Part 17
Shlok was restless since he talked with her grandmother. He knew that she could do anything. His mind was running for the future planning. He was so anxious
"Oh god show me a way so that I can take my revenge from her father but without any harm. I want to see her alive... I don't betray my dadi... she is only one who taught me about the hardship of my life. She is the truth of my life but Aastha is the only one light of my life and if I will lose her then my life will be dark again." He was so helpless. He remembered his promise to take care of her life time. He thought how dearly she loved him. He remembered her innocent face... her pure soul. He could not even think about to harm her. He tried to remember when he fell in love with her first time.
"I think when I saw her first time... Maybe not ... I really fell for her when I saw her in my home in my room in desi attire. Before that I only had lust in my mind but after that everything had changed. I wanted her love and finally I found her. She is mine only." He smiled to think about her but suddenly he clinched his fist.
"But Shlok you are forgetting something... Aastha is the one whose father destroyed your life. You are only thinking about her love but why don't you think about your dadi. How can you forget your grandmother deep lesions? She lost her son. You never saw your parents. Did you forget how your grandmother took care of one year's orphan child? You forgot that she gave you her whole life in this hope that one day you will take all defrayal along with interest." He hit the wall from his fists in frustration.
"But I cannot kill her... never..." he shouted on himself.
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"Sir our business partner Mr. Aahuja wants to meet you." His assistant called him. He was surprised to hear the name all of sudden.
"Mr. Aahuja but he was in London" he said in confused tone. What was going on? He could not understand how things had slipped from his hands. He thought that his game had finished,
"Ok fix with him tomorrow evening." He sounded composed and dropped the call.
"No I cannot lose this game with him... she is only mine. No one can take her away from me." He thought stubbornly.
"But what if he calls Aastha..." He held his head in hands and got up quickly.
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He came back from office when the mysterious silence welcomed him. He called Aastha anxiously and walked towards the bedroom. She was not there. He thought she must be with Amma. He went to their room in her search. They became happy to see him. Amma hugged him and gave her blessings. He touched the feet of his baba and took his blessings also.
"Amma where is Aastha?" he asked when he did not found her there also.
"I don't know beta... she was here but since evening we didn't see her. We thought she must be in her room." Amma replied. He turned to go when Amma said
" Shlok you scared to lose her" she asked calmly... he turned towards her and set on the couch helplessly
"Yes I don't want to lose her... she loves me... she trust me... I am very scared that if I will lose her trust than I cannot live." He said in defeated way
"Amma I am very helpless. I hopelessly fell in love with her and this love is coming between my revenge. I never imagined that it happen with me. I thought that love and relations are nothing but they make weak the person. It was true. Whenever I thought about my revenge for my grandmother I become weak because I love that girl who is the main object of our revenge.
I afraid to lose her. I cannot kill her but I want to fulfill my remaining work and want to give the most precious happiness to my Dadi." He held his head in hands while Amma caressed her head
"I think you should forget this revenge thing and should be live peacefully with her. Revenge doesn't give satisfaction or happiness to anyone but it destroy all the humanity from our hearts" she said
"You are right Amma you know I am fighting with myself. I cannot decide that what should I do..." he looked her and said
"Shlok you should support Aastha because she is your wife. She depends on you. I knew that your grandmother suffered a lot but she is very strong and I think she will bear it. Anyways she did enough for her revenge. Aastha's father is not more now and she took everything from his. She ruined enough. This is enough pain for Aastha. Now it is your duty to give her some solace so leave all this and take away her from this entire trauma." She guided him while he looked her with thankful eyes.
"yes Amma. I will take her away from here. I will not let her suffer anymore." He said in strong and relaxed voice and walked out.
"Why did you say him to go away" his baba asked from Amma
"I cannot see him in pain anymore. I am telling you that you have to stop your mother now. I could not say anything yet but you cannot imagine how I felt to see him like that. Your mother poured all her hate and anger in his mind. She ruined his childhood but I cannot let her ruin his life now." She replied in determined while his baba looked her silently.
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"Aastha ... Aastha where are you?" he called her and searched her everywhere in home when he came to kitchen. He saw that she was cooking the food.
"oh god I am calling you and you are here... what are you doing here." He asked her and signaled the cook to leave. The butler left the place immediately. Now only they were both in kitchen. He came to close her and saw her.
"Why are you staring like this?" she asked innocently
"Look at you my darling wife..." he said with smile. She stared him and made a face
"Tell me na what is this? Don't you see I am very busy?" She said and turned towards her work while he hugged her behind.
"Why are you doing all this?" he chided and rubbed his finger on her cheek. He removed the dry flour from her face when she laughed
"I didn't realize when it sticks on my face. But leave me now I have to cook" she said and tried to push him away
"Who said you to do all this" grinned while she looked him. She felt his anger
"No one said this but I wanted to do something for my family. Why are you angry" she hugged him again and cupped his face in her hand when he muttered
"Aastha what do you want to do?" he held her hand and showed her. Her hands were smeared with flour and now his face was also.
"Ops sorry. I'll just clean that" she tried to clean his face when he held her waist
"Stop it leave all this and just come with me" he lifted her in his arms and went out from the kitchen with smeared face with floor.
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