SHE WAS NEVER MINE

14.

"Anushka Beta chal jaldi se niche aaja" Maa called me for breakfast for 3rd time.

"Just 2 minutes Maa!" I sang out, and looked at myself in the mirror one last time.  I was wearing a white shirt with grey blazer and blue jeans.

This is good formal outfit I guess.

Virat helped me pick to out some outfit for my interview today, I was so nervous last night that I couldn't sleep and Virat usual was wild awake in the night. So just to make bit relax he helped me pick out an outfit and then got me ice cream as I was overthink so much.

He told me that Ice cream is solution for everything so when he was a child his father used to treat him with Ice cream whenever he had bad match or when was not able to concentrate on practice well, but don't ice cream now.

Sometimes I feel like Virat used to be some one who was very loud and animated when he was a kid, but as the time progress with the death of his father and mother being hospitalized for very long time, he has became quiet. it's not like he don't talk to anyone or he is rude but he spoke less. He listen to me when I speak, he would ask me about my favorite thing, movie, songs, singer. and when I ask him same question.

'I don't have any favorites'

He will reply.

I know, He has his favorites but his running away from colours of life.

"Sharma chal bohot der laga di"  Virat said, standing at the door of my bedroom basically his bedroom, with his hands folded to chest and his shoulder resting on door.

"I feel like I'm gonna forget something because every time I go on a interview I always forget one of my important document" I said, rubbing back of my neck, having bundle of nerves I sat on bed. 

He came into my room with his normal but star boy smile and kneed down against me, looking up to my face he said, "You got every thing Anushka don't worry, interview might be rough but you will face it very well don't worry, and irrespective of result I know you are best.."

"And we are proud of you" Maa said, standing at the door.

"I was just coming down stairs you didn't have to climb up the stairs for me Maa" I took her hand and made her sit in the bed, whereas I kneed down next Virat.

"Doctor said I can do that, I need to have some body movement Beta," She said with affection, as she put her hand on my head with blessing. "Let's go downstairs for breakfast, Doctor has given me leave for two days only I want have some family time with you both" She said.

"Aap bhul gai mera fast hai na" I remined her.

"Arey haan" She said as she remember.

"Fast? What kind of fast? So that you can get this job" Virat chuckled, Maa tapped his forhead.

"Karva chuath ka" 

"What?" Virat jested, his eye brows rose in amusement.

"Chalo Maa aap aur Virat to breakfast kar lo, I will sit with you" I said to her to which she nodded. "I will collect my important document and come down stairs" Virat took Maa downstairs.

And as I got out of my room I noticed him coming up.

"Maa told you to do this fast?" He asked me.

"Yeah I forget that so she told me.." He didn't let me finish.

"You don't have do it Anushka I know you can not tolerate your hunger, and being without water and food for whole day is not easy, plus you have this interview today" He sounded very concerned.