"The saddest part in life is saying goodbye to someone you wished to spend your entire life with."
Misha's POV:
"What is wrong with you?" Mom asked yet again. It felt like the hundredth time she had posed the question, despite receiving the same answer from me.
It had been three days since Varun and his family visited us. After Varun conveyed his decision, I was shattered. My mind struggled to function, leaving me isolated throughout the day. My attempt to seek solace by going out turned out to be a mistake, as it fueled Mom's incessant questions.
"Put your phone down and answer my question," Mom commanded, snatching my phone.
"Come on, Misha, Aunty is already tense. Just tell her the reason," Siddhi chimed in, perching on the edge of the bed. I glared at her but remained silent. Siddhi's presence only added to Mom's skepticism about my decision.
"Mom, please. I've already told you the reason," I replied, glancing at Siddhi, who was now engrossed in devouring a bag of chips.
"What reason? Don't give me that stupid excuse. I want the actual one. Stop lying now, please," Mom insisted, her tone irritated. I'm sorry, Mom. I don't want to hurt you or make you tense, but there's nothing else I can do.
"I'm serious, Mom. He isn't the same as he was before, or maybe he was always like this. It was me who didn't notice it before," I explained.
"All the feelings I had for him were one-sided, and that's why I never came to know his real nature. You know how much I hate rude and arrogant people, and Varun is exactly that. I can't... I mean, I don't want to get married to him," I finished, feeling a pang of pain inside. Saying such things about Varun hurt me, but the fact that he said no to this marriage hurt even more.
"Then why did you tell me to give him juice after you came back that day?" Siddhi interrupted. Not again. I had already told Siddhi to give him that juice, claiming she made it, but no, she added my name to it. What must Varun be thinking? That I'm trying to impress him and his family, even though he clearly said he doesn't want this marriage to happen?
"You shut up. That was normal. Don't make a big deal out of it," I defended before Mom could take Siddhi's question seriously.
"No. Why would she shut up? Her question is right. Why were you so concerned about him? And why did you tell her not to tell them that you sent that drink?" Mom asked, standing straight in front of me with raised eyebrows. God, please help.
"That was just humanity," I replied, moving from there before she could ask anything. I started arranging my cupboard for no particular reason.
"So it's final that you are not going to marry for more 2-3 years, right?" Mom asked. All I said to her earlier was like a script I rehearsed, but the question she asked now was beyond that script. What will I even answer her?
Okay, here goes one more lie.
"I'm not saying that I don't want to get married. What I'm saying is I don't want to marry Varun. You can continue with your hunt," I replied. Finding another match for me would surely take a lot of time, and I would get enough time to think about the reason for not getting married.
"Fine," she said and went away without saying anything further.
"Very rude and arrogant? Huh?" Siddhi mimicked me and rolled her eyes, making me throw a pillow towards her.
"Didn't I tell you to keep your mouth shut? Why did you even say my name there? Moreover, was it necessary for you to tell Mom that I told you to lie?" I genuinely confronted her, but that didn't show any effect.
"You look cute when you are angry," she commented.
"I'm concerned about you. I don't know what talk you had with Varun, but I'm sure that there is something which you are trying to hide," she said, making me feel guilty now.
"What is it? You can tell me. Maybe I can help," she asked, and for a few moments, even I thought of telling her everything. I do want to share this with someone, but I can't. I would have easily told her, but knowing her, I know that she will definitely tell everything to Mom. Another person with whom I would have shared everything is Karthik, but he is on vacation, and I seriously don't feel like ruining it.
"No, Siddhi. There isn't anything else. I told you the truth," I replied, to which she shook her head disapprovingly.
Before I could lie more, the door knocked, and I saw Mom entering.
"Misha, someone is here to meet you," Mom said. Who must be here now? I was going to ask her the same but was stopped.
"But before that, I have a question," she said, and I told her to continue.
"After Jaisinghani's went away, why were you out of the home for the whole day? Where did you go?" Mom asked. Detective! Answering her question was easy because it was there in my script.
"I went to collect some information about Varun, and then I came to know that he is really arrogant and rude. Collecting information took a lot of my time. So I was late," I replied and saw a small smile on Mom's face, which clearly said that she knew I was lying.
"Do you really want me to believe all these stupid things?" she asked, running her hand over my head. I'm going to cry now.
"Why do you think these are stupid?" I asked.
"Because your eyes tell a different story," she replied, and I immediately turned my gaze. Sorry, Mom.
"Anyway. Come downstairs and see why she is here to meet you."
"Who is it?" I asked Mom, but she didn't reply, just went away, leaving me confused.
I hesitated, then followed her downstairs, my thoughts in disarray. What awaited me was a surprise that would further complicate the tangled threads of my life.
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