Publishedat 13th of July 2019 07:35:06 AMChapter 190
"Ring" Reeya stared at her phone . She took a took breath before answering, "h.e.l.lo,"
"Come home . " It was her Aunt . She ordered her an icy voice as if directing a servant .
She couldn"t believe her ears .
Home?
Was it her home?
Reeya asked with sarcasm, "Why?"
She long left "home" . It was home but it didn"t belong to her . Moreso she wasn"t welcomed anymore .
But a question arose in her . Why would she call?
For more than six years, this Aunt never cared even if she was alive, so why did she suddenly call?
"Ama wants to see you . " Aunt didn"t say a word more .
Hearing this, a feeling of dread rose in her heart .
"Amma, is she oke? What happened?" She held her breath to hear her Aunt"s answer clear .
Grandma would call her secretly . If she wanted to meet her, as always she would call her directly . Why make her aunt call her?
"She is sick . She wants to see you last time . " The calmness in her voice would surprise anyone who heard it .
But those words froze her to ground . "last time?"
She had talked with Ama last month . There was no way she was ill .
"What happened to her?" Her voice shook as she grasped a chair"s armrest to support her soft body .
"Come back and we talk . " With this, she hung the call .
Reeya couldn"t think anymore . She ran out of her apartment and pulled up a taxi . In half an hour she reached her aunt"s place .
All the way she was praying .
She will be alright .
Yes!
Only one in the entire world who cared for her . Her last family . . .
This motherless child was spoiled by her father . But she soon lost his support as well when she turned eight . Reeya became an orphan that day .
Once she reached the place, she dashed to the door .
"Keep your shoes out . " Aunt pointed at the gate .
They had to remove the shoes out of the house but in confusion, she rushed inside .
She glanced at her aunt who stood adamant before her . Her voice was dry and unwelcoming . But keeping the bitterness in she nodded and removed her shoes .
She got in and saw her grandmother had become so frail like a twig .
How did she lose so much weight? The face was puffy as opposed to her feeble body . It looked as if she suffered from a chronic disease . Ama concealed it from her for long maybe years .
"Amma . " she tried her best to control her emotions and called out .
Fright fluttered in her chest when Amma didn"t show any response .
"Amma . . . " A tragic cry rose from her throat .