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Chapter 4 - Past

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Chapter 3 - Past

Next week
In between these days, Arshi did talk to each other through phone. Arnav was busy in making arrangements for Ratna's death anniversary.
A day before the anniversary.
Arnav reached Arvind's room and found him standing near his bed holding an album. He was flipping the pages and caring the face of Ratna

"Papa"

"Come here Arnav"

Arnav sat near his father
"Did you checked every the arrangements?"

"Yes...everything fine...You want to talk papa?" Arnav asked seeing the distress on his father's face. Arvind was silent for a moment then continued.

"I don't know beta....when I saw these pictures I'm feeling so emotional, which didn't happen till now....I did get emotional but today it is bit more...I don't know why? Arnav, I tried hard to fill the gap of a mother's role in your life. I don't know how much successful I'm in that."
Arnav took his father's hand in his.
"Papa, you are the best father one could ever get. You not only filled the gap of my mother, but you filled the gap of a friend and a brother. If I'm ASR today, it is only because of you, your undying trust in me. Don't belittle yourself in front of me. The place for my father in my heart is very high. I don't believe in god, but I believe in you." Arnav said hugging his father while tears formed in his eyes.
He remembered about those days when arvind used to get him ready for school, stayed late nights when he used to study for exams, prepared his favorite dishes even after being tired from work, the embarrassment and sadness when he won't be able to do thing which every father does for their child. He know that he was everything to the man he held in his arms.
"You know Arnav, I am the luckiest father in this world to have a son like you...My Little Arnav." Arvind said placing a kiss on his forehead.
"And I'm the luckiest son to have you as my father."
Arvind sat next to him and talked.
"Beta, I never told you about me and your mother....and you never asked about us...why?
"I knew how much you loved her and misses her...I don't want to make you sad"
"Today I want to tell you this...about me and Ratna. I think this is the right time."
Arnav nodded his head.

"From all these talks we had ...you must have understood that I and your maa had a love marriage. I and ratna were neighbors. I was a single child, was born 10 yrs. after my parents' marriage. Ratna had an elder sister and an elder brother. She was from a rich family. I used to play with her when she used to visit her Nani's house which was near to our house in Lucknow. After tenth, I and Ratna was send to a college. I was cheerful boy who mingled with everyone, even though some of them were mean."

"Ratna and I were friends. I secretly liked her. I don't know how and when she fell in love with me. When we were in our second year, on my birthday she told me that she loves me. I was on ninth cloud, but I don't want to ruin her life. I don't have anything to offer her and I knew that her parents won't agree to this. I want to put her out of misery and for that I mocked her love and rejected her. She didn't come to college for a week after that incident. When she came to college, she ignored me completely. I was sad...but happy. It is for her own benefit. Then I came to know that the playboy in our college was interested in Ratna. I wanted to protect her. So I went to warn her about it and she started arguing with me. In that heated moment I blunted out my feelings to her. I tried hard to make her understand that this relationship wouldn't work, but she was stubborn and adamant. That is one big thing u got from her....stubbornness and anger."
Arvind smile at Arnav while touching his cheek.

"Then, what happened papa?"

"I finally accepted her love. Her love was the only thing I wanted in my life. We kept our relationship very secret. We would write letter to each other in our own secret language. We went out after classes are over."