aurore - an unusual love story √

part thirty nine

Sonara woke up to a semi dark surrounding, as if from a deep slumber.

As she tried to sit up, she felt weaker than usual. She tried to recollect what exactly happened that brought her to remain unconscious for quite some time now.

Her vision cleared through the darkness, she realised it was the same room she had spent a night in.
The Raichand's guest room.

As the thought struck her, she desperately searched for the only priced possession she had, through the darkness.
Her daughter.

Panicking, she got down the bed she was mostly on. A dim night lamp lit the other part of the room. Recollecting where the switches were, she walked towards the door, shoving through the low light.

As she reached the switchboard, light flooded the entire room within seconds.
No. Humaira wasn't there. Sonara was alone in the huge room. Completely alone.

Thoughts jumbled up in her brain, she slowly remembered the exact conversation she had with the brother-sister duo. And how there seemingly code words sent her through an emotional breakdown.

Sonara had been played with so many times, that even the thought of being used as a pawn for something she could not guess, was sickening.

However, her immediate emergency was to get out of the room, find Humaira and leave the house.

Sonara opened the door immediately, and almost ran out into the lounge she was standing in, last.

" Humaira!!! Humaira!!!!! " , she began shouting.

She could hear footsteps behind her. She turned to find two housekeepers in uniform, a male and a female, staring at her with concern.

The lady enquired,
" Sorry ma'am for moving from your doorstep, but that was just for a while.  Are you feeling better? "

Sonara felt her ears burning. She didn't need the concern of any of these rich people.
She moved forward.

" Where is my daughter? " , she asked distinctly and fiercely.

" She's here. "

Sonara knew the owner of the voice. She turned to where it came from. Her eyes literally hurt.

Jai Prakash Raichand stood with Humaira in his lap, and the kid in oblivion played with his stubble.

" Thank you Rachel and Narayan for taking good care of Sonara while she was unconscious. You may leave, since she's fine now. "

He walked forward from the staircase to them.
The housekeepers nodded and left.

Sonara stared unblinking.

" How are you now? Feeling better?
Too much strain struck you suddenly, the doctor said.

He gave you sedatives and you slept for twelve hours. "

Twelve hours! Sonara gritted her teeth.

Jai seemed normal. Not fierce. Not cheesy. Just how she had seen him for all this time.

That didn't matter to Sonara though.
All she cared for was to walk out of the house with her baby, and then find a new living. Meanwhile she would fight with any unholy human, on her own.

" Thank you for your concern, sir. I want my child back from your lap. "
Sonara sounded extremely emotionless.

Jai stared at Humaira for a long moment. The child touched his face and giggled.

He then looked at her mother.
" Only if she wishes to. "

Sonara unmindfully smiled.
" You really think my child would like to stay on your lap more than her mother's?