Side Effects Of Love💞

Chapter 43

BALA POV

I was eating my dinner along with my mother's taunts, to get married.

I rolled my eyes and left the bowl with bit of rice.

I went to my bedroom and was wondering if I would ever be happy, the reason was that I never received attention.

I heard my mother's phone ringing, I peeked out to see who that person was.

She screamed....

"AKASH DIED???!???"

Hearing on that, I stumbled upon and my voice got struck in my throat.

I ran outside and looked into my mother's terrified eyes and signalled her.

Her eyes were already filled with tears .
Both of us collapsed hugging each other.
I never imagined that after a fight, we would hug eachother in this manner.

The NEXT day....

Amma and I reached Akash annayya's home.

My eyes looked around for Avani akka, the one who lost her most precious thing.

I wanted to hug her close to my heart and hear all her wails and bawls and assure her that I'll be with her .......

Before I could look at Annayya, my mother grabbed my hand and she took me to a corner.

"Bala....no matter if you'll listen to me in the future or not, but today, you've to. You are aware of how much we are indebted of your Attayya. She has been our only source of income. ACT LIKE A STRANGER TO AVANI. If not...I'll kill myself. If you want your mother to be alive, keep her at arm's length, got it?"

My mouth hung in distress.

"How can you be this cheap maa? "

I said while gritting my teeth and was about to leave...

"Then get ready for tomorrow's funeral."

Her eyes had that thing, which made me believe that she's not lying.

I moved forward and looked at Akash annayya.

The eyes which I found extremely fascinating, for some reason we're not looking at me.

My fingers were shaking, I tried to hold his finger with my own hands...

It reminded me of the picture we clicked, when I was a new born and he was so excited that I held his finger with my whole hand .

But..today that glint in his eyes ...seemed to disappear forever.

I got on my knees and hit my head to the box he was on.

My hands had no strength to wipe the tears .

Suddenly, I heard my Attayya yelling and unconsciously I got back to my mother.

She was dragging Avani akka.

I saw her in person after so many years but never in my nightmare I knew that I'll witness her pathetic situation.

I looked at her attire, her hair was messy .

Her eyes grew red due to lack of sleep and agony.