Their Equal Share

17.House but not Home.

Niranjana p.o.v

We reached Hyderabad in a passenger plane with other passengers as he told before.His friend Ram was already waiting for us at airport with his car.

" Welcome to Hyderabad.Welcome to my Hometown Niranjana." This information shocked me. "What you are from Hyderabad?"I asked with complete shock.He nodded his head.

"Then how come you are speaking as a born Tamilian?"He chuckled at my expression."My mother is a from Chennai and my dad is from Hyderabad.They had love marriage.My dad fell in love with my mother when he went to Chennai for his Higher education."

I nodded in understanding.Well,love doesn't require language,country or state,status,caste and colour. A true love requires only heart of two individuals.It is true that we will not know when and with whom this love will hit until it happens.I remembered my grandmother's words.By that time I really didn't understand the depth of the words.But now I can realize the truth behind those words.

Ram drove us to Surya's house.When we reached the destination I swallowed hard looking at the villa in front of me.The structure was modern and grey and white colour adding its simplicity at the same time its richness like its owner.

The broad street had many villas but different structures.Each villa is separated by its own compound walls and has its individual gates.All the villas are huge and each has its magnificence.For an outside viewer it would mean that the street is filled with rich people just by seeing its external appearance.

Ram went back after dropping us saying that he had to go to office and will visit us soon.The house was nearly empty other than the furniture.I heard that he had been living here for long time and still it seems like an empty house just like rented hotel rooms.

There is nothing here to feel home.The garden outside also seemed to be not taken any care.It looks like the plants are surviving only because of rain,there is no extra care taken.And there is not even much plants and nothing like it would relax and refresh your mind, majority are only grasses.

Don't he have maids to look over it like in his parents house?Maybe he may not have the time but he can have a paid gardener to look after it.For this huge house the garden is nothing attractive which can add more liveliness to the house.

"You can take separate room.I think we would be more comfortable like this than staying in same room" he said looking at me.

Yes there is no one from the family for whom we have to stay in same room,we both are alone in this house from now,we can take separate rooms not bothering each other like he told.I just nodded my head in return.But he frowned at me thinking something in his head.

We were standing in first floor.There were three rooms in this floor.He showed me a room and he entered the nearby room.So,his room is next to mine.I went inside and sighed at the room.It also seemed like some rented hotel room,there was nothing, not even a painting on the wall.Walls are empty.It was quite big room with double sized bed,there was a dressing table,a wardrobe,a comfortable bathroom.A huge window from where we could comfortably view the garden down and the night stars in the sky.

I took a long relaxing bath allowing the cold water to relax my tired muscles due to continuous travel.Shopping,Engagement,marriage,Reception,his house,travel to my home,next day travel to Hyderabad all was queued in line giving me very little time to relax with a good long sleep.

I threw myself on the bed and drifted immediately into sleep thinking that I can arrange my things from my luggage later.Outside the window,the sky was dark when I woke up from my sleep,I took my phone it was almost seven thirty at evening.

I went down and searched for the kitchen and prepared food for two people.I went to call him,when I reached his room it was closed,I don't know whether it is locked or not from inside.Suddenly I took a step back,how would he react?Will he come to eat if I call or will he scold me for disturbing him?

After thinking for few minutes,I knocked the door lightly.There was no reply.

"What are you doing here?"I suddenly jumped from my place.He was standing behind me.He fixed his cold stare on me.I almost backed off from my place with his look.

"I came to call you for dinner."He looked at me for few minutes, his cold stare giving shiver all over my body.

"I am not hungry.Don't disturb me.And tomorrow onward you no need to cook.The regular cook will arrive to do her work." He went inside saying in a strict tone and locked his room.Don't he know how to be polite with people?Yesterday he was talking better at my home.What happened now?This puzzled man will make me mad one day.

I sighed and ate my food and kept remaining food in refrigerator.When I crossed his room,his room was closed,from the little gap down the door it was dark inside.May be he had slept already.

I didn't sleep anymore so I started with arranging my luggage.I don't know what I am going to do here in his house alone.It is better,if I start finding a job for myself soon.First I have to approach the hospital which called me for interview when I was at my home.If it didn't work out I would approach another hospitals.

Next day came sooner,a cook arrived early in the morning.He introduced me to her.The cook was a lady in her forties.She is the only maid of this house,she would cook food for him and do remaining house hold works and return her home at evening.

Now I understand,what the poor lady will do other than following his orders.He had ordered her to do only particular works like cooking,cleaning and laundry.He strictly told her not to do any other work than these.She was never allowed to clean his room.I learnt that she is a polite lady after talking to her unlike her master.

I was glad that I had someone little good to talk and spend my time.I helped her in her work even after many protest from her.And I even toured the house.

The upper floor above my room was terrace,a huge big terrace.The ground floor consisted of a big living room,a kitchen,a*****e room,a dinning room,a guest room.I visited every where in this house expect his room.It was locked.

After complete tour I concluded that no one can feel home here but a house to live.