DIL, DOSTI.. HUM!! thread #3 epilogue.. pg 33! - Page 22

Epilogue

Maan

5 years later..

I m late!!

Again!!

Bt damn dis work!!

I never believed I cud hate work..

Bt thts wht marriage n family had done to me!!

I glanced at my wrist watch.. it read 11 pm!!

Which meant another 45 min drive to get back home!!

Another 45 min to meet mishty..!!

Bt just d thot of her was enuf to get a smile on my face as I drove d car!!

I had realised my love for her ages ago.. bt dese past years made me realize hw important she is to me!! she was indeed my sole-mate in every way!!

Nd I cudnt thank my stars enuf for letting us be together!!

Yes.. I did believe now tht fate did play a major role..

Hw else cud u explain it?

Loosing my parents at a critical point of tym had been a major blow for me!!

N being d elder one.. n d promise I made to dad had added to my responsibilities!!

Moving to india.. difficult!!

Bt wht IF dev had continued chatting wid her..!!

Wht IF later on comin to india IF dev n meera had not come up wid d truth, wud I have been able to speak up?

I had no answers!!

Suddenly IF seemed a big word!!

Bt y was I thinking like dis??

The biggest truth was, is n will alwaz be tht mishty n I are together!!

I had been blessed wid an angel who had spread joy in my life!!

Being my only frnd ryt fm d start..!! my best frnd!!

N not much had changed..

We still are best frnds first n husband-wife later!!

We shared every aspect of our lives wid each odr!!

I had even stopped writing my diary after marriage!!

I still remember wen I asked for it aftr returning from our honeymoon in Switzerland..

"u r not getting it back.. they r mine now!1"

"but.."

"nd if u ever wanna share ur thots abt nythng.. u have me.. ur own private n personal diary!!"

N I never asked for it again!!

I never needed it!!

Thts hw it had been..

She had fulfilled my each n evry wish.. n more!!

N I tried to do d same..

Except d one glitch!!

Bt mishty had set thngs ryt..

After marriage she did want kids soon..

While I wasn't keen enuf!!

She did give me time.. bt by d tym of our first anniversary, she had lost patience..

Leading to our first n only serious argument!!

" bt wht's d hurry?"

" hurry? Its been a year.. n u know I m not getting younger either! N wht exactly r we waiting for?"

"look.. I don't know.. just not now.. plz.."

It was killing me to deny her.. n yet..

I still remember tht instead of behaving irrationally, she just let me calm down ..

"maan.. whts wrong?"

Thr was no way I cud hide it from her..

As vulnerable as it may make me seem..!!

All my apprehensions.. only she cud sort it out..

" I m scared I wont make a good father.. I don't know wht it feels to have a father figure in my life!!"

I wondered if she'd laugh at me.. my fears!!

Bt no one understood me as she did..

"oh maan.. why dint u tell me b4? N hw can u even think like tht? Just look at d way u handled everything? D way u have handled dev.. u r like a father figure for him.. he literally worships u!!"

"but.. I was never der for him.. cudnt even give him ample tym.."

"tht was coz u were busy relieving daadi maa of her work.. u had to take care of her too!! N dev understands tht!!"

"I don't know.. i.."

"nd u r not alone.. we r gonna be in dis together!!"

I looked up into her determined eyes.. she so wanted dis kid!!

As did I.. bt my fears!!

Bt her assurance of togetherness..!! was probably all I needed!!

I cud laugh at my own apprehensions now..!!

The way I had been overly protective whn she got pregnant..

To d extent of taking a paternity leave!!

Letting dev handle evrythng.. n he did a good job..

Wid help from naintara..

She had replaced sasha as d head architect.. n it hadn't been long b4 dev was deeply in love wid her!!

They got married soon!!

Those months..

Her diet,her exercise, her cravings..

Esp whn she wanted me.. nd I just cudnt love her enuf!!

I loved pampering her!!

Her check ups.. the first tym I felt d baby kick, talking to d baby n arguing abt d gender..!!

The whole house was divided..

Me, mohinder uncle n dev wanted a girl

N

Obviously geet, rano maa, naintara n meera wanted a boy!!

Wht whn geet went into labor pains, I just prayed to babaji to grant all her wishes, even if it was for a baby boy.. bt keep her safe!! Nothing mattered more!!

Nd I was granted bth..

Geet was safe n sound

N

We were blessed wid Armaan!!

He was nd is d apple of evry1's eyes!!

N according to mishty d most pampered kid on d planet!!

Hw cud he not.. wid me leading d list!!

N den der was daadi, rano maa, mohinder uncle, meera, dev, naintara, adi, pinky!!

Thts d advantage of being d only kid!!

He was my replica in many a ways..

Or thts d reason mishty gave me as to why she loves him more!!

N

So obviously I needed sm1 by my side!!

N babaji blessed us 6 months ago wid muskaan, my princess!!

N god.. she is a princess!!

Her looks like geet and attitude like me!!

Esp d way she wants no one else whn I m arnd!!

nd i love her for tht!!

Bt dese days had been so hectic..

Due to my absence during geet's pregnancy n after tht.. der was so much work!!

N dev was busy pampering naintara who was pregnant!!

All dis had lead me to be late again for d nth tym dis month!!

Having reached home..

D lights had been dimmed.. so I guessed evry1 had slept!!

I missed playing wid d kids.. bt thr wasn't much of an option nw..!!

I walked into our room!!

Mishty wasn't der.. wasn't surprising she was probably wid d kids n slept off..

She was still recovering!!

Having freshened up.. I walked into d kids room..

Bt no one was der,,??

Then wer were dey?

I walked into daadi' s room.. no one!!

Same wid rano maa, meera, dev??

Whr was evrybdy??

I panicked n walked down to d hall..

I was abt to scream for d servants whn suddenly d whole place lit up..!!

"surprsise!!"

Thr was my entire family waiting for me to celebrate my birthday!!

Which I had forgotten due to work??

Geet came wid muskaan n armaan by her side!!

I was so happy as d cake was cut, hugs exchanged and I took blessings from d elders!!

Having ur family by side!! A man can hardly ask for more!!

All d tym my eyes were fixed on her..

The way she was.. already a perfect daughter, a perfect sister, a perfect daughter-in-law..

A perfect wife, a perfect mother!!

She had so easily fit into all dese roles..

it was bcoz of her i cud nw gel in so easily!!

N most importantly alwaz der as my best frnd, my sole mate!!

By d tym evry1 left to theirs rooms, it was almost two..!!

Muskaan had slept off n was nw resting comfortably in d cradle and armaan in d kid's room!!

It was just mishty n me, now!!

I hugged her as soon as she closed d door!!

"i love u!!"

I told her..

N even despite having said it to her everyday for d year for d past 5 yrs.. I cud still feel happy saying dem to her and was happier still on hearing her say d same!!

"I love u too maan!!"

Was all she said as she pressed herself into me and we were lost kissing each othr..!!

The passion had only increased ovr d yrs!!

I so wanted her den.. bt d doctor had adviced us to wait for 6 months!!

Wait.. 6 months were to be over on my bday!!

I did remember counting d days desperately!!

Bt like my bday, I d forgotten dis too!!

Lost in my thots.. I d pulled away.. not even realizing it!! I

"maan.. its fyn now.. I confirmed it wid d doctor at my check up today??"

"check up.. shit I forgot all abt it? R u ok nw? totally recovered.. I was supposed to cm.."

"MAAN..!!"

She pressed her finger to my lips!!

"listen.. I m totally FINE!! Nd d doctor said.. we cud.. I mean.."

Oh babaji.. she cud still feel shy even after all dese yr!!

Bt I wanted to tease her..

"nd we cud.. wht mishty!!"

"go away..!! all u can think is of teasing me!! "

"mishty!!"

"go to sleep.. gud nyt!!"

Well here was her fake anger again!!

Bt I just loved her d way she was..!!

I knew wht was needed to make it upto her!!

Nd make up love had its own charm!!

Bt more impotantly we needed each othr..

It was all abt US now..!!

Our family, our kids, our happiness!!

Our love, our frndship n US!!

Dil, Dosti.. Hum!!

my OTHR ff

the INEVITABLE!!

romancing.. my wife!!