My feisty wife

Part 5

RM

Anjali took a sip of her coffee as she strolled in her balcony. Her thoughts wandered to the events that took place in the morning.

Anjali: "What does it say? Tell me, I'm getting impatient."

Khushi: "The reports are negative."

Anjali, shocked: "Sheetal is not Arav's biological mother?"

Khushi: "Yeah. She has been lying to us all this time." *Khushi turned around only to stay rooted at her spot.* "Di, Arav."

Anjali, paling: "Arav," *whispered.*

Khushi: "Arav, dear, before jumping onto a conclusion, you have to listen to us." *Khushi moved forward to take his hand in hers, but he took two steps back before he decided to run towards the poolside.*

Khushi: "Arav!"

Anjali: "Oh God!!!" *She followed Khushi outside.*

Arav: "Leave me alone!" *Khushi luckily caught hold of him, but he won't stop crying.*

Khushi: "No. LISTEN ARAV." *She groaned internally, then eyed Anjali for help.* "Di, he won't listen to me. Please."

Anjali quickly nodded before Khushi left the duo alone to talk.

Anjali: "Arav dear." *She made him sit on the recliner, letting him openly express his grief.* "You weren't supposed to find out this way." *Once she felt his sobs subsided, she stared at his misty brown orbs.* "Okay, you need to have water first." *She calmly poured him a glass before deciding to confront him.*

Arav, sniffing: "What is a biological mom?"

Anjali: "The one who gives birth to a child."

Arav, crying: "Liar, liar. She is a liar. She lied. No one loves me."

Anjali: "That's not true! We all love you, okay? It's just I'm not sure if your so-called mom does."

Arav: "Does that mean I'm an orphan again?"

Anjali: "What? No!"

Arav: "Will you guys send me back to the orphanage again?"

Anjali: "Wait, what? Orphanage? Oh my God." *She rubbed her forehead.*

Arav: "She came and said she is my mom and that ASR is my-" *he looked down.*

Anjali: "ASR is your??"

Arav: "She said ASR is my dad. She said they left me in the orphanage because I was a bad boy. ASR was mad at me. So he left me. She said she wants to take me back because she loves me. She said if I will be a good boy and behave like ASR, he will start loving me. And then, he'll leave Khushi Aunty, and we will be a happy family again." *He sniffed.*

Anjali pressed her nose bridge, hearing the revelation from Arav: "Okay, first of all, she's not your mom, Arav. It was all a part of her plan to break ASR's happy family. She used you to come back into his life. She didn't give birth to you. Nor is ASR your father. So you have to stop behaving like him because he is just not your father. He has a family, with Khushi Aunty."