Dual : Second Act Of Love

Chapter 24 - Crime.

Sarth was sitting on his bed, his hand was still bloody but he didn't care, this wasn't the pain that was breaking his heart, the pain of the truth of his father was the one. He couldn't believe it that his father was still the exact same, selfish, egoistic.

He thought he had finally changed, after all that happened but no, nothing changed in that man, he was still ruining his life.

He feeling so mad at his father, even at himself because he wasn't there when he should have been, all these years he was kept in the dark about everything by everyone.

Sarth couldn't hold back his tears, he burst out crying. All the pain he felt through all these years was unbearable to him, he felt like everytime when things  were going right in his life, he will either hearing something shocking or something shocking will happen to him.

Suddenly his identity got revealed without his consent, and it was none other than his his best friend from college days who did it, Akshay back stabbed him.

But after moving on from that and getting married his wife had to leave and when she came back, he got to know that he has a 5 year old daughter that he had no idea about. And now the shocking information about his father's misdeeds are revealed.

Sarth :- "God!"

Sarth screamed, now feeling angry. Why was his Father like this? Why couldn't he be the normal father who cares about his kids.

Sarth :- "Just wanting a good father, is it too much to ask for?"

"No it's not." Sarth looked up to see asha standing at the door with a first aid kit, some towels, tissues and a bowl of water. He could see the guilt in her eyes, not having the energy to say anything or to stop her, he decided to remaine quite.

Asha :- "It's not too much to ask for."

Asha slowly walked in and sat down beside sarth, she took his injured hand and put pressure on it with a clean cloth to stop the bleeding. When the bleeding was stopped she cleaned the wound with warm water.

Asha :- "You are right sarth, I'm at fault. I remained quiet no matter what manish did or said."

Asha explained as she started treating his wound, he glanced at his mother for a brief moment and saw regret in her eyes, a regret for everything that happened over the years.

Asha :- "I was always afraid of him, you know. So I could never pluck up the courage and speak against him but I should have, I should have said something when he opposed your passion, I sho-should have said something when he-

Tears rolled down asha's eyes, sarth quickly wipped them and held her hand with his uninjured hand.

Sarth :- "Aai is there something you are hiding?" 

Asha :- "Yes there are lot of things which I never revealed, and one of them is that your father has an affair."

Now sarth was shocked, he knew that his father was a not a gentleman but he never thought that his father could stoop so low. That he could betray his own mother.

Sarth :- "WHAT?!"

Asha burst out crying, he quickly pulled his mother in a hug. Only today he realized how much his mother had suffered, all this time, all these years, she put on a warm smile that cheered up everyone but the pain behind that smile, she didn't let anyone see it. He felt bad for saying those words to her, for talking to her like that.

Sarth :- "I'm so sorry aai I-I shouldn't have said those words, I shouldn't have behaved that way."

Asha broke the hug and smacked his arm, making him confused.