Na Bangaram (Pranushka)

Chapter 49

Miheeka's Pov:

I take off my shoes and ring the doorbell waiting for Sam to open the door. She opens the door and she looks like a mess. The poor girl I want to give her a hug. 

Without saying anything, she quietly leads me to her room. The door opens to lavender walls and pictures of her and Anushka all over the walls. I smile to myself as I think about her and Prabhas who have been married for two days now, and they are the happiest I've ever seen them. I sit down on her chair, waiting for her to say something. 

She invited me today to talk about baby things. I never imagined I would be discussing this with her, out of everyone I knew. Anushka and I used to talk about our future kids a lot, so talking about this with Samantha just feels out of place. We chat for a bit about our morning sicknesses and what gender we think the babies are going to be before I tell her I have to leave. 

Rana and I decided we were going to Ma's house to tell her about my pregnancy. I don't feel comfortable telling anyone else especially since it has only been one month and we just got engaged. I say bye to Sam and tell her to be strong before getting into my car to drive to Rana's house. 

I get out of the car and walk to the familiar walkway. Aunty has been so supportive of all the other stupid things me and Rana did but, this is huge and I know she is still a mom. She can't be supportive over everything. 

I take a deep breath and rub my stomach before pressing the doorbell. Rana opens it, his eyes briefly meeting mine. I can tell he is tense too, his eyebrows are furrowed and he looks like he hasn't been getting enough sleep.

Rana's Pov:

Miheeka walks inside and I close the door behind her. I take her hand and give it a light squeeze, trying to tell her to be strong. I'm not exactly sure how Ma will react but I do have a slight idea and it isn't a very good one. But, Miheeka has hope and I'd hate to take it from her. I squeeze her hand as we walk into the living room where Ma is sitting down flipping through a magazine. 

She raises her eyebrows, "Why are you both sitting so seriously? Is Miheeka pregnant or something?" 

She takes off her glasses when we don't reply, "Is something wrong?" 

She looks between us two, waiting for an answer. I move to speak up, but Miheeka looks at me shaking her head. I feel my throat go dry as I focus on my breathing so I don't explode before we even tell her. The silence in the house really isn't helping the tension. She lets go of my hands and we stand up, moving towards Ma.

"Aunty," She takes a deep breath, moving her hand to her stomach.

"Aunty I'm pregnant," I look up at Ma, whose eyes go wide and her mouth drops. 

I grip Miheeka's hand tightly as she looks up at me with hopeful eyes. We both turn back to Ma, who has a straight line on her mouth, her eyes ablaze. 

She steps up towards Miheeka, and her hands meets Miheeka's cheek, breaking the pin drop silence. I drop her hand out of shock and Miheeka steps back a little covering her cheek with her palm. 

My jaw tightens and I immediately reach out for Miheeka's arm and pull her back towards me. I look up at Ma, who is fuming with anger, her eyes looking at mine. I don't care that she is my mom, she just slapped my fiancée who is carrying my child. 

I look at Miheeka who is looking down at the ground as Ma glares at the two of us, her gaze so sharp I feel like it's making a hole in my head. I reach down for Miheeka's hand and I wrap my fingers around her wrist, tugging her towards the door behind me. She doesn't protest as I open the door for her to get into her car for us to leave.