My Naive Wife

Chapter -10 Remembering Childhood

It got lost, and before anyone could speak anything, we heard a voice.

" Shikhar!! Twinkle!!"

Yeah! Yeah! They were them only, those who have increased my hatred towards them by their own hands, by fixing my marriage, one and only, to be awarded as the world's best parents by Louis XVI, my Mom, oh sorry , so called Mom and my lovely so called dad!

" Shikhar! Twinkle! Where were you both? We were searching for you! And what are you  doing in his room?"

Now they feel shameful even to utter my name. I got up from couch and walked towards the door.

" Oh ! So, he himself is here, and you two, like his puppets, came rushing to him. Good! Very Good! You are spoiling my both the kids?"

Was I adopted? Did they found me near garbage? Was I not their child? But., Leave it! People say true;  wounds caused by words on the soul are deeper than the words caused by a sword on the skin, when the words are spoken by the people whom we love.

I sighed and came back to the couch and took my place. I heard them saying,

" And you two, don't go near him! Stay away!"

I chuckled. Wow! Just wow! I sighed. I saw from the gap, mom and dad left. Shikhar and Twinkle looked towards me and showered me with pitied glances.

No! Just no! I don't want to get pitied by any one. I smiled at them and assured. They left the room. I walked towards my bathroom, washed my face with cold water, to let the burden on my heart fade away. I took a bath, got dressed up and walked outside. Brewy was still sleeping in the basket. I picked him up and placed on his cot. I walked out of my chamber and went to have breakfast.

Everyone started coming down, I was just going to sit on the chair of dining table , just when mom said,

" Anna, tell the other maids to serve our breakfast in our room, and Shikhar and Twinkle go to your rooms, breakfast will arrive soon!"

" But mom and da....." Shikhar spoke.

" Agree to what we say once!" Dad interrupted.

Poor they! Suffering because of me. I looked at them and then looked at mom and dad seeing them go upstairs.

Anna tante kept a hand on my shoulder and smiled at me. I smiled at her too assuring her it's okay. She served the breakfast to me and then ordered other maids to serve them their special breakfast in their rooms.

Anna tante sat beside me.

" Tante!"

" Yes dear!"

" Do you know the reason behind their such behaviour?"

" No dear! I'm sorry!"

" It's okay tante! Don't say sorry, that's not your fault!"

She smiled at me. I complimented her for the breakfast and perambulated towards my chamber. I picked up my things that I required  today for completing my work and put a glance at Brewy . I took a note pad, and wrote asking shikhar to take care of Brewy , I am going out. While moving out, I slid the note through Shikhar's chamber's door and walked away. I told Anna tante, that I am going out and will come at the evening.

She asked me to inform them, but what's the need? They don't care if I had my breakfast or not, why should they care if I am at home or not, or rather say if I am even alive or not? I don't think I would have many members crying at my funeral.  I chuckled.