Vedant POV

I came out of the ICU. Still unable to believe or accept what happened inside. How the hell he knows about all and on top of it he wants me to marry her.

Instant regret came down on my face. How the hell I can agree to that. She will hate me...she will hate me to death. Maybe she will never talk to me again. Fuck...what have I done! I hold my head in anger and agony.

I can't believe I just said yes inside and make a promise to a dying man. I felt like I am going to blackout. I saw Khushi coming towards me. Yeah, I didn't meet her yet I guess she came yesterday only as she was in Delhi for some conference yesterday. I can 200% can say that my face must be showings all my nervousness and awkwardness. She ran towards me.

"Hey! What happened? Don't worry uncle is going to be fine" she hugged me.

" When did you come? I did saw you earlier Are you ok Ved?" She showered me with her questions.

"He knew!" I was able to say this much in front of her and sank into the bench kept on the side of the hallway of the hospital.

"What he knew? What are you talking about Ved?" Khushi asked me in confusion.

"He knew Khushi, he knew all way long and I promised him now...How am I going to do it?" I looked in her disbelief and tears now making their way out of my eyes.

"Ved can you please tell me clearly what are you talking about? Who knows what? And what promise? And why are you crying Ved? I am getting frightened now. Please tell me what happened?" Khushi looked into my eyes with a lot of questions and confusion.

"Uncle knows that I loved Isha from childhood and he wants me to marry her and I promised him to do so," I told her in a breath.

"Now tell me Khushi what should I do? She will hate me and I was not able to say No to my uncle. Even I told him so that she will not agree and she will hate me for it. But Uncle insisted I and I couldn't break his heart when he has a little heartbeat left. I don't want him to die unsatisfied and in worry. What should do now? I promised but how can I keep this promise tell me? " I started crying covering my face from my palm.

Khushi hugged me for how long even I can't remember. Once I settled down a bit.

" Ved don't you love her." She asked.

"But not like this Khushi... not like this." I sobbed in her arms.

"Yes, I do love her more than anything in this entire world but she doesn't and you know that Khushi. I am only her best friend since childhood. She loved Sid and still does. I don't have the right to invade her feelings or tell her to stop feeling like that. I care for her a lot. Yes, even I can't love anyone else. But I can't cheat her like this. I can't force myself on her." I said in frustration.

"I understand Ved. But you also know that she is dead internally for the past 5 years. Have you ever thought about what would happen to her after her father's death? She needs love, care and support. And I know that no one can love her more than you. She needs to move on from Sid. Sid was a great guy and we all loved him dearly but we can't let Isha mourn over it for the next 10 or 20 years. She can't live with anyone but she can with you. Because she has that kind of bond with you. Aunty will also be relieved. And you will also get your love of life. What is wrong in that tell me?" Khushi asked.

Listening to her, it was all logical... sounds so correct but in my heart, I know how morally it was wrong and how devastated she would be when she will hear it.

"No one can take Sid place in my life Ved. I loved him so much I can't move on from him. I know no one will understand this but you can because you can understand me more than anyone in this world. You know Ved what is love for me and it just doesn't leave out with the person. So please be my friend and don't be like other people who tells me to move on."

These were her exact words when after 2 years of Sid demise I talked to her to move on. And now today I am going to do the sin to hurt her whom she trusted the more. That time I just hugged her and gave my approval to grieve. Because as I knew myself that my love for Isha cannot be replaced even though she was not in my life but I cannot give her place to anyone. It's just not meant to be.

And today I am going to do the same thing with her. Which even I oppose. Khushi is looking at me in anticipation waiting for my answer. I left the hospital leaving her behind...I needed fresh air to breathe. It was suffocating me. I come to the lawn in front of the hospital and sat on the bench. I closed my eyes I can see my dying uncle who wanted some peace before leaving this world and next is Isha who trusts me more than anyone in her life. After thinking a lot I felt like it is my duty as a son for a person who took me in when my mom and dad left me alone in this world. Not alone me when my uncle died leaving Khushi behind in the same unfortunate accident they took Khushi in as well as her daughter. And the weight of gratitude is more than anything else in the world. I can't take that peace from him when he craves for. How can I? The struggle was real and I loved both of them Isha and uncle. But I know if I have to take and spend my entire life in her hate that would be nothing in front of what uncle has done for me.

Suddenly my mobile rings..it's Khushi. I picked up the call "Hello.."

She was crying on phone and that doesn't give me a good vibe. Maybe I got an intuition about what happened. My hand starts shivering and the blood of my whole body felt drained at that moment.

"Ved! Where are you ? Come fast..uncle died. When you left the room. He talked with you last."

My brain stopped working and mobile slipped from my hand and when it touched the ground even I can't realise it. My whole world is getting crushed in front of me. I ran like a maniac inside the hospital and saw everyone in devastated mode. Isha was crying, aunty was silent, Khushi was crying holding aunty. I can see everyone is broken and I can't let them be like this. Someone has to repair all the damage that has been done.

I made my mind at that moment..what I have to do. I can't let these people suffer that are close to my heart. Everything is now crystal clear in my mind. Keeping my confusions aside. I wiped my tears and moves towards the family MY FAMILY.

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