Love or Retribution?

Chapter 7

Indira's thoughts wavered all over the place as she walked slowly back to her house from Subha graha.

She reached her home and went straight to bed without even bothering to change when her mobile rang.

"So how did it go? did it work?", Nikhil asked in an excited tone.

"It went as expected and now Bhargav hates me", Indira replied in a life less tone that surprised Nikhil.

"What happened Indira? ", he asked clearly concerned . Indira took a deep breath and narrated to him everything that happened, leaving the dance and Bhargav's almost confession.

"You knew Nandhini would do that, you wanted her do that, that is the reason why you twisted the narrative, now Bhargav is mad at Nandhini as expected, then why this long face? shouldn't you be rejoicing?", Nikhil, questioned her.

"Even though everything happened as per my plan, some where I was hoping Bhargav wouldn't believe Nandhini's words, I knew it would spoil my plan if he didn't, still I yearned for it, that is stupid of me, you are right, the mobile is paired, a small rift formed between Nandhini and Bhargav, everything is perfect, I should concentrate on that", Indira replied now in a clear tone.

"Thank you Nikhil, talking to you helped and cleared my head", she added, with a clearer face, sitting comfortably on her mattress.

"I know I might be stepping a line here, but don't you think it is wrong to take revenge on a father via his daughter? Nandhini might not be an innocent, but she is when it comes to the mishaps that happened in your life, are you really extracting your revenge here for the right reasons?", Nikhil asked with lot of hesitation.

"Well, her father did not think twice when he lied about a mysterious man he dropped at my house occasionally",

" he did not think how much his lies will affect a child who was innocent in all of this",

"he didn't even have an ounce of guilt when he traded my childhood for his better future"

"my mother got convicted and the very next month, voilà, his single autorickshaw turned into a full fledged taxi cab company, do you think he clicked his heels and got it? it was payment for the lies he told, and you want me to show compassion? ", Indira burst out completely, letting out all her pent up frustration from the day.

"I am sorry Indira, I know you have suffered a lot and still suffering, but I heard, his taxi cab company failed and he is left with that only cab that he himself is driving, the one he used to drive you to your place from Coimbatore air port and their entire livelihood depends on Nandhini and her income, he has two more girls studying, one in school and college, Bhargav firing her will be catastrophic to whole family. In your path for revenge, please don't loose your humanity", Nikhil said in a determined tone, knowing completely that it will back fire.

There was complete silence from Indira's side for few minutes.

"Thank you for your valuable advise Nikhil, as per my internet search, the app you acquired for me is 75,000 Rs, I have added 25,000 Rs for your services and just transferred to you. Kindly confirm it with a receipt. And no, you cannot have an opinion me or on how I should carry on with my business unless you have walked in my shoes, and don't even pretend to know what I am feeling, you have no idea. Thank you for your services, Good bye", She replied curtly and cut the call.

Nikhil very well knew this is how she would react, so it did not hurt him even one bit, he also knew she would come back to him once she calms down but just because she gets angry he cannot stop himself from telling the right thing. He would be a bad brother if he did not even try to stop her from stepping over the line that she will definitely regret when the storm calms down. So with just a smile on his face, he changed his focus towards other jobs that were waiting for his attention.