Aradhya's POV
" What do you want, Ari? Yesa kyun ker rahi ho?" (Why are you doing this?) Mom asked me and I kept looking at the floor.
" Bolo." ( Speak up) Mom said. " Tumne mujhe bola ki Mr. Bradley bohot akele ho gye, aap unko kabhi kabhar company de denge to shayad woh behtar feel karenge. Maine Kiya. Unko company dia. Lekin abhi yeh saab Kiya hai, Ari? Don't I deserve an explanation now?" (You said that Mr. Bradley is so lonely these days so, Mom. Can you give him company for awhile? He may feel better then. I did that. I gave him company. Now what are all these, Ari? Don't I deserve an explanation?) Mom asked me and I sighed.
Just awhile back I was talking to Asher about the plan which would bring Mr. Bradley and my Mom closer. I thought Mom wasn't at home but it turned out to be she was at home. Infact, she heard everything that I was talking to Asher. I am so in a awkward situation now.
" Maa, main aapke liye hi yeh decision liya hai." (Mom, I have made this decision for you.) I said to her.
" Ari, agar tum mere sath nahi apni Dad k sath rehna chahti ho to mujhe koyi shikayaat nahi hai. Lekin uske liye yeh saab kerne ki jaarorat nahi hai. Main samajh sakti hoon." (Ari, if you want to stay with your father then I don't have any problem with that but there is no need to do all these for that.) She said and I sighed deeply.
" Maa, agar aap nahi bhi chahenge to bhi main aapke saath rahungi. Maine Dad k sath permanently rehne k liye yeh saab nahi kiye. Agar yesa hota to main bohot pehle hi unke paas chali jaati. Maa, mujhe apki Phikr hoti hai. Aap akele ho gyi ho. Jaabse main studio mai kaam ker rahi Hoon, mujhe aane main der hoti hai. Jaab taak main ghar aati taab taak aap so jati ho. Kuch dino baad main aur bhi busy ho jaungi, kaam k bohot pressure honge. Taab aap bohot aakele ho jayenge. Main chahti hoon k koyi hamesha aapke sath ho aur aapke khayal rakhe. Isse Mera tension kam ho jayegi aur main itmeenan se kaam ker paungi." (Mom, even if you don't want me to stay with you I will still be with you. I haven't done all these to stay with my dad permanently. If it was like this then I would have gone back to him long back. Mom, I have done all these for you. I am always worried about you. You have been very lonely these days. I come back home very late. Since I have started to work in the studio, I am always late. When I come back you already sleep by then. I will be even busier in a few days. There will be a lot of pressure of works. You will be very lonely then. I want that someone will be with you all the time then to take care of you in my absence. My tension will fade away and I will be able to work peacefully) I said to her.
" Yesa Hain to main Diya k paas chale jaati Hoon kuch dino k liye." (If it's like that then I may move to Diya's place for awhile) Mom said and I shook my head.
" Baat Dee k paas jaake rehne k nahi hai, Maa. Baat hai aapke safety ki." (It's not about staying with Dee. It's about your safety) I said to her. " Kab taak aap Dee k paas jaake rahenge?! Ek din aap bore ho jayenge. Main ek permanent solution dhund rahi thi, Maa. Aur woh mujhe mil chuke hai. Baas apki ijazat chahiye." (How long will you go to Dee's place and stay with her?! One day you will be bore as well. I was searching for a permanent solution, Mom and I have found it already. I just need your permission now." She said.
" Yeh nahi ho sakta, Ari. Main yesa nahi ker sakti." (It's impossible, Ari. I can't do that.) She said and I sighed deeply.
" Kyun nahi ho sakta? Aapko Mr. Bradley pasand nahi hai?" (Why is that? Don't you like Mr. Bradley?) I asked her. She shook her head.
" Yesa kuch nahi, Ari. Main unke dost ke biwi reh chuki hoon. Abhi unko accept nahi ker sakti main aur wese bhi he deserves someone better, Ari." Mom said. (There is nothing like that. I was his friend's wife once and accepting him now will be very awkward and he deserves someone better than me anyways.) Mom said and I sighed deeply.
" Aapko kaise paata, Maa? Kya paata unko bhi aap bohot pasand Hain? Yesa bhi to go sakta hain k woh aap hi hain jisje liye Mr. Bradley aab taak shadi nahi kiye?" (How do you know that, Mom? May be he likes you a lot? Who knows it may be you for whom Mr. Bradley has never ever gotten married yet?) I said to Mom.
" Tumhe kaise paata k woh mujhe bohot pasand kertay Hain? Tumse baat huyi unke?" (How do you know that? Have you talked to Mr. Bradley about this?) She asked me and I took my phone before turning on the recordings that I recorded the day when Mr. Bradley called Asher and Ardeyn to meet him and they invited me to join them.
The day I have learned the cruel truth of my life. She looked at me weirdly and I kept looking down at the floor. The words of Mr. Bradley were stabbing me badly. If only I wasn't there they could be together long back. I was feeling so guilty. If I am nit able to get Mr. Bradley his love back then I will have to carry this burden on my heart whole my life that I destroyed the happiness of two people. I hope my Mom understands Mr. Bradley's words and this matter gets solved. There was an uncomfortable silence in the living room as soon as the recording got finished. But Mom was still looking at the screen blankly.
" I will always keep feeling guilty if Mr. Bradley doesn't have a happy ending for his unconditional love for you, Mom." I said and tears slipped down her cheeks. I blinked my tears away. When fate plays cruel we can't change it no matter how hard we try. There can be found thousands of the tragic end of true love around.
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