39 - Hatred in Air

Arjun pov

"We found mam, sir, I have sent you the location of her" I quickly stroke out of the house and took my car to drive to my destination.

These 8 days were the most difficult times of my lifetime, her words, her curse nothing hurt me but her tears, pain and the paper she throws on me ripped my soul from my body and most of all her disappearance gave me both fear and pain. These days my eyes, heart, brain was searching for her single glimpse but she vanished into the air leaving me dead. Getting Nithaesh's girlfriend from Vishwanath was too difficult but when she called Nithaesh saying she escaped from him game a small relief for me.

I wanted to solve everything and get back to her but when I saw the pain in my eyes, I have decided. I will tell her everything and then solve the problems with her beside me in my protection. 'You became my priority the day I started loving your heart Diya'

Stopping my car in front of a star hotel in Bangalore I sat inside my car with a heavy heart having no courage to meet her eyes. I waited for two hours while using my all audacity I got down the car but stopped when I found Advik moving towards the hotel urgently with Yaashvi behind him. After waiting for 30 minutes I went inside the hotel and asked for a private room and asked the manager to let Diya serve me with my money.

When I spotted Diya entering the room with the menu card, I observed her face which was lifeless having dark circles under her eyes, she seemed to be so lean in the full-sleeved white t-shirt and grey apron, my heart crushed when she widened her eyes turned into a look she throws at strangers, immediately I lowered my eyes to the menu card and ordered a coffee without looking at her face.

"Anything else sir?" her low voice squeezed my heart bringing tears to my eyes, I shook my head with head hung low, "I need to talk with you Diya," I said raising my head to her but she gave me a fake smile, "I will be back soon with your coffee sir" I gripped her too lean hand softly stopping her she wriggled out of my hold, "leave my hand sir"

"I just need only five minutes Diya" I pleaded with her but she glared at me angrily, "leave my hand I said" her eyes clearly showed me how much she hates being there with me, I left her hand and sat defeatedly as she flew away.

Within two minutes I heard the door open with a thud and found Advik coming to my direction angrily with long strides, no smile or a word just he came to me and grabbed my collar angrily looking into my eyes with fire, "what the hell are you doing here?" he asked me angrily, for the first time I saw hate for me in my brother's eyes. He is not my brother but Diya's well-wisher who will stand against anyone, "I need to talk with her" I said looking at Diya who stood emotionless with Yaashvi who is ready to kill me any second.

"Who are you to see her?" his words gave me a sharp pain but ignoring it, "she is my wife" the next second a sharp punch landed on my unhealed stomach which has been operated on twice, I groaned in pain as a couple of tears flowed down my eyes, "does it pain Mr. Arjun Verma?" he yelled as his hold didn't loosen on my collar, I weakly pushed his hand, "you never behaved as a husband nor treated her as a wife or when you killed her child" he yelled loud I gripped my stomach in pain unable to control it, "where was her wife tag gone when you killed her child without her permission in her womb? Huh? How can you stop this low Arjun? How did you have the courage to kill your blood, you had become a monster Arjun, a monster without an inch of love in you" a painful laugh escaped my lips due to his words ignoring something wet flowing on my cheeks through my black shirt and coat.

Again a punch landed on his face leaving him bleeding lips, "how can you laugh after hurting all the peoples around you Mr. Arjun?" it will be a lie if I say his words didn't hurt me, "I am feeling shame to call you as a brother, how cheap blood you have"

"Just 5 minutes, I need to talk with her" my knees gave up making me stand with the help of the table, "like I will let you near her" he came close to me looking into my eyes, "listen carefully, if I ever see you near her, I swear I would never have seconds thoughts on kill you in my raw hands" he pushed me away as I stumbled in my feet, "she is not your wife anymore Arjun, the more you are away from her, the more she will feel happy" I moved my gaze to her who is still standing lifeless looking at me with pure hatred.

"snow..." I called her softly, "let me explain to you..."

"If we stand here anymore he will even kill you Diya. Come let's go" he grabbed her out. My greatest strength and precious peoples, my brother, and my Diya but now seeing the hate in their eyes made me the weakest person in my life. The pain his words gave me was much worse than my injury, 'how can I kill my life Advik? She is my lifeline' when my legs gave up I sat on the chair with a thud making the glass broke on the floor, hearing the sound a waiter ran to me, helping me sit properly, "sir...sir.. do you need anything?" he asked wiping the blood near my lips, I kept my purse and car key on his hand, "take me to the hospital" I groaned in pain, "what happened sir?" he asked, "take me" I shouted at him he quickly yelled at his coworkers and took me to the hospital.

For the first time in my life I feel lonely and let alone.

All I need is her hand on my shoulder at least as a stranger to ease my pain.

"Diya, can you make it fast?" I asked impatiently.

"Arju wait for few minutes, who told you to starve when you can't tolerate hunger? I had just now started cooking how can I make it within 5 minutes? And this is the fourth time in the last week you worked without having your lunch, I swear I will kill you not even minding how hard I love you" I laughed at her blabbering, she never fails to tell me how much she loves me. I moved to the kitchen and saw her cutting the vegetables still scolding me like a mother.

I brought this small apartment to show how poor I am but when her beautiful orbs drink every corner of the building with love when I first took her here, I observed how she is different from her father. it was a single room flat without any sofa or cot. The bedroom consists of a small mattress, a shelf with two-row stuffed with my clothes on it, it has a bathroom inside that too small one. The living room is void of any things except three plastic chairs and my photo frame hanging on the center of the wall. The kitchen is too simple what she had in her home yet she loved cooking there, for me.

I still remember her words, "will you take me here often? I love this cozy apartment", which is the second I started to fall for her heart. Whenever she comes here she would say any reason to buy things for my house without showing her status or her money. She brought a small refrigerator as a new year's present, a readymade wardrobe as our anniversary gift and a cot saying she got hike which is a lie, the smile while buying those things shut my mouth from refusing her.

Coming back from my running thoughts I slowly moved closer to her and hugged her from behind making her body go rigid in my arms, I placed my head on her neck inhaling her sweet perfume, my lips automatically planted a deep kiss on her neck, "Arju..." she moaned in my warm kiss, "let me help you" I love the way she melts like snow in my arms, being the first intimate between us she completely got stunned as I held her right hand cutting the onion, as my other hand was above her left one holding the onion, "Arju move back..." her weak tone urged me to kiss her senseless, covering my ragging thoughts I once again kissed her shoulder blade as she took a deep breathe in.

My lips moved towards her ear and softly kissed her earlobe as she jerked in my arms the same time sharp pain made me yelp in pain, "Ahhhhh..." she quickly took my hands seeing the knife's cut in my finger, "Arju sorry sorry...." she kept my hand under running cold water with continuous blabbering, "sorry Arjun I didn't see it..." I kept on smiling silently until a tear landed my hand, "sorry Arju, it's my mistake", her voice was broken, I stopped her holding her hand.

"Diya, look at me"

"........."

"Diya I said look at me" I ordered her.

"........."

"if you are not lifting your head in 5 then I am going to stab the knife again in my arm" she quickly looked into my eyes still teary, "sorry" again she said.

I turned off the tape and touched her cheek, "it's a small cut Diya, you don't need to cry for something like this small cut"

"It may be a small cut but it's because of me Arjun, I was careless, I hurt you and your blood..." I placed my finger on her soft lips, "shhh... don't you think you talk too much" I asked applying little pressure on her side of her waist pulling her more close to me, she nodded immediately like a doll, "why are you nodding?"

Again she nodded blinking her eyes, I laughed hard seeing her cute face and hit her forehead with mine softly, "you are so cute Diya, you are melting so easily in my arms, just like snow" she blushed and hung her head low, "stop teasing me Arju"

"Don't blush Diya" it's too hard to control me around her.

"Why?" she asked innocently.

"It's tempting" her cute eyes widened in shock and she blinked her eyes two times, "you are an idiot Arju" I agreed with a laugh, "that I am, my snow" she smiled and got back to her cooking.

With a lot of teases, lot of lovely touches with her small small glares she finished dinner and served me hot, "tempting" I teased as she glared at me, "food. Food is tempting" she hit my hand and asked me to eat.

I eat it happily feeding her along, "Arju, will you feed me whole life?"

Now and then she would ask me something like this hiding the fact she is yearning for a mother's care and love, "I will be your mother Diya" the first promise I made to her, I will take all the pain on myself  before it reach you Diya.

"Diya..." I woke up abruptly and found myself in a small hospital common room, "how are you feeling sir?" a ward boy asked me changing the saline bottle for the patient near me, "Fine. What time is it?"

"6 in evening sir" turning to my side, his eyes landed on my stomach which was plastered, "do you feel any pain here?" he asked pressing his hand on my stomach near my injury, "no"

"Now?" I shook my head, "okay let's wait for the chief doctor"

"What happened to my injury?" your stitches tore slightly that's why you lose some blood" I smiled thinking how strong my brother had become, "can I get my mobile and purses?" he nodded and came back with my things.

Dialing Albert, I asked him to buy a home in Bangalore and told him to get Diya and Advik, after the doctor's warning to not strain himself myself I went to the apartment Albert brought for me in an hour with all the necessities I needed his clothes, a laptop, my clothes, some beer bottles, pack of cigarettes' and some necessary vegetables in the small kitchen.

Taking a bread I looked into my laptop Albert sent me, it's the address and picture of Diya's room, I saw the very small apartment with a single living room and a tiny kitchen, I dialed Albert and asked him to reach Bangalore as soon as possible as I decided to work there for some days.

The next day when Albert reached my apartment he handed me details of Diya's father's PA, Advik friend, and Likit.

"What is Diya doing now?"

"she is on the way to her new job in a central library sir"

"Where is Advik?"

"Still in Bangalore, he asked your father to let him be in Bangalore branch"

He is doing this for Diya, "where is he living?"

"Next street to Mam's apartment and I think Advik sir love Yaashvi"

"I know" he gave me a confused look, "allot a new cabin for me and Advik, I need a separate floor from Advik"

"Anything sir?"

"That's all for now" I took the file inside the room and go through every single line, their call history, travel history, personal details, parents details, everything...

Within 40 minutes I was in front of the library looking into every single block like a madman to search for my snow and the last I found her in the storeroom taking notes of the new arrival books, "business students have lot more opportunities" she was stunned for a second but her eyes again emitted hatred, "you can work in multinational companies"

"........"

Her silence hurts, "Diya..."

"Visitors are not allowed to this area sir" her eyes are fixed on the notes.

"Let's get out of here Diya"

She moved her head from it and placed it casually on me, "why? For killing me?"

"Why would I kill you Diya? I have no intention to hurt you please trust me" I pleaded to take a step toward her, "don't come near me"

I stopped, "if a person is capable of killing his child then he is capable of killing his rival's daughter too and I have seen on a rainy night how badly you wanted me to die"

"No Diya, please"

"Why Mr. Arjun? Do you want to get any other sign from me for my father's asset? Why are you after me? As far as I remember you won't come back to me without any reasons"

"I need you Diya"

She smiled bitterly, "You mean my body?" I closed my eyes tight in pain controlling my rising anger, "I need your forgiveness"

"Who are you to me? Why would I forgive you Mister? Just don't come in front of my eyes, seeing you is making my day horrible without any peace" she yelled on my face with disgust and moved away from there. That hurts so much Diya...

I pulled her to the wall blocking her with my hands on both sides of her, "why can't you hear me Diya? I did all those only to protect you" she put her hand on my chest to keep the distance, "I don't want to hear your stupid reasons, whatever you did is correct from your point of view but I am not in state to think from your side, you were out of my life the second you killed my child" I can clearly spot the anger and hate on her eyes.

"That's also for our good Diya, our child..."

"Shut the hell up" she yelled pushing me forcefully away, "don't you dare speak about my child as yours, it was mine you don't need to dance with your father tag whom you killed, if I see you one more time I swear I kill you with my own hands" yelling at me she quickly walked out of the room leaving me in drenching guilt and pain.

'Won't you ever hear me Diya?'

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