How dare that sleezeball lay his hands on his sumo? His sumo??? Was she still his ??
He questioned himself. He couldnt dare to meet her eyes. The eyes which were filled with gratitude. If only she knew its his fault , she suffered so much. Will she ever forgive him when she knows the truth ? Moreover did he deserve her forgiveness?? His guilt was eating him .
Ramnath was sitting in his room thinking about what happened today. He witnessed his love for her. The love for whih he could kill someone . His worst fears were coming true. He was losing control over his son .He couldnt let that happen . He had to know whats going on in shravan's mind. He gently knocked his room. Shravan wiped the lone tear that managed to escape despite all his efforts. He turned back to find his father.
"Papa aap soye nahi??" He asked
"Tum bhi to nahi soye ab tak " ramnath replied.
Ramnath hesitated a bit to start the conversation.
"Shravan aaj jo... "
He was cut in midsentence by shravan.
"Papa aaj jo bhi maine kiya wo sumo ki jagah koi aur ladki bhi hoti to bhi main yhi karta . Sumo ke liye mere dil me aaj bhi utni hi nafrat hai. " Shravan said. But somehow he couldnt believe his own words.
"How can you be so nonchalant?? Didnt you feel her pain?? Is that what you would have felt for any other woman?" His inner voice chided him.
Ramnath was relieved to know he still hates her. He wished him good night and left.
Sumo looked at the mandap and recalled how excited her nanu was for her marriage. She recalled adi touching her. She was disgusted by herself. How long she had spent in the shower to wash away his touch. She never dreamt anyone touching her except shravan . Shravan her saviour . Her angel in disguise. She smiled . She saw the tulips and recalled his promise.
"Jhoot kaha tha shravan tumne ki tum sabke liye yahi karte . Aaj bhi tumhe meri har choti se choti bat yaad hai. Aaj bhi tum mujhse bahut pyar karte ho aur ek din tum ye khud manoge . " She smiled
"Ha Mumma, par Mr. Waliya chopper le kar aaye the. Unhi ke chopper mein aa gaya. Achha Mumma, main thodi der mein aap se baat karta hoon. Bhaiyaa apne kamre me hai na?" Saying so, he practically ran towards the stairs without waiting for his mother's response.
The scene he met with was a nightmare. Shravan sitting across the closet , his head resting on the wall behind, staring up into nothingness. Shards of glass were strewn all over the floor. His shirt was crumpled, eyes bloodshot and face deadpanned. His left heel was soaking in a pool of blood and the right thigh was dark with his right hand limped over it.
Pushkar walked over to his brother, placed a hand over his shoulder and murmured, "Bhaiya?"
No answer.
"Bhaiya, utho dressing karni hai."
Ignored again.
"Bhaiya aap sun rahe ho na?"
No response.
Now, Shravan's dead behavior was eating him up. He grasped both his shoulders and shook his shoulders violently. "BHAIYA!"
Not even an eyeblink in response.
Heaving a frustrated sigh, he dialed the number of the only person he was uber sure of that could bring his brother back.