Tapping his foot, he's looking at his chat with Infancy, did he provoke her?
Is she okay?
'Manu? '
'Manu? ' his mother's voice reached his ears,
(She dearly calls Aman as Manu)
He got up and opened the door,
'Whats up?! ' he asked her,
'I want to talk to you, come sit here' she said,
'Hmm' he sat down,
'Are you okay beta? ' she asked him,
'Maa? '
'Tell me, you okay? Why do I feel like you're not? ' she said,
'It's just, I'm tired maa' he said,
'Don't overthink, did you take your tablets?' He asked,
'Is the teeth still paining? ' he asked,
'Hmm-hmm' she shaked her head,
'Azan said' her face neutral,
'Did you met her? Faiza? ' she asked,
'Jii ma. I'm ' he said,
'I don't know but she looked different maa' he said remembering about faiza,
'She looked distant and different' he said,
'Hmm, I can understand' she said,
'Do you still..? ' she silenced her words,
'No maa, it's been long. I've no more to give' he said,
'Do you feel like you lost all reasons to be happy? ' she asked,
He is silent,
'I was like that' he looked at her,
'I was like that before meeting shivay' he smiled,
'You never said what happened, how you met father? I think only ghazal dii know all about you' he said,
'Of course she did! ' Mumthi laughed,
'Your grandfather never fond of me falling in love, he thought I would be betrayed, because the college I studied was not so good in discipline. Guys there are not at all normal. They used girls like their napkins, the initial days were horrible to cope up. Pappa doesn't want me to go far away cause that time bhai is also not here, so they chose that college. The college was good not the students. Not everyone but some. Days passed. I got quite good friends. The days were nothing less than the best days, one day I saw a guy.. He's my senior. I never knew he was my senior... One day he came up to me.. Started talking to me.. Strangely I felt good here' she said tapping her her heart,
'We started talking, days went so good.. Like adding extra sweetness to already sweetened life.. I was beyond happy.. We started going out but we didn't confess each other.. I was in love.. Like that time I thought I was in love.. Silly me.. But soon your grandfather found out I'm seeing someone.. He called me like this, patted my head to ask me who he was? And the details about him, he asked me to bring him home.. I took him.. He said yes the moment when I said my father wants to see you.. Your grandma grandpa... Fufa and bua everyone liked him.. They said he's a good guy.. We officially started dating.. We been to many places.. I never knew he had evil intensions.. It's my twenty fifth birthday he took me to one of my favorite place, we enjoyed a lot, after we went to see the night view in the glass door resort.. Suddenly he asked me to take it further and I said no.. It's not the time but as time goes he started forcing himself on me.. I had nowhere to go.. That time I didn't have my mobiles with me.. He raped me... I was shattered and devastated. One of the resort servants heard my screaming and he called the bhai. Then I started getting suicidal thoughts, I tried. Then family pleaded me to continue my studies. I continued'
Amag hugged his mother,
'I don't know what to say, it's shocking to hear but maa, you're nothing less.you hear me right.You're warrior Maa' he said,
'I didn't know you've gone through so much. Sorry maa' aman said,
She kissed his temple,
'How did you meet Daddy? ' he asked,
'I pulled myself from the dark memories and joined in another college.. It's was not like the previous one but it's a beautiful college. The people I met there are beautiful souls, aman. I had a friend there, she's my best friend but I posted all her contact. Same here, your father is my senior. He's a popular guy. Girls swirl around him 24/7. He won't look at anyone. He's undeniably rich too. We never crossed paths until one day. it's a college day. I saw him. I said right my friend, she's a south indian. She's your father friend too. She offered me a saree and him dhoti'
'Dhoti? ' he knows that dress,
'Yeah, we saw each other for the first time. I saw him that day. After that the whole five days I often saw him wherever I go.. I got scared, but his presence radiate some warmth in me. My friend always talks about him, so I know him too. Mary was very fond of sivay! ' she smiled,
'Mary Aunty loved daddy? ' I asked,
'Nooo' she knows I like him,
'You liked him? ' he asked his mother,
'Yes, cause I wasn't able to stop myself from liking him, but I'm scared to move further' she smiled at aman,
'She gave up on her love? ' he asked,
'No, they are friends' she said,
'Your father never talked to me, but when he first talked to me, he proposed me for the marriage. I didn't say yes to him. Instead he came home, talked with brother and father and they said everything to him. He went home after that. I thought he won't come back..hes like other men who always blame girls but I was wrong though. After a day, he came again, with a ring, we talked to each other for so long and he made me fell in love with him, he was the one who could cross the oceans for me and he did. I went to South Africa for a business trip, he accepted me but not his family after knowing what happened to me, they didn't like me. By that time, his family proposed marriage to their business friend, he travelled twenty five days to reach me..cause he didn't have money so he sneaked into the small cruise as a fisherman and travelled in the same dress with the left over foods. When he reached South Africa, I was almost in the plane to return india. I call off a medical emergency, got out of plane and went to meet him. We paid a huge sum as a fine and a warning'
'Pappa and Bhai asked him to go back, but he refused. He rented a house. By God's grace, he got his job as accountant. He chose me over his family, that much love sivay has for me. Comparable to his love, I did nothing. I just stayed beside him, still I'm doing that' she said,
'That's enough ' sivay entered the chat,
'That's enough, your presence is more than enough.. Okay' he said,
He kissed her forehead,
Aman hugged both of them and went to his room,
He turned back and asked,
'Did you guys are missing your old friend? ' he asked,
They looked back,
'Yes! So much' mumthi said and sivay smiled,
'Give me a chance to find her' he asked,
'Thank you' they both said,
He went to his room, he logged into his Facebook account to search for his parent's friend.
****
'Infancy, I'm sorry' Gadha said,
'Hey it's ok. Your boyfriend proposed to you and you already said right, when you both plan for a marriage, I should look for another place, Jasper already informed me, that I should look for the place to stay. It's really alright okay' Infancy hugged her,
'I just rented an apartment, for now I've booked my tickets, tomorrow night is my flight to India.. That's why I'm gonna shift my things now.. Okay' infancy said to her,
Gadha hugged her, ' Let me know when you need my help, I'll be right there for you'
'I know' infancy said,
'You're so precious, infan' she said,
'Thank you' infancy said,
Infancy :
Shifting my things to a new apartment, leaving the place where I felt like a home is very hard, when I came here, I never thought I would build a strong relationship with gadha. She's a wonderful woman. She saw all shades of me.
I'm grateful for gadha being always there.
Thank you gadha.
With this hardest good bye, I'm owing you a 'thank you'.
For the one, who always held my back,
Thank you Gadha.
I never knew settling the things would be so tiring, augh!
The excited part is tomorrow I'm flying to India. Uhf!
It's been three years, it's may 19,
I came here three years ago. Now, I'm no more struggling to earn a penny, I know how to cope up with the new culture and people. I know how to communicate, I know how to tackle the salary, I know how to save money and I know how to live with what I'm earning.
Landing in India may shoot up many emotions but I should be strong.
I'm done with this running. If I really get a chance, I'm ready to meet them.
They said,
if you start loving someone, you know how panful it is to be in love!
Suddenly, I feel.
I'm just left with only pain.
Am I loved you too dearly?
- Ancy
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