Part~26
A few days had passed by after Ram and Priya had met Seema. The two were eagerly waiting for Seema's call- especially Priya. Although she pretended to be very patient with in the whole situation, Ram knew she was dying inside.
But today...Priya was restless and she couldn't even pretend to be patient anymore. She shared her feelings with Ram, not knowing what else to do.
'Priya just relax! Seema ne kaha tha naa tumse ki woh tumhe phone karegi, tum shaant ho jaao'. Ram assured her.
'Ram agar mein Khushi se nahi mil paaun? Tab kya hoga?' Priya sat down on the couch with a jerk, nibbling away on her nails.
'Arre pehle Seema ko phone toh karne do! Tum relax karo, aur usne kaha tha ki woh family bohot understanding hai toh tumhari problem ko woh log zaroor samajh paayenge!' Ram exclaimed, sitting beside her and taking her hands in his.
The same spark that ran through Priya the other day, had ran through once again today. She kept trying to shove away the weird feel she got but it was basically impossible.
At that moment, Priya's phone rang with Seema's name popping up on the screen. Priya jerked her hands away from Ram and grabbed her phone, yanking it to her ear.
'Hello?' Priya basically screamed. 'Seema, bolo!'
Seema (on the other line): 'Priya I have talked to Mr and Mrs. Nair about Khushi, and your situation'.
'Haan toh kya bola unn dono ne?' Priya hushed.
Seema: 'Priya, dono bohot hi understanding hain aur tumse milne ke liye maan bhi gayein. Mr and Mrs. Nair have said that woh tumhara intezaar kar rahe hain, and they have left me their phone number to pass on to you'.
'Oh my god! Seema..thank you so much yaar! Tujhe pata nahi hai ki mein kitni khush hoon, thank you so much!' Priya exclaimed.
By Priya's reaction, Ram knew that it was definitely a positive response. He held both her shoulders firmly and replied with a reassuring smile.
Seema: 'You're welcome. Mein tumhe unka number message karti hoon taaki tum bhi usse baat kar paao'.
Priya thanked Seema again and disconnected the call, instantly looking at Ram who was extremely happy for her. She hugged him right on the spot tight, not knowing what else her heart wanted.
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Ram and Priya left for US a few days after Priya had sorted out everuthing with Mr and Mrs. Nair about Khushi. Like Seema mentioned, the couple were very sweet and extremely supportive of Priya's situation and were more than happy to have Khushi meet her birth mother.
Ram didn't know how to tell Priya this but he didn't want her to get any of her hopes shooting high across the sky. He knew Priya was genuinely very excited and happy, but he didn't want to see her come back home crying.
The two of them were sitting in their airplane to a direct flight landing in Boston. Ram could sense Priya was on cloud nine.
'Ram I am so excited to meet my daughter!' Priya gleamed at him.
'Priya, mujhe ussi baare mein tumse baat karna tha'. Ram began.
'Haan'. Priya allowed.
'Listen to me'. Ram started, holding her hands to assure her he was supporting her.
Priya hated this feeling now. She didn't want Ram to touch her anymore because the sense that travels through her body gives her the shivers, and she didn't know why but she instantly felt awkward.
'Tell me'. Priya urged him.
'Mein jaanta hoon tum bohot excited ho Khushi se milne ke liye lekin please yaad rakhna ki...shayad usko pata nahi hai ki woh adopted hai, ya uski asli maa tum ho. I mean, chaar saal ki hai woh bacchi. Mein nahi chaahta ki tumhari koi bhi ummeed toot jaayein, toh tum zara sambhaalo...apne aapko. Mein maanta hoon tumhe khush hone ka poora hak banta hai lekin...wahan jaake tumhe bohot sambhaalke rehna hoga. You will have to be strong'. Ram sighed.
Priya didn't say anything. She hadn't thought about the negatives in this situation, she didn't even begin to think about how Khushi will react to all of this. She shut her eyes in despair.
'Ram maybe this was a bad idea. Shayad mujhe Khushi se door rehni chahiye'. Priya told Ram.
'Arre nahi! Mere kehne ka woh matlab nahi tha! Priya tum milo Khushi se, I think it's a great idea. Tumhare mann ki shaanti ke liye, you should go meet her. Lekin bas...don't have your hopes too too too high'. Ram hesitantly said.
'What if she hates me?' Priya sighed.
'Aisa kuch nahi hoga Priya, I promise. Chaar saal ki hai woh, just relax'. Ram said.
Priya spent the whole 20 hours thinking about what will happen when she goes to Boston. Not even a tinge of sleep bothered her. From excitement came to a whole load of nervousness. Although Khushi was four years old, she was scared...really scared.
Ram sensed the nervousness creeping up on Priya's face. He didn't see much of excitement anymore. Even though he assured Priya that everything was going to be fine, he knew she was still scared.
When Ram and Priya landed in Boston, it was already 10:00 p.m there. The two of them checked in to a nearby hotel with their minimal luggage.
At the hotel:
'Your honeymoon suite has been booked. We will lead you to your room'. The receptionist looked up from his monitor, informing Ram and Priya.
'Honeymoon suite?' Priya repeated in shock. 'Ram? Kya hai yeh? Aapne hum dono ke liye honeymoon suite book kiya?'
'Umm...no, I think there's some sort of a mistake. I booked a regular room for myself and Ms. Priya Sharma, I hadn't booked any honeymoon suite. Could you check again?' Ram requested the receptionist.
'Sure sir'.
'What is this?' Priya shot the death glare at Ram.
'Meine koi honeymoon suite book nahi kiya, why would I do that?' Ram whispered angrily.
Interrupting Priya's angry response was the receptionist... 'Sorry sir, but according to the system you have booked a honeymoon suite'.
'Oh god'. Ram slapped his forehead. 'Could you please change it to a regular room for us, then? We don't want a honeymoon suite, we are not a couple'.
'There are no available rooms at this moment. The honeymoon suite is all that we have. We can notify you the minute someone checks out of a regular room, but you will have to pay extra'. The receptionist informed Ram.
'Priya looks like hum dono ko iss trip ke liye honeymoon suite mein hi rehna hoga yaar. Mere paas US dollars itna hai nahi ki mein aisi bakwaas ki cheezein par aise paise uda doon. I'm sorry'. Ram genuinely told her.
'Theek hai'. Priya reluctantly agreed.
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Ram and Priya were taken to their honeymoon suite. The first thing Priya noticed was that there was only a single king sized bed. There was a couch but Ram and Priya were too tall for it, there was no chance for either of them to have even a good 3 minutes of sleep on that couch.
'Ek hi bed hai'. Priya blurted out.
'Tum zameen pe so jaana'. Ram joked.
'Ram, it's not funny! Hum dono kya ek hi bed mein soyenge?' Priya exclaimed.
'Tumhe bed pe nahi sona hai toh tum zameen pe so sakthi ho!' Ram sarcastically replied. 'Come on yaar, big deal! Kitna bada bed hai, aaram se hum dono fit ho jaayenge!'
'Ram baat yeh nahi hai ki hum dono fit ho jaayenge ya nahi! Baat yeh hai ki hum dono DOST hain!' Priya stressed out 'dost'.
'Toh? Mujhe pata hai ki kuch nahi honewaala aur tumhe bhi pata hai! Come on yaar, das saal se ek doosre ko jaante hain hum dono. We can't make it awkward by some bed'. Ram yelled.
Priya couldn't figure out why this disturbed her so much but didn't bother Ram even quarter as much. She let out an angry and frustrated sigh, because she was irritated and embarrassed for a reason even she didn't know about.
'Toh tum decide kar lo ki tumhe zameen pe sona hai ya bed pe, kyunki meine decide kiya hai ki mein bed pe hi sonewaala hoon. Kal jab Khushi se milne jaayenge aur tumhe body pain chahiye toh tum aaram se zameen pe so jaana'. Ram frowned, and went off to change.
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