chapter 38

"I need both" Bhumi hugged Sanjay."I am greedy, I need both" She laughed wiping her tears.He caught her hand and wore it to her finger, She stood there with pride."I couldn't believe it." She looked at it twice, thrice.Her eyes are gleaming with love and pride the much-awaited moment in her life."It's yours""I am yours""Truly and completely" Sanjay nuzzled his nose with her cheek.They stood there hugging each other so tightly."I love you too" She said looking into his eyes."I love you so much."She mumbled against his chest." I love you Bhumi, ""I hurt you so much to admit my feeling, I took a lot of time.""I took your feelings for granted.""I hurt you""I am sorry" He caught her hands and kissed it.She smiled and they looked at each other.They sat there in silence, holding each other's hand."It's just like a miracle.""You are with me, My Sanjay is with me. I couldn't believe my eyes."She pinched his cheek."Haha.., Me too"He laughed."But how all this happen?" She lifted her head and asked him.He started narrating the truth."Mom" Sanjay caught her hand and looked at her with a pale face."What's her name?Bhumi?" She asked curiously with a gleam in her eyes."What?" Sanjay gave a confused look. How does she know? Who told her?"Vani told me everything."She spoke with a smile on her lips."Vani" Sanjay gave a confused look."I was always worried about you, Who will be there to look after you after me?""Now, I can pass away happily." She smiled."Mom, Please" He faked anger and closed her mouth."You are thinking about your dad?"She looked at him with a worried look."Yes," He nodded hastily."I am worried about your mom, I am worried about you," He admitted sincerely."I have hardly a few months in my hand, I know it."She gasped some air."I want you to get married and lead a happy life, You need someone to care for you.""What all I want is my son's happiness."She is crying."He asked you to chose between you and me?""Now I am choosing you, My son.""I am choosing you between you and your father." She closed her eyes letting few tears falling over her cheek."I don't know anything now, What all I want it my children and their happiness.""I want to live a peaceful life, I want to die peacefully." She broke into tears.Sanjay hugged her mom and kissed her forehead."Nothing will happen to you.""Nothing I say, Your son won't let anything happen to you," He said hugging her."Don't hurt her please, I am a woman and I know how it feels.""Your dad never gave me the love I deserve, What we want is love, just love nothing more." She is helpless."I know mom, I know how he treated us."He mumbled."He loved my money, my fame, my status, My Father's status, My father's money." She sighed."He forgot it's my father who gave him this status, the money, time to remind him."She closed her eyes for a second."Mom, don't take stress, Please" He begged."Let me finish, It's too late, If not now, I can't share my feeling with my children ever."I sacrificed my life to his ego, He sent away, my sister's only child to the orphanage after his parent's death.""I want to see him once, Please""I want you both to be happy" She said in a pleasing tone."Vani and your happiness are alone my happiness," She said looking at him with a smile, hoping a positive reply from him."I promise mom, I won't hurt her, I will take good care of Bhumi" He nodded."Don't worry about Vani, Her brother is there for her, She is my cute sister."He walked out and looked at his Vani di sitting on the bench."You told mom everything?" He asked in a screechy tone."What to do?""Neeraj called me and told me how politely you asked him not to interfere in your life"She paused."so I have no choice.""You know why dad hates your Jiju because he donated all his ancestral  property to the orphanage.""I won't say it aloud, because it hurts my husband and I don't want him to be sad.""Please don't pay much heed to dad's words."She swallowed a sob.She is bearing so much pain to say this. He knows well."For us, mom is important.""Her life is important.""Her happiness is our priority.""Let anything happen, let him go to hell, let's not mind him anymore" She burst into tears.Sanjay knows how much Vani loves his father still she said this to ease his pain.Now he knows what did he do?What crime did he commit?Sanjay placed his hand around her sister and kissed her head.She is crying profusely.He has decided, everyone is suffering because of his dad.Why pay importance to him anymore, his words.It's her mom's property, let him do whatever she wants.She wants to meet her sister's child.She wants to give the loyal right to him on property. Let it do it for him.Sanjay looked at Bhumi and she thanked his mom and let few tears roll over her cheek.To be continued.Please vote and commentLet me know how it is,pleaseI know I haven't revealed the complete mystery, still two more chapters are there.Have a nice read.Thank youTake care.