EVENING :

"I am hell tired maa ", saying this siya fell on the sofa in the living room. Rita smiled at her beautiful daughter and sat right beside her.

" Isn't it obvious to be hell tired, I called you directly from the college and kept you busy till now. " Rita said with a little guilty smile.

Siya immediately sat straight and looked at her mother in law " Maa, it's nothing like that. You did all these for me only. And most important I am tired because you literally took me to the every shop in the mall and bought soo many things. That's why. "

"Soo what, I need to give my daughter everything. And from tomorrow only your college is starting. You need clothes, accessories, shoes, sandal's everything. So i just bought those. Soo stop complaining. " Rita said.

"Fine maa, I won't ".siya said.

Rita held siya's hand and said , this is your house, this is your family. Everything over here which belongs to me , belongs to you also dear. I have a very small world. Which include my husband, my son and now you. I really take you as my daughter and i want you to take me as your mother. I know it's too sudden, but i hope one day you will. Soo never feel obliged for whatever you get. It's our responsibility and a way to express our love toward you siya. I want you and adi to be together and happy always. "

Siya saw those unshed tear in rita's eyes and felt happy and guilty. Happy for being  soo lucky and guilty for not being able to fulfill her last wish. How can she say that her daughter and son are never ment to be together.

Rita immediately wiped her eyes a little and said. " Go and get change. I will call your father and ask him weather he will join as for dinner or not and you ask the same to your husband. Because God knows, when they will get emergency. "

Rita got up and started going toward her room. Whereas siya went blank, how could she call him and what will she say.

"But maa told me what to say . But again it's hell difficult. " She kept thinking all these when suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder and she looked behind.

"What are you thinking, go get changed and call him. " Rita said while staring at siya's confused face. " But maa, how can, what will i " She said hesitantly.

"Shhh, go get fresh and call him. Take small small steps dear. Things will eventually fall in right place. Not immediately but soon. I know you guys think you are not meant for each other. But i know , you guys are best for each other and meant for each other. Soo don't think much and do as I say. " Saying this she left from there.

Siya saw her mother in law leaving from there . She understood what her mother in law said and tried to explain but how will she say that things are not that easy what it look like. Especially after what she saw today. That  dr. K or whatever and he looked quite close.

" Stop, stop siya. Don't think about them I will just do it because maa told me. That's it. It's her job i should complete. A task given by her that's it. " Siya convinced herself and walked toward her room upstairs.

She entered his room as it's yet to be hers or probably it will never be her's. She again sighed at her thought and directly went toward the balcony. She opened the glass gates and cool wind hit her face. She kept standing there, feeling the cold wind.

Suddenly a knock disturbed her. She turned and saw a maid holding shopping bags and standing near the door. " Come in " Siya said and she immediately entered inside holding those bags. " Mam, Rita madam has told me to arrange all these things in your closet room " .

Siya felt hesitant but thinking about her mother in law she said " okay  , come " . Saying this siya walked toward her closet  room which is in the extreme right and maid silently followed behind her.

Siya took her pj set and innerwear and said with a smile " I will get fresh, you can arrange everything " And entered inside the washroom. While maid arranged everything and left from there.

Siya got fresh and came out of the walk-in closet and sat on the bed. Taking her college bag, she took out her phone and saw two missed calls from him. She saved his number as "Dr. ". " Why did he called me?? Why?? . She kept thinking the reason behind his call. " Rather then thinking , why don't you call him like every normal person and ask him why did he called, easy. " Her inner self mocked her.

With lot of thought and hesitation she dialled him and kept the phone on her ear. Her eyes kept roaming in the whole room due to anticipation. She mentally prayed the God, that he doesn't receive the phone  . With every ring her heartbeat was rising. God knows why, but she was hell nervous.

Probably God was on her side today and  he didn't received the phone. She felt happy and thank God for this. She throwed the phone on the bed in excitement and started dancing. Thank god she didn't had to face him and talk to him. She entered in the balcony and silently sat in the swing. She started moving her leg slowly , while humming a random song.

She closed her eyes feeling the cold wind when suddenly she felt sad. She was happy till now that he didn't received the call, but now she was feeling upset that why didn't he received the call, and why he didn't called back till now.

" I hate this feeling, I hate this feeling of wanting him, needing him, excepting from him but at the same time I don't want him, I don't need him, I don't want to have any expectation from him. Why just why. I wish, I also had a very normal life like every other girl of my age. For example shalu, she is happy, living her normal life. But me having expectations, relationship which I don't even understand. Just why??? " She kept thinking all these and tears fell from her eyes.

Ashu was silently sitting on the swing in the cold wind. When suddenly her phone rang and she rushed toward her bed. Her heart was beating fast and with shivering hand she picked her phone from the bed  but her heart fell as it was someone else and it was her friend shalu.

She expected it to be someone else but again, it was not that bad. She received the phone and talked for sometimes. After discussing about when to reach college and to were meet in the campus and few more here and there talk . They

Decided to end the call.

Siya was upset, but now after talking to her she felt much more better. Her stupid jokes did some effect on her. She felt little better. Her phone pinged and it highlighted low battery. She stood up and put her phone on charged.

"Maam, madam has called for you " A maid said with a knock. "Okh, you go. I am Coming  " She said and maid left from there nodding her head . Siya wiped her face properly and went downstairs.

She came and sat on the sofa in the living room. She looked here and there for Rita, but she was nowhere . Siya tilted her head a little toward the kitchen and saw Rita walking toward her from that direction , With a beautiful smile on her face.

Rita came and sat on the sofa " Dinner is ready and your dad is also coming. He will reach by now. If you are hungry then come, I will serve food for you " .

" No, no maa. Let dad come. We will have dinner together " Siya said with small smile.

" Okh, then . But what about your husband, what did he said??? " She asked

Siya got nervous, but still little hesitantly she said " Maa, I called him but he didn't picked up the phone " .

" This guy, is like this only. I hate this habit of him, never answering calls on time, always doing extra shift. Never take care of his food. You know beta, I somehow manage to look after his dinner but his lunch, I can never track that. Except when I sent the lunch box and threaten him. I thought he will change after marriage but noo still same. God knows what will happen with this guy?? "  Mama entered kitchen while complaining nonstop about him.

Suddenly door bell rang and a maid hurriedly opened the main gate and dad entered inside . While a driver followed behind him holding his bag. He kept the bag on the table and left from there, wishing a goodnight. Soon maid took the bag and went toward the east side of the house, probably dad's office is there.

" Hii, what are you thinking soo deeply beta " Mr varma said looking at a lost siya. " Ohh nothing dad. " She immediately answered with a small smile. He lovingly patted her head and asked " Where is your maa?? "

" Ohh she is in kitchen,?? "

" Okh, then I am coming in a minute after getting fresh. Inform your mother I have came. Okh "  He said while siya nodded her head hearing him and he immediately left from there . Siya then walked toward the kitchen and saw Rita was instructing the maid's.

"Maa, dad has came and he said he will join us for dinner in a minute. " Siya said while standing beside Rita.

" Okh . then , arrange all these on the dinning table . " Rita ordered the maids and came out. While siya followed behind her. " He, didn't came beta?? "

"No maa, he didn't " Siya said looking down. While maids arranged all the food on the dinning table. " What happened why so much commotion madam "  Dad asked looking at maa. 

" Your son who else, look at the child. She is his wife, but he has zero sense of responsibility. I called her early from college, since afternoon till evening she was with me. But he didn't called her once . Now when she called, he didn't received. He should have atleast a little responsibility to come home for dinner.

Or he might have informed us, if he was busy but no. " She was again speaking nonstop when suddenly landline in the house rang.

Rita received the phone and next moment she was about to shout but calmed down and said " Soo you are not coming tonight " .

" Okh, but i am sending your dinner. Soo have it hot "

" Noo, she is here " Saying this rita turned and looked at siya.

" Come, he want to talk to you, " Rita said while looking at siya. Siya hesitantly looked at Rita. But she assured her with her eyes and she walked toward her. She hesitantly took the phone. " You guys talk, we are going for the dinner. Come soon " Saying this she left from there.

Siya once again checked her surrounding  abd then put the phone on her ear.

"H.. Hello "

" Hello "

" Where is your phone " He asked slowly.

" It's on charging, in the room "

" Ohhh "

There was complete silence for few seconds when she abruptly said " Okh, bye " And kept the phone and rushed to the dinning table.

" I will come late today " He Whispered by looking at the phone. He sighed and kept the phone on the table.

" Dr. Ot is ready "

" Okh i am coming. "

Bye bye

Sorry for updating late. But i was not well. I am still not well. But was bored allot soo wrote a chapter. Read and enjoy