" I asked them throwing my bag on the couch.

" Calm down, Ari. You will know everything. We will not hide anything from you." Mom said and I sighed deeply.

" How is Mr. Arjun related with me?" I asked them. My aunt looked at my mother. "Bua g, I hope that you guys won't hide anything from me." I said to my aunt. Mom sighed deeply.

" He is your father." Mom said and I stood up at once.

" What??!" I was shocked as hell. She nodded. " Then who is Vikram Chauhan?" I asked her.

" He is your maternal uncle." Bua g said and I was in a maze. How come these.... I was completely blank now. My brain stopped working.

" What are you guys talking about?" I asked them.

" She is right." My Mom said.

" How can Vikram Chauhan be my maternal uncle? He is not your brother, Mom." I said coldly to my mother for the first time in my life. She sighed.

" He isn't." Mom said.

" Then how come..." I was saying but she stopped me with a shocking truth which blew me away at once.

" I am not your biological mother, Ari." Mom said and I looked at her completely shocked.

" What??!" I asked her with widened eyes.

" You are not my biological daughter. I haven't given birth to you, Ari." She said.

" How is that possible, Mom?! You must be lying. You are my Mom. I am your daughter." I said to her.

" Yes, I am your mother and you are my daughter, Ari but I haven't given birth to you." Mom said and I shook my head. I wasn't believing her words. It's not possible. 

" If you aren't my biological mother then how come your tissue matched with me when both of my kidneys got damaged?! How come you donate your kidney to me?" I asked her hoping everything she was saying was a worst lie.

" I didn't donate you a kidney. Pallavi did." Mom said and I turned to see my aunt completely shocked.

" What??!" I said being completely confused.

" Yes." Mom said.

" How...I mean...if I am not your biological daughter then how come I am related with bua g?" I asked her.

" Your biological mother was my sister." Bua g said and I looked at her completely blank.

" Your sister?!!" I asked her and she nodded with tearing eyes.

" Who is that?! Is that Ponaam bua?" I asked her but she shook her head.

" Her name's Purvi." She said.

I was still stuck in there. I sat on the couch and clutched my head. I was thinking about it. My mother abandoned me?!! But why?!!!

Only she can give me the answer. I need the answer. I have to meet her. I stood up and walked upstairs. I need to know if she remember me or not.

Mom and bua g called me several times from back but I went to the washroom having a long soothing shower. I needed to have an explanation from my mother who abandoned me. I needed to fix things but time to time I was feeling like it's a nightmare. I am going to wake up soon and find everything is ok. It was just a bad dream. But I knew it was not. I heard Mom and bua g's voice.

" I am fine. I just need a shower." I said and they left me alone cause they knew my nature. I wasn't going to open the door until I want to. I walked out of the washroom and took my phone. There were hundreds of texts and calls from my friends. I didn't answer any of them just texted on the group that I was doing ok. There is no need to be panicked. I knew if I didn't answer them they would appear to my doorstep any soon but I don't want them to do that right now. I needed to sort out my plans first. I need to know what the truth of my life is. Until then I was feeling like my whole existence is the biggest lie in the world. I kept the phone away and went downstairs. I found Mom and bua g sitting on the living room. I sat across them and they looked at each other.

" I want to meet my mother." I said and they sighed deeply.

" You can't, Ari." Bua g said.

" Why not? She doesn't want to see my face now?! Or she has a new life now that's why?!! I will not be a obstacle in her life. I will just ask her why had she abandoned me." I said and Mom sighed deeply.

" She passed away while giving birth to you." Mom said and I was shocked as hell now. She passed away??!

" Why wasn't I informed about this before?" I asked them.

" We thought Arjun is no more. So, there is no need to tell you the bitter truth of your life. Your happiness mattered, Ari and you were happy with Shivaani." My aunt said. I don't know how to react about it now.

" Why hasn't he appeared before?" I asked her.

" He was informed that Purvi was died and he had no idea that she was pregnant." She said.

" What??!" I asked her. She sighed deeply.

" I will tell you everything from the start." She said and I kept sitting there like a statue. What else could I do now?!! I had to know the story of my parents and I have to understand that truth is always bitter.