'Mum's First Lover' by Harshavardhan C (classic english novels txt) 📕

“Sorry, don’t you have step mother?”

“No”

“Then who will organise your function?”

“My dad called his junior Miss. Jasmine; and I think they both are planning. Anyway I will give her a list of invitees and ask her to make all arrangements she will make all arrangements and invite all of them”

“Is she with your father now?”

“She has come a little ago, and they have finished their dinner lately”

“Didn’t you join them?”

“I shouldn’t move from the place, and I have to starve for regular food for the rest of five days, but I have been served traditional food of course; and now I am only served hot milk”

“Have they gone mad or what? How can you sleep alone on the floor all through the night?”

“Don’t worry, I am provided a floor mat and I will sleep on it; and as it is a custom and tradition and it can’t be avoided. And the servant maid is already kept for my assistance”

“It is very bad; and I am very sorry to point out. It is all bloody thrash. Are we in 21st century or in Stone Age? I couldn’t understand. And your dad and his junior are alone in the bed room and are happily enjoying the comforts in the bed room and you are left to fate”

She looked at him seriously.

“Sorry what I mean is that you should not believe spinsters. More over your dad is a top cop and so young ladies may try to win over him” He tried to explain her.

“But my dad is not that type. He is a perfect gentleman”

When they were continuing their talk, Mr. Anirudh came out from his bed room.

“Who is there? Who has put on the lights?” He raised his voice; and said as he was disturbed from his work due to noise; and also illumination of lights in the hall.

Rohit did hide himself under the stair case.

In the meanwhile Miss. Jasmine came out and observed Honey.

“What baby, why are you not sleeping? Are you feeling any pain in the abdomen?”

“No I am fine”

“Its okay do you have a classmate by name Master Peter?”

“Yes”

“Where did you celebrate?”

“In the Pub Tuch”

“Did he attend your birth day party in the afternoon?”

“Yes”

“Did he present anything to you?”

“Yes”

“What is it?”

“I didn’t see it”

“You didn’t see it or it is missing?”

“I didn’t find it and I think it is missing”

“Did he tease you anywhere and at anytime?”

She did not answer her.

“Did he propose anything to you in the party?”

“Sorry, I am confused and why are you asking me so many details as investigator?”

“Yes, of course I am only investigating the case; and it is my first case of unnatural death”

“What happened to Mr. Peter?”

“Are you not aware that he has committed suicide; and left a love letter and a gold ring?”

“What?” Honey was shocked.

“Yes, it is only to propose you for marriage”

“Is he mad or what? I don’t understand I am still a child and what is his age? I think he is also a minor, then how can he? If he has really any such feelings on me means, I certainly call him a fool” She lost her temper and said seriously.

“Please don’t get irritated and lose your tong against him Honey? Let us show sympathy towards a great lover”

“He can’t be a great lover; and great lovers would never commit suicides; and they will sacrifice their lives for others. Anyway I never loved him nor did I treat him as my close friend ever. He is just one of my classmates; and that’s all. Why should I spare him? And what sympathy I have to show him? Truly speaking, I only consider him as a roadside Romeo but not my lover Jasmine”

“But he was serious about your love; and further he wanted to marry you also. At least show some sympathy on the dead”

“I hate one side lovers. Such people are not only useless but also dead weight to the society; and I call them simply cowards” Honey didn’t care him and said ruthlessly.

“Don’t belittle him; and don’t forget to respect the dead; and let us pray for his soul to rest in peace” She said sympathetically.

“You mean to say that because he died at a quite young age with desires and as such he will become devil; and his soul move around me for fulfilling his last desire Jasmine?” Honey said ridiculously.

“Whether we believe in the existence of soul after death or not you are only responsible both for the suicidal death of Mr. Peter and consequently his mother suffered massive heart attack and died on knowing his unnatural death of her only son”

“Sorry, I couldn’t understand in which way I am responsible for their deaths Jasmine?”

“Please stop it Jasmine, why do you speak about deaths to the minor during sleep time; and you may interrogate her and take her statement tomorrow, but not now” Anirudh came there and admonished Jasmine.

“Sorry sir” She said apologetically.

“It’s okay; you please leave her now”

“Okay sir, good night” She greeted him and let his bungalow.

“Has Mr. Peter committed suicide dad?”

“Please don’t brains storm yourself for unnecessary things Honey; and we will talk tomorrow. It is already very late in the night you better sleep and if you need anything, you can take the help of the servant maid, who is sleeping in the nearby store room, abutting the hall and you can just call her” He said and switched off the lights in the hall.

“Good night dad”

“Good night baby” He left for his bed room.

After confirming that Anirudh and housemaid were fast asleep, Rohit came to her.

“Why did Peter commit suicide Rohit?”

“I don’t know, but the lady officer said that she found a love letter and a gold ring in his possession, which was meant for you. Did Peter express his love to you? Or do you ever love him?”

“Shut up, you are talking too much. He gave me a gift during my birth day party, hosted by you as like our other class mates. But later I did not see it in my gifts. I don’t remember whether anybody stole it?”

“But birth day gift presented amidst all of us is different from offering a gold ring you know? Anyway, unless you give him green signal how he dares to come with a marriage proposal to you on your birth day? May be he feared to give love letter and gold ring to you and that was why he kept it with him only”

“Shut up and what nonsense are you talking? We are just minors, but you are talking quite absurdity, and may be that fool also thought himself in the same way”

“Sorry, no boy or girl will only respond unless there is clear indication may be in the form of a gesture or feeling or expression of like or dislike from the other side, do you know that?”

“Don’t be over smart; and I know you are still a pretty boy pissing in shots, but posing as you are well experienced in assessing the love and lovers”

“Then are you well experienced than me? And so there must be a good love story between you and that rough, isn’t it?”

“Dammit! Are you jealous about good looking and smart guys? That is why time and again you are bringing his name in our discussion. It may be a sheer coincidence or it might be his one side love, but certainly I don’t have any knowledge about his love or his sensitivity. Otherwise I would have definitely saved him from committing suicide” She said in firm.

“How can you save him?” He was eagerly waiting for her reply.

“I know what reply you expect from me; and I would have definitely said okay for his proposal as he is a true lover”

“I see” Rohit was hurt and his mood was spoiled.

“Are you not sleeping Honey? Why there is lighting in the hall? Why have you switched on the lights again?”

“Yes dad I have just taken water, and now I will switch off the lights and sleep” She said.

And then she switched off the lights at once.

She warned Rohit to leave the bungalow.

“Sorry, if I also leave you to fate, definitely you will hate me and disown my friendship, and so I will stay back here till morning”

“No you must leave now otherwise my dad and the servant maid may get up and you will be caught. Please go now and can come tomorrow morning Rohit”

At last he obliged her and while he was leaving her, she presented him a diary having beautiful photographs of greenery, glacial and waterfalls.

“It’s really beautiful like your heart, thank you Honey. But one thing I want to confirm from you do you really love him?” Rohit again asked her.

“Why are insisting me Rohit?”

“I am feeling guilty rather I couldn’t see straight into your eyes Honey”

“Why?”

“For I unwontedly intruding in between you and Mr. Peter”

“No and not at all. You need not worry I never love him. If at all I love anybody means you are not only my first but also the one and the only choice” She just murmured.

“Thank you Honey” Rohit took her hand and kissed it and said heart fully.

“Bye Rohit” She acknowledged him.

“Bye Honey” He then left her bungalow.

She could see him now in jubilance. She was trying to recollect Rohit and Peter interaction in her birth day party.

 

Chapter: 6

 

The door was knocked number of times.

“Who is there?” I just asked in irritation.

“It is me Rosaline”

I guessed who he was as I identified his voice.

I opened the door and found Mr. Johnson at the door.

“Why have you come in the dead of the night and disturbing me Mr. Johnson?” I became serious; and I even forgot the courtesies and spelt out at his face without any hesitation.

It was not the first time, but as repeatedly he used to disturb me and it had become regular phenomenon for me to admonish him every time for one reason or the other.

“I feel that you are alone at home Rosaline; and I expect you need my company” Mr. Johnson tried to cajole me.

“Don’t be over smart Mr. Johnson. Who said that I am alone? Please don’t forget the fact that I am not a spinster and of course a widow too, but it never mean that I invite you or anybody for engagement; and I once again remind you that I am Mrs. Rosaline Samarat; and I am having a son and dad at my home” I cut him to size.

 

“It is not coming from your heart Rosaline. Why do you suppress your feelings? You are only speaking emotionally”

“Shut up, and I am firm in my commitment to my late husband Mr. Samarat; and my stand of unwilling for remarriage with anybody; and the rest of my life is only dedicated for the welfare and all round development of my only son Rohit” I said firmly.

“I know that you are cheating yourself and crucifying your life. Time and again you have been saying the same old story, since about fourteen years” Mr. Johnson got irritated and said.

“You better mind your business and will you please get out of my view Jonny?” I became serious and shouted him.

“You can’t hide your love and affection towards me Rosaline, otherwise how can you address me Jonny. You being my love, you are only having that freedom to call me by my pet name” He submitted to me with utmost humility.

“Please don’t talk rubbish Mr. Johnson”

“Sorry dear, you are only grown in age, but not in wisdom;