As soon as we reached the hospital Mausam ran out of the car and get into the hospital we ran behind her.
By the time we reached she was already at the door of the hospital room in which Sobha aunty, Karanveer's mother was admitted so we stayed behind.
Mausam's POV :
I ran out of the car as soon as it stopped and reached to the reception. The lady there told me the room no and without waiting for anyone my feet started running.
There was a lift beside but I couldn't wait for it to come so I started running on the stairs. I was running like a maniac for my dear life. It was true I was running for my life.
My life
My Karan
When I reached at the door I traced the room there was no one except Sobha aunty and a nurse. I looked outside for Karan but can't see him anywhere near.
Has he already gone.
Far from me!
No... No...
I was shaking my head and blinking my eyes to stop the tears that has blurred my vision.
"Who's there? Come in. " A voice came and I looked at the source of the voice.
Sobha aunty saw me at the doorway so she called me. Hesitatingly I got inside, ever so slowly. My mind was stopping me from going in. An unnerving feeling settling in my heart.
" Hello aunty. H...h..how are you?" I cleared my throat as I felt it clozed up.
"They got her here on time. Othetrwise she had a deep cut on her nerves. " The nurse informed me sending chills run down my spine.
How can one do such thing to own self?
Why?
"Sorry. But I don't remember your name. " Aunty piped in and asked me breaking my thought.
"Oh. Am sorry. I'm Mausam, Mausam Sinha Karanveer's.... friend." I uttered the last word ever so slowly and timidly.
"Oh.. Mausam. You use to come to our house before your father's transfer. I heard about you from Veer."
At the mention of his name my heart spiked a beat. Hope raising in my heart I smiled a little.
May be if I tell her about us... She'll be convinced.
"Yes we met again in college."
"Daughter may be God has send you for me."
I looked at her surprisingly.
"At this moment I, a helpless mother need you. Veer needs an old friend like you who can make him understand. "
Make him understand.....
" I don't understand.. Aunty. " I asked uttering each word carefully.
"My son. My Veer. He's not listening to me.... He hasn't ever done anything against my will. He loves me just as much as I love him. But now he's denying to fulfil my wishes."
"May be aunty.... He loves someone, not more but as much as he loves you." I answered and her face dropped as I have said something defending.
"How can he?? How can one love anyone more than their mother?" She replied in a sharp and loud tone.
" Mam please speak calmly or I'll have to limit the visitors. " The nurse said in a warning tone before going out.
"Tell me Mausam. Do you love someone more than your mother, your parents?" She asked me.
"Of course not.. No one can.. "
"That's what I am saying." She didn't let me finish and started saying. "How can he go against me? And it's not only about love. I have given my words."
"He have given his heart." I mumbled softly but she heard me. And by her expression I can see she wasn't liking it.
"What kind of girl she can be... Who have already poisioned his brain against me. What will that girl do after coming to my house she'll throw us out. " As she was saying things about that girl or unknowingly about me were hitting me hard. I have done nothing yet here I am the guilty.
Why?
Why is this a rule, a thinking of people that whatever wrong their son does, its because of their girlfriend or wife.
" No aunty... It's not that Karan is going against you.. It's just that he loves you but also loves someone else." I couldn't stand her blaming me and Karan without any reason.
"He may have promised her many things." I said remembering his promising eyes.
"She may have put her heart out for him. They together may have bowed to be together.. till death do them apart." I said remembering the day we bowed to each other to be..
Loyal to each other.. till our last breath. To love each other.. till our last beat of heart.
To be Together.. Till death do us apart.
" It seems like you're here to make me understand... Afterall you're all friends. I won't blame you. It's not your fault. When you'll be of our age then you'll know." Shobha aunty wiped a lone tear.
" No aunty.... I.. I understand your love, your care for him but.... He is not wrong." My heart started beating fastly. I don't know why but an never ending pain was settling there in my heart. It was throbbing so hard that it became difficult for me to speak.
"Love never informs you before coming. It... It just knocks on your heart all of a sudden. It just.. happens." I said stopping my tears from falling.
She laughed mockingly then what example she gave, had cut me very deep.
"One day" she started saying " suppose You marry Karanveer." and she unknowingly pushed my injured nerves " You will have children" My heart started beating so loudly that I held to my dress tight to maintain my balance " You'll raise them with care and love, will fulfill their every wish, and also will hope to get something from them when you get old. Not money not leisure but love and care. And when you'll ask them to fulfill you one wish they will deny it. Then you'll feel the pang in your heart. That day you'll think about the nine months you kept them safe in your womb, about all the nights you didn't sleep to sing lulaby to them, about those time when you laughed at their not so good joke and cried with them, all those moments when you taught them a lesson but not so strictly, all those years when you cherished them and all of a sudden someone else comes to their life and become more important than you. That day daughter you'll understand the pain what I am going through. That day." after saying this she turned her face towards the balcony.
The things she said were true but there also was fact...
"I agree with you... But... Before giving your words to someone you could have once... asked him if he has given his words to someone or not."
I couldn't anymore argue with her.. My heart was bleeding as if it was stabbed with something sharp.. May be the mirror where we.... Pictured our future. Our dream to be together.
I was unable to cry anymore so I stood up " Take care aunty. "and saying this I started to leave. Until she called me when I was just about to open the door.
"Wait. Mmm do you know that girl?" she asked.
Hearing her words a tear escaped my eyes.
Traitor
I harsh smile came to my lips when I turned to her.. She was looking at me with calculative eyes, as if she was trying to decipher something.
I nodded my head unable to form any word. And One. Two. Three and one after another seconds passed she looked at me.
Not getting any further answer or may be understanding something she ever so slowly uttered " Who?"
" Mausam Sinha."
YOU ARE READING
Together.. Till Death Do Us Apart.
Romance"Tell me Ka... Mr. have you slept with her when we were still together." She said with anger but hurt and jealousy was evident in her features. She saw him flinch when she stopped herself from calling his name. "You don't know the truth. Let me expl...
