Chapter 14- The Truth Unfold
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Chapter 14 The Truth Unfold
On their drive Home neither of them spoke a word. They didn't have to because they have said everything they ever wanted to say. Shlok opened the door with his keys and Aastha smiled ;entering her House again. Being at her parents' house just proved that after you started to live somewhere else to start a life in a new house ,you missed it the minute you would leave it.
"I will go up and sleep immediately. Tonight was a rough night and tomorrow I would love to talk to you about what I found out today." Aastha said going up the stairs to their room. Shlok was following her.
"Does it have something to do with Karan being at your parents' house tonight?" he smiled faintly at her and Aastha looked a bit shocked.
" You saw him?"
"Yes I did but I knew he wanted to apologize for his behavior and maybe explain you why he did so. I knew that he was saying Goodbye I have seen it in his eyes before entering." Shlok kissed her fore head and helped her change into her Night gown. She just nodded, happy about the fact how mature and calm he reacted. Looks like he really trusts me, Aastha thought with a smile and lay down to sleep. Shlok laughed silently and took a shower to wash away all the doubts and fears he had experienced the past few hours.
After seeing Karan leaving her House He was sure Karan just came to apologize to her. Shlok trusted Aastha and knew she could never cheat on him. Maybe Karan was needed to bring in that Change in him, Shlok thought and took out a few clothes to wear when he suddenly heard a loud sound coming from downstairs.
"What was that?" He whispered and left the room quietly to see where the sound came from. He looked down from the stairs and saw his Mother and his father in front of their bedroom. His mother was arranging a mattress to sleep on and cleaned a wound on her forearm. Shlok was shocked since the wound looked like she was beaten up by something. Suddenly while stepping closer, he heard the soft voice of his Father.
"Anjali didn't I tell you to keep Aastha away from my Son? These Photographs should have ended their relationship but what happened instead? My Son, My blood ran after a bloody Girl like a obedient puppy! Is that what a Agnihotri does? No, never. "Niranjan clinched his fists came nearer to his wife. Anjali started trembling and she raised her hands; pleading him to stop his torture.
"Sahib...Please. I tried my best, Let them be together. Don't you see how happy they are with each other? Do you want to see your son as unhappy as he was before when Swati left him because of you? I will control her better will make her the bahu she should be. I promise.." A tight Slap stopped his mother from talking further and Shlok from breathing. His Father was a cruel Monster without a heart, despite her plea of keeping him, Shlok happy, he had slapped her. Shlok felt disgusted by the way his father slapped his mother. How could he do that? How could he try to separate me and Aastha my sending me the picture? Why did he do that? Why does he want to see me unhappy? Shlok thought. He had so many questions but no answer to them.
"Your words have no worth dearest." He smiled at his wife and caressed her face
,, You promised the same when he was dating that Bitch Swati. I am happy shat she left him and married someone else. Her love and now Aastha's Loved are the cause for my Son turning into an Idiot who listens to his heard and not his Mind. If I have to keep him unhappy to let him succeed and be like me than so be it: I will snatch away his Happiness without even thinking twice. I mean he wants Equality for both the genders? Has he gone crazy? MEN ARE SUPERIOR TO WOMAN. Women are nothing without their husbands." He laughed and turned around to sit down on his bed. He prayed a second and then lay down to sleep. His Mother stood up, wiped away her tears and turned off the Lights.
"You are right Sahib. A woman is nothing without her Husband. She has to be an obedient wife to be happy. I am sorry for disappointing you...:" her voice trailed off and Shlok heard her crying into her pillow.
Slowly and visibly shocked Shlok went back to his room. He closed the door and started to cry. The tears fell down uncontrollable and he was indeed shattered. That was the reason why he was afraid that Aastha had been right: Shlok had known he would be devastated the minute he would see how evil his father was. Aastha had been right all the time...She tried telling me but I didn't listen I even insulted her and almost lost her, Shlok thought bitterly. How was I better than my Father? By my actions I proved I am his son...
"Shlok...?" Aastha opened her eyes just to find her husband leaning against the door; crying vigorously. She ran to him and hugged him somehow. Being 6 Month Pregnant wasn't a help.
Instantly she knew he was broken, his trust and his Heart. The truth finally had been unfolded.
"Aastha I am so sorry. You were right. I am so sorry for not believing you. He slapped her? How can someone slap his own wife? How low can a Man fall? He even tried separating us Aastha, he had sent me these pictures because he doesn't want me to be happy. I heard him say it. He punished my mother for letting me happy..."Shlok stood up and ran his finger through his hair, emotionally he was drenched out. The man he had loved, who he had treated like God turned out to be a Monster, someone not even worth being called a human being. The man that pretended to care for his Happiness was the one who tried to snatch it away.
"He wants to see me unhappy so he can keep me in control. I mean how sick is that Aastha? How can he think that way and still claim to love me, to care for me? He never did. He was the one who separated me from Swati, who tried separating me from you." Shlok said with the bitterness visible in his voice.
Shlok felt lost and broken. His trust has been shattered and only God knew how he had stopped himself from going to his Father and beat the crap out of him for abusing his wife and for trying to separate him and Aastha.
"I know Shlok. He is a cruel and evil man but he loves you. Maybe He does the wrong things to show you that. We have to make him understand that Women are equal to men. We need to make him realize that he could lose his family if he doesn't change. The most important thing is that you finally saw the truth and know that your Mother loves you deeply. She always longed for your love Baby. We can work against him, make everyone see the truth and Aayi will get back the Love of her children." She kissed his tears away. Shlok simply held her in his arms. Years of hatred towards his mother vanished away in thin air when he had seen her pleading his father to keep him Happy.
"I need to ask for her forgiveness..." Shlok whispered and Aastha smiled at him with tears in her eyes. She had known he would come to the conclusion to ask for Forgiveness.
"She already forgave you." Aastha said but Shlok didn't look convinced.
"How do you know?" He asked again; the pain in his eyes almost killing her. She took his hands and placed them on her abdomen.
"Because I am a mother. And she is one as well. A mother always forgives her children,. Her heart is not able to be angry with them, to see them unhappy. Your mother forgave you the minute you hurt her Shlok. She would rather die than seeing her children suffer. I can understand that feeling now being pregnant myself. A mother's Love is unconditional; she loves us despite our flaws and mistakes. If we are hurt she is the first one to cry, If we are happy she is the first one to hug as and to pray to always keep us happy,, If we are sad and cry she is the first one to wipe away our tears. It is in her nature." Aastha led Shlok to their Bed and asked him to lie down for a while, then she turned around to leave but he caught her hand and asked where she was going.
"I will just get us some hot Tea so our nerves will calm down Baby. Don't worry I won't leave you- never ever. Even dead can tear us apart." She kissed him and went to the kitchen to make the tea. Suddenly she heard footsteps behind her.
"So you returned?"
Aastha turned around. Niranjan came closer and Aastha shirked away in fear. Her hands holding her abdomen as If to keep the live inside her womb save.
Edited by GoWithTheRhythm - 11 years ago
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