“Don’t worry about me mom. You should go on that cruise.” Then her mother paused. “You can come along if you want to.”
“That is nice of you. But I’ll pass. I can take care of myself, don’t worry about me. Just book the cruise.”
Trisha’s mother poured some tea for the both of them and handed Trisha a slice of chocolate cake. She then picked up the brochure and flipped through the pages. “This is the cruise I am thinking about.”
Trisha put down her plate and scanned the route. “This sounds amazing! So you start in Florida and you end in Italy? It is a world tour on a boat.”
“Yes it is. Trisha, are you sure you don’t want to join me?”
You should go
Trisha started laughing. “Maa, you sound like Amitabh Bachan on ‘Kaun banega crorpati’. Are you sure, are you positive? Trisha laughed. “You should really go on this cruise. Don’t think about me. For once think about yourself not about others.”
Her mother smiled. “You are not others Trisha. You are my child. And no matter what, I will always be thinking about you.” Her mother took a sip from her tea. “Since I started working, I started saving money and called it ‘One Day’. I just saved money not knowing where to spend it on. And then I saw this cruise. It is a lifetime opportunity. I am very excited!”
“So you should be! It is very exciting.” Trisha picked up her plate and took a bite. “Chocolate cake is the best invention ever! When will you be leaving?”
“The cruise leaves in January.”
“I am so happy for you Maa.”
Her mother took a sip from her tea and looked dreamy at the magazines on the coffee table. “I have saved enough to take you with me.”
“That is so nice of you. But I don’t want to go on a cruise, mom.”
Karan’s Mother
Her mother sighed and pressed her lips “You know who called me last night?”
Trisha shook her head.
“Karan’s mother.”
“Did she?,” Trisha’s voice sounded surpirsed.
“What did she have to say?”
“She was asking about you. How you were doing. And what had happened shouldn’t have happened. That her son is an idiot and that she hoped… that you two would get back together.”
“When did she call you? I bumped into her at the supermarket last Friday. She was saying the same thing to me.” Trisha sighed. “I am not going back to Karan. I cannot forgive him for what he has done to me. I can’t.”
Her mother nodded. “Yes, I can imagine” she said in a soft voice.
“I have felt so miserable for the past two years. There were happy moments, I was not miserable all the time but I think most of the time. I don’t know what happened but last Monday I decided that I had mourned enough. It was time to move forward. I threw everything out that reminded me of him.”
“You have to do what is best for you. I am so happy to see your eyes sparkle again, like they used to. Don’t lose that sparkle Trisha. You should do as to what makes you happy my child.”
“Yes maa, I just realize that now.” She hugged her mother. “I Will miss you when you are on the cruise.”
“The offer still stands. I saved enough for two persons.”