My brother's best friend

Chapter 18

It was near evening and the city of Ahemdabad was busy seeing its residents heading back home. One of them was twenty-year-old Sameer Maheshwari.

As he reached his home, he quietly and tip toed to his room, so that he could successfully avoid the one particular person, who was currently living in his house. He reached his room and quickly closed the door.

He walked to his bed, and and laid down. As he remembered today's events, he felt even more guilty. He suddenly remembered his Naina's tear stained face and how she was looking at him all disappointedly. He broke her heart. He broke her fragile little heart, which he should have protected at all costs.

He punched his boxing bag in frustration. How could he compare her to his past girlfriends. Naina was the most innocent person of this very earth. She could never be "selfish". She probably didn't even understand the meaning of the word. How could he do that to her? He knew he didn't deserve her, but his actions made it even more profound.

At that point of time, she wasn't his innocent Naina, she was the very word called woman that he had come to despise so passionately. The people who truly loved him, were all males. His mother's ignorance, along with the selfish nature of the many girls he had been with, made him believe that woman only stay with a person, as long as she sees her own benefit.

But that can never justify his actions. Suddenly, Naina's words came flashing back to his mind. Agar tumhe lagta hai ki main tumhari baaki ladkiyo jaisi hoon toh shayad iss rishte ka koi matlab hai hi nahi. She was right wasn't she. If he compares her with the selfish women he had dated, then there was no point to break her heart further. He should end the relationship. But can he? Does he possess enough courage to do that?

Main Jaa Rahi hoon, phirse mujhse Milne ki koshish mat karna. She didn't mean that did she? Sweat beads were forming on his forehead, at the thought of not meeting Naina for a single day, how is he supposed to survive a lifetime without her? He will probably go mad without her presence around him. No. He should call her and explain how stupid he is. Maybe he should show her the calculations he made about how much time he spends in thinking about her in a single day.

Tum apni jagah sahi ho, par thande dimaag se unki baat bhi toh suno. Agar tum thoda unki baat Ko samjhoge, to shayad tumhara reaction kuch aur hoga. Aur baat karne se humesha rishte mazboot hote hai. Is Naina right? Should he go and talk to his mother? Maybe he should listen to his girl for now, and talk to his mother. How bad could it be anyway. Worst could be that she won't come to visit them for next six months, but that will hardly bother him. So he resolved. He had to talk to his mother, for Naina, for Nanu, and maybe for himself too...

He stood up and straightened his clothes. He looked at the mirror to check his appearance, and thankfully, his shirt was in place as for now. He headed to his mother's room and quietly peeked inside, when he reached there. His mother was sitting on bed, with a very tensed expression. He came inside the room and stood in front of her. When she noticed him standing here, she made an annoyed and angry face, though he could see tears forming at the corner of her eyes.

He came forward and gently wiped the lone tear which leaked from her right eye, and Vishakha looked at him, shocked to the core. Sameer made her sit on the bed and spoke softly,
"Shayad aap kabhi Meri side nahi samjh paoge, lekin maine bhi kabhi aapko samajhne ki koshish nahi ki. Agar maine aapka dil dukhaya ho, toh I am sorry. "

He finished and looked at her. Vishakha was crying by now. If he was shocked by her tears, he was more shocked by her next move. She came forward and hugged him tightly, while Sameer too wrapped his arms around her. Even he was crying by now. She withdrew herself and wiped off his tears.
"Aise baccho ki tarah kya ro raha hai. Humesha smile kiya kar. Rona toh mera kaam hai. Maa jo hoon. " She finished and ruffled his hair, while Sameer laughed heartily.