Truthfully Yours

Chapter 5

" Mom!!! ", I cried as soon as I entered her room in the haveli. Mom was resting and when she saw me she tried to get up.

I hugged her and cried for the rest of the hour without stopping. She too was crying. She did not know about Kruthika. I made sure to hide it.

Orelse, she will be more ill after looking at Kruthika in such a condition in which I saw. Her image was still alive in my eyes that I didn't want it to fade away.. I hoped to go with her but not leaving my mom alone. I need to take care of my mother.

I went to my room and cried again. I dont know when I slept after crying as it was more than a week that I slept before. After mom left from Mumbai.. its been a week and all those things happened in between wretched my heart.

" Shakti.. get up.. have dinner ", said my granny as she was shaking me slightly. I got up. I'm not a heavy sleeper if I'm not sleeping in my mom's lap.

" I don't want. Did mom eat ? ", I asked and she nodded no. I stood up and went towards my mom with the plate. Her face was pale of illness. I'm dieing inside seeing her like this.

" Mom.. have dinner ", I said. She looked at me.

" Feed me ", she said and I smiled as I sat down to feed her. Today she became my kid.

" Did you find about Kruthika ? ", she asked all of the sudden and started to choke.

" No.. mom.. they.. didnt return. Looks like she went to her parents house ", I said looking down.

" Are you lying ? "

" No mom.. "

" I believe you.. my son ", she said patting my cheeks. I smiled at her and felt guilty to hide the truth from her but I had no other option.

      I carried her to her room and made her lay her head on my lap. I caressed her hair like she always does to me. She was smiling all the time. I don't know why she was smiling but i felt happy to see her smile.

" Shakti.. enough beta.. you sleep ", she said getting up but I pulled her to lie down.

" No mom.. you are sleeping on my lap today ", I said forcing her. She kissed my forehead and lied down with another smile.

" Mom.. Can I ask you something? ", I asked and she nodded no. I frowned and she laughed.

" Ask me anything tomorrow but today I'm only going to speak. ", she said and I zipped my mouth. She laughed.

" You know Shakti.. your father used to make me sleep like this when you were inside me.. ", she said smiling while looking at the ceiling.

" This is the first time you talk about my father.. without having panic attack. Mom.. please tell me who is he.. what happened to him ?? Why are we alone if he was a good man ??", I asked but mom kept smiling looking at the ceiling.

" He used to study a lot. And that's how you got his intelligence. He used to hold first in everything until his life changed his name and that title ", she said and i saw tears in her eyes.

She doesn't seem to listen to the questions i asked. I think she want to tell me all the things she locked in herself for years. I wiped the tears which flowed from her eyes.

" He held my hands and told that he'll never leave me and you.. ", she continued and broke into tears. I hugged her tightly. Her tears were wetting my cheeks. I wiped all the tears.

" Mom.. please don't cry. Please.. ", I said and she looked at me.

" Then will you sing me a song which he used to me when I cry ? ", she asked at and with her innocent eyes. How will I deny it ? Her eyes showed me the happiness she had.. I think its the reflection of her happiness whenever my father sang for her.

I never knew all these about him. He's not a bad man to my mother.. then why did I hate him for all these years without even knowing him ? I thought he left me and my mom alone but the latter had split us apart.

I would ask my mom about him tomorrow for sure. She told she will answer tomorrow right.. then she will!!

" I want you to promise me something ", she said and I nodded.

" I would do anything you ask for.. ", i said.

" Promise me that.. you'll make me and your father proud one day. I'm already proud of you my son but I want you to make everything about your father alright.. I know he's innocent but i want to prove this to this world son. "

" I've never talked about your father to you. Because.. whenever I remember him I had those panic attacks. It was not because it was a bad memory.. because he was the best thing that happened to me just like you happened to born. I got panic attacks because I wanted him with me.. but now.. I no more yearn for him. "

" Even though it was a sinful mistake of our life. We weren't meant to do that voluntarily. He was too innocent and kind hearted to tell this world about what happened. But you should bring the truth to light and his name should echo like 'Vir Singhania' rather than those bad titles. Will you ?? ", she asked with tears. My body stiffed hearing all these and tears started to flow from my mom's eyes.

I hugged her and said, " I would do anything to make his name pronounced  as it is than with titles.. I promise you mom!! ". I said it and wiped away her tears. She smiled and asked me to sing her favourite songs. I would love to !!

I sang all her favourite song till she slept.. I wiped the tear stains from her face and kept caressing her face. I planted a gentle kiss on her forehead with all the love I had and she leaned in to it with a smile.

I felt it like a dream as after all this is our first conversation about my father. I'm eager to know the whole thing. As i promised.. I will make both of them proud someday.

I woke up in the morning as the sunrays fell on my face and I was startled from my sleep. I woke up and saw my mom sleeping peacefully. I smiled but it faded as soon as i noticed..

" Mom!!!! Mom!!! ", I shouted as I hugged her close to my chest and cried.

" Mom!!!! Get up mom!!! Please... ", I yelled and my grandparents entered the room and they too started to cry.

She was having a smile on her face while she left me alone in this world. I kept on crying and shouting as they tried to pull her away from my hold. I pushed everyone who tried to take her away from me.

" Mom!! Why did you leave me??? Why are everyone leaving me alone in this hell!!!!! Get up!!!! Do you hear your son ?? Mom!! ", I cried and my body got dehydrated that i fainted. People took her away from me. But our hands are intertwined and they pulled away our hands hard.

And separated us !!