Chapter 38: Ch.37/ Haunting Past
Anupama''s POV:-
Only two days have left for Christmas so we are trying to get everything ready on time. Although
Kolkata is known to celebrate the festival of Christmas veryvishly but I have never celebrated it
before. So this is my first time celebrating this festival and my excitement level is the same as Advira
who is running around the house with her brothers on her toe.
I have already bought gifts for everyone so I don''t have to think about it. However, currently I am in
hurry because of the early Christmas party we have arranged in our house. Mama Melody has already
made Roasted Chicken, Mac & Cheese and Cranberry Pumpkin Cake for dinner while I have made
Mugi Biryani, Mi Prawan, Fish Fry, Garlic Naan and Aloo Paneer Tikka. But I still have to make
Apple Pie which is requested by Olivia.
Finally after two hours of hardship, the Apple Pie is ready. I cover all the dishes and leave the kitchen
to get ready for the cozy little party with our friends and family. Upon arriving at my bedroom I hurriedly
get ready in some warm clothes. Suddenly, my phone starts ringing so I take it off from the charger and
see that Baba is calling me.
"How are you feeling now Anupama?" Baba asks after I receive the call.
"I am good Baba. How are you and others doing?" I ask.
"We are good dear. Actually, I have something to tell you and that''s why I have called you at this time."
He replies making me realize that in India it must be very early in the morning right now.
"What''s the matter, Baba? Is everything alright there?" I ask him worriedly.
"Everything is alright here, but I am quite worried about you Anupama." He replies with hesitation.
"But why are you worried about me Baba? I know dadabhai told you about the ident at the party but
I am perfectly alright." I inform him. It still feels untrue to me that my father is trying to mend the broken
rtionship between us. However, I know he is not faking anything because I can feel the genuine
concern in his voice.
"I am not talking about the ident at the party Anupama. I am talking about what happened three
years ago. Don''t you think it''s time for you to reveal everything to Alessandro?" I nearly drop the phone
after hearing Baba''s words because I am not expecting him to bring out my past so suddenly. Still, I
compose myself and decide to tell him about my fear.
"But Thakurmaa and Pishimaa has forbidden me to reveal the truth to anyone Baba. They have told me
that if I said anything to anyone then I will be bringing bad luck to our family." I reply while trying to hold
my tears from falling.
"Stop thinking about others Anupama and their orders. I know I have never been an ideal father to you
and for that, I am always going to have a huge sense of guilt in me. But now when I am trying to make
everything better between us, I don''t want you to do the wrong by not telling your husband about your
past. I don''t think it will be a good idea to keep anything hidden from him." He exins but I don''t think I
am ready to expose anything yet.
"But Baba Alessandro will leave me after knowing everything and I don''t want that to happen." I reply
while wiping the traitorous tears that have managed to slip out of my eyes.
"Alessandro will not leave you. I have seen the bond you both share and I am fully sure that
Alessandro will die before he leaves your side. That''s why I am telling you to tell him everything before
he gets to know from anywhere else." He says sternly.
"I know he will leave me because no husband will want a wife who is barren, who can not afford to
provide him a child of his own." I answer and break down in tears. I throw the phone on the bed before
sliding beside the bedside and pull my knees up to my chest trying to forget about the horrible things of
my past. I can hear Baba''s frantic voice from the cellphone but I don''t want to talk to anyone. I don''t
want anyone to see me so vulnerable.
A terrifying incident of the past has taken my ability to birth a child and the thought of telling this to
Alessandro is enough to make me feel like the failure my grandmother and aunt call me. I have been
trying hard to forget everything and be happy with my life. But no, it seems like nothing can be good
with me. After so much hardship I have finally found my peace in Alessandro and no matter what, I can
not let anything take him away from me. But what will happen when hees to know the truth? I
know we have Advira in our life but eventually, he will want to have his own child. Then how will I give
him his biological child?
I have seen how badly Thakurmaa and Pishimaa treat Mamoni just because she is unable to get
pregnant, however Kakai never let her feels unlovable for a moment. But what''s the guarantee that
Alessandro will do the same for me? I know it''s ridiculous to think like this because that man can do
anything for me. But still, the fear of losing him is so strong in my heart that I am not able to think
straight.
I hear a pitter-patter sounding inside the room so I wipe my tears as best I can before Kinges
trotting inside the room. He stops directly in front of me and I smile at him. However, he doesn''t believe
my fake smile and plop down on myp before licking my cheek. I bit my lip to control my tears and hug
him tightly to my chest.
"I am scared King. I don''t want to lose anyone of you, especially your Papa." I mumble while the big
furry baby looks at me sadly as if he knows what I am saying.
"But don''t worry, mum will solve the problem soon and then we will live happily." I tell him and get an
excited bark from him making me giggle.
I kiss him on the top of his head and go inside the washroom to wash my face to get rid of the stains of
tears. After cleaning my face I get out of the room with King walking beside me. When wee into
the living room I notice that Bianca is already sitting there with Liam and their adorable daughters.
Samuel, Olivia, Marco, Uncle Gabriel are also present there while Riya is serving them hot choctes.
"Auntie!" Delh yells out my name before shees running in my direction. I pick her in my arms
while spinning her arms around while sheughs her heart out.
"She has been jumping around the house after learning that we are going toe here today. You
have done a great magic on her I am telling you." Liam says after I sit down with Delh on myp.
"I haven''t done anything Liam. Our Delh is just so cute so anyone will fall in love with her." I reply
with a smile. Just then Alessandro arrives there with Advira and Mia hanging around his neck like two
monkeys. He sits down beside me before dropping the two monkeys on the rug in front of the couch.
Both of them give him a pouty look but he gives two chocte bars making their eyes lit up.
"Alessandro, why did you give them choctes before dinner? Now, they are not going to eat their
dinner anymore." Biancaints and I nod my head in agreement.
"You guys worry so much about little things. The chocte bars are not even big so don''t worry about
them not eating dinner." Alessandro replies while dropping his around my shoulder.
"Okay fine. But if both of them don''t eat their dinner nicely then you are going to be the one to take care
of them, got it?" I ask while giving him a pointed look. He pecks my lip making me blush as I still feel
shy around others while being intimate with him.
"A just look at them, Liam. They remind me of us when we were a newly married couple." Bianca
sequels while repeatedly hitting Liam in his arms who is trying to get away from his wife''s assault.
"If you don''t love me like that after marriage then stop thinking about marrying me." Olivia threatens
Samuel who gulps in fear.
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"That''s why I don''t want to get married." Marco lets out and I can see Riya''s face shows an expression
of hurt. However, before I can say anything I hear frantic footstepsing downstairs.
"Yes, I will be there in 5 minutes." Our head snaps towards Jasmine di who is frantically walking down
the stairs while Dadabhai is also apanying her.
"Where are you both going?" I ask after going in front of them.
"There is an emergency in the hospital so I have to leave right now and your dadabhai doesn''t want me
to drive alone so he is going to drive me to the hospital." Jasmine di exins.
"Yes, Anu don''t worry. I wille back soon after dropping her in the hospital. Bye." Dadabhai tells me
with an assuring smile.
"Okay, please take care of you both." I reply with a tight-lipped smile and watch them leave the
mansion. I wanted to have a nice dinner with my close ones but I think it''s not possible anymore.
"No need to be upset, Cara. Mrs. Ganguly would have stayed here if there was no emergency in the
hospital. She will be home soon but for now, let''s enjoy the rest." Alessandro says whileing to
stand beside me. I understand what he is trying to say so I nod my head and give him a genuine smile.
*******
Everyone is enjoying the dinner prepared by Mama Melody and me. Bianca even asks me to pack
some for her to take home which I excitedly agreed. Also, true to his words Alessandro is able to feed
them a good quantity of dinner. We talk,ugh and joke with each other during the dinner. It''s amazing
to think how everyone trying to rx after the hectic schedule they have to carry on throughout the
year. Suddenly, Uncle Gabriel clicks his water ss with a spoon and that''s gain all of our attention. He
gives us a bright smile and asks Mama Melody toe sit with him because they have something
important to announce.
"I want to thank Alessandro and Anupama for hosting such a great Christmas dinner for us. I also want
to thank Melody for the love and kindness she has showered upon me and Marco. She hase into
my life as a surprise because I wasn''t looking for love but she has shown me that there is no boundary
in loving someone. We have been engaged for some years but never thought about getting married.
However, I think it is the correct time to finally settled down because I don''t want to live alone anymore.
Although I have Marco with me in the house but it sometimes gets lonely so I want to ask for
Alessandro''s permission as Melody considers you as her own son." Uncle Gabriel exins while
looking lovingly towards Mama Melody. I feel Alessandro going stiff so I grab his hand under the table
before giving him a light squeeze. I smile at the cute couple whose faces are glowing in happiness.
"Wow Uncle, that''s so great. I am so going to enjoying your wedding." Bianca says while smiling
brightly.
"What do you say, Alessandro? Finally, I am going to have Mama to all myself." Marcoments with
a teasing smile. But I think Alessandro doesn''t like his teasing because he storms away from there
while we try to stop him. I excuse myself before running behind Alessandro whom I find in the back
patio.
I stand behind him and put my hand on his shoulder making him turn towards me. However, when he
turns around I notice that his eyes are full of pain and longing. I open my arms and he hugs me tightly
to his chest. I rub his back trying to make him feel better.
"Why does she need to go?" He mumbles.
"Because she deserves to be happy like everyone else." I reply.
"But she is happy here with us." He retorts stubbornly.
"I know she is happy with us but don''t you think it''s really time for her to be with Uncle Gabriel? They
love each other so much and I think it will be better if they get married as soon as possible." I tell him
gently.
"I will tell Uncle Gabriel to live with us then no one will be going away from here." He replies and pulls
away from the hug with a victorious smile. But when he notices my nk expression his smile fades
away.
"I know you want Melody to live here with us forever, even I also want the same. But we can''t be so
selfish to keep her from her happiness and her happiness is Uncle Gabriel. However, you should
ept that you also think of her as your mother Alessandro. If you really want to give her any gift, tell
her how you feel." I tell him while kissing his cheek and leave him there to cool down.
When Ie back in the dining room I see that Mama Malody is crying while Uncle Gabriel and Marco
are trying to console her. Upon seeing me she stands up from her chair andes towards me with a
worried look.
"Where is my boy Anupama? Why didn''t you bring him back with you?" Mama Melody asks panic
written all over her face. I smile at her and wipe her tears before asking her to sit down.
"He is just a little upset that you are going to be married and will leave us. But don''t worry he will be
alright in no time." I inform her.
"I am sorry Anupama for my behavior. I didn''t know that he will get so angry at my joke." Marco says
coming towards us.
"It''s alright Marco. Just like I have said he is not in the right mood currently, we need to give him some
alone time to think properly." I reply with a smile.
"Are you sure that he is alright Anupama? He is not angry with me, is he?" Uncle Gabriel asks looking
nervous.
"No way Uncle that he is angry with you. You all know him more than me so you must know that he
doesn''t know how to show his emotions adequately. So, don''t stress yourself over anything. I am telling
you, he is very happy about your wedding and I am sure he is going to do his best in arranging
everything for the big day of your life." I answer trying to ease the tension.
"I don''t want my boy to feel upset about anything Anupama. I was so worried about him and that''s why
I didn''t want to get married. But now he has you to take care of him so I don''t need to worry about him
anymore. He was so lonely before that I used to tell Gabriel that we should break the engagement
because I wasn''t going to leave my boy alone. But when I saw you for the first time I know that you are
the only person whom I can handover my boy without any fear of him being lonely. Please never leave
my boy''s side Anupama, because then he will break downpletely." Mama Melody says while I
have tears glistening in my eyes. I wrap my arms around her while she kisses the side of my head.
"I will never leave him, Mama. I am promising you that." I reply feeling her smile against my head.
For the rest of the dinner, Alessandro doesn''te back which makes Mama Melody more upset. But I
try to cheer her up by teasing her about the wedding. When the timees for everyone to leave I
hand them packed food and Christmas cookies. Olivia and Samuel are leaving for their Christmas
vacation tomorrow morning so I wish them a happy journey. But I wish the best of luck to Samuel in
secret because he will be asking Olivia to marry him during their vacation.
When I get inside the bedroom the lights are already turned off but I can still see Alessandro''s sleeping
face in the moonlighting from the balcony. I heave a sigh before going inside the bathroom to
change into my nightclothes. Soon, aftering out of the bathroom I crawl into the bed andy down
beside him. I try to move but suddenly a strong hands grab my waist before pulling me to a hard chest.
I entwine my fingers with him and close my eyes. I feel him nuzzle my neck before he puts a kiss
behind my ear making me shiver.
"Thank you for letting me have some alone time. I really didn''t know what I needed at that moment but I
think now I understand what I need to do." He whispers.
"I know that whatever you have nned to do is going to be amazing. Just remember that I will be
always there for you." I response.
"I love you, Cara." He says while snuggling closer to me.
"I love you too." I reply while kissing his hand. I just wish that you will not leave me after learning
everything about my past.