Jeevith again?

Akshay:

The team is finding the clue about that mysterious drug. While leaving to my office from the hospital, I saw Netra in an Ice Cream parlour with Jeevith.

What is she doing again with Jeevith? I warned her not to meet him without security as I can't trust Jeevith. I looked around to see if there's any security guard. I couldn't find the security anywhere there. Why did she come alone to meet Jeevith, though she is aware that he is untrustworthy? I called Netra. She picked my call immediately.

"Hello, Netra," I said.

"Hello," Netra said and her tone is shaky.

"Where are you?" I asked.

"In an ice cream parlor," Netra said.

"Wow, are you with Serena there?" I asked.

"With Jeevith," Netra said, and I watched her closing her eyes while answering me.

"So finally you got guts to tell your husband about meeting ex husband," I said.

"I will talk to you after returning home, Akshay," Netra said.

"I don't want our children to get disturbed. Come and meet me in our farmhouse by 5 PM. I have a lot to talk to you," I said and saw her wiping her sweat with the hand kerchief.

I smiled looking at her because I am not angry with her. She told the truth and that's what I expect from her in this relationship. I don't care for anything else. But yes, I will make sure that she will never go alone to meet Jeevith without security.

Netra came to the farmhouse by 5PM. I understood that she was worried.

"Would you like to have a cup of lemon tea?" I said and Netra looked at me.

"I have something important to tell you," Netra said.

I smiled and gave tea to her. We both had tea and the garlic bread. I sat beside Netra and kept my hand over shoulders, kissing on her neck.

"Akshay, it's important and it's about Sadhana," Netra said and I stopped for a while.

"What did Sadhana has to do with you meeting Jeevith?" I said.

"You are assuming that Sadhana is your sister and I know you love her a lot. Of course, I too thought of bringing her back to our home as I understand your bonding with her. But she is not what you think of her," Netra said.

"Enough, Netra. I don't want to listen anything else," I said.

"I know you would never believe me. Listen to this call recording between Jeevith and Sadhana. See what did your sister told about you to Jeevith," Netra said and played the call recording.

I was in shock listening to their conversation. Sadhana told everything that happened between us including the smallest things. I clenched as I treated her as a member of my family but she betrayed me by sharing the family issues with someone else.

"This is the reason why I warned you not to bring the outers into our house. Outers can never become our family, Akshay. You trusted her but see what happened now," Netra said.

"Leave it. Until now, I felt guilty for not supporting her and as you hurt her. But now I am free of my guilt. Because I did what a brother does for a sister, but now I understood she doesn't deserve my love," I said, closing my eyes.

It's painful to know that the person whom I trusted so much and for whom I fought with my wife, betrayed and blamed me. I thought relationships were complicated but today I realized that people are complicated. However, I have nothing to blame Sadhana because it was my mistake to trust her. My phone rang and it's Sadhana after a long time. I received the call.

"Bhaiya, what happened was..." Sadhana said.

"I have seen many people in my life who betrayed and hurt me. But you are in the top of that list. Congratulations. You did what you want as Netra talked wrongly about you. But Sadhana, character involves a lot many things as you always say. Do you think betraying and blaming your brother makes your character great? Anyways, whatever you did and said is enough.

You are my sister because I gave that role to you in my life. From now, you are no more my sister. I always used to think why didn't you born in my family. But now I am happy that you are not my own sister. Stop calling me as bhaiya or brother. I don't want any more relationship with you because I already have enough issues and goals in my life and I can't tolerate this kind of people in my life. Good bye," I said.

"Bhaiya, Jeevith triggered my anger and I talked that way out of my pain but that's not my intention."

"Sadhana, you are not a kid. And I am not an ordinary person. Whatever might be your intention, you ruined my reputation. When we are a family, how could you share our family issues with outers?"

"I am sorry. It was my mistake and I agree it completely. Please forgive me," Sadhana said and I took a deep breathe controlling my anger.

"Just shut up, Sadhana. I am cutting the call right now and I am blocking you everywhere. Get control over your temper or you would miss many people in your life," I said and disconnected the call.

"Akshay, relax. We understood the people. It's enough," Netra said.

I nodded remembering the words of Sadhana in the call recording. How could she speak about me in that way? Is this the maturity she has? I know that somewhere Netra is happy as I ended this bonding with Sadhana but how could I explain to both of them that how much I got hurt because of this incident?

We returned home and still I am disturbed. Netra looked at me while setting the wardrobe.

"You would have listened to Sadhana once," Netra said shocking me.

"What's there to listen?"

"Akshay, I am happy as you misunderstood your sister and left her. Because I am possessive for you. But at the sametime, I couldn't be calm seeing your relationship breaks this way. Because I am your wife and I understand the pain you are going through right now," Netra said.

"Akshay, time heals everything and I can be happy as now I am the only one in your life whom you trust as Sadhana is out of your life. But, I know your pain. You may show that you are strong and you don't care about Sadhana but still I can understand the impact of this incident over you. If I really love you, I can't be happy seeing you breaking your relationships. Yes, I want to be your priority but doesn't mean you shouldn't have anyone except me in your life. If I think that way, it's not love but mere selfishness.

I love you, Akshay and all I need is your happiness and success. I don't want you to lose trust in people because of this incident. Give time to heal yourself and Sadhana too, but don't break the relationship.

Talk to her once and listen to her. If you can share everything with me about Sadhana, she too can share her pain with others. Jeevith is our enemy but not to Sadhana," Netra said.

"But if she is my sister, she should cut off Jeevith who is my enemy," I said, clenching.

"Are you going to control Sadhana in her life? What if she questions that who are you to control her? Of course, Sadhana would never do it because she know what you are to her in her life," Netra said.

"I just don't understand what you meant to say," I said.

"I meant to say that relationships are not meant to break. Akshay, did you really developed such a great bonding with Sadhana without analyzing and knowing about her? If yes, why didn't you do it with others? You already know what Sadhana is. Mistakes should make people realise but not apart. If you think her temper is an issue, let her control it but don't break the bonding forever. I can say only this much and the rest is upto you both. Who am I to interfere between you and your sister," Netra said and resumed her work.

I took my mobile to call Sadhana but something stopped me. I couldn't call her and laid on the bed. Later that night, Netra brought the dinner to me and fed me.

"Do you know this, Akshay? When we were away from Abhaya and Kalki, they used to tell to their friends that we don't like them. I heard it many times but I never got angry with them. Because I know their pain made them to talk like that but not that they hate us or disrespect us," Netra said.

"She is not a kid," I said.

"Yes but you are equal to a parent to her, right? Parents do correct their children but never abandons them."

I stared at Netra. I felt proud of her as I don't know how could she think of this situation with this maturity. She should be happy and instigate me at Sadhana but she is thinking from her side too. It is true that if someone loves us, they would never think to make us alone and occupy our whole life. Possessiveness doesn't mean separating us from everyone we love. I love you, Netra.

And this Sadhana, I don't understand what to do. Let the time heal it or break it. I have enough tensions in my life and now I can't think about this issue a lot to spoil my inner peace.