"I-I am sorry Medha, I didn't know you had to go through all of that, I thought-" a flustering Vaishu starts to apologise after listening to my mom's story, but I only smile back.

"Hey, its ok, you would have never known!" I say calmly, "Besides, its the past, right mom?"

Mom nods her head and slowly walks out the room, giving us time to rest.

"Wow, if your father was still alive, I would have kicked and gave him a peace of my mind!" Vaishu says threateningly, her stare deadly serious, I laugh at her anger.

"But, he is not alive..." I say , "So, lets just get the incrimination over with and forget about him!"

***

We were currently in the car, driving to the address indicated on the letter.

"So...I guess there was really no happy ending for your mom's story- no reunion with your dad after he came back from those other countries..." Vaishu starts.

"In real life, there isn't always a happy ending Vaishu, its not like there is an author to write things down so everything is happy at the end..." I say matter-of-factly.

"What about your dad's side of the family?"

"We aren't close, when Vivek uncle went to there to inform them of their son's treacherous act, they told him that they didn't even care!" 

"Ugh, how is the whole family such a headache!" Vaishu says in annoyance.

We drive in silence for a little longer until we reach the destination.

"Okay, we are here, i think we just drive into the  orchard!" I say in fake excited voice. Vaishu only winces at my enthusiasm.

"I hate orchards, they are so dense!"she says in panic.

We slowly get out the car and walk towards the tiny house in the centre of the orchard.

"Shouldn't there be people paying condolences?And i don't know, but also a corpse to be incriminated!?" Vaishu shouts as we near the house.She was right, the place was deserted.

"maybe we reached the wrong place?" I ask, a little confused.

"No sweetheart, you have reached just the right place!" a man behind me says, slowly releasing a maniacal laugh.

I turn around to be face to face with him.

Standing right in front of me, with luscious back hair and hazel eyes.Looking extremely healthy and fit- not even a little sick was a man that Medha knew too well.

Ramesh Acharya was alive!

***

"Sit down ladies, wouldn't want you guys to get tired!" the man says, gesturing to a rusty bench opposite to him. Vaishu and I slowly sit down, Vaishu was unusually quiet and she was really pale.

"I thought you said you were dead?" I ask, the question may sound too direct and a little blunt but I wasn't trying to me nice.

"Yes, yes, here is the thing, I wanted money, my daughter has money but won't give so, I found other ways!" he says triumphantly, "I lured you here, I was just playing dead!"

Vaishu gives him a withering look.

"You aren't getting money from me!" I almost yell.

"No, no dear!" he says a little sassily, "I am getting it from Manna..."

He points towards a buff looking man that kept staring at me with a disgusting look, he wore an over sized yellow shirt with black pants, his hair covering his eyes and his beard over grown. Eww

"He has a sweet spot for you!" He says matter-of-factly, "And he said if I give you to him, I willing et all the money I need!"

My eyes grow wide- he can't be serious!

"YOU JERK, YOU CALL YOURSELF A FATHER!YOU DISGUSTING RAT!HOW DARE YOU TRY TO SELL YOUR OWN DAUGHTER!" Vaishu yells on the top of her lungs.She gets and try to drag me off the bench to our car but body guard like men stop us.

OH NO!

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Soooooooooooooooooo?

~Harmony