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Part 5
I strode with angry footsteps towards the dining room, Arnav sat on chair sipping his coffee,going through messages on his phone.
I tapped my foot on the ground , waiting for him to notice my presence. Still not getting any response from him, i moved closer and cleared my throat.still no response from him.
"wasn't expecting me to come back here, were you? I said trying to control my anger. What kind of man he is.
"oh trust me! I was expecting you to come back, in fact way earlier than thisarnav said making me look at him shocked. What does he mean by that.
"what do you think of yourself. Why you keep on insulting me like that I yelled not able to control my anger anymore.
He sipped his coffee as if I am talking to a wall and not him, his eyes still focused on his mobile. God!
"don't even think that I am back here because of what will society say stuff', I don't live for anyone but myself.but my family is important to me and I can't make them go through so much at the same time. I couldn't say anymore as tear rolled down my eyes,as arnav got up and walked away to his study with no inch of care for me.he didn't even cared to listen to my explanation.That broke me more than anything else.
I sobbed hard sitting on the floor with my back to the wall. I covered my eyes with my hands.
Marriage' I didn't knew that this word will create such havoc in my life. What my family has done deserve such faith to see their both daughters getting divorced within a month of marriage.
I spend my day and night just sitting there thinking and crying. Hari Prakash asked me few times to have some food, which I declined. Arnav passed me so many times yet didn't even once looked to see or talk even for humanity sakes.
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Arnav came down fresh out of shower and sat down on the dining table, eating his breakfast while scrolling through his phone.
My eyes puffed up with continuous crying, my body stiff and my head aching with no sleep. My soul is feeling so empty, so sick and drained as all my anger poured down through tears all day yesterday.
I have know idea why I even felt like talking to him suddenly. But I just don't want to be keep on feeling lonely and sad anymore.
I said, my voice merely above a whisper "using your phone while eating is a bad habit.
He replied at all to me was a big shock.
"I never said i don't have any
Holding on to the thread of this conversation, to save myself from falling into well of insanity, I continued.
"you never said anything! I said. He never called me after our marriage got fixed, he never showed any interest from day one but I just took it, him being busy. He could have told me that he don't want to get married and i would have straight away stopped this marriage.
"you could have told me that you don't want to get married to me I Said.
"I thought you are smart enough to understand the clues. You being a lawyer and all he said eating his omelet, his phone left untouched on table.
"than why marry me. I didn't force a gun to your head to marry me, did I? my anger coming forth now, while he still sat eating calmly.
"tell me why marry me than.Why ruin my life like this I screamed.
"can you please explain the accusation you just threw at me his dark eyes looked at me questioning, no trace of anger in them, just simple question.
I walked towards him, anger building inside me.
"really! Seriously you asking me this? I asked him baffled, after all the things he has done to me.
"yes I am asking you he said still calls chewing on his food.
I feel anger flowing through my veins.
"you behave as if don't exist. We have rarely talked after our marriage. You even forget that you have a wife. You threw me out of the car and made that lucid comment on my middle class life.Now you want to divorce me. Do you have any idea what that news will do to my parents, knowing your daughter is suffering in marriage and now she is getting divorced in just a month of being married. i poured all my anger, yelling and screaming at him, as he finished his breakfast as if nothing was unusual about this situation or as if it was not even important enough to need his attention.
Finishing his meal he stands up and makes a call, while I look at him seething in anger.
"I will be a little late Aman, shift that morning meeting mr Mehta.
Finishing his call, he sat on the table and finally looked at me in eyes.
"if you are done with your accusation, now can I plead my case now, Miss lawyer? he asked, one eyebrow raised.
"fine! I said yelling.
He nodded his head and continued.
"first,I was really busy past month with akash on holiday and later leaving to look after branch US and I am really not a talkative person by nature, so we didn't talk much.
Second, Since I have been busy with work,I barely remembered eating, so for a moment I did forget who were you but it was just for few minutes, when finally my tired and sleep deprived mind was able to recognize you.
third, I was going straight to work, so I thought it will be better you catch a taxi home rather than waiting for me whole night in the office, before I finally leave for travel.
Fourth, that comment was made in just light and fun way, you just perceived it wrong.
Fifth, I am sorry but I don't remember asking for divorce from you.all I remember is waiting at home, worried where my newly wedded wife has gone to, without informing me that too for whole week. he finished looking at me calmly, his eyes telling me to proceed if I anything the else to say.
Suddenly, I am feeling confused. Was all that was figment my imagination, all those accusation were just mere assumptions made by me on half baked knowledge.
I nervously looked down at my feet and played with my fingers,it was than my eyes went to my engagement ring and I looked up at him, anger suddenly coming back.
"where is your ring than? I said, taking his hand in mine and pushing it near his eyes.
"its with the jeweler, it was too tight nearly blocking blood in my fingers, so have to cut off and send it loosen up he said without batting an eyelash.
I looked down again. God! What I have done. Made mountain out of mohill,tortured myself and him too. I moved my hand around my neck and face, nervously.
"I need to go now he said and walked towards the door.
I was feeling so ashamed and embarrassed of myself. God! My over smart mind made all such nonsense stuff and went with it like an idiot. I should apologize to arnav.
"arnav! I said stopping him in his tracks.
"i am so... before I can continue further.
He said "that doesn't mean that I like you in anyway. I didn't wanted this marriage. I don't want you. It just that I didn't treated like you a trash that you accused me of. with that he left me open mouth and anger seething from me.
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