Serenity Of Love

Chapter 9

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“Maya I am getting late where are you?” Niyal was shouting, standing near the gate.

“Wait for a little I am coming.”

Soon she locked the door and came out; and they both flew to their work.

The ride was as usual, with a little laugh and a little quarrel.

Niyal dropped Maya near her office and went to his work.

Maya went inside the office but she couldn’t concentrate on her work because she wanted to see Niyal’s girlfriend Swetha’s pictures. She took the address of Swetha’s home from the diary and walked out of the office to find out.

She lied to the workplace that she wanted to attend a meeting at Swetha’s school.

She took a trishaw and searched for her house. After two hours of a long journey, she found the correct place. She got down near the house and told the driver to wait.

“Miss who are you?" The gate keeper questioned her.

“I am friend of Swetha's. I'd like to meet her mother.”

“Miss what is your name?"

“I am Maya.”

“Okay stand here I’ll talk to the madam and come back.”

After a few minutes, he came and opened the gate.

She went inside the house. It was very huge and so beautiful.

“Maya come in,” an old lady called her.

“Aunt mmmmmmm.”

“I am Swetha’s mother. Who are you?

”Okay aunt, I am Maya. Swetha and I studied in the same college. I have been abroad for the past 10 years and I came here to meet Swetha but I got to know that she has passed away.”

Swetha’s mother started to cry and Maya didn’t know what to tell her.

“We never expected this in our life; my only child lost her life. All this happened because of her father; if he could have let her marry the boy it wouldn’t have happened.”

“Aunty do you know that boy?”

“I have seen him twice but I do not know where he lives. But every day, I pray for God to keep him happy forever.”

After a long discussion she asked “aunty do you have photo of Swetha?”

“Wait I’ll bring an album." She went to her room.

“Maya here it is.”

She slowly turned the first page and “wow she looks very beautiful,” was what she said as she went through a few more pages.

“Aunt can I take a photo from this album to keep as my memory?”

Swetha's mother gave her a photo and they had a cup of tea together. After that, Maya went back to her home.

She felt really sorry for her.

But she wanted to show the photo to Niyal because she wanted to see his reaction.

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After having dinner when Swetha had gone to bed, Niyal and Maya went to bed. Tomorrow was a Sunday and it was also a public holiday. So she thought to show him the picture.

“Niyal I have something to show you,” she said to him.

“Okay what is it?” he asked.

“Can you guess?”