Like cold winter night my body shivered learning the harsh yet delicate truth of my life. No one has prepared me for this extraordinary surprise that life has thrown at me. I dont even know what i should expect now !
" Congratulations! I hope you h...
Crashing my hand against the wall , i tried to remember what I have done 1.5years ago. If she is really telling me truth then why am I kept in dark? I will never leave someone like this ! Whom did she approach??!.
" Sir, you have meeting with Adnani's in ten minutes. " My secretary announced making me angry.
" Akshat supposed to go I think? Where is he?." I shouted.
" Sir, Adnani requested your presence too. I am sure sir informed you." He replied closing my door.
Fuck this bussiness !
" Akshat! Come to my office! Now!." I shouted pressing my intercom.
He ran and reached me within minuted scared as hell looking at my face. Not even uttering a word. He sat down making me drink some water.
" So she just came here to inform you about your child? Nothing else?." He questioned.
" No. No financial assistance. She looked scared as if i will take him away from her." I said.
" This might be her way of trapping you Varad. Lets go to this meeting. Be your best please for half an hour , i will ask my friends to check up on her. " he suggested .
Without a word, I walked out of my cabin. Deal was sealed but I dont know what my fate has for me. All my life I have carved for a family which will support me and stand by me. Coming from a middle class family, money was always a big issue, my sister who is much more into academics was asked not to study further. It pains to see her demotivated and dejected.
" Congratulations you have secured a good deal. We hope you are worth our investment. " Adnani's secretary said walking out of cabin. For me deal was finalized when they agreed to meet us at my work place. No big company will want to talk in a place where they don't even consider standing for a minute.
"Varad, as far as I could say, she has no record of criminal background. Hailed from a simple middle class family, her parents expired few years ago. She earns from her profession and is kinda introvert." He spoke making me frown.
Expired?
"What about her parents?." I asked him.
"Both of them are cancer surviviors, died due to natural causes I think. She is pretty much most introverted you can ever meet. "He joked.
"Akshat where did I meet her 1.5 yrs ago. I don't even remember what I was doing in a conference. It's not my place. " I exclaimed trying to understand the missing dots.
Removing my tie,I walked out of my cabin. It is really stressful for me to take this information. I do not wish to represent someone whom I loathed for years. Cool breeze soothed my skin. The season of rain is so peaceful that all I want to do is lie down in rain. Opening my shirt I let rain drench me slowly. No matter what I do, my mind goes back to the time I played gully cricket in our colony. The way mom scolded me for keeping my feet dirty. No amount of money can bring back those happy moments in my life.
May be I can re live them with my son?
Taking my keys from the desk I walked out of my office ignoring lusty , surprised looks. Driving out to the address she shared yesterday, I parked my car right outside her apartment. By the time I reached her place, it was raining heavily. Not caring a bit I rang her doorbell.
"You?!." She shouted probably after looking at me from peephole.
" Please open the door. " I requested politely. I could hear a child crying.
"Come inside! Oh God! You are completely drenched." She said looking horrified.
"Stand here, I will get you some clothes. " She said walking inside. I could hear child's laughter. For a moment my world stood still, if he is really my blood ,I am going to see my son for the first time.
Will he accept me ?
How will he react in future if he finds out that I abandoned him for seven months?
Is he walking? Crawling?
"You stand here. Give me your wet clothes I will throw them in dryer. Change. I hope these boxers fit you ." She said turning her back to me. Not having any other choice i changed in front of a stranger at some very strange place.
What am I doing?
She can be a gold digger!.
"Listen sir, our son is kinda hyper active at this time. He loves water and since it is raining. He will ask you to talk him out to balcony. Just refrain from any such demands ok?. " she warned . My face fell learning that he can talk and I missed major milestone.
" What words he speaks?." I asked following her.
" None. He is an action hero." She replied giggling.
Wow. She looks so beautiful. Suddenly I saw a boy few months old running towards us in his walker. He looks very excited seeing Oishani while he started assessing my presence in the room. Babbling something in his baby voice and gesturing through his hands. He is clearly asking for some rain.
" No! You will stay here and we will listen to some rhymes. Yes papa?." She spoke turning towards me.
Papa?
Awkwardness spread across the room making us both look at eachother in silence. An unknown feeling inside me wanted to hug these two people who were looking cute. My body and mind fought on different opinions and I just gazed at her
" Who's boxers are these ?." I asked looking away.
" Voooooooo." I heard him shout . Turning towards him we both got immersed in his cute antics.
"Its Vishu's ." She replied adjusting the baby in his walker.
Anger ran through my veins. Here she states that this child is ours then casually talks about some other male??
"Before you go all hulk on me, let me clarify. He is my best friend." She spoke.
Best friend my foot!
"Why are you here? Spying on me? Want to see if there is really a child or not?." She spoke.
"Why do you have his clothes?." I asked her.
"Uff! Obviously if he removes them I will have ! Whats wrong with you?." She replied casually.
Taking her out of the room, I made her stand against a wall trapping her between my hands. I dont know why I am so riled up for this woman nor I understand the intensity of anger I have whenever she casually mentions about her so called best friend. The thought that something might happen between them itself is not very assuring to me.
" What is wrong with you?." She shouted pushing me by my chest.
Everything is wrong with me!
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