Hello My Dear Readers...
This is a series of text messages between Ayan and his mother, Mona.
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Ayan : Hey Mom...
Mona : Hi Ayan, have you reached??
Ayan : Yes, Mom. Just got inside my room. Train was late by an hour.
Mona : I thought so, not seeing your message.
Ayan : You did not sleep all this while?? It is almost 2:00 AM.
Mona : No, Ayan. I was waiting to hear from you.
Ayan : You should have slept, Mom. This is not the first time I took this train. And I told you I can get a taxi to the hostel easily.
Mona : Yes, you did. I just wanted to make sure you reach there safe. I do not know why. Maybe it is because we spent the entire week together, I miss you here.
Ayan : I miss you too, Mom. I don't think we have ever spent so much time together. I am glad I agreed to come with you for the wedding.
Mona : Me too, Ayan. Thank you so much. I would not have gone alone, Ayan.
Ayan : Come on, Mom. It was your best friend's daughter's wedding. You had to attend it. I am happy you asked me to come along.
Mona : I would have felt completely lost had you not come with me. There was no way I could travel on my own to Delhi. It was so relaxing for me because you were there.
Ayan : I am glad I could be of help, Mom. It was a good break for me, too.
Mona : Ramya is so happy we were there. She was sending me pictures sometime back. There is a very good photo of us with the couple. We all look great in it.
Ayan : I think I already told you this. You looked beautiful, Mom.
Mona : Yes... Yes, you did. I just wanted you to say that one more time. Haha!!
Ayan : Well, you were amazing, for all the 3 functions. Everybody were looking at you.
Mona : What do you mean by everybody??
Ayan : Everybody... You know!!
Mona : I don't know...
Ayan : Well, the guys. All the men in attendance were looking at you.
Mona : And why didn't you tell me that??
Ayan : What should I have told you??
Mona : That there were men checking me out.
Ayan : They were not checking you out, Mom. I just said there were men looking at you.
Mona : And when did you decide it is okay for random men to be looking at your mother??
Ayan : I did not say I was okay with random men looking at you. Just tell me what were you going to do if I had told you??
Mona : I would have moved closer to you, and maybe, even held your hands. I would not have been sitting at the other end of the sofa, if I knew what was happening.
Ayan : And what difference will you sitting close to me make??
Mona : They will know I have my man with me, and they cannot just ogle at me like that.
Ayan : Your man!? I am your son... And everybody there must have noticed that immediately. I mean, you don't look old enough to be my mother, but nobody was going to think I am your husband.
Mona : How can you be so sure??
Ayan : What are you even trying to say, Mom??
Mona : The staff in the hotel, they felt you were my husband. But leave that, I am just trying to say nobody would have looked at me like that, if they realized I have somebody with me.
Ayan : Wait... Who in the hotel?? What did they ask you??
Mona : The room boy!! He asked me if everything was okay with the stay, and if I enjoyed with my husband.
Ayan : What?? When?? I mean, why did he even feel that??
Mona : Well, apparently only couples ask for a king bed. All others prefer twin beds in the room.
Ayan : And who told you that??
Mona : The room boy. He told me that when I said I was not there with my husband, and you were my son.
Ayan : I did ask you if you wanted twin beds. You said you were okay with a big king sized bed.
Mona : Now, when did I say I was not okay with that. I just said the people in the hotel thought we were a couple, because we had shared a bed.
Ayan : And you did not get angry at him??
Mona : Angry?? Why?? He only asked me a very normal question. Room boys are trained to get feedback from the guests. I was not going to get angry at him for that.
Ayan : When did he ask you this??
Mona : On the second day, morning. He even asked me if I wanted to change rooms, to ones with twin beds.
Ayan : You could have told me if you wanted to, Mom. We stayed there for two more nights after that.
Mona : I did not want to, Ayan. Why can't you just understand?? I was totally fine sleeping on the same bed, with you.
Ayan : You did not feel you had to, even after he asked you if we were a couple, as we slept on the same bed??
Mona : Noo... How was that going to affect me in any way??
Ayan : You did not feel anything when he thought of me as your husband??
Mona : I did not mind that at all. In-fact I was excited to know people feel I am young enough to be your wife.
Ayan : Maybe it's because I have never tried talking much to you. I thought something like that would upset you. But you are so cool, Mom.
Mona : Yes, I am, Ayan. So, just relax. Okay?? And you can share anything with me, Ayan. I will always be there for you. I know we were never very close, but most sons and mothers are like that. They do not share everything with each-other. But let's be good friends from today.