Betrayal
"I dont think I want to answer that" he said unemotionally to her accusation, of not feeling anything for Ranjan
"Which means you dont feel a thing" she slammed
"You have no idea, you werent there, so you dont know" he said bluntly
"I dont mean to hurt" she said emphatically
"Enough II" he ordered gruffly
"You dont even have an opinion for me?" she asked accusingly
"I dont!! This is not connected with me, this is not something I initiated and this is not something that impacts me" he said matter of factly
"I have to give it to you, for being so aloof and unconcerned"
"If insulting me will help you make a better decision and go right ahead" he said through gritted teeth
"Did u not want me to host it at home"
"Why do you want to know my opinion?" he counter argued
"Because meri TUMSE shaadi hui hai" she shrieked
"But not so that I can tell you if you need to go to Chachus or celebrate at home" he said coldly
"You deny when I ask you if you dont care about Dad feeling bad, but I KNOW you dont care" she said firmly
"Since you seem to know everything, you should not ask me about where to host your event" he slammed her back
"Main Dad ko lekar chinta kar rahi hoon, tumhe to meri fiqr bhi nahi hai" she said smiling humorlessly
"If taking potshots makes you feel better then go right ahead" he informed
"Paanch saal ho gaye is baat ko, mujhe kahogey nahi, mujhe kuch bataogey nahi, am I allowed to make my own assumptions?" she accused
"I never attempted to cloud your judgement" he was truly angry
"Theek hai" (she sobbed huskily) "Par tumne mujhe SACH batane ki bhi koshish nahi ki na?" she begged
"Well there are various versions to the truth, you obviously know one already, the other versions wont help you much"
"Mujhe laga jab Dad saath hotey hain, tab tum baat kar lete ho, mujhe laga unko lekar hamare saath tum chalte ho, unki"
"I cant fake it for your sake II" he said rudely
"So YOU DONT FEEL ANYTHING FOR HIM?" she concluded her analysis
"I will let you run with your opinion" he shrugged
"Suno" he begged
"Id dont want to talk about it he said"
"Lekin kab taq?" she asked agonized
He did not respond
"I promise"
"I said enough, II" he ordered unwilling to say
"I should go and do what I feel like, hurting Dad either way? Tumse poochhoon agar, to tum kahoge,
"jo tumhari marzi" that doesnt offer me any solution? No?" she was devastated
"You cannot coerce me to feel what you feel (for Ranjan)" he reminded
"Ofcourse not I know that" "You told me that in your office remember? When I asked you if you sent Dad to talk with my Appa?" she asked deeply hurt
"That has nothing to do with what I feel for Chachi or" he stopped, she held her breath hoping he would say "Dad"
But he didnt...
"You basically want nothing to do with your family" she spoke calmly
"You dont want people's expectations, it ties you down, it bogs you down. You want to be left alone. THATS why you always choose Paris" she said alarmed
"Too bad for you occasionally shit happens back home and you are asked for an opinion or advice and you quickly reneg
"You might be right" he said silkily, she bit her lower lip drawing blood, her tear ducts filled up...
"You could be wrongly accusing him you know" "He feels sorry"II blurted angrily, one last outburst... unplanned, spontaneous, passionate
AYYYO!!!!!!
DID YOU JUST SAY THAT?
DID YOU JUST TELL YOUR HUSBAND YOUR FIL IS NOT GUILTY?
"Sorry it was discovered, you mean?" he said and hung up
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Periappa wasnt discharged today, he was going to be on Monday Oct 5th... she had somehow go convince Appa to send him over
Ranjan had already ordered a elaborate hospital bed, and had the furniture moved out of one of the ground floor bedrooms
She walked inside in a daze... quickly wiping her tears.
APPA TOLD YOU A 100 TIMES
HE WAS SERIOUSLY WORRIED FOR YOU
YOU WERE SO CARRIED AWAY
I AM ASKING HIM WHAT HAPPENED WITH MA THOSE LAST TWO DAYS
HE WONT TELL ME
WELL... WHY SHOULD HE TRUST YOU
HOW CAN HE EXPECT ME TO LIVE IN THIS MYSTERY OF SECRECY
THIS JUST PLAIN AWFUL
ITS NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS
AND YET I AM STRUGGLING TO FIND COMMON GROUND BETWEEN FIL AND HUSBAND
HOW COULD SAM LET THEM BE?
WHY DIDNT SHE FORGE ATLEAST A FAKE ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE TWO
HOW CAN ANYONE LIVE IN SUCH A DISILLUSIONED SITUATION
WHY DOES MANYA ALWAYS BLAME EVERYONE ELSE OTHER THAN BHALLAS
SO IF DAD IS ACTUALLY WRONG
IF HE IS A CRIMINAL IS IT OK FOR ME TO LIVE IN THIS HOUSE WHEN MY HUSBAND IS NOT IN TOWN?
AYYO
APPA FEARED DAYS LIKE THIS DI
YOU WERE TOO OBSESSED WITH CLIMBING INTO BED WITH HIM
YOU DIDNT GIVE A DAMN FOR APPA
THINK ABOUT THIS II
BETRAYAL AS THEY SAY NEVER COMES FROM ENEMIES
AYYO!!
HOW WILL I TELL DAD I AM NOT GOING TO CHACHI'S?
ITS MY VERY FIRST FORMAL INVITATION
EXACTLY AT THE TIME "I" WANT TO DO THE EVENT IN THIS HOUSE
She leaned by the Monet, closed her eyes...and cursed the day she followed him home to get her purse
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