Chapter 4: Tears
Gathering
enough courage and inhaling a sharp breath declared, "Maan is coming here." As
she finished saying it she could sense some kind of shocked surprise from the
other end of the line. There was a slight silence before she heard her mother
come back to sense.
"Ennadi
chollare (what are you saying)?" her mother finally said breaking the silence.
And before Geet could answer, her mother started pestering her with endless
number of questions, "How? Does he know? Did he contact you? After you left
that day, we all made sure he doesn't know anything, then how come he is coming
there? Cholludi (tell me) how?" she said in one shot without taking the time to
breathe in between the words.
"Amma
wait wait, let me complete, he is not coming to meet me," Geet assured, "In
fact, he is coming here on official work to attend the annual conference that
is going to be held here this year. But Amma the problem is my boss has
insisted I accompany him to the conference to listen to Maan give a guest
lecture this year," she finished seeking some kind of soothing from her mother.
When she did not hear from the other side, she called, "Amma, you there?"
unsure whether her mother heard her.
"Yes,
I am right here kannamma," she assured, "I was just wondering what you are
planning to do."
"Athan
(that) Ma I don't know. I really cannot confront him. He will surely expect a
lot of answers from me. What happened? Why I left him and walked away from
him?" she said half self-talking, "What will I tell him or for that matter
entha moonji venchindu (with what face) can I talk to him" she finished
sobbing. "Illa Ma, the best way is to somehow find and excuse to not attend the
conference," she declared wiping away her tears and making up her mind. "Maan
and Radhika trusted me more that they trusted anyone else. But naan muttal
mathiri (like a fool) broke that trust; I don't deserve to face him," she said
as fresh set of tears started rolling down.
"Geetu,
don't cry, please," Anu tried calming her daughter down. "What happened was not
entirely your fault, circumstances called for it and"
Before
Anu even could finish it Geet cut in, "No Ma, what happened was my fault and
please Ma I do not wish to think about it. I am not going to attend the
conference that is what is best for Maan, Radhika and me," she said sniffing in
between. Anu did not want to argue, as she did not want her daughter to relive
the dark moments in her life. The last thing she would want is to see her
daughter suffer again after all what she went through. If Geet felt it was the
best solution to stay away then she wouldn't force her to do otherwise.
"Cheri
di (okay), if you feel that's the best solution then go ahead. But just
remember that Kritika's life depends on you so if you want her to be happy then
you have to be happy. Don't let too much thinking spoil your mood and neglect
her. Cheriya (okay)?" Anu reasoned.
Finally
finding some solace in her mother's words, she assured her that she would take
care of herself and Kritika. She finally finished up with the call and hung up.
Clearing her face of her tears, she went to the washroom to wash away the dried
tears so that Kritika would not question her. Freshening up, Geet went to couch
to sit with Kritika but found her fast asleep. Geet smiled at how sweet and
innocent her little angel looked while asleep. She picked her up, switched off
the TV and the living room lights to retire for the day. Geet carefully placed Kritika
on one side and slid into the bed from the other side and snuggled close to her
daughter, who was like a bright light in her darkened life. She placed a light
kiss on Kritika's forehead and whispered, "Good night chellam". While thinking
of a way to dodge her presence from the annual conference, she was
contemplating on what reason she would give JP to not attend it. Weighing her options
and wishing she would wake up into a new morning with new hope she closed her
eyes.
I know i am really sorry i promised maaneet meeting but the story is not completely set for them to meet. but definitely in the next 2 chapters i really promise they will meet. until then please comment or at least hit the like button!
Edited by Maaneet_09 - 13 years ago
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