Serenity Of Love

Chapter 2

Here we go 1.....2....&3

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After 15 years of Marriage ..................

Niyal is now a 35 years old senior executive in a private company. He is very hard working; that was why his manager assigned him so many tasks. Despite the great responsibilities in his work, he never forgets his duty towards his family; he is a very good father and a loving husband.

Maya is now 32 years old and she is working as a secretary in a private company.

Swetha grew up to be a beautiful teenager who has the features of both her mother and father. Her eyes were as green as the leaves of the trees in the early spring and her skin was so tanned that it would glisten when the sunlight touched it. Her hair was long and black which gave her a unique beauty. She was her parents’ beautiful princess.

Swetha was the fruit of Niyal’s and Maya’s love; the love that lasted even after fifteen years. Niyal always told Maya" I am so lucky to have you in my life. You are a beautiful wife and a very good mother. What else could I ask for? I think… I think I am the happiest man in the world!"

Maya would reply, saying the same thing to him. Whenever she remembers the stupid promised that she had made with her two friends when she was in school, she laughs at herself! She couldn't imagine that she would prevent herself from such an amazing life because of such a ridiculous promise!

Maya and Niyal had their holiday on Saturdays so they would have a party on Saturday night; the night in which they shared everything about their past life and some interesting things in their working place.
Once she asked him "Did you have any girlfriend in your past life?"

"No, I didn’t. You were, are and will be the only girl forever."

"If you ever had someone, don't hesitate to share with me."

"No babe I won’t hesitate. You are my wife. Nothing is there to hide from you."

"Thank God I have an amazing spouse," she said to herself.

One day, Swetha came home from school and said,

"Mother, I want to make a cage. Please mom! Please, help me do this! I want to submit it tomorrow otherwise my miss will punish me," she cried.

"Okay! Okay, my darling. Come. Let’s check for something from our storeroom.”

That room was in the corner of their house and it was filled with old clothes, old books, and broken chairs, etcetera. When she started to pull the door, she found a lock that she didn’t have the keys for. She took a hammer and removed the lock.

"It is too dusty mom," Swetha commented as she was looking around the room. It looked as if rats would jump at her.

"Yes but we will find some old boxes inside this. It may help you to build the cage." Maya said while patting her daughter’s head.

When she stepped into the room, there were some old clothes of Niyal's, some books and she found an old diary. She took the diary out and kept it with her.

After an hour of searching, she found a perfect box and made a beautiful cage for Swetha who jumped for joy and kissed her mother.

"Thank you so much mom!! I love you!"

"I love you too."

It was 9.00 O’clock when Swetha went to bed. Niyal would come home around 11.00, so Maya decided to wait until he came so they could have dinner together. She decided to do her usual routine; that was to iron the clothes, clean the kitchen, and prepare for tomorrow’s work.

Once she finished, she remembered the diary. She went to the wardrobe and took the diary. First she thought she shouldn’t open someone’s personal diary but then she told herself,

"It is my husband’s! We don’t hold secrets. There won’t be anything to regret about reading his diary! I already know everything!"

With this in mind, she turned to the first page where she saw “Niyal Mohit (1995)” written on the first line.

It was an old diary. He wrote it when he was in school.

He had written some crazy things he did in the school with his friends: pranks, his farewell party and holiday camp, etc. She kept reading and she couldn't control her laughter. It was so funny until she saw this:

12.5.1995:-

After school was done, I decided to go home walking with one of my friends. While walking, I suddenly knocked my forehead on somebody’s forehead. I raised my eyes to see a girl wearing a very beautiful sky blue shalwar and kameez with long sleeves. She had a dimple on her cheeks. She said "Ouch, I am sorry. I am in a hurry to go. Sorry again "and before I could answer, she moved quickly. I didn't know why there was different feeling in my mind after seeing her bright face.

Was this called love at first sight? Truly, why did I have different feelings towards her? I think I won' be able to sleep tonight!

When Maya was in the dream world, she heard a knock on the door.

God! The door is locked!

She quickly put the diary into the wardrobe and hurried to open the door. And there he was. Niyal looked so tired and once he entered, he noticed that Maya’s face was a little dull. She looked confused.

"Hey, what’s up? Are you feeling well?"

"Yes, I am too tired. That’s all."

"Come here my sweetie.” He hugged her and then asked “Did you have your dinner?"

"No, I didn't."

"How many times have I told you to take your meals on time and not to wait for me? God! You never listen!" then he placed a kiss on her forehead. He then continued, "Okay go have your food. I’ll take a quick shower and come. By the way, where is Swetha?"

"She is sleeping."

Niyal went to the washroom and quickly took a hot water shower and wore his night dress. He then went to the dining room to have some dinner. Both of them ate their dinner and went to bed.
But Maya was not feeling well. In her mind, she was thinking about the girl her husband wrote about in his diary

"Shall I ask him? No… no. First I want to know what happened, it was just a feeling towards her or… Was it love?" she was mentally stressed while Niyal was fast asleep. Within few hours, she too fell asleep.