AFTER 3 YEARS

AARVIK'S POV

I am peacefully sleeping in our bed and someone was pulling my hair and I exactly know who it is. I opened my eyes to see the most beautiful face who is a carbon copy of me.

"Appa (dad)", that angelic voice giggled.

"Princess", saying this I started to shower my kisses on her face and she started to giggle a lot.

"If both your father and daughter time got over, could you both please go and take shower?", my anger wife Aitri shouted give us a murderous look.

"We are leaving", saying this I took my princess and went inside the bathroom. I still remember the day she was born. The most precious day of my life but the worst part was with Aitri's pregnancy. She almost killed me more than ten times during her pregnancy period. She made me sleep on floor because I didn't get her the butterfly that was flying in the garden. Once, she made me cook tomato rice at 3 am. But all that was worth when I saw my daughter's face. Aiyu is always jealous of that but she never says. Also my daughter resembles my character too.

It is my daily routine to give her daily bath after she turned a year old. I finished bathing her and wrapped herself in her favourite cute sky blue fluffy teddy bear towel and dressed her up. I was shirtless when my wife entered the room again.

"Go and bath soon Aarvik", saying this she took our daughter to give her breakfast. She has become boring in romance. All the girls in my office flirt with me and I am sure when they see me shirtless they will go crazy but here my wife hardly notices me. Damn, I sound like Dhruv now. I immediately went and did all my daily chores. I dressed up and came to the dining hall.

"Ashwathi, you have become really naughty nowadays", as usual Aiyu was shouting at our daughter. My princess never eats without me. I forgot to tell her name. Her name is Ashwathi.

"Appa (dad)", she ignored Aiyu completely and hugged me tightly holding my legs. I took her in my arms and stared at Aiyu. She turned her face. I felt another pair of small hands pulling my legs. I looked at the figure who was giggling by taking his rubber duck in his mouth. I took him in my another arms. My favourite nephew, Ayush, Rakshan and Aathika's son who is now 6 months old. He is wandering all over the palace now. My princess loves her brother.

"Hi anna(elder brother)", Rakshan came and took Ashwathi from me. She kissed her uncle's cheek.

"Anna (elder brother) I don't know why Aathu is so angry at me from yesterday night", he said looking at me.

"Even Aiyu is angry but I thought it was normal as I teased her a lot with Ashu", I told him.

"But I think something is really fishy", while Rakshan was saying this a voice echoed in our palace.

"Mama (uncle)", our first princess Layanika entered with Aryan and Mrudhu.

"Hi princess", we both said together. Mrudhu completely ignored us and Aryan came to us.

"Did you both said anything to Mrudhu about me?", Aryan whisper yelled at us.

"Why will we do that BIL?", Rakshan asked him.

"Your sister is scaring me to hell. She threw the newspaper in my face when I asked her where is the newspaper", Aryan said.

"I have the feeling that all the women are upset about something common", Rakshan said and I also felt the same.

"Where is Dhruv?", Aryan asked us.

"Go and die, drunken monkey. Dare you enter this room ever again", Pradhi was throwing everything that she saw on the way. She is seven months pregnant with twins now. Fighting of Pradhi and Dhruv is common but to this level something definitely wrong.

"I am sorry chimpanzee, stop shouting. Our children may think that their mother is half mad and may get scared", Dhruv said without thinking. Now, even god cannot save him.

"You are calling me as half brain. How dare you! You brainless human. The person who cannot even remember Valentine's day is saying this", Pradhi said.

"OMG!", me, Rakshan and Aryan said together. We all forgot that today is Valentine's day. That is why all our wives are scaring us from morning.

"Leave it Pradhu, men are like that.", Aiyu said.

"Till they marry us only all these Valentine's day celebrations and all. Once marriage got over, romance also over", Mrudhu joined them.

"Stop wasting your time talking about good for nothing people", Aathika said looking at us.

"I am happy that atleast Muki would have wished Chiko that is why they didn't come here", Aryan said.

"I am not going to forgive you even if sun rises in the west", Chiko came inside the palace. Just now I was thinking, how can Muki alone be happy when we all are suffering. I looked at him and showed a thumbs up.

"Join the club bro", Rakshan said.

Chiko and Muki had a three month old daughter named Isai. She is really a sweet heart, who is totally opposite to their parents. She is always smiling and quiet most of the time. Sometimes, I wonder how did they both get such a sweet baby.

"Throw all these trash bags out of the palace, Aiyu", Chiko shouted. This girl, I really feel pity on Muki how he is handling her.

"What is happening here?", Parvathi aunty came downstairs.

"All these five clowns forgot Valentine's day aunty", Aiyu said. Clowns seriously?

"This is not right boys. You all should've given some gift to your partners.", Paru aunty started advising us.

"Aunty who said I forgot, I thought of taking her to jewelery shop where new collections of earrings has been put", Muki hit a jackpot. Chiko is so crazy about earrings. Damn, he escaped.

"Aunty, I have booked a special table for me and Mrudhu. But she didn't even let me explain", Aryan also gone. The advantage of being the Managing Director of hotels.

"Mom, I have also planned to take Aathika to her favourite farm house gifted by dad", Rakshan said. Liar! But great escape. That farm house was gifted by Nattu dad to Aathika for her last birthday. But Rakshan never got time to take her there and now he used it. Great! My bro Dhruv will give me company.

"Mom, Mom, I too planned a special baby shower for my chimpanzee but she didn't even let me say anything", Dhruv traitor said. That baby shower idea was mine actually. I said to him to have a intimate baby shower before her "valaikappu (baby shower in tamil tradition)" so that we can take some pictures. Wow! Just wow all are escaped now I have no idea left and my brain is not at all working.

All the ladies face lighten up except my queen's. I really feel anger on myself. She is feeling sad I know but she never shows up. I will actually plan for something now to make everything perfect.

"I have something to say to you all", Mrudhu made an announcement and we all looked up at her.

"I am three months pregnant with my second child", Mrudhu said shyly. Everyone made noise and congragulated Aryan. After that we all had breakfast and lunch. Parvathi aunty and Sarang uncle took all the babies with them to leave us alone. They took Ashwathi too. Now, I can execute my plan as my queen Aiyu also left for temple. I made all the arrangements as fast as I could.

I heard a door opening sound from downstairs, so it means my queen has returned. I stood behind the door. She entered our bedroom and saw the scented candles that I have lighten in the whole room and immediately I started the Tv that was in our room which is almost in the size of mini theatre. It started playing and I started moving towards her saying the words that I always wanted to say.

"We became friends when we don't know the meaning of friendship, we never forgot each other even though when we were miles apart, we got married to each other when we were not in love, we fell in love with each other while fighting against death, we fulfilled each other's dreams being each other's strength, we made an angel together who was gifted by God to complete our love, now we are standing here, holding our hands with each other to walk our life together, till death do us apart... I love you so much Wifey, My queen, My Aiyu, Just mine", I said everything and kissed her forehead.

She hugged me tightly. I can sense tears falling from her cheeks that are wetting my shirt.

"What happened Aiyu? You didn't like the gift", I asked her.

"I loved the gift. Viku, you are my soul and heart. Thank you so much for everything. I was never angry with you because you forgot Valentine's day. I was angry with you because you didn't bring me Jasmine flower for a week now", she whined like a child. It is true atleast weekly once I will bring her favourite Jasmine flower, mostly on Thursday so that she can visit temple on Friday with that flower. My work was very much this week that I forgot about it completely. This work stress is seriously so annoying sometimes.

"I am sorry Aiyu. Today, I had bought your favourite Jasmine as well as your favourite Cauliflower pakoda", I said and gave her gifts. I gave a platinum pendant with a heart in it. I made her wear the pendant with my hands.

"I love you my king, thank you for perishing the imperishable curse that was haunting our family and for saving my life all this while", she said and hugged me tightly.

"Thank you my queen for brightening my life with love, care and affection. Also for giving me the most expensive gift of my life, my princess", I said and hugged her tight.

That imperishable curse was the reason for all our love stories. I learned one thing throughout this journey. "Everything happens for a reason. All we have to need is have faith in your loved ones and be with them in thick and thin. Sometimes, many things don't make sense. At the end, it makes a complete sense. Obstacles come in everyone's life. How we tackle it is what makes a successful human being. We all may feel sometimes, that life is being a curse to us. Try to perish it with a brave heart, brilliant mind and everlasting hard work. Nothing is impossible. Even sky is not the limit, nowadays".

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