zeal of his love

JUST THE TRUTH

I am here with the next one,

AUTHOR'S POV:

"Boss",

Angry handed Vansh the water bottle as they wiped their faces with towels. Last an hour, of being defeated by Vansh again and again in the game, he also felt relieved. Physical exhaustion helps in dealing with mental stress.

Situating himself on the chair placed in a corner, Vansh gestured to Angrey to sit on the other one. Leaning back, his legs crossed, Vansh closed his eyes, his elbows resting on the arms of the chair, fingers crossed in front of his face, after a deep breath he began,

"Baat bahut purani hai, hum chaaro bhai behen choty bacche hi thy. Bahut dino se ma aur papa ke beech may jhgde chal rahy thy. Pta nahi kya reason tha ki unky beech sab kuch bas kharab hi hota ja rha tha. Tab tak ma ki yeh best friend Anupriya mom ko bhi is ghar may aaye huye ek saal ho gya tha.

(It was the time when we siblings were very young. Mom had been quarreling for so long, that everyone in the family was worried for them. No one was sure about the reason but the fights between them were getting bigger and more and more intense with every passing day. Everything was getting ruined in their relationship. And Anupriya was mom's best friend and was living in VR Mansion for one year by then. )

Janmasthmi ka din tha, sab mandir gaye thy us din, dadi bahut kush thi sabko kuki ma ne ek raat phele hi sabse kaha tha ki unk aur papa ke beech ab sab thik hai. Fir pta nahi kya hua, sab mandir gaye thy, ghar par sirf ma, Anupriya mom aur Sia thy aur ma ghar chodkar, hum sabko chodkar chali gyi. Anupriya mom ne unhe rokneki bahut koshish ki par vo nahi ruki.

(It was the festival of Janmashtami, and everyone left to visit the temple. Grandmother was very happy. Just previous day Uma mom announced to everyone that then everything was fine between her and dad. But don't know what exactly happened. While everyone except Mom, Anupriya mom, and Sia already left for the temple, she went away, abandoning us. Anupriya tried to stop her a lot but. )

Sirf ek chitti chodi Dadi ke naam aur chali gyi. Sia ki yeh halat bhi unki wajaha se hui. Sia ma ke bahut close thi. Chachi se jyada vo ma ke close thi, aur unky jane ka gum bardasht nahi kar payi. Anupriya mom ko back yard may mili thi vo, behosh. Tabse se lekar ek sahabd nahi boli vo."

(Just a letter for Grandmother that she is leaving and she was gone. Just like that. Sia was really close to her. Even more than she was to her own mother, my aunt. She couldn't bear the shock of her going away. Anupriya mom found her in the backyard, unconscious. Till now I haven't heard one word from my sister. She just turned mute.)

Vansh was in tears by now. His eyes were still closed, and tears kept streaming down his long lashes, ready to fill an ocean. Inhaling a greedy amount of air, he continued,

"Janty ho kitni khubsurat insaan hai Anupriya mom, apni puri zindgai is ghar ke liye lga di. Aur mere hi dad ek raat,..."

(Do you know Anupriya mom is such a beautiful soul? She devoted her entire life to this house and this family after that. And one night...my own father...)

he stopped, the disgust forming on his face startling Angrey,

"Unky saath zabardasti kane ki koshish ki. Isilye Dadi ne un dono ki shaadi kradi. Tabse vo Anupriya mom ban gayi."

(Dad tried to rape her. That's why, grandmother got both of them married. That's how she became our mother.)

"Boss kabki baat hai yeh?"

(Boss when was all this?)

"Sia, Aryan, Ishani toh tab sirf 8 saal ke thy. Mai 12 saal ka tha."