DQ#1 Thousand Reasons Why

Meaning Of Love

Asher's POV

" Coffee?" Mr. Bradley asked us but I shook my head.

" No, thanks." I said to him. " I know you wanted to meet me but I think Aradhya is more important for the meeting." I said to him. He turned to see Aradhya who was looking at him sharply.

" Why had you called us, Mr. Bradley? Why do you suddenly need to talk to us?" Ardeyn said and I sighed.

" How are you doing, Aradhya?" Mr. Bradley asked her.

" I am doing well." She said.

" How is your father doing?" He asked her.

" He is also good." She said. He chuckled.

" We are not enemies anymore. Can we not keep it in professional level?" He asked her. She nodded.

" I will try." She said. " Can we know why were we called here?" She asked him.

" Sure. No need to hurry. I hope you guys are not busy today." Mr. Bradley said.

" I have to go to studio in the evening." She said to him.

" We still have more than enough time for ourselves." Mr. Bradley said. He showed us some photos.

" This is you, this is Vikram Chauhan and this is my aunt Vaibhavi." Aradhya said.

" Yes. We attended the same college. We were very close friends." He said and I looked at him weirdly. I didn't know that.

" Then why does my aunt hate you that much?" She asked him.

" Did you know that?" Ardeyn whispered. I shook my head.

" I had no idea about it." I said to him. He nodded.

" Cause, we spoiled the things among us. We all were equally responsible for that even me myself." He said and I sighed deeply.

" I didn't get you. Make if clear." Aradhya said.

" When we were in the college Vikram and I were very close to each other. One day I met Vaibhavi through Vikram cause they were family friends. They knew each other from long back. She was very responsible and we were spoiled kids. But somehow we get along and became close friends. Vaibhavi was married with Ravi that time. He used to come to visit her often. Being very close to each other Vaibhavi used to share everything with us. One day she show me the photos of her family members and I was literally stuck with her sister Shivaani. I couldn't concentrate on anything since I had seen her. It was so hard for me. I shared my feelings with my friends. Vikram agreed with me that I was in love with Shivaani but Vaibhavi didn't agree. She thought it was just an attraction and Shivaani was a teenager that time. As the time passed my feelings for her got even stronger. But I tried to deny it and involved with other women. I used to change woman like clothes. I realized that I am not at all happy with all these women. I wanted that girl named Shivaani. I waited until the graduation so that she turns 18 and I can propose her. I knew that Vaibhavi was from a conservative Hindu family and her family was never ever going to let their daughter to marry me. But I tried to talk to Vaibhavi's father. He didn't even listened to me. He said that his daughter is going to marry Vikram who was my closest friend. He said that the marriage was arranged long back and now it can't be cancelled. I reached Vikram and he also promised me that he will not marry Shivaani and I came back to London. Just a week later my father died and they got married on the same day. I realized that it was a trap for me. I couldn't believe that Vikram tricked me like that. I can't explain my feeling that time. I lost my father, lost the girl I loved, my family went bankrupt for the betrayal of the business associates of my father. I was depressed as I was betrayed by my best friend. When I reached Vikram he convinced me that he had nothing else to do as his family forced him to marry Shivaani. He kept saying that he will divorce her soon but that day never came. Suddenly, I got the news that Shivaani was pregnant. I felt betrayed by Vikram again but he blasted a bomb on me saying that it was not his baby. Shivaani has cheated on him. I couldn't believe what I heard. I couldn't match the Shivaani whom I loved and whom I was chasing now. My heart was broken into pieces. I decided that I will get her back no matter what even though I hate her. I wanted to take revenge on her. I was blinded by my anger. I wasn't able to decide the right thing. I waited for the right time and it came when Vikram married his long time girlfriend and divorced Shivaani. I thought it was a chance for me to have her this time. I reached her family again but they didn't want to marry her off once again as she didn't want to be in that situation again. I planned everything to kidnap her and baby girl of her. I decided that I be their family but it was destroyed when I met an tragic accident. I was in the hospital for 3 months and when I was discharged I already had lost her. She was nowhere to be found. Her family didn't let me reach her. So, I waited for her to reach her daughter. A year later she came to meet her daughter but I couldn't reach her as Vaibhavi stopped me saying that she will file a case against me and she did. She kept a condition before me that I will go back to London and she will withdraw the case. I had to came back to London and when I went back to India she was already gone with her daughter. I lost every connection with her. Again I was left in a devasted frustrating situation." Mr. Bradley said and we kept looking at him weirdly.

" I know that Vaibhavi was trying to help her sister to move on but I still hate her." he said. "I don't want to have Shivaani back. She is your mom and she will always be your mom. I don't want to snatch your mom from you."

" Did you step back from the case because you came to know that I wasn't my mom's biological daughter?" Aradhya asked him.

" I heard Vikram and his wife talking about it." He said to her.

" I thought you hate me." Aradhya said. He chuckled.

" Whenever I used to see you I would feel like I could have a daughter like you. You could be my daughter!!! That thing left me mad at my fate every time. I hated my fate. I didn't want to remember my tragic fate so I didn't want to see you ever." He said and I sighed. " I will keep watching her living happily with you rest of my life. Someone has taught me that loving doesn't mean to have that person in your life, you can love him or her from far. The real meaning of loving someone is watching them happy with someone he or she wants to be with." He said and I kept looking at him. The real meaning of love can't be described. It reflects in action.

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