SOHBAT ✔️

5. His Life

" Bacha kya hua hai, Tu theek hai na", she asked and her voice screamed worry.

"Theek hoon maa ek dum mast", I smiled.

How strange was life right, I wanted to tell this to Sidharth in the morning but now I don't even feel like, Maa is the closest I have here but this was Sidharth's right isn't it? But I do need to tell this asap before he leaves for Boston.

"Shehnaaz nhi batana mat batao jhoot mat bolo", Maa spoke and I sighed. Who was I actually kidding with, she is a mother my mother and I know she can read it out from my face something is not right.

" Maa dar lag raha hai, For the first time in life mujhe nhi pta kya karoon, it's beautiful yet it's scary, aisa lag raha hai ki agar kisi ek cheez ko thamungi doosri ret ki tarah fisal jaayegi, mera ghar mere sapne Sidharth ka sapna sab ", I spoke whatever came to mind at the moment.

"Shehnaaz are you pregnant?" She asked all of a sudden and I looked at her shocked. Was it so easy to guess?
She hugged me so tightly as if guessing my answer and I sat there numb, not knowing how to react.

"Mera bacha, isliye itni weak lag rahi thi tu", she asked and I waited for some excitement to consume me but kuch nhi ho raha tha, all I was worried was with Sidharth ko kaise bataoon, aur agar bata diya toh would he want this child, I know I don't want to kill this innocent soul but would he agree too, we have never thought this would happen.

"Kya hua Shehnaaz", she asked breaking the hug when I failed to react.

"Sidharth ko nhi pta", she asked and I nodded before I lost control on my tears, I cried hugging my knees and she hugged me tightly letting me cry for a few minutes before calming me down.

" Bas mera bacha, rone ka kya hai isme aayega tab bata dena, acha dekh na mera bacha meri taraf ek baar", she whispered as if talking to a baby.

"Usko Boston jaana hai Maa", I know there was nothing to cry in this but I was not getting why was I crying so much, it was depressing me.

" Shshhs bas Shehnaaz tabiyat kharab karegi bacha tu, aise main toh tujhe aur dhyaan rakhna chaiye na", she cradled me.

"Raju" Maa called.
"Aaya Maaji", I heard him shouting from the kitchen.

" Ji" He was there in the hallway in a second and I wiped my tears not wanting him to see me like that so broken and fragile.

" Didi aap khush nhi lag rahe kya ho gaya"he asked tensed and I smiled at him.

"Nhi bhaiya voh emotional ho gayi, ghar aayi na itne dino baad, bas kuch nhi ", I mumbled.

" Bhabhi se baat karna ho gaya ho toh meri bhi sun le ", maa joked.

" Haan boliye na"

"Dopahar ke khane main shahi paneer bana dena" She spoke and I smiled.

"Kuch bhi toh nhi hai par aaj, aur maine toh arhar ki daal chadha di uska kya", he wondered aloud and I laughed.

"Kuch special nhi hai bhaiya voh toh mere liye bol rahi thi Maa", I spoke.

"Arey haan aapka favourite, apun ko malum nhi tha na ki aap aane wale ho wahi banate nhi toh hum", he spoke with a sad smile.

"Arey chill karo koi na abhi daal hi ban ne do, raat ko bana dena aisi shakal mat banao bas", I spoke.

"Bhabhi", he whined.