Mayank was in his room in a black vest & track pants
doing push-ups. he concentrated on the repetitive chore
to empty out his mind. A knock sounded on his door &
he looked up. door was pushed & his mom peeped in, " may
i come in Mayu ??"she asked smiling her typical 1000 watt
smile.
" good morning Maa !!! " greeted Mayank getting up &
mopping his face with a towel, " come on in ." Shilpa
walked in carrying a tray with a kettle & two cups. the
moment she walked in Shilpa could smell oil -paints which
let her know her son had been painting.
She knew it would be the case.
Shilpa kept the tray 0n a small table & took a careful look at
her son's face. she saw what she expected to see , fatigue
caused by a sleepless night. Mayank saw her looking at him
with worried eyes & he gave her a reassuring smile.
"you pour out the tea, Maa & i will washup & be back." said
Mayank going inside .
Shilpa just stood there undecided whether she should wait
for Mayank to show her the painting which had kept him up
for night or whether she should go & take a look at it .
she knew Mayank would not mind as he shared every thing
with her, his happiness, his problems ,things that troubled
him. that is why she was there in Mayank's wing early in
the morning ,to find out what was troubling him this time.
in the end curiosity won & she stepped in his studio &
gasped in awe.
she saw the latest painting resting on easel ,it was again of
Mayank's fav subject, Nupur.
This was his best painting to date. from the clothes in the
painting she could see Mayank must have painted it ,the
way Nupur looked on the day they both had gone for the
hike.
Mayank had painted Nupur sitting on a rock , her face tipped
up . *my son is so talented*,thought Shilpa with pride.
Mayank had captured Nupur exactly. the painting looked
beautiful & it felt like Nupur would start talking any second.
Nupur's eyes in the painting were life like. the mixed feeling
of love & admiration shining in her eyes was easy enough
to see. as Shilpa had seen it herself in Nupur's eyes ,she
knew it was not her son's imagination .
* so what is troubling Mayu then??* thought Shilpa.
Mayank walked in just then carrying the cups. " here you
are Maa!!!" he said handing over a cup to Shilpa. " so what
do you think??"
" its exquisite Mayu. you have captured her just so. i was
just thinking that my son is so talented." said Shilpa
smiling at Mayank.
Mayank felt a quick flash of warmth & pride at his mom's
praise. he smiled a broad smile that showed his dimples. "
thanks Maa!! " he said hugging his mom with one arm.
both sipped their tea companionably.
Shilpa set aside her cup & turned towards Mayank.she put
her palm on Mayank's cheek & asked him " so tell me whats
wrong Mayu?? you are not quite yourself for past couple
of days. whats happened ?? "
Mayank just shook his head in denial ," nothing Maa, i
am... " he trailed off at his mom 's *Don't try to fool me buddy * stare.
"drat!!!! i can never get off hiding things from you , can I
Maa ." sighed Mayank.
" you never should try to Mayu , i know my son inside out."
said Shilpa laughing.
" i don't want you to worry Maa." began Mayank.
"worrying about you is written in my job description Mayu !!
Shilpa cut Mayank off" now go ahead & tell me whats
wrong??"
" nothing is actually wrong Maa & i want it to stay that
way." said Mayank " couple of nights ago i had a dream
which reminded me of the pain , the despair of a shattered
heart.i dreamt of the day when Nupur broke off our
engagement , or should i say when Esha broke Aman's heart
along with the relationship. it came back flooding into my
heart Maa, it upset me very much. i don't want it to happen
it to me a second time . so i am staying away from Nupur
till i work it out . what if she does not feel the same way
about me ,as i do for her?? so i am taking it easy . "
Shilpa patted Mayank's cheek & holding his arm pulled him
infront of the painting. " look at this Mayu, look at Nupur's
eyes that you painted . how can anyone mistake the
feelings in them?? they are there beta,they are there for
you, i have seen them myself. and since when has my son
learnt giving up on any challenge?? i know my son will face
every adversity & come out victorious. i have every
confidence in you."
"Plus you want to know something?? Nupur also is not her
usual self for past couple of days , she misses you ,but does
not know what to do about it. " said Shilpa smiling &
hugging Mayank. Mayank hugged her back, he felt very calm
after talking to his mom.
he felt that now he could focus on his goal again.
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Edited by .SA. - 12 years ago
Kumkum Bhagya
