Always And Forever

Apology

Swamini came back to bedroom. Sumedh wasn't there. It was weird to live with him in same room but she was slowly understanding that he wasn't a complex person at all. For people around him He was like an open book. He was rigid with his views and was extremely adamant. And no matter how contradictory he believed but he loved his family. His love was different than everyone else but he did love them. All of them! He never suger coated anything and Said what he believed. His behavior was a perfect blend of heart and mind!

Sumedh on the other hand was confused about Swamini. He was unaware of her identity. Who she was? From where did she came here? What was her past? How was her childhood. Till now he had comprehended that she was hiding a lot of things. It was as if her childhood was abruptly taken away and she matured a little early but yet she was somehow immature. As if she was hanging somewhere in middle. He understood that she was intelligent. She was kind and compassionate. She loved his weird family. She got mixed up with them as if she had always been with them. She had very easily accepted everything around him. His family, his house, his drama, his habits, his likes and dislikes.. She knew everything and he knew nothing!!

Sumedh was curious about Swamini. He wanted to know about her more. One more thing about her was that she loved to talk! It was unbelievable when Sumedh first felt that one morning when she wouldn't stop talking about random things. He had always suspected that she wasn't so silent types as she first tried to show herself. May be it was because she was scared or nervous. But now she was more comfortable around him. So he came up with the idea of keep talking to her and keep asking her questions so one day she might tell him everything without even realising!

Sumedh came back to bedroom and found it empty. He was wondering where Swamini was when he saw her coming out of bathroom. She was wearing a black t shirt and grey pajama which had weird cartoon on it. Sumedh understood that he was wearing clothes of same combination but his was plain and didn't have cartoon prints all over them.

"Nice clothes" Sumedh complimented sarcastically.

"Thank you" She didn't notice his sarcasm and said "Saheb you have to see this judgement passed by Supreme court today"

"About daughter's inheritance in ancestral property?" Sumedh asked.

"Yes" Swamini said "It is so fascinating. And It was so important"

"Right.. If you want to claim some property from your side I can handle the case you know" Sumedh said.

Swamini's face became serious. She lowered her lashes and said "I don't have any property"

"No issues.. You can always make yours" Sumedh said.

"Yeah. I'll be a lawyer and I'll invest in something good.. Something that I could pass on to my kids without them fighting over it" Swamini said "I'll buy properties and make will immediately so that my kids don't fight over it"

Sumedh knew she didn't think before speaking whilst in a conversation. But she was going too ahead in future and was talking about kids!

Swamini realised that he was silent. So as usual she revised last few lines and found what was disturbing.

"Bahot aagey ke plannings hai tumhare dimag me" Sumedh said.

Swamini felt awkward so she looked away. Sumedh chuckled.

"You know my family is fighting over a big collection of different properties" Sumedh said "One of them is our ancestral home. It's in kolhapur. Just near mandir"

Swamini widened her eyes "Oh my god.. You're from kolhapur?"

"Well not anymore. We don't have anyone there. My great grandfather came here. Tabse hum yahi hai" Sumedh told.