Encounter - A RaYa Journey

Chapter - 5

A week past by as Ram got very busy getting to know his work and getting familiar with the various important individual of the company. He also adapted very quickly with his team, they were supportive and their ideas spoke some much about their capability. He understood why this hotel was the best.

On the other hand, Priya Sharma was busy with the new hotel project which was getting inaugurated in Pune next month. She was in and out of the city for the project often.

One particular evening Priya got summoned by her mother, Shipra Sharma. Shipra was a very tough lady who measured her life by wealth and fame and who loved to control her daughter's life. She wished to live her life through her only daughter Priya Sharma but Priya had understood her ways when she was forcefully married off to Kunal Khaneja. Since then Priya had tried her best to avoid her mother. When her divorce was finalised, instead of staying at her parent's, she got herself an apartment.

"You went to Cuba?" her dad asked, both father and daughter sat on the living area sipping their favourite tea.

"Yes. I had to attend some event"

"You must be even busy with the hotel opening in Pune," Sudhir asked "take care of your health and eat well, you look skinny" he added noticing how tired she looked.

Priya smiled and nodded a yes. Her dad was a very warm person and he loved her dearly. He had regretted taking the decision to marry her off at such a young age but things had settled between the two and they shared a lovely relationship now.

"All she got from the divorce is that hotel business, "Shipra said entering the room "How busy could she get"

"Shipra could you not say that," he told her raising his voice.

"Whatever I am telling is the truth. If you don't want to accept you may leave the room "she informed her husband with a scoff.

"Priya is home after such a long time, you will not let us live in peace for a moment right" saying that he got off the couch and went out the room fuming. Priya was already irritated with her mother, she wanted to leave as soon as possible "Why did you call me here?"

"Did something happened at your mother-in-law's birthday party?" Shipra asked.

"First of all stop calling her my mother in law, I am no longer related to her"

"Just answer me. Did something happen?"

"No, nothing happened. Why?" she turned to look at her mother "did you call me here just to ask that?" she questioned.

"If nothing happened then why did she call me again to meet her. That woman is bothering me so much"

Priya looked at her mother, disbelieve and concern in her face "Why do you have to agree to whatever she says" she asked.

"Kunal divorced you saying he is in love with someone else, but we haven't received any news about the marriage," Shipra said sipping her tea "Are you sure, this relationship cannot be mended again?"

"Why are you like this?" Priya asked irrigation all over her face "Why can't you accept the fact that he cheated on me and I was in an unhappy marriage?"

"I am not cold-hearted like you Priya, I still care about Kunal" Shipra screamed.

Priya's eyes were red with anger, she couldn't believe she was her mother, her real mother. She took her purse and before she left the house she asked "Mom, have I done anything to offend anyone? Ever since dad got in politics, I couldn't even yawn at ease. And once I was married off, I had to be careful not to breathe loudly. Even now I am working hard.... But you wouldn't understand this right. "Priya huffed, she was a little breathless with all the screaming.