Yet Again (under Editing)

Part 24

I kept mum.papa too didn't ask any questions."accha tum kuch bolne aayi thi bhoomi??"he asked"papa wo...woh......aaj jo woh log..."I was stammering n my palms were icecold!!"stop beating around the bush....n come to the topic..."he shouted impatiently"papa mjhe rajiv se shaadi nahi krni..."I uttered in one breath with my eyes closed!!"what????."papa shouted in disbelief"kya hua??"mom enters the room n I open my eyes to find both my parents staring at me angrily!!"dekh rahi ho...iske tewar...kya mene iss din ke liye isko palpos ke bada kiya?? iski har khwaish puri ki...har zid puri ki...."papa yelled on maa"papa....."I try to explain but in vain"not one more word bhoomi..."he pointed his index finger towards me!!"akhir reason kya h bhoomi?? bol bhoomi? kya tu kisi aur se...."mom shook me hard angrily"no mumma...esi koi baat nahi hai...I never broke ur trust....meri life me koi ladka nahi hai..its just that I don't wanna marry rajiv..."I pleaded"enough...bhoomi tumhe jo bolna tha bol chuki..now heed my decision too...tumhari shaadi hogi...aur rajiv se hogi....aur tey kiye gye muhurat pe hogi....if u have any problem then u can leave this house and forget us!! aur hum bhi ye sochlenge hamari koi beti thihi nahi...bhagwan ne hame koi baccha diya hi nahi...."papa announced andhis words tore my heart with million knivescry emoticon"papa esa mt bolo..."I cried sinking onto my knees!!"mumma aap toh kuch bolo..."I looked at mom with hope but she too turned her face away."yeh rista tuta toh society me hum kisiko muh dikhane layak nahi rahenge...tumhare papa thik keh rahe h..."she saidI just ran away sobbing.......am I such a burden to my parents!!I dozzed off while crying!!!Morning sun shines through my window poking my swollen eyes!!enough of rona dhona bhoomi...need to think ......oh no !!!need to go to college....do hell with this stupid marriage.....its my salary day. I need to take classes today since this semesters are going to end!! my students need me!!I rushed to washroom n got ready in my white kurti and jeans!! tied my hair to a pony!! and went downstairs with books!!papa was having breakfast and mom was serving him!!I ignored them and so did papa...but mom is mom...is called out"areee jhalli...kuch khaa kr jaa vrna students tujhe khaane jese lagenge..."she knows what happens to me when I'm hungry.

"bhook nahi hai..."I made a face and rushed to my scooty grabbing my keys!I started my scooty...when mom came running..I would have preferred to leave but I saw blood on her feet!!I got down from scooty n she reached me and handed me my tiffin!!"ye le ....gussa mt ho baccha....kha le tera favourite biriyani hai isme..."she smiledI got on my knees n saw her toe was bleeding severely!!"ye kya hua??"I asked her"ye kuch nahi..woh daud ke aayi na toh gir gyi aur darwaza lag gya..."she smiled"aapko kya zaroorat thi bhaag ke aane ki?? ek din naa khaane se mar thodi jaungi.."my eyes were filling"chup kr pagal...esa nhi bolte..tu hi toh meri duniya h beta....tu agar ni khaayegi toh mere gale se niwala kese utrega..."she cupped my face n I hugged her tightly"m sorry mumma.....I'm so selfish....I ..."I cried.she kissed my forehead n said"ro mat.....abhi jaa der ho jayegi tujhe..."I bid her bye and started on my scooty!my mom's an angel...although never shows her love....she never says I love u to me but her antics say how much she loves me...at times when we have fight and I go to bed on empty stomach!! in the morning I find the food kept as it is...n realise she didn't eat either!!I have been a lot selfish till now but now I will marry whomever my parents say!!even Rajiv!!