Chapter 4

Vidhi

I woke up and see the clock and it was 4 in the morning. I sighed. When will I get a peaceful sleep. I always awake at 4 in the morning. Even before someone wakes up. I saw here and there and find a unfamiliar room and then everything rushed through my mind. I was trembling inside to face him again. I was scared that the pain I was carrying will come out. I sighed. As I am unfamiliar to the locality so I didn't try to go for a run. I come downstairs and saw Nikhil's aunt was awake. I go towards her.

"Good morning." I said and she looked at me and smiled.

"Good morning dear." She said and I looked at her.

"What are you doing in the morning?" I asked her.

"I was not feeling to sleep more. So I just come downstairs but why are you awake at 4?" She asked back.

"It is my daily routine to awake at 4 in the morning and I used to run nearby but as I am unfamiliar so I can't run. I had come to make the coffee." I said to her and she nodded.

"Do you know how to make it?" She asked me and I rubbed my back of head.

"Actually I am not used to be in kitchen more so I don't know many such things even though they are simple to make. So you can say that I am illiterate in cooking" I said and she laughed at it.

"No problem till you are here I will make sure that you at least know how to cook some simple food." She said and I smiled. She looked at me for a while then started to make the coffee and I looked at her carefully as she was instructing how to make it. After few minutes the process was over and she pour the coffee in two cups and given one to me. I sat on the kitchen slab as usual. Mamma used to cook and I sat on the slab and see her doing the work.

I drink the coffee and realised that this coffee was not different like my mother makes it.

"You had made the coffee just like my mother." I said and she smiled.

"Your parents haven't attended the wedding?" She asked.

"Mamma can't come cause she was busy with her job but after this week she will come." I said.

"What about your father?" She asked and that made me stop from sipping the coffee more. I was debating whether to tell her not. I look at her and by her behaviour she looks like she will not judge me.

"My papa is no more. 15 years ago he met an accident and couldn't survive it so from then on my mamma started to take care of me." I said and her facial expressions changed.

"I am so sorry." She said and was looking sad.

"No need. Even through non more than two third people doesn't know that papa is not alive and I request you please don't tell this to anyone. I beg you." I said and she smiled.

"Fine I won't tell this to anyone." She said and smiled and it was very bright.

"Thank you Mrs..." I stopped.

"Mrs. Nikita Chauhan." She said and I smiled. "But you can call me aunt." She said and I nodded and smiled.

"Thank you aunty for the delicious coffee." I said and then something struck my mind. " When the rituals are starting ?" I asked her.

"After 2 days." She replied.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because some guest are still coming and till tomorrow everyone will come." She said and I nodded. I come to my room and take a shower and then brush my teeth. I wear up a v t shirt and a blue jeans and a leather jacket as the winter season is arriving and told climate is also cold.

I looked in the mirror and decided to keep my long black hair open. My hairs just stop below the elbow. I wear my watch and saw the time it was already 5. Sonia was still sleeping. I come outside and saw almost few people had woken up.

"Good morning Vidhi." I turned around to see Garv. He was already had taken shower and was looking dashing in his shirt and jeans. He too was wearing a jacket..

"Good morning Garv." I said and we come downstairs. I saw aunty was also ready and was wearing a yellow saree.

"Vidhi!!!!" Someone squealed and it almost burst up my ear. I looked around and saw Bhoomi. She was wearing suit salwar. She was looking very gorgeous. I wear traditional dress but sometimes. As I am always handling some kind of cases so I to deal with them in traditional dress is not so good.

"When you had arrive?" She asked.

"Last night." I replied and she nodded.

"By the way congratulations. You are getting married." I said and hugged her and from her back I saw the person for whom I had sacrifice everything but he left with without any warning. His eyes met mine and he was looking at me with some emotions which I wasn't able to catch. I broke the hug and smiled at Bhoomi.

"Breakfast is ready." Aunty shouted and we all seat on the dining area. We all settle down and saw everyone was present.

"OH Vidhi when you had arrived? " Nikhil's dad asked.

"Last night." I replied.

"OH..what are you doing these days?" He asked.

"Cleared the IPS exam 6 months ago and now I am an IPS officer legally. And this is my partners Sonia and Garv." I introduced them and he nodded.

"Papa can we go to the movie today?" Bhoomi asked her father.

"Yeah why not. You can take my car." He said and she shook her food.

"No papa. I want to go into the Jeep which I had seen yesterday. It was great." She is talking about my jeep.

"Fine you can." He said and she smiled. Father and daughter relation share something that can't be described

I was missing my papa. Does he really have to leave me when I needed him most?