Chapter - 48
Next morning I wake up feeling a warm touch on my shoulder and hearing my name...
Voice: (Softly) Siya
Me: (With closed eyes and sleeping tone) Hmmm
Voice: (Shaking my shoulder roughly and this time shout out loud) Siya!!!!
This time I jolt up from the bed and loosing my balance I directly fall down on the floor and soon I hear laughing noise of Vihaa. I look up while sitting up on the floor only, Vihaa is laughing out loud holding her stomach and here I am almost laying on the floor, rubbing my but. After some ten minutes or so she sobered up, come towards me and give me her hand for support so, I could get up.
Within seconds I take her hand then get up from the floor, I again sat on the bed and yawned but before I could say or do anything else Vihaa start speaking...
Vihaa: (Chuckled out lightly) You know you are looking so cute with this frown on your face.
Me: (Looking at her with a puppy face) Huhh
Vihaa: (Smirking) Sorry for waking you up like this, I tried to wake you up normally but you didn't wake up so I had to do this.
Me: (Sarcastically, joining my hands dramatically) O yeah, thank you so much my guardian angel.
Hearing, this she pat her right shoulder dramatically and together we start laughing. However, the moment we hear her phone ringing, all of sudden the happiness died and we got serious. She hurriedly walk towards the bedside table and answered the call, after almost two minutes the call ended and I get up from the bed walk towards her to know whether 'all is okay or not.'
Me: (Standing in front of her) All okay?
Vihaa: (Sighed) Yeah everything is okay, actually my mom called me to tell that everything is fine, by today evening only father will be discharged.
Me: (Immediately, relieved and smiling) Wow that's great.
Vihaa: Yeah I just have to reach back hospital within an hour.
Me: Okay, now I will take my leave as even I have to reach university within two hours.
Vihaa: Yes, see you in the evening bye and have a good day ahead.
Me: Okay bye.
As this conversation ended, I start collecting my belongings i.e. my phone, bag and after changing into my lowers I leave her house. After reaching home I directly walk inside my room to take a shower and to get ready for the day. After almost forty minutes, I finish getting ready, I plug my phone to charger, keep my belongingness in the bag and then walk outside the room towards the dining area to have my breakfast.
As I step inside the dining table I see all of the family members sitting there and having their breakfasts, like as usual the only seat that left, is beside Aunt. Seeing this my mind speaks up immediately...
Mind: I guess we are not just the only one's who doesn't like Aunt.
Me: Yeah but like all of them I don't have a choice to sit anywhere else.
I walk close to the table, sit on that seat then start serving my breakfast on one of the empty plate. Once its done, I filled a glass of hot milk for me and later I start devouring my food but when you have full house then how can it be peaceful. Just after a minute or so, Aunt started speaking to me...
Aunt: (While eating her own breakfast) Where were you last night Siya?
Me: (And here begins the investigation) At Vihaa's house.
Aunt: Why?
Me: Because she needed me to be with her for the night.
Aunt: So, for her you will leave us alone? and especially your granny?
Me: No but she was sad, how can I ignore her?
Aunt: When we get sad then you don't have to think that, let's give time to aunt and grandmother also?
Me: Ohhh ummm.
Mind: What ohh umm say something bro? Just tell her how much nonsense she talks that you don't feel like talking to her.
Me: But how can I? Don't you remember what father used to say, whatever might be the situation is we can't talk back to her and especially argue with her.
Mind: Yeah I know, look may be father and mother can help us.
I raised my head towards mother and father, may be they could help me but to my surprise both of them had already left to do their own work and its surprising for me because just a few minutes back only I joined them for the breakfast and don't know when they leave.
Aunt: Well, how was your night? You slept well right?
Me: Yeah everything was fine.
Hearing this she just hummed, I choose to finish my breakfast hurriedly before she got another chance to speak up and fortunately this is what happened. As soon as my breakfast got over I immediately walk inside the kitchen with my plate and glass, once done with cleaning them I fill my water bottle then walk back inside my room with it and my my lunch box. After a minute or so picking up my bag and phone I leave the house for the university.
Today for a change while I am travelling towards the university I keep getting lost in conversation with my mind.
Mind: You know for a change yesterday we had the most beautiful and deep sleep ever?
Me: I know and the best part was that I had literally no dreams, at first I was scared like hell while thinking about whether I will be able to fall asleep or not but its like some kind of magic happened.
Mind: Yeah right but how does it happened?
Me: I don't know but I guess Vihaa is lucky for me.
Mind: You know I am just glad uncle is alright, for the first time in I saw Vihaa so much worried.
Me: Hmmm right, I feel that perhaps this accident has shaken her.
Mind: Yes it seem so.
Just like this I reached university, keep talking to my mind though, I am also aware what is happening around me but I found this conversation of mine more interesting. As usual, I entered in the room for my first lecture, find Asher and Carissa sitting together side by side and having their unlimited talks, Michiko is sitting on the last row with her other friends. Soon the lecture got started and as usual I got lost in my conversations...
Mind: Sometimes it seems like, all of our live we will live alone. I am mean look at it, whenever, you got stuck in some situation then you look at your back for some support and you find literally no one to help or be with you.
Me: Yeah but what can I do? May be this is what my life is all about, live alone and die alone.
Mind: O come on no need to be so much dramatic.
Me: Okay okay.
Mind: By the way don't you think, aunt has literally not patience. Why to ask so many questions? What she wants to interfere so much in your our lives.
Me: Because like Vihaa said yesterday night she is actually someone who likes to interfere in others lives. I guess she like drama.
Mind: Yeah and just for her entertainment we got roasted every time.
Me: Yes.
And like this whole first lecture goes by, just before the lunch time all of the lecture goes by like this only. I rarely speak up anything, till now. Well, all four of us walk towards the canteen to have our food, as soon as we settled on our seats Carissa walk towards the counter to order her food and here me and Asher also take out our lunch boxes from our bags. Just before we could start eating Asher start speaking...
Asher: Hey how are you both?
Me and Michiko: Good/Fine.
Asher: I wanted to tell you guys something.
Me and Michiko just hummed and she continued to speak...
Asher: Carissa has finally fined a flat and she thinks we can stay there. Though, I haven't seen it once but I am anyways looking forwards to go ahead with her choice and stay there.
Me and Michiko: Okay.
After this we silently start devouring our foods but the moment of silence ended soon, when Asher speak up again...
Asher: (Chuckling lightly) You know this will be probably my last lunch box from the home.
Though for me and Michiko this wasn't funny because, first I immediately see Michiko face which has dropped and she has stopped eating. Secondly, this sentence of her gives me the feeling like as if something is going to lost but don't know what, it just I can feel the emptiness is on its way.
Michiko: (Wiping her hands and with a straight face) I am done with eating, I have some work to do.
Asher: But....
Michiko: (Getting up from the seat hurriedly, picking her bag up) I am sorry but I need to leave.
After saying this she walk outside of the canteen, leaving behind us. Honestly, I think I can understand the reason behind Michiko's behaviour but may be it was little rude. Well, I look at the Asher, who is now looking sad but before anyone of could speak up, Carissa comes back with her food and the lunch time got over in silence.
Together we walked outside of the canteen to attend our next lectures, me and Asher speak nothing but Carissa keep speaking occasionally and Asher give her monotonous replies in between but I ignored it completely because I am in a constant fight with my own self which is related to...
whether should I comfort Asher or not? shall I ask her if she is okay or not? what if she thinks I am interfering in her life too much?
and presence of Carissa is also not helping me because she is not ready to leave Asher alone. As I honestly don't want her to poke her nose in such matter. Well, a lecture got over just like that, we walk towards the next lecture and there also same thing happening which is actually now start irritating me.
Suddenly in the middle of the lecture I see a small paper slide towards me and this brought a instant smile on my face because I knew it was Asher as this our way of talking in between the lectures. I immediately read the paper...
our paper conversation begin....
Asher: You okay? you are continuously frowning.
Me: Yeah, are you okay? you look sad.
Asher: Am I doing something wrong? I really hurt Michiko right?
Me: I don't think so, believe me she has some of her reason to behave in that way.
Asher: Thank you.
Me: For what?
Asher: Giving me some space and understanding me.
Me: Ohh no issue I am just trying to be with you I guess.
After this no more papers passed between us but there is a peaceful smile on our lips, just like this all lectures got complete around five in the evening. We bid our goodbyes to each other then leave for our homes.
When I reach home, standing at the outside of the door I ring the bell. After two minutes or so, finally mother opened the door and smiling wide she step aside for me to enter inside. While stepping inside I too smile widely, after untying my shoes I start moving towards my room but hearing mother's voice I stop in my way....
Mother: How was your day?
Me: (Turn back and look at her) Good.
Mother: You want to eat or drink coffee?
Me: Coffee
Mother: Okay, you go and get fresh I will bring that in your room.
Me: Okay.
After this we walk in different directions me to my room and start getting fresh, though doing this one thought constantly keep bugging inside my head is that...
what happened to mother suddenly I mean, she rarely asked me these questions and offering me coffee is something which she never does it.
the moment I finished getting fresh, mother walk inside my room with two cups in her hands and with sheepish smile she offered me my cup. I take the cup with confuse mind but soon it clears seeing hot chocolate in the cup, I smiled and look at mother then speak up...
Me: (Smiling, sitting on my bed) I knew you will be doing something like this, I mean you offering me coffee is a rare thing.
Mother: (Chuckling lightly) Yeah I know I just forget about it that coffee is not good for health.
Me: Hmmm.
Mother: By the way, Vihaa's father is good now. I had a word with her mother today and she only told me this.
Me: That's great.
We enjoyed our hot chocolate and tea in silence and this is another level of peace, enjoying a moment like this with mother. Fortunately, no scene created and the night time comes by peacefully, after completing one of my assignments I walk inside the granny's room with a water bottle, phone and earphones in my hand and after an hour or so I called it a night.