“Mom! What happened to you? Open your eyes mom.” Siddharth is patting her cheeks trying to wake her up. “Mom please don’t scare me like this, please wake up.” With that he carries her in his arms and make his way out. 

He is damn tense seeing his mom in such a condition when on the way his neighbor who is an old man stops him. “Siddharth what happened to your mom? Sunita what happened to you?” That person asks been concerned for her. 

“I don’t know dada she fainted suddenly; I am taking her to hospital.” Siddharth says been impatient seeing his mom in such condition. 

“I will come along with you.” With that both moves to the nearby government hospital. 

After half hour doctor comes out after checking Sunita, “I have already informed her to take care of herself in such a condition. I even said that she need complete bed rest or condition will turn worse and that what happened with her.” Doctor says been pissed with her carelessness. 

“Ramesh ji, I have even informed you right that don’t let her work in such condition.” Doctor scolds the person along with Siddharth on looking at him. 

“What condition are you talking about doctor? What is he talking dada? Mom came for a checkup over here?” Siddharth asks been shock, he has no knowledge that his mom has been not well. How come that be possible? Dada knows it but not he, her own son! 

“Beta I wanted to tell you about her health but she didn’t allow me saying that you will get stress…” he is going to speak further but Siddharth stops him. 

“I want to know what happened to her?” Sounding scared as he is having a feeling that something is worse. 

“Who are you?” Doctor asks him and then look at Ramesh, “is he her son?” Ramesh nodes. Doctor looks at Siddharth, “you might be having no knowledge that your mom is suffering from brain tumor.” This blast like a bomb to Siddharth, he is staring at doctor been numb, did he hear it right? His mom, his own mom is suffering from a brain tumor! “I will suggest that we do the operation, from past so many days I am telling her but she is not listening to me. You should take an urgent decision or you might lose her.” Saying so doctor moves from there. 

Only one thing is revolving in Siddharth mind that his mom is suffering from brain tumor and he has not idea about it. What kind of son he is? His mom has been suffering so much, he has seen her been all tired and sleeping at most of the time. Even she used to forget some or other thing but he always took it for granted thinking that it has been due to her growing age. Never that thought cross his mind that she might be ill. Seeing his such a condition Ramesh puts a hand on his shoulder as he knows that how much he loves his mother. And can’t even think of losing her. Siddharth looks at him. 

“You knew everything dada but you still hide it from me.” There is frustration underlying in his voice, that frustration which is on himself that how come he didn’t know about his own mom such condition, her pain, how? 

“I wanted to beta but your mother stopped me.” Ramesh says trying to make him understand that he has been having no other option. 

“And you listened to her knowing that how important that operation is still you agreed with her?” Siddharth gives him unbelievable look. His mom must have been mad but he too, came in her talks. How can he? When he has been knowing that it is about her life. 

“That operation needed money which you couldn’t afford. I myself is not rich but I gave her money how much I could help but still more money was needed. Doctor has clearly said that after this operation too there are less chances that she might survive, she didn’t want to put burden of that loan on you. I so much requested her but she didn’t listen to me. She used to tell that how many days is left she want to see happiness in your face which she won’t get if you got to know about her health. She is not to blame for all this beta, she just loves you a lot.” His says making a tear to drop from corner of Siddharth eyes, he knows that his mom loves him a lot. 

At that moment a person wearing a branded suit comes over there, concern surrounding his face. He looks at Siddharth and Ramesh present over there. “Is Sunita admitted over here?” He asks shocking Siddharth while Ramesh nodes. 

“You’re Mr. Singh?” Ramesh asks him while he nodes, Siddharth stares at both of them been confused as he has no idea who the person is. 

“You’re the one who called me? How is Sunita’s condition now?” He asks making Siddharth more curious to know who is this person, who is so worried about his mom. 

“Who are you and how come you know about my mom?” Siddharth asks looking at him been confused. 

“Mom? You… you’re Sunita’s son? Means…” A sudden glow pass over Mr. Singh face on knowing that Siddharth is Sunita’s son. He hugs him tightly while Siddharth is shock to react. “You have grown up so big, my son.” He whispers making Siddharth to fume in anger and push him away. 

Mr. Singh is shock to see him pushing him and when he looks into his face, he finds only hate for him. “Beta I know that you might be disliking me for the way I behave with your mom and you son but…” He is going to speak but Siddharth stops him. 

“I am not your son. My dad was died the moment, he left my mom in that condition. I don’t dislike you.” He gives him disgusting look, “I hate you. Did you get it I bloody hate you.” He shouts in anger. “What on the earth are you doing over here? Why you came now? Just go from here, I just don’t want that even your shadow reaches my near my mom.” Siddharth says fuming in anger and fisting his hand trying to control himself. He doesn’t want to create a scene in hospital. 

“Son listen to me once.” He tries to speak. 

“Please leave from here, we are already in trouble don’t add on to our worries.” Siddharth says not giving him any chance to speak. “Why you called him here and who gave his contact?” Siddharth asks at Ramesh been totally pissed on him for calling him there. 

“Your mom asked me to call him if ever her condition turns out serious. She wanted to let you to meet your father before she dies.” Ramesh says sounding sad while Siddharth looks at him having a blank expression, his mom wanted him to meet that person whom he hates the most in his life. “She wanted you to know about her past. That what happened in the past, she has written down in this paper.” He says removing the letter from his shirt pocket handling it to him. 

He stares at the letter, feeling a mixer of pain, eagerness and also nervousness. Without knowing her past he used to feel so much pain on seeing her face and after knowing about her past will he ever be able to forgive the person who unfortunately is his father. He slowly unfolds the paper and starts reading it. 

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By now you might have got to know about my condition and you will be very angry at the moment on me for hiding such a big thing from you but what to do the way you can’t see tears in my eyes, I can’t see you sad. Son just because you don’t upset me you never asked me about my past, never questioned about your father but today I want to tell you about him. Because I won’t be able to die peacefully seeing that hate in your eyes for the person whom I loved with all my heart and soul. 

You heard me right, I really loved him Siddharth I did. But maybe destiny had some other plans for us. Don’t blame him for all this mess because I know that he too loved me the way I did. His name is Suraj Singh very much rich then us. I had meet him in our college and we eventually became friend when that friendship turned into a beautiful relation called love, I never understood. Their parents couldn’t accept me as their daughter in law as I didn’t come from such a big family as his. They forced him to marry a girl of their choice and he didn’t have any option then listen to them. He had no idea about you, beta or he would have never left us. I didn’t inform him about you because I didn’t want him to leave his parents due to me. Bringing you to this world was my decision as I couldn’t marry my love but you been beside me always used to make me feel that my love is still alive in form of you. 

I know in my this decision if anyone had faced a lot allegation then it’s you. Due to my this decision you always kept on hating you father, I could have told you truth long back but I was scared I didn’t want to see that hate in your eyes for me which I saw for your father. On knowing that I was the one who didn’t inform your father about your existence. I was the reason that you were away from you father for so many years I had turn selfish and I am really sorry for that beta. But I want to make you meet your father before I live you and go as that might decrease some guilt of mine. If possible do forgive your mother. 

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He has tears in his eyes by the time he completed reading her letter. How can someone be so selfless? He always knows that his mom always kept everyone’s happiness above her but never has known that she might have done something like this. Just that someone son don’t get away from his parents, she kept the truth hidden from his son existence to his father. How can god be so cruel to a human like her? And she still she feels that she has been selfish. 

“We will have to soon start with the operation, did you deposit the money needed?” One of the nurse comes towards them and ask them. 

“How much money is needed?” Suraj asks on listening to it. Before nurse can say anything Siddharth interrupts her. 

“I will make the arrangement of money; you start the operation.” Siddharth says. 

“Sorry sir we can’t start anything before money is deposited.” Nurse says making Siddharth furious. 

“This is a hospital and saving a person life is your duty not to earn money.” Siddharth says shouting at her. 

“It’s hospital rule and I can’t do anything in it.” Saying so nurse moves from there. 

“Son listen to me please take my money and start the operation.” Suraj again tries to convince him but no use, he glares at him. 

“We don’t need a help from any stranger.” Siddharth says making Suraj hurt with his words, he considers him as a stranger. 

“I am not stranger but your father.” Suraj sounding hurt. 

“Father? Now you remembered that you’re my father?” Suraj is again going to open his mouth but Siddharth stops him, “no don’t you dare to give me excuse that you had no knowledge about my existence but you knew about mom existence right? Then did you for once tried to know about her whereabouts? How she is? You claim that you loved my mother, for once spending days in your that lavish mansion did a thought cross your mind that how will be Sunita living? Is she married? How is her life going on? Did you ever remember her?” Suraj bends his head having no answer for his question. “But you know what my mom used to remember you daily, I used to see her eyes getting moist in memories of you. That what is love, sacrificing your happiness for the person whom you love. She says that you loved her but I am sure that you never loved her. And don’t worry about my mom, her son is still here to look after her.” Saying so Siddharth moves from there not even glancing at him once. 

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“From there I directly moved to the hotel owner where I do part time job to ask for some loan but he pushed me out saying that he removes me from the job as I had a fight with one of his staff who was actually his relative. I was feeling so helpless at the moment, I was not able to do anything for my mom. I tried every possible way to arrange money from all the people I knew in the city but no use. Like that entire night crossed and morning arise. At that moment I got a call from one of the person from our neighborhood who called me luckily it was about a shoot. He got to know about my emergency from Ramesh dada and I reached to the film city that day I met Vikas.” Siddharth says staring straight into the water below him from where he can see his own reflection. 

“And you took money from him, you saved your mom, right?” Shehnaaz asks with a hope, he nodes in a negative manner. 

“Before I could reach with the money operation though had started with Suraj money but still she dead. I lost her, I was not able to even say good bye to her.” Siddharth finally burst into tears as her face comes before his eyes. 

Shehnaaz eyes too turn moist seeing him crying. The person who used to be always be tough is breaking down in front of her. She cups his face with her hand on either side of his face, making her to look at him. He stares in her moist eyes and sees her nodding in a negative manner. 

“I lost her only due to my ego of not taking help from that Mr. Singh. I lost her because she didn’t want to put burden on me of that loan, I lost her because she didn’t want to share about her diseases just because she didn’t want me to be sad. I am the reason behind her death, I was the reason for her messy life. If I was not born then maybe she might have lived a happy life like most of the ladies but I became the reason for destroying her life. Making her to face so much hate and allegation from the society and even from her own parents.” He has been crying in front of her after so many years, he is letting go all those emotion bolted inside him. 

This is the first time he cried after knowing about his mom death. He has promised himself that he will never show his emotion to anyone and that emotion used to come up either in terms of anger or hurting himself up. He has forgotten to smile, laugh and cry in so many years, she taught him that again. She made him human again. 

“Siddharth don’t cry seeing you crying I am too feeling to cry. My eyes will get swollen due to cry then.” Shehnaaz says making Siddharth to wipe his tears and look back at the water. On realizing that he is crying in front of her. 

She rests her head on his shoulder taking his hand on her interwinding them together. “You’re not to be blame for all this Siddharth. She did this because she wanted you to be happy.” She looks towards him raising her head and slowly caressing his cheeks making him to close his eyes to feel his touch. “She wanted your happiness maybe you can’t get back her in your life but you can be happy just for her. Life don’t give us happiness we have to find happiness in our sadness too.” She smiles and press a kiss on his cheeks. 

Both sits there seeing the wonderful view in front of them in silence. Sometimes silence with a someone special is much more beautiful than having a conversation but Shehnaaz been Shehnaaz can’t stay quiet for a long time. 

“Siddharthhh… you know I am so scared of water; I nearly get a heart attack in water.” Shehnaaz says making Siddharth to look at him been curious. 

“How come anyone get heart attack in water?” Siddharth asks hiding a smile been curious to know something new. 

“I get heart attack; can’t I get heart attack in water?” She asks and he nodes. 

“No how can I doubt your talent? No never!” Siddharth shakes his head and she stare at him with a glaring look. 

“Are you making my fun?” She asks him and before he can say anything. 

His leg which is has kept in the stone in water gets slipped and he starts slipping into water. Shehnaaz seeing it tries to extent her hands to help him but as a result both lands into the water. 

“Siddharthhh… I will drown into the water; please help me I don’t want to die. Please Siddharth… I am getting heart attack.” She is shouting getting panic while Siddharth is just staring at his antique piece that water reaches just below her waist how on earth will she get drown in this water? 

He moves towards her holding her through her shoulder, “Gadhi see at the deep of the water, it is reaching just your waist how will you get drown into it?” Hitting her head in a playful manner. 

“No, I will get, please let’s go up.” She says hugging him tightly and hiding her face in his chest. “I am really getting scared.” She says with a pout bringing a slight smile on Siddharth face she is really gadhi but only his gadhi holding her through her waist and making the way out of the water. 

“You were the one taking me to water, right?” He asks narrowing his eyes towards her finding she herself is scared and she wanted to take him in water. 

“Who said that I wanted to take you in water? I wanted to take you here.” Bringing him to the other side of where water is flowing down in a manner of a shower. She goes and stands below it making the water to flow from head to her toe. “What are you waiting for come?” She says dragging him also into that water. 

He just stands over there staring at that beautiful glowing face and have a bright beautiful smile. That eyes shining with happiness and she is jumping in that water like a kid, he sees that child of his inside her that he never got to enjoy, that child who lose his childhood the moment he got to know about his identity. She holds his hand and shouts to him. 

“Siddharth why are you standing like that, jump.” She shouts out, “Siddharthhh… please jump.” She urges and he obeys her like always. He jumps along with her in that water bringing a bigger smile on her face making him to smile seeing her smiling. 

That peace he gets been child with her, doing all that childish behavior she wants him to do. He never knew until he met her that he has that child still in him who is craving to come out but she made him realize it, and now he wants to bring him out. 

Ek Aas Mili Phir Mujhko 
Jo Qubool Kisi Ne Kiya Hai 

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