The Unbreakable bond - Page 48

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Shayam found Khushi on the terrace talking on the phone. This was his chance if only he could convince her of his regard, if she could only just believe that he cared about her, maybe be she will understand why he did it, maybe he will have a chance. He knew they were slim but he refused to accept defeat. She was married to Arnav Singh Raizada, every women's dream, but Khushi was a simple girl, just maybe she would not be impressed by the money and would understand his love, he told himself.

"I want everything to be perfect tomorrow, Malti check and recheck every detail." She paused listening, "Yes I will come by, tomorrow morning for a last minute check." She laughed at something the other person said. "Yes Malti, regardless of what half the mummy's in Udaipur think or want, Arnav Singh Raizada is not eligible and is certainly not a bachelor. He is a very very happily married man who, absolute loves and adores his very beautiful wife." She said in amusement. "Ok enough of day dreaming about my husband and get to work." She disconnected and turned around the amused smile freezing on her face.

"Khushiji, Please listen to me." Shayam pleaded putting his hand out to hold her arm. She stepped back.

"I have nothing to say to you." She said coldly.

"Khushiji I understand you are angry with me, I should have told you the truth, I wanted to." he rushed as her eyes narrowed in anger, "please, believe me. I was only afraid to lose you. I was going to divorce Anjali."

"Divorce Anjali." she spat the word out, "when after marrying me and ruining my life and ruining Di's live as well. You think I'm going to believe anything you say."

Frustrated that she was not willing to listen to him, he went on offensive tactics, "You shouldn't have gone to him, Khushiji." He cried in anguish "you were engaged to me. How could you f**k him when you loved me." He roared.

As fury washed over her like a tidal wave, each day of anguish and loneliness she had suffered because of this man, memory of giving birth to her son without his father, glimpses of the pain, in the eyes the man she loved, pain he had suffered being apart from her, Anjali's faith in this man who had blatantly betrayed her and was still betraying her, her family's fear of him and terror at his threats spiralled through her mind, her body shook with rage and hand flew striking him hard across the cheek with all her might. Making his head snap back. "How dare you, How dare you." She growled, her voice low and trembling with rage. "You were a married man, and you wanted to marry me, while still being married to your wife. And you judge me."

She continued viciously, her eyes full of contempt for the man in front of her, "How could you even think I loved you. I had no interest in marrying you; I only said yes under duress. You tried to kill my father and then tortured him to force buaji to make me say yes. And you think I said yes because I loved you." She snorted, giving him a look of such loathing at his foolishness. "You are more stupid then I thought, I have only loved one man, and that is Arnav Singh Raizada. I loved him then and I love him now."

She gave him a look of such superiority, making him cringe and shrink away. "You think way too highly of yourself Shayam Jha." She spat his name like it was a dirty word. "You are not worthy of even being the filth under my husband's shoes. That you think you can come and talk to me, and question me about going to his bed. I lay with the man I loved and I came home that evening to break of the wedding. Only to find out about your duplicity." She fumed "I went away only for him, I was trying to protect him and his sister from heartache, and not because of anything I felt for you. So don't delude yourself into thinking you have any power over me." She gave him a cold smile, "and come tomorrow you will have no power over Di as well. In the mean time stay away from me; and my family; my entire family." She emphasised, giving him a look of sheer disgust she left him standing there cupping his cheek.

Shayam stood there stunned and shaking, like a ridiculed child cowering against the corner. He shook with shame and embarrassment that, that she, the poor little girl from Lucknow had just shown him the mirror of his live, her words ringing in his ears.

"You think I said yes because I loved you"

"You are more stupid than I thought."

"I have only loved one man, and that is Arnav Singh Raizada."

"You are not worthy of being the filth under my husband shoe."

"I loved him then and I love him now."

Her words like an echo filled his brain, over and over giving form to his worthlessness. Images of the past flashed through his brain. Children making fun of him, because his shoes were torn. "You will never amount to anything, forever good for nothing." his father telling him. His grandmother shrieking, "You will always be a good for nothing. Always lazy and stupid." His 12 years self watching enviously, as the children in the house where his father worked as a driver were having a birthday party, and having fun, the piles of gifts on a table, he was hit on the head, "I told you to water the plants, not laze about day dreaming." Came his father's voice Shayam put his hands over his ears to stop the voices, and shut his eyes tightly.

"Your more stupid then I thought." "Not worthy of being the filth under my Husband's shoe." Flashes of Arnav Singh Raizada walking into a room, as everybody looked at him in awe. Arnav Singh Raizada's commanding presence, his arrogant and smug look spoke of money and power. Khushi in Arnav's arms clinging to him their lips fused together bodies moulding, fitting perfectly. The look of pure love in Khushi's eyes, as she looked at the man and the child with his eyes and face. "The only man I ever loved is Arnav Singh Raizada." Arnav running his hand over Khushi cheek kissing her, "I loved him then and I love him now."