"You must marry her."
After hearing those words my world came crashing down.
Who would've thought
That I would become just another investment for my father's business, an unwanted burden he no longer needed.
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Archit
"Archit is that a hickey?"
Baba asked pointing towards my neck. I stood there silent with my head bowed down. I didnot have the courage to answer him. "ANSWER ME IS THAT A HICKEY?" He shouted at me. Upon getting no answer he just stood there and stared at me. I guess my silence was an apt answer to his question. "Archit." He called my name. "W-were you" I looked up and looked at Baba. Baba's face was pale. I bowed my head down in shame. "You sneaked out and had" He said, his tone filled with disbelief. "Sorry." I muttered. "I went to the bar and th-there-" I couldn't finish my sentence as I started crying and sobbing thinking about Mishti and what had happened a little earlier. Baba kept staring at me in shock and disbelief. I didn't have the courage to face him.
"YOU INSOLENT BRAT!" Baba suddenly grabbed my hair and pulled it harshly. "Ahh Baba sorry. It won't happen again." I said with tears running down my face. His grip was very tight, the pain was too much for me to handle. "Baba please leave my hair. It's hurting a lot." I said while trying to free my hair from his grip. "CHARACTERLESS BOY YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF." "Baba please are kokhono korbo na. Sorry." I said in between my sobs. [Translation: Baba please, I will never do it again. Sorry.] All of a sudden Baba left my hair. "I am going to my room. We will talk about this later." Baba said panting heavily. He turned around and started walking towards the stairs. My hair was totally disheveled, eyes were red from crying and my face was stained with tears. I kept standing where I was.
"F*CKING IDIOT YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED THAT DAY INSTEAD OF YOUR MOTHER." He shouted before entering his room.
I shut my eyes tightly. I don't want to recall all this. I leaned my head against the railing. Baba's words still ring in my ears sometimes. Did he really mean what he said? I still think about that sometimes. I remember how he kept berating me after that incident.
"I am ashamed to acknowledge you as my son." Baba said settling down on the sofa while I stood infront of him with my head bowed down. "Sorry." I muttered. "I can't believe that last night you sneaked out, went to the bar and had," He pointed towards my neck. "Chii!" He said, disgust dripping from his tone. [Translation: eww.] "Actually I d-didn't want to go bu-" "Don't give me an excuse." Baba said cutting me off.
"Onnai kore osshikar korchis. Ei sikkha diyechi ami toke?" [Translation: you are denying your mistake after committing it. Is this what I have taught you?]
