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I opened the door and followed Shrish. I kept wondering what he wanted to talk to me about. Did he know I wanted to split him and my mom up, and he was going to scold me for it now?

As soon as we sat down, I asked him immediately, "What's the matter?"

He just smiled, "I wanted to chat with you so that we could understand each other better"

I gave him a doubtful look —why did he suddenly care about me? Jeez, this was so awkward!

Then Shrish said, "Jhanvi, I know that you want your parents to get back together..."

He hesitated a bit, then continued, "I don't dare to say that I'm better than your dad, but you know we are all from broken families and I just want to give you, your mom and Manya a happy home life. So I hope that you'll accept me and give me a chance"

I didn't know how to reply to him. Okay, so I knew that Shrish truly loved my mom as he always looked at her affectionately. But what about my dad? He was miserable without mom, and if given the chance he would definitely make us happy! As for Shrish, I was sure he'd have no trouble finding someone else.

I might have said Shrish was kind, but the reality was, he wasn't right for mom. But my dad was — I mean they had history, and they had me!

The wedding day grew closer, and mom and Shrish grew even soppier together. I wanted to cancel the wedding, but it seemed impossible.

Then I realized something — I cannot cancel the wedding, maybe I could somehow delay it! I had thought seriously for a few days, then I came up with an idea: 

I would pretend to break my leg!

If I couldn't come to the wedding, my mom had to postpone it right? OMG, I was absolutely a genius! I immediately messaged Karan and told him about my bright idea for my 'get-dad-back-with-mom' plan. Naturally he replied that I was bonkers, but he agreed to help me. He even told me how that could work, as his cousin was a doctor and he would definitely help us. Awesome!

However, to make this plan work, first of all I had to appear helpful so mom wouldn't be suspicious of me. So I kept asking her about the wedding preparations and said that she could tell me if she needed help. At first she was quite surprised, but then she looked so happy and satisfied. Maybe mom thought that her beloved daughter had finally 'grown up'

That day after school, I put the plan into action, of course with the help of Karan's doctor cousin. His cousin was really helpful. After bandaging my leg, he even gave me advice on how to walk like I had really broken my leg. Then Karan took me home.

Seeing me, my mum was totally terrified. She kept asking us what had happened. Karan said, "During a game of soccer, Jhanvi tried to steal the ball and fell awkwardly on her leg. She didn't want you to be worried, so I took her to my cousin's clinic. My cousin said she has fractured her leg and it would take about four weeks for her to recover"

His story was so real, that I almost believed it myself. He was absolutely the best comrade in my life! After that, mom spent more time taking care of me and wasn't as strict as before. Honestly, it was great! However, I really missed practice and lying on my bed all day wasn't as fun as it sounded. My bedroom was on the second floor, so my mom always brought me food so that I didn't need to go downstairs.

Faking a fracture! Have you ever done that -- or something as bizarre as that!?
Vote and comment your experiences<3

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