Myra's POV

"Hey Myra" I felt an arm around my shoulder from behind.

Before, I was checking medicine pad for Granny. She was sleeping under medicines effect.

"Andrew what happened?" We were always comfortable with each other.

"Nothing"

"Are you here?" I asked still observing medicine dosage.

"Yes just finished my duty."

"Are you not leaving?"

"Yes I am. But I wanted to tell you something." He fumbled.

I nodded encouraging him to talk.

"I am going to my parents house. It's Mom's birthday."

"Ohh that's great. I will call Mrs. Jones to wish."

"It's kinda a family dinner and I want to take you with me. Please don't say no." He begged cutely.

"Andrew but it's your family time and I am an outsider. So."

"Come on you can be a part of our small family..... if you want."

I know Andrew has feelings for me. Last time he had proposed to me as well.

"Myra, please, please say yes dear."

'It's going to be difficult.' I bit my inner cheek.

"I know you need some time but I really like you and we can date for sometime."

"Andrew, I hope you know where we are standing?  In ICU that too in my Granny's cabin. Thank god she is sleeping." I passed quick glance at Granny. I tried to keep it casual.

" Please Myra, at least let's give us one chance. Let's see if we can work out together. May be we will..." He became serious all of a sudden.

'No please no Andrew don't make it too hard for me.'

"Andrew please don't make it uncomfortable for me. You know... I can't. Sorry. Please." I trailed off looking everywhere but not at him.

"But.."

"Andrew I am committed to someone." I did not let him finish.

Finally, I had to accept the reality of my life. I hate myself to break his heart.

His moist eyes tried to peep inside my soul. I held his hand in mine.

"I don't want to give you any false hopes. You are a wonderful person and any girl will be lucky with you but I am not that lucky one. Please try to understand."

"Who is that lucky guy?" He blinked his eyes looking everywhere.

"Give me some time, I will personally tell you everything."

"Are you sure?"

I just nodded my head still staring at his face. I gulped for a moment.

"I can... I can understand." He chocked.

He turned to go out but swiftly turned to pull me in bone crushing hug.

"I jealous of him whoever he is?"

"Andrew" I just caressed his back.

"Just stay here for a moment." I felt his one tear dropped on my shoulder.

After a moment he broke our hug, stared at my face for a moment before leaving.

'I am sorry Andrew. But I am helpless.'

'I have to do this for Granny.'

'I have to do this for Neev. He is so small, he needs me.'

Again my mind went towards the discussion I had with Mr. Dev Singhania three days back.

"Do you want me to marry my sister's husband?" Words were even out without any realization.

"No. I am asking you to marry my divorcee son who has one little innocent life to take care of." His thoughtful answer.

"This is not possible."

"Why? I promise I will take care of your Granny's treatment. Even I will personally talk to best doctors to look in to her treatment. We might see some hope for her betterment.'

I stared at him with out any word.

'Will Granny become fine?'

'Ohh come on don't have high hopes, she is on last stage.'

"But still... how can you?"

"My son has divorced his disloyal wife. Their divorce has been registered in court. He has clean status. And now he needs to move on. You can be his legally wedded wife."

"That's not what I am referring to Mr. Singhania."

"Then?"

"Your son will never agree."

"So you are agreeing." He made a point and continued with confidence, "You don't have to worry about him. He will say yes."

"I did not accept."

"Myra" first time his voice turned soft. "I know you will accept for Neev."

"Neev needs a mother."

"But he has dotting father." I tried to contradict.

There was humorous chuckle.

"Neil is stubborn but he is not in position to take care of his baby. He, himself is broken from inside. Do you want that innocent baby to suffer because of it?"

Neev's mention brought his innocent face in front of my eyes. Those big dark brown eyes used to find his mother in my face. I could not control tears rolling over my cheeks.

"I have seen your care and love towards him. You will be the best mother for that little one."

"So you want me to fix your broken son. And take his beloved wife's place?" I was one of the witness of Neil's love for his wife. Possessive Husband. Actually obsessed husband.

"If you fix him that will be cherry on the top. I want you to create your own place in his heart."

"Your son will never accept it. He even hates to see my face." Over last 6 months I have seen Neil, he even hated to see my face.

Surely, my face must have been reminding him about Meera. Being identical twins, me and Meera had much resemblance in our look and appearance.

" Just give some time, he will see your golden heart. As I said earlier, he will say yes."

"Are you going to force him?"

"Kind off." He shrugged his shoulders.

"He will never give up."

"I have my ways." His confident tone pass shudders down my spine.

'Do I have any other choice?' I turned to stare at him.

"So it will be a compromised marriage?" i bored my eyes into his for the first time.

"I understand it will be difficult for you initially but I can see blissful future for you two."

'Why does he have to be so optimistic about this?' I shook my head slumping down on the near by chair.

"I am taking this as yes from you." He tapped my temple.

"And one more thing, after marriage, you will take 12 months of break from your internship. You can resume back once Neev becomes 18 months old. I want you to give maximum concentration towards Neev and your marriage."

'Can this be possible?' Question surfaced on my face.

"I am trustee of Trillium, of course I can at least do this in return." His assured smile left me with dropped shoulders.

"Take care" with that he left leaving me to immerse in my miseries.

"You should have said yes to him" Granny's weak voice broke my trance. I wiped my tears hiding it from her. "He is so cute."

"Granny please. You need rest. And when did you wake up?" I kept it casual.

"When he was cutely proposing you. And you broke that poor guys heart." Clearly she was not happy.

"Granny you should not talk more." I tried to sound strict.

She rolled her eyes.

"Are you still stuck with that violinist?" now she was frustrated.

I opened my mouth but words could not find their voice. 'From where did he come in this?'

"Ohh come on my dear, I know your teenage crush."

"Granny please it was way too long, I don't even remember it."

"Ohh really?"

"Granny, I was just 12 -13 that time. Just a kid."

"Yes but you were totally whipped. I know how much you were excited to go to your music academy."

"Granny I did not even know anything about him. Infact, I never met him. I did not even know his name. It was just so stupid of me."

"Yes and that's why you turned down all your classmates to be your date for your high school prom party. Also you never had any boyfriend."

"Granny he is old story. A closed chapter. Let's not talk about it."

"But then why did you say you are already committed? Is there any one in your life?"

'Ohh shit what should I reply now?' I bit my inner cheek.

Granny stared at my face for a moment trying to find out something.

She touched my palm with her wrinkled hand.

"My dear Myra, listen to some wise words from this old lady. We need to hold a hand of that person who loves us. Not the person whom we love."

"I had said this to your Mom as well but she did not listen to me. Rest you know what happened?"

"And what if our feelings are reciprocated in the same way by other person?" I asked out of nowhere.

'Am I being too much optimistic here.'

"Then that's called a true, pious love. One should never give up on it. One should fight with the world for it." Granny tried to find something in my eyes which I averted to hide.

I kept on staring at her face trying to process her words.

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