Fateh was exhausted… He truly didn’t think that Jasmine would come back again. However here they’re again.
He had just lied down in exhaustion, after a long day of work and even on that cold hard ground, he quickly fell asleep.
He looked sideways as he saw his gorgeous wife, getting ready in front of the dressing table. Five minutes more sleep in the morning is a hard thing to refuse, but five more minutes with her, were so worth it. He threw the covers aside and got up and stood behind Tejo. Their eyes met in the reflection of mirror. Oh she looked breathtakingly beautiful in saris! He stooped and let his face rest on her shoulder, enveloping her in his arm, breathing in her. He played with her mangalsutra and his fingers were about to roam rogue when they brushed up against her collarbone. Goddamnit his wife was literally perfection… It was like she’s carved by an artist. Such sharp edges, such perfect curves, wrapped in velvet… nobody should be this perfect. She's khoobsurat.
A loud buzz disturbed him. He tried to ignore it but it didn’t go away.
It kept going on, and finally he had to pay attention to it. He cursed whoever was calling him at that time… Could he not have some blissful moments even in sleep?
That call brought him back to his senses and he quickly got up. It was Sweety calling him telling about her next conspiracy against Tejo. “Fateh tum jaldi kuch karo,mujhe nahin pata tha jasmine itna gir jayegi… Ab use tum hi rok sakte ho.”Jasmine had photoshopped compromising pictures of Tejo with Angad and was planning to get them viral.
Fateh found her in Angad’s office, apparently she wanted to send those pics to Angad’s company’s shareholders first. However, Fateh got there in time and destroyed everything. He looked at her in disgust…
“Kyon kar rahi ho ye sab Jasmine… kya mil raha hai tumhe isse…? Kyon sabke saath saath apni zindagi barbaad karne par tuli hui ho tum? Aur Tejo ne tumhara kya bigada hai…”
Jasmine flared up…he had the audacity to ask this… why she hated Tejo?
“Sab kuchbarbaad kar diya usne meri life mein…main use kaise chod doon? Mera pyaar, mera sapna, tum… sab cheen liya. Ek waqt tha ki tum mujhse itna pyaar karte the…aur ab uss Tejo ki wajah se…”
“BAS!!Nahin karta main tumse pyar…na hi kabhi kiya. I’m sorry Jasmine, but pichle 8mahino mein pata chala pyaar hota kya hai. Tumhe pata hai ki mujhe kaise pata ki main tumse pyaar nahin karta? Itna time sirf isi baare mein sochta raha aur realise hua, pyaar toh humesha se Tejo hi thi. Tumhe toh main sirf haasil karna chahta tha… zid ki tarah. Ab pata chala pyaar hota kya hai. Jasmine, ho sakta hai main poori zindagi Tejo ki yaadon ke sahare kaat doon, par main khush hoon kyonki wo khush hai. Tejo Angad ke saath hai aur wo use bahut khush rakhega…aur tumhe pata hai, main use bahut miss karta hoon… Par kabhi unke beech aaneke baare mein nahin soch sakta. Uski khushi mein meri khushi hai… tum ab bhi ye sab band kardo…please.” Fateh just wanted her to stop, these conniving schemes,tantrums, otherwise it’d be a matter of time that somehow tejo will be drawn back to this shitf#ckery and he did not want that,at all.
Jasmine’s blood boiled… how dare he… “Tejo tejo tejo…kaun sa kala jaadu kar diya hai usne? Aur hai kya uske paas aisa… tum mujhe chodke use pyaar kar bhi kaise sakte ho? Mujhse jyada khoobsurat koi moga mein nahin hai… us sadi si shakal se tum kaise pyaar kar sakte ho”
Fateh chuckled… a look of disgust and anger crossed his face. “Tum khud kya ho… kaunsa hoor pari samajhti ho tum apne aap ko? Aur tumhari himmat kaise hui apne naam ko Tejo ke saath lene ki bhi? Tum ek anpadh gawar downmarket cheap ladki ho. Tejo… Tejo ki pair ki dhool tumse better hai. Jasmine tum sadak kinare pada hua ek normal sa patthar ho, Tejo Kohinoor hai. 8 mahine ho gaye hain, maine Tejo ko nahin dekha… par wo ab bhi mere saath hai. Har jagah uska ehsaas hai.Usse zyada khoobsoorat na koi hai aur na hoga.”
Fateh tooka deep breath and took a step in her direction… “Tumhe pata hai Jasmine jab insaan sab kuch kho deta hai, use kisi cheez ka dar nahin hota. Main apna sab kuch kho chuka hoon.” Then he wrapped his hand around her neck and pushed her against the wall. What Jasmine was about to do, flashed in his brain and he choked her with all his strength. Fora moment he just wanted to snap her neck right then. But he stopped.
“Aaj ke baad tumne Tejo ki life mein jara si problem create koshish ki, toh jaan le loonga main tumhari. Phir mujhe phaansi ho ya life sentence, mujhe fark nahin padta. Yaad rakhna iss baat ko.”
He took a deep breath, looked into her eyes and said “ Tejo ka ab iss sab se koi lena dena nahin hai, tum bhi apni life badle ki wajah se barbaad karna band karo and f*cking move on. Aur agar badla lena hai, mujhse lo. Jaan leni hai, meri lo.Pareshaan karna hai, mujhe karo. Bakwaas sunani hai, mujhe sunao… jo karna haimere saath karo, but don’t you dare go near Tejo. Wo Angad ke saath bahut khush hai aur ab uski life mein aur kuch bura nahin hoga. Kuch bhi nahin.”
“Tejo TejoTejo… are jis Tejo ki khushi ki tum baat kar rahe ho na…Wo toh waise bhi ek jhooth hai. Tejo aur Angad ne engagement sirf dikhawe ke liye ki thi. Kuch nahi hai unke beech mein.” As these words left her mouth, her heart dropped. She’s shot herself in the foot once again.
On the other hand Fateh’s heart skipped several beats. In a long time, he felt alive,he wanted to live. He knew what he had to do next.