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Point of view: Mahir's POV....

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It was a loss for me.... Loosing Pappy was not bearable for me.... But when I felt I have someone with me who is not at all ready to leave my side while this, it became easy for me to cry it out.... Bela.... You are doing wonders to me.... I didn't ever cry in front of anyone.... You are the second woman after mom who saw me crying as a grown up man.... It would have been miserable without you....

My mind was occupied with these thoughts while Bela just passed out.... We were in same blanket and it was cold, so may be that was the reason that her hand came around my torso and she held me while sleeping.... In sometime she was also curled up around me and then her head was resting on my chest.... Bela.... You sleep like a baby.... I rolled my eyes at this but then I felt that I am smiling.... Why the hell am I smiling.... But she can't sleep here like this.... I need to take her to room.... Thinking this I moved to pick her up in my arms but she was getting disturbed.... I decided to wait for sometime so that she gets asleep wholly again and then I will do the same.... Thinking this I again held her to let her sleep....

As I stared towards sky, and the star whom I considered Pappy, old memories were flashing in front of me....

5 year old me sitting in his lap....

He taking me for a walk with him and getting me candies....

He holding the backside of my cycle to make sure I don't fall....

The days I spent at his place with Pappy and Granny....

When he used to ask for sweets from me in absence of granny... And I used to refuse considering his diabetes....

When I won the football competition at school....

When I told Pappy about the girl whom I helped at college, who was locked in that store room.... That was a bad incident because she was having phobias and she was locked there.... When I told Pappy about her he praised me that I helped her....

When I used to stay with them and we used to have bonfire with me playing guitar....

The way he always rolled his eyes whenever I talked about Heli...

His childlike antics whenever he had to have medicines....

I will miss you Pappy.... I love you alot.... And will always do....

As I washed off my thoughts with tears rolling down my cheeks, I looked at Bela to find her sleeping peacefully.... Then I got up carefully and wrapped the blanket around her and picked her up in my arms.... I went downstairs and opened our room's door.... Getting in I put her down on bed and made her lie comfortably.... Then I covered her up properly with quilt.... And then I looked at her for a moment when I was about to leave.... I turned to leave but i stopped....

I looked again towards her.... Then I sat on my knees on floor only.... And I looked towards her hand.... I took her hand in my hand....

"Thank you Bela.... Thank you for being with me.... I don't deserve this.... But thank you", I said in a low voice while caressing her knuckles.... Then I left her hand and left for my room....

15 days later....

It has been 15 days since that day.... I can't say I am over it.... But I am better.... While initial few days I was just at penthouse... But now I am coming to office too.... Well I am just now sitting in my cabin working.... Sometimes we.... I mean me and Bela.... We visited Granny.... Granny liked her alot.... I won't be surprised if I will be the only one left in my family who won't like her....

"Oh really? You don't like her already?", And my sub-conscious is back whom I want the last to return....

"No"

"Liar liar"

"Fuck off..."

"Okay if you don't like her, then where is the jerk Mahir for her? You are being all nice to her huh?"

"She deserves it.... She is not bad...."

"Then who else is?"

"I am... I don't deserve her...."

"Uhh huh? Deserve huh? It means you want to keep her isn't it?"

"No..."

"Okay so she is nice, she deserves a nice treatment, but you don't like her.... Further you don't deserve her.... Odd combination of feelings it is...."

"I don't feel for her you jerk..."

"When did I say you feel? For her? You are caught Mahir"

"Um... I... Okay I accept.... That she is nice and I like her.... But feelings? It's nothing like that.... Further I married her with an intention to make her suffer.... So I don't.... Like... I don't deserve to be with her...."

"Mahir, let her decide this what you deserve and what you don't.... Okay.... Be honest to her.... You know this very well that she makes you better...."

"Stop it please... I am already in doubt that why was she being caring for me when I tried to make her life hell.... I don't know...."

"Then ask her the same..."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes... Ask her"

"How can I?"

"You are authoritative Mahir Sehgal in front of everyone but such a kid around her that you can't even ask a question right?"

"It's not like that... Um... I will"

Deciding this I left the office and drove to penthouse.... I went in, and looked for her in kitchen, then in living room and then in our room too, but she was nowhere to be found.... As I was leaving our room, I heard a clicking sound, so I turned.... And here she was..... She came out just after a shower and was wearing her bathrobe.... She didn't notice my presence, but as soon as she turned towards me, her eyes widened and she started adjusting her robe....

"Can we talk?", I asked....

She narrowed her eyes at me and then nodded slightly.... I signed towards bed to ask her to sit....

"Can I first change? I mean.... It's bathrobe....", She said nervously....

"Bela it's urgent...."

"Okay say?"

"Why are you being so nice to me?"

She looked at me for few seconds and then rolled her eyes....

"Is it your urgent?", She questioned...

"Yeah it is.... Bela.... I don't deserve this I know.... I wanted to make your life hell.... I did wrong to you before our marriage, and then I married you too for a shitty revenge.... Then how can you be so nice to me? I am watching you for last 15 days... You are being so caring to me.... I am.... I am just getting used to it.... But I don't deserve it.... I did so wrong to you...."

She was looking at me while I said this.... Silence followed between us.... I thought may be she didn't want to answer me.... So I got up to go.... Only to realise that she held my hand to stop me.... And then when I looked at her she signed me to sit....

"Mahir.... What I am gonna tell you... Please don't freak out.... Please"

"What?", I questioned.... I am feeling like she will tell me that she is an angel or someone sent by god who has supernatural power... Just by the way she asked me not to freak out....

"Mahir.... You were not always bad to me.... Infact when I got to know you for the first time you actually been there for me when nobody was...."

"Um... When.... We met at a conference for the first time I guess.... And we had some fight over a project there only... So how?", I am actually confused at the piece of information I just got....

"I am not talking about it...", She said and then she took a deep breath before continuing....

"University of Oxford, 2015 MBA batch right?"

And my eyes were popping out of sockets? Why is she bringing this thing here? I nod to her.... And then she continued....

"Yes.... 2015 BBA batch I was in, that is my last year of it.... You were in first year of MBA then.... My senior"

"What? When? I mean how? You studied there too? And why the hell I didn't notice you?", Yes I never noticed her there.... Also I am flabbergasted just now.... When I asked this she gave me a slight smile....

"I wasn't noticeable at all.... I knew you.... You were the famous guy of college.... But I, I was not anything more than an introverted studious nerd.... So no wonder you wouldn't be knowing me"

I gave an apologetic look and silence followed for a minute.... She told me about the time she met me for the first time.... Did we meet before? I mean in college?

"So Did we meet before? While in college?"

"We didn't meet... Only I met you..."

"Um... When?"

"I am again telling you not to freak out again", she warned me with a slight smile....

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