chapter 24

Aditya looked confused seeing them with such expressions. Aditya: what's wrong Aashi? is everything alright? (Aashi didnt say a word, seeing Aashi not answering his question, Aditya glanced towards Mr Triparty) and Sir...you too present in here? both, Mr Triparty and Aashi remained silent holding the intense and serious expressions on their faces. Aditya was not at all able to understand the situation, though he did sensed that something is not really right. he looked back towards Aashi. Aditya: Aashi...why you both are silent? please say something, am really getting worried now. I can't bare this silence anymore. hearing Adityas reply, Aashi finally reacted by making a move towards him. she slowly came closer and gave a tight slap on his face. Tears welled up in Aditya's eyes as he tried to understand what he had done to deserve such a treatment. Mr Triparty was so happy, he enjoyed the moment holding a devilish smile on his face. Aditya: Aashi...you...you slapped me?Aashi: don't you dare take my name from your mouth (Aashi replied by pointing out her finger at Aditya in anger. her voice was trembling with emotion. her eyes were filled with tears )Aditya: Aashi what have I done that you are talking to me this way? (questioned Aditya with his teary face) Aashi: so you wanna know what you have done ha? alright...I'll show you..come with meAashi took Aditya inside the bedroom where the bag of money was lying on the bed. Aashi: here, have a look. this is what you have done Aditya. (Aashi replied by pointing out her finger towards the bag. Aditya was all confused seeing the bag)Aditya: this bag...this bag with money....its...it's the same bag that someone had brought up at the mansion right? but what is it doing up here?...who has brought it here? Aashi: For Godsake Aditya.....for how long you will keep on pretending that you know nothing ? Aditya: Aashi I sware...am...am still not able to understand what exactly is going on here. Aashi: alright, let me explain everything clearly to you. so listen Mr Aditya, your robbery has been caught...this bag which had got dissapeared from my dad's mansion, it was you... who had stolen it from there Aditya was shocked and hurt hearing Aashis reply. he was unable to comprehend how such false allegations could be made against him. Aditya: what are you even saying Aashi? how...how can you even think something like this? Aashi: Aditya, first of all the bag is found here in the apartment...and no one has the keys of this apartment except you and me. secondly, I still remember...when I was talking to you on call, I noticed nervousness in your voice when I told you that I have come to the apartment to spend the night. and after finding this bag here in the room, I clearly understood what was the nervousness in your voice all about. you had the fear of getting caught if I find the bag in here. now that everything is right in front of you...just accept it Aditya...accept that you have robbed the bag. Aditya: Aashi I will never accept something that I have not done, and when it comes to the nervousness in my voice during our conversation, well it was not because I was hiding the money bag in here, but it was all due to the gift that I had kept hidden in the room because your father had told me to. I had the fear that you might find the gift Aashi was confused hearing Adityas reply. Aashi: a gift?...what gift are you even talking about? (questioned Aashi with curosity)Aditya: actually Aashi, your dad had told me that he had decided to engage you and me after I return from Banglore. and during that ceremony of engagement, he had decided to present the gift to you. he wanted to surprise you, but he had the fear of the gift might be coming to your attention if it's kept at the mansion, hence he told me to hide the gift here in the apartment. you can even ask your father about this saying this Aditya glancced with a hope towards Mr Triparty. Adity: Sir...why don't you tell Aashi about all this? why are you quite?. Mr Triparty: Aditya what gift are you even talking about? I have never told you to hide any such gift. I guess... since your robbery has been caught, you are trying to defend yourself with this new story Aditya was all shocked hearing such answer from Mr Triparty...he felt helpless. Aditya: Sir for Godsake, please...please don't lie...you had given me a gift box and told me to hide it here. Mr Triparty: for the last time am repeating myself Aditya, I had not given any gift to hide...and even if I had given, than where the hell did the gift go? we haven't found any gift upon here, except the money bag.Aditya understood that this was all Mr Tripartys set up. Aditya: alright than....now it's only the gift box that will prove my innocence. i had kept the gift inside the cupboard...let me show it to you Aashi (saying this Aditya went towards the cupboard and opened it, but to his surprise...there was no such box of gift. Aditya was all shocked. Adity: where...where did the gift box go? I..I had kept the box right in here ...where did it go? (Aditya questioned himself) later, he turned his face towards Aashi. Aditya: Aashi I sware, your dad...your dad had given a gift box to hide, and i had kept it inside the cupboard...but now....now it's not in here....please trust me Aashi...am...am innocent (replied Aditya helplessly holding tears in his eyes) Aashi: I wish...I wish that you were innocent Aditya...but the entire situation is against you...you have clearly been caught. and now, after knowing what you have done...I no more can take this relationship any more further.Aditya was shocked hearing such words from Aashis mouth...Aditya: what are you saying Aashi...what...what do you mean that you can't take this relationship further? please say something ?Aashi: I mean to say that it's all over now Aditya. nothing is left between us....you just spoiled everything (Aashi replied with a teary expressions) Aditya: no Aashi...please don't do this...I...i won't be able to stay without you...please don't leave me ...trust me...I...I have not robbed the money...trust meTears kept coming out continuously from both Aditya and Aashis eyes as they spoke. both were deeply hurt and heartbroken. Aashi: to trust you I need to have a strong reason Aditya...but here everything is very much clear infront of my eyes...you are a thief, and you can't deny it now. it's all over between us...it's all overAditya: no Aashi...you can't end this relation just like that...we...we both had made a promise of staying together forever...you can't break the promise. Aashi: I too wanted to stay with you forever Aditya....but you just ruined it...you ruined everything....but don't you worry...I know why you don't want me to end this relationship. if I end everything, than you have the fear that you might have to leave this apartment and later you may end up being homeless. but don't you worry about that...am...am not that heartless...you can stay here until unless you find a new home for yourself...and the moment you find a new home...you need to leave this apartment and go from here....forever...Aditya was really heartbroken hearing such heart breaking words from Aashis mouth....Aditya: if you have already decided to end this relationship than there is no point of me staying in here Aashi. you don't need to make a favour on me by allowing me to stay here in your apartment. I'll...I'll be leaving this apartment right today...don't you worry...Aashi: ok...as you wish....(saying this, Aashi walked out from the room and the apartment) When Aashi had finally left the apartment...Aditys glanced towards Mr Triparty...who was standing there holding a devilish smile on his face. till now Aditya had understood everything that this all was planned by Mr Triparty. Aditya: why...why did you do all this Sir? Mr Triparty: it's surprising for me that your still asking me this question Aditya. anyways, I'll still answer you. the reason why i did all this is because I hated you...I hated you right from the begining. I would have never allowed my daughter to marry a low class person like you. Aditya: but Sir...though you hated me in the begining...but...but later you had even accepted me right? Mr Triparty: oh come on you fool...accepting you was all part of my plan. on the birthday night the way Aashi expressed her love for you openly among the people...I realised one thing cleary...the more I try to keep her away from you, the more she will get closer to you. hence i made a plan...I pretended that am a changed person now...i accepted you because I wanted to become nice infront of Aashi. and to earn her trust even more, I offered you to be part of my bussiness world. my next step was to create a bad image of yours in Aashis mind. According to my plan , after you left for bangalore I created a scene purposefully. I made Aashi believe that the money bag was stolen. It had disappeared from my room. This was a great chance to put you down before Aashi. I stated the possibility of you being the robber and I knew Aashi would get angry on my such statement, and as far as my knowledge was concerned ... I knew very well that Aashi would leave the mansion out of anger and not being able to tolerate your disrespect. And usually after we have arguments...Aashi mostly chooses to spend time at the apartment, and to my good luck, things happened exactly the way I had wished for...after the argument, Aashi left the mansion and came here at the apartment. and than after reaching at the apartment ...she saw what I wanted to see her..."The Money Bag". seeing the bag at the apartment ....the doubt that I had planted in her mind of you being the robber...it became stronger. Aditya: but...but how did you keep the money bag in the apartment when the keys were only with me and Aashi ?Mr Triparty: Hahaha...that was not so difficult. I had secretly made a duplicate copy of the real key that was with Aashi. With the help of that key , I entered into the apartment after you left for Bangalore. At that time, I secretly kept the money bag in the apartment and took away the gift box. Aditya: I can't believe that you did all this Sir....and...and the gift box? what was your motive behind giving me the box to hide at the apartment? Mr Triparty: ohh Aditya your so innocent...you have still not been able to understand the real reason behind me giving you the gift box? alright, let me explain it to you that aswell...i had given you the box to hide because... when you would come to know that Aashi has come to the apartment to stay, then you would get nervous thinking that she might find the box, and that same nervousness within you would help the doubt in Aashis mind to grow even more stronger... that you are the robber. so do you understand it now? your nervousness made the doubt in Aashis mind to grow even more stronger that you are the one who had robbed the money bag. even after not being present in that scene, I smartly managed to manipulated the entire situation. and now finally I have succeded in my plan...I have managed to create hatred for you in Aashis heart. I won Aditya...I won...Aditya: what's the use of such a win Sir ?...a win that has taken away the smile from your daughters face. Mr Triparty: I know Aashi is sad now...but time heals every wound. am sure with time she will forget all this and move on in her life.....I know that your a good person Aditya...but the biggest mistake that you did was falling in love with a girl out of your league. you shouldn't have dared to fall in love with a girl of such high status. and now that Aashi has finally ended her relationship with you...I don't want to see you anywhere around her...I want you not only to leave this apartment ...but even this town as well...Aditya who was all depressed and sad didn't have anything to say...he had understood that he had lost Aashi forever...Aditya: alright Sir ...I'll leave this town before the night falls...Hearing Adityas reply ...there came a devilish smile back on Mr Tripartys face...Mr Triparty: good...for the first time you have made the right decision (saying this Mr Triparty left the apartment leaving Aditya all alone sad, heartbroken and depressed. to be continued in next chapter