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Diya pov

When my eyes flicked open in realization to feed our son but when I saw his cradle on my side it's empty. I looked at my other side and found Arjun missing. I saw the time ten to 3. I walked out of the room and saw him walking into the living room with our son his shoulder cooing him. 

Smiling at them I walked downstairs and sat on the couch unable to withhold my sleep for long. I felt Arjun striding close to me, I opened my eyes and found him near me looking at me with questioning eyes but still, his eyes are also tired from lack of sleep. For the past week, he is working day and night for his own company to start.

I objected to his idea in this idea to start a company on his own when his father's company is waiting for its new CEO to take over. After knowing this his father and Advik were shocked to the core. I expected this the day will come but not this soon that too not within a day after our reconciliation. I tried to talk with him but he was too adamant about his decision in starting his own firm without any influence with their surname or his true identity. He changed his daily activities from waking up to working out in the gym to walking out to banks for loans and taking care of his son.

"Sleep in our room Diya, I will take care of him," he said placing his hand on my head rubbing it softly, I took his hand in mine and kissed it gently, "lucky to have you Arju" my love for him is increasing day by day even during the time I was angry on him to till date.

"Blessed to have you both" his hand pressed mine softly. I stood up and took our son from him, "you sleep Arju you are working the whole day without any rest. I don't want to stress you more without letting you sleep"

He objected to me by taking our son again in his arms, "keeping him in my arms is relieving my stress Diya. I want to do this please don't stop me" I nodded with a smile.

Few minutes of conversation between us he placed our son in the cradle in the living room, with hesitation I started our conversation, "Arju today mom and dad told me they want to celebrate our son's naming ceremony lavishly with our family and business circle. Tell me when will you available?" 

"Why a grand function?" he asked rubbing his forehead.

"You yourself know the situation our marriage happened, also many peoples at Advik's engagement questioned about me. So mom wants to announce our marriage and our son's birth to others..."

"I want it to be simple" he cut me in middle and laid his head on my lap. I started to caress his hair rubbing it over his scalp to calm him down, "why Arju?"

"I want my son to be free from the outer world problems unlike me. You know one thing I was planning to build a small hotel not a big firm like my father earning hundreds of enemies who are ready to kill me anytime. Whatever the profit or loss it may have, I will not expand my business it will be enough for our living. The pain, separation, anger, guilt, vengeance everything I felt should not follow my son, I need him to breathe the air of freedom" he said hugging my stomach placing his head there.

Smiling at his words I took his face away from my stomach, looking into his eyes, "will you answer me honestly?" he nodded without a second thought.

"If any problem approach us now can you able to handle it without anyone's help?"

"Mmm"

"This whole world is against you can you withstand it?"

He nodded.

"Ten to twenty goons are ready to hit me in front of your eyes... can you save me?"

"Of course, I can"

"This is what I need to reflect on our son Arju. The confidence, will power, valiant, intelligence, problem-solving skills, the sense of finding a way for a problem everything should reflect on our son. I need him to face everything in his life. Friendship, grandparents love,  betrayal, love, he needs to understand everything Arjun. Every second of our life is a lesson for us and I am just asking you to not stop him from learning those things"

"Are you asking me to not start my business Diya?" there was a hint of anger.

"Never. I will be the first person to be happy with your success but I also want our son to know everything. Let him live his life with twists and turns. And I know you will be beside him each second?" 

Taking a deep breath he stood up from my lap, "till my lifetime" that is what promises are like. 

I moved forward and kissed his cheek happily. He smiled back putting his arms around my waist bringing more close to him and pecked my cheeks with an adoration smile, "my snow seems more beautiful for me day by day"

"And my angry bird seems handsome day by day" I grabbed his thick beard, "except this dense beard"

He rubbed his beard with a frown on his face, "this beard has many fans wifey. Even a girl proposed me to marry her, just a month back" I raised my eyebrow in question, "what did you say?" he shrugged his shoulders, "I will answer her in few days"

"So you would have gone there now if I didn't talk to you?"

He nodded, "maybe" he replied casually increasing my temper. I hit his chest with my thumb looking into his eyes angrily, "instead of rejecting her proposal you asked her time? Huh?" again I hit him, "so you would have been happy with her now?" he caught my hand stopping me from beating him.

"Rosy cheeks and nose" he pinched my nose laughing at it, "your nose and cheeks are so cute when you are angry Diya but I like this pink colour more when you blush due to my touch," he said kissing my cheek, I smiled instantly at his action but regained from completely losing myself. 

"Arjun who I loved a year back is now sitting in front of me. I really missed you Arju. The business Arjun should never enter inside the house. I want my naughty Arju who teases me whenever I try to do work. The lovely Arju who never fails to hide his love in his eyes, the kind Arju who..." my words swallowed because of my man who took my lips in his taking me to the world of happiness using his love.

I put my hands around his neck pulling him closer to myself hating the idea of breaking our lovely moment which brought a smile to his lips that I felt through our kiss. his hand which was on my back moved to my neck which he changed for his better access to last the kiss of a long moment. 

But like thunder, footsteps brought us back to the world making the distance between us. My head swiftly scanned the stairs where Advik walked down in his t-shirt and track pants with a key in his hand. I saw him with a confused look but when his eyes fall on us his eyes instantly shine with happiness seeing his brother who looked at him for a second.

Arjun immediately turned to another side like hating Advik's presence, I tugged Arju who again shook my words, "Advi can you sit here for few minutes I need to make milk for him" he looked at Arjun hesitantly.

"I will make it" I stopped Arjun who was very eager to escape from having a few minutes of loneliness with Advik, "you don't know how to make it Arju I will be back in few minutes" saying this I pushed Advik to sit near his brother rushing him to have few words with his brother.

I hide behind the pillar facing Arjun's back who is now using his mobile mindlessly, "bhai" I saw Arjun's head snapped towards Advik, I can't see his face but Advik gulped hard and try to stand up seeing me.

Showing the sharp knife 'I will kill you. Sit' I mouthed at him whose eyes were wide in confusion exchanging glances between Arjun and me.

'Speak' I mouthed again to him. Definitely, he would have easily proposed to Yaash than talking with Arju.

"Am I not forgiven bhai?" he finally opened his mouth.

Arjun's shoulders raised up and down like he is not interested in this talk, I walked back to the living room near Arjun, "speak with me bhai" Advi pleaded with him kneeling on the floor before Arjun. 

Arjun stood up instantly with a jerk, "Mr Verma how can I forgive you when you did nothing. Please don't kneel in front of peoples like me it would damage your reputation. Please get up" Advik who saw Arjun with broken eyes stilled in his position, "don't speak like this bhai. It's hurtful hearing you call me formally. Punish me, beat me but don't speak like this" the corner of his eyes stung with tears.

The pain was clearly evident in his eyes. I have seen how much Advi suffered this past 7 months without his brother even he hated Arjun that time. He missed his mentor who guided him in every situation. He missed his brother who warned him in every wrong step he took. More than everything he missed a friend he could share everything.

"Diya ask your friend to stand up, I am not intended to hurt anyone. Please" I looked at Advi with teary eyes. Everything is because of me. I can't talk for Arju nor Advi. 

Like understanding my circumstances Advi walked to the door, "Advi" I ran beside him who was now out of the house with his long strides. I looked at Arju who walked to our room taking our baby in his hands.

I sat on the couch with fear of Advi who went out at night time it's nearly 3 am. Whatever the reason may be angry or sad is it correct to leave the house at this time? 

Idiot brothers.

One is adamant and another one is not even trying one more time, how did mom manage to hold these two polar in one place? 

An hour later Advik reached home with dancing legs and shrinking eyes in the drunken stage. I rushed to our room to find Arjun sleeping after placing our son on the crib. I shook him from sleep, "what snow?" I hit his arms hard, "go and handle your brother" his eyes looked at me with confusion and walked down to the living room to find Advi struggling to walk.

Arjun froze on his steps folding his hand over his chest glaring at Advik who was blabbering something inappropriate within himself when Advik's eyes landed on Arjun his sullen face broadened with a smile, "my lovely brother" he said happily reaching Arjun who moved aside resulting Advik to stand before the empty place.

Advik looked with confusion, "Bhai you disappeared?" he spoke with himself, "why are you drunk?" Arjun's sharp voice made Advi turn to him, "I am not a drunkard bhai" his voice slurred as he swore, "I can't stand near you Advik you are reeking with an alcohol smell, your steps are not steady, not clear with your words. Now tell me why are you drunk?"

"Yeah I drank alcohol" he nodded his head like surrendering to a mother, "but I didn't go more than two bottles, I swear," he said holding his hand on his throat, I can't help but laugh at his words but also I saw the pain behind the slurry voice.

"Reason" Arjun stressed his word, "my heart ached," he said with a smile on. Arjun immediately turned to me with an unknown expression in his eyes. I wonder who he might be thinking now. But I don't want to come between these two. After getting no reply from me he turned back to Advi who stood near the couch to support himself from falling.

"What did I told you about alcohol?" 

............

"Advik??"

"Never drink it in any situation" he replied. See who advised this...!!

"And I should advise you, again and again, to not have it? You have a responsibility to handle a big company, new life with a girl who trusts you completely. But not seeing these you are drinking for the silly reason. Is it how you learned?" Advik hung his head low like a kid, "speak up dammit" Arjun roared.

"Give me a promise" 

"What promise?" asked Arjun.

"You will say these exact words when I am sober. Tomorrow" I closed my mouth to control my laughter, he is clear even in a drunken state.

Arjun took a deep breath massaging his head, "if you remember these I will definitely do as you say"

"can I hug you bhai?" Advi asked with the mountain range of expectation in his eyes but Arju turned back to walk to the stairs. As Advik being Advik he moved forward quickly and hugged his brother.

"I miss you bhai. I miss my brother who scolds me whenever I do mistakes. I can't do any work without your guidance everything seems incomplete without your puzzling words. The empty cabin of yours is...." he shuddered with tears in his eyes, "words failed to express what my heart is feeling. Every single day from my childhood involves you. This sudden disappearance is not tolerable for me. You will often say I am like your son right? Then won't you forgive your son's mistake bhai? You know how much I like you more than mom and dad right?" 

Arjun moved away from him, "in-between choosing you or your words I decided to choose your words bhai. I obliged to choose my brother's words who asked me to keep his wife safe from everything even from him. I fought with him because of the word I gave him. But when I came to know your child is growing inside Diya was killed by you how can I not behave like that with your silence? Not every silence will give answers bhai. She took all your hurtful things but that silence of yours killed many relationships bhai, till now you are not ready to accept it. I agree we did many things injustice to you but think about where it all started. It started with you and your silence" he started with a slow tone but ended up shouting at the end. I stood there tears flowing down my cheek with Arjun and Advik's broken face.

"How many times I asked you about the problem you were facing? But what was your answer? 'I will take of it. It's nothing' is it what I am with you? Just for preparing a presentation and giving ideas for projects? No. I am your brother who was born to be your side in every situation. Every time you would say I am not a responsible person but how will you know without handing me something to prove myself. If you trusted me for once all these would not have happened, we would have found the solution for this problem without involving Diya or your marriage in it. My dream is to become like you, bhai. But I can't become you without you" saying this he left up struggling with the railings of the steps letting Arjun froze in his spot.

'Come in a good decision Arju. You both know how much you both love each other'

I too went inside hearing our son crying with the hope of seeing the brothers together once again with the little prattle they made in Advi's unconsciousness.

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