Chapter 22

Elaine spoke up breaking the silence after few moments, "How is your Mother, Hina?"

"She died two years back." Hina replied sadly.

"I am sorry. I didn’t know."

Hina was enraged at once, "If you have cared, you would have tried to contact me, Elaine. So don’t bother about me. You weren't there when I needed my friend the most. I did nothing but sticking to you since I knew you but you cut me off so easily from your life like I mean nothing to you."

"It’s not true, Hina. My life was always messed up and you had always been trying to clean it up for me. I just thought you also have your life and I.. I.." Elaine stuttered at last and tears started rolling down from her eyes, "I know what I did was wrong but it seemed the only right thing to me that moment. I am sorry."

Ryan stood near Elaine, convinced that he was the reason behind his mother's tears, "Mom, I am sorry. I won't run." and got near Tom, "Tom, sit. Don’t run, okay? Mom is sad."

As much as Hina wanted to ignore Elaine's nonsen