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It had been a very difficult time for my mom after my father died. Not that financially we were struggling, we had a pretty good savings by my father which helped us through his absence.

The will was a lot and I was still young so my mother remarried a guy, he was a relative and owed favors to my dad so eventually he married her so that the money could be protected and there would be a man in the house. This was so that the outsiders wouldn't take advantage of my mom.
This guy Varun was younger than my mom and was unmarried till he did marry my mom. He was unemployed and wanted to start his own business. My father had helped him get loans from the bank and set up shop. But it was his misfortune that he lost everything. he would stay in our guest house only. The failure had effected him and he wouldn't talk a lot.

He was my mothers choice when everyone pressurized her to get married so that she would have company and security as Varun was harmless and he was known. He was asked about he marriage, he just nodded. It seemed like it didn't matter to him. He was lost in his own world. Finally my mom and Varun got married. I went off to the hostel to continue my studies.
I would come back for holidays and my mom would be happy to see me. My mom was still gorgeous
In the night I slept in my room, Varun in the study and my mom in her room. I was cordial to Varun as I felt bad for him. he was stuck with us for the rest of his life. I never saw him talk too much to my mom or be with her. He was just 10 years older than me at 29. There was a time when we used to plat together.

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