CHAPTER one
11 years later
Raman was in a hurry. He had back to back meetings that day and was now on his way home. He had take his family to meet a girl's family, someone who his brother thinks is his soulmate. The knew minimum details of the girl,just that she was a Tamil brahmin an iyer at that. Raman felt wary,his past associations with iyers had not ended up well.BANG!OH GOD NO!He hit a kid. Raman hurriedly parked his car and went to help the child,a totally unnecessary move as the boy, about nine or ten jumped off the ground and looked at him with fire in his eyes."Do you have eyes or buttons in its place?"The boys question made Raman swallow back his apology.He replied"Oh,hello nothing serious happened now.""what is it with you rich people other's life? you have two extra wheels in your vehicle,you act as if you own the road!"the boy promptly replied.Raman felt his anger rising,he just wanted to leave the place.He took a thousand rupee note and forwarded it to the boy.The boy looked at him with contempt and turned back,pulled up his bicycle from the road and cycled away.He should have just apologised...EVENING,GRAND ORCHIDS HOTELRaman was surrounded by his giggling,excited family. The girl's family will be here any minute now.But his mind was occupied with the boy's thoughts."YOU,HOW DARE YOU COME HERE ?"Raman looked to see who his mother was yelling at.ISHITHA!"here to destroy our family again are you?"Simmi questioned Ishitha in anger."Mihika,come let's go"Ishitha said in calm voice."No,akka don't go,there is some misunderstanding, please bhai what is happening in here"mihir voiced his frustration."Mihika i can't allow you to marry someone related to Raman Bhalla"Vandita's voice betrayed her fury."Oh,please, this much attitude!When sister is ready to play marriage with someone for two years,then separate,then her younger sister will also be the same". ishitha lost her cool after that."ENOUGH!I am no longer a part of your lives.So i suggest you keep your opinions to yourselves""Great ,I see that you have grown a tongue,but it is better to keep your mouth zipped up.Nothing that my family said about you is false."Raman could n't let her have the last word."You lost the right to ask anything of me a long time back"Ishitha replied."IT WAS NOT A REQUEST BUT AN ORDER" Raman became more angry by each second."Who are you to take that tone with my mother?"He was the boy whom he had fought with.HE WAS ADI,HIS SON."Adi,he is your father..Ishitha said in a small voice. A little distance away ,a six year old girl looked at the heated exchange with curiosity.She had seen the lady in a photo her father had kept hidden in between his old clothes. She knew that her mother went leaving papa and her after fighting with him.Is the lady her mother,did she come back to her,to live with her,to love her,to pamper her...The lonely child's heart filled with immense happiness.
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