Behind the rigidity

The door to love

Vedant's heart thumped very powerfully as he stood for sometime after returning from school.He expected the worst,maybe the stick at his backside or he was even ready to be thrown out of the house for doing such an act.When his parents busied themselves in other work,he silently went inside his room and peeped from there, because he thought anytime both of them would come running to have 'the chat' and hence he had to keep the hiding place handy.

But,which came similar to a shock to him was,them behaving absolutely normal as he kept looking at the chores happening in from of his eyes.
Even his father left for his work and after quite a long time he dared to go to his mother and asked for food.Bhavani,then silently came and served him a reply of "Hmm" along with some light snacks.

During the lunch too,when he kept looking at his favourite momma bear with longing eyes she simply had asked if he wanted something and made sure he ate well.

Absolutely normal yet very abnormal.

It was his playtime when he apprehended a lot before going to ask for the permission to go out with the preparation to hear a stern "no" and a much awaited scolding from his mother.But what happened next scared the life out of the poor kid.

Ved had been instilled a habit of knocking any room before entering, including his parents, although it was never usually closed.

But , unlike the other days as he went,he found it closed from inside.
He was very frightened and immediately his eyes started to water thinking that his mum is so angry that she doesn't even want to see him.But nevertheless,he knocked at it slowly.No answer.

"Mummaaaa Mummaaaa" he shouted frantically as he banged the door this time repeatedly
"I'm sorry mummaaa, please open the door" meeting with silence numerous times ,he ran away from there crying hysterically.

Just as he went to his room he threw himself upon the bed and started sobbing loudly,Bhavani reached there with terror stricken face
"Ved,bachcha, what happened?" She embraced her child the closest to her heart.

As if he got his life back to his body ,he hugged his mother tightly fearing that she will again go somewhere if he left
"Sshh bachcha rote nahi, You're safe,Mumma is with you my Bubu .Tell her beta,what has happened?" she assured rubbing his back to and fro.

"I'm sorry mumma, please don't go away, please, I'm really sorry. I won't run away from school .I promise, but please don't leave me again " he pleaded hiding himself more in her pallu.

"Again ? But when did I leave you beta,Mumma was here only,right at the next room" Bhavani asked confused,still rubbing his back

"No,you closed the door.I went there, knocked the door and called you several times.I even banged the door but you didn't open" Ved said parting himself and rubbed his now red nose

"Nahi bachcha.I was changing because I had to go to Hema Aunty's house today. That's why I closed the door,and went to the washroom through the next door.So, I might not have heard the knock.I only heard the bang and came running from this side  " she explained while wiping his face filled with tears.

"Toh,if I had not arrived,you would've left without telling me ?"
Ved asked so innocently that Bhavani couldn't help but hug him again

"Mera Gugglu" she kissed head in assurance,"I was about to tell you after getting changed beta,and would have never left without informing you.It was just a small work which would have hardly taken half an hour,so I didn't tell you earlier "

"Ohh" he finally smiled for the first time that day.

"Buddhu kahinka! Got scared without a reason and saath me,landed me in tension too.Paglu" she smacked his forehead lightly later kissed again.