Chapter-4
Next morning when Jitender leaves for office, Meeru searches for her doctor number. She wants every inch of details of her mother illness. She finds some medical files but no paper related to her mother’s illness. She finds the name of Dr. Renu Gulati who prescribed medicines to her mother.
She takes an appointment to visit her. After a wait of two hours Renu Gulati calls her inside. You look like Suhasni, she smiles. Meera smiles back and asks,’ how the treatment of my mother was going’? Was she really in some sort of depression? Why did she take extra pills? After two minutes of silence Dr. asks her,’ what do you know about your mother disease’? She had a cyst in her breast. Meera replies straight. Listening this Renu face looks serious. Your mother was brave and strong. I am pretty sure that she was not in depression but yes, I think she decided to give up. But why did she leave like this? She was getting better? Meera asks again? Dear, your mother knew that after her death, you will come to find the reason of her death, so, she took promise from me to not to tell you anything. Either ask your father or you can meet Mr Jagdish Mathur who he is also my patient. Renu gives his business card to Meera.
She comes back home empty -handed. What are you hiding Mumma? She says while laying on bed. Just then Rani comes to her room and gives her courier. She sees name Jitender Mathur written on the top. She put it aside but after few minutes she opens it with curiosity. She reads the letter and fainted. Meanwhile, her dad comes in and snatches the letter from her hand and shouts, why did you open it? So, you were divorcing my mother and you said you love her. Now I know, why were you so cold on her death because you had an affair. She shouts back.
I don’t have any affair but yes, I like company of Supriya. The truth is your mother had affairs and she was fond of not only one man but many men. That’s why I wanted to divorce her but she died herself. Understood Meeru? Jitender screams. I don’t believe you? She was innocent. Innocent my foot, she was a slut and she died due to Aids. He says in one breath and Meeru shocked and her mouth wide open, fells down. You have to live with this truth and I was protecting you from not knowing this but you were provoking me for so many days. Jitender leaves her room in rush and she lies down on floor. Mumma, is that true? If it is true, I hate you, listen I hate you, she shouts and cries constantly.
Next day, Meeru looks at her mother photo with hatred and goes to Jagdish Mathur. Jagdish is of her mother’s age. He asks her to sit and gives her manuscripts to read. Meera reads manuscripts and tears begin to fall.
