The Only String Attached

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I want to burn my throat with acid for accusing my dad like that..he loved them,he moved on from his first love and today I spoiled everything.

I opened the door and saw the lobby was empty,I searched every room but there is no trace of my parents.I finally saw my mom sitting on the swing in our balcony.

My heart swelled after looking at her,I hid behind a wall,covering my mouth with my hands to suppress my cries.

I composed myself,wiped my tears and made my way to her
"Mom",I called.

She looked at me wiping her tears,I could see only pain in her eyes..pain of loosing me.

"Mom..I got to know something..I..",I couldn't talk more.The words died in my mouth.

She turned her back towards me...she is hiding her tears!!

"Mom...I'm..I'm sorry..I'm sorry for my behavior..I'm really sorry",I apologized.First I need to apologize for the havoc I created for them.

"I got to know everything mom..I got to know that I'm..I'm..not your..I'm..not..",it was becoming painful to utter those words.

"I'm..I'm..not your mother",she completed and I heard her sobbing.

I ran towards her and hugged her tight from behind
"No..mom..I can't take that...don't say like that..you are my mother,I'm your daughter..I'm only your's..I love you mom",I cried hugging her.

She held my hand and cried,she turned towards me and said
"Yes it's true..I'm not your biological mother..I..I dint give birth to you..I..",I cut her off in the middle.

"Don't say like that mom...you are my mother and no one can change that,I don't care about anything else..I love you mom..I'm not able to digest that you are not my mother..ahhh...I can't",I shouted banging on the table.

"Mahira..calm down..I know it is a bitter truth for you..but that's the truth.I dint give birth to you..I wish I could..but you are more than anything to me.My world revolves around you...you gave me another life baby..I raised you as my own..no..you are my own..my baby..my daughter Mahira",my mom cried hugging me.

"I don't care about who is my real mother mom..I care only about you.You are my mother..I'm blessed to have you as my mother",I sobbed in her chest and she was rubbing my back.

"I've hurt you and dad so much..dad..I accused him..that's not right,you three went through a lot of pain..I'm sorry to talk like that",I sobbed.

"We know Mahira..it was a game played by the fate..Mahir and me are here as..as survivers..with two lovely kids",she said kissing my temple.

"Mom I want to give you something",I said making her sit on the swing.

I kept that chit in her hand,and her eyes started pooling again
"I'm sorry to talk like that about her..I mean your sister and my..my birth mother",I said feeling guilty.

She cried hugging that chit to her heart,caressing that name again and again.They were more like mother and daughter.She is in loss of her sister..she misses her.

My mom have a very big heart,she sacrificed her love for her sister and never hated her for that.She is the best person I've ever seen.

"Don't you hate me after knowing that I'm not your mother?",mom asked palming my face.

"No mumma..how can I..I can't..never.You know what..I'm jealous of Ayaan..that he is your son,he took birth from you..if I ever had another life..I wish I could take birth as your own child",I cried wiping my tears.

"You are my child only Mahira..you know you were so precious to Bani di,she held you only once..but I could see the pain in her eyes that time,she wanted to watch you growing..but she gave that responsibility to me..and you are my everything since then",mom said hugging me.