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“But hearing the truth from another person made me feel like I can’t trust you,” I retort, my face a mask of agony as I peer at him, trying to find my way through the fog.
“I know, but you can trust me,” he says softly. “I promise to be the man you can always rely on and neverhurt you again.”
I let out a huff. “It doesn’t work that way. I am not sure I can do this. It’s not only about you hiding the truth from me, it’s about her having your child, and that’s something which I can’t turn a blind eye to.”
His face jerks towards mine as he holds me captivated with his stare. “Soha is not my wife…”
I shake my head and close my eyes. “You fooled me once, but I won’t allow you to do that again.”
“Alisha...” His tone is fierce and menacing, which makes my eyes fly open.
“Please leave. I don’t want to discuss this,” I deny, pulling my chin from his grasp when he tries to turn my head.
“You will have to listen to me!” His voice grows louder. “Soha is my ex-wife. Sheis an unimportant part of my history and means nothing to me.And as far as Mili is concerned, yes, she is my daughter; not by blood, but by heart.”
“Ex-wife?” My eyes go wide as my head spins.
“Yes, ex-wife. Apparently, she was cheating behind my back. I have the proof and the DNA reports. If you want, I can bring them to you.” My mouth is gaping wide as he drops that unexpected piece of information onto me. I am yet reeling under its effects while he continues speaking, “Now coming to us. I am married to you and will never be with another woman as long as I live. You are the one for me.”
“Mili is not your daughter? Soha is your ex-wife? You telling me the truth?” I practically beg, as my hands involuntarily clutch at his shirt.
His face softens. Tilting his face upwards, he releases a deep sigh and shuts his eyes for a second. I am still holding his shirt in a death-grip, when he lowers his head and gazes at my crestfallen face. He runs his fingers through my hair and drops his forehead to rest on mine. “I am telling the truth. You got to trust me.”
“Ranveer…” My throat closes up with uncertainty and fear as tears fill my eyes. I don’t know what to say to that. Mili is not his daughter. This should make everything easy yet so damn confusing.
“Please tell me you believe me,” he urges, his voice barely audible.
I pull in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “I don’t know what to say, Ranveer. You, your ex-wife, Mili. She… regards you as her dad.” I lick my dry lips and close my eyes, shaking my head a bit. “It’s all too much for me to handle, and right now, it’s asking too much of me.” His body tightens and my eyes open to meet his. “I am scared. I can’t…” My words end as his finger covers my lips and fear fills his eyes.
“I am as scared as you are. I know Mili will always be a part of my life. I know I am asking a lot from you.” His voice breaks as he continues, “But I have never felt this way for anybody in my life. I didn’t even know I was capable of having such emotions. And then you walked into my life, taking me by storm. From that first moment I saw you, I knew…”
“Please stop, Ranveer,” I whisper as my heart attempts a painful escape through my throat.
He kisses me softly and then leans back. “I can’t stop the way I feel about you.”
“Don’t say that,” I beg, knowing the power his words hold over me. I can already feel the wall cracking that I built around me. At this rate, it will not be long before I retrace my steps into his life. But no, I can’t, not until I ruminate over it. I am not going to tune in to what my heart desires but focus on what’s ahead now that his ex-wife is back.
“You are my first and only love.” He cuts me off, dropping his face closer to mine. “I can’t change my past but I want you to be a part of my future.” My heart starts beating faster at the idea of spending forever with him.
I tip my head back. “I need time to think about this.”
“Take all the time you need. I am not going anywhere.” He drops a kiss on my forehead. “Everything is going to be alright.”
I know in that instant that he really means what he says, and he would never betray the woman he loves in that way. But can I give him a chance? Can I really trust him now? I am still mad at him for hiding this from me. The thing that Mili will always be a part of his life also needs to be considered, as that would imply having Soha in the picture. And to be honest, I don’t know if I can come to terms with that.
Chapter 7
Ranveer
Two weeks have gone by. I am still down in the dumps, to put it mildly. It’s no less than hell. Words cannot do justice to how much I pine for my wife. My heart bleeds every day that we are away from each other. I crave like crazy to have her back. I need it more than my next breath. My world revolves around her. And it’s fucking hard waking up and finding that she is not in my arms. The distance between us kills me every second. I wish things wouldn’t have shaped out the way they have currently. Nothing feels right without her next to me. I wish I could get my wife back and we would go back to living together happily in our own space. Not the one to call it quits, I vow that I will soon bring her back to where she really belongs. With me. In our home. In my arms.
“Daddy, look at me,” Mili calls out as she glides down the slide.
My gaze lifts to take in an excited Mili as I wave at her with a smile. “That’s like my princess.”
Mili was getting bored at home which was the reason I got her to the park, thinking that the fresh air would also do me some good. While sitting on the bench near the swing, I clutch my phone in my hand, hoping for Alisha to call or message me. I know neither of that will happen; she won’t call me. Notwithstanding how desperate I am to hear from her, the crux of the matter is that I hurt her. I have let her and our love down. My grip on my phone tightens. I hid the truth from her, but in my defence, I did that to protect our relationship from the storm, which ultimately led to destroying my relationship in the process. The ache in my heart is unbearable. I hate that she is not here with me. Every moment without her feels like an eternity, and I can’t bear this loneliness. I feel that a big part of my heart has gone with her. I messed up so badly that I don’t know how to turn the wheels around and make it right. The only thing I am sure about is that I’ll do whatever it takes to have her give me a chance and accept me back in her life. I know it won’t be a walk in the park. However, I have always learnt that anything worth having is worth fighting for. Alisha is worth it all. She is the love of my life. And I am up to anything to have her back with me. I promise on my life that if she forgives me, I will spend the rest of my life turning all her dreams into reality and will give her all the happiness she deserves.
In the past few days, I have made every attempt to have her talk to me, but she has gone into a cocoon and is ignoring me big time. She didn’t reply or answer any of my messages or calls. The only reason I stopped myself from barging into her life was because she asked me to give her time, and I owed it to her. However, I feel I have given her enough space. It’s about time I break through this, because I can’t sit twiddling my thumbs and let her slip from my life. She is too valuable to me to lose. I have to find a way back to her and make her believe that she can trust me to not keep things from her ever again.
