Yeh Malaal Ishq

Chapter 4

LUTHRA HOUSE, MUMBAI

Sameer pov:

"Hey God, don't let mom see me. I don't need the lecture and also, I don't want it. Please let mom be asleep." "Sameer, where are you coming from? It's 1 p.m. I tried calling you. Why was your phone switch phone-off? Why didn't you charge the phone? I am asking you something Sameer. Why are you not answering me? " " I was letting you complete it. Is there anything remaining? Or did you ask everything?" I answered to my mom. "Sameer, answer me. It's 1 p.m. Where were you partying with friends? Are you drunk?" She again asked. "Mom, I think you know that I don't drink. So, no I was not partying. Karan Bhai likes to party, not me. You know that right. Oh, sorry I forgot you can't see anything other than Karan Bhai. "Sameer", she shouted.

"Shhh, mom you don't want to wake the whole house. And now to answer all your questions. My phone's charging is fine. You don't want to worry about it. You have more things to worry about like Karan Bhai. I know he still hasn't come. So, worry about him. And my phone was switch off because I know you will call it and I didn't want to answer you. And for your first question, I was at Srishti's house. It's late. I am going to sleep. I have a meeting tomorrow. Good Night".

"Sameer, stop right there. Why were you at Arora? After what that girl did with your Karan Bhai, why did you go to that forsaken place? ", his mom asked him. He wanted to laugh at the irony. She is still remembering the incident. "Mom, I have to go to sleep. Can we discuss it later? I am tired." "Sameer", she shouted. "Stop it, mom, just stop it." "Sameer, you are raising your voice at me for that girl," she asked me.

I laughed out at her. " That girl has a name which is Shrishti. And she is my girlfriend whom I am going to marry in the future. We are just waiting for someone. And I think you have the right idea, who that someone is? And for raising my voice, Mom I am not my Bhaiyya, who would never raise his at you even when you were wrong. And see where that has brought him. We don't even know if he is alive or not. I am not Bhaiyya mom. And I will never become him because I have learned that if you always keep silent, people will take advantage of you. Even the closest to you. Am I right mom?"

"And mom one more thing the thing you said for Karan Bhai you know what I think I about it. I think she did the right thing." "Sameer" " Mom, Preeta di took the right decision. But it was late. Too late. And guess where we are." "Sameer, why are you saying like this? It hurt him so much. Why can't you see that? " she asked.

He was sad because she was just not getting point or she just doesn't want to believe that she was wrong. It was like there was a blindfold on her eyes and she was too stubborn to lift that blindfold and see the truth that was staring at her face. "Mom, you know that you have three sons and not only one. I just don't know why are you doing this?" he asked her. "Sameer, I am your mother. I fed you. Why are you saying like these? I want all my boys happy. Why can't you see that?", she was crying.

He knows that his mom wanted all of her sons happy. But she still didn't understand that actions have consequences. "Mom, if you wanted all of us happy you would not have tried to hide the truth about that accident." "Sameer, I just didn't want him to get hurt by knowing the truth." "And so, you hide the truth. What the result of it, Mom? He is not here mom. We don't know, where is he? Mom the truth always came out and it comes out when you least expect it. Even after hiding everything from him and knowing everything you fix the engagement. That day one other truth came out. Why did you do these? " "Sameer, what do you mean?" "Mom, don't play these games with me. I have known from the beginning that it was you who told the truth to Sarala aunty. Am I right, mom? " "Sameer", she was sobbing and I didn't feel anything. There was just nothing. "Mom, I kept silent for 2 years and I would have kept my silence. But you are always so determined. Always remember that day mom, because when you told the truth to Sarala aunty". "Sameer, please don't."

"No mom, please listen. Remember that day well because that day you choose one son over another. That day by telling the truth you chose my one brother's happiness over another". "Sameer, they have the right to know the truth", she said. " Yes, mom they had the right to know the truth. Because it involved them. But it involved Bhaiyya also. So was it not his right to get to know the whole truth? But you already lied to him. And mom we know Arora from 5 to 6 years. We first met them when Abhi Bhai came with Pragya Bhabhi. And that day past came knocking to your door. And you knew that day. But you continue to hide it. And two years ago, you wanted to tell the truth to Arora. I will tell you one more truth. You only told the Arora everything because your favorite son's happiness mattered to you. But that day by choosing his happiness you destroyed the happiness of my other brother. And for that mom, I will never forgive you. Never. Good Night mom".

His mom was sobbing on the ground. But he kept walking. After Bhaiyya went, the company's responsibility came to him. He was tired of it. He wanted to console his mom but there was nothing to say. " And mom the last truth, the son for whom you did everything if he got to know this then mom, he will never forgive you also. And the son whose happiness you destroyed will forgive you. That was the difference between them. And it is my truth for you. Sweet dreams, mom", he turned and got back to his room.