Akshita's pov
"Acha sun voh teri bua aane wali hain toh unhe konsi saree dun ? Nayi kharid dun yaa phir pehle se jo rakhe hain naye voh de dun ?" Mummy asked on phone call.
(Listen your Aunty is coming so which saree I should give her ? Should I buy a new one or else give the new ones which I have already kept)
"Main kya bolun isme ? Yeh apke ghar ka matter hai" I said the same line which she tells me whenever I gave an opinion in THEIR family matters and there was awkward silence for a minute.
(What should I say ? It's a matter of your house)
"Hmmm Akshita beta kuch din ke liye tum rehne kyu nhi aa jati ? Advik bhi tumhe bohot yaad karta hai. Ek saal ho gaye hai shaadi ke baad tum kabhi rehne hi nhi aayi yahan" I could feel the sadness in her voice which made my heart shrink.
(Why don't you come here to stay for some days ? Advik is missing you so much. It's been almost one year you didn't come here to stay)
Yes I never stayed there for even a single night. I hardly visited there for few hours.
"Haan aaungi time hi nhi milta" a dry chuckle left my mouth.
(I will come. I am not getting time)
"Shivani bhi toh wahan rehne aati hai na uske beti hai toh bhi time nikal leti. Phir tumhe kyu time nhi milta ? Teri bua ko hi dekhle kabhi kabhi rehne aa jati hai itne saalon baad bhi" I giggled at her annoyance.
(Shivani also comes to your house for somedays she has daughter too. Then why can't you have time ? See your Aunty only she comes here to stay even after so many years)
"Voh alag baat hai tera agar sasural mein mann lag gya ho. Tere sasural walein zyda pyaar karte hon tujhe" she continued.
(Maybe your are more happy at your in laws home. Your in laws love you more than us)
What should I tell her ? That I don't want to fall weak by staying there.
I have adapted my current life with so many difficulties and if I change it for even a day then it will be hard for me to be like this again.
"Acha okay ! Shivani di jab chali jayengi toh main aa jaungi rehne ke liye pakka promise emotional blackmail na karein"
I agreed unwillingly afterall I don't want my family to suffer for long.
(Okay I will come after Shivani Di leaves.
I promise I will come to stay don't do emotional blackmailing now)
"Bohot ache main intezaar karungi tumhara. Chalo ab phone rakho" said Mummy joyfully.
(Very good. I am waiting for you. Now hang up the call)
Hanging up the call I head towards the store room because Ishan asked for some old clothes to donate among the poor children with his college friends.
Opening the door of the storeroom I was welcomed by darkness, my hands fumbled on the wall searching for the switch and the lights were on. Waving my hands to get rid of dust in the air I started to find the carton of clothes.
A box fell from the shelf scattering few things on the floor,bending down I was about to keep the things back in the box when my eyes spotted few pictures. Pictures of a girl that too not one but many. I looked closely to identify the girl, my eyes widened in shock and tears welled up in my eyes. Bending down I picked those pictures.
Those were my candid pictures beautifully captured. One by one I checked those pictures most of them were of our home only but one picture caught my attention it was from Gupta's son's wedding where Aditya family saw me for the very first time.
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Tangled Love
General Fiction"Aditya what are you saying ?" I asked him with glossy eyes. Not believing at my ears what he said. No this can't happen he can't say this. "I am saying right and I don't give damn if it hurts you" he said with anger dripping from his voice. "Plea...
