What Is The Reason For Shobha's Sorrow?

After visiting Angulimala stupa, they visit all the other sites, and it is morning to evening after doing all the site visits all four leave for home.

After some time Dong Hyun stops the engine in front of Shefali's house and looked at Sara, she has fallen asleep from exhaustion, he shook Sara's shoulder vigorously, and she woke up in surprise, he smiled, "you have come home"

"So fast", she yawned with all her mouth wide open.

" No, we have arrived at the right time", he bent his back to the seat with closed eyes and placed his hand on his chest.

She got down from the willy with half-closed eyes and looked back at Shefali.

Shefali and Jeong Hoon both were sleeping in the back seat, she went close to them and said in a sleeping voice," Shefali wake up, the home has come"

She doesn't answer, and Sara shouted again, "Shefali...

Shefali hurriedly opened her eyes and rubbed her eyes, seeing Sara she said in a sleeping voice," what happened?"

Sara smiled," nothing happened, come down we have reached home"

"So what was the need to shout so loudly", Shefali said while yawning.

" Well, now pick up the bag and get down, they too have to go to the quarter, both are also tired"

Shefali turned to Jeong Hoon sitting next to her, he was still sleeping, resting his head on her shoulder, she smiled and gazed at Jeong Hoon's face.

"Will you come down or keep staring at him like this", Sara said in a slightly angry voice.

Suddenly the beautiful smile disappeared from Shefali's face and she took Jeong Hoon's head off her shoulder and rested his head on the seat, she picked up the bag behind her and got down and headed towards the house.

Sara looked at Dong Hyun and suddenly ran to the driver's seat she whispered in his ear," do you remember what I told you last night"

"I don't remember", he said without opening his eyes.

" How many times do you have to be reminded I want to go to Korea with you", she got irritated.

"Oh, Yes, I remembered but I am so tired right now I'll tell you tomorrow morning"

"How long will it take you to make a small decision", she said angrily.

He opened his eyes and turned the engine over and drove off without a goodbye.

" My talk is not over yet and you are going to ignore me, you can not ignore me like this", she clenched both her fists and angrily slammed her feet on the ground.

When Shefali reached the main door of the house, seeing the lock in the door she turned back and said in a loud voice," Sara what are you doing there? come and give me the key"

Sara ran to the door and took out the key from her jeans pocket, she opened the lock, and both of them came inside the house.

Sara went straight into the bathroom and Shefali kept the bag on the table in the hall and closed her eyes sitting on the chair.

When Sara came out of the bathroom, she smiled seeing Shefali sleeping, came to her and started sprinkling water drops on her face.

"Huh, what are you doing? let me sleep", she wiped the drops of water from her face, got up from the chair and went straight to the room.

She also came after her in the room. Shefali's back was toward Sara, she slept with her face on the pillow.

Sara sighed while sitting on her bed," I want to tell you something"

"Huh, say I am listening", Shefali said in the same way with her face in the pillow.

" I am going to Korea very soon"

Shefali immediately got up on the bed with a jerk and started looking at Sara in shock, putting her hair behind her ear," when, how and with whom? do you want to go? asked quickly.

Sara smiled and shook her head.

Shefali got up with a swine and sat down beside Sara, she still could not believe it she asked again widening her eyes," are you kidding me?"

"No, I am telling the truth, digging their fingernail into her palm.

" Have you talked to aunty about this?", she fixed her eyes on Sara's face.

"No, I will talk in the evening", she immediately smiled and grabbed Shefali's hand," would you help me to convince mom that she would let me go to Korea"

"Not at all", she freed her hand from Sara's grip and got up from the bed and came out of the room.

" What a friendship this is, I need your help and you are not ready to help me", Sara grumbles to herself.

"I will only help you in good deeds, I will not help you in your madness", Shefali's voice came from outside the room.

" I don't even need your help, I'll talk to mom alone"

"Okay, good luck, but I am sure there's no possibility of permission ", Shefali quickly said.

" Keep your good luck, I don't need it, you made me sad, I don't want to talk to you", Sara said sadly, she picked up the sheet from the edge of the bed, opened it and completely covered her body and fell asleep.

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Shobha was in the kitchen, preparing dinner, singing in a low voice and quickly stabbing a knife into the vegetables while playing with an old Indian song on her mobile and twirling her body along with the rhythm of the song, the entire quarter was in silence only Shobha's phone was playing in a full volume and the voice of the song was coming out of the quarter when Dong Hyun and Jeong Hoon reached the in front of the quarter, they both looked at each other after hearing the sound of the song, and coming down from willy.

Dong Hyun whispered, "since when did mom start listening to Hindi songs"

Both of them came inside, Jeong Hoon said pointing toward the kitchen, "the sound is coming from there"

Then another sad song began to play in a woman's voice, Dong Hyun hurried to go to the kitchen door, he peeped inside the kitchen.

Shobha was cutting vegetables fast while standing near the kitchen desk, tears from her eyes ran down her cheeks faster than her knife was moving on the vegetables, soaking her apron faster, and her eyes were fixed on the chopping board.

She stood like a statue, only her hands moving on the chopping board and the tears falling from her eyes were proof of her being alive.

Dong Hyun was horrified at Shobha's expression as he cleared his throat and asked in a scared voice," Auntie are you alright?", his lower lip was trembling.

Shobha's hands suddenly stopped while walking on the chopping board, she immediately looked at him, put the knife on the desk and quickly pause the song playing on the mobile.

She turned back and began to wipe the tears scattered on her cheeks with her apron, she again turned to him and said with a smile," do you want anything, sir?", her eyes were down, standing in a straight position with her hands on her belly.

"Are you well?", he widened his eyes and asked again in a worried tone.

" Ya-Yes, I am fine, what will happen to me? she said with a faint laugh.

"Okay, but remember one thing, don't call me sir, call me by my name"

He came to his room but was not satisfied with Shobha's answer, he felt as if she was lying to him.

Jeong Hoon was sleeping covering his face with a pillow and the other holding the pillow tightly in his arms. Dong Hyun's gaze fell on Jeong Hoon, he smiled and whispered to himself," when will this boy learn not to sleep in bed with shoes", he took off Jeong Hoon's shoes sat on the corner of the bed and put them in the shoe rack and took out the towel from the cupboard and entered in the bathroom.

Turning on the shower and standing under it, he began to imagine Shobha's face again and a thought came to his mind, "did the mother not tell her that Sara want to go to Korea, because of that she was crying or maybe she was missing her husband.