chapter 16

The car was riding on the road of my city towards my home. I looked outside the road. I missed my city, my family a lot. When I left my city, I thought I would return with my spirit. But now, I was messed than before. I didn't know I was doing right or wrong but I needed time to think.

Sameera was sitting beside me. She was looking more tense than me. I looked at her with guilty. I will miss her surely. She is just like my sister. She was always with me when I needed her. I smiled when I thought, I met Karan because of her. Because of her, I got to know how much my life incomplete without Karan. It was hard to accept that I love Karan. But I will never regret to love him.

She looked at me and asked with raising her eyebrows, "what?"

I smiled and gave her side hug, "I am definitely going  to miss you."

She laughed, "first, let me ensure that they are really your family, not fraud. I will not leave you without ensuring."

I laughed with amusement, "Sameera, Karan already checked everything. They are really my family. I remembered something that's why i also know they are my family."

She made her face with disappointment, "I hope your memory never recovered fully."

I smiled to have a good friend like her.

As the car stopped, I looked outside my house through window. Finally, I came back to my home. As I tried to climb out from the car, Sameera stopped me by holding my hand, "Let me confirm that they are your family or not. You don't say anything."

I nodded with smile. I saw my brother Soham opened the door and came towards the car. I smiled looking at him. As I climbed out from the car, he hugged me, "Mita, we missed you so much." I hugged him back. I saw my parents, my sister Richa and my brother in law Ravi standing and looking at me amusement.

Richa rushed to me and hugged me, ""Mita... You are alright.... we were worried for you." I hugged her back. The tears were rolling my eyes. I said with sobbing, "I missed all of you."

My dad said, "let's go inside first. Then we will talk. They are coming just now. They will tired."

Richa left me and hold my hand, "let's go." I looked at Sameera who was looking at me. I raised my hand towards her, "let's go inside." She took my hand gladly, "hmmm"

We were in the hall of my home. We settled on couch while mom and Richa took juices and snacks for us. Sameera was looking my home with suspicious. I knew what she was thinking. My home is more small than her big building. It was small hall than her hall. Richa came with our childhood album and showed to Sameera. Sameera was looking one one photo with carefully. Then Richa showed her marriage photos on her mobile. Richa was scrolling one by one. In some photo, I was there. It was love marriage and we were very happy that her in laws has very good nature. At one photo, Richa stopped and commented, "Do you remember Mita that boy was following you in whole marriage?" My parents were looking at us with shocked because we didn't tell them anything. I glared her but said slowly with making my face, "I don't remember."

Sameera murmured, "he is not nothing in front of my brother." I started to  coughing. She looked at me with concern, "are you alright? While Richa was patting my back.

After few seconds, I nodded and whispered into Richa's ear, "Don't embrassed me in front of her, at least."

She looked at me with confusion and nodded gladly, "I got it."

Sameera looked at us with confusion as I shrugged my shoulders. My dad opened his mouth, "Thank you beta. We are happy that our Mita was with you. You took care of her."

Sameera smiled, "it's ok uncle. She is my sister I..." I pitched her lightly. She looked at me and I shook my head... She coughed lightly, "it means she is my sister. Ofcourse sister ...." She looked at me and I nodded. I already told her to not talk about Karan and my relationship. It's hard to understand my family. I would tell them later while I was not going to tell them about us.

My mom told with sadness, "she went for office work but when she didn't return or contact us. We contacted her office but they said she was on leave. We reported into police station but they said they couldn't find a clue about her. We were worried for her. We didn't know where she was. We went daily police station but they said they didn't find anything. If they would find anything they would contact us. We lost hope allmost. But suddenly, they contacted us and gave us news about us. We are really owe to you and your brother who take care of our daughter."

My mom was crying because of me. I immediately stood up and hugged her, "I am sorry mom."

She hugged me back and tried to control her sobbing, "Its not your fault."

I hugged her tightly, "no, it's my fault. I won't do anything which you all would hurt. I missed all of you."

She patted my back, "it's ok beta. Now, you are back. Everything will be normal."

I nodded with teary eyes. Richa said with warning tone, "Now, nobody talked about it. She is returned and we will celebrate it." She said with excitement.

Soham said, "yay... Party..."

I looked at Sameera, "today you will join our party. It is different from your. But you will enjoy definitely."

She nodded with smile.

I asked my brother in law, "Jiju, how are you?"

He said with smile, "I am fine. But your sister was worried for you."

I joked, "I can see it. That's why she lost her weight." I looked at her, "you should thank to me that because if me, you lost your weight."

She scolded me, "just shut up.... Don't say it again."

I laughed and hugged her, "ofcourse.... Big Boss..." She also laughed.

Sameera was staying with us for one night. That's why I took her into my room and said, "it's my room. It is tiny than you. But for today, adjust in it."

She said with anger face, "it's your room that's why it is special for me. I don't care it's tiny. But it's your. I am happy to stay with you one more day."

I said, "you can come here any time."

She said with making her face, "I know.... But I want you live with us forever."

I said with sadness, "please sameera. It's already hard for me. Give me some time to think."

She said with smile, "take your time. But remember that is also your home. You can come anytime and Karan is waiting for you."

I nodded with guilty.

She sat on the bed and said, "your family is really nice. They love you. I am jealous to you."

I giggled, "silly girl.... You didn't know them." She laughed.

I told her to rest and went to hall where my family was. My mom and Richa were in kitchen that's why I went to kitchen. I looked they were preparing for dinner. I asked them, "do you need any help?"

Mom said with affection, "no... You only take rest. By the way, do you want anything special in dinner."

I looked at the preparation, "You are cooking so much. And I missed your hand food a lot."

Mom laughed.

Richa asked, "So you lived with them. They were nice with you or not."

I smiled that she is concerned for me. I got it what she was asking that's why I said with ensured, "They care me a lot. They treated me as their family. You can see that Sameera is very protective for me. She was doubted that all of you are my family or not."

We were laughed.

She said with excitement, "you are so lucky. I heard that they were so rich. And we can see you and her clothes and car. Your clothes is branded. I shrugged my shoulders, "yeah.... She packed a lot of branded clothes for me. You can use it."

I knew she was mad for branded clothes. She giggled with excitement.

I continued, "But I missed all of you. I am sorry."

Mom said, "it's ok Mita. Don't talk about it."

I nodded.

At the dinning table, there were a lot of dishes. I looked at my family. They really care me and I was stupid that I went to leave them.

As I tasted a bite, I moaned, "it's yummy mom. I don't know how I survived without tasty it."

Mom scolded me with affection, "don't be dramatic."

We all laughed. Sameera also gave compliment, "Aunty, it's really tasty. I also never tasted this yummy food."

I said with proud, "after all, she is my mother."

Richa commented, "but you didn't learn anything from her."

I made my face, "you start again."

She said, "ok ok.... I am sorry."

I chuckled.

After dinner, we decided to do party in hall. Soham arranged the furniture a side as we could dance. He played the music system and we collected colddrinks and snacks for our party. Richa yelled with excitement, "Now, it's time to party."

We all yelled. Richa and Jiju were doing couple dance while sameera, I and soham were doing group dance. My parents were looking at us. I asked Sameera, "you are enjoying."

She nodded with giggled. After few minutes, Richa and Jiju also joined us.

We insisted our parents for dance. They were refusing but somehow we convinced them.

When I got tired, I sat on the couch, joined my parents. I was looking my siblings. I really missed them. Sameera also joined us. I asked with raising my eyebrows, "what happened?"

She said, "she is tired."

I shouted to my siblings, "guys... Now we should play."

They nodded and sat with us. We were thinking what should we play.

My parents were tired that's why they went to their room. Richa suggested, "why don't we play cards?"

I nodded with excitement, "it's great idea. I didn't play since ages."

Sameera asked with wondering, "All of you play cards."

I said with nodding, "it's only for fun. We don't gambling anything."

She nodded and we started to play with taking our colddrinks glasses and snacks. Sameera and I were one side, Richa and Jiju were other side while soham were alone. He said with proud, "I am enough for all of you."

Richa and I raised our eyebrows, "Really let's see who will beat to whom."

He accepted the challenge. In first round, Richa and Jiju beated us but in second round, sameera and I bested them. 

Sameera and I stick out our tongue to Soham. He said with making his face, "what? I didn't play from ages that's why I will beat all of you in this round."

Richa and I stood up with lazily and said, "we are tired that's why we are going to sleep."

He said with irritation, "it's not fair." We all laughing. Because of sameera, soham didn't say anything but Richa and I knew he would tell us later.

Richa and Jiju went back to their home. I and sameera came to my room.

I sat on the bed and asked, "do you enjoy or you got bored?"

She chuckled, "I really enjoyed with you guys and I am thinking I should come for nightstay here."

I giggled, "of course, you are welcome."

She nodded and I took out my nightwear from my suitcase because I didn't unpack till now. I went bathroom to change.

When I came back, sameera went to change. I laid on my bed. I was happy with my family but I was missing Karan a lot. I started to miss him from now.... How will I live my life without him?

The following day, Sameera returned but she didn't want me to leave my family. She said to me, "I will wait for you and don't forget to call me."

I nodded with smile. I was also not want her to go but I couldn't do anything about it.

We came to hall and sat on the couch. There were silence. Richa asked, "you are missing her?"

I nodded, "she takes care me a lot. She is always with me when I need her. She never leave me alone. But you are my family and I am glad that I came back to you." I sighed.

Richa said, "we are also glad that you are fine. We know it was hard for you to handle everything with us. But we are glad there were someone with you to handle you."

I nodded with crying. Why were sameera and karan nice towards me? Why did they treat me like their family? I was going to miss them. It was like for me that I was with my family to lost my other family. Richa and mom were patting my back. I wanted karan warm hand embrace me and told me. He is not angry with me. He is missing me. I wanted to talk him but I didn't want to give him any hope. I already did many mistakes but I was not going to do anymore. I know he is my true love and I can love him all my life. I knew I had to deal with my feelings alone and I had habbit to live with my feelings towards him.