Bonds For Life

Mishti

His decision was new to me , in one day, so much would change, I couldn't believe it.Just a couple of days ago, after Mehul Kapadia's truth came out, he had promised to stay with his family and Maa, "But Abir, what about the rest of the family?"

"Mishti, at some point in our lives, we move out of families, sometimes for work,  sometimes to start a nuclear family that doesn't mean we don't love our family. In our society, when a woman marries, she leaves everyone she loves to move in with her husband's family. When no one blames the husband for taking a woman to his family, I'm just saying we will move out of Rajvansh Sadan to start a life with people who are happy for me and love me, love us. Mishbir House will always be open to anyone else who wants to move in and move out of that toxic environment, in fact, I'll offer this to everyone. I will be more than happy to move each one of them out of Maa's life, until she understands what she is doing is wrong and will always be wrong. I can't fight her anymore Mishti, for years I have argued over this, fought with her and been upset for days, been in pain for months because of Maa, she wanted to control me but she couldn't. The only difference back then was I would leave home and be called a banjara and it became normal for the family to see me gone for weeks," he looked around him, "but now, I've a home, I have you. I'm in pain but I can't argue and fight with her on the same topic when I know she hasn't listened to me for years, why will she understand me now. Hence, I'm leaving, not for weeks but for good. I want to live a peaceful and happy life," he movedhis glance at them, " and I want all of us to live that happy life. And I know now that it will have to be without Maa because this time, she has crossed all limits."

I was feeling overwhelmed with emotions, what was right decision to take."Everyone will say you left your house because of me?"

"I'm leaving the house because of Maa, I cannot live with her any more."

"You think this will help Maa understand what she is doing is wrong?" Kunal asked worriedly.

Abir looked at his brother, " I know one thing Nanko, if she had to understand, she had so many years to understand."

"You want me to move abroad?" Kunal had tears in his eyes, "What will I do without you Bhai?""

"I want you to start your life anew, a new beginning where you are mature and taking your decisions on your own. You need to be an adult now Kunal, you have Kuhu who is your wife, you need to make the decisions without my. You have a saathi and if you ever want advise, I'll be there always."

"Abir, there must be another way?" I pleaded.

"Please Mishti, if you don't want to move into our home, this beautiful Mishbir House, then I can move in with you in Maheshwari House, I have no issues." He grinned, wiping the tears away from my cheeks. "I want to live my life with you Mishti and I am not hopelessly emotional, I mean it to the core, you are the peace of my life, I know it and I have felt it. I've witnessed enough storms in my life because of Maa and Baba, I just want to live the rest of my remaining life in peace now," he pulled me closer to him. "Please agree with me? I don't want dramas anymore, no more threats, no more arguments and no more negativity. Just one simple, happy life."

I was looking out of the window, loving the garden lit under the moon, when Abir entered the room, "I gave him a medicine, Kunal should fall asleep soon, I told Kuhu to take care of him and to tell me if Kunal feels unease at night. It has been a long day for him," he encircled his arms around me, hugging my petite body, his chest firmly against my back. We closed our eyes, letting ourselves relax under the moonlight. "It has been a long day for you and me too." He kissed my ear, "I love you angry chorni, and I won't spend a second living away from you." He turned me around to face me and looked into my eyes, "Please marry me Mishti, please," his soft chocolate eyes pleaded and I nodded in response, I didn't want to hurt him any further and he continued speaking, holding my waist firmly, "tomorrow, I'll go to Badi Maa and Bade Papa and ask them for your hand. I'll tell them that I'm financially independent, I own a home and I love their daughter a lot. I'll promise that I'll give her everything under this moonlight, please let me marry her."

"But Abir..."

"Mom's dislike for you is so big that she revealed a secret, that was kept hidden for nearly all my life, I am her son, I know her, she will never change Mishti, she will never accept you." He pulled me closer, our foreheads touching on another, " and I will never let go of you." We stood in silence for some time, it felt like seconds only passed when he asked me softly, "how do you feel?"

"In your arms? I feel like I'm in heaven, I feel euphoric," I tried describing the feeling, it was his love was the medicine to all my problems. His dose is all that I need to increase my strength and happiness. This feeling easily vanished all the remnants of the horrible day.

"I want us to feel this for the rest of our lives." Abir pulled me, closing the gap between us, and rested his head on my shoulder , "You are my healer, Mishti, I know you'll heal me." His arms held me tightly, "I hope I can move in with Badi Maa and Bade Papa, life will would so much better," he chuckled, breathing in my hair.

We just had to execute the plan. And though I felt bad for all the family members, who didn't deserve this, I was happy to break the society's norms. Abir was right! If a woman can leave her entire family to spend the rest of her life with her in-laws, they why can't a man move in with her family. I was lucky that Abir even said this out-loud, only if this actually became true, Badi Maa, Bade Papa, Abir and I, life will definitely become the best. For this to be a reality, we had to change Bade Papa's decision, the last I remember, he announced that he'll never let me marry in the Rajvansh house. Resting my head on his chest, his firm hold around me got stronger, we felt blissful. I didn't want the night to end, I wanted to live this moment however the incidents of today had exhausted us so much that within a few minutes, Abir was snoring in my arms. Then I too let the sleep in.

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