Forever Yours

Part 5

"Bhabhi don't worry. I will bring Mom and Dadi to the hospital and I will watch over Arhaan. In fact, it's been a while since we did an uncle-nephew day out." Karan chuckled.

"He will be very happy. He misses you very much. After all, you are his chucks and his favourite. You spoilt him too much. He will become another Karan Luthra."

"Ayee bhabhi, don't say anything against my sweet Arhaan and it's my duty to spoil my nephews and nieces. You will see when junior Ananya will come, I will spoil her to no end." Karan said fist-bumping with Ananya's small bump. Ananya was five months pregnant. Even though Rishabh and the family prohibited her drom going to work, she was stubborn to go. So the family let her work till her eight month.

"How are you sure it is a girl?" Ananya asked, smiling curiously.

"I don't know but I strongly feel it is a girl." Karan shrugged.

"Well, I should get going. Arhaan is still sleeping, go and wake him up. Drink this lemonade, it will help your hangover."

"How did you---"

"I know everything." Ananya winked and laughed. Karan shook his head smilingly.

"Bhabhi," Ananya turned and looked at him, "Thank you for everything and I love you," Karan said sincerely.

Ananya smiled and kissed Karan on his forehead, "I love you too devarji. Bye!" Karan waved back.

"Now let's go and wake up my little sunshine." Karan said to himself, running into Arhaan's room.

"SUNSHINE!" Karan shouted, jumping on the bed.

Arhaan woke up with a jerk and seeing his uncle laughing at him, he pouted but then realized. He jumped on him, hugging him tightly.

"Chucks! I miss you so much." Karan hugged him back.

"I miss you too buddy but you know Chucks is busy. After all he is the captain of indian national cricket team. I'm Karan Luthra after all." Arhaan rolled his eyes at his uncle.

"Offo Chucks. You are such self-obsessed. Bajarbattu!" Arhaan showed him his tongue but Karan smile disappeared.

He started recalling all the moments a certain person was calling by that name. What was wrong with him? Why was he thinking of her so much? Why couldn't her memories leave him alone? He is so fed up of everything, of every pain he was enduring during all these years? Why wasn't he able to move on?

"Where did you heard this word?" Karan asked, voice heavy with emotions. Little Arhaan bit his lips and face-palmed himself. He looked at his chucks with a puppy face.

"Promise me you won't get angry?" He asked cutely.

Karan narrowed his eyes at him, "Arhaan Rishabh Luthra, where did you learn that?"

Arhaan huffed and said: "The other day, Sameer chachu was watching some videos with Shristi chachi. I asked them if I can watch they said yes. When the next video played, we saw Mom and Dad in it and Chachu told me that it was their sangeet ceremony and it was you who was filming. Then we heard someone shouting Bajarbattu loudly and you shouted like a little girl. But I couldn't watch any longer because Chachu snatched the phone from me," He pouted at the end.

"Baby go and brush your teeth. Today we will spend the day together." Karan smiled faintly, wiping his unshed tears but little Arhaan saw him.

"Chucks, are you crying? Don't cry. I'm sorry, Chachu and Chachi told me not to call you like that. In-fact they made me promised to never say this word. Why chachu?"

'How will I tell him that his aunt used to call me that. He doesn't even remember her and Ananya never told him about Preeta' Karan thought.

"Bacha, somethings are better to remain a secret. This word, my best-friend used to call me that."