‘-How much you have grown in these five years! It seems like five years have passed in the blink of an eye. And you have grown too. You look like a fifteen-year-old girl today. I am as if drunk with your fifteen-year-old appearance. You are so close to me, yet I cannot pull you closer. How painful it is! You will never understand that. Yet, I have to count the hours of waiting with this pain. Three more years!’
Meherab mumbled the words while holding Moumi’s hand and staring at her face. Then, taking a deep breath, he touched his lips to Moumi’s forehead. The beauty of his sleeping lover’s face seemed to intoxicate him even more. Meherab, controlling himself, stood up. At that moment, the sleeping Moumi said, “Umm,” and held his hand. Seeing that, Meherab smiled. Then, taking a small breath, he carefully removed his hand from Maumi. He did not dare to look back a second time. Because, if he looked back, the face of his sleeping lover would appear in his eyes again. It would be difficult to take his eyes off of it.
Maumi woke up abruptly as the morning sun shone on her face. She rubbed her eyes and sat up. Not seeing Shukla beside her, she looked at the wall clock. As soon as she looked at the clock, she said,
‘- Eleven in the morning! Is he still sleeping? And his test exam is in a week. He missed school today. This Shukla’s child also got up quietly and left. He didn’t even feel the need to call him. ‘
Moumi, thinking these words in her mind, scratched her head and quickly got out of bed. Then, after freshening up from the washroom, she came to the drawing room. When she got to the drawing room, she saw Shukla. Shukla was watching the serial very attentively. On the other hand, Anika Subhan and Sultana are busy cooking in the kitchen. Anamika is hand-in-hand with them, doing this and that. Without speaking to Shushan, Moumi moves towards the kitchen. As soon as she reaches the kitchen, she hugs Anika Subhan’s neck from behind. Realizing Moumi’s presence, Anika Subhan says,
‘-Did our queen wake up? Don’t you think she needs to go to school?
‘- Sorry, big mother. I was so tired yesterday that she slept so much. I won’t miss it from tomorrow. I promise you this. ‘
Anika smiles softly and says,
‘- Okay. You come freshen up and I’ll send you breakfast. ‘
‘- I came straight to the drawing room after freshening up, big mother. ‘
‘- Okay. You sit in the drawing room. I’ll send you breakfast on the table. ‘
Moumi says with a smile,
‘- Okay.’
Coming from the kitchen to the drawing room, Moumi put her hand on Shuchan’s waist and said,
‘-Suchana’s child, didn’t you call me? You woke up and came straight? After breakfast, did you stand on your beautiful feet and watch serials like a queen!
Shuchan yawned big and said,
‘-You were sleeping. ‘
‘-That’s why you called me?’
‘-No. I was really looking at your face and I was so happy. ‘
‘-Crazy girl. Did you make me miss school today? What is the benefit of making me miss school every day?’
‘-It’s a benefit, it’s a benefit. I’m not letting you go to school just because it’s a benefit.’
Shuchan said these words while keeping her eyes on the TV. Hearing Shuchan’s words, Moumi was surprised and said,
‘-What’s the benefit? ‘
‘-This is the benefit of arguing. If you are not at home, there is no arguing at all.
‘-Now you two have a fight. Let’s see how brave you are. Your big brother has come, huh. ‘
Sultana said these words to Suchana and Moumi and smiled softly and sat down next to Moumi. Moumi was sitting on her forehead after hearing Suchana’s words. Seeing Moumi sitting like this and hearing Suchana’s words, Sultana said these words and smiled softly and sat down next to Moumi. As she came from the kitchen to the drawing room, she could easily hear Suchana’s words.
But Suchana didn’t pay any attention to her mother’s words. All her attention was on the soap opera. On the other hand, Moumi looked at Sultana with a questioning look and said,
‘-Big brother?’
‘- Yes, your big brother is Meherab Khan. With one scolding, two of you will be quiet. ‘
‘-Oh, come on, mother. You are scaring me unnecessarily. ‘
‘-No, it’s not in vain, Meri Behna. The day you fall into Meherab Khan’s clutches, you will understand what Meherab Khan is. ‘
Listening to the opening words, Moumi looked at Sultana like an idiot. Sultana then smiled softly and gently pulled Moumi’s cheek and said,
‘-You don’t have to think so much. You will understand when the time comes. Come on, you haven’t eaten since morning. Now eat something. ‘
Moumi started eating like a obedient girl without asking any questions. Meherab Khan, who was standing on the second floor, was fascinated by the scene.
Continuing…
Note: I was forced to change the age of Moumi’s father Ahsan Khan from forty to forty-five. Because, after thinking a lot, I realized that forty doesn’t fit the character. So, the age had to be changed to match the character with the story. Please forgive me if there are any mistakes. Thank you all.
