Realization of Love

Chapter 3

Virat POV

After three years its been three years since she left and I have only felt loneliness without her in these three years many things have happened from where do I start probably that all four are feeling guilty and we all live in the same compound now they shifted here after getting married she never once contacted any of us.

Whenever we would ask aunty or uncle about Priya they would just tell us that they cant because she has bounded them to her oath. Then we all contacted her friend Priti from whom we at least got to know that she is studying but what we don't know and when Priti got married to Dinesh because it was an arranged marriage Priya stopped contacting her too Priti was very upset and kept on crying for days and we all understood that she doesnt want to keep any type of relation with any of us.  

On Raksha bandhan (an Indian ritual in which every year sisters tie bands to their brothers while brothers take oath to protect their sisters0 we thought that may be she will forget everything and come back to tie rakhi to her brothers but she didn't and what broke their heart was that she didn't send them rakhi in mail to after that they all got heartbroken because after so many of tying them rakhi they got attached to her.

We four started our own fashion company with the help of dad and uncle.

After an year I started dating a girl who was disobedient I initially thought that I will like her but no whenever she would disobey it would remind me of Priya who was always obedient and after dating her for a month I understood that I definitely don't like disobedient girls after breakup I would continuously think of Priya and one day a realization hit me hard that all these years I was in love because I would be jealous when she would talk to other boys I would get worried when she would come home late so I would always reprimand her I initially thought that I was doing this because she doesn't have a brother so she is my responsibility but no when Raksha bandhan came the idea of her tying a rakhi to me didn't sit well with me and to my relief she refused to tie to saying we are enemies and she doesn't want a bossy brother like me and realization of my love dawned on me which hit me hard because I remembered how I pushed her away from myself and I cried for months.

After two years she is coming back on Diwali I cant wait to see her we all friends are in my room for Diwali function in colony and by seeing everyone's smiling faces I can tell that everyone is happy that she is coming back. 

"Guys I want to tell you all something", I said successfully gaining everyone's attention they were looking at me waiting for me to continue.

"When Priya comes I am going to apologize to her and propose her". I tell them because they all know that I have realized my love for Priya.

"Are you sure?", Raj asked looking at me slightly scared

"I mean do you really think you should propose her today itself maybe you should give her sometime". he finished while Laksh and Dinesh nodded their heads.

"Yes I am sure because I am already late in realizing my love for her and I know if I delay more I will completely lose her", I stated suddenly scared of losing her.

What did I know that I was destined to be hurt for hurting her....

After four more years.

Its been six years since she left and I still am waiting for her because I am sure she didn't got married till now.

She never once returned even for a day four years ago when I planned to propose she didn't come she just called aunty to inform but even before she could say anything else aunty hanged up on her saying that she is disappointed with her.

In all these years many more things happened like Tia got married to Laksh  and her house caught that's why now uncle and aunty live here with us and they are building that house again saying that it will be mine when I get married I am still waiting for her I wont get married to anyone else if I have to I will wait my whole life because my love for her is stronger then anything else in the world. Raj is engaged and will get married after this Diwali which is in a week.

Right now everyone is sitting in the living room of our house mom, dad, uncle, aunty, Raj, Laksh, and Dinesh with their wives when suddenly the doorbell rang I was standing up to open the door when mom said she will go that's why I sat back down.

After a while we heard a squeal which made me confuse few seconds later we heard some foot steps and heard mom say "Look whos back", we all turned towards her and when I saw whos with her my breath hitched she my Priya was standing there in a light pink suite but what made frown was she was looking at everyone with indifference like she is not at all happy to see us all everyone immediately stood up looking at her while aunty rushed towards her and took in a tight hug while she just patted her mothers back.

Exchanging some pleasantries with her everyone sat down with her who sat with her father on the double couch.

"Priya if you don't mind me asking why did you come suddenly have something happened?", dad asked her with a wary expression maybe because even he noticed her weird behavior.

 "I got transferred here I am not leaving Delhi again I came back to tell you all", she said with no expressions all us friends looked at each other because we all could see her indifferent behavior which was not like her at all.

"Dad where will I be living? because the house looks likes its closed for quite a time I can rent a apartment to live I wont be a burden", she said looking at uncle.

"No why would you rent an apartment you will be living with us in this house itself I knew that one day you would come back to your parents that's why we have kept the room ready and clean Virat take her to her room ", mom said while looking at me   I nodded and stood up taking her luggage while taking her to her room when I showed her the room she said a small thankyou before I could say anything else she said something that made my heart clench in pain.

"Leave I want to rest I don't have a whole day for your drama ", saying that she pushed me out of the room and shutting the door on my face while I stood there dumbfounded.