I'm Innocent (On Hold)

10. Why not?

I was closely examining my face in the mirror wondering for the first time in my life that why haven't I been blessed with the sharp features or model type figure. I stepped back and turned sideways examining my little tummy which was noticeable only when I am wearing tight fitted clothes. I thought about shanaya she is naturally beautiful why I can't be more like her. I don't know why some people are so blessed and didn't have a care in the world.I huff and went to the window of my room. Why I have to suffer all of this. There are so many students who don't even deserve to be in this college but still they are here because they were born in rich families. I came out of my thoughts as my phone started to ring , it was my mom's call and with that all the thoughts from which I was running from came back, I took a deep breath and picked up the call.

"Hello!"

"Hello dear , how are you" ?

"I'm good, and you?"

"Good. So how is your college going?"

"It's good too. My CGPA, scholarship, classes everything is good." I take a deep breath and bite my lips as my they started to quiver. I was feeling the burden upon my shoulders. I knew I have to tell my family everything but I could not find it in me to tell her about it just yet.

'Very well. Are you eating fine or like last semester, surviving only on junk food."

I chuckled lightly "You know there nothing much I could do about that. I can't cook here and the regular food is not good."

"You mean not good in taste, hmmm?"

"Yeah exactly" I said while smiling sadly. Mothers are blessings.

"How is everyone at home?" I asked to divert the conversation.

" It's pretty good here, your brother got that job I was talking about." She said in a low voice.

"That's great mom I will congratulate him later" I said with a small smile on my face.
"So now he has officially disinherited himself from the family business. Tell me about dad, how is he doing? I know he must be very disappointed." I asked because I knew dad would not be happy about it.

Our transportation business was running by our family from generation to generation. My father's elder brother wants to be an artist, he just didn't want to do anything related to the family business, so my father took it over. Now my brother was the only son and after him, there was no one to continue the business so basically, it will pass over to our cousin brothers.

"Your father is f_fine," she said very melancholy.

" Mom just because I'm not there that doesn't mean you will hide everything from me". I said feeling sad that she was lying to me.

She breathed deeply as if to gather up all her courage to tell the truth "Your father has started drinking a lot lately, sometimes he didn't even come home. The day before yesterday your brother and dad got into the fight_t" mom started crying which makes me even more tense because I know she was very strong inside-out so these events must be too much for her i.e the situation was pretty bad. " It was too bad Mehek , your brother was telling me that he landed himself the job he wanted but at that same moment your father came home drunk and started cursing your brother." She took a deep breath.

" It's okay mom don't worry. He is his son, he will accept his son's choice . I am sure about that. Please mom don't cry" I tried to assure her.

" No it's not just that Mehek, after that they both started fighting with each other, and soon your dad passed o_out ,he was that much drunk. That is why you got the news about your bro_ brother's job so late, I am sorry." She said while sniffing.