Dark Love

#48

" Why so grim bud?" Viraj inquired Meer after seeing his gloomy expression, his eyes look lost a faraway look in them,

Meer didn't bother to answer, his posture stays as before, he was hunched on a stool, both hands placed on the counter a glass of liquor there,

" Viraj, Can I ask you something?" After a painfully silent period came his heavy voice,

Something uncommon has happened!

Viraj's intuitions were telling him,

But what it is, His friend can be this depressing only when the matter relates to his heart,

But Aashiya and Meer was fine according to him,

Then what?

He shook his head, " No need to ask"

" What if one day your parents come and apologize for abandoning you? Will you forgive them?"

Meer looks up to where Viraj was seated, he knew it was a sour topic to start, but wants to know,

Viraj's face anguished hearing the word "Parents"

" What is there to forgive?"

" Baba came to the office today and something occurred that I haven't any slightest ideas of"

" What "

" He is ashamed of his doings "

A bitter laugh escaped through Viraj, now he understood the matter.

Meer chucked the bitter liquor in one go, his mind about to blow up,

Why his father have to sputter nonsense,

" I still remember everything he did to me and my mother.

He cheated on my mother.

He never cares about my existence.

He was too busy with that woman he called now his wife,

The day my mother left was the day I became an orphan. It hurts too bad to know that you have a father but he doesn't care about you. I was a mere child Viraj, a child but he never shows an ounce of sympathy to a motherless child "

Meer wiped his tears,

His breath was intensified.

Viraj saw his friend breathing harshly he hurriedly went near to him and pass a glass of water, " Meer calm down bro, he isn't worth it"

" He did worse with us, but still somewhere in corner of my heart there is a longing to be felt loved, to experience how it feels to have a father, but also there is a fire inside me who wants to saw him suffer, exactly how my mother craved for his slightest attention, I too wanted to saw him crumbled in guilt gradually"

Meer's voice trembles at the end with the thick emotions he was feeling at the moment. Where he has to endure everything alone.

Viraj places his hand on Meer's shoulder and squeezed in comfort manner, he wanted to make him feel that he is with him in every thick and thin, " What is the use of remembering memories that only hurt us?" He explained

Meer's face was filled with pain.

He smiles a little at his friend's word,
" I yearned all my life for a home that welcomes me, and now I have found one with my Aashiya, I know we both have to still overcome some of our disparities but I am inclined to believe we will formulate a great bond" his lips curved in a hopeful smile.

" And this time I will not withstand Mr. Shah's and his family's jeopardize my relation with Aashiya"

Viraj's eyes twinkle in happiness, he always wanted to see his pal like this all optimistic and encouraging.

And Aashiya did that, he agrees they both have their discrepancies between them, but she is like a bundle of joy and warm energy that will certainly engulf Meer in her charisma.

Gradually they will become strong pillars to each other mending and healing each other's hearts.

Viraj suddenly engulfed Meer in a bro hug, " I am delighted for you Shah, so much that I couldn't able to contain my happiness. I had always wanted this self of yours to come out and accept Aashiya not just as a woman who is betrothed to you but as a soulmate who will make you feel alive and content. She will bring all the colors to your life" he said,

Meer also hugged him back and patted his shoulder, " What about you? When I am listening to the wedding bells from your sides?" He released the hug and asked him,

Viraj exhaled a weary sigh, he also doesn't have an answer by himself,

Meer saw his face going through all the sentiments, and he comprehended the dilemma of his friend, " Can I talk to aunt Rose, she will never refuse your proposal for Jenny, I am sure about this, she adores you like a son, we both have grown in front of her" he suggested,

Meer doesn't want his happiness alone, for him Viraj matters in the world's most. How he can be completely satisfied when his friend wasn't able to receive his love back.

Viraj raked a hand through his hairs, his face becomes void of any impressions, " I don't want to get her like this, I want her to come to me on her own free will

" Have you forgotten how stubborn she is? I doubt that will ever happen?"

Viraj's face glowed at Meer's word,
" Just wait for a while, then you see how will she come to me of her free will, and then I will show her the outcome of making me wait for so long"

Meer shook his head at his friend's bullheadedness " I don't want you to regret it later "

" Leave it to me, Meer, you just concentrate on Aashiya and how you gonna feel her special "

" Don't change the topic here"

" I am not changing anything, and yeah by the way Roy said he will do the task we had asked him for, but he is asking a huge amount for the work"

Meer looked up in the eyes of Viraj,
" It's the matter of my brother, money isn't the issue here, I want all the details tomorrow," he said without living a hint of bargaining.

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Nowadays I am updating very less, well for that I have a solid reason,

I became a Bua of a baby girl, my bhabhi gave birth recently so I am busy taking care of both the baby and my bhabhi. I can not get enough time to think about the story, I can only write when I got proper time for myself but nowadays it's getting hard for me,

I hope you all will understand, it's just a matter of a week or two, please keep patience,

Till then stay safe and happy!