This fireplace, its warmth was giving Ashu much to think abt the past... The day he first saw Nidhi.. n kept watching her for a moment. Her qualities n smiles were like a healing touch.. for the patients n also for him.. He has never seen a lady of this much of grace, ever.. ! The day Woods were lost n Wendy was taken care by Nidhi.. he felt for her with kindness. Those three years were like watching a mother, a doc, a friend, and a very good human being..He gradually fell for her and cud not stand her absence from his sight for long. He at last asked her for her hand. And told her his feelings.
Nidhi... she took good five days to reply.. Nidhi has seen in him a man alone in his life.. with no one around, except Woods. She has seen him so caring towards anyone around. She has seen him talking n playing with Aryan.. she has seen him taking interest in his studies, his day to day activity. ! This took her to the decision of saying YES to him... cos for her, Aryan matters the most and if Ashu can accept him, she was ready to marry him.. as she also needed someone in her life, to be secured, to be loved, to be taken care by.. N when she called him.. " Dr, Ashutosh, i want to meet you.." Ashu was so happy for the first time in many years.
On their meeting at the Cafe Meet, she talked to him as a mother, rather than as a person whom Ashu has been in love with. But was she not a mother first now ? Her life belongs to Aryan, more than anyone.. !!!!!!! Ashu promised a secure life to both...which was the need for Nidhi, Aryan n Ashu as welll !!!!! n they were married. Aryan took him as a Papa, he also made them n their life so happiest. .!
But his repenting eyes for Wendy stopped him to enjoy his marital life.. Wendy was taken home by her grandma n she in a hurry did not even informed Ashu.. This shook him completely.. . he was not able to interact much with Nidhi like a hubby.. he was a guilty person more now.. he n his thoughts took him to those black n wounded life of Wendy again. In the meantime as he got the offer to get settled at Oxford.. he shifted to the town, to meet Wendy, n to be with her sides.. ! But for Nidhi, this was difficult to leave Clapham now.. n she decided to be there with her job, n Aryan's studies. This was the parting time for Ashu n Nidhi. A couple, who have not yet seen the days of love, life, bliss. Nidhi used to think at times, what she got from both the marriages. ?? Rohan,, he never gave her the respect she has got from Ashu.. His caring nature, his loving n caring was the only thing that she was relishing. But now, she was like.. Was she wrong both the times?
And Ashu's timely coming at weekend n not even meeting Aryan's teachers was a blow to her n Aryan. Ashu knew this.. but all his efforts to be with him as a father, died before implying.,. He has been more inclined towards Wendy.. But his love for Aryan was not less. He had some plans that he wanted to share with Nidhi this time.. but all vanished with their slow bites of fight last evening..
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Nidhi, back home was thinking much now abt what went wrong. Her love for Ashu was at full stream. Their respect, their needs, their love was there.. but unspoken n untold. The gap of communication, and just talkng abt the important things.. that was remaining. Nidhi too was not happy today..that how she reacted to Ashu. He came from Oxford to meet them only.. He took time out from his leave and now a prescription that he left at the table made her more angry to herself. Ashu was suffering from fever for past 4 days n he did not tell her. Instead he came with that fever to meet them.. his world, his life.. though yet to be confirmed, who matters most to each.
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Aryan had not done his homework today.. he has seen his parents fighting for him. " But why Mom doesnt look how Papa looks after him ?" This question was making his face gloomy all the time in the class. The teacher asked him to complete his HW in the break time.. He did not eat much, and n cud not complete his task. His teacher took her diary, n called the first possible number of his parents. She called Ashu, n asked him whats going on with Aryan ? and told everything,, This made him so unbearable,, he was the cause of this little heart, this little boy, who wants his parents to live together n happily.. The school incharge made an announcement.. " Aryan Mathur, you are requested to come to the rest room, your father has come to meet you " ..
Yayyy.. Papa has come.. he was like dancing.. He ran towards him n hugged him tightly.. Nidhi was told abt all this by Ashu. They all were sitting at Kids Tracker. Aryan was playing with some of the kids there. Ashu n Nidhi had promised the Princi, that this wont happen again. For this little mind, they have to change. They have to make things at the right place. They both, no... they all three were looking very happy today. Nidhi was cherishing the moments that Aryan n Ashu were spending with each other.
Ashu told her, n asked for a permission to take Aryan with him this weekend. Nidhi had no option to see them both happy. Next Friday evening, Ashu came,,,And after spending very good quality time,,,, they all were sitting in the lounge on Sunday. He told Nidhi, that she dont have to worry, he will take care of him n will keep informing her.. Also, abt his plans that he had on his mind. He wanted to set up a clinic at Clapham , so that he cud again take Wendy here.. n be here with his family. But this gonna take sometime. may be a year.
They were ready to leave.. BUT.. Nidhi got a call from Rohan that he wants to meet his " son " . She was wondering how in these years, have Aryan became his son ? He used to call him Aryan Verma / Mathur. Ashu had no option but to drop the idea to take Aryan with him... He bend on his knees to Aryan .. he was sobbing.. n his eyes were rolling in tears, .. Yet with all smiles he said,," next week Papa ? " Ashu nodded in yes n a tight hug from both of them... Nidhi's heart cried when she cud not understand whose hug was more tight of the duo.. Father or Son.
Ashu got a call , that Wendy was not doing well... He had to leave fast now... Ashu n Nidhi .. both took their cars in totally opposite directions.. Nidhi to her past.. N Ashu to his past n present. He looked back.., n then left on the long road . Nidhi saw him looking from her rear mirror,,, she adjusted her mirror to look for him for a long time.. n then drove off n turned her car... with a determined mind that now the time has come.. to make her relation more than strong with Ashu, For Aryan, For her n For Ashu. They are still to touch each other's soul.. to become Ashni. The Ashni,, as of One, as of Together, Forever,,,
I will make it possible,,,, no matter what ...
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