Manmarziyan : A Passion Project
Chapter 37
Last Chapter
Guys, this is the last chapter of this ff….silent readers please do comment.
Please ignore my typos and grammatical errors.
Happy reading
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Radhika was amazed….a promise? What was running in this woman’s mind……, “aunty, I barely know you…….and keeping in mind the feelings my boyfriend has for you….i don’t this is it appropriate for me to even talk to you, leave alone promise you anything.”
Nandini could understood….radhika’s stand was justified, when her own kids couldn’t trust her, she could obviously expect from radhika, “I can understand beta, fine….dont promise me anything, just hear me out and decide for your own self.”
Radhika kept quiet so, nandini continued, “beta, it is a mother’s dream to see her kids happy and successful in life….to be well settled and be happy with families of their own….well, bonnie got married to the guy, who was worthy of her…..one of wishes got fulfilled….i just want you to promise that you will stand by my arjun’s side forever and always…..beta, he may seem to strong, but infact, he is childlike…..he feels things but tries to contain them within himself……beta, I just want him to be happy…..this is my last wish.”
Radhika, “last wish?”
Nandini sighed, “beta, I was diagnosed with brain tumor last year….i have a very few days left….that is the primary reason why I gate crashed my own daughter’s wedding this morning…..i just wanted to see my kids one last time …”
Radhika asked in a slow voice, “why not make up with them?”
Nandini smiled a sad one, “beta, the pain of a mother betraying her own kids is something you can never imagine……and that’s what they went through…..and am proud to say that they even survived it…I have changed but your past doesn’t leave you ever….you make one mistake and its painted to your face for the rest of your life…I have come to terms with the fact that they may never be able to trust me again….but its okay…..they are well off….and have a family….the one that loves them more than I could ever….you guys…”
Radhika felt her eyes get wet, “aunty, your past stays by you till you want it to…”
Saying so, she hung up….
Radhika slept nodding to herself….
The next morning, the sun shone bright……its peeping rays disturbing the sleeping arjun….he yawed and woke up…..he smiled seeing radhika smiling in her sleep…..he got up and got ready…prepared breakfast…..piled up an entire plate with pancakes and French toast….grabbed a jar of juice and placed them on a try….he walked to his room. He drew the curtain wide apart and the sun rays flooded the room…..he shook radhika and gently woke her up…. He placed the tray in her lap, “breakfast in bed!” he spoke In a cheerful voice.
Radhika smiled…more than her mouth, her eyes smiled……it felt so relaxing to see arjun his usual self…happy…..
She nodded and attacked the pancakes….he smiled at the behavior…..it really was food before anything else for her.
After she was done, she wiped her hands with a napkin…., “arjun, I need to talk..”
Arjun could sense the seriousness in her voice, “is it something I did last night? Did I hurt you? radhika, I am so sorry..”
Radhika cut him off…., “no…its nothing you did……..”
She started off slow, “arjun, you need to forgive people….okay, I wont beat around the bush….i want you to forgive aunty….”
Arjun’s jaw fell, “how can you even expect that from me ……radhika, you have no idea what we went through.”
Radhika held his hands in hers, “true, I don’t know….but what I know is that…..people deserve a second chance….and look back, whenever you forgave people….they became an integral part of your life,….ishana……and saral, the guy who you gave a second chance is your brother in law today….and its not only about forgiving her……arjun, I can understand what you went through and how you feel about it….it is all logical….but have you ever tried to think about once about what your mother went through…..it was her mistake, agreed…..but trust me, it pains terribly lot to see a piece of you walk away…….she has changed….she is sorry….. she is an lone woman….living all alone with no one to call a family around her….dammit arjun, she is your mother…have you become so heartless that you are unable to forgive your mother and start afresh…. you need to make up with her…….if not for her, but for own self and for bonnie…”
Arjun slowly took her words in….he knew she was right…..he quietly added, “but I can never trust her again…..the past just keeps going with me to future.”
Radhika smiled a sad one, “the past is besides you till you want it to be…..the past is the past….if you are willing…you can create new memories today, happy ones….and arjun, even if you can never trust her again….just love her, care for her…stay with her…….please understand….make up with her when you still have time…..otherwise, it will be something you will curse yourself for the rest of your life.”
Arjun questioned her, “still have time….what do you mean radhika…?”
Radhika sighed, “arjun, I am sorry for hiding this from you….but your mother called last night….she has brain tumor and the only wish, she has is to see you and bonnie happy.”
Neil interrupted, “arjun, chashni is absolutely right…..she deserves a second chance…..she deserves to be happy.”
Neil and sam had come to the apartment and on finding the door of arjun’s room open….they had taken the liberty to peek in…
Sam went straight and hugged arjun tight, “I am so sorry for behaving the way I did yesterday…..it isn’t your fault….and not even aunty’s, my dad shouldn’t have married my mom if he didn’t love her….its nobody’s fault….it’s all okay!”
Arjun rubbed her back, “am sorry too….”
Arjun after a bit more coaxing from nesam and radhika…..took a deep breath and dialed nandini’s number, she picked up after 3 rings…
Arjun spoke in a voice deeply inflicted with numerous emotions, “mom….”
Nandini’s eyes started flowing, it was almost 15 years since since she had last heard mom from arjun’s mouth, “aju…” she said in a voice clearly reflecting care and affection and most importantly, love.
And just like that all the misunderstanding and misconceptions cleared…..the mother son duo became one after long….all thanks to radhika…
After a couple of days, nandini came to live with them…..and ardhika’s marriage was fixed after a month….
One night, radhika messaged arjun to come to the terrace….arjun was confused….he went up…..and saw radhika standing with her back to him, her waist long mid night black her flowing in with the breeze….he moved forward and hugged her tight…..
Radhika stiffened and turned around, she pouted……
Arjun was amused at her childlike behavior, he kept his laughter to his self and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Radhika replied, “Mr Arjun Mehra, we are getting married and you didn’t even propose me…”
Arjun smiled and instantly went on one knee, forwarding his open palm for her to grab, “radhika mishra, will you marry me?”
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So, guys, this is it……I have no idea what I have written….i wanted to finish this off before my exams started so I wrote in a hurry…please let me know how it turned out to be…..
I am so sorry, the last few chapters turned out to be so emotional……I hadn’t planned it this way…..it just happened.
Do you guys, want an epilogue?? I will post one, if you want after 30th …..let me know 🙂