The Seed You Threw
Chapter 19

Kiran takes her son home, and the food Krish brings falls and scatters on the ground. Krish stared at the food with nanar. His hands were stretched out toward the food. It was a pity, the good food was lying on the ground and could not be eaten.

Kiran did not care about the food so redundant, especially she did not want her son to meet the man who just threw it away.

"Mommy, the food" Krish said.

But Kiran keeps pulling Krish and taking him home. Puja saw the strangeness in the woman. Kiran was furious after Krish came home and brought the food. Kiran should be happy that her son brought the food, right?

"Kiran," call Neha.

The call from Neha was ignored, Kiran did not want to argue what else if it was to discuss Dev in front of her son.

***

"Mommy," Krish said as he arrived at their slum.

"Did Mommy teach you something to ask, huh?! Since when do you dare to receive food from strangers?" Kiran can't control herself, especially she doesn't like her son meeting Dev. An irresponsible man like him doesn't deserve to be a father figure.

"No, Mommy. I didn't ask for it, Uncle Dev gave it to me" Krish explained.

"Don't say his name up front, Mommy. Mommy doesn't like you knowing her!"

"Why? Good Uncle Dev, Rahul was also given that food, Mommy."

"Mommy said no, yeah no! Don't argue!" shouted Kiran.

The boy had only seen his mother angry for the first time. He immediately prostrated himself asking for mercy. "Sorry, Mommy. I won't do it again" said Krish in tears.

"Yesterday you said you wouldn't go again, the evidence is now gone again, right? Your promise is unbelievable, Krish. A child is good at lying, what are you doing?!"

"Sorry, Mommy. Krish promised never to see her again."

"Again?" ask Kiran. That means the meeting wasn't just one time.

Krish nodded. "Yes, who gave me a lot of money yesterday was Dev's uncle" said Krish.

"Who will take me, Mommy? I don't want to part with you, only Mommy I have" Krish said

"It's the same meal, Mommy. Otherwise you'll get punishment from, Mommy." Kiran almost threw a punch, but she quickly regained consciousness. His son was innocent, the boy knew nothing.

"Sorry, Mommy. Krish please don't punish me." Krish kept crying.

"Kiran," cried Neha from outside. She fears Kiran is out of control, as the woman fears that Krish and Dev will meet one day. And it turns out that her guess is correct, the father and son must have met no matter how much Kiran hid them.

Neha pushed open the door, and she saw Krish prostrating himself before his mother.

"Aunt Neha," call Krish. The boy moved to Neha. "Mommy's upset, Aunt Neha. I always make Mommy angry" Krish said.

"Kiran, stop. He was a kid, he didn't know anything" Neha said.

"He will take my son, Neha. He'll separate me from my son!" Kiran's body trembled in fear, even almost today she and Dev met. "He must have laughed at me, Neha. I know why he dumped me, he must have a grudge against my family because my father used to insult him" Kiran said.

"That's the past, Kiran. Don't reveal your bad memories" Neha reminded. "Now look at your son, he's afraid of you. Don't get mentally distracted because of your anger."

Kiran looked at the little boy, she felt guilty towards Krish. Then, Kiran grabbed onto the tiny body of her son.

"I'm sorry, Mommy. Promise not to make Mommy angry again, huh? Mommy darling, Krish." Kiran kissed the head of her son deeply.

***

One week has passed.

Every day Dev waits for Krish's arrival at the red light, hoping to meet the boy who stole his attention the last few days. Even the reporters covering the events of that time made them ask, what is his relationship with the boy? Why is his face so similar?

The question was always ringing, Dev himself wanted to know the answer. However, when he expected a reunion with Krish, the boy never showed up.

Dev gets out of the car and starts asking about Krish. He thinks the people here must know the boy. And there, Kiran sees Dev's whereabouts.

"What's he doing here? Does he know me and Krish?" muttered Kiran.