Na Bangaram (Pranushka)

Chapter 53

Anushka's Pov:

I sit down on the empty couch next to Prabhas, not daring to say anything.

I look up and see Sam leaning against the sofa across from us and she frowns, shaking her head not knowing anything.

"Amma, is everything ok, you seemed worried when you texted me," I finally say, breaking the tense silence.

"Yes I was worried, I was worried about my daughter and her husband," Amma screams out at me. I feel tears coming to my eyes as the look of disappointment from Nanna burns a hole in my skin.

"Amma I-" I get up to try and explain myself but she raises her hand to stop.

Nadhiya aunty stands up from her place next to Ramesh Uncle and looks at the two of us.

"I don't want you to be mad for telling your parents Anushka, but what you two did wasn't for the right reasons at all, and I did what I had to." Her voice is calm, as she looks between Prabhas and I.

Prabhas stands up next to me and I can feel his anger radiating off of him.

"Ma pls don't say that. We got married because we love each other," He stops to take my hand in his.

"And though we made the decision out of haste, we did for all the right reasons though you may not see it that way." His voice softens and my heart breaks for him. I know how hard it is for him to show his emotions, and I'm proud that he's acting so maturely.

"Who are you to say what you did was right," Nanna stands up and points at him, his voice booming through the house. Sam moves to put a hand on my shoulder out of support.

"Exactly. You should have talked to us. You are both kids, what do you know about love and marriage," Ramesh Uncle stands up and yells at us. The tears haven't stopped as my mind tries to block out all the disappointed looks and comments coming from all of them. I look up at Prabhas who has a blank face, but I know he's keeping everything inside.

"Please don't yell at them. They made a mistake, just as we all have at some point. They got married out of love, and people do crazy things when they are in love," Sam interprets them all to add her support for us. She has one hand on her stomach and she is standing next to me. Amma looks at her with a disgusted face.

"You would know." Sam looks down, with a hurt expression on her face. I take her hand and squeeze it. Just because the parents are mad at us does not give them an excuse to be rude to Sam.

I look at Prabhas and then at the door.

"We are leaving, please talk to us when you guys can learn to forgive us instead of getting indignant at us." I take Sam's hand and walk out.

Prabhas follows closely behind us and unlocks the car, and we get into the car without a single word being spoken by either of us. Finally Prabhas speaks up quietly.

"Sam should I drop you at Chay's place?"

She nods her head and looks back down at her fingernails. I can't help but feel bad. It is my fault she had to leave our house. I don't regret the marriage but since the marriage happened everything started going downhill.

After a bit we stop at Chay's house and Sam leaves with her duffel bag. Technically they got married a week ago but they still haven't moved in together yet. At least our parents made peace with her marriage and the baby. Sam runs out of the car and hugs Chay.

I smile a little as I watch them walk into his apartment together.

Prabhas starts the car again and doesn't say anything for a few minutes.