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Anokhi's phone alarm starts ringing.

Anokhi's smile vanishes.

Anokhi-Chalo bohot khel kud kar liya.
Ab time to rest.

Aanya-No mumma.

Anokhi-Aanya you need to rest.

Aanya-Mumma aap mat jao naa.

Anokhi-I wish mein ruk pati but mujhe class lena hai naa.

Aanya-Mumma aap kyu mujhe chodke chale jate ho.

She gives the grumpy expression.

Anokhi-Kaam karna hai naa mujhe please. Mein ek ghante mein aa jaungi  fir hum khel sakte hai.

Aanya-Nhi.

Anokhi-Achaa mein yhi hoon table par but awaz mat karna.

Aanya-No.

Shaurya-Please naa mom ko kaam karne do.

Aanya-Mom bas kaam hi karti hai. Woh mujhe school se pick karne nhi aati jaise baki moms aati hai.

Shaurya-Aanya! Achaa bolo mom ne kabhi bhi pta miss kia aapka? Kabhi bhi aapko mom ki zaroorat thi aur woh nhi thi? Abhi bhi mom dekho kaise apna kaam kar rhi hai aur papa ka bhi.

Aanya-But.

Anokhi-Achaa suno. Dekho agar mein aapko school mein jaane se rokoon toh kaisa lagega aapko?

Aanya-Achaa lagega. Ghar par masti karenge.

Anokhi-Achaa yhi question mein aapse kuch din baad puchoongi batana tab.

Anokhi gets up and leaves.

Shaurya-Arre Anokhi! Anokhi suno naa.

Anokhi-I am ok Shaurya. Tum Aanya ke sath rho. Mein lecture lene jati hoon.

Anokhi walks off sadly to take the lecture. Here Aanya is grumpy, turns her face away. Anokhi absent mindedly takes the lecture. After lecture she comes back to Aanya and tries to cuddle her but Aanya goes and hugs Shaurya. Anokhi feels hurt and leaves after checking if either Shaurya or Aanya have fever. She goes and sits in the other room and is in tears.

Anokhi(In her mind)-Aanya.... Mein usse bohot pyaar karti hoon. But mein usse kaise samjhaoon. Mein usse aise dukhi nhi dekh sakti. But yeh semester ki responsibility li hai woh toh complete karna hi padega naa. Maybe after that with the second child.... Is that going to be the end of. No but maine itni mehnat ki. But aren't mother's supposed to do everything for their kids but if I set that example for Aanya that's what she will do and I don't want her to learn that from me. Mein kya karu. And wait a second is this second child something that I should even go for if I do intend on keeping the job. I mean yeh uske sath nainsaafi nhi hogi. But I do want to have it. Aanya will get company and I think woh isse bohot seekhegi jo as a single kid naa seekhe yaa phir single kid hokar bhi toh independent hona seekhegi hi. Should I even talk to Shaurya about this? I mean I know what he wants. He wants the kid. What I do? I don't know anymore. I really don't. Shaurya. But usse bhi kaise baat karun jab tak woh theekh naa ho jaye. Tab tak uski kitni umeedein badh jayengi. And then aborting it? After having felt it grow in my for a couple of weeks seeing it turn into nothing. I really don't know. I really don't anymore. Waise filhaal Aanya aur Shaurya ke liye soup bana deti hoon. Atleast utna toh kar hi sakti hoon ki present mein apna best doon. Try to be the best mom possible.

She prepares soup for them and gets it up. She tries to feed Aanya soup who doesn't want to have. Shaurya gives her a look of understanding. She leaves nevertheless. Shaurya decides this is the point to tackle this.

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