Chapter 9: Suhasini
After resting for three hours Sid wakes up and takes a photo of small girl from his wallet whose head was bald and murmurs...
I miss you Suhasini my baby sister. Only if you were alive you would have been a beautiful 26 years old young woman. Only if you wouldn't had leukemia and being alive. Who knows you would have been married even may have had a kid. But you left this world baby made me, mom and dad feel incomplete without you.
You know Suhasini mom and dad used to miss you so much. I almost became stone was not even in talking to mom and dad. So they stopped talking about you in front of me. Our house which was filled with your laughs became dead silent.
I used to feel suffocated in it. After almost a year then came Aru came into our life she started to change mom dad and me with her non-stop talking and used to irritate and pulls prank on me.
I know you would have loved Aru more than me. You both would have been best friends. She bought sunshine back into our life`s and happiness into our family. Now I`m engaged to her and will be getting married to her soon.
Saying this he keeps his wallet on the bedside.
Sid goes to freshen up since he has conference meeting to attend. When the meeting ends Aru comes out the cabin and takes seat next to Sid. Tom nods to them both leaves the couple alone...
Did you sleep well Aru?
Yes.
You should have slept for some more time baby.
My pillow was busy in meeting so I couldn't sleep any more.
So you are saying that you can`t even sleep without me.
Aru hums in response and rests her head on his shoulder. Sid briefs about the situation in US and how Rahul is managing it.
Baby would you like to have something now.
Arthi shakes her head in no.
Please eat something baby. You need energy to face two bridezilla moms.
Sid don't even remind about it now. I can`t even think about them. I need to concentrate on how to tell grandpa about engagement.
Are you afraid that your grandpa doesn't like me?
What`s not there to like about you Sid? You`re the best person who makes whole in this world. I`m just worried how he takes the news because he had some other plans. This engagement may become eye sore for him and his business.
Are you sure Aru that you are not over thinking on it?
He is money minded Sid he never accepted my mom till now. When he found out about us he just asked me to come to his house, even blamed mom for dad`s accident. I overheard him by chance and got know about his plans when he was talking to his friend. Now I think about it I guess Atharv kind off knew about this business deal. So he used acted friendly to make me fall for him after that they can just push me to edge obtain the shares which belong to my dad. So he can marry my cousin with whom he was in love with. Since his grandpa never liked my cousin he wanted to use me as his stepping stone to protect his love. Which I almost believed it seeing his care and concern. But now everything is changed I`m not an innocent naïve girl anymore. I`m returning now to take what belongs to my dad and show them I`m not there stepping stone.
My baby is more capable than anyone she is sexy, smart, confident and sassy bad ass.
Are you complimenting or bad mouthing me, Sid?
Of course I`m complimenting my darling.
But why don't feel it's a compliment.
My darling may be all above things for others but she only shows her vulnerable side to me only. I`m the one she loves, care for and her devotion belongs to only me. I can be there with her in during both good and bad times. She only cries on my shoulder. See I`m the luckiest person in this whole world.
By listening to this Aru who is sees Sid with astonishment. Looking at her shocked face Sid winks at her presses a small peck on her pouty lips...
You`re full of yourself Sid.