Chapter Fourteen

Vidya:

In the evening, I came out of the institute. I called Adi to pick me.

"Hello, bhabhi," Adi said.

"Where are you? Didn't you come to pick me?"

"Bhabhi, today is my exam. I told you that already. Don't worry. Karthi is coming to pick you," Adi said.

"How did the exam go?"

"Exam was great, bhabhi. I did it well."

"Ok, take care. Come home soon. I will call Karthi. Bye," I said and called Karthi.

"Hi bhabhi, tell me," Karthi said.

"Where are you? Adi told that you are coming to pick me today."

"Yes, I thought of coming to pick you but Jay stopped me. I think Jay is coming there."

I disconnected the call and called Jay. This is really irritating. If Jay didn't ask me not to go alone, I would have left by now to the house.

"Hello," Jay said.

"Are you coming to pick me?" I said.

"Do you think I am your driver?" Jay said.

"Why are you talking like that again? Are you still angry at me?" I said.

"Maybe," Jay said casually.

"Jay, I have a lot to study today. So, please tell me are you coming or not?"

"No," Jay said frustrating me.

"Then why did you tell Karthi not to pick me?"

"Can't you come alone? Are you a kid?"

"I can come alone. You are the one who told me not to come alone," I said.

I disconnected the call and checked my bag. Unfortunately I forgot my wallet today. I started walking with tears. I just took two steps and a car stopped near me.

"Get in. Why are you walking?" Jay said.

I didn't speak and continued walking.

"Vidya, get in," Jay said but I didn't stop. Jay stopped the car and came to me.

"Vidya, please get in. This is road. Everyone are looking at us," Jay said pleading and I got into the car as I don't want to put a show on the road. As soon as, Jay sat on the car, I started hitting him. Jay smiled and caught my hands.

"I am sorry," Jay said. I turned another side without talking to him.

"Sorry, Sorry, Sorry. I just thought of teasing you," Jay said with a smile that irritated me for the first time. Usually I love his smile but today I want to kill him.

"Stop it. I don't want to talk to you," I said.

"Are you serious? I am truly sorry, sweetheart."

"Jay, start the car. I want to go home sooner."

Jay started the car and took me to an icecream parlour.

"What do you want to eat?" Jay said.

"Nothing," I said.

"Waiter, please bring one nothing and one pista ice cream," Jay said, confusing the waiter.

"Nothing? I didn't understand," the waiter said.

"My wife likes the flavour of Nothing ice cream. Bring it."

"We don't have any ice cream with that name."

"So sad! What kind of a shop it is? Don't you even have nothing ice cream? Come on, Vidya, let's go to some other better shop," Jay said, mocking me.

Jay is getting on my nerves today. I glared at him.

"Bring one strawberry sundae and a pista ice cream," I said to the waiter. The waiter went off looking at Jay strangely.

"Are you mad?" I said.

"Why darling? What happened?"

"Why were you playing even with the waiter?"

"What did I do?"

"Don't you know that there's no ice cream with name Nothing?"

"It's not my fault. I just ordered what you said."

I had the icecream without talking to him but Jay enjoyed my anger. I ordered the wait to pack one litre icecream pack.

"How much will you eat? Do you like icecream that much?" Jay said.

"It's not for me. I ordered it for Adi and your friends."

We reached home and I got fresh up.

"Can you please bring me a coffee?" Jay said.

"No," I said.

"But why?" Jay said trying to touch my hand but I took my hand away.

"I won't do anything for you. I was so hurt by you today."

"Don't you know why was I angry with you?"

"You can tell me to inform you slowly too. No need to shout and frighten me. Yesterday I was worried for you, when you and Shwetha didn't reach home on time. Both didn't receive the calls too. But I didn't say anything to you."

"We were in a hospital at that time, Vidya. So, I didn't see your calls."

"You could have asked Shwetha to inform us."

"I don't want you all to be in tension knowing about the accident. That's why I didn't inform you."

"Whatever you do and say are right but whatever I do and say are wrong. It's ok. Let me study now, please."

"Vidya, why are you talking like that? I am sorry."

Jay tried to hug me but I got away from him and started my study.

"Please stay away from me, Jay. I am sorry for going out without informing you. Let me study now," I said and Jay got upset but didn't say anything. He went out of the room calmly. I focused on my preparation to get out of this disturbance. During the dinner time, Shwetha brought dinner for me.

"I am not hungry, Shwetha. Please leave me for sometime," I said seriously.

"Ok, I will go. But please have your dinner."

"I don't want anything."

Shwetha tried to convince me but I said no firmly.

Vidya: Shwetha if u really think me as ur bhabhi then pls go

Jay came to me with the food again.

"Vidya, please have it," Jay said, trying to feed me.

"I said I don't," before I complete the words, Jay kept the morsel in my mouth. He sat in front of me smiling at my anger and stubbornness.

"What are you saying, sweetheart?"

I didn't open my mouth.

Jay kept the plate aside and held my hands.

"Vidya, I agree that I am wrong. I shouldn't have talked like that with u. I didn't expect that it hurts you this much. I am worried about you. So, I am a bit harsh to you. If you don't want to talk with me then I will stay away from u. But please have this food. Don't hurt yourself as I made you upset with my behavior."

Jay opened the cup board and gave a gift pack to me.

"A small gift for you as an apology. Please have your food. I won't disturb you again."

Jay stood up to go but I held his hand. Jay looked at me.

"I forgot how to eat," I said.

"What?" Jay said.

"I don't know to eat. If you want me to have the dinner, then you should feed me," I said.

Jay agreed and fed me.

"As I helped you to eat, now give me a smile," Jay said and I shook my head as no.

"Why? Are you still angry at me?"

"You didn't convince me properly," I said.

"What? I said sorry, gave chocolates, bought an icecream, gave a gift and fed you with my hands. I tried all the ways but still you are not talking to me properly. What should I do?" Jay said, pouting.

"Convince me in your way," I said naughtily.

Jay looked at me with confusion and then, smiled at me.

"I love you, Vidya. I love you so much," Jay said.

"I love you too," I said.

"So now let me convince my princess in my way."

Jay cupped my face and kissed on my forehead, eyes and cheeks. He came near to my lips and I closed my eyes. Before Jay kisses me, my phone rang disturbing the moment.

"Who is that having no sense?" Jay said irritated, making me smile.

"Dad," I said.

"I am always right," Jay said, supporting his previous comment.

"Jay," I said, hitting on his hand slightly.

"This is the only issue in which we fight with one another everytime. Leave it. I am going to living room. Call me after finishing the call."

Jay left and I picked the call.

"Vidya, this is mom. Dad is still unconscious."

"Tell me, mom. Is everything fine?"

"Your brother Kiran came to us with his wife," mom said, shocking me. I didn't understand anything. Jay said something but here Kiran returned safely, that too with his wife.


"I am coming," I said and disconnected the call.

I went downstairs and informed Shwetha that I am going out. I didn't feel to talk to Jay knowing that he lied to me about the death of his sister and involvement of my father in that.

"Vidya, Did you see the time? It's too late. If it's really necessary for you to go, then I will accompany you," Jay said.

"Shwetha, I can go alone," I said.

"Where are you going?" Jay said and I didn't reply him.

"Vidya, where are you going?" Shwetha asked this time.

"I am going to the hospital."

"Vidya, what happened again to you? Why are you not responding to my words?" Jay said, making me look at him.

"I hate talking to a liar," I said.

"What are you saying, Vidya? When did I lie to you?"

"My brother Kiran came to the hospital with his wife. But you said that my dad killed him. Then how can he be alive?"

Everyone got shocked listening to me.

"Kiran? What are you saying? It's impossible. Who told this to you?"

"My mom."

"Ok, let's go together. Now I really can't send you to go alone because I am scared of you getting trapped by them," Jay said making me more angry.

Why would my mom, dad and brother would trap me? What would they expect from me to trap me?

"Don't worry about my safety. I will be more safe outside than with you. No one can trap a person more better than you. After all don't forget that this marriage itself is a trap," I said.

Jay held his fist tightly to control his anger but his eyes showed how mad he is at me.

"Please don't talk like that way, Vidya. We are neither lying nor cheating you. But now we are equally shocked same as you after knowing that Kiran is alive," Shwetha said.

"Actually we didn't see the dead bodies of anyone until now. Jay just got a message from Suhana sister and Kiran saying that they were chased by goons sent by your dad and they were going to kill them. They sent some......" Adi tried to say the same story told by Jay.

"Stop it, Shwetha and Adi. It's not necessary to convince the people who don't trust us. Whatever we say, Vidya won't trust," Jay said.

"I am leaving, Shwetha," I said.

"One minute, Vidya. If your heart believes that I am really wrong, then go alone. Otherwise let me accompany you giving me a chance to prove the truth to you," Jay said.

"Still my heart trusts you," I said.

We both went to the hospital and saw Kiran there. Kiran hugged me and asked about me and my life. But he behaved as if he doesn't know who is Jay. Jay was in shock seeing him.

"Vidya, who is he?" My brother Kiran asked me seeing Jay.

"He is Vidya's husband, Jay," my mom sadi.

"Vidya, are you married? I am so sorry that I couldn't attend my sister's marriage. I missed everything," Kiran said.

"Jay, glad to meet you. What do you do? I am Vidya's brother, Mr. Kiran."

"Don't you know me, Kiran?" Jay said.

"What are you talking? How could I know you? I am seeing you for the first time," Kiran said.

"Atleast do you know, my sister Suhana?" Jay said.

"Suhana? Who is she?" Kiran said as if he was confused.

"Suhana is your wife, bloody b*st*rd," Jay said, holding Kiran's collar and tried to punch him. I was terrified seeing Jay's anger.

"Stop it, Jay," I shouted at Jay and he stopped hitting Kiran.


"Vidya, I don't understand what is he saying. My wife, Veena, is here," Kiran said and showed us a girl.

"She is Veena, my wife. We are happily married since two years. We have a son too," Kiran said and showed his son to us.