DEV's POV
I was waiting for my wife to enter the room but when was I ever so lucky that she would grace me with her presence!! I waited and waited, the presentations began in the same monotonous way and ended but she did not come... I started to grow a bit edgy, and then came the gynecological department, the presentation was to be given by kajal but, she was also missing from the venue this struck as an odd coincidence... I had not seen her enter the room right after she went out to speak to her fianc on the phone... I got up from my chair and excused myself from the meeting, edgy as I was this odd coincidence had me feeling a bit nervous... I moved out of the hall and found the corridor oddly bustling with people wardboys, nurses were gathered outside my office door... they paved way for me as I made my way to the door... I opened it and saw the love of my life sitting on the floor and her best friend leaning over her in a gesture that meant comfort, they both looked up, seeing me enter a pair of eyes seemed glad, and the other emotionless, sona got up, and ran into my arms the movement so sudden it knocked me against the wall I steadied both of us and could feel her shaking uncontrollably, tears staining me... I looked at kajal for any explanation for this and she motioned me to sit down... I tried to coax her into moving with me but she just held on to me like her life depended on it... I just picked her up and made her sit with me on the couch she was still leaning into me when I stooped to give her a quick kiss on the forehead... "ranawat ko jante ho?" dr pathak began after we had nuzzled into one another...
"han JNJ ka trustee... Kyu kya hua??" I could not make sense of this sudden out of context question...
"ussi ne kia hai yeh" she stated pointing towards sona's hand and for the first time I took her hand and examined it... there was a red mark on her arm that covered most of her soft skin.. On closely examining it I found it was a shape of a hand much bigger than her arm!! It was as if someone had roughly twisted it leaving the mark in the process!! The hand was roughly my size... I had often held on to her hand with some force, but I was never that harsh to leave a mark!! I sat there shocked as realization hit me... someone had misbehaved with my wife under my protection!! All I could see was red hot fury, I was in a bloodlust "kab hua yeh?" I asked surprisingly managing to keep my voice calm...
" pehle bhi ek baar hau hai, and yeh harkat usne abhi ki hai" kajal stated her voice ringing in the silent room her words cut through me, this has happened before, he had done something like this before, he had tried to misbehave with my sona!! In that moment I decided that by the end of this day I would make him pay for what he had done, I stood up believing it was time to act!! I strode towards my cabin door when sonakshi in a low but clear voice said " dev" this was the first time she had spoken to me ever since I had entered the room I stopped and turned around "make him pay" was all she said...
I entered the conference hall and moved straight to the stage, the presentators stopped seeing me advance towards them I took the mic they were holding and said in the same oddly calm tone "this merger has been called off... I request all the directors to meet me in room number 418"
I was sitting at the head of the table when the directors from both the hospitals filed in and took a seat, ranawat was amongst them I just looked at him and all I could feel was the fury pulsating through me!! "mr dixit that's highly unprofessional of you to call off a merger like this" began dr bhoomik who was another trustee from JNJ hospital I looked at him and that was enough to silence him!!
"ranawat" I began catching his attention, I was seething with anger and his face did nothing but just aggravated it.."I want you to resign the board... only then will this merger continue" this was my first step just like sona had said before I left the room make him pay was I could think about
"lekin mr dixit maine kia kya hai?" he asked innocently, acting as if he was not aware of what had transpired a mere hour ago... I stood up and walked to where he was sitting watching me strode towards him, his posture changed a little, he became a little self aware.. I grabbed him by the collar and hurled him towards the wall and slapped him hard and he fell to his feet. I grabbed him by the collar and pulled him up and like a reflexive reaction I balled my fist and puched him black and blue, he fell his feet coughing blood, I picked him up by his hairs and looking in his eyes I said in the most calmest of manner" Nobody touches my wife!! inspector khanna" I called and the team entered the room, throwing ranawat to him I said in a velvety -surprisingly the velvety sounded even more deadly-tone "aapko pata hai iske sath kya krna hai... commissioner gupta se maine baat kr li hai... lejaeiye isse" I commanded I would make him regret even looking at my sona!!
It took me three hours to make the others see my point on re evaluating the merger we found they were at the losing end so to save themselves they agreed to my terms and what with ranawat in jail and no lawyer ready to bail him out I had an upper hand... I started walking towards the cabin failure weighing me down, I had failed miserably at the one task that I had willingly undertaken, I felt angry at myself, at sona, the images of my wedding day kept swirling inside my head... where I had solemnly sworn that I would protect what was mine, all the other promises I had made to myself, kept spinning in the forefront of my brain.. I opened my cabin door and found sona curled up in a ball against the couch and the glass of water was still untouched, and the realization of what day it was hit me.. it was 8:30 pm and the moon was almost out... I so wanted to celebrate this day and make it extra special for the love of my life, I shook my head and controlled my annoyance at the situation I went and sat down next to her.. she looked at me, understanding her job was done, she leaned into me for comfort, "vrat kholte hai chalo" I silently got up and helped her do the same..
Before long we were standing at the door of 12010 I opened it for her, I had already made some special arrangements for her with tina's help. She walked in and I advised her to change and I readied the thal she would be needing for the ritual she walked out wearing the dress I had picked for her, it was a full sleeved red gown with a sheer back!! Simple but classy!! We silently proceeded to do the rituals. We were standing in the balcony of the blue room, she handed the plate to me and I silently held to it.. the first thing she took from it was a sieve and placing a diya on it she first looked at the moon and taking the glass poured some water from it.. I could never understand the meaning behind this but it seemed whatever she was doing it was something she was thoroughly enjoying, her face was glowing in the dim lit balcony and that was what was reminding me of what I would have lost had I not been who I was!! She then turned and looked at me from the sieve when she had had her fill of watching me, she handed the sieve to me and picked up the glass and asked me to make her drink from it... I broke her fast and she bowed down to touch my feet lifting her up I placed a kiss on her forehead we both stood there wrapped in each other silently, because I knew the moment we would began a conversation I would not be able to hold my emotions together for long!!
She was helping herself with some rice when she flinched as the cloths made a stark contact with her hurt skin!! And I could not control my feelings any longer "kyu nahi bataya mujhe sonakshi" I said looking at her and as she faced me..
and said "kya batati dev, ki apne galti ki hai mujhe chod ke, ke log mera fayda uthana chahte hai, aapko mujhe choose krna chaiye tha ma ke badle? Boleiye na dev kya bolti mai aapko" I knew it was not her fault that I had failed her and the anger and guilt of failing consumed me, as I left her standing by the table...
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Author's Note
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