We Are A Family
Fours years later-Arohi POV
How do you find an adjective that describes perfectly the joy that a human being is able to prove?
This is what I've always wondered over the past fours years. Eventually I came to the conclusion that there is no word in the vocabulary that can describe what I felt inside me.
For 22 years I have lived my life believing that what I did every day was the best I could do to at least be happy, because happiness had always been as an unattainable chimera.
Then suddenly came a glow, a star so bright who managed to give light to my life and make me understand what I was really missing out. That light is called Arjun, and for 22 years he has been my best friend.
One day, however, my best friend became the love of my life, or better, one day I finally realized that fate had placed in my path my soul mate and I almost always stupid as always I realized later, I was lucky that I had received, but luckily it was late, but not too late and since two years I have lived a fairy tale with the man I adore and who I love with every fiber of my being.
A few months after we got together, Arjun and me went to live together in my old apartment, and what until then had been Karan's and Arjun's apartment was occupied by Maan and Geet, Arnav and Khushi occupied while another flat always in the same floor.
Yes, the Fantastic Four returned to the fold. They moved back to Delhi where they now live permanently, and I can not but be happy for this,here is the best thing that can exist.
Geet, a year ago gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Ananya and Khushi had given to a beautiful baby to Arnav, named Aditya.
With Karan I stayed on good terms despite his move to Chennai. Our friendship had suffered a lot of what I had done years before, but nevertheless we had a good relationship and the same could be said of his and Arjun's relationship. Nothing to do with their old friendship, but better than nothing. We say that basically, Karan had never forgiven him, but he was still managing to go ahead with his old friend rebuild a civil relationship.
In Chennai he met Riddhima, his secretary. One year later, they were together and she was able to heal all the wounds that I had left in him and, now, she had become his wife.
I turn and look at Arjun, looking like a Greek god, he looks at me, smiling at me sideways.
- I, Arjun Singh Khanna brings you Arohi Sahani, as my wife and I promise to be faithful to you always, in joy and in sorrow, in sickness and in health, to love and honor you all the days of my life - said, and puts faith in my left ring finger.
- I, Arohi Sahani, brings you Arjun Singh Khanna, as my husband and I promise to be faithful to you always, in joy and in sorrow, in sickness and in health, to love and honor you all the days of my life - I repeat, looking intently in the eye.
The priest continues to speak, but I concentrated completely on Arjun's eyes.
- With the powers vested in me by law, I pronounce you husband and wife. The groom may kiss the bride - says the priest, turning to us. We had a romantic kiss.
- Fairy tales do come true? - I ask softly to Arjun.
- No, no fairy tales. These are the dreams that come true - he says hugging me.
- I love you - I tell him.
- I love you - he replied back ,leaving a delicate little kiss on the cheek.
It is May 11 and this day will remain in the memory of us all, but most of mine and the man who I love.
Most people think that the brain control our actions, however, it is often the heart that makes the most of the work. It can make us do crazy things, but it can also cause us to try new adventures. Because when we open our hearts we know a world of love and be pleasantly surprised by people who are already in our lives. Unfortunately, our hearts are very sensitive, and when you break it breaks all around us. Total eclipse of the heart and I, well I risked to eclipse forever my heart, but fortunately there was something stronger, stronger than anything: the fate. Everything that has happened in my life was nothing but the will of fate. Nothing would never have been different, everything is as it should be.
Four years later-Arjun POV
Lying on the sofa at home, watching TV while my three year old daughter sleeps curled on my chest.
In this moment I can not help to kiss her forehead gently and observe the photo placed on the cabinet room, a photo of me and Arohi, fours years earlier, during the days of our marriage.
It was a beautiful day, but it was even more beautiful in the evening, Arohi, made me the best gift in the world, I was soon informed that our family would have boasted a component in more.
Yes, the love of my life, was expecting our first child and there was nothing in the world that could make me happier than that.
Sonam was born nine months later.
- Jaan, we're at home - I heard from Arohi after the door open.
- Dad we ome - repeats the little Rahul, the second son who is 2 years old who likes to keep repeating what he hear from us or the rest of the family.
I do not have time to answer that I see them cma einto the living room. She as good as ever and he, my little stretched, curled up on the shoulder of the mother who holds him.
As soon as he saw me, he immediately jumps and kicks to be grounded. Arohi satisfies him and he runs up to me and hugs me, looking as far as possible not to wake her little sister, which, however, does not succeed at all, in fact, Sonam opened her eyes immediately.
- Rahul, you're always the same - she complains.
- You, awys te same - he repeated, laughing and throwing himself into the arms of her sister.
- How much I love you, you ah? How much? - Sonam asks him ruffling his hair.
- Muh muc, as sy and how te sea - he repeated the phrase that his sister tells him.
Arohi in the meantime comes and sits on my lap, kissing on my forehead, then the front of Sonam.
- And you, what how much you love me? ' Sonam asks the little brother.
- I to muc - he spread his arms as far as he can to make her understand that he loves her so much.
Sonam smiles and kisses him, then the two embrace while I smile and look Arohi.
- I could not live without you, you know? ' I said into Arohi's ear.
- I know, but it's always good to hear - she said.
- Hey, daddy is mine - Sonam involved throwing my arms and trying to push her mother nicely on the sofa looking at her face.
- This is all to see - Arohi tells her taking her in her arms and began to tickle her.
Sonam laughs and her laughter fills the room, then adds that funny and sweets of Rahul who watch the scene sitting comfortably on the carpet near the sofa.
My little angel laughs out loud and asks for my help so I can not help to get closer and imprison Arohi from behind and finally free my daughter.
- Dad always helps me ' Sonam's lullaby while her mom put out her tongue.
Arohi tries to get rid of my iron grip, but I do not allow her and after a yes to my little girl, she begins to tickle her mom.
Eventually I left my wife because of the sweet eyes of her, but I find myself to be imprisoned by the only women in my life, and my little Rahul crawled approaches Arohi pulling her leg.
- Mom I hngy - he pleased.
Arohi stops immediately to attack me and so does Sonam and everyone focused on small Rahul and finally I stop laughing.
- Let's go eat baby - tells Arohi to our son - the three of us will continue later - then turning to me and Sonam while Rahul sits down again quiet.
Sonam and I look each other and then we turn towards Arohi and make her tongue as she does the same.
- Come on baby ' she then tells to Rahul and myself and Sonam get up from the couch to follow the rest of the family.
Rahul shakes his head, making us understand that he is not going to go into the kitchen and Arohi looks at him carefully, trying to understand the reason for the refusal.
- Mi Nt hngy ' he points out smiling.
Only then did I realize that little has intervened to "save" me from the clutches of the women of the house and I can not help to kiss him before picking him up and run around the room while he laughs happily.
After we find all four on the carpet at home to play happy, like a family.
Late at night we order pizza and have dinner together, then we put the kids to bed.
Sonam fell asleep easily, just a fairy tale told by mom and dad, but with Rahul, however, we put a little more, and only the tread of Arohi and the lullaby that I sing in the background we can make the miracle.
My wife placed him in the cradle, being careful not to wake him, then joins me in our bedroom.
I am already in bed, one hand behind my head to wait my wife to feel finally complete.
When she arrive, she joins me, give me a kiss, then put his head on my chest.
- I always knew it was you - said Arohi as she squeezes me stronger.
- What? - I ask not understanding the meaning of her words.
- Although in the past it was difficult to admit, I always knew you were the person who I want next to me when I wanted all my dreams were coming true - she said.
I hold her closer to me and at that moment heaven seems to be a step away from me.
We remain silent for a while, then she began to draw imaginary circles on my chest.
- What do you think? - she asks.
- About four of us, my favorite number - I answers.
- Yes, you're right, but you know what? I begin to think that my favorite number is no longer the four, but five - she said smiling.
Well, actually I would not mind at all another baby and she knows it. Ever since Rahul was born that I keep repeating to want another child.
- Really? - I ask surprised.
- Of course, never been so sure than this in my life - she replied, still smiling.
I reverse the positions and she finds myself on her while our faces are far few inches.
- Do you know, that we must work a lot? - I asked rhetorical and mischievous at the same time.
- Commitment are always most welcome ' she said still smiling.
- What is it? - I asked curiously.
- It's that belief that we should not commit that much - she explains.
- What do you mean? - I asked curiously.
- That is in less than six months and a half you'll become father for the third time - she tells me while I find myself smiling like an idiot.
- Are you telling me ... - I try to say before she interrupts me.
- Yes, I'm saying I'm two months pregnant and a half. I picked up the analyzes in the afternoon - she says I can not help to hug her - I assume that you are happy - then she said, seeing my reaction.
- Wrong deduction. I'm not happy, this classification is too limited to explain how I feel, I'm just happy - I tell her while she smiles radiantly.
- I love you ' she said and then looked into my eyes.
- I love you too, more than anything else in the world ' I replied back.
I can not explain how much I'm happy and also she is and that's all that matters.
- It's good right? - she asked smiling.
- What? ' I said realizing how much at times she manages to be enigmatic.
- We ' she respond as if it were obvious.
- It's perfect - I reply smiling sideways before capturing her lips in another kiss.
If some lives form a perfect circle, others have odd that we can not predict or fully understand. Pain was part of my path, but it made me realize that nothing is more valuable than a great love for which I will always be grateful to life.
And the love that binds me and Arohi is really a great love, the one with a capital L, and no one will ever be able to take away what we have built together step by step.
The pain? Well I suffered, but when I hear her in my arms, when my children run to me to play or just to hug me, is just then that I realize that it was worth to suffer, because all the pains and sorrows past have been darkened by a joy and a happiness too great to be explained, something precious and unique.
I am not a special person. I'm just a normal man with normal thoughts and normal life. There are no monuments dedicated to me, my name will be forgotten. Only one thing I could so totally awesome. I loved a woman with all my heart and soul and for me this was, is and will always be enough.
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