VEER

I quickly cut the call before it could get connected.

I am not that strong to face her.

I can't.

She will never forgive me.

Wiping my tears I stood up to leave.

*

It was Sunday but I chose to drown myself in the work to escape certain someone's memories.

I was in my study trying hard to type the mail. The house was reminding me of only one person.

Who was not present here...

"Veer" Sakshi barged inside the room.

I looked at her who was panting hard, I quickly got up and stood beside her.

"Are you Alright? " I offered her water to which she shook her head.

"Take me to the hospital, Veer " She spoke making me anxious.

"Is everything fine, Sakshi? " I was quick to grab my car keys.

She nodded her head but my heart was still thumping in worry.

I went to pick up the sleeping Aarav and gave him to Sakshi who was sitting in the car.

Without wasting any more seconds, I started driving toward the hospital.

Maybe she is having post-pregnancy complications?

Please Waheguru Ji keep them safe.

"Turn right" She said opening up a chips packet, and tossing a piece of chips in her mouth.

"But the hospital is on the left" I tried to argue but she raised her eyebrow at me daring me to defy her.

I zipped my mouth and followed her instructions while she was tossing chips in her mouth one after another.

Was not she looking distressed a few minutes ago?

Now she was as lively as a newborn, putting me in distress.

She asked me to stop the car and as soon as I did, she put Aarav on my lap and happily jumped out of the car.

I observed the surrounding, it looked like a romantic place.

Did she want to spend time with Anmol? She could have directly asked me to drop her here.

But this mischievous girl... I shook my head at her notorious tricks.

As we walked inside, I could see nobody was present there. Just two girls standing at a distance.

Sakshi was going towards them and I followed her... As the vision got clearer my heart started rushing.

It was S...She...Suhani.

I was looking at her after two weeks... Her face looked a little pale... Her eyes had dark circles and she looked more petite.

A sudden rush of guilt washed over me... I was the reason for her sleepless nights... She must have been regretting meeting me.

I kept staring at her... Clad in my favorite peach-colored suit she was looking beautiful.

My beautiful Soniye

Her tired eyes were carrying tears in them.

We walked towards each other ... Everything except her started to blur.

"You both should talk it out, Veer. We can't see you both suffering like this. You have wasted enough time...Don't be so harsh on yourselves just talk and sort it out. You have got this chance" I heard Sakshi and moments later both of them walk out leaving us alone.

There was complete silence between us, we stood there looking at each other. The moment she looked at me lovingly, I couldn't hold myself anymore, I embraced her. I lifted her up, pulling closer only if possible. She wrapped her arms around my neck. I thought she would protest but she didn't. As I was holding her close to my heart. After so many years, I felt at peace.

" Suhani...I am sorry...am really sorry baby...I am an idiot... a dumb ...khotta...Dadu Sahi khete h .... I messed up everything...I am the cause... I said so much to you...I...I..we lost so much time just because of a misunderstanding... I am really sorry... but please don't leave me ...Don't leave your veer ...Days without you feel like a punishment...These two weeks were horrible. I can't live without you Suhani. I am already dying in guilt, Suhani. Please...Please don't go away I will die..."

I didn't get to complete it as I felt something soft touching my lips...my words died in my mouth ...she was Kissing me...my wife...my love was kissing me...Slowly and softly...I was melting in her warmth. I was too stunned to react to her soulful kiss...but she was taking the lead already...we were hugging each other tightly...this is the best feeling for me...my all senses got blocked I was just feeling her lips on me...I can never describe how blissful I felt.

She then broke the kiss and hugged me tightly as if her life depends on this hug ...I felt my shirt getting wet.

"Suha... " I tried to detach but her grip on me tightened.

" I am sorry, Veer. I am sorry. " She hiccupped continuously chanting Sorry.

"Why? Suhani" I rubbed her back to calm down. She was crying too much making my heart bleed.

I can't see her crying but ironically I am the reason for her tears every time.

"I believe him... Instead of Y... You... I said so many... Bad... Very bad words to you... That day I called Sakhi Bhabhi your... M... I am sorry... Veer...I should have talked to you... I am sorry"

She was gripping my shirt in her hand, I pulled her out of my hug... Her face was red from crying continuously, she looked exhausted. Her condition was making me restless, " No Suhani...it's not your fault it's all my fault baby...I didn't believe you...we hadn't lost everything if I would have used my brain that time."

But she was crying nonstop...I pulled her face up keeping my forefinger on her chin, looking into her eyes I told her what I feel every time I see her crying, " O meri heeriye...tenu Ronda vekh mera dil roi janda h "

[My sweetheart, looking at you crying my heart starts crying too]

She looked at me sniffing, she resembled an innocent child who was denied access to her favorite chocolates... I cupped her cheeks and kissed her forehead.

She seemed to calm down a little.

I looked around to see no one present there except us.

I picked up Suhani in my arms and settled on the couch present there.

She was sitting on my lap, resting her head on my chest, I was slowly stroking her black locks.

After so long... We were finally sitting together in each other's embrace peacefully.

How long I waited for this moment. This feels like a dream.

A beautiful dream...

*

"My parents had an arranged marriage and my father never valued my mother, I realized it as I started growing up. The bad words he hurled at my mother hurt me too. He was surely a great businessman but he was never a good husband and father.

I was a child who had grown up seeing a lot of fights at home. There was never a happy moment with my family like others. Dadu didn't have a hint of how my father treated my mother because she never told him. And neither let me say anything. Day by day it was getting depressing and then I met Samrat. The Samrat I knew was a loving person. He came to me when I felt alone. Gradually, We became best friends and I started to share my family problems with him. He always supported me. He was always there for me...whenever I felt too sad to even talk he would bring me to Gurudwara. I respected him way too much. I felt grateful to have him in my life. During such a visit to Gurudwara, I came across a little girl dressed in a peach-colored suit. Her dupatta was flying freely. Her anklets made a jingling sound attracting all the attention. She was so pretty that it looked like she would get stained if anyone touched her. She looked so delicate and precious. Do you know who it was? " I kissed her knuckles slowly who was gazing at me without blinking.

It was time to tell her everything. I didn't want to hide anything from her... She had every right to know about it. She is my Soniye. My wife.

"It was you " I pecked her forehead gently, "you felt like the air after the first rain. Pleasant and blissful. You soothed my eyes ."

I embraced her closer... She is so precious to me.

"I thought I would never meet you again but Waheguru Ji had other plans... We met again at your school. I deliberately did blunders just to get noticed by you. Then we became friends... I was over the moon. Even my family situation was also getting better and I was pretty sure you were Angel in my life.

The only thing I didn't like was you saying anything wrong about Samrat. I was unaware of his other side or maybe I was too busy praising and respecting the side he showed me. I never believed you as I thought I knew Samrat more than you. He slowly put a doubt in my mind about you and the events that happened were trying to prove Samrat's words.

I was devastated to know that you played with my feelings. I was so hurt that I didn't want to even look at your face. I was a fool, Suhani. Only if I had trusted you a little all these years would have been better. I wouldn't have grown up hating you. I am ashamed of myself, Suhani. Please forgive me"

I couldn't face her... I kept looking down. Tears of regret were casting down my cheeks.

"Veer" She cupped my cheeks and looked directly into my eyes.

"You were not at fault. Both of us believed what we saw. We kept hating each other for nothing, Veer. I don't want to stay in the past, Veer. It's awful. Let's please forget everything. I don't want to remember anything. Can we have a new beginning? "

Too spellbound to speak I just nodded at her.

I crushed her in my embrace, she didn't complain wrapping her hands around my torso.

"I am sorry, Suhani...That day I asked you to leave. I am the biggest fool. That house doesn't feel like home without you...you are the light of that house. Please come back, Suhani...That day " She kept her finger on my lips.

"We are having a new beginning, right? I just said to forget everything.

I will come with you to our home "

"Apart from me, Anmol will be the happiest. You know he was so grumpy at me. If you didn't come with me I am pretty sure he would have teamed up with Saurabh to beat me blue and black. " I tried to change the mood and it did work.

She giggled.

Her giggles were music to my ears. I was mesmerized looking at her.

We smiled looking at each other.

She again put her head on my chest and both of us relaxed.

"Veer"

I hummed playing with her hair.

"Why didn't you tell me about Anmol bhai when we were in school? In fact, I never knew you had a sibling" She asked and my face paled.

"Actually... I... That...umm" I tried to dodge the question but couldn't come up with an excuse.

"Tell me, Veer. What's wrong? " She gently caressed my cheeks and I was finding it hard to form an excuse.

It's okay, Veer. Relax. One day she has to know. Tell her everything and after this, you will never have to talk about the past. She gave you a chance... A new beginning don't spoil it by lying to her...She will be hurt and you can't afford to hurt her more.

Taking a deep breath, I opened my eyes to look at her who was still looking confused.

I entwined our fingers, " After a month of that dreadful day when I thought I was cheated... I just went to get a few things Mummy Ji asked me to. When I returned I was greeted with eerie silence as usual. I went to wake up my mother to tell her that I got everything she asked me to but she didn't get up. I thought she was tired so I let her rest. But when after 3 hours I again went to wake her up... She still didn't wake up... I was scared... I called my Dad... I told him everything... He said he would come soon. I tried again to wake her up and then I noticed she was not breathing... I was horrified... Everything blackened around me and I passed out...for a whole day... When I woke I was surrounded by my relatives. The last rites were already performed and I was just left with my mother's memories.

My days and nights spent just remembering her... I had so many dreams for her but all left incomplete. Dadu used to live in our village but after the incident, he came to live with us. He took care of me very well but a mother is a mother.

I thought what can be worst than this? But the worst was yet to come. In another couple of weeks, I lost my Dad too in an accident.

Within a span of 2 months, I lost everybody close to me... I was depressed...

Dadu went to finish some work and I took it as an opportunity to run and end my life.

I didn't feel like living. I wanted to end my cursed life.

I ran to the Punj bridge and there I met Anmol. He too came there for the same purpose but I ended up saving his life.

That day two unknown boys became brothers for life... "

I gained the courage to look into her eyes to find her already dripping with tears.

"Suhani... I am sorry"

She didn't say anything... She just kept looking at my face... She stroked my face as if checking I was alright.

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Dropping the last chapter on Tuesday.

Thanks for reading❤.