𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 ✓

•|50|• ┈┈➤ PART- 1

Averting my gaze from them, I spotted her sitting on a near by bench watching the children playing with a bright smile.

"Hey,"

Her eyes immediately snapped at me and I smiled hugging her carefully making sure I don't hurt the baby. She looked beautiful in red maxi dress. Her hair was cascading on her shoulders. This time it's chestnut brown.

"I thought you'd never show up." Aria smiled patting a seat beside her. For the next few minutes we both sat there in silence watching the kids running around and jumping happily. I never thought I'd be watching kids play with a smile on my face but people change.

"So, why did you wanted to meet?" She asked breaking the comfortable silence.

"Just checking in on you. How are you and your baby?" I cleared my throat trying to make it less awkward but the whole situation is pretty awkward for me to feel anything other than that.

"She's fine. I had a check up this morning. The doctor said she's doing good." She replied looking ahead and I hummed.

"How are you?" She asked and I could feel her gaze on my cuts and bruises.

"Horrible." I said matter of fact. There's no point in pretending atleast not infront of her. She knows me and my situation.

Aria, the second woman I loved who brought me back from my dark tunnel into the light. Despite of our past, she's really a good person. Someone told me I shouldn't let my past define myself so I'm making sure I follow that advise.

"Do you remember where we first met?" I asked reminiscing that moment.

She chuckled nodding her head. "It was CK campaign shoot. I remembered after my solo shoot they told me I'll be joining the Mahir Raisinghani. You don't know what that means to me." She said with a distant smile.

"You're the first female model I did the shoot with. I never did it before." I admitted.

"And I bragged about it for atleast two months on my Instragram." She laughed.

"I know." I said smiling as well.

She turned to look at me with wide eyes. "You know? Were you stalking me?" She accused.

"Absolutely not. I was just scrolling and found your page." I said but the look on her face says she didn't buy it.

She cock an eyebrow at me. "It's stalking."

I sighed. "Fine. I did stalked you but in friendly way."

She giggled shaking her head and heaved a deep sigh. We both went silent for another few minutes until I said those three words that I have been meaning to say since long.

"I forgive you."

Her eyes immediately snapped at mine and I could see them brimming up with tears.

"Mahir—

I immediately cut her off. "No. Let me finish."

She nodded

I sighed. "I was hurt. You cannot imagine what I felt in that moment when I realized you ran away. My family kept me in dark even knowing everything and tied me with a woman I never wanted."

"I'm sorry." She mumbled grabbing my hand.

"I hated you, you know. But, there was a part of me that wished you had some logical explanation for what you did. When I found out you're kidnapped. I had hope. I thought maybe things would go back to normal but I was wrong."

"You crushed that hope when you came back." I say under my breath.

Tears streak down her cheeks.

"I'm so.. sorry Mahir. I never meant to hurt you." Her voice is beginning to sound like warbled. "I-I was confused and scared. I loved you but—