CHAPTER THREE

   I knew something could come up like that one day... I'm rather surprised that it happened so delayed.

   I immediately snatched the book from her hand... I'm sure my voice was shivering. “Let me see .. Emma.. ohh . Thi-this book? It haa been an aged since I wrote..that”.Emma with an curious eye follow my motion of hand...she was giggling as she spoke “Well...great... let's not throw it out right now..I want to read it..”. I sighed out.. I knew she would say that. But I have no proper excuse to say no. She was always been the one who i show my works first, but I'm sacred this little secret will change my life...

  The next Day.. Almost evening when Henry , my only son, returned...for not holiday of course..for an urgent telephone he got and immediately returned home. He looked extremely exhausted as he shut the door up behind him and met our eyes...me and Emma was sitting across each other in the dining Henry quickly sat on his knees front of his mother...held her hands and gently asked “What's wrong..mom..!”He paused for a second and then began “Dad called me last night..i couldn't come at the very moment..so I–” “Ask your dad...what he did..” she snapped back..weeping her eyes..she is soft and sensitive, i have seen her crying for many reasons but never seen her crying because of me...”. Henry kissed her hand..shifted his glance at mine...“What is it dad?” he looks helpless..In his twenty years of life, he has never seen his parents arguing. I tried to utter words for me as she stood up straight taking both of our attention at her ...“HENRY!” she continued “ I want a divorce!” this literally shook both of us..she quickly went inside our bedroom and slammed the door at our face...we exchanged looks and i finally decided to speck..

    .“Henry...that was...that was a book I wrote..” i stumbled. “A..book?, what is it about dad?why she is so..hurt about it?” “Come with me...” i moved toward our library, and he followed my lead..

  The door or of the room opened making a crack...i switched the light on and lead him in front of a desk where the book was placed..the little dim light was enough for the desk..Henry observed the book and finally held it in his hand... My Henry got most of the gene as his mother ..that brown hair...as pale as his mother..but slowly he is getting my face cut..and the eyeballs are mine...dark gray..they look lighter in the thick light on his face..He turns 21 this year.. Studying in Manchester.

    He clearly read the name and turned few pages...read the description..

     “What is it about dad..? I have.. Never seen this or heard about you are having such a book?”

I could get to explain at this moment Emma pushed the door open and came inside. I noticed her eyes are puffed out..since she has been crying for so long...but she is not at all trying to listen to me...i didn't know she could be that stubborn..i hate this..for the first time I feel disgusted by this behavior of her..but still didn't say anything because maybe i should

Have told her about this sooner... it's too late. She starts crying again..“your dad ...Rich..has someone else...he has been- ” she gulped “cheating on me ...” i immediately protested “Emma...YOU ARE MISS TAKING IT..” “oh Yahh..? SO WHO IS THAT AMELIA..? You literally wrote a whole book on her?”“Darling...that is..when I was younger.. Before meeting you my Honey..!” i tired my best to defend my, but but I feel like this sweet little but stubborn lady won't buy a thing..i looked at Henry helplessly. I can understand his situation..“Mom...so what if he had written something about his ex ...I mean he is saying it was written before he met you..so its re-” “No Henry..! Tell me why he has been hiding this from me .., he told me about everything..why he kept it as a secret? What happened that he not even told ME!” “i should have told you i know but ... it's a past i could never forget...I mean it's horrible i can't tell it to anyone...so I kept it as a secret..” “Secret for Me ..either..Rich?” she said placing her one palm on her chest ,gently tapping. For a glance i understood how my little boy is watching me with all suspection in his eyes.. I hate this glance...i hate It I HATE IT SO MUCH! Please don't give me this look.. Please don't..i did nothing... It was not my fault..I loved her only...no I did nothing.. It was an accident.. BELIEVE ME..!

I took a deep breath as I sat on a chair..that made a small cracked noise. I can feel i am being watched by two other human in the room..i thought i buried the past forever from everyone..but how can I forget about this...? However, i start narrating...

“So...i wrote this book.. About a woman i once loved... sigh! But ..i didn't publish it..I made one and only copy for myself...to keep it with me..the younger self thought of keeping it as a memory..not even know..that it would bring me back to a past i never want to be again..” “What past ..? ” Henry asked gently without being impatient. “Something awful happened to me ...I wrote that before that incident.. Something horrible that happened which made me ...” i hesitated first then uttered the sentence “that made me escape India”. Emma sat down in surprised.. She stabled “Es-cape?” “Yes Emma...! I kept a secret from everyone..that now I'm going to tell you...juts please promise..you two will believe me..and not going to tell anyone” i looked both of them one by one..as Henry nodded his head , showcasing his loyalty toward me..

And thus the story began..

^^^TO BE CONTINUED ^^^

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