a day to remember...

Will you marry me?...I asked
It was not a official proposal but the "Day" was special for me.It's Mrs. Banerjee's birthday,my mom whom I had never met but only heard from Mintu,my mashi,my guardian and my only best friend after him.
See sweety,actually you know what?
actually what??I asked again.
And this no changed my life upside down.
Mimi,I'm thirsty...Oh! Mimi.
yes dear!
6 years back and I still can't forget the DAY...
Its christmas,I'm in Texas,3 and half years had passed,my cake is in oven...my daughter Sara,she is in pre school...today was her pre-school graduation.My husband,Atul,the most loving and responsible person in this world i have ever met.
and He????
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Why He said 'no' that day,is still a unsolved question to me ever since!
though I didn't asked a single question then!After that I met him once more,after my 1st anniversary in India.
Today I'm thinking just because I don't have anything to think about...its a lame excuse,I said to myself.
Or may be because yesterday i dreamt of him or the man next door seemed to me like him or....No! not a single thought is true.
My couch pillow might had burst out if I hadn't smelt of something burning and it was my christmas cake.
Sara was upset and so did I.Though our mood changed after Atul took us for dinner and shopping.
After Atul came back from Sara's room,I thought to tell him everything because after Mintu's death and his departure,Atul was the only close one whose shoulders were always present for my support.More than I love him,I respect him a lot.
I couldn't think of anyone so generous and so calm and cool like Atul.
I tried to speak to Atul but he didn't seem interested because he hardly cared about my past,so I had to find the answer by myself.
Likewise six months passed as if its a day and today my baby is three.
Time:3pm-Three hours left for the party and I opened the envelope.
The first line of it made me drop the envelope.Its from him.May be now I should disclose his name because I'm writing what was exactly written in the letter.
Dear Sniggi(Snigdha),
I know its awkward to write you up after so many years.Actually you never had asked and I feared to answer and may be you will never bother to ask me "Why I left you that day?".Today you don't need the answer may be but it was impossible for me to live these three years with the dream of your unforgetable swollen kohl smashed eyes.I left you because I had no other option to live and I can't see you die without me.I have cervical cancer and long term treatments of kemo therapy are all in vain and few months left me to leave in my 10 by 10 government sponscered hospital room.All I can say, take care and good luck for your future.Do take care of my daughter.I know today is her birthday.I have nothing to give her other than lots of love and blessings and a little gift,such a poor father I'm.Gift is inside the envelope.
love
Rit(Ritwik)
I opened the envelope to get Sara's gift.I got the gift,its a pendant containing photos of me and Sara.I cried like a child and yes I got the answer,Sara remembered me of my Rit.