Soulmates

15. Soulmate?

Before you read the chapter, let me clear a few things. I'm not exactly aware of the yearly schedule of engineering colleges. Though I've researched on Google as much as I could but still if there are any loopholes, kindly ignore it as this is complete fiction.
Also, the Bengali translations are from Google.
Suggestions are welcome, hate comments are not.
Enjoy!

Siya's POV

It's been 3 weeks since our exam got over and 4 days since the results came out. And I did pretty bad in the exam. I managed to pass but this was my worst score ever. I was too busy in dealing with my breakup that I neglected my studies but now I know that I should priorities my studies and not waste my time in dating and stuff.

Right now, Swati, Raghav and I were sitting in the train to Mumbai. Raghav will be taking a bus to Pune from Mumbai. Our second semester ended marking the end of our 1st year in the college. This 1 year was just too much to bear for me and now I genuinely need a break. Even though Swati and Raghav were my family here in Chennai but right now I need to spend some time with my real family. My Maa and Papa.

Our semester is going to start from the last week of July but we're going back in the last week of May itself as Swati's going to participate in the singing competition, Raghav is a part of the drama club and they have various programs before the semester begins. I, on the other have absolutely nothing to do but I'll still go to cheer my friends and I'll try to study and cover as much as I can before the semester begins.

"Siya, where are you lost?" Raghav asked when he caught me staring out of the window blankly.

"Nothing, I was just thinking about how my parents would react after seeing my grades," I said without looking away.

"They already know you marks and they said it's fine. Why are you stressed about it?" Raghav asked.

"They've said it's fine but they'll obviously expect an explanation, right?" I reasoned out this time looking at him.

"So what have you decided? What will you tell them?" This time Swati asked.

"I'll tell them the truth. Everything that happened. They'll get disappointed, Maa would become furious after knowing all of it but I don't want to hide it anymore. Back in the college, no one trusts me except you guys but I don't want to lose my parents' trust. I should've told them earlier though."

"You're right." Swati said and we fell into silence.

After an hour or so, we got off the train at Dadar station and started walking towards the bus stop. We hugged Raghav and bid him bye.

Later Swati took a taxi and left for her house which is in Bandra. Before leaving she said, "Don't worry, you've got this," and that gave me the much needed confidence.

I walked back home. Taking a deep breath, I rang the bell and I was welcomed with two grinning faces. My Maa hugged me tightly and that was all it took for my tears to stream down my cheeks. Maa realised it and looked at me worriedly.

"What happened beta? Why are you crying?" Papa asked patting my head.

"Nothing, I just missed you too a lot."

"Aww mera baccha. Look at you. You've become so pale and thin. Ṭhikamatō khā'ō nā? (Don't you eat properly?) Now I'll make your favourite dishes and feed you with my own hands," Maa said enthusiastically and I nodded with a smile.

"Go freshen up. It's India vs New Zealand match today. We can't miss it. Āsuna ēkasāthē ēṭi dēkhi (Let's watch it together)," Papa said and I hugged him tightly. He hugged me back and I could feel the fatherly warmth and comfort that I missed the most. This is all I wanted right now. I quickly ran to my room and laid down on the bed. My bed.