God's hand
"OH MY GOD" Mandira screamed "You are kidding me" she shouted
"i am not" Ashvin said quietly
His new "wife" was knocked dead with the flu and he sat in the balcony drinking sprakling water staring out into the lush Indira Nagar neighborhood
"ASHVIN" "Dimaag kharab ho gaya hai tumhara. Aisa mazaak mat karo" she shrieked
"No Ma, I am married now. You might change your mind if I tell you who I married" he mumbled
Stretching out... he was wearing white cotton shirt and a navy slacks folded at the ankles
"Rajat's daughter AANYA?" Mandira shrieked in delight
"Nope" he said, sitting up
Pulling his shirt down
"This has to be a joke. OK I will play along." she was amused now
"I married Prakash Shanbag's daughter Trisha" he said emotionlessly
There was complete silence at the other end
His mother sobbed uncontrollably
"wHY? WHY DID YOU DO IT Ashvin?" "Ashvin" "Say you are lying" she begged
"I am not" he said a lil shaken now
"Hey eeshwarrr" she sobbed more
"I was done stewing about it" he said
"How could you do such a insane thing? Dimaag kharab ho gaya hai tumhara. This is just the worst thing. You have completely destroyed any credibility left with Dadu now" she was stunned
"I dont think I had any Mom" he said "I lost it 10 years ago"
"Kya kiya Ashvin. WHY? WHY?" she sobbed
"I am sick of him trying to manipulate my life" he said
"YOU PICKED HER? duniya mein baaqi ladkiyan kya mar gayin thi? You go off any marry a girl... umm... like that... umm.. umm.. THAT GIRL? Do you even know what she looks like?" Mandira was disgusted
"You have to realize I married her for a reason" NOT LOVE his tone implied
"Ashvinnn why did you do it? OH GODDD. You Daddd will be sooo disapointed" she spoke in present tense like she always did when upset
"He was Mom... long before he left us" Ashvin showed first signs of emotion as he choked up
Mother and son sniffled quietly
" you need to stop crying" he whispered softly
"Your life is ruined... when will this stop. All this hate, and anger and frustration" she said philosophically
"I dont know" he said emotionally
"I am just praying you didnt do anything legal or permanent and you can come out of it unscathed" she feared
"i didnt do anything illegal" he corrected her
She whimpered
"Ashvin it has been hard... since your Dad passed away... Ive been holding on to my hope that things will improve. You have destroyed everything"
"i have no freedom to do anything Mom. You know it. I am constantly under a sword, the neck on a guillotine" he ranted
"He doesnt mean to do that" she reassured him
"Oh he does. I have effectively gotten him off my back. He can officially throw me out of the family now" he said
"How will you survive?" she exaggerated
"Umm.. I am going to be OK"
"No you are not OK. You married a nobody to spite your dadu. You work for him. Its his company. Dont you get it?"
"I do. I am OK if he fires me"
"PLEASE LETS NOT TELL HIM" she hissed gasping
"I dont think we can swing that. I made a deal. Prakash Shanbag gets a franchise of Ready Noodle for me getting a wife"
"OH MY GODDD" she bellowed
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