PART 23
Vikrant's Residence
Vikrant recalled each and every moment of what happened after he made love with Sarita, the instant he slammed the door behind him after leaving their bedroom in haste.
He remembered tearing his eyes away from Sarita when he said that he was sorry, because he knew that he would be unable to lie when he looked her in the eye. The truth was he was not in the least bit sorry about what happened. He enjoyed every moment of what happened between them. Their culmination was not just physical, but at some level, he could connect to her...Like really connect.
And he thought that she met him halfway, but then shook his head to clear his thoughts; it was just a figment of his imagination, he convinced himself. She did not love him, so it had to be one-sided...only from his end, he thought, persuading himself even more. And proceeded to lie further saying that it was a mistake. God it was perfect... a perfect union of mind, body and soul for him. Not a mistake...never a mistake!
He wanted to say that he was not sorry about what happened; but that he was only sorry about when it happened. It was just that the timing was not right. But he could not bring himself to do it. He did not want to hurt her further by making his intentions towards her known. As it is she might have been confused and he did not want to add his feelings towards her into the mix.
But he did not have time to ponder over anything at that time. He just had to get away from her to think straight...to think as to why he said what he did. He just needed physical distance, because he was just not himself when he was in close proximity of his wife. And he really needed the space right now, to re-assess his priorities, to draw a line where the relationship with his wife was concerned and to get a reality check of things.
He did not want to look at her, because he was ashamed and guilty, not for what he did or felt; but for wanting her to have been as elated as he was with what happened between them, for having taken advantage of her vulnerability, for having chosen the wrong time, when she was completely devastated and pining over her ex-husband and worst of all she was a virgin and he felt ashamed that her first time was on a rebound when it should have been a union of two souls who loved each other; and he could never forgive himself for that.
So he chose to walk away from their room without a backward glance at her. Little did he know that the words he spoke were like shards of glasses that pierced through Sarita's heart and caused her unbearable ache, which she wondered if she would ever get past.
He dragged himself to his study, changed into his clothes and lay down on the couch, for the second night in a row. He thought back to being here just an hour before, promising himself to be the perfect gentleman towards his wife. He recollected how he pledged to himself that he would gain her trust as a friend first and then proceed from there. He laughed without any amusement when he realized that he did the complete opposite of what he resolved; and he couldn't be more mortified at his actions.
He brought himself back from his wandering thoughts and determined that he would become her friend foremost; and then he hoped that things would fall in place.
He had to do this, he thought; she did not deserve any more heartache, especially because of Raj. He had to do the right thing...he had to lend his support to her as a friend and help her to move on. And for that to happen he must maintain a distance and always remember that he was just Abhi's father according to Sarita, even though she was more than Abhi's mom to him.
He wished for sleep to come and before his eyes closed, he prayed to god to give him the strength to face Sarita the next day and not be tempted to take her into his arms; and he really hoped that things between them would be alright before long.
What he did not know was that his mother in law had already sketched a plan to tear them apart and that it would happen pretty soon.
To be continued...
Sorry about the short chapter, guys! I am personally not that happy with this part.😕 Hope I do better with the next one!😊
Thanks in advance for understanding and sorry if I disappointed anyone!😊
Thank you for your continued support and understanding, guys!😃
I am yet to reply to many of your posts...will do that ASAP!😃
And @tamushi...Next part is RaVya, dear! Pucka promise!
Edited by wupa - 11 years ago
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