25-08-2021, 08:10 PM
Next day, Sandeep woke up late, his maa had knocked on his door a couple of times but he did not respond. He finally had a cold shower and decided he would call in sick and stay at home for half a day. He wanted to have a discussion and thought about what he wanted to say a few times. When he emerged outside his room, his mom was worried and asked him if everything was ok with him. After hearing her conversations with her friend, he wasn't sure if this was genuine concern or was she just trying to keep him happy- at least for a few more weeks. He told her he was taking a day off and sat on the table as she served him breakfast. After finishing breakfast, he sat and watched some news aimlessly. He wanted to talk but how to start it was the confusion. Finally he woke up and went to her room where she was sitting and reading a book.
"Maa, are you busy? I wanted to talk to you"
"No I am not come, what is it"
Sandeep sat on the chair opposite her bed and looked around for a bit.
"Maa, see I know things have not been great. But I thought that should change. So..."
His mom looked at him eagerly.
"So.. I am sorry about everything. I mean my behaviour was not right I now feel. I mean...well I ...I don't know maa, it is not easy. I am scared."
Hi mom kept waiting to let Sandeep express what he wanted to say.
"I am worried, am I going to lose you?''
"Lose me? How will that happen?"
"You will go away right, then I will be history. I know that is bound to happen"
Sandeep's maa got up and went to him and held him in a tight embrace. Sandeep could realise all his fears were coming out in the form of tears that started to trickle. He was sure that part of it was also the anger he felt towards Vijay and remained unexpressed. But for now he felt he had his maa. He held her too as both stayed in that embrace that was warm and loving. After a long silence, Sandeep's mom spoke.
"Listen, you are not going to loose me in any situation. No one can take away the fact that you are my child. And possibly my only child. How will Vijay or anyone change that silly boy?. And if I remarried, I would have had to go with the person I remarried. When you insisted that I get married, I wasnt sure. Now that I am sure, you are scared. What do I do with you"
"Nothing, its ok. You be happy."
"I cannot be happy if you are sulking so let us settle this today. Is it because it is Vijay? Tell me the truth"
Sandeep just partly nodded his head as he held on to her.
"Why? Be honest with me that will help both of us"
"I don't know....I can't imagine him being my step-dad. I am really finding it hard"
"I understand it is hard for you. But is it impossible to think differently, for my sake, for your sake for our sake...?
"I don't know, I can try"
"That is all I want to hear, if you will make an effort that is enough. And between the two of us, I want to assure you one thing. If there is something that is bothering you about Vijay, I want you to tell me. I will ensure that it is sorted out so you are not worried or concerned. For now can you objectively tell me things that might be of concern"
"Like what?"
"I dont know dear, you should tell me, may be he lives in a different part which is mostly lower middle class families. Is that an issue?
"No, not really"
"Ok, anything about his mannerisms or anything about anyone at his home, like his kids?"
"Don't know. But even if there are issues, why will he change."
"He will change and I will try my best to change him. However, you need to communicate with me. Only then I will know. When you are silent, I am lost as well and I don't know what is going on."
"Now can you tell me if you are feeling better? Please dear seeing you like this is painful I cant be happy with anyone like this"
"Slightly better"
"Good shall I make you a cup of tea? I need a cup of tea myself" Sandeep sat for a few minutes in silence while his mom went to the kitchen to make tea. He got up and with mixed feelings went to the kitchen.
"Why do you like him so much?" The question though sudden did not fully catch his mom off guard. In fact she had answered the same question to her friend Mala and both had shared notes on a lot of things including some juicy details. Composing herself she addressed the question objectively,
"He is kind, caring and loving. Plus he is concerned about me and about you. He has been very upset about seeing you like this and even asked me once if we should postpone this wedding by a few months. The way he cares for us I feel is beautiful and therefore I choose him. There are many differences but the basic things are all in place and so I feel he is the right person"
Sandeep took the cup of tea and sipped on it.
"But you will leave right, you will go and live at his home for good."
Sandeep's mom put her cup of tea on the dinning table and laughed.
"That would be the case if I remarried anyone isn't it. But here he lives close by and i can come here and stay with you as often as I want"
"You will come back here?"
"What a silly question, ofcourse I will regularly. See I told you just because I am getting married doesn't mean I am going away for good and you wont have any relationship with me. You will be a very important part of my life. I will be coming to see you and take care of you as much as I can until you find a girl for yourself. In fact, I think you will chase me back more eventually. Have I answered all your questions or are there more?"
"I dont know may be there will be more"
"Well in that case, I will go to the toilet now and when I come back if there are more questions, I will answer them as well."
Sandeep watched his mom go into her room, she picked up her phone stood for a few seconds and then placed it on the table and went to the toilet. The moment she locked the door, Sandeep quickly went to the phone- it was unlocked. He open the messages and realised Vijay was the one who was messaging as he expected. He read the messages quickly and realised Vijay was planning to come to meet his mom and they cancelled it since he was at home. Vijay had messaged her in the last message asking to come out under some reason and that he would pick her up. Sandeep's mom replied saying she would try but cannot promise and ended it with a kiss. Sandeep quickly put the phone down and went back to the dinning table quickly and sat down. His mom came out and sat next to him.
"So any more questions?"
"No not really. I feel better, so may be I will go to work for half a day"
"Why, stay here with me. Let us spend the day together "
"No maa, it is ok, I will go to office and be back by 6 pm.
The positive feelings that were developing about Vijay slowly receded and were again being replaced by the feelings of jealousy and anger. Sandeep got ready soon and gave his mom a tight hug and left. The sudden change made no sense to her but she was at least happy that they had a proper conversation- the first since Vijay became important to her. Sandeep drove to old Delhi and to the same shop where he had obtained his spy cam. He knew the shop keeper and had told him that the reason for purchasing them were to figure out why things were missing from his house. The shopkeeper was also a distributor to Sandeep's company and hence he did not enquire too much and showed him different gadgets. Sandeep bought two which were expensive but were were minute and could be concealed very well. They even came with multiple colours to camouflage it according to the colour of the paint and recorded footage in HD. He paid in cash and drive around Delhi. Occasionally, he felt an inner urge to stop what he was doing. That he was crossing a line that was not to be crossed but his jealousy and anger clouded his mind.
Once Sandeep left, his mom took her phone and messaged Vijay,
"He is gone to office and I am free till 5 pm. Come soon"
Vijay replied in a few minutes and Sandeep's mom went and looked at herself in the mirror and smiled. She had promised Vijay that next time he came home she would fulfil his desire to open the door wrapped in just a towel. She began to undress and took a large towel that was there and tied it. It barely reached her knees and she tied her hair into a bun and waited. In about 10 minutes the door bell rang and she smiled and walked to the door. She called Vijay on his phone to confirm it was him and opened the door. As he walked in and closed the door behind him, she undid the knot of the towel and let it drop to the floor, Vijay grabbed her for a passionate kiss. Unknown to both a small pice of equipment was recording everything that was going on silently from a corner.
"Maa, are you busy? I wanted to talk to you"
"No I am not come, what is it"
Sandeep sat on the chair opposite her bed and looked around for a bit.
"Maa, see I know things have not been great. But I thought that should change. So..."
His mom looked at him eagerly.
"So.. I am sorry about everything. I mean my behaviour was not right I now feel. I mean...well I ...I don't know maa, it is not easy. I am scared."
Hi mom kept waiting to let Sandeep express what he wanted to say.
"I am worried, am I going to lose you?''
"Lose me? How will that happen?"
"You will go away right, then I will be history. I know that is bound to happen"
Sandeep's maa got up and went to him and held him in a tight embrace. Sandeep could realise all his fears were coming out in the form of tears that started to trickle. He was sure that part of it was also the anger he felt towards Vijay and remained unexpressed. But for now he felt he had his maa. He held her too as both stayed in that embrace that was warm and loving. After a long silence, Sandeep's mom spoke.
"Listen, you are not going to loose me in any situation. No one can take away the fact that you are my child. And possibly my only child. How will Vijay or anyone change that silly boy?. And if I remarried, I would have had to go with the person I remarried. When you insisted that I get married, I wasnt sure. Now that I am sure, you are scared. What do I do with you"
"Nothing, its ok. You be happy."
"I cannot be happy if you are sulking so let us settle this today. Is it because it is Vijay? Tell me the truth"
Sandeep just partly nodded his head as he held on to her.
"Why? Be honest with me that will help both of us"
"I don't know....I can't imagine him being my step-dad. I am really finding it hard"
"I understand it is hard for you. But is it impossible to think differently, for my sake, for your sake for our sake...?
"I don't know, I can try"
"That is all I want to hear, if you will make an effort that is enough. And between the two of us, I want to assure you one thing. If there is something that is bothering you about Vijay, I want you to tell me. I will ensure that it is sorted out so you are not worried or concerned. For now can you objectively tell me things that might be of concern"
"Like what?"
"I dont know dear, you should tell me, may be he lives in a different part which is mostly lower middle class families. Is that an issue?
"No, not really"
"Ok, anything about his mannerisms or anything about anyone at his home, like his kids?"
"Don't know. But even if there are issues, why will he change."
"He will change and I will try my best to change him. However, you need to communicate with me. Only then I will know. When you are silent, I am lost as well and I don't know what is going on."
"Now can you tell me if you are feeling better? Please dear seeing you like this is painful I cant be happy with anyone like this"
"Slightly better"
"Good shall I make you a cup of tea? I need a cup of tea myself" Sandeep sat for a few minutes in silence while his mom went to the kitchen to make tea. He got up and with mixed feelings went to the kitchen.
"Why do you like him so much?" The question though sudden did not fully catch his mom off guard. In fact she had answered the same question to her friend Mala and both had shared notes on a lot of things including some juicy details. Composing herself she addressed the question objectively,
"He is kind, caring and loving. Plus he is concerned about me and about you. He has been very upset about seeing you like this and even asked me once if we should postpone this wedding by a few months. The way he cares for us I feel is beautiful and therefore I choose him. There are many differences but the basic things are all in place and so I feel he is the right person"
Sandeep took the cup of tea and sipped on it.
"But you will leave right, you will go and live at his home for good."
Sandeep's mom put her cup of tea on the dinning table and laughed.
"That would be the case if I remarried anyone isn't it. But here he lives close by and i can come here and stay with you as often as I want"
"You will come back here?"
"What a silly question, ofcourse I will regularly. See I told you just because I am getting married doesn't mean I am going away for good and you wont have any relationship with me. You will be a very important part of my life. I will be coming to see you and take care of you as much as I can until you find a girl for yourself. In fact, I think you will chase me back more eventually. Have I answered all your questions or are there more?"
"I dont know may be there will be more"
"Well in that case, I will go to the toilet now and when I come back if there are more questions, I will answer them as well."
Sandeep watched his mom go into her room, she picked up her phone stood for a few seconds and then placed it on the table and went to the toilet. The moment she locked the door, Sandeep quickly went to the phone- it was unlocked. He open the messages and realised Vijay was the one who was messaging as he expected. He read the messages quickly and realised Vijay was planning to come to meet his mom and they cancelled it since he was at home. Vijay had messaged her in the last message asking to come out under some reason and that he would pick her up. Sandeep's mom replied saying she would try but cannot promise and ended it with a kiss. Sandeep quickly put the phone down and went back to the dinning table quickly and sat down. His mom came out and sat next to him.
"So any more questions?"
"No not really. I feel better, so may be I will go to work for half a day"
"Why, stay here with me. Let us spend the day together "
"No maa, it is ok, I will go to office and be back by 6 pm.
The positive feelings that were developing about Vijay slowly receded and were again being replaced by the feelings of jealousy and anger. Sandeep got ready soon and gave his mom a tight hug and left. The sudden change made no sense to her but she was at least happy that they had a proper conversation- the first since Vijay became important to her. Sandeep drove to old Delhi and to the same shop where he had obtained his spy cam. He knew the shop keeper and had told him that the reason for purchasing them were to figure out why things were missing from his house. The shopkeeper was also a distributor to Sandeep's company and hence he did not enquire too much and showed him different gadgets. Sandeep bought two which were expensive but were were minute and could be concealed very well. They even came with multiple colours to camouflage it according to the colour of the paint and recorded footage in HD. He paid in cash and drive around Delhi. Occasionally, he felt an inner urge to stop what he was doing. That he was crossing a line that was not to be crossed but his jealousy and anger clouded his mind.
Once Sandeep left, his mom took her phone and messaged Vijay,
"He is gone to office and I am free till 5 pm. Come soon"
Vijay replied in a few minutes and Sandeep's mom went and looked at herself in the mirror and smiled. She had promised Vijay that next time he came home she would fulfil his desire to open the door wrapped in just a towel. She began to undress and took a large towel that was there and tied it. It barely reached her knees and she tied her hair into a bun and waited. In about 10 minutes the door bell rang and she smiled and walked to the door. She called Vijay on his phone to confirm it was him and opened the door. As he walked in and closed the door behind him, she undid the knot of the towel and let it drop to the floor, Vijay grabbed her for a passionate kiss. Unknown to both a small pice of equipment was recording everything that was going on silently from a corner.
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