Dirty Little Liars

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*edited*

AHANA PATEL

Ma...is the one calling.

I turned my head to Tara who is sliding away from me knowing who the heck is calling and munching on those potato chips. Bitch. My finger moved across the answer button and gulped saliva making my throat whine about excuses. "Ma?" I acted as if I am totally surprised by her call. Other side was mute or put me in waiting like I did to her eight years ago about my life. Fuck those eight years and I can't even rethink about those days which brought me pain over all shame. "Ahana...we called you so many times and last day was even your birthday beta and why was the phone off all the sudden? Is Ayu around?" 

One breath to ask each and every question.

"Phone was at service center and about Ayush...dunno." Truth about last part, since a week he isn't around and even his birthday is coming up. Tara got up from the couch and gone nowhere making me more comfortable to talk because her ears are little too nosey than mine. "Ma...few things to talk and hear me-" "That John boy dumped you didn't he? I said million times not to go after boys especially those white boys." 

That answers my chat. Typical Indian family talking how much they cared about us and even blaming us when we did what they asked us to do so. Fucking bullshit.

"Okay...listen beta, don't do unwanted things and make it worse and-" "Like what Ma?" Her side went down, and no voice came back making me roll my fist about their unwanted thoughts. "You're 26 and you should know all those-" "27...last night I jumped to next number so kindly tell me what things you meant?" All silent again and the call was put on hold. Tara joined back and played the show. "Is she super mad?" I nodded and she handed me some chips and I munched on them when another voice raised from the phone...did she add Pa and Ayush putting me on hold. 

Just wonderful.

"Rani?"
"Ma? Why all the sudden a group call and anything wrong back home? Should I call Ahana to fly there?"

Me? So, in their eyes I am sitting here for free and just waiting for their call to fly back? Wow. Even Ayush treated me like them, and I hoped he won't till now all changed.

"She is hiding something, and Mohan I feel that-"
"Ahana is on call?"
"Yes, duffer."
"Ahana. He is your elder brother and respect elders."

Blah, blah and just blah.

"Ahana talk."
"Pa there is nothing like that and I am not what you all are thinking."
"You're not what we're thinking? Means?"
"We're coming there soon, and Ayush book the tickets."

I left the call and each and every time they ask him to spend money and keeping me under them like always. I want them to come here on my money and they would rather prefer his than mine because I am a fucking girl? Fuck. "I am driving to Ayush's house." Tara hummed and I checked the time, and it was 2 pm already. Damn time did go fast. I walked back outside and did take my car back from her. She did steal my car.

First of all, I need to ring back at office and mark a holiday today, but they would connect me to John Allen...damn it. I sighed and rang the call to office, and it was picked up by third ring. "Hello, this is Ahana Patel and please mark me on leave today due personal reasons." I heard a small chuckle and guessed who I was connected to. "Don't worry because you're fired baby." The line went beep and my legs pressed the brake pedal making the cars behind me put their sudden brake and blare horns to me, but I was unaffected by them because my ears were recollecting what he said.

You're fired.

I am jobless now and almost broke...I am broken by today...Mohan and Rani's only daughter is clueless now onwards. Award for them is waiting.

I parked the car down the gate and walked up inside to Ayush's house and saw lights inside meaning he is home. I pushed the door open and found his clothes lying here and there. Messy. Myself even messier so no judging I reminded myself and I wanted to yell his name, but something stopped me from yelling, and I slowly walked inside and hoping he isn't gone scream seeing me. "...I know Ma and stop blaming yourself because all this is her fault...fine."

I heard him talk on phone and that 'her' was me and he is blaming me for what purpose? What have I done to them that makes me the villain every time. I was about to throw a flower vase, but he turned around and gasped seeing me. "A-Ahana?" He is dreaming and I saw beer cans lined up on the desk and he is drinking on afternoon now days.

"So, you did create another family chaos?" Fuck you Ayush for begin my brother...elder brother in clear. "After all something makes me myself rather than following rules like dogs following their owners, right?" He is losing his limit, and I will dance on his head like he did years ago. "What? Truth stings, doesn't it?" He lost it. He leaped forward and raised his hand to slap me, but I ducked down making him knock on the door frame which broke and his hand bleeding.

"FUCK!" I moved aside and he rushed down to sink and started pouring cold water on the cut and I checked the broken door frame lying useless and think about my face getting this hit. "AHANA." He yelled and after 10 minutes I walked back down to see him tying a white bandage to that wound and I sat down to a stole and waited for him to talk.

"Jobless?" He knew that now or soon and I guess having your sister's ex-boyfriend's number isn't bad after all for him. "Yep, and I planning to apply somewhere better than his company." I looked at Ayush blankly till he spoke.

"An offer is pending and maybe you can give a try." Can I trust him like I used to or leave it? Take it or leave it was my option and like always I chose the risky one because they're my blood. "Blue Eyes...ever heard of it?" 

Blue Eyes. Founder and current owner is Nisha aunty making me shiver down to spine because they are the people I wanted again in my life. What all happened eight years ago was involved by them mainly him...that one guy made everything hell. 

Blue Eyes were a leading company for articles, and I am an English major graduate and article writing is snap of my fingers, but this company would make me drown again like that day. 

"Take it or leave it."

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Chapter two

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Hello again and I think you would have known what I mean by editing the chapters meaning changing the whole story line and as I said the editing is super slow because aka, I am that lazy author and you might get confused with chapters so kindly please don't read my story now...it's like raw flesh rather than cooked one.

~raven