𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒔

Chapter 4

"Maa, I want that car." Vedant pointed his little finger towards a remote control car.

Anuradha took the car and looked at its price, the price was too much for her to afford now; so she placed the car back. Vedant was looking up to his mother with hope.

"It's not good. We buy something else." Anuradha tried to convince her little son. But, whom we're talking about, the little champ never falls into his mother's sweet talk.

"No, Maa. I want that car....." Vedant whined, "Pappu has the same car. I want to show him." He started to tug her hand.

"Oh! Pappu has the same car, then we will buy a big car." Anuradha cupped his cheeks, "But next time."

"Maa....."

"Promise, baby. I will buy a big car for you." Anuradha was praying in her mind her son would agree with her.

After a little thought, Vedant raised his head which was hung low in disappointment. He looked up to his mother and demanded, "I want a cricket ball and bat."

"Okay, I buy it." Anuradha bought as she was told by her son. Fortunately it's within her limit of money.

Vedant's face lit up with happiness. Now he could play cricket, nobody would push or hit him. On the way back to her home, she couldn't take a rickshaw because of insufficient money. Half of her salary would have gone for Vedant's needs. And half of it for households, there was not any savings for the future.

"Maa, take me." Vedant raised his hands, "My legs, maa...."

Anuradha knew that her little boy couldn't walk longer as he could get hurt in his legs. He's a little boy after all. But she couldn't help as she was carrying two big shopping bags in her hands.

"Just a few minutes, baby. We will be at home." Anuradha said.

"Maa.....take me....." Vedant tugged her saree.

"Ved, you are a big boy and a superhero too. You know, super heroes always walk. They are very strong. You are a strong boy, right?" Vedant instantly nodded his head. She knew how to make her son walk.

"I am a superhero."

Anuradha smiled at her innocent son, 

"That's my boy."

Just as they were beginning to walk further a car stopped near them.

"Anuradha!" A manly voice got her attention.

When her eyes met the annoying person, she unconsciously said.

'Oh my God! Not again.'

"Arpit?" Anuradha smiled.

"Thank God. I am just going to your home. Anyway, here you are so," 

Arpit was smiling like an idiot. He has always been like this whenever he has seen her. Actually he was an annoying person to her. He has been proposing to her for the past two years for a second marriage.

Anuradha acknowledged his visits to her home, so she intentionally avoided the question.

"Arpit, we have got to go," Anuradha excused herself.