Your lie that night

Chapter 21

'Will you hear me out before judging me?', I said seeing Leiya in front of the fountain looking at water in that moonlight

'I don't want to talk to you'

'Please, listen. Shreyan is like a god to you people, I didn't want to take that from you'

She was silent

'I am sorry Leiya, but I promise you nobody is more worthy for me than you in this place, not even Shreyan'

'I don't believe you'

'Then try to, because I am telling you the truth'

'If I was the most worthy one why Saurav knew it before me'

'I don’t know how he knew but I didn't tell him about that'

'I can't believe I forced you to be nice with that jerk who hurt you', she began crying

'No, No Leiya, I am grateful that you did that. I now know what he felt about me in actual and that was the thing that helped me get over. You can never hurt me Leiya', I hugged her.

There was noise coming from the gate, a woman's voice was arguing with the watchman, that woman's voice was such that my heart was getting cold waves from it, I went toward the gate without knowing I was going there. Leiya followed me. On that cold night, outside the gate on a ragged sari and with an old handbag, with the very pin that I had brought from my first salary, my mom was arguing with the watchman.

'Mom', my voice shivered with her sight after 4 months, She looked at me and came toward me, 'Mom', my voice began trembling in enthusiasm. 'Mom', she caresses my hair and my cheek, and looked me straight into the eyes with her teary one. 'look how thinner you have become', she sobbed, 'How can you leave us without telling a word. I was worried sick of you, your dad always cries for you, and your brother Krish no one knows what he is going through without you infront of his eyes. You were apple of our eye dear, there is not a thing that can make us love you less'

'I am sorry mom, staying far from you wasn't easier for me too. I always miss you, dad, and Krish. God knows what how hard it was for me to leave home without words', I hugged her

'It's not time to hug, where is Shreyan I have to meet him. He has betrayed us, he pretended to be a son to stab us in the back. I am not going to leave him, let me inside take me to him. I will bit him until he realizes what he has done to you', my mom tried to go inside the gate when the watchman stops him

'Let her in, she is a relative', said Leiya who was an old worker there so the watchman obeys her.

'Where is that Jerk, Bella has told me everything. Take me to Shreyan I am not gonna leave him', her expression was saying how angry she was, she really would have beat the hell out of Shrey if she would have met him.

'Mom, you know right I have an equal hand in that thing as Shrey has'

'You don't talk about that, you are still a child just 16 years now, but he, he is 24 he should had known the consequences. He must have forced you in that'

'That's not the case mom', I said stopping her when she was hurrying inside the castle.

'Don't you take his side, how can he think of marrying Lila leaving you in this condition'

'Mom, stop, please. It's my decision to be like this, Shrey has nothing to do with it'

'You are out of your mind, I am not letting you ruin your life', she kept on walking all the workers in the palace was looking at her, if only Shreyan's dad and mom notices about that not only them, other workers, head servents, senior manager the condition was likely to become too messy, she kept on walking shouting Shreyan all over the hallway. Leiya tried to stop her, I tried to stop her but she was invincible. Thank-god Saurav came there on time hearing the disturbance my mom was creating.

'Who is she?', he asked coming toward me

'My mom, I am afraid of what she might do'

'Seems like Shreyan is going to have his ass kicked out today', he laughed

'Why are you laughing, if this thing reaches Mr. and Misses Shah's ear then there will be a disaster in this palace.

'You are right, we already have got a lot of attention, so to clear the thing, you have to act like she is one of our guests and Shreyan her close relative'

'Are you sure'

'Yes', said he going toward my mom, 'Aunty, I believe you were searching for Shreyan'

'Yes, where is that jerk?', she shouted again

'I will take you to him, but before that please be cool'

'Take me to him now', she screamed again. Saurav took her to the end of the hallway to Shreyan's room. He was lying down his bed when my mom forced opened his door, fortunately, Saurav put aside all the servents from there

'You jerk is this the way how you repay for our kindness', my mom went straight to him who was sleeping very peacefully with headphones in his year and began hitting him opening her heel from her leg, the way Shreyan jumped out of the bed, jumping to avoid the hits was worth a watch. I was trying to stop my mom but Saurav and Leiya were having a great time seeing him getting bitten.

'Mom stop it, it isn't his mistake', I tried to stop her but in that process even I get hit two or more times.'Mom, there is a baby in my womb it can affect it', I tried to blackmail her but from the word baby her anger hit the limit and she began to hit moré frequently.

'aunty, please stop I am sorry', Shrey kneeled down on her leg, 'I am sorry aunty I know I broke your trust but please let me explain'

'There is nothing to explain, I am going to talk with your parents and ask them to call off your wedding with Lila'

'Aunty, please do anything but that'

'You cannot escape from it Shrey. I have to talk to your parents it is the matter of my daughter's future. You may have seen the kind me but now you are going to see how cruel I can be', she walked toward the door with heel still in her hand,

'I am done now', Shrey was looking worn out if the matter reaches his parents they really were going to throw him out of all the legacies he was going to get. I didn't want to become the reason to shatter his dream. I didn’t want to make my child the reason to shatter his birth father

'Mom', I went toward her

'Don't stop me, Katy. You are still a child you don't know how these things work'

'Mom, Shrey isn't marrying Lila, he was going to call off the wedding anyway', I said leaving everyone in the room in shock

'What are you saying?'

'Shrey found out about my condition after he was engaged to Lila, and when he found out the first thing he told me was to marry him. He was ready to call off the wedding a long ago but I was the one who stopped him.'

'Stop him why?', she shouted at me

'Common mom King's rule has just fallen in this country leaving the royal family in shock and their reputation has also lowered down in this condition if he calls off the wedding out of nowhere that will leave the royal family in shock and their reputation will go more downhill. If I were Lila would you have wanted that for me mom'

'No. no mother would have wanted that, but what can we do about that. her heart is going to shatter one day no matter when you tell then why to wait for that'

'It's not easy mom'

'Why?'

I was running out of lies, 'because can anyone help me with this', I screamed

'because she has a mental disorder, If we tell her anytime soon anything can happen to her due to shock.', Leiya added

'Then What, can Shreyan just marry a mental girl to save her from shock?'

'She is not just a girl mom she is a princess, our beloved one. If it means to save her then I am ready to see the fake wedding of theirs'

'Aww Katy I know you can, you are full of kindness but I won't let that happen'

'Mom don’t worry Shrey will try to defer the wedding and if it doesn't happen he will act to marry Lila. There is nothing to worry about and see how happy I am with him on my side. he has never let me miss you showering me with his love. You don't have to worry about anything mom',

'is it true Shrey', she turned around to him when Shrey was still in shock about everything

'Yess, yes', he stammered looking hammered

'You are a child, I can't leave you in this harsh condition', she objected again

'Mom trust me I am fine, I will return home once everything becomes normal. For now, dad and Krish must be worried about you and alone. I think you have to return from the first bus of Pokhara tomorrow'

'Don't you worry about that, I have told your dad that I was visiting my brother. He has told me to stay over as much as I want. So I am gonna take care of you till I see you both happy and together'

'Mom are you sure, cause l am okay with you going', I stammered.

'Don't worry. I will be here and will help you two with that mental girl', everyone heads hanged in disappointment, everyone was looking at me as if I was the culprit. Sensing the intense environment that generated there,  Leiya lifted the bag and, 'You must be tired of the whole day by bus, I will show you our section', said Leiya and took mom with her.

'Are you crazy? She will know the truth if not today then tomorrow', shouted Shreyan coming toward me

'What alternative did I had? I couldn't have let her talk to your parents. I didn't want to ruin your life. Okay tell me what should I had done'

'Still what ahead? what is the plan', he said

'We can't let her live in the section, if this topic leaks out to other workers then it would be hard to prevent the topic to reach Mr. Shah's ear', Saurav too kept his point.

'Oh my god! what if she babbles about me and Shrey with section's girl. we can't let her be there for long'

'I have a plan, you and your mom can live in my room, till she is here cause no one gives attention to my room'

'You aren't thinking of living with them too, are you', Shrey screamed

'Yeah I am why are you going to let me live with you?'

'I can do that', said Shrey leaving us in shock,

'See how jealous you are'

'I am not, what will mom think if she finds out you are living with her daughter'

'Guys, it's not the time to argue. We have to do something before it's too late to handle'

'Yeah, you go first and bring her to my room, I will go there and bring my stuff here'

'Don't, I won't let you bring your dirty stuff in my room. You can use mine'

'Then I am better of on my own', Saurav turned around when Shrey stopped him again, 'Okay, just bring some'

'Done, my young master', he smiled going out of the room

'It's like I am one of them, have they forgotten I am their boss', Shrey was shouting from inside when I went to the section to see my mom. My fear was right, she was already talking to the rest of the girls in the section while Leiya was trying to divert her mind. She comes toward me after seeing me there

'Katy, what is this place? Did you live here all this time? Did Shrey let you live here?', there was suspicion in her voice. No mom this is the place where Leiya lives', I turned toward Leiya, 'You should have taken her to my room'.

'Really, then take me there. I am already very tired of the ride', said mom. Leiya was looking at me in shock when I lift the suitcase and went toward the hall