The Act of Vengeance

1 - The Broken promise

A pregnant woman tied in chains, locked up in a room and surrounded by soundproof walls where her screams don't cross the line this is how she was kept in the underground of Aditya's house.

The atmosphere she lives in is not at all healthy for someone who's carrying a baby.

The number of times she pleaded and begged to leave her was higher than the sky and the mental torture she was bearing was deeper than the ocean.

What did she do to live in such hell? She was obsessed with him! And again, it wasn't Aditya's fault to make her go crazy about him!

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Court scene:

Aditya, who was left in middle of nowhere, stood there staring at the uneven ground pondering why things like this only happen to him.

He was not sure if he should blame himself for getting involved in things like this or blame Anu for making him go through all this.

When he was busy cursing his life, Gautham approached him. His entry at such time was not usual and it shocked Aditya to an extent.

"Hanging on the edge of a cliff?" Gautham asked. This only question of his made Aditya understand that he was here to add ghee to the fire.

Irrespective of his mood, Aditya answered his question. "Who said? Who said that I am hanging on the edge of a cliff?" After a pause, "I am already on the ground... and I didn't jump. Someone pushed me," he was being poetic when there was no need to.

The mood of teasing him and the smile on Gautham's face slowly faded away looking at Aditya going through such kind of pain. Yet, he couldn't help from defending his rival, Anu, who's not just a rival.

Gautham asked, "When you yourself are not capable of standing on your promise, how could you expect someone else to consider the promise they made?" Aditya clearly understood what he was talking about.

Controlling his frustration that was about to explode, Aditya said, "See... I do understand what you are talking about but I have no idea why you are – "

"Why don't you just admit your mistake?"

"Dude, What's wrong with you? - If you are not capable enough to solve the case, just step back," Aditya was on the verge of losing patience.

"Just like the way Anu did?" Gautham was testing him.

The sudden onset of anger on Adity's face said it all. Love... not sure about it but he does respect Anu, is the conclusion Gautham came to.

Aditya left the toxic conversation halfway because, why not?

Anu, who withdrew from the case, was walking back. Negativity around her and people cursing at her did drop into those precious ears of hers and she could do nothing except for accepting them.

Anu felt like someone was calling her. She looked around to see who it was and there was Aditya who was piercing her with the innocent eyes of his.

For some reason she felt like she owed either an explanation or an apology to him.

Those eyes... demanded for an explanation, requested her to stick to the case and begged her to stand by him at the same time. Aditya was in a misconception assuming that Anu deliberately did it all but little did he know, she really wanted to save him till the very last minute. Not because it was her profession. Just because she still loves him. When the moment was in front of her, her mind overpowered her emotions and feelings.

Anu didn't regret stepping back from the case but she did regret the promise she broke.

While they were still looking at each other, "Come here," his lips muttered, bobbing his head once.