Akshita's pov
"Acha sun voh teri bua aane wali hain toh unhe konsi saree dun ? Nayi kharid dun yaa phir pehle se jo rakhe hain naye voh de dun ?" Mummy asks on phone call.
(Listen your Aunty is coming so which saree I should give her ? Should I buy a new one or else give the new ones which I have already kept)
"Main kya bolun isme ? Yeh apke ghar ka matter hai" I repeat the same line which she tells me whenever I give my opinion in THEIR family matters and there is a awkward silence for a minute.
(What should I say ? It's a matter of your house)
"Hmmm Akshita beta kuch din ke liye tum rehne kyu nhi aa jati ? Advik bhi tumhe bohot yaad karta hai. Ek saal ho gaye hai shaadi ke baad tum kabhi rehne hi nhi aayi yahan" I can feel the sadness in her voice which makes my heart shrink.
(Why don't you come here to stay for some days ? Advik is missing you so much. It's been almost one year you didn't come here to stay)
Yes I never stayed there for even a single night. I hardly visited there for few hours.
"Haan aaungi time hi nhi milta" I let out dry chuckle.
(I will come. I am not getting time)
"Shivani bhi toh wahan rehne aati hai na uske beti hai toh bhi time nikal leti. Phir tumhe kyu time nhi milta ? Teri bua ko hi dekhle kabhi kabhi rehne aa jati hai itne saalon baad bhi" I giggle at her annoyance.
(Shivani also comes to your house for somedays she has daughter too. Then why can't you have time ? See your Aunty only she comes here to stay even after so many years)
"Voh alag baat hai tera agar sasural mein mann lag gya ho. Tere sasural walein zyda pyaar karte hon tujhe"
(Maybe your are more happy at your in laws home. Your in laws love you more than us)
What should I tell her ? That I don't want to fall weak by staying there.
I have adapted my current life with so many difficulties and if I change it for even a day then it will be hard for me to be like this again.
"Acha okay ! Shivani di jab chali jayengi toh main aa jaungi rehne ke liye pakka promise emotional blackmail na karein"
I agree reluctantly afterall I don't want my family to suffer for long.
(Okay I will come after Shivani Di leaves.
I promise I will come to stay don't do emotional blackmailing now)
"Bohot ache main intezaar karungi tumhara. Chalo ab phone rakho" I hear her jolly voice.
(Very good. I am waiting for you. Now hang up the call)
Hanging up the call I head towards the store room because Ishan asked for some old clothes to donate among the poor children with his college friends.
Opening the door of the storeroom I am welcomed by darkness, my hands stumble on the wall searching for the switch and the lights were on. Waving my hands to get rid of dust in the air I start to find the carton of clothes.
A box falls from the shelf scattering few things on the floor,bending down I was about to keep the things back in the box when my eyes spot few pictures. Pictures of a girl that too not one but many. I look closely to identify the girl, my eyes widened in shock and tears well up in my eyes. Bending down I pick all those pictures and check them.
These are my candid pictures beautifully captured. One by one I check those pictures most of them were from our home only but one picture catch my attention it's from the Gupta family's wedding where Aditya's family saw me for the very first time.
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Tangled Love
General FictionTANGLED SERIES (BOOK 1) Aditya what are you saying ?" I ask with glossy eyes. Not believing my ears what he said. No this can't happen he can't say this. "I am saying right and I don't give a damn if it hurts you" he voice dripping anger. "Please...
