Side Effects Of Love💞

Chapter 40

AVANI POV

"I....I failed as a wife.."

I banged the door down....

As I failed to do any other thing, I closed my eyes and slowly got down on knees and banged my head on the door.

My lips started whimpering.

The first and last pain he gave to me, is today, leaving me all alone.

I wiped my tears and took a deep breath.

"Akash....I've to atleast be with him till he leaves this...world...please.... open the door...."

I howled at the top of my lungs.

Yet no one turned out.

As I yelled for so long, my throat parched.

There was a small window at the top of the wall, which was the only source of light.

I looked around for water, the room seemed more like a store room , where one would die by starving.

Without a second thought, I'll lose my life.

This thought seemed a bit beneficial.
But...

It reminded me of the little life inside me.

The young one, who's probably around the size of a fully-grown Avacado is unaware of the circumstances in the world which he'll enter after the next few months.

When Akash left me, I grew a clear picture of my next few steps.

Which is, I can't live alone, I'm fed up of being the only person whom I can look up to and assure myself of absolute nothing.

All the time, I could hear, ear-piercing sounds from the house.

I heard people bawling and chuckled bit, how no one is in their right mind, that they've decided the whole funeral procedure would take without the dead man's better half.

The blustering and cacophonous overplaying of the mentally-ill people got drastically reduced.

Although, no ounce of energy was left in me, I crawled up and again I started voicing out my only right I need now.

I could hear indistinct sound of foot steps, I kept my eyes on the door and heard a lad's voice.

"Who's thereeeee?"

He screamed.

It sounded as if he was around 5-6 years .

I gathered strength and put my thoughts into my words.

"I....I'm by mistakenly struck here, can..you...please..help..me..?"

I said by raising my volume as if I fail to try, I've gone wrong for my life.

"Ohhhh...but....what will I get if I help you?"

He asked with cheerful voice.

I was literally not ready for this conversation.

"I'll give you whatever you want, I promise."

"Okkkkkkkkkkkk."

He opened the door and he resembled an angel for me, he showed me his toothless smile .

I got up from my place and was about to run downstairs.

I felt someone holding my hand, I looked back and saw the boy.

"Seems you've forgotten your promise, have you?"

I turned completely towards him, my eyes were filled with gratitude and tears .

I held his cheeks and kissed him.

I took my purse out and gave him money.

He went away while jumping like a kangaroo and I moved away as bird which has been imprisoned in a cage.

I got down and I had this think in my mind, even if they slice my head, I'm ready to face that.

It was unusual that their was no human in the mansion.

I assumed that the boy can be a son of a maid.

I got down.

Neither the security was present nor any so-called relative of my husband.

I tried to sneak out, but a few feet away from the threshold, more specifically near the gate, I found few men.

I took my chunni and covered my head .

My breath fasten and I lowered my eyes.

Someone , saw me and called.

"Hey! Surekha, come back soon. There's a lot of work left. "

He said all of this while my back was facing him.

I simply nodded and moved out.

After walking for few metres I removed my chunni.

And took a deep breath.

I looked for an auto.

I found one.

I ran towards the auto.

"Tell me Madam, where you want to go?"

"I...want to go to the place where the CM's son funeral is going on!"

He glared at me for a moment.

"Have you gone out of your head? How do you think you'll be allowed to attend that?"

I closed my eyes in annoyance.

"Please, take me there, I'll handle the rest."

I begged while closing my palms together.

His eyes grew sympathy on me and agreed to take me there.