Chapter Twenty-Six– The Lie
"What'd he say RK? Why won't you answer me?"
I stood in front of Madhuri in the doorway, just staring at her.
If she had been given to the Maliks…would she have been my Madhu? I was confused. No one could replace my Madhu, no one. But then…I just didn't understand.
I moved my eyes towards her shoulder and noticed her wearing a long sleeved shirt. I sighed. How would I see that birthmark if she didn't show me it herself? I mean…if she had it. Raj said she didn't, but I refused to listen to him.
I couldn't ask her about it either. Then she'd find something suspicious.
I felt her shaking my arms. Then I was taken out of my deep thoughts and I looked at her.
"What'd he say…"
"He hates you because you're an attention-seeker."
She let got of my arms as I just answered her.
"Seriously? That's all he said?"
"Yes."
I lied.
"Are you telling the truth? I thought you were going to get to the bottom of it."
"I threatened him but that's all he told me."
"Wow…"
She turned around and walked away as I watched her.
I wanted to call out for her and tell her the truth, but I couldn't. I didn't have it in me to tell her that the wrong family brought her up. To tell her that if she had been given to the right family, things would've been different…I didn't know how to tell her. I needed her to find out for herself…
I followed her to her room.
She sat on the bed, looking at the ground with a confused face. As though she were expecting more answers.
She looked up at me when she heard me come to a stop in front of her.
"Can you come with me Madhu?"
"Where?"
"I want to show you something."
She didn't bother asking me more questions. She stood up and followed me…towards my room.
Before I opened my room door, she spoke.
"What's in your room RK?"
"Just wait."
I opened my room door and she walked in for the first time.
She walked past me and into the middle of my room as I followed behind.
I saw her look around the room, as though she were in some sort of museum.
"You're…everywhere…"
She turned to look at me with a face full of excitement. Then her expression changed.
Her eyes went over my shoulder and she looked behind me.
She walked past me again and I turned to see her picking up a picture of my Madhu standing in her gorgeous black gown the day of the party.
She had the most beautiful smile on her face in that picture…
Madhuri looked at the picture and then stared at me.
"That's why I brought you here Madhu…"
Madhuri put the picture down and walked past me. I turned to see her going towards the bed…Madhu's side of the bed.
Just as she was about to sit down, I yelled.
"NO!"
She froze in the spot and then turned to look at me with confused eyes.
"Don't…sit there…"
Madhu looked towards the bed and noticed it was a mess. She looked towards the pillow and probably noticed a few drops of dried up blood.
She spoke quietly but shocked…
"Oh my god…"
She looked back at me again, her mouth open in shock.
"How long?!"
"Since the night she left…"
"You kept her side of the bed the same that long?! No one's touched it?!"
"Not even me…"
Her eyes softened and she walked towards me.
"It's amazing how much you loved her RK."
"Not loved…love. I still love her. But that's not why you're here."
"Look around, see her pictures?"
"I see yours more than hers…"
"Well wherever you see her pictures…doesn't it bother you?"
"Why should her pictures bother me?"
"Not her pictures…just the fact that she looks like you…doesn't that get you thinking?"
"Should it?"
"Yes Madhu, it should…don't you wonder if…"
"If she's my sister and I have another family out there in the world?"
"Yeah…"
"No. I don't wonder that. Because if all families are like the one I stayed with…I don't need to find out about this other family."
"They're not all the same Madhu."
"Oh yeah? Then where's your family RK?"
I went silent…I didn't know how to convince her that all families aren't the same when I wasn't living with my own family.
"That's not important. Don't you want to find out about your parents?"
"Aren't your sasur my parents? You already know about them…I don't need to."
I didn't know how to tell her that my sasur weren't her true parents…but I did want her to make them her parents. I know how much sasuma and sasurji went through after Madhu's death. I never went to visit them because they reminded me of her, but I know they went through a lot. Having Madhuri there would probably help them with how they've been feeling.
So I decided to lie.
"Well, if Madhu was your twin, then yes. They're your parents. And they're probably the sweetest parents you can find. Don't lose your opportunity to have a nice family Madhu. You can leave now."
She stared at me for a moment but didn't answer me.
I thought I saw a tear fall out of her eye, I had forgotten what she looked like when she cried. It felt as though I hadn't seen her cry in days. How strong could she be? And for how long?
I watched her as she walked out of my room in silence.
Note To Readers: Don't worry about the twist too much! I know it confused many people! But as the story progresses, things will be made clear. Also, for everyone asking if RK will hate Madhuri, well no he won't. Also he still only loves his Madhu, the one that passed away.
Edited by PrittB - 12 years ago
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