The Darker Side

Chapter 4

How does it feel when you don't know what is wrong with your mum and dad when they suddenly start acting weirdly! How does it feel when you see your mum talking to a person at the middle of the night? So many questions starts running on in your mind? Even if you can see the truth but you don't want to accept it. Even if you know the truth partially but you just deny it or you are just not ready to accept it. Thinking of your ideal couple is not the ideal couple anymore scares you.

Same things Ashkira was going through. It was three days and no sign of her mum. And thinking about her mum and that stranger makes her heartbeats faster as of bungee jumping. And one of the most disturbing things was her father's strange behavior because whenever she asked him regarding her mum he would start doing silly things as in rubbing his hands, talking about his work or just ignoring her.

She could smell something abnormal between her mum and dad. Because how can her father act so normal without calling her not even once. As far she could remember her father was extremely concerned about her mum. So that evening she was watching movie and suddenly she hears the name Sameer; one of the characters on that movie. That name sound similar to her so she started recalling it but couldn't remember anything. And it's a human nature when you fail to remember any particular thing you start pressurising whole day and night until you get it. Same thing ashkira was doing, she was thinking and thinking. And suddenly she was illuminated with this name Sameer. She heard her mum and dad discussing about him in the middle of the night when she passed their room for water.
Again she was wondering about that man. What if that person is only Sameer? What if something is going between them? Who can it be and what was the reason which made him come that late?
Ashkira tried calling her mum but it was coming unreachable. It made her worried.
So she went to have some words with her dad and without knocking the door she enters the room. Her father was busy talking to someone over the phone. Without disturbing him she went back to her room.
Ashu was sitting on her bed looking outside the window. And sometimes later, her dad knocks the door and as soon as she saw him he was asked about her mum. He said," I talked to your mum, she is busy with her work so she will come tomorrow after completion of her work. Goodnight Ashu! And no matter what happens to our family just remember your mum and dad loves you.
At that time she didn't know what to say how to react. "I love you pa".

She was confused, sad and lonely. She didn't want to think anything because the thoughts which were coming to her were literally bad. So she puts on her earphones without thinking much and covers her face with the blanket.