Teja POV:-
Bubbly and I looked at those people who ruined our lives.
But they are the ones who made us strong and independent.
I am also seeing my Mamiya(aunts), who looked at us with a sweet smile.
As for our cousins, they are smiling.
Nitika ran and hugged Bubbly. This made me remind my sister, Harshi.
Harshi, Nitika, and Subhash are uncle Nilesh's children.
Vaishnavi, Maya, and Diana are uncle Suraj's children.
Suresh and Nishchay are uncle Dipesh's children.
" Bubbly, you forgot about me all those years. Why? We were best friends. Why did you never receive my calls whenever I called you? " Nitika asked.
Bubbly smiled bitterly and replied, " Because, one day I called and your mother picked up the call and said I didn't call you again and received your call because she doesn't want a bad impact on her children in di and my presence. Remember, Preeta Mami Ji? "
I looked at Preeta Mami Ji with rage.
Bubbly never told me about this.
Preeta Mami Ji wedded to Nilesh Mama Ji.
Everyone looked at her with shock, and she lowered her face in shame.
" Also, I don't want to cause problems in your life. That's it. But I am happy to see you again." Bubbly said, and Nikita smiled.
I looked at Diana, whose face I had never seen in my life.
She must be 11 now.
But she looks so adorable.
I opened my arms to all my cousins.
" Don't you all want to hug your big sister Teja? Come! " I said, and they all ran towards me and hugged me tightly.
Tears fell from my eyes, hugging all of them after so many years.
It's been 11 years since I last saw them.
I missed them.
When they were babies, they spent time with me whenever I went to my mother's maternal house.
They broke a hug with me, and I kissed every cousin's forehead.
I gave the last hug to Diana and asked, " Do you know about me, Diana? "
She looked at me with her innocent eyes and said, " I know you, di. Everyone talked about you after Bua's ( Aunt Kaya) death.
Everyone praised you after we saw your conference meeting.
You are so beautiful in reality. "
I smiled, and she asked, " Why did you never come to see me, di? "
I looked into her eyes and said politely, " Your didi was hurt after your Bua's death. She wanted some time to recover as your didi was so sick.
Now your di was healthy and fine. Your di will marry tomorrow, will you help me? "
She nodded happily and said, " Sure, di! "
" Okay, tell me, do you want to see your di's son? " I asked, and she nodded happily.
I went towards Akaash, who held Vihaan in his arms.
I took Vihaan in my arms and went towards my siblings.
I put him down and said, " Vihaan! They all are your uncles and aunts. "
They are aunt Nitika, uncle Subhash, aunt Vaishnavi, aunt Maya, aunt Diana, uncle Suresh, and uncle Nishchay.
Say hello to them. "
Vihaan said hello to them, and I gestured Bubbly to take care of Vihaan and let our cousins meet him.
I turned towards those people who I am ready to forgive them not forget what they did to us.
" Can we talk alone, Teja? " Nanu asked, and I nodded.
We all went to the guest room, and I closed the door behind me.
In this room,
Papa, Mumma, Nanu, uncle Nilesh, Uncle Suraj, Uncle Dipesh, Aunt Preeta, Aunt Sandhya(Suraj's wife), and aunt Deepti are present.
I looked at them with my cold eyes and expressionless face.
I can see in their eyes. They are confused to see us here in this castle.
" Teja, why are we here? Why are you here? This castle is for royals. Then why are we here? " Nanu asked.
" Akaash and his family are royal members. Akaash is a prince. This castle is Akaash's uncle. His uncle wanted us to marry according to royal rituals just like his siblings. That's why we are here.
Today is my bhaat, sangeet, and Mehendi, and tomorrow will be my marriage.
Papa wants me to let you do my bhaat.
He wants me to forgive you all, start my new life, and leave my terrible past behind.
I thought about it and am ready to hear you all.
Also, I arranged the chunar for me.
You don't need to do anything except the blessings and put that chunar on my head. " I explained, and they looked at me with a pained expression.
" You didn't even tell us all these things.
I know you are mad at us. You have every right to be mad at us.
But please forgive us with your whole heart. " Nanu said, and my uncle fell on their knees.
" Teja, we know, we were wrong. Somewhere we were at fault too. We apologize for that. " Nilesh Mama Ji said.
Aunt Preeti came and stood in front of me. She said, " Teja, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't say all those things to Bubbly. We were at fault too. We should stand for you, Kaya didi, and Bubbly. But we never did.
Please forgive me. "
I looked at them and sighed.
" I forgave you all. " I said, and they looked at me with teary eyes and smiles on their lips.
" But I am not ready to forget anything.
Today, I want to thank you for what you had done in the past. " I said honestly, and they looked at me with confusion.
" Yes, thank you for leaving us alone.
Because of your mistakes, we learned many things and achieved our goals.
I may face a lot of pain.
But because of you, Today, I am a famous neurosurgeon, a professional writer, and a president of Life Care Hospital.
Because of you, I became confident, strong, powerful, dominating, and independent.
I could fight this whole world alone.
I stood in the line of billionaires.
Because of you, I have such a bright future and a lovely family.
I have an amazing husband who loves me and respects my decision.
I have a son who loves me.
I am not regretting my decisions and my terrible past.
That's why I forgave you for everything.
But I forget anything.
This will be the last time you will see Bubbly and me.
After this wedding, we will leave India again.
So, enjoy these last moments happily. " I said and looked at papa.
Papa nodded his head in understanding.
" So, just for these two days, you all will get the positions you lost at that time.
But don't expect anything else from me. " I stated, and they nodded with teary eyes.
" Thank you for forgiving us, Teja! " They said in unison and hugged me.
I was shocked when nanu hugged me.
Then my uncles hugged, and my aunts hugged me in the last.
But I didn't say anything.
After our talk, I left for my room to get ready.
After two hours, bhaat will begin.
So, we need to get ready.