Srusti's POV

" Er... Would you please tell me your food preferences, I would make food accordingly?  "

" I am sure, I would like anything you make... "

" Please, it would be easier for me to make food, if I know about your likes and dislikes. " I said and he smiled again.

He told me about all that and then I asked him what type of food he prefers to take to the office. And he said he has had so much junk food in last month that he would prefer Indian food for quite a few days now and I nodded.

He said that he might send someone from the office for his lunch, so I didn't have to make everything early in the morning. I smiled and nodded and after flashing his beautiful smile, he went to his room.

I did some preparations for the next day and wound up the kitchen and went to my room as well.

I was thinking about his offer. It was really good. I just had to make 3 meals in a day and I would be living and eating here in this beautiful and elegant home. I felt safe here with him.

And I would get the whole day free to practice my singing. And that piano was like a cherry on the top.

I would make the most amazing food for him. He had offered his home to me when I had nowhere to go. Who helps a stranger like this?? He seemed to be a very nice man.

He was very easy to talk with and his smile... Oh my God !!! I just loved his smile.

Mohit's POV

I had that amazing food and I came back to my room. My mood was good after the amazing food. She was a good cook. Well, at least there was something good in my life...

I could not pretend to forget the elephant in the room any more. I was worried about what mom and daadi threatened to do...

I was so confused about what to do that, could not marry someone else while I had feelings for Robin. I even tried to date other people to see, if I felt the same with them but I realised that, I felt something deep for him.

I called Robin but he was really busy for the last three days. So I called him again. I wanted to tell him that my parents were pestering me again. But he was with his friends, so I couldn't tell him.

I just said that I would call him later. I couldn't sleep so I went to get a drink for my self.

I just could not find a way out of the situation but I couldn't even get myself ready to get married. I kept drinking, till I lost my mind.

Srusti's POV

It was morning and I had prepared onion Uttapam and coconut chutney for the breakfast and filter coffee to go for the drink.

He had not come out of his room till now. So I started working on lunch.

He came out of his room and wished me a good morning with a small smile. He sat down at the table and I served the breakfast to him.

He smiled to see it and then took the first bite. The smile on his face became bigger. He took a sip of the coffee.

" This is truly amazing... Loved it. Please make it frequently. " He said and I nodded.

He looked happy with the food and started eating it with gusto. I liked to watch him eating. He was enjoying it

His phone was ringing. He looked at the screen and picked it up.

" Hello, Maya... What ??....  How??....  What happened??.... But she was fine yesterday??..... Yeah, I know but I can't do it in one day... " He wiped his hands on the napkin and then rubbed his hand on his forehead and eyes.

Who was Maya?? What did she tell him? He was in such a good mood just a few minutes ago and looks so stressed out now.

" Maya, please try to make them understand... This is absurd... Sheer emotional blackmailing... I will not meet anyone she wants me to meet. Maya... You got to help me." He was sounding helpless and desperate.

I got up from the dining table and went to the kitchen to give him privacy.   I didn't want to see him like that.

When I didn't hear his voice again, I thought that his call was over and I came back to the dining room and I saw him picking up the car keys.

He had not finished his food. He had eaten barely 4 bites of the breakfast. He looked tensed.

"  Have Breakfast before going... "

" I am sorry, but I have to go... "

" Shall I pack something for you?? "

" No, I am not hungry anymore. " He said and left the home. I didn't like his sad expression.

What happened, all of a sudden??

Mohit's POV

Maya said that mom is not taking medicine and is insisting that I have to meet a girl who is a close relative of her best friend.

She was adamant about getting me married in a month. What do I do now?

I tried to talk to her but she didn't want to talk to me either. I told Maya to talk to mom but all in vain...

I went to the hospital but she refused to talk to me. Maya told me about the girl I had to meet. I just nodded and said that I would meet her.

But later in the day, when I met her, I felt that she was just too fake. She was trying to pretend to be something else. And she was already trying to seduce me.

The girl was giving me a creepy feeling. I felt suffocated with her within 10 minutes, so I told her that I have a meeting in 20 minutes and left before she could say anything.

I switched off my phone and went to my office. Instructed Harry that if anyone calls for me, he would say that I was not in the office and had gone for the meeting.

I kept working to keep my mind off the matter. Harry came and asked me, " Shall I order lunch for you?? "

But I refused as I was not in the mood. I was not sure how to get out of the situation. I knew my mom would be annoyed with the way I left in the middle of the meeting. But I was feeling as if I could not breathe with her around.

Ultimately, I planned to tell them that I prefer to be with men and I loved Robin. I wanted to finish it once and for all. It was the only solution to put a stop to all this.

At the worst my dad would shoot me,  as it is, I was fed up with all that pestering.

I went back to my home I wanted to take a refreshing bath and change into my comfortable clothes and think over it once again with a fresh mind. I wanted to tell all of them and get it over with forever.

So, I reached home by the time it was 7 PM. The girl in my home looked worried and concerned about me. She came to me immediately and asked if I had breakfast and lunch or not. I just shook my head and went to my room and took a long and refreshing bath to clear my mind.

When I came back outside, the girl was standing there with a food tray in her hands.

" You have not eaten anything since morning, please have this, I will serve the food in 15 minutes. This is broccoli soup. "

I started having the soup and the soup sticks. I was really hungry and it was very good.

The girl was laying the table. She had prepared Rajma, Jeera Aaloo and an assorted veg salad along with roti and rice.

As I felt better after taking bath and having soup, I switched on my phone. There were at least 32 missed calls from mom or Maya.

Oh, God !! Mom must be angry with me and would start shouting the moment I talk to her over the phone.

I served food on my plate thinking that I would call them after having dinner. Or after my confession, there would be such repercussions that I would not be able to eat at all.

I started eating the food very fast, it was very good. But I was too hungry to say anything about it. The girl, I couldn't even recall her name at that time because of the stress, came to me with water.

Mohit's POV

I started eating the food very fast, it was very good. But I was too hungry to say anything about it. The girl, I couldn't even recall her name at that time because of the stress, came to me with water.

" I know you are very hungry but you must eat slowly. You might chock on it. " She said with a sweet smile.

" The food is very good, I am very hungry and I am in a hurry. " I said taking another bite.

My phone started ringing, I saw my sister calling me again. I rolled my eyes and took another bite. But she called me again. I got so annoyed that I picked up the call.

" Hello !! What is your problem, Maya? Give me a break... at least let me eat my dinner. I have been given a month, why are all of you after my life?? " I said before she said a single word.

" Give you a break?? Do you even have an idea, what you have done?? "

" What have I done, I left the meeting in half and walked out, so what?? God !! I don't like girls... I mean the girls forced on me by her. " I said. But then reframed my sentence as I could not say that like this, I mean over the phone.

" WHAT ?? So whatever that girl said was right?? " She literally freaked out.

" Wait, which girl?? What did she say?? "

" The girl you went to meet today, came back after meeting you and said that she was sure that you were... not into girls. "

" What ?? " I was shocked, I got up very fast. The glass of water got knocked and the water spilt on the table.

I, myself was about to tell them today... I didn't want things to come to light like this way...

" Is it true?? You know daadi maa had a heart attack. Mom's BP also shot up dangerously. She had chest pain and she is in ICU as well.

" WHAT?? What are you saying, Maya?? How are they?? " I was shocked.

" I have been trying to contact you since then where the hell you were gone? "

Oh no!! Shit!!! I could not even breath... Nothing should happen to both of them.

" How are they?? "

" Daadi is very serious and mom is also in ICU under observation.

" OH GOD !! I am coming..." I said running towards my room to change my clothes.

I picked up my wallet, phone and car keys and ran outside. The girl was standing there with a shocked face.

" What happened?? " She asked me with a worried expression.

" I have to go to the hospital my daadi and mom are hospitalized. "

" Oh, God !! How are they?? Shall I come with you?? " She caught my hand.

" I don't know, I am going... Please stay here. "

" Are you alright? " She asked with concern.

" I am fine... Thanks. " I nodded and ran out.

" Drive slow, please !!! " She called after me.

I reached the hospital in no time. I saw Maya outside the ICU. Her husband Viraj was also there. She looked angry at me.

" Is it true? " She asked me the moment I reached near her.

" How are they ?? "

" Same as I told you... You tell me was it true?? Are you gay? "

" What ?? How can you all trust what that girl said? "

" She said she knew someone who dated you once? "

" So?? "

" A man !!! "

" That is absurd... "

" She said she could prove it. "

" She is just saying that because I behaved like that... I could not stand her even for 10 minutes... She was trying to seduce me then and there. I was getting uncomfortable... So I went away. "

" Did you get uncomfortable because she was trying to seduce you?? So that proves her point. Right? "

" Are you out of your mind Maya?? Viraj please make her understand. I was uncomfortable because I didn't even like her and I was forced to meet her on top of that she was trying to seduce me the moment we met. Was she so desperate ?? I don't like such girls... Why did mom want her as her daughter-in-law ??"

" Are you sure?? "

" Of course I am... Why are you even asking?? She was absolutely fake. "

" She said, she can call someone you dated and had relations with. "

" You want me to call some girl to come and tell you that I had dated and had sex with her?? Tell me ?? Would you believe me then?? "

" I didn't say that... "

" But meant that only... "

" Do you know daadi maa was so shocked? She instantly had the stroke. Mom also got unconscious. "

" Calm down Maya, If that girl was so confident that he was a... gay then why did she go to meet him and why was she trying to seduce him?? It seems she is cooking it up all. Like as in... Grapes are sour... " Viraj said.

Thank God !! I knew I was lying but I wanted my family to be alright.

" Yeah !! Thanks, Viraj... " I said to him with a thankful smile.

" Maybe... What do we do now?? And why don't you get married? What happened to the girl you talked about 2-3 years back?? " She asked.

" She is out of the scene now... But I kind of like someone else. "

" Oh, someone else... And you would be needing some time again... Don't play games now. "

" I am not playing any games... there is someone... "

" I don't trust you now, but if there is someone else, it is really good for you. This rumour about you is not going to stop. You have to marry as soon as possible. You have to stop this or it will be the latest issue for gossip. You know you are famous and filthy rich. The reporters will make you even more famous but for the wrong reasons. "

" But why?? Why does anyone have to say anything?? It's my life... Why do people become judgemental? I don't care what people do in their private life. Why should they peep into mine?? Why do I have to prove if I am having a relationship with a man or a woman?? It is my preference altogether. "

" I understand what you are saying and I agree with what you say. But even if you don't have to prove it to the world out there, you need to prove it to our family. They would not be able to bear it. You saw what happened to both Mom and Daadi... They might die if you don't prove the fact that you are straight. " Maya said.

" That is absurd... Absolutely absurd."

" Yes, but the truth... Our parents have very conservative traditional views about such relationships. Homosexuality is a sin for them. Listen Mohit... I know you are right in what you are saying. And no one has a right to interfere or pass judgement in other's life... But we are talking about our parents and the society they live in. They would not be able to take it lightly. "

" I will kill that woman... " I was angry beyond the limit. I wanted to tell my family, but not like this... Now they would never understand me. I would not be able to tell them ever.

" Find a way to save your reputation first... We will see her later. " Viraj said.

" I don't know... Why should I prove it ?? "

" To save the lives of your mom and daadi. Mohit, I would not forgive you, if anything happens to them. And what about dad?? He would also not survive... Stop being stubborn and find a way to save them. I can't lose them. Please bhai... I beg of you. " She said folding her hands in Indian prayer style. She was about to cry. She was 2 years older than me.

I caught her hands and kissed them and hugged her. She burst into tears. " You don't have to beg Sweetheart they are precious to me as well. Ok... I will get married very soon but to a girl I like... And I want a simple court marriage. "

" Ok... Fine by us... But it will be better if mom and daadi can meet her as soon as possible. "

" I will bring her here to meet all of you soon. "

" How is she like?? "

" You will get to know it very soon... Have some patience... "

" Ok !! Have it your way... But I am very excited to meet the girl you like."

Oh God !!! What am I going to do??

I went to see my mom and Daadi... Both were under observation. They both were suffering because of me...

I have to marry a girl... Soon very soon.