Two years later Jai pov I jolted when my alarm blared. " Today is my princess' birthday. How does time pass? My girl would be five years old today. I should be proceeding or else she would be sad as she wants me to be the first person to wish her." After finishing my morning routine I went to my princess room. " Wake up my dear princess. Come out of your dreamland." I caressed her head and planted a kiss on her forehead. I started tickling. " Daddy, stop. Do you remember what day it is today?." She kept a finger on her chin and gave me a questioning look " What day is today? Is there anything special today? Why can't I remember anything? " I kept one of my fingers under my chin and with my other fingers, I started tapping my forehead as if trying to remember. " Daddy you are so bad. You don't remember what day it is today. " She folded her hands on her chest, bent her head down, and made a pout. It was getting hard for me to keep a straight face. I
Jai pov "Where are you, princess? You are scaring me." I ran my hand in my hair. "Bhai, come here fast." Imagining the worst, I jogged towards Rashi's voice. She pointed me in the direction of the gifts. I was awed at the view. Someone had gifted her a beautiful baby pink pillow with a Barbie print and she must be sleepy so she kept her head on the pillow and slept. All the other gifts were dispersed all over the place. Here I was going bananas searching for her. Gently I lifted her. She stuck to me like a koala. Carefully I changed her clothes and tucked her into bed. She must have been too tired to sleep like that. It was too difficult to make her rest. She is hyper-energetic. The following morning I was heading for the office when Dad called me. " Jai, meet me in my study in the evening. I need to discuss something." "If it is urgent then I can come immediately. It is still time for my first meeting. " I stood near Dad. " Nothing that requires immedi
Anaira Pov Today some important guests are coming and I'm supposed to get the guest room ready. Aunt had told me to even organize the room next to mine. His staff is escorting him. Why does he need one? There are so many staff here. " Why are you bothered?" My inner voice spoke. " What type of person would he be? He will live next to my room." I answered my inner voice. " Will you do some work or just stand there like a statue?" Aunty yanked my arm. " So…my aunty. " I stuttered seeing her angry. " I have finished everything here and am going to the kitchen." " They will be here by lunchtime. Prepare it fast. Don't you utter a single word to your uncle? Now go. " She pushed me out. A lone tear escaped from my eyes. I don't know what I have done to her that she treats me like that. Uncle, Leena, and Sheena love me so much, but Aunty doesn't even treat me as a human. I started with the preparation of lunch. Arjun Pov "Jai, we could have easily
Jai pov " What are you doing Arjun? You are not supposed to do it? I have not brought you here to do all these things." I shouted at the top of my lungs. I felt guilty seeing Arjun doing all these things. " Take a chill pill bro. We are not in our house. Your would-be wife would get scared seeing you like this." Arjun patted my shoulder " You shouldn't be the one to be concerned about it. Now put that broom and come with me. I need to talk to them. They can't treat you like this." I yanked Arjun's arm and dragged him with me. "Listen, Jai, we are guests here and we need to abide by their regulations. Anaira told me that I needed to keep my room tidy. Aunty doesn't appreciate untidiness. Moreover, what is the harm in cleaning the place I'm living in? That is the least I can do. As such, I had no work to do and I was feeling bored sitting idle. Now tell me what brings you here? " Arjun pulled my arm and made me sit on the small bed which was the only furniture in t
Jai Pov At first, I ignored the voice considering it as their family matter but then curiosity took over me and I went near the door. What I saw astonished me. A man who appeared to be of my age was kneeling in front of Aunty with joined hands. His back was towards me. " Aunty, you had promised me that you would marry her to me. I am patiently waiting for you to initiate but you are just ignoring the topic. Please, aunty, I want to marry her." He said in a pleading tone. " First stand up and don't behave like a crybaby. When I have promised you that she is yours then believe it. Behave like a man and not some crybaby." The aunt spoke in an authoritative tone. " Who gave you this right? Gaurav you better get lost before I lose my control. Before you go, I want to make one thing clear. I will not marry her to you. In your opinion, she may be an orphan but she is not. She has me and I don't want to marry her to you. She is my responsibility." Uncle's voice echoed
Leena povI was about to take a nap after lunch when Sheena barged into my room and sat near me on my bed. She was fidgeting with her fingers and had a faraway look. She was in deep thought. I shook her shoulder to bring her back. “Dear sister, what is it? Do you want to speak to me but are unable to? “ I raised my brows and kept a finger on my forehead as if in deep thought. "Leena, I want to tell you something. Promise me you won't tell anybody.” She forwarded her hand and I kept my hand in reassurance. “ You know, in college, there is this .” She stopped abruptly. " What happened, Sheena? Tell me fast my heart is sinking, tell me before I die of a heart attack." I kept my hand on my heart. "Drama queen. Stop it. I'm going, I don't want to tell you anything.” She got up to leave, and I pulled her hand and made her sit.“ I will be serious now.” '" In college, I have been meeting this guy for some time.” She blurted in a go. “ Do you love him?” I quest
Leena Pov After wiping the droplets of water on my face, I opened my eyes to the view that stopped my heart. Kavya was struggling in the water. Before we all could even react we heard another splash and bingo two hands pulled Kavya into their embrace and swam to the shore. Since Kavya was coughing and breathing, she tipped her downwards on her knees and strongly patted her and she started coughing and spitting water. Arjun took her from Anaira. His eyes were glassy and red. I don't understand why he cares so much about the child. Is there something that I'm missing?“Anaira I would, “ Jai coughed."I mean we are very grateful to you for saving Kavya.” He joined his hands to show his gratitude.“She is a state-level swimmer.” Sheena barged in between. Kavya was stuck like a koala bear in Arjun's arm. Even Jai was comfortable with it. I found it weird that being a parent Jai should be more worried than Arjun, even Kavya should be with her father and not some
Jai Pov Both of us sat on the couch. My hands were on my knees and both palms were clasped together. I was wondering how to strike up a conversation. I was deep in my thoughts when Leena shook my shoulder. “ You wanted to tell me something. Please be fast. It is getting late, if my parents see us here together then they will misunderstand everything, and I don't want to lead them anywhere or give them false hopes.” “ Please don't get angry. I was preparing myself for this talk. It goes back to the time when Anita, my ex-wife, Kavya's mother, was ready for delivery. FlashbackIt was her baby shower that day and everyone was so happy. She was looking so beautiful in a pale blue saree with traditional jewellery, her head was covered with a veil. The blue colour suits her. That is why I specifically bought this saree for her. How did I get so lucky to have this beautiful lady as my wife with the child coming into our lives, I'm the luckiest man aliv