✔️The single housewife (Completed)

The One on One

Era's POV

"I feel so sorry for her right now. Deep shouldn't have sent you the message right now." Mihir whispered to Nisha as they both saw me taking slow by steady steps towards the stage.

I wanted to point it out to Mihir that the timing of Deep's message was perfectly right. His message proved that my simplicity was not my weakness but my strength. Throughout my married life I had toiled to make my married life happening and didn't bother to manipulate or emotionally blackmail my husband. He had called me "Behanji" many times since I wasn't like the ultramodern women he fantasized. I also feared that since Neel was younger than me, he too might leave me someday in case we got committed. But now along with Deep, I too realized that my simple nature was not the cause of my ordinary personality. I had always lacked confidence. Today I won't let my insecurity foil my dreams.

I looked up and smiled at Neel whose expression changed from that of anxious to relaxed. Only I could help myself.

"Hello, young lady. I am going to debate with you today. As the Senior most Council member, I would like to address the few substantial concerns that are shared by our 12 Council members if I exclude Neel." Said Major Karanveer.

"I assure you Miss Era and everyone around here that me being Neel's father won't affect my judgement towards Miss Era." He said addressing the crowd.

What the heck! Major Karanveer was Neel's father? But why the hell he didn't tell me about it? I looked with shock towards Neel but he didn't avert his eye contact. He just nodded a little and I knew that I had to trust him. Maybe there was a reason behind hiding the truth.

"My first question to you is that your IQ is normal compared to people in our land. We have the mathematical genius of the world in our lands. You lack that." He fired.

Now Major was Neel's father and a person with the highest stature so I had to maintain my calm and reply with utmost dignity without compromising his respect.

"Sir," I cursed myself as my voice squeaked a little. I got a flashback of a milli-second when Neel had randomly advised me the night before "You have to help yourself Era. Sometimes even your closest allies can't be your help. You have to be your own knight in the shining armor."

"Sir", I tried again with a firm yet polite tone. "I agree that my IQ doesn't compare to yours as well as anyone here in the crowd. It is also useless on my part to assure you the same because that would never happen. But I request you to remember the results of my test. My EQ and creativity are higher than an average human being." I tried to remind him.

"But young lady, I had also said that such creativity is useless in our lands." He reminded me again.

"I would beg to differ sir. That's exactly what I wanted to prove during last 3 months. My creativity allowed me to host community functions that brought people together and introduced people to more colorful and musical life." I said.

"But our land can do without more colors and music. We were fine before that and we are fine without that even now. It doesn't make much difference in our lives." Said Major.

I wanted to scream and shout and remind him how much he had enjoyed during all the parties and activities that I had organized in past. Major seemed to enjoy my dilemma,.

Calm down Era, Calm down. Its just a trap to test my patience. I am patient and mature. I am patient and mature. I am patient and mature. I said to myself.

I wore my best smile and look at the audience. "How many of you feel that my activities brought changes in your lives? Didn't it make even a little bit of difference?" My question was met with roaring approvals of audience that had a deafening impact.

I smiled at Major Karanveer, my point was proved. He smiled back, nodded and sat on his place. I looked at the dais, waiting for the other council members to continue with their questions.

Tonight, either I would be a hero or stripped to my dignity. I wondered if they would ask me about my marital status and professional developments. Because lets face it, those were the areas I can't be proud about.