4 Do You Not Love Me?

She was thinking whether to burst his bubble by telling him to not have high expectations on his fiancee.

' Ofcourse not! What would he think of a girl who admires his looks and soon after he announces that he's gonna be engaged, she speaks ill of his fiance. Ugh... What am I even thinking? '

she face-palmed in her mind.

" Well, you didn't tell me about yourself yet, Miss...? " he asked in a casual tone.

" Hmmh... I amh Sia. Nice to meet you "

" That's it for your self introduction?? "

he raised his brows in surprise

She herself didn't know much about herself yet.

" Ahhn... Well, you are a stranger!? "

He felt awkward from her response and there befell a period of silence.

Sia wanted to run off from the situation. She could neither tell him about herself nor could she tell him about the movie she watched last night. Nor could she think of an idea to warn him of his tragic future.

She badly wanted to atleast warn him. She couldn't stop his engagement. She somehow had to inform him about his fate. She felt like he's simply wasted on the heroine.

A dumb idea struck her. Without thinking much, She asked

" You know what, I sometimes get to know the future. Do you believe it? "

He stopped drinking his soda and turned towards her in disbelief and replied

" Oh really?! What if I say No? I don't believe in such things "

He was still looking at her as if he was waiting for her to speak in response.

His response brought her back to reality but she was not going to back off without doing her part in warning him.

she regained her composure and continued,

" Shall I prove it to you? Will you believe it then? "

" Definitely. Why not? "

" The day before your engagement, you'll face a huge blow because of sudden fall in your shares. You are going to face heavy losses from the place where you have invested a lump-sum. Don't think that I'm cursing you. Just warning you. "

He turned serious after listening to this. He hadn't told her anything related to his profession or his business. Also, he was serious when it came to his profession.

Watching his eyes open wide, she was confident that whatever she remembered from the movie was right on point,

" You invested during the last week. This loss is gonna happen because of your blind trust on the wrong person. "

His eyes furrowed with a slight hint of suspicion,

" Be ready. Take care. By the way, Advanced Happy Engagement! "

She smirked and got up from her chair to leave the place. ' Judging from his expression, if seems like I hit straight on the nail. ' she thought

He stopped her by holding her arm,

" I'm not going to take the bait. Don't be disappointed. But, You are intriguing. I want you to give me a visit after my engagement day. Would you give me your number so that I can share my e-invitation card and the venue of the engagement with you? "

' You definitely took my bait and it's really good for your long life. ' she thought and shared her contact number and e-mail.

She immediately received a text and mail. It was from him, ofcourse.

" Sia, Is anything the matter? Do you wanna go home? "

It was Razia. She spoke with her eyes glaring at Aditya. Razia was on alert. She had been watching this guy from the moment he stuck his conversation with her. When she saw him holding Sia's hand, she ran to the place to rescue her innocent friend.

" Hey, Razi. Who's that guy behind you? "

She asked. It was the same guy with whom she had been dancing from the start.

" Ah, Have a good look. He's Aseem. "

she said rolling her eyes and pulling him infront of her.

" Hey Sia, How are you? It's been days since we met. Sorry, I didn't mean to avoid you. I came late and by the time I approached Razine, you were approaching the Rest area. So I just thought to let you rest "

the skinny guy spoke with a calming demeanor. He was a fair skinned, chashmish (the one with spectacles on) with a well groomed professional vibes all around him.

' These two seem to be close. I can't ask her anymore based on how she introduced me to him. The original Sia definitely knows him well. '

she continued her thinking

' Argh.. I'm tired. She was speaking about 'home'. I wonder how my home is. She was speaking about my single mother. Does that mean I don't have a dad? '

" Sia? Where are you lost? "

Razia asked by shaking her hand infront of her face, as if trying to get her back to the reality.

" Ah, sorry. I'm tired. I think I should go home. "

she said while putting up an exhausted facade.

" Ah alright. I understand. I'll drop you home now. Let's go "

she said while escorting Sia out of the place. Aditya remained silent all the while. Who knows what was going on in his mind?

She turned over her shoulder, waved at him as a good bye with a warm smile. Aditya was watching her until she reached the exit doors. He had this expressionless face on.

She really wanted him to not get too much attached to the heroine.

' He doesn't deserve the harsh treatment. ' she thought.

" Sia? Who was that guy? Hope he did not misbehave or something. " Razia asked nervously.

" You are really an anxious Mom. He is the Aditya Roy. The youngest man to achieve the pinnacle in the field of business. You know him, Don't you? "

" The Aditya Roy??! " she was more than surprised.

" He is a gentleman and he's going to be engaged with a beautiful girl soon. He invited me to his engagement. Have a look "

she showed her the invitation she was mailed.

" Are you serious?! "

Razia was awestruck and saw the invitation very carefully as if she was scrutinizing all the contents.

" So what if he's a business magnet, He didn't misbehave, did he? "

" No Razi, He's a gentleman. He will never misbehave. "

she replied with a smile.

***

Razia drove Sia to Sia's home in Aseem's car while Aseem waited at the DJ party.

" Ah we reached your home. Sia, I gotta go back to the DJ venue. Aseem is waiting for me. See you tomorrow then. See ya. Sweet dreams! "

Razi gave Sia a warm hug and they parted their ways.

***

Sia rang the doorbell. It didn't ring.

" Is the doorbell not in function? "

she said and knocked on the door.

" Is there no one at home? But the lights are On! "

She went around the house. Through one of the windows, she could see a beautiful middle-aged woman, with a strong and fit physique, sitting on a chair with a knife in her hand. This lady must be my mom!?

That woman seemed to have lost in thoughts. It was as if she was brooding over life's deep concept. She then glanced at her left wrist and then lifted the knife in her right hand.

Furrowing her brows, she pointed the knife at her left wrist and placed it over her wrist in position.

" No, no, no, no, NOOOOOOOOOOO "

She screamed and banged on the window with all her might. The window doors burst opened.

Sia screamed in agony,

" Why? Why are you doing this? Please quickly let me inside! "

That woman looked at her in shock and rushed to open the door.

" Why Mom Whyyyy? Is it the only option? Don't you have me? DO YOU NOT LOVE ME ?? "

" Ofcourse I love you. Is that even a question? "

that middle aged working woman said in reply

" This daughter of yours, Is she of no value to you ? Why did you choose the knife over me? "

Sia spoke over dramatically trying her best to capture Mom's attention and love.

' I hope this is how Sia would react now if she saw her mom trying to slice her wrist. A daughter would definitely become hysterical after witnessing a scene like this, Wouldn't she? '

Sia thought

" Well, Why are you comparing yourself with a silly knife? How can a daughter and a kitchen knife be compared ever? It's not like I'd wait for you to return just to get rid off a wrist watch "

the woman said casually

" What? So you were trying to get rid off that wrist watch using that Knife ?? "

Sia asked puzzled

" Ah yes, Why... What did you think I was doing? "

mom asked Sia with a tint of confusion on her face.

" Ah it's nothing. But WHO IN THE WORLD WOULD USE A KNIFE TO GET RID OFF A WRISTWATCH? "

She suddenly shouted at her mom

" Easy.... How come my daughter has learnt to shout at others?! It's a surprise! Listen, I got fevqik adhesive on my wrist watch by mistake. The adhesive stuck the strap to the band so badly that I'm unable to take off my wrist watch! "

Mom explained calmly

" Mom... There were other ways. Why did you use this large Kitchen knife for it. Wasn't it dangerous? What if you slit your wrist in my absence? "

Sia grit her teeth while trying her best to ask patiently

" Ahhh... This knife was the one thing I found immediately with no much hustle. I thought a lot before trying to cut the wrist watch with this knife, you see "

Sia couldn't believe her mom.

The first thing she did was to take the knife from her mom's hand and place it in the kitchen.

" What? What's wrong? Will you take this thing off of my wrist? huh? " mom continued to ask like a nerd.