HIS FATAL OBSESSION.

HFO

Payal who was already holding back her tears and urge to scream for the past one hour finally entered her bedroom and screamed out in tears as the revelation from Khushi shattered her into pieces.

What kind of a sister was she?

She pride herself in being her mother and protector but she failed letting her emotions and people's taunts get to her to an extent that she neglected her responsibilities.

What kind of mother and sister was she?

When she always made it known Khushi wasn't only her sister but her first baby and she had ignored all the red flags about her sister marriage and martial life for the past three months.

She regretted taking Khushi's words as the truth and should have trust her instincts.

"Am so sorry Khushi..... I let you down in so many ways...... I am so sorry. " Payal cried out as she kneeled near her bed bawling her eyes out and that's how Akash found his beloved wife.

"Payal? " Akash rushed up to her throwing his bag and suit away not caring about the laptop in his bag.

He scooped her into his arms as Payal cried out loud, luckily, their room was soundproof, or else her screams would have shaken the mansion.

Akash was confused seeing his wife like this and an unknown fear engulfed him because he hadn't seen his wife this broken or cry like this since they met eight months ago.

He held her without saying a word and whispered sweet nothings into her ears until she calmed down and only hiccups and sniffing were heard.

He broke the hug,wiped her face with his hands and kissed her forehead.

"Payal baby, what's wrong? " He asked desperately but Payal cried in response and it made him angry. "Maa taunted you again, right? " Payal shook her head. "Dadi and Di said something to upset you? " She shook her head. "Is it about Babuji because I video-called his therapist and doctors at the rehabilitation center a few minutes ago..... Why did something happen? " Payal shook her head again and it confused him. "Then why is my love crying?....... Please speak up baby, you are scaring me. " Akash begged.

"Will you leave me if anyone in your family asks you to? " Payal asked staring up at her husband.

Akash was taken aback by her question and an uneasy feeling and fear engulfed him but it turned to anger knowing his mother in particular was behind this but he had had enough.

He stood up and placed Payal on the bed, walked into the walk-in closet and closed the door behind leaving a shocked and hurt Payal behind.

She started crying again and after a few minutes the door to the walk-in closet opened and Akash walked out with one suitcase  after the other confusing Payal.

Payal stood up confused staring at Akash who was moving in and out of the closet with suitcases and a total of seven suitcases were brought in the middle of the room.

"Akash? " She called out in a shaky voice and Akash stared at her and walked up to her, cupped her face, and kissed her forehead affectionately making Payal relief.

"I will rather die than lose you, Payal...... We are leaving her and away from my toxic mother and my insensitive family....... Papa loves you like his own and more than Anjali and he will understand when we tell him and I know he will support us...... Let's go from here. " Akash said sincerely and Payal smiled through her tears but shook her head again. "Don't worry about Khushi...... I know Bhai loves her and will come with us if we make him understand you can't go away from your first born and he will come with us because he loves her. " Akash teased not knowing how damaging his words were for Payal.