Happy World Dance day to every readers who loves to dance and find solace in dancing.

This is one of the most difficult chapter to write.Actually Aaryan is difficult..lol...and Rayna too...but Aaryan make me pull my hair and sometimes it becomes too difficult to write his point of view.

But you all enjoy Aaryan's messed up emotion which are all over the place.

P.s.Long chapter ahead.

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Aaryan's POV

I went inside with mom and Surya came running towards me and then he looked at mom.

"Who is she?"Surya asked.

"She is my mom.Your grandmother."I said.

"Grandmother?"he asked.

"Yes."

"How are you?"mom asked.

"Fine."he said as he held my hand and I knew he was feeling odd.

"Let's go."I said and we walked towards the car.

He sat on the backseat and mom sat with him.

"So what is your favourite subject?"she asked.

"Maths."he said.

"And what is your favourite food?"

"Cake."he said.

"He doesn't talk much."I said.

"I got it."mom said and smiled looking at Surya.

She always has a smile on her face.

I have never seen her crying.

Was this all a facade ?

Her smile was all a facade.

She was never happy,all this was just a facade for the world.

I was too busy in my life.

At first I wanted to spend time with dad but after that I didn't paid much attention as I was too busy with my life but I remember those day when I used to get angry at dad as he never attended any programme happened in my school but mom used to make me calm and make me understand that it's not his fault and he also wanted to attend it but he had work.

She never said a word against dad and slowly I began to think that maybe it's my fault and I should not expect too much as mom always used to say that it's because of dad that we are having money to buy everything we want.

How can she have all that pain in her heart and still potrayed dad as best dad infront of me ?

All this 'normal and happy family' was an act that she used to do infront of me and the society.

As Rayna said,would my whole life have been an act if me and Payel were together?

Thank god !

I dont want to act for my whole life.

Mom must be so tired of acting that everything is okay for her whole life.

So most of the couple I meet,they all act as happy couple outside the house?

What about Rayna?

Is she also acting and putting on a facade as a happy person infront of me or is she actually happy with me ?

I am happy with Rayna but what about her?

I never thought about all this but after looking at mom many questions are raising in my head.

Like mom,will Rayna regret being with us when she gets old?

My head will burst with all these thoughts.

When Rayna thinks,I make her understands not to overthink but why dont I use my own advice?

I have never felt so many emotions before.

With Payel everything was okay,but with Rayna my every emotion is so beautiful and messed up.

She is my strength and my weakness.

And,she doesn't even know it.

My mobile rang pulling me out of my thoughts and I saw that it was a spam call and didn't pick it us.

Thank god sometimes spam call saves us from going into a deep thought.

"Did you talk with him,like asked him to give more time for you and me,for his family?"I asked mom.

"You dont think I talked with him or try to make him understand to spend time the family?but he is good at ignoring my words and act like I never said anything."she said as we reached infront of the house and we got out of the car and Surya ran towards the house and we followed him.

I rang the doorbell and after few seconds Rayna opened the door.

"Mommy today I got very good in English."he told her.

"Wow.That's great."

"And I came third in running."he continued.

"Wow!Congratulations.Thats like my big boy."she said.

"He didn't tell me anything."I said.

"Because he wanted to share it with me first,as I am his favourite.Right?"Rayna asked him.

"Right."he said and they laughed and mom joined them.

"Now go and get freshen up and get changed."Rayna said and he went in his rom.

Piya was still watching T.v. oblivious to what was happening around her.

Mom and I got freshened up and as Surya came in the hall we decided to have lunch and me and Rayna first served mom and kids and then we sat with them.

"Thank you for taking care of this stubborn man."mom said to Rayna making both of us shock as she took a bite.

"Wow!Bharta has become so tasty."she said.

"After so many years I am eating the roti prepared by you."I said.

"Piya and Surya ,grandma made the roti for us.Say thank you to her."I told the kids.

"Thank you."they said in unison.

"It's okay.I am also happy that I made roti for all of you."she said.

After lunch Rayna gave us a bowl of kheer.

"You made this?"mom asked.

"Yes aunty."she said.

"Wow!After eating this I can't believe you dont know that much cooking."she said as she had a spoon of kheer.

I finished the kheer.

"Another bowl for me."I said as she was going to take the bowl from my hand.

"After dinner."she said and took the bowl from my hand.

"Okay I will leave."mom said.

"When will you come to meet us again?"I asked and mom looked at me.

"Thank you for giving me a chance to be with you."she said.

"Give me your mobile number."I said and saved my number and gave misscall to my mobile so that I can save her number.

"I will call you.Okay I will leave."she said.

"Wait.You didn't see the whole house.I will show you the house."I said and took her upstairs.

"This is beautiful.I love the house.Finally my sacrifice got paid off."she said and I hugged her.

"I am sorry mom.Sorry for behaving so rudely with you.I didnt know you are in so much pain.I am really sorry."I mumbled in her hug.

"It's okay.I didn't get upset of your rude behaviour as I know your nature.I love you."she said and kissed my forehead.

"When you will come again?"I asked her.

"I will call you whenever I decide to come and meet you."she said.

"Let's meet soon and call me when you reach home."I said.

"Okay..now let's go downstairs."she said.

"Bye Piya and Surya."she grereted them.

"Bye grandma."Piya said.

"Bye."Surya said.

"Bye Rayna.Thanks for accepting my son and the kids.You make Aaryan happy."she said.

"Actually aunty they made my life beautiful and worth living."Rayna said and mom left and Piya and Surya went in their room.

After she left the house seemed empty.

"Are you okay?"Rayna asked me and I hugged her.

"What happened?"she asked caressing my back but before I could say something Surya came to show her some problem which he was having in English and I went to the bedroom.

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"Finally you are free."I said as we came to our bedroom after kids fell asleep.

"Wait."she said and left the room.

Where sid she go?

Wierd woman.

After some time she came back with two bowls of kheer in the bowl.

"Stand up and come in the balcony."she said and kept the bowl in the balcony and came inside to bring the mobile.

In the meantime I went and sat on the swing.

"Where I will sit now?"she asked.

"Come and sit on my lap."I said.

"You are so mean.I really wanted to sit on swing and enjoy my kheer but today today I have to adjust with you."she said and I pulled her towards me and turned her around and now she was sitting on my lap and I held her tightly.

"Aaryan...leave me I have to take the bowl of kheer."she said while laughing.

"Okay but we will sit like this."I said.

"Okay."she said and gave me a bowl of kheer and sat on my lap and we were having our kheer.

"The moon is so lovely."she said  looking looking at the moon.

"Yes...lighting up the whole sky like you are lighting my life."I said looking at her as I ran a finger along the edge of her hairline tucking a long rogue of hair behind her ear.

"Sometimes I think you should be a writer."she said.

"I also think the same...what do you think...maybe you came in my life to show me that I can be a writer."I joked as we finished the bowl of kheer and kept it aside.

"Maybe...you know many people become writers or poets after breakup."she said and I scrunched my nose in confusion.

"What do you mean?"I asked.

"I mean...if someday we break up you can be a poet too."she said and was laughing loudly but then she looked at me and stopped laughing.

"What?"she asked but I didn't say anything.

I held her waist and pulled her closer towards me.

"Never and I mean never say such things."I said not leaving her gaze and I could see that her expression changed and that laugh on her face was replaced with confusion.

"I was just joking.I mean I didn't mean it...you were talking about writers and all so suddenly that thought came in my mind..it was a joke."she was babbling and without thinking much,I pressed my lips on her and her eyes widened and I could feel her whole body got rigid because of the unexpected gesture.

Sh!t !

I should not have done it.

I broke our kiss and looked at her.

"I..I am."I tried to say something in my defence but she didn't allow me to finish swallowing my words with the press of her lips and I wrapped my hands around her waist and pulled her closer and deepened the kiss making her moan and hearing her moan bought me out of my thoughts of what ifs.

What if she leave me?

What if we fight again and she never come back to me ?

Once again I pulled her closer to me.

So close that there was no gap between us.

No gap for my thoughts.

No gap for my whats ifs.

I closed my eyes feeling her and surrendering to her breathe,her taste and lost myself in her throwing out all my thoughts and just having one thought,and that was Rayna.

I dont know who broke our kiss first ,it was me or her but after the kiss when she looked at me and I saw the smile on her lips,the smile of satisfaction,an instant smile escape my lips but suddenly her smile was replaced with shock as if she had came back to reality.

"I..I will go and..."she was trying to leave but I held her tightly.

"You can't act shy now."I said.

"No..it's..it's.."

"Rayna it's okay."I said cutting her words off.

"I am so sorry...I will never joke something like that.Actually you know what, I will never joke.I am so stupid and how can I say such things when I can't live without you.I mean..."

"What did you say?"I asked cutting her off.

"What ?"she asked.

"You said something like you cant live without me."I said and then after few seconds she realized what I was talking.

"I love you Aaryan.I love you very much and can't imagine my life without you."she said and this time I was the one who was shocked.

Woah!

What just happened to her?

"Are you alright?"I asked touching her forehead with the back of my palm.

"I am serious."Rayna said pushing my hand.

"I know Rayna and I love you too much to let you go."I said pulling her in my arms.

My mobile rang breaking our conversation and I took out the mobile from my pocket to see that mom was calling me.

"Hello."I greeted her.

"You did'nt call after you reached home.Is everything okay?"I asked.

"Yes.I was busy preparing dinner and after so many months I am preparing dinner not as a duty but because I want to.I am so happy that I met you again Aaryan."she said.

"Me too mom."I said.

"Okay we will talk later."she said and cut the call hurridely.

"Mom is really happy today after so many years."I said to Rayna.

"What do you mean?Actually I wanted to talk about it with you.Are you okay Aaryan?The whole afternoon you didn't come down and while making dinner also it felt like you are in deep thought."she said.

"Did aunty said something while driving towards Surya's school?"she asked.

"Rayna are you really happy with me,with us?"I asked.

"Why are you asking this?"she asked but before I could say something her mobile beeped and she took the mobile in her hand.

It was a whatsapp message.

'Dont worry.I am fine.'

It was a message from Arjun.

And on top of that it was written

'I was worried for you.'

Which Rayna had sent to Arjun.

She came out of the whatsapp app turned off her mobile data and looked at me.

"So why are you asking this question suddenly?"she asked looking at me.

"Nothing."he said.

"Tell me."she insisted.

"No..you continue your talk with Arjun..we can talk later."I said.

"No..its not that important we were just talking casually."she said and I shared everything with her.

"Sh!t ! Aunty has suffered so much."she said.

"Yes."

"Are you also putting on an act to be happy like mom or are you actually happy with me ?"I asked.

"Oh so that's why you were asking that question previously?"she asked and I nodded in a yes.

"No Aaryan I am not acting.I am really happy with you."she said as I held her hand.

"Acting for whole life is not me.I can't put a happy facade for whole life."she said as I was stroking the back of her palm.

" Maybe somedays I will act or you can say adjust or compromise..like you want to go somewhere and I dont have a mood to go...but I will go with you and try to enjoy the place with you even though I dont have mood...if you call this acting...then I will act sometimes for your happiness and I know you will also do the same."she continued.

"Thank you."I said.

"By the way tomorrow I have to go the cafe near my hospital."I said.

"Why?"I asked.

"Arjun will come to meet me there.I will be back in half an hour."she said.

"Okay...Piya is already fine so I am thinking that she can join school day after tomorrow so we can also join work.I informed you so that you can think when to join hospital."I said.

"Okay."she said.

"Will I drop you near the cafe tomorrow?"I asked.

"Aaryan I think youare you acting right now for my happiness."she said looking at me.

Sh!t !

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I hope you liked the chapter.

After writing chapters like this...I am too stressed to ask questions or maybe I get confused as to what to ask as there are so many things to ask yet nothing to ask.

So..today I will ask in different way.

What do you think of :-

Aaryan's mom.

Aaryan's thoughts.

Their alone time.

Rayna's joke of breakup.

Their kiss.

Message from Arjun.

Their talk about his thoughts

and,

The last part.

Please COMMENT and VOTE if you like it?

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