The Unmarried Mother

Chapter-4

From this day onwards, there was a beginning of love between Richa and Ravi. But this love was more from Richa's side, while Ravi was mean by his work. Both had lunch together at lunch time. Richa loved Ravi very much.

One day in the office, Ravi told Richa at lunch, "Richa my mother and father is going to your house."

Richa laughingly and jokingly said," "So what else could be better than this. Uncle and Aunty will come to my house for lunch. Yu know? it's amazing."

Ravi said, "I will not come along at that time. Never mind, my mother and your mother will be together once again. Your father and my father will also sit together and chat. What is your job there?

Richa fulfilled this joke jokingly expressing her happiness together.

Richa was overjoyed to hear this. Taking Ravi's hand in her hand, she said, "Yes Ravi, I love you really, really, really very much."

Ravi also lovingly put his eyes in his eyes and said, "I too have fallen in love with you, but I do not know how long it will last." Ravi laughed.

Richa asked, "Do you intend to go somewhere else?"

Ravi said, "No no no, now you and me are going to get married. Don't think so now."

Richa took Ravi's hand tightly in her hand and said, "Ravi don't cheat me or else I too will take some wrong step. I love you Ravi."

"Yes Richa, I have fallen in love with you too, I love you two." Ravi too held his hand tightly in Richa's hand.

Richa asked Ravi, "Is there anyone else in your life besides me?"

Ravi laughed and said, "Till now, nobody has got to go near me except you. Now maybe, I don't know if someone else comes into my life."

He drank two sips of water with a glass.

Richa shrugged from her forehead "What the f**k is Ravi doing?"

When Ravi saw Richa's face, he said, "Dude, you are taking tension in vain. I'm just kidding." Ravi said laughingly.

Richa said something normal, "Look, I don't like this joke."

Ravi said, "Look Richa, I do not want anything hidden between us. That is why if you like someone else then you can feel free to live with him."

Richa said, "Ravi, if there's anything or anyone, I would have told you before. How can you think this? I am ...

She stopped saying that

Ravi said," Why did you stop?"

"I consider you my god. I am ready to do what you say." Richa said.

"So can you do a First Night Stand before marriage with me? Or not?" Ravi asked.

Richa was surprised to hear what she thought of Ravi but he is talking about having a honeymoon before marriage.

"What are you saying?" Richa asked Surprisingly.

Ravi, handling the matter, said, "Hey don't you take my point seriously. Tell me something else about your family that one day you were going to tell me."

Richa's face turned into something serious. she saying something but stopped.

Ravi had to say, "If you wanted to say something, then I am ready to listen."

Richa licked her lips and spoke with some emotion, "It was such a thing that I love my mother very much, Ravi."

"I can understand. Even if, a mother is a mother, she has a natural connection with children. There is no one in the world who does not love her/his mother." Ravi spoke like a philosopher.

Richa said, "But she is not my own mother."

Ravi looked at Richa with surprise and said, "What? Isn't Rita aunty your real mother?"

Richa said, "Yes Ravi, she is not my real mother. My real mother had died as soon as she gave birth to us."

"What about Rishabh?" Ravi asked.

"Rishabh is my twin brother." Richa answered.

"You both were born at the same time? " Ravi asked.

"He was born shortly before me. Some seconds older than me." Richa said while seeing in the other side.

Ravi said thinking something like, "Oh, so the same thing was going on in your heart. Since, you want to tell me."

"Yes, Ravi, I have wanted to tell you this since long. This mother will remain the highest place in my life because she has done a lot of favor by nurturing us.

Richa paused for a few moments and started telling again. As soon as Richa started, Ravi said, "Let's walk in the park. There are a lot of people here."

Both go to the park. Richa gets lost in those moments, telling her family's past. "Dad was married, and my real mother that she died of bleeding after giving birth to twins." Richa started crying.

Ravi stops her, giving her water. "Are you alright, Richa?"

"Yes Ravi, I'm fine". Richa went on to say, "This mother of mine was a very good friend of my aunt. Both of them used to study together. She would always come to my house with aunt. Dad was very lonely and upset at that time who would see us both? The housemates were also very worried about who would handle us?"

Ravi was silently listening to Richa.

Richa went on to say, "Once upon a time there was talk of Daddy's second marriage. At that time Dad came to know from Bua that his second marriage was going on. He asked Bua, "How will the children be raised?"

Aunt replied, "Marriage will be with such a woman who will give mother's love to children."

At this, the father had asked, "What will be the guarantee that after marriage she will keep her point?"

"In such a relationship, there is always more risk than guarantee, which Rita has to take." Aunt replied.

"Both the children are very sweet. No risk should be taken with them. I promise that I will give the children the love of a lifelong mother. Get Harish ji married to me." Mother told aunt.