Unhinged

Chapter 24

Sharanya was sitting in her room and was thinking about the turn her life had taken. How was she going to decide what will happen to the baby? How was she going to decide whether to kill her child or not!

Shashank was showing determination on terminating Sharanya's pregnancy but deep down somewhere in his heart, he was thinking about his brother.. Was he really coming back? Everything he had seen since he joined the society was unbelievable. So his heart wasn't totally denying the possibility of his brother's reincarnation.

One day their college displayed the timetable for exams and everyone remembered that a college exist which they were supposed to attend but didn't ! Bunking lectures was one thing but exams were compulsory and for that they needed to study.

Riva moved her luggage to her own room and kicked Shashank out of her flat. So Sharanya was forced to live with Nidhi and Riva who hated her. When Sharanya saw the timetable she felt a knot in her stomach. She knew she'll have to decide as soon as possible.

Sharanya was confused. She couldn't sleep whole night and when she finally slept, morning sickness kicked in and made her feel miserable. She felt like she could puke her gut out, but nothing actually happened! She just kept feeling sick.

Riva woke up with Sharanya's noise. She came out just to see Sharanya struggling.

"Don't force yourself to do it" Riva said "You won't actually puke"

Sharanya looked at her.

"My cousin was pregnant last year. You'll just feel sick in the morning.." Riva said.

"I hate it" Sharanya caught the handle of door as she had no strength left.

"Don't eat anything spicy or oily.." Riva advised in a cold voice "That'll help"

"Thanks" Sharanya said "Tum uth ke aayi mujhse baat ki.. Accha laga mujhe"

Riva heard this and turned her back towards Sharanya "You disturbed me while I was asleep that's why I came here.. I am trying to sleep so try to keep it down or go downstairs and disturb the man who knocked you up, not me.."

Sharanya didn't say anything. Riva left.

***

Shashank too, was unable to sleep. He was wide awake and was staring at ceiling fan. He heard a knock on door. He opened it just to see Rachit.

" Sharanya aayi hai tumse milne" Rachit told.

"Kaha hai?" Shashank asked.

"Bahar hai. Jake mil lo" Saying this Rachit left.

Shashank lit a cigarette and came out. Sharanya was sitting on sofa. She was looking worried.

"What happened? Itni subah subah aayi ho tum" Shashank sat opposite to her on a chair.

"Shashank I need help. I can not decide what to do" Sharanya said "I just can't"

"Sharanya I told you what I think" Shashank said.

"Yes. But you seem confused too" Sharanya said.

Shashank sighed. He was continuously smoking which worsened Sharanya's sickness.

"Can you put out the damn cigarette" Sharanya said irritatingly "I am pregnant. I can't breath and I feel sick.."

"Sorry" Shashank said and put out the cigarette.

"What do you want?" Shashank said "What do you want to do with it?"

"I don't know.. I know that it's not easy.. Like nothing is easy about this.. Hum abhi ghar se dur hai par tumhare parents hai, mere papa hai.. If I decide to keep this, I have to tell my papa, you will have to tell your parents"