This Time, Her Turn [Completed]

Chapter 8

"Are you alright?" Ramit asked Geetha soon after they were left to themselves.

"I don't know." She had no intention to speak to him. If he did not insist on living together, he'd have still been working at Chimera without a worry. Perhaps he would not have been aiming so high with Hidden and he wouldn't have dragged her into danger. She was not oblivious to his thoughts all this time. But she just didn't know how to confront him, because she also had doubts about how big his dreams were for his company. After all, how much weight did one person have in another's life?

"I really hate you very much, really. I should have searched a little before marrying you. I could have found someone with similar wants. I'd have had a peaceful life then."

He decided not to take her words seriously, although they cut deep into his heart. He moved to her and hugged her. "If this didn't happen we would be alright. We were getting along well, weren't we?"

"I don't know about that, but I don't like any of this, really."

"Why?" This was yet another chance for him to know the reason.

"I don't know! You tell me, why should I live with you? I'm fine by myself."

"Won't you feel lonely?"

"Instead, I feel disturbed and tired when I'm with you!"

After some silence, he said, "Don't worry, everything will be over soon."

She looked away from him. When he saw her crying, he released her without saying anything.

It was time to wake up and face reality. They were never meant to be. If she was in so much discomfort everyday, it was better to part. He tried to understand her and tried everything to fit into her puzzle and change her a little to give their bond some hope. He failed miserably. She clearly hated his company so, so much. She asked him why she should live with him. Well, she shouldn't. He could have said that it was because he loved her. But he had said so enough times. That reason was not enough for her. Those words never carried any weight for her, so why should he keep saying them? His thoughts became clearer and clearer. After this ordeal, they are over.

"Say. Should I apologise and say Hidden fabricated their information?" Ramit asked her, still pining for her affection one last time.

She stayed silent.

Just when Ramit stood up to knock on the door, the guy barged into the room and approached Geetha, startling her.

She tried to move away from him, but there was a wall.

Alarmed, Ramit shouted, "What are you doing?" He caught the guy's waist, trying to keep him from moving any further.

"You!" The guy elbowed his shoulder and flung him away. The pain was sharp but the fear in his heart was much greater. Fear for his wife rather than for himself. He willed himself to run to her before the mad guy did anything.

The moment the guy's raised hand flew down to punch her, he stood between the two, taking the punch to the same shoulder that had been elbowed.

"You bitch! When did you send messages to that Papa?" He looked at Ramit, "Isn't he in America? How's he going to save you, eh?"

Ramit's eyes widened at the accusation. His SOS was sent but it did not get erased and they were caught. "Look, you kidnapped us right in front of the police."

"I just want to kill that bitch. Acting so obedient, do you think I'm an idiot?"

Geetha was stunned. She was still shivering. She hugged herself looking at Ramit's back. He was fighting that guy, trying to stop him from doing anything to her.