"Dev, tum bahar jaakar baitho""Par Maa..."
"Dev!", she seemed so very stern about this. Her eyes blazing with anger. Dev was extremely worried as he reluctantly trudged to the Hall and sat down on the chair.
His hands were trembling and eyes moist with tears. It wasn't that his mother had scolded him for the first time. Infact, he had always liked it when his Maa corrected him in life. But, today was different. Her words hurted. He felt that she was distant from him, in some other land. Their wavelengths couldn't match due to a reason. And he felt somewhere he was responsible for it. It must be him who has hurted her, hence this behaviour
He ran his trembling hands through his pocket to remove his phone. He dialled her and told -
"Sonakshi jaldi aa jao. Kuch baat karni thi.", his voice abrupt. Even Sona got worried and asked him twice but he refused to let out details.
She quickly reached the Dikshit Household and her eyes met the anxious figure of Dev, tapping his feet in tension.
She walked up to him and asked, "Kya hua Dev?"
He got up and held her hands in his.
"Mujhse pyaar karti ho?"
"Bohot"
"Mujhpar vishwaas hain?"
"Khudse bhi zyadaa"
"Toh Chalo", he said, tightening his muscles. A furrow appeared on his forehead as he took a deep breath and stepped into the kitchen.
"Maa..."
"Maine kaha naa Dev! Mujhe apna kaam karne se ab!"
"Maa tujhse... Tujhe kuch bolna tha"
Ishwari stopped her chores immediately. She looked up in his eyes. They shone in brilliance and reflected diligence and determination.
She wiped her hands in her Pallu and came out with him.
She saw Sonakshi was nervously sitting on the Sofa. She immediately got up as soon as she saw the approaching duo.
"Auntiji, baithiye idhar", she made her comfortable on the Sofa. Sonakshi sat beside her whereas Dev sat on the floor.
"Beta, apne kamre mein chalein. Baat gambhir hogi naa?", she said, looking towards Sonakshi with a certain level of disgust.
"Nahi Maa. Ab Jo hoga, yahin hoga", he said.
"Mujhe kal se hi pata tha Dev, tu mujhse kuch batana chahta tha. Ab bol"
Dev knew she couldn't be wrong when it was him. And this was the reason which gave him confidence on his doings and trust on the lady he called Maa.
"Maa, mujhe ... Mujhe"
"Bol naa Dev", she said, getting impatient. A thousand words to say. But when the chance came, he felt numb. His inner voice provoked him to speak the truth. But the thing was his fear. What if his Maa didn't Like her? What if she rejected their relationship? What if he couldn't meet His Sona henceforth? Those What Ifs were troubling him to no end!
But as its said, one. Should live in the present and face it as it is. The worry of future only worsens your present.
"Maa, main Sonakshi se pyaar karta hoon", he said slowly.
Sonakshi's heart skipped a beat as she felt a light flutter in her stomach. Her heart twitched a bit as she bit her lip. The truth was out to everyone!