Recap:
"Ab tum lag rahi ho Guddan Akshat Jindal, iss ghar ki bahu, teen bahuon ki saas aur meri patni!
GK looked surprised at the sincere smile on Akshat's face. He looked so content and peaceful that it stunned her into confusion.
She looked back at the mirror and could not look away as the picture felt complete with him standing by her side.
And then a terrible headache struck!
Part 8- The Ugly face
GK clutched her head as currents of pain rocked her head. Wincing as she collided against Akshat, the smile from his lips disappeared.
"What happened?! A-Are you fine, Guddan?! He enquired panicked as he held her in his arms whilst she screamed from the searing headache gripping her.
"Don't try to become my wife! I married you so that you can become a saas to my bahus and a bahu to my mother. Nothing more, nothing less! So next time, don't you dare touch my things and don't even dream about it!
Outline of a woman tearing up in helplessness surfaced in front of GK's eyes as dark figure cornered her to the wall and held her wrist tightly over the bangles making them to pierce into her hand.
GK's eyes flickered open to see hazy image of her wrist adorned with bangles while a hairy palm held it. Suddenly overcome with a sinking feeling, GK gathered her senses and pushed the man holding her away. Akshat stumbled back shocked and tried to step forward when GK raised her hand upfront stopping him in his tracks. She bit her lip hard as blood started oozing out and tried to fight off the spell of unconsciousness threatening to take over.
"Guddan...you are not well...please..let me...Akshat pleaded, trying to come forward when her words laced with poison cut off his advances. "Stay the f*** away from me! I am not you wife! So just..just get lost...I-I don't want to see your face...just piss off!!
"Rewa! Jayce! Where the f*** are you slackers rotting?! Bring my bl**dy medicines! GK cursed as her heart pounded heavily and sweat beads trickled down her eyebrows.
"My lady! Jayce came rushing as he held GK and helped her sit on the bed. Akshat could only look on as Rewa entered next and forcing GK's mouth open, forced a capsule down her throat.
A few minutes later as her breathing normalized, her palm flew to clench the scruff of Jayce's T-shirt and looked him in the eye with a predatory gaze, "I might as well have died from that pain! Why was there a delay in getting here?! She spat as she pushed him away and scrambled onto her legs in a wobbly manner.
"And you, Rewa! Don't dare exercise liberties with me just coz I am soft with you! Repeat this next time and I won't think twice before cutting off those limbs that can't aid you in coming to my aid on time! Get that!! GK roared as Rewa nodded.
"I need to get out of here ASAP!
Jayce nodded pulling to the side as GK marched out of the room not without dumping the bangles away.
Akshat looked at the bangles that had shattered into pieces, sharp enough to prick his heart. As he gathered them into his hands, a shard pierced into his palm as blood oozed out. Closing his hand over the pieces, he clenched his fist tight as he reminisced the absolute look of despise Guddan had gave him. The eyes that were brimming with innocent confusion just a few minutes back had morphed into a deadly harbinger of ill omen. What had went wrong?
"Jiju!! What are you doing? Rewa shouted as she forced open his palm to see it red with blood.
As she made him sit on the bed and did his first aid, he looked on into the space with pained expressions. Akshat ki Guddan ko kya ho gaya tha? Where was the chirpy woman who would manipulate him into submitting into her nonsensical whims with her cheeky ways? Where was the woman who would shove his insults down his throat with her witty comebacks?
"It wasn't your fault Jiju, neither was it hers. You triggered an unpleasant memory, nasty enough to make her lose her reason and senses. Rewa spoke up as Akshat turned to her.
"Tell me all about it Revati! Everything! Akshat pleaded as Rewa turned away and breathed in deeply.
Flashback
She could not believe her eyes as the girl she worshipped as her sister was seated right in front of her eyes. She was seeing her after 5 long years! Garima Khurana was involved in a discussion with the members of Jury regarding the on-going International Marketing Competition. Every now and then Rewa found her eyes moving towards Garima who was judging the competitors. She looked so elegant and graceful in the navy blue pencil skirt and pink shirt that Revati couldn't take her eyes off. She just couldn't wait to meet her di.
"Di! Rewa called out excitedly as Garima turned around from her conversation to come face to face with her.
The competition was over and Rewa had emerged as Runner up. An after party was being thrown to celebrate the participant's spirit of business.
"I am so happy to see you! Rewa chirped and taking Garima by surprise, hugged her.
The room went deathly silent as the people present in the room looked at the little girl scared. This party was going to end into a bloodbath!
However the smile was wiped off her lips as two men pulled her away from Garima and another one pressed the gun's nozzle straight onto her head. "Any last wishes, you spy! Jayce asked as his fingers started pressing on the trigger.
16 year old Rewa turned to her di for aid but her words died in her throat on seeing the blank look in Garima's eyes. Her face gave away nothing as she sipped on her wine as if everything was normal.
"Leave her Jayce GK ordered as the ground was back under Rewa's feet and air was back in her lungs.
Tears surfaced in Rewa's eyes at the nonchalance being displayed by Garima. How could she just stand by and watch her sister being threatened, the sister she used to protect with her life in her childhood.
"What's your name? Garima asked as cool as cucumber.
"You don't remember me! Rewa asked in disbelief. Garima didn't recognize her!
"That's not the answer to my question! Garima spoke and looked at Rewa with a dark threatening look in her eyes that made Rewa shiver. This was not her Garima di! She was that ray of sunshine that could quell dark clouds but the woman standing in front of her looked like the reincarnation of grim reaper herself.
"I-I am Rewa G-Gupta Rewa stuttered as Garima nodded thoughtfully and then started tapping her heels in a staccato against the marble floor.
"Hmm...If I remember correctly, you are Kaushalya Gupta's daughter, aren't you? She asked to which Rewa nodded almost happily.
Garima smirked a lopsided grin and handing the glass to the waiter stepped forward. "Is she here too?
Rewa nodded and blabbered, "Yes, we are staying at the Imperial Resort.
"Well, that's insulting! Why must my benefactors from childhood stay at some hotel when I am here. Allow me the pleasure of hosting you and your mother, Rewa. My guards will pick you up from the hotel. I hope to see you at the dinner tonight at my residence! GK smiled brightly as Rewa chimed in response, "Ok Di!
GK smiled yet again. Bright enough to make people go blind.
"Words of advice Rewa, people call me GK so you are most welcome to address me in that manner. Make sure to watch what words roll off your tongue if you want it to continue to remain in your mouth because I can be everything but kind And with that friendly advice GK walked away leaving Rewa shit scared.
"Why was Guddan hosting a competition? Akshat asked baffled as Rewa narrated their meeting in Dubai omitting the parts where she was threatened by GK or Jayce.
"Because she is the owner of a multinational corporation.. Rewa trailed not wanting to give away anything unnecessary.
Before Akshat could voice out his next query, Rewa interrupted him, "So as we started living with di, I came to realize that she had suppressed her emotions over the years because her mother's death had left a long lasting impression on her fragile heart. She was taking medications for the nightmares that would crawl up into her head every night. However those medications presented adverse repercussions and a splitting headache would grip her every time an unpleasant memory would resurface. And during those moments, her temper was like a beast unleashed from its cage, raw and consuming
I realized later that the cause of those nightmares wasn't just di's mother's death but something even more blood curdling' Rewa thought as a shiver ran down her spine.
"Khushi toh nhi de paya Guddan ko kabhi, par aaj uske dard ka kaaran zaroor ban gaya! Akshat hissed feeling pathetic. He had triggered an unpleasant memory. A memory he had given her.
"But why would Guddan want to host your mother? Didn't she hate her? Akshat asked.
"Hate won't do justice to di's feelings. Loathing is the right word, I believe. GK had only but one motive in mind as she invited my mother into her life again, to destroy her.
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"I am quite pissed, Kaushalya! GK spoke as she gripped her neck and shoved her face into the tub filled with water.
"Humne bulaya aur aap chale aaye! I remember the glee on your face as you walked into my estate. I remember that scheming look in your eyes as I hugged you and addressed you as maa'. You were so freaking happy to be able to emotionally manipulate the sone ki ande dene wali murgi, nahi?! I was just testing the heights of your cheapness and I wasn't disappointed. You refused to budge from the mansion even after all the warnings Rewa gave you about me. You continued to butter me up even after Rewa warned you that I was just pretending to be nice! You continued to try to trap my father in your poisonously sweet words. Ab patience ki bhi ek limit hoti hai na!? Aur fir kya, uss din mera dimag firr gaya jab tumne badi hi safai se mere liye apne jhute pyaar ke pul baandh diye. Bure kaam ka nateeja toh bura hi hota hai! Nahi? GK asked faking innocence as she pulled out Kaushalya's face and she grasped for air.
"Maaf kar do GK! Mujhe maaf kar do! Kaushalya pleaded
"Pshh! Maafi! Vo bhi tumhe?! Nhi matlab tumhe itna samjhaya tha ki stay away from me and my father par kutte ki dum ki tarah tum tedhi ki tedhi hi rahi! The instance the fuse of my memories went haywire; you pranced your way back into my life, that too in my mother's place! I commend your bravado! Really, I do! But more than that I despise you, you conniving bitch! GK shouted as she shoved her head back into the water.
"So tell me!! Who was he you were talking to that day? Who was that f**king bas***d with whom you planned my mother's assassination?!
Dhum tana na na nan naaa~~~😲
Ye kya ho gaya!!!!!
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