Relationships An AarYa ff chapter 37 page 77 - Page 23

Chapter seventeen

The following morning Yash, Aman, and Prateek went to the girl's room to wish them a happy good day, and too look at the portrait of the lady who Aarti supposedly looks like. "Wow!! she is old but beautiful!" exclaim a shocked Prateek moving forward to get a closer look at the portrait "Aarti didi you really look like her, well now we know what you will look like when we are old." he continued with a big smile plastered on his lips he just could not stop looking at the picture. Yash was looking at the portrait lost in thought finally he said "Aarti auntie Aripta said that this lady is her nani right" "Ji Yash she did" replied Aarti " Yash I think Mansi is correct in asuming that Aarti, and Auntie Arptia are related this badi nani looks to much like our Aarti not to think so" said Aman. "Aman I saw a picture of an older couple in the corridor yesterday the lady in that portrait also has a resemblance to Aarti" Yash told with a mixed look of curiosity, and excitment wondering if what he was thinking was correct, he planned to ask bauji as soon as possible before breakfast. " Come everyone let me show you all " Yash lead the way down the corrridor he stopped in front of the portrait all stood and looked at the couple " Yes bhayia I can see the resemblance but look at uncleji's cheekbones and didi's they are similar, and aarti didi is taller just like him" said a very observant Mansi who enjoyed observing people how they dressed the amount of makeup they wear etc. "Yes Aarti is tall for a girl her age" said Yash. The kids were so busy in their task that they did not realize Akash was listening in on their conversation smiling to himself he decided that he shall join them and give them a tiny bit of information " Good morning kids you like that picture. Want to know whoes it is ?" he asked " "Yes Akash uncleji" chorused all "Well they are your Aripta auntie parents that picture was taken some twenty years ago right in the gardens out back" he explained "Akash uncleji they say that I look like her, and there is also a picture of a lady in the room I am in she also looks like me, auntie Aripta said that is a picture of her nani, how come I look like them??" "Aarti beta when Pankaj's wedding is over I promise you all your questions will be answered, but you all will meet Aripta auntie's parents, and her brothers this evening they will be here for the wedding, kids I want you all to call them Nana ji, Nani ji, Mama ji and chote Mama ji, and their wives Mami ji is that okay with you all." Akash said with a smile and his eyes had a twinlke in them. AarYa self thought something is strange here. the kid sagreed and they all went to the dinning area, but Yash excused himself he wanted to speak to his bauji.

Yash knocked on the door of his parents room " May I come in?" he asked at the open door "Yes beta how come you are not going for breakfast" asked his ma. "I want to speak to bauji ma it is important>" Yash replied his parents recoganizes the urgency in his voice G3 left him to speak with his father in private " I will see both of you downstairs>" she closed the door behind her giving them privacy. "So beta what troubling you?" asked Suraj flashing an encouraging smile at his son" Bauji Is Aarti related to Auntie Aripta, and Uncle Akash" Yash came straight to the point "We saw two pictures one is Auntie's nani, and the other her maji the ladies look like an older version of Aarti, and bauji I noticed the love Uncle, and auntie have for Aarti, sometimes I see longing in their eyes like they just want to hold her and never let her go. Why bauji?? I am almost seventeen years old I can understand adult matters please tell me, Aarti means the world too me I don't want to see her hurt. Bauji I want to marry Aarti when we are older Please share with me." he expounded. Suraj was so impressed by his young son honesty, his request, and understanding that there is a secret that the adults share.

"Beta come sit by me" invited Suraj touching the bed " You are correct there is a secret but I understand my son is all grown now you are mature beyound your years so i will share okay. You know that Akash is my childhood friend, best friend, and business partner, there are some members of Asash's family who want to kill him and keep all his wealth for themself; Akash is the heir of his family fortune, like us he is also a royal, he is also a politican who belives in equality for all there are many who don't share this opinion they belive in caste, and the poor should always remain poor serving the rich.They belive in men should always rule the women, education should be limited for girls, their value are only to have shildern, and serve men. Your uncle Akash is one of a few who wants this to change especically in the rural areas. After he got married to Aripta there were many attempts on their life, your auntie had four misscarriges because of that the doctors said that she will never have a baby again, they both made peace that there will be no childern for them, this made some relatives happy because their sons will inherit everything; but god was on their side and your auntie became pregnant after about six years, this made the relatives mad with jaelousy, they plotted again to kill Aripta and the unborn baby, so Akash, Ariptas parents,and her brothers formed a plan to save both Aripta and the baby, they took into confidence two of their very trusted servants who would protect and care for her, Apaptia's maji learnt of an ashram that would keep their secret, and help them in their crisis. First they took her to a remote village where they rented a house informing curious people that she is their widowed bahu, and that their ansestors are from this village so they returned their for the baby birth. Two weeks before the baby's due date they took her to the ashram but it was raining heavily the car skidded and hit the gates of the ashram, they people there came out and assisted them, the baby girl was born safely into this world, and the decision was made for the baby to live there safely thinking that she is an orphan." Suraj explained to his son Yash listened clamly to his father mixed emotions were brewing in him, saddness for the family, and baby, hate for the greedy, evil relatives, and excitment growing in him because he understood that this is his Aarti's story.

"When Akash told me about what had happened I told your dada ji and we give our promise that we will do everything in our power to protect the baby girl; it has always been our wish to have our children marry, you are three years older than their daughter so we have arranged your marriage with her" Suraj said looking carefull for his sons reaction." Bauji you mean Aarti right she is the one?" said an anxious Yash when his bauji did not answer immediately he repeated "Bauji you mean aarti right??" Suraj wanted to tease his son " What will you do if I say you are wrong Yash beta" his bauji looked so serious but Yash was beyond caring "Bauji please don't joke You are talking about my Aarti, I only want My Aarti as my wife, I will marry no one except my Aarti, I am sorry bauji if you think that I am being disrespectfull but I feel in my heart that she is the only one for me" Suraj loves his son so much that it hurt him seeing his son becoming hyper so he answered " Yash Beta of course I am speaking about Aarti you yourself saw the resemblance of her nani, and badi nani; the ashram is the orphanage she lived at, and you observed the love your auntie, and uncle have for her" "Bauji the Sharmas do they know the truth?" Yash wanted to know " Yes beta the elders know, we wanted Aarti to have a normal life with a family, and friends; also we wanted the both of you to get to know eachother naturally without any pressure of marriage hanging over your young heads, I must say we made the correct decision" he smiled patting his son's back and then pulling him in for a tight hug "I love you so much my son, and I am so very proud of you" he continues "Aarti is a wonderful girl everything we all hoped her to be but the both of you are still so young to have such strong feelings for each other, she still needs to grow up" " i know bauji but i dont want anything happening to her Iwant to keep her close to me all the time" Yash said with tears in his eye "why are you crying beta everything will be okay" said Suraj rubbing his son's back " When she finds out that auntie, and uncle are her parents she will leave me and go live with them" Yash answered "I Know that i am being selfish but I don't want to be seperated from her, I should be happy right bauji? When she finds out the truth I want to be right there by her side please bauji" Suraj agreed because he could not stand to his son in such distress "Yash we agreed that you will go to university next year to study law right, you are going to leave her here in India right??' "Yes but that is next year but if she learns the truth now she will leave me in a matter of weeks" said a very upset Yash "You know what a little separation will do you some good son" Suraj said trying to sound and look serious but Yash saw through him and they both started to laugh. " I am being obesessive, and possessive about Aarti bauji I am sorry but the thought of being far away from her is frighting me, beside I am worried about that Prashant he keeps on leering at her, I don't think he has anything good plan in his mind" Yash said in a rush he made fist of his hands ciearly displaying his agitation. "Yash beta relax nothing will hapen to Aarti we will deal with Prashant if he dares to cross the line with her" sajd Suraj he continued "GO Beta enjoy your bhayia's wedding with your friends"

It was decided that they would make friends with Prashant, and his two sisters so they invited them to pratice three dance routine with them for the sangeet, the girls were friendly, and fun to be around Prashant on the other hand wanted to be close to Aarti, Mansi decided that she will be his partner and kept him close to her. Aman suggested that they shall play a game of criket in the late evening with the other relatives children, and the servants chilren ensuing Prashant is on the same team as himself and Prateek, their plan was to keep him far away from Aarti, also to observe if he will talk to the other boys about Aarti, Yash had enlisted the help from two of their cousins for this mission.

Aarti and Yash were on the same team, Prashant was kept occupied by Aman but every opportunity he got the boy would seek out Aarti for his time of leering his self talk Wow she even behaves like a boy not dainty and lady like as her sister Mansi, Aarti is sexy and she don't know it, she is only thirteen no way not with those breast, and butt. "Hello what are you looking at?" asked one boy "AT that vision of beauty over there" replied Prashant pointing out Aarti "Really I think the other girl Mansi is more beautiful" the boy replied "Each to their own my friend each to their own" Prashant replied and patted the boy on his back moving back to his place on the field. The boy was one of the cousins of Yash Prashant was not awear of this, he told Aman what Prashant told him Aman asked him to make friends with Prashant in order to find out more from him, the boy agreed.

Dinner time every one gathered inthe living room for a chat and pre dinner drinks, AKash, and Aripta introduced their parents and Araptia's brothers with their respective family to the kids; both set of parents took one look at Aarti and knew immediately that she is their grand daughter. They requested a private chat with their kids to know what is going on here Akash told after dinner explaniations would be made in private.

The following day is the day of the roka, and engagement at Vidhi's home everyone travelled by luxury buses Prashant tried to sit next to Aarti but his sisters went and sat next to her and Mansi. Prateek pulled him to sit together "Lets talk bhayia and get to know each other, I want to know all about Trinidad." said Prateek ever so innocently with a big smile. Yash and Aman also came and sat with them Yash said "Prateek is correct we should all get to know eachother after all you are our brother now."

The rituals were succesful Vidhi, and Pankaj looked happy they families congratulated eachother. all the guest had a great time for the dinner and party after, since Vidhi was a distant relative of Akash a number of his relatives were present at the function, his chacha [who is actually his dad's cousin and closest male relative] and his family were in attendance; this man had always been envious of his elder cousin bhai and wanted controll of their family fortune, his wife was more dangerous that him they had two sons, and four grandsons, the youngest sixteen years Ravi, and one grand daughter thieteen year old Nada.

When Prashant saw Nada it was infatuation at first sight now lucky him there are two girls for him to ogle at his self talk. Dawali and Christmas came early this year he smiled to himself.

Hi all hope you all enjoy this update. Thanks for your comments and pressing the like button, I appreciate each one
Silent Readers Please Break Your Silence, Stalkers love you too show us how much you love us comment