C34 The Act

The following morning, Sidd called and when I took my phone to answer the call, I remembered Radhika’s condition and dropped the phone. He kept on calling and I ignored him in tears.

My mom soon came into my room with a glass of warm milk.

“Rani, dear, what happened to you yesterday?” My mom asked tenderly as she handed the glass of milk to me.

“Nothing happened, Mom. I’m okay