Chapter 16

Randhir's PoV:

She went out of the room with tears. I threw everything in the room. Now I am in tears. I sat leaning onto the door of my room. What am I doing? Treating my wife as a maid and seeing someone else slapping her infront of me? Whatever it is, it must be between both of us. But someone else insulting her is something which I can't bear.

I didn't know when I slept but in the morning, still I am on the floor making me realise that I slept there itself. I remembered the last night. When I took the belt she was scared of me thinking that I would hit her with that. But she doesn't know I can never do that. How can I explain her that I am hurting her to save her? How long should I treat her in this way? Where did she sleep the last night? She is pregnant and this mental stress would make her weak and what if something happens to her? I am angry with her for her betrayal in the past but I am sure her character is not that which betrays me after the marriage by keeping an affair with Ajay. And it's true that Ajay met with an accident.

I really spoken in the way that totally kills her. I can't even see into her eyes after saying those words. But I should hurt her more than this to save her life. Because now I am helpless. Atleast till I find a solution for the problem, I should tolerate all this non sense. Hope I could find a way soon before something happens to Sakshi or she goes away from me again. I heard someone knocking on the door.

I am sure it's Sakshi. I looked at my room which is a mess. If she sees my room, she can understand something is wrong. I should divert her mind from this which means I should hurt her again. Hurting the one whom we love again and again even after their realisation of mistakes is a sin. I opened the door.

"Coffee," Sakshi said.

She didn't look at me. I know it's the effect of my words the last night. I really want to hug her tight and apologise her, confessing the truth to her. But I can't do that. She is thinking that what happened to Ajay is an accident but only I know that it's an attempt of murder. I don't want that to happen to Sakshi. I sighed and took a decision.

"Who told you to show your dirty face early in the morning to me? Stop ruining my day. Get lost from here," I said.

I threw the coffee cup on the floor and pushed her a bit but careful not to make her fall. I don't want anything to happen to her or our child. She was about to go from there.

"Wait. Clean it and then go," I heard Sneha's voice.

"I will bring wipes to clean," Sakshi said.

"Clean it with your sari. You are just a maid. Do what I say," Sneha said and Sakshi looked at me. I stayed dumb as a useless husband who can't even save his wife's self respect.

Sakshi cleaned the floor with her sari and took the broken cup pieces. She went off from there. I clutched my hand to control my anger at Sneha for insulting her continuously. I know she is bearing all these just for me. Day passed hardly and it's the night. I noticed Sneha making Sakshi work hard and didn't let her have her dinner too. I tried to help her but stopped as I don't know what else Sneha could do to Sakshi.

"Sakshi, from today you should sleep in the kitchen on the bare floor. I don't think you deserve a room even if it's of the maid. You just deserve it," Sneha said.

"Ok," Sakshi said.

If Sakshi's life is not under the threat, I would have killed her now. I noticed Sakshi looking at me for help many times when Sneha hurts her. But I can do nothing except acting as if I don't care even a bit for her. In the midnight, I took a blanket and went to Sakshi to cover her. I know it's very cool and too much of torturing her. But when I went I found Sneha there.

"You can't help her, Mr. Randhir. The only help you can do is to torture her more to save her life."

I controlled my anger with Sneha and went from there to my room. I should make a plan to save Sakshi from this torture. Otherwise anything may happen to my child or to my wife. Sneha came into my room and sat on the sofa crossing her legs.

"What happened to you, Mr. Randhir? Is your love for your wife flowing out so much that you can't control it? But remember that your love is dangerous to her life. You have to hurt her so much and then, marry me."

"Shut up. Don't even think in your dreams that I am going to marry you. It never happens, Sneha. If I could marry anyone else other than Sakshi, I would have done that long time back. I love Sakshi and I can never imagine anyone in the place of my wife other than my Sakshi," I said. I thought that I searched for and married Sakshi for revenge but only these days I realized that I searched for her because my heart couldn't imagine anyone as my wife.

"You don't have a choice. You must marry me. Don't worry. I will be a good wife to you and caring mother to your child. I don't have any anger at you or your child. But I would never leave your wife without completing my revenge by making her lose her love," Sneha said.

"I won't spare you if you harm her. You just..."

"I don't understand why you became so soft towards her suddenly. Did you forget that she betrayed you or she loves only money?

"It's none of your business. Whatever she did, it's upto us. I am rude to her just to change her but never thought of leaving her or marrying someone else. I still love Sakshi and I always love only Sakshi."

"Who knows how she spent her seven days, sorry, seven nights with Ajay. Maybe she......"

I caught her throat.

"Never say even a word about my Sakshi. I know what she is. She never betrays me as she respects this marriage a lot. After all she is not like you," I said.

I left her as she is out of breathe. She is breathing hard. She went from there lookig at me serious. I followed her to see what she is upto. She went to the kitchen and caught Sakshi's hair. Sakshi is in deep sleep as she was so tired with many works. She woke up with fear and screamed, crying.

"What happened to you, Sneha?"

Sneha dragged Sakshi holding her hairs to the corridor.

"Sleep here outside. Weather is too good. You will enjoy it tonight."

Sneha shut the door throwing Sakshi out.

"What's the hell you did, Sneha? How can Sakshi sleep outside? Are you out of your mind? Can't you show some kindness towards her at least as she is pregnant?"

"Why should I? Who is she to me? Anyways did you ever treat her with kindness, Mr. Randhir?

Randhir, remember one thing. If you raise your hand at me or shouts at me, that effect will be on your beloved wife Sakshi. So control yourself. If you hurt her then I will stop hurting her. If you show love for her, I will punish her more than you think. So just keep loving me, I mean act as if you are loving me to keep your Sakshi away from my anger."

"I am sorry for my behaviour. Please let her sleep inside. Please do not suffer her this much."

"Don't worry too much. Let her sleep there itself for today. If she comes inside, I will make her work like hell and she will sleep everyday outside."

She went off to her room. I didn't understand how to save my Sakshi from all this.

Sakshi PoV:

Sneha threw me out of the house. I didn't know why she suddenly behaved like that with me. I didn't sleep the whole nite and in the morning, she allowed me inside. I looked at Randhir whose eyes were red with sleeplessness. I stared at him as I felt something is wrong with him.

"Hello, no need to look at him. Just start your work. Do you want me to punish you again?"

I came into this world with Sneha's words. I started my work. Suddenly after sometime I heard Randhir shouting my name.

"Sakshi, Sakshi," Randhir said.

Something is wrong again. I ran to him. He looked at me with anger. He threw a few photographs on my face which shocked me. They are the photos showing me being close with Ajay, Ajay kissing me, we are on the same bed in the most disgusting way etc. I don't understand what the hell these photos are of. When did Ajay kiss me? I am never that close to him anytime. I looked at Randhir.

Randhir held my hand tightly twisting it back.

"Are you going to say even now that you did nothing wrong? Now I understood your original character. I won't leave you easily. I will make you regret for this throughout your life."

"Randhir, I don't know how to make you trust me but these photos are fake. I didn't do anything wrong. I love you and only you."

"Shut up. I am not going to trust you anymore. Leave the house, Sakshi."

"Randhir please, give me any punishment but don't send me from this house. I can't live without you," I said.

"I can't allow you to stay here even after seeing these photos. Now pack your luggage without any argument."

I didn't move from there. He himself packed my luggage and held my hand, dragging me to car. He threw me in the car and took me to my maternal home.

"Get down, Sakshi."

I got down and he took me inside the house. Mom and dad came seeing both of us.

"Randhir and Sakshi, come in. How are you both? Is everything ok?" mom asked with concern.

I stopped Randhir from telling them all this.

"Mom, As I told you Randhir is busy for a few days. So I came to stay here," I said

Randhir nodded and went off. But suddenly he came back to me and hugged me tight, kissing me on the forehead. I got shocked. Mom and dad got assurance that there is nothing wrong between us with his this act. He went off without speaking a word leaving me in thoughts.