Chapter 127
"Kyun hamesha door kar deti hai aap mujhko?" He voiced out.
She turned around, horror clear on her face. She didn't remember when the last time her son had spoken to her was.
When did his voice change so much?
When did he become so… so old?
She realized her face was wet, and her fingers moved on their own accord to touch the damp streak on her cheek.
"Jaao yahaan se Reyaansh." She managed to hoarsely admonish him.
"Maa… Mera yeh aakhri din hai aapkse saath." He came clean, "Ab toh bata dijiye."
She gazed into his eyes, shell shocked. What was he saying? How did he know when she was going to die?
"Mai bheekh maangta hu aapse."
"Itni nafrat kyun karti hai aap?"
"Kya galat kia hai maine?"
"Bas." She stopped him. It was enough. She was tired.
"Baith jaao." She said, making him sit near his bed, and in turn making Rannvijay leave the two.
"You…. You were a weak child Reyaansh. And I knew this place would eat you alive. You looked like you would choke in this Haveli. So, I had no option left, Beta." She apologized, turning her head away from him.
His mother… His mother always knew?
She always… always cared?
"Aap jaanti thi?"