Sadqa-e-zindagi

Chap 17

SAMEER POV
I was so tired when I came from work and when hamad called me to ask if something happened between me and mehrul my old boiled

How can she tell him our problems I thought she was mature
I came back and was really rude to her
Didn't reply to her and stuff
When she was praying I could hear her sniffing and sobbing
My heart was hurting hearing her cry

But I wanted her to learn her lesson

I woke up around 11 am and she was not beside me
I sure she was not going to talk to me
But this time I won't talk to her and ignore her and I surely won't apologize

I freshened up and my clothes in the washroom pressed
I went running downstairs

Mama and minaal chachi were in the kitchen
Mehrul was setting the table
Saad zoya zohan and shahnoor were sitting there already I sat down on my seat and started eating the toast

Mehrul came and placed a bowl of cereal
The bowl was so small and it was not even filled till the top
She sat down and ate the cereal with no reaction and a bland face

'Bhai did you like the custard' shahnoor asked me
Hein what custard
'Why are you asking noor he must've liked it he likes everything that bhabhi makes' saad added laughing and I looked at mehrul
She had a small sad smile on her face and saad noticed the sadness
'You didn't like it' saad asked me
'How can he not it was soooo yummy' mama said coming from the kitchen

'Leave this topic' mehrul said in a low voice
'Why leave it come on achi thi na' mama asked
I was so confused at that time
What custard were they talking about

'Bhai you didn't eat it' shahnoor asked me and I shook my head
'What why' zohan yelled
'She made it for you' he added

Mehrul stood up and went in the kitchen
'What custard' I finally spoke
'She made lab-e-shireen for you because your mood was down' zoya told me

And boom
A feeling rushed in me
GUILT

Mehrul came back with a bowl of the custard and I was about to eat it
Mom snatched the bowl from me
'Why didn't you eat it last night' mom asked me
I could sense the anger in her voice

'I came back late and she was sleeping' I lied and mehrul looked at me
I'm sorry jaan but I need to save myself from this situation

'Don't lie we all know she won't sleep until you come home' mom told me and at that moment I fucked up
'Ok I was really angry last night I didn't talk to her' I confessed and and sighed
'What happened mehrul' mom asked mehrul

What don't you trust me
'Leave it chachi'
'Tell me right now mehrul' she said in a strict voice
Mehrul gave up and narrated her what happened I saw a tear slip down her cheek but she quickly wiped it away

'Sameer' mama yelled
Oh shiiitttt
Gaya mai
Bhaag le sameer time ha
My inner voice said

I went towards mom
'You know how tired she was look,look at her feet she's still twisting it' mom said indicating towards mehrul foot and she hid it quickly
'Stop taking his side mehrul how can you sameer she made custard only for you with so much love' as soon as mamas sentence ended my guilt was already in the air and my eyes were lowered
I started to look for mehrul because I knew she could save me but she was nowhere to be seen and mama was going with the lecture
'hamad told me she was making it almost for two hours and I also got to know you bursted on her because you were tired from the office and yet she didn't say anything to you shame on sameer shame on you'
'Sorry mama' my only words that came out of my mouth
'Don't say sorry to me sameer say sorry to her I can feel that she's very hurt make her happy again she isn't talking from the morning I knew something was wrong' mama said in a softer voice
And I nodded