“Are you feeling alright?” Roseanne asked Ellora as the latter stopped crying. There was an air of awkwardness between the two of them after the crying session. Ellora did not realize that she would lose control of her emotions in front of Roseanne in such a bad way. She nodded her head, “Yes.”Taking a deep breath, she added, “I am sorry for troubling you. It's that I just could not control my emotions.”Her hidden emotions surfaced outside today.Roseanne softly smiled, “It’s okay. I understand.”Until this moment, she never tried to understand that her death might have affected anyone. She thought that she was only leaving Nicholas. But seeing Ellora crying for her broke her heart. When she was pushed into depression, she could not see any light in her life. She couldn't see that there were people who loved her or cared for her. Even if she could see people caring for her, it was her inferiority complex that would hit her each time and make her think how anybody could like her. Sh
When Nicholas reached the hospital, he saw Roseanne was waiting in the lobby. She seemed stressed about his mother as she was constantly walking back and forth. When she saw Nicholas, she walked to him immediately. Roseanne explained to him, “The doctors said that she is fine but she will be awake in some time.”The doctors were not explaining anything to her as she was not a family member. On constant imploring, she found out that Ellora was not in any grave danger. “What happened to her?” Nicholas asked her. This morning, when he met his mother, she seemed like her usual self. He did not notice her being sick. What happened in a couple of hours that she had to be hospitalized? Roseanne said, “They did not tell me. They were waiting for you.” Taking a pause she said, I will take you to the doctor’s cabin and he will explain you.”She took him to the doctor’s cabin who explained that Ellora fainted because of high blood pressure. The doctor told him, “The patient seemed to be unde
“Will it be okay if I see her?” Roseanne asked him in hesitation. Nicholas told her, “Yes, you can come with me.”He did not understand why she needed to be very formal with her. She could just drop this formality between them and everything would be normal. Roseanne shook her head, “No, Mr Hart. You meet your mother first, I will see her later.”Nicholas didn't force her. He went inside to see his mother. Sometimes, he wished he could know what was going on inside her head. Later, Roseanne Joined Nicholas after giving mother and son some alone time. She did not want to interrupt the emotional moment between mother and son. Ellora was pleasantly surprised to see Roseanne behind her son, “Roseanne, you came to see me?”Nicholas answered, “You fainted in her cafe, mom.”Suddenly, the events of the day began getting clear to her. When she woke up, everything was hazy. She did not properly remember anything. Seeing Roseanne made her recall everything, “Oh, I am sorry for worrying you
When Roseanne entered the kitchen, she poured water for Ellora. As she was returning to the room, she happened to see Nicholas on the way. Unspoken rage came to her as she said to him, “You should not leave your mother alone in this situation.”Just yesterday, he was talking about being such a bad son and today he went out, leaving his sick mother at home. Was his sadness even real? Nicholas tried to explain, “I didn't want to. I had work—”Roseanne was in no mood to listen to his bullshit. She scolded him by saying, “Mr Hart, is work more important than the health of your mother?”“How much more money do you want?”She asked him. He was richer than any man on the planet. Still, he wanted to earn more. For this stupid goal, he was ready to leave his mother all alone. Nicholas said, “It's not always about money”She asked, angrily, “Then, what's it about? Ego? Honour? Prestige.”She further said, “Our parents aren't always here for us. We should take care of them while we can. Not eve
“Have you ever been to Roseanne’s house?” Ellora asked her son who was reading reports. “What shall I bring for the children?”She had recovered a lot in the last week. Roseanne and Nicholas were taking turns to make her feel better. The kids were visiting her every day. They would take her for walks to the beach and entertain her. She felt very good in their company. Nicholas looked from his laptop and said, “No, I have not been to her place. And the kids love anything sweet.”“Hmm,” Ellora reacted. “What is going on with you and her?”It was not that she could not notice how her son would act around Roseanne each time she was here. He would try to draw her attention by annoying her. Although Roseanne would give him attention, it was mainly to scold him or give him a long lecture. He would not speak a word each time she was lecturing her. Nicholas quickly reacted. “What is going on between us?”“You like her,” Ellora quickly said. It was written all over his face. “What do you mea
Before Ellora could ask the children, Coco yelled, “Mommy!”“Were you waiting for me for a long time?” Roseanne asked as soon as she reached. She looked for the children and Ellora all over the house only to find her in front of the memory wall. “No, Mommy, we were not,” Coco and Leon said. “We were showing grandma our childhood pictures.”Roseanne smiled and came to stand next to Ellora. She looked at the picture fixed on the wall and sighed, “It's scary how time changes. There was a time when I had never expected that today would come. I wish I could go back in time and tell my younger self that one day you will meet a man who will change your entire world.”Ellora turned to look at Roseanne who was smiling while staring at Nathaniel’s picture. “If not for him, I would never have these wonderful children.”What was gratitude and friendship in Roseanne's eyes was mistaken as love by Ellora at this moment. “Are you talking about your husband?” Ellora dared to ask. Roseanne paused f
Thankfully, Nicholas did not realize that Roseanne called Ellora as mom. Perhaps, it was because he was lost in worry about his mother. Whatever, the reason was she was glad that he didn't notice anything or else she would be unable to answer him. Roseanne asked, “Shall we go to her?”Ellora sat by herself, sitting with a sad expression, as if wishing someone would come talk to her. Watching Ellora sad, her heart ached, wishing the former had someone to talk to. However, Nicholas did not seem to agree with her. He had some other thoughts about the whole situation. Nicholas gently held her hand, preventing her from approaching Ellora, and suggested, “I think we should let her be with herself.”For some reason, he believed that his mother needed space to be sad. Roseanne found herself agreeing with Nicholas's recommendation. Inside her, there was a subtle acknowledgment that maybe at this moment, he was right. Standing side by side, they kept a respectful distance, giving Ellora the
“Hello,” Roseanne smiled softly as she saw Nicholas arriving with Ellora. The kids ran to them and he caught Coco in the air while Leon stuck to Ellora. They loved to be with her as much as they could and vice versa. Coco was spoiled rotten by Nicholas while Leon was getting quite attached to Ellora. "Hi," Nicholas warmly greeted her. Adorned in an emerald-coloured dress, she looked absolutely stunning. The vibrant colour complemented her tan skin and set off the radiant contrast with her red long hair. He could not move his eyes away from her figure. If her beauty was once soft and soothing, it now exuded a bold and cutting-edge allure."I saved us the best table," Roseanne announced, leading them to a spot where a live band serenaded the room. The ambience was adorned with captivating decorations, mesmerizing everyone with its beauty. As luck would have it, it was Valentine's Day too, and the air was filled with the joyous presence of couples celebrating their special day. The cafe