Chapter 11
Amaira pov
My in law's have landed in our home and I keep doing extra effort to make them happy. After a hectic work in office, I walk home. My mom in law prepares dinner, I thank her for the sweet gesture but she taunts me back telling " yes if the daughter in law of the office stay all day out in short skirts, then somebody has to cook right? I cant let my family starve " I get annoyed her taunting my dress but ignore it. Aditya had reached home early so it was he who was supposed to cook. It was a rule of sharing responsibility and who gets home first was suppose to cook, but I find aditya sitting mum as he has gone deaf to his mother's taunts.
Next day In order to make my in law's happy, I decided to visit the famous lord ganesh temple along with them. My mother in law was very happy with this move. I text aditya that I would take his parents to the temple, he was very happy and told me that he couldn't join due to meetings. So I take a half day from office. On reaching home, I find my mother in law fidgeting with things in my draw. She found my contraceptive pills and threw it towards my father in law. See this girls uses birth control pills that's the reason, for their incomplete family I'm sure she hid this fact from adi also.Firstly she was not suppose to check things in my room and secondly it was me who was going to have a baby so let me decide. When sees me, she pretends as if nothing happened and tells we will leave for the temple in an hour.
We get down from the auto, the line for the pooja and worship seems to quite long. I mentally slap thinking it was a bad idea for visit,I tell them we ll worship from far but my mother in law insists we stand in line and have a proper worship. They were separate lines for gent's and ladies. After standing for a hectic 1 hour we finally have a proper worship, I sit on the steps while my in law's go for buying sacrament. Then suddenly I hear my mother in law screaming I rush to see crowd gathered around, while my father in law lying in a pool of blood. He was pushed by the crowd and he hit with a cement block. I freeze and then dial aditya but he doesn't answer. Then there a middle aged man around 35 he takes the lead and calls the ambulance and then we shift him to hospital.
Doctor after treating him tells that the wound is not so deep, he is unconscious because of blood loss, they have already spoke with the blood bank to arrange for blood and he would be discharged by tomorrow. My mother in law takes a breath of relief. Aditya was probably on the way, so I turn to thank the gentleman and later realize that he was mr.prem who works for NGO. During college days I and asad use to regularly visit his NGOs. He then smiles gently at me, nodding his head indicating me that yes he was Mr. Prem.
" thank you so much sir, I'm so glad to see you" I shook hands with him.
" well let your husband come, then you and asad can thank me together "
" well I'm married to someone else sir." I reply broken.
" I'm sorry but what happen?" " fate played a cruel game" then I see Aditya rushing towards the ward.i wave a bye to mr.prem and move towards adi. Later night aditya drives me back home. The journey was quite silent, then aditya of nowhere puts the balme on. " you should have taken care, I shouldn't have sent my parents with alone at all" . I felt so hurt how could he even blame me, I did it for their happiness and inturn all I get is this tears rolled down my cheeks, I wipe them and look outside the window. Though I dint like my laws much but still never thought bad about them. I imagined if I would be married to asad, how happy I would have been with his mother, she was such a sweet lady. Then adi apologies " I'm sorry,I was angry I din wanted to snap at you " I remain deaf to the apology and the drive to home was quite.
I walk straight to the guest room which is my bedroom now, I makeup my mind to contact asad, I open my laptop and go login my email, I see thousand mails from asad no wonder adi got so surprised and shocked seeing this. I remember how when we broke up, he sent me numerous mail and I ignored them all,as I dint have the courage to go through them. I finally press the compose button and type the mail
Dearest asad,
I don't know what to say, yet I have so much to share. I don't have the right even to apologize, yet I own an apology I don't know from where to start but I got to start from somewhere. How are you doing asad. The last two years of my life, though you weren't a part of it, still you were every part of it. How much I tried but couldn't take you out of my mind and heart.
I can't explain how important it was for my family to get my marrige done with Aditya. Few weeks before aditya had come to know about us. Since then he had taken a 180 degree turn, I don't find him as the guy I married anymore. I'm hurt, I'm broken. You promised me that whatever happens you would still be there for me till l the very end. You always offered friendship no matter how worse the thing's get. So still the offer is open? Please do let him know.
After writing the mail, I get scared to send it, what would be it's outcome. Taking a long breath I press the send button and its sent now no turning back. The next 5 min, my heart beat races in speed, then I shut down the laptop and lay curled up in my bed.
Asad pov.
Ethen realized whatever he spat was kinda awkward, maybe it was not a big deal in uk but here it was. Then we had a silent dinner, after which ethen returned to his room.
" how are you returning home zoya"? ammi asked caressing her hairs. " I would take a cab or they will be may autoricksaw on the road, I'll manage aunty" " no beta, its already late, asad will drop you home". " yea sure" i immediately grab the car keys before she hesitate or make an excuse.
We were driving past 20 min and all the way zoya was quite, there was an awkward silence in the air. Then finally zoya breaks the silence " asad I need to talk" the most scariest sentence, last time when a girl told me this sentence, we broke up and this is the second time. When a girl tells this you have two options, one run as far as you can and second be ready for a bomb to be dropped on you and tame the consequences. Since I was struck in the car with zoya the first option couldn't be implied. I nod my head for her to continue.
" did you make a pass on humeria? After what ethen said, if you could do that you could do that with humeria too" I stare in shock, I park the car at the roadside. I turn towards zoya, I massage my head taking her long breath I speak. " zoya I dint do a pass on humeria" " asad look I know one night stands are quite common in UK and my friend do that too, and it was your past I'm okay with it, its just sex but about humeria tell me the truth, dint you force her to sleep with you , I don't like and can't tolerate lies"
I hold her hands pleading to look into my eyes " zoya what ethen said was partially true, I was with a girl had some physical contact but no I dint have a night stand nor will I ever have and about humeria it was she who made a pass on me and forced herself on me, remember I called up telling I want to meet one, that was because I wanted to escape from humeria. I have no proof zoya but you should trust on this"
We sit in a moment of silence, then she gave me look of i trust you " yeah, humeria is not happy with married life, I can sense that " she keeps telling about humeria while I fight back the urge to kiss her and let her talk. Then I drive back to her place and stop near the lane when she tells me that I could drop her near her apartment, I look at her questioning through eyes, she tells that landlady already saw me dropping her and informed her parents. " oh sorry did you get into any trouble " " nope, it only fetched a date with akram and I'm planning to meet him again " I don't know if she told wantdly as she was kneely staring at my expression which was not so good then she burst out laughing
" stupid you still din get that? I love you idiot " she then grabs my head and kiss me hard, I could nothing but only react to her kiss, then we break the kiss, I could see a blush adoring her face, I was so taken away by her directness, I lean again to kiss when she pushes me back telling a mere good night and walks off.
When I drive back home, I only pray that ammi should be asleep as I really din want to have a embarrssing talk with her. When I enter I find ammi wide awake and sitting on sofa. I give a weak smile how did I even think she would be asleep. I throw myself on the sofa, placing my head in her lap. " I'm sorry ammi it was nothing like what ethen said, it was just a miscommunication " " you cleared about that zoya?" she asked giving me a teasing smile. I close my eyes while she caresses my hairs. " I like zoya asad she is perfect for you " " ammiii..." " what ammi" " you met her once and your so sure" " obviously she is pretty, intelligent, she wore a salwar for me, she dint even have alcohol and above that I could see so much of love for you " " ammi how do you know what she wears and behaves on rest of the day's " "I din get my grey hairs in vain asad i know everything, even that you are scared of commitment and if I will let you in this speed,I would see my grandchildren in next generation. Even your dad was like you and I had to take the lead, if I let him on his own you would have not come into this world" she tells pulling my cheeks and chuckles.
My mom was iron lady, my dad passed away at a very young age. She raised me and najma without any God parents and all she wished now was getting me married. " don't think much asad, leave the past aside, zoya is a wonderful girl and if you din like her you wouldn't be fighting so hard to protect her from ethen" I was surprised ammi noticed so much, I try to cover my face with palm's while she pulls my hand aside and whispers " you heart already knows the answer just let her know now" she pecks my forehead and walks to the bedroom. I await for the new Dawn maybe a new phase of life.
Thank you for your likes and comments, I couldnt reply but read them all. There maybe two chapters to go and then the end. Do leave your reviews.
Edited by shonayaa - 9 years ago
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