Ivan's marriage

David heard her shouting and immediately ran toward her father's room.

Emma: see David, dad is not waking up.

David step forward and Emma stepped back.

David check his heartbeat, and breath but couldn't get any response. His face showed ultimate grief following up moist eyes.

Emma: what happened David? Why he isn't responding? Tell me he is alright. Please David, say something.

David (dabing her shoulder): Relax Emma, you need to hear it with patience....... I have checked his heartbeat. Sadly he is no more.

Emma (shouting with mixed emotions of anger and sadness): No, you are lying. My dad can't leave me.

She pushed him aside and sat near her dad's face. She cleared her teary face.

Emma: Dad, please open your eyes. You can't leave me alone. I know you love me. How can you go away. No, this can't be possible.

I think, he is just unconscious David, we need to go to the doctor.

David knew that he is no more but just for Emma's sake, he called the nearest doctor.

Doctor reached the home in no time.

Doctor: I'm sorry, he is no more.

Emma (tears rolling down her cheeks): No doctor, please check one more time. He might be alive. Please check properly. He can't die this early.

David signaled doctor to go and hold Emma.

David: Emma, my dear sister. Have patience. I know you are a strong girl. You have the strength to bear the loss. My girl is strong, I know.

Emma (clearing her face, sat near her father): Dad, i won't weep now because I know you never liked me weeping. I just want to ask, why did you leave me so early? You could have wait for me to come. (Tears again rolled down).

I wish I could be there at the time of your last breath. How I would live with this regret? Dad, you promised me to stay healthy and alive. You promised to stay by myside. Then why dad?

She recalled all the happy memories with her father.

Flashback:

Emma's father wearing apron.

Emma (in her school uniform): Dad, I'm getting late for school.

Her father: No, I won't let you go until you finish this milk.

Emma (drinks hardly): may I go now?

Her father: No, your breakfast is still on the table.

Emma: Dad, please I don't like eating breakfast.

Her father: hmmm

He showed her favorite chocolate.

Emma: Aww dad, I'll eat.

He gives her the chocolate when she finishes her breakfast.

He made her wear the polished shoes.

Emma kisses her father: You are the best dad in the world.

Another memory:

They often use to play hide and seek in the playground.

Emma (touching him from back): I'm here. Hahahaha.

Her father (deliberately roaming around): oh, where are you? Here or There? Why I can't find you?

Emma: hahahaha, I'm here.

Her father: you are so smart, my little munchkin. You are so hard to find.

At last, he grabbed his little munchkin and both started laughing.

David called Carla and informed the girls about Emma's father.

Bella: what happened? Is everything alright?

Aina: is everything fine at your home?

Carla: it was David's call. He just told me that he is in Emma's home and...

Bella: and?

Carla: Her father has died.

Aina: what?

Bella: oh my God, may his soul rest in peace.

Aina: Ameen. We have to go right now. She needs us.

Carla's phone rang which she picked immediately.

On phone call,

David: Carla, Don't get out of apartment alone.

Carla: I'm not alone. Aina and Bella are with me.

David: Still you are girls. I have informed Ivan. He is coming to pick you all.

Carla: ok.

He cuts the call.

Carla: Ivan is coming to pick us. My heart is sinking for Emma. She had only father in this world. And fate has taken that too.

Bella: oh. I didn't know that. She is such a brave girl. She never expressed he difficulties and hardships. She bears everything alone.

Aina: True, I can't wait to go and hug her.

(A tear escaped from her eye).

I'm so worried about her. She was such a jolly and funny girl. She always made us laugh. I wish she bears the loss with patience.

Carla informed her mother about the death of Emma's father.

Ivan picked the girls and reached Emma's home in no time.

Some people from neighbors also gathers at their home.

Emma is sitting quietly with emotionless face near her father. Her eyes are stuck on her father. Her eyes are dried now.

Aina, Bell, and Carla are surrounding her and continuously trying to relax her.

Ivan's heart wrenched watching her situation. He couldn't see her in pain. He jus wanted to hug her and say, she isn't alone, he is always with him. He will stay by herside no matter what.

But he just couldn't.

But he promised in his heart to make her feel the happiest girl on earth.

A moist buildup in his eyes.

The whole night went by.

In the morning, his last rituals were performed and people starting leaving the home.

Emma didn't eat anything from yesterday. Aina is trying hard to make her eat something.

Bella and Carla are helping her.

Outside the room, David and Ivan was handling the men.

Carla's mother went outside when all the men left.

Carl's mother: how are you David son?

David: I'm fine, auntie. How are you?

Carl's mother: I'm fine too. It's a very sad new. I just can't tell how worried I'm about Emma. She is a girl. I'm worried how will she survive alone after him.

David: she isn't alone. We are all with her.

Carl's mother: I know my son. But how long would you stay with her? Would she agrees to live with you all? It's already getting dark. How this society will let her live alone in this home alone? This is a cruel world my son. It's hard to live alone especially for a young girl.

David: what are you trying to say?

Carla's mother: I'm just trying to say that we need to find someone for her to get married.

David: What? So early? Her father just died auntie. And you are saying about her marriage.

Carla's mother: I know it might look awkward to you but this is how it is. We need to do it as soon as possible or else she won't be able to get herself out from this situation. These walls and alone home full of memories will haunt her. Think about it.

David (curve appeared on his forehead): Hmmm.

After few seconds;

Ivan: I'll marry her. I'm ready to marry Emma whenever she wants.