THE ROYS' - Where Royalty meets Power

CHAPTER - 08 HOME?!

"Ani.." Nimisha sighed in resignation, but Anirudh was beyond annoyed and angry to care, "Please Nimi. Lets not talk about this. I don't want to know." He picked up his phone and walked out without looking back.

Nimisha palmed her face, taking a deep breathe. It has been 10 Days, Vikranth woke up. 10 Days of pure torture. The house looked more at peace when the guy was peacefully sleeping. However wrong it sounded, it was a fact. No one smiled in the home anymore. Her Bhaiyya and Bhabhi had a little fight, and the after effects of it are still looming over the both of them, and the whole reason for their clash in the first place is Vikranth, again. 

Vikranth fainted, scaring all of them, but Karan assured them all, that he fainted out of exhaustion. And Karan also informed that he need to put Vikranth under observation, probably for more than 2 days. Which stretched for a week, before Vikranth pleaded her to let him stay in the hospital, until he is all fit and fine, just so that he didn't have to come home, even if he hated hospital like anything. She gave in, like she always did, before she smoothly - too smooth for her husband's liking - lied to the family, that Vikranth needs to stay in the hospital. After 10 days, yesterday, Vikranth forced to give an all clear, because he is fed up of staying in the hospital. He needed to get out but he didn't want to come home. That can only happen, if he is given all clear, so that he can join back the duty, find the murderers and everything that he had to do.

While Nimisha hid it from the family, with the guilt she could handle, she didn't hide it from her husband. She couldn't even if she tried. She just can never keep secrets from him. Vikranth's actions only got onto Anirudh's nerves, breaking the already broken relationship those two had. 

Akshara, on the other hand, was extremely upset at her husband for revealing the truth of their father's death, as soon as the boy woke up. She couldn't look at her husband without blaming him, but she eventually gave in, as she understood her husband couldn't have lied about it. It is equally painful for him. She felt like an idiot, once she realized, but the damage was already done. Her husband closed off with her, but he can never really achieve it because they never had to rely on words for communication and that is the greatest advantage they both have, even if they are upset with each other. She knew he'll come around. He always did. She and her husband always had their disagreements with regards to Vikranth. But they always put an united front, irrespective of that.

She sat beside him and intertwined their fingers, bringing him out of the daze, "Kya hua?" She asked softly, leaning her head on his shoulder.

"Vikranth is getting discharged today." He stated.

Akshara nodded, "I know. We are getting him back." She took a pause and looked at him, "We are, right?" 

"I don't know." He whispered, making her sigh, "Abhi. Please don't be like this."

"Toh kya karu main Akshara? Or maybe you have a basic template, which defines how your man is supposed to behave or how not to. Voh dedo. Uss hisab se behave karta hu. Uss hisab se react karta hu." He snapped, finally. 

Akshara's heart clenched at his words, "Abhi! I said I am sorry. Gusse mein thi .." 

He shook his head, "Humesha ka hain yeh Akshara. This wasn't the first time. This won't be the last. Vikranth ko tum persuade kar nahi sakti. Lekin vo ghar pe chahiye tumhe. Hypocrisy ki bhi hadh hoti hain. Uska chehra dekh ke hi phigal jaati ho. I see the same face you see Akshara! You think I have it in me to force my will on him? You think I loved sending him away, to pursue his passion? You think I enjoy being like this.. miserable and helpless?" He let his anguish out, but they still stayed the same way they are, their fingers intertwined, her sitting beside him.