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Prose
Fulfil
Gourab Banerjee
"Dad, this is just too much. You can’t force your wish as my own and order me to fulfil it."
"I know. And I am sorry for how I did it, but I won’t be sorry for what I have done."
“You put her in my path, to fuel your desire!”
“To give you the warmth from the fire it had caused. Yes, I chose that orphan girl and took care of everything. Yes, I got her admitted to the same school and college as you. But I didn’t make you two fall in love. Call that fate, maybe?
Do you know how hard it was for me to get your mother’s hand in marriage? The only reason her father agreed was because she was a divorcée; otherwise, they wouldn’t have given their daughter’s hand to someone who was an orphan. What do you think would have happened to you after I died?”