Chapter 28

Randhir PoV:

Sakshi came late at night 10 PM. I waited for her. I smoked continuously with anger. Room filled with smoke. She opened the door. I know she can't see me because of smoke. She coughed continuously. Who cares. I think she took water. I heard her foot steps. She is trying to open the window to let smoke go away.

"Close the window. Don't open any doors," I said.

She heard me but opened the windows and the balcony door. After five minutes, smoke went off. I went to her.

"How dare you to disobey me twice?"

I raised hand to slap her hard. But she caught my hand. How dare she to catch my hand. She is challenging me.

"Leave the hand, Sakshi. Don't play with me."

"Drop the hand. When I didn't do anything wrong, I won't accept punishment. Drop your hand or be ready to get arrested."

"Arrest? What do you mean?"

"I can file case against you saying that you are torturing me. If you don't care about me and my feelings, then I too can stop thinking about you and your respect in the society. I won't bear it anymore," she said confidently.

She is not scared of me. She held my hand and started blackmailing me. Is she going to file case against me? So she is planning to get me arrested. I will kill her today.

I dropped my hand. She left the hold. I held her hand and threw her on the bed. She looked at me as she didn't understand what I am doing. I took my belt. I hit her with it. She caught it with her hand. By hearing the sound, I can say it hit her hand very badly. Her eyes showed the pain mixed with tears.

"Leave it, Sakshi. Otherwise I will kill you today. Don't challenge me."

"You have no right to treat me as you want. I am your wife not your slave."

"It's better for you to take the punishment calmly without annoying me. You did wrong by disobeying me."

"I am sorry. But there is a reason behind meeting Ajay. It's really important. If you have given me the freedom, I would have explained you the reason," she said looking into my eyes.

Today she behaved totally different. She never dared till now to see into my eyes when I am angry.

"Aayudh abducted my parents. I went to save them along with Ajay. Otherwise, I would have respected your words."

"So actually you went to meet your ex-husband. Then why didn't you elope with him? Why you returned to me who tortures you?" I said to hurt her.

"Because I love you," she said. Her eyes reflected truthfulness of her statement.

I left the hold on the belt and sat beside her. She too sat on the bed.

"How are your parents?"

"They are safe," She said sighing.

"So you satisfied your ex husband and he left them, right?" I said to hurt her again.

She looked seriously which really shows aversion at me. It's not love. It's not fear. It's disgusting feeling on me.

"I know you won't understand me. But still I am your wife. I should not hide anything from you. So I said the reason."

She went and changed her dress to sari.

"I told you not to wear sarees."

"Yes but I am at home. So I wore it. I won't wear it outside. If you don't like, I will change," she said calmly.

"Change it," I said seriously.

She nodded and came out wearing dress covering from neck to toe.

"Prepare the dinner. I am hungry. Make it fast."

She looked at her hand. I know belt hit her hand hard. It will be painful to her. She can't cook the food. However she won't agree to prepare the dinner. Now she is not that Sakshi who did everything I said. I took mobile to order food outside. But they said home delivery is closed. I called 2-3 hotels, everyone said the same.

I decided to sleep with hunger. Sakshi observed everything. But didn't say a word. I laid on the bed. She went off from the room. I am unable to sleep with hunger. I rolled on the bed. It's almost an hour. Still Sakshi didn't come to the room.

I closed my eyes and felt the aroma of the food. I opened my eyes. Sakshi stood beside me.

"Have your dinner. Hand is very painful. So it took much time, Sorry."

I grabbed the plate from her hand and started eating. She sat beside me staring me with a smile.

"So you already had the food, right?"

"No, I didn't," Sakshi said.

"Then why are you not having food?"

"Actually hand is paining. I can't fold it to mix and eat rice with curry. I will take milk."

"Do you have any problem if I feed you?" I said unintentionally looking at her.

She opened her mouth. I fed her and we both had the dinner. She took the plate from my hands. I went to the kitchen and found her cleaning dishes with difficulty.

I wanted to help her. I can clearly see tears in her eyes. Her hand is not at all cooperating with her. I stepped in but remembered her words. She want to file case against me. How can she say that? Now if I help her, she will not be scared of me. Let it hurt her. I said to myself.

But still somewhere in my heart, I felt pain. I don't know why sometimes I feel pity for her and sometimes angry. She betrayed me twice. Now she is not obeying my words too. I should be more serious. Only then she will obey me again.

She can't escape easily from my clutches. I will make her repent for her today's behaviour. I shouldn't feel pity on her. I am sure she is bearing my torture not because of love. Just because I have this wealth. When I loved her, she left me for money. Now whatever I do, she is quiet for money.

She tried to challenge and protest me. I will show her what is her place in my life and in this house. Then she will understand how to behave with me. I know how to control her.

I went to my room and locked it from inside. I slept happily. She came after some time. She knocked the door. I didn't open.

"Randhir, please open the door. Don't do this to me. Please."

I didn't respond to her. After half an hour she stopped knocking on the door. I opened the door to see what she is doing. But she stood in front of the door. She came inside pushing me aside. She laid on the bed.

"You are not allowed to sleep on my bed. Get lost," I shouted at her.

She took the bed sheet and pillow. She kept the bedsheet on the floor and slept down. She didn't speak a word.

"You can sleep in another room. No need to sleep on the floor."

"Baby is here. If she needs me at night, I must be here. So it's ok. I won't sleep on the bed. I will sleep on the floor. I know you will be happy to see me suffering "

She covered herself with the blanket not allowing me to speak further. I slept thinking about her changed behaviour.