Unkahi kahani!

Painful Past

It had been 16 years since he voiced it out loud even to himself…He had those unspoken words and goodbyes, with those unshed tears..he had missed her in these 16 years terribly, especially when he saw other kids mothers taking care and loving their children, those birthdays which he spend under a lamp post gazing at the sky. All he had with him was her one photo, which had millions of mixed feelings and memories. 

As he remembered his mother, especially today when he needed her the most. Her lap to lay down and take a break from this nasty world. 

16 Years Ago :

They were a small family of three, with not much earnings with them yet happy and content with their laughters and small happiness. They were going to be a family of four soon and he was the happiest of all. As he always wanted a baby sister to look after. While baba was working in a Times factory as a worker. His earnings would be sufficient for them. While ma had been working as a maid in Natasha's house, especially looking after her needs. 

Natasha and her family trusted her like a family member and due to which Rehan and Natasha became friends. Soon baba lost his job due to lay off, which had put the entire family under stress. Mr Malhotra had offered baba a good pay job at his firm as a peon which worked for everyone… 

Things went sour after Jaan was born. Especially after ma had fallen sick due to the contaminated water. Due to which she suffered from typhoid. She recovered from that, but after a few days it relapsed. Making her all weak and fragile. While jaan was just a couple of weeks old making the situation worse was baba losing his job again. With nothing in the house to feed his children or treat his wife, he had resorted to polish shoes for minimum wages. 

Mr Malhotra had been a great support due to Baba and Ma's loyalty and dedication towards their work. He had sponsored my education and made sure about getting us basic supplies for our sustenance, which made the situation a little better for Rehan. But the medical bills for Ma couldn't be managed as a result her health deteriorated. 

Rehan who had seen all this didn't know what was waiting for them, especially when he had been bullied at school by the other rich brats.. Though he was the brightest among them in academics as well as music. He had won a lot of competitions, winning prizes money, which was mere 50-100 rs which was too much for him to meet his and his sister's basic needs. 

Due to this behavior by the students, he had hated them and was a loaf from the rest. While his mother's health was stable yet critical. He managed both his studies as well as the house and even made sure to work as a waiter at a restaurant nearby for house expenses. His mother who was bed ridden due to typhoid used to see this and believed that he would be acknowledged for his work and prosper. She was proud of her little Rehan who had turned responsible in no time, yet lost his innocence and childhood. Making her sad at the same time. 

A few days passed by and her health seemed to come back on track making lil Rehan and baba happy, but their happiness was short lived as the typhoid took her life right before Rehan's birthday. Though the Malhotra's tried their best to arrange for a doctor, it was too late. Rehan had gone into a shell that killed the child in him. With Ma's departure baba's health started to deteriorate. Rehan who had taken up the responsibility to take care of everything around him, especially jaan. 

It was that fateful night when Rehan saw his mother suffer and jaan cry for milk and baba helplessly run around for help, when he saw a big car stand near the signal, thinking about his mother and sister ;Rehan stepped in that pouring rain and went near the car just to be shunned away from those people. He begged them for help, instead of helping him they pushed the car door onto him, laughing at his state. After they were done with humiliating him they offered him money, which he needed and was ready for anything. 

A small 7 year old boy was made to dance in the rain and then polish their shoes with his vest, just for that small amount of money that he needed. He did everything that they asked him to do, at the end they handed him the money which was just a 5 rupee note out of that entire bundle. He begged them and pleaded with them. They pushed him on the road and drove. This sight broke his heart and shattered him. At least he had 5 rs with which he brought jaan milk and gave her, but for his mother he had nothing, while his baba ran every possible place to arrange for money. But it was too late.. Maa was no more and her last words were,"bache take care of yourself and Jaan.. Kisko kabhi kuch maat hone dena…" 

Having tears in her eyes and kissed her children for the final time and in a few moments she wasn't there with them. 

He yelled out in pain! Breaking into tears on the floor on the terrace he sat holding his guitar on the ground… He yelled out his heart, "Ma kyu ma! Why me? Wapas aao na Maa! Aapke Rehan ko aapki zaroorat hai…"Holding his legs closed to his chest he curled and cried. 

That day he saw what rich people were actually and what they portray themselves as. He had promised himself to get at their position and show them their place. He had held himself responsible for not being able to save his mother. He has/had hated the rich spoilt brat. Hence when Maya had spoken ill about his mother he revolted and made her go through hell. But gradually she had made her place in his life, but her one stupidity ruined it all. He had again begun to trust rich people, but no he was proved wrong! 

Even though Natasha had spoken to him and shown him sense, his heart was afraid to open up again for Maya. He gave it a lot of thinking and he did manage to convince himself about it! He was going to speak to her the next day and clear out the air and start anew! Whether being her friend or more will be yet to be seen! 

Apologies for updating it late... Bahut time se update nahi kiya tha for that sorry... But here is the next chapter... Let me know what you think about it :) 

It was heart wrenching to imagine and write this part! Hence it took a while to articulate it! It always pains to write such things... 💔

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