Love or Retribution?

Chapter- 9

Bhargav continued to look at the sleeping damsel happy and confused.

"Is it really her or am I just imagining things here, if it is her then why all this façade? why is she lying to me and everyone around? is it because of the incident? is she worried of being hated and isolated for what happened to her family? does she think so low of me? then why did she snap at me at the function the other day, Oh my god, what is happening here..", he continued to question himself and everything around him.

He bent down and took her face in his palms, tears rolled down his eyes uncontrollably.

"Subhi ma", he called in a kind whisper

"Mmmmm", she moaned back which confused him more.

"Mr. Bhargav, what the hell are you doing?", Nikhil screamed from the door way.

"What?", Bhargav screamed back irritated by the interruption.

"Out, get out!!" Nikhil screamed again.

Just then Bhargav realized that in the confusion and storm of thoughts  he  had pulled Indira  into his arms and his face was too close to hers making it look like he was trying to kiss her sleeping self.

"Oh, I am sorry, I didn't mean to, I wasn't trying to, I was just.. I am sorry, I was trying to know, trying to confirm...", he stumbled not knowing how to justify his action.

"She trusted you, and you are doing this to her? Leave, just leave", Nikhil continued to scream which stirred Indira and woke her up.

"What is happening?", she mumbled in a drowsy tone, trying to understand the scenario  around.

"I am sorry Indira, I am sorry Nikhil", Bhargav mumbled his head held down and tried to walk past Nikhil when his hands stopped him.

"Don't come here again and don't ever see her again", he said in a rigid tone.

Bhargav looked at him for a second and looked at Indira who looked at both of them with tear filled confused eyes but never said anything to contradict Nikhil

He just nodded his head as okay and left.

Nikhil moved towards Indira who pulled him on to the mattress and started hitting him continuously as much as her weak drug riddled body could do.

"How dare you talk to him like that, how dare you hurt him like that, who gave you the rights, apologize to him, apologize to him", she screamed amidst her hits which Nikhil accepted silently.

After few seconds of hitting and screaming she calmed down on her own.

"Why did you do this Nikhil?", she asked finally calming down.

"If I hadn't, you would have spoiled everything you worked for so long", Nikhil replied calmly sitting comfortably on the mattress leaning against the wall.

Indira furrowed her eye brows and started to think about what had happened, her face changed to show horror when she realized what she had said.

"Oh my god,  did he find out? did he become suspicious? ", she  asked with head on her palms.

"He did, he even called you Subhi ma", Nikhil replied concerned

"that is why I was forced to scream at him so that both of you would snap out of the scenario, I feel bad for accusing him of something like that, but hey, you didn't leave me any other choice"

Indira looked worried and conflicted.

"I royally screwed up, cha", she said in an irritated tone.