Prarthana's POV:

We were sitting in Omkar Anna's living room right now. It looked so confusing to me...the first shock that came in was that they are three brothers.
He was their eldest!!!

He was Omkar Nayak!!! Obviously the 6ft rule runs in their family. This one was the most macho giant I had seen.

Shivansh was 6 ft!!!
Rudra was 6.1ft!!!
Omkar Anna was 6.4 ft!!! He was so tall and muscular that even a beast like Rudra looked tiny infront of him!!!

But right now Rudra looked like a baby to me. He was crying like a little boy since last one hour. I had never seen Rudra so vulnerable.

He was crying like this???

He never expresses his emotions so freely. Yes I have seen him holding onto me hiding his tears but weeping like a little boy??? It was heart wrenching.
And why did his family hide about his existence to me??? I was completely clueless right now!!!

My thought process was broken when Mr O...I mean Omkar Anna spoke up...

'Prarthana...I hope you don't mind me calling you like that'

'Ofcourse not Anna... please' I said and he smiled and sat next to Rudra patting his back as he was still crying. He looked at Rudra and then looked at me and smiled rubbing Rudra's back in circles and said...

'Dont get scared Prarthana...this is your same crazy husband...the same 'Why so serious' types you haven't got a doppelganger of him. Chill!!!' he said and I smiled instantly however Rudra's tears disturbed me. He was a crying mess.

'Shhhhhh enough Rudyyyyy' he said pulling him in a side hug. And the next minute Rudra pulled him in a tight hug and kept crying and yelling...

'Why did you go hannn...you didn't call once...not once...do you know how did I manage for so many years...I suck at this CEO job...I hate it...you know how bad I am at mathematics...and then I have to pretend to be this serious character thanks to the demonic aggresive CEO standards you set up' he said while Omkar Anna's eyes widened and he said...

'Did you just address me as a demon too???' he asked and I saw Rudra looking scared.

Woahhhhh Rudra Nayak...the Rudra Nayak gets intimidated by someone!!! This was interesting. I tried hiding my laughter behind my palms when he tried explaining ...

'Ummm No Bro ..I mean that's how everyone used to address you back then so you know I also thought of...no but no you. ..you are not a dem... demon...you are my sweetheart na' and Omkar Anna raised his one eyebrow and passed a known smirk.

But next minute Rudra broke down again and burst out crying. He was too hurt and emotional. I felt like an outsider trying to sneak in between two brothers. I decided to slowly move out but then I heard Omkar Anna's voice...

'Prarthana ..stay....you have many things to know here...you are family now... please stay' and I really wanted to tell him I'm his family probably only for a month more but I didn't react... while I saw him smiling...

'Dont worry...you would stay my sister even if you and this idiot decide to seperate after a month... however I don't think you both should' he said and my eyes widened.

He??? He knows??? How???

Even Rudra was shocked. He looked elsewhere...I also couldn't look into his eyes...I simply sat on the couch there.

Omkar Anna smiled and said...
'Im sorry Rudy...but there was so much of a mess that I couldn't gather the guts to come back home...I'm sorry little one...but I always kept knowledge of everything happening in your lives...from you taking over from me as the CEO...from you stopping designing...to your unexpected wedding with Rudra after Shivansh and your cousin 'runaway couple' fiasco to my father and Rudra's personal issues thanks to me and Rudra moving out of our mansion...and also the fact that you both are planning a divorce thanks to my stupid brother who thinks he is 'still' incapable of love...I know it all' he said and I was shocked. Rudra's expressions reflected the same.

He smiled saying...'I know you must be confused...but Omkar Nayak maybe away from his family but never abandoned it...yes I did something shameful 4 years ago but soon i realised my mistakes but didn't have the guts to face dad...I hurt him a lot...' Omkar Anna said looking elsewhere...

'Dont bro...it's not your fault...it was never your fault...dad and his stupid ego is the cause for you to seperate from us...if he had accepted you and Panchami with your baby we would all have been one happy family today...dad is the reason for these broken freckles...he is the reason for people to seperate...he was the reason why probably your child was been categorised into legitimate illegitimate conversation...when dad simply couldn't accept the fact that whatever it is...it is your child...our family's first child... how does a string in Panchami's neck decide upon our family's child's future...dad was so wrong...I hate him' Rudra said

'Stoppppp!!! Dad was never wrong Rudra enough...' Omkar Anna said while I was trying to absorb the fact that my father in law disowned his son due to a probably unplanned pregnancy of this Panchami girl who probably is Omkar Anna's wife??? Ummm girlfriend maybe

'Bro stop covering up for dad...I don't care...you and Panchami and my neice/nephew are shifting with me to our beach house or the penthouse whichever you both are fine with ...you guys have suffered so much because of dad's stubborn nature... enough is enough...Mr Damodar Nayak and his ego can stay all by himself...all alone in that mansion.
I am telling you I'm never going to see that man's face aga' and before Rudra could complete the statement. I heard a loud slap.

I was shocked as Rudra was been slapped hard by Omkar Anna.

'Im....I'm sorry Rudy...' he said and quickly hugged him back...

Rudra was still shocked while Omkar Anna said ...
'Dad was never at fault Rudra...he was never wrong.. infact he was right... Panchami was a con woman. She....she lied to me about the pregnancy... she was never pregnant with my baby Rudra... and I trusted her...I....I discovered all the truth when I found out she was in contact with a gynaecologist for providing a fake report of pregnancy. Infact she was in all plans to fake a miscarriage too but I discovered everything before that...' and Rudra was numb. He couldn't absorb it. Well now I understand the reason for his bitterness with his parents. Rudra seems to love his elder brother too much. No wonder his tears aren't stopping.

Omkar Anna cupped Rudra's face and said...

'She was a cheat Rudra...
She ...she played with me...my emotions...
She did the same to you too...I know...I know you liked her too na??' he said and my eyes widened in shock. Rudra had feelings for his brother's girlfriend???

I was so confused right now. I got up from the couch as I felt now the brothers really needed some space.

'I think you both must talk about it and sort out... I will be in the balcony' saying I quietly left from there...

Everything was suddenly so complicated. I wasn't able to grasp everything but how much ever I understood it was clear Rudra had a mask been put up to deal with the world post his brother's exit from their lives.

I just hope they resolve. Their issues soon!!!