Blinded

The deep end

"ANN? What are you doing here? It's day time! What if someone sees?"

Daksh exclaimed surprised at Ann's abrupt visit. Ann dropped her suitcase on the floor, and slumped on to the rickety old divan.

" I...I am back Daksh! For good..."

"What? What do you mean you are back? I am getting the paper work next week...You are going back right?"

"NO...I am NOT!"

"Ann don't fuck with me!"

"I am not! Daksh...I...I can't do this to Mr.Oberoi...I decided it was for the best that I leave!"

"Ann? What's going on? What happened? It is so unlike you...I can't believe I am talking to Annika who didn't cringe taking a ruby ring out of an eighty year old demented woman, pretending to be her long lost niece....Do you remember?"

"Yes...I remember...Very well...I am sure I am cursed for life for that! I told you from the beginning I am not cut out for this..."

"So you walk out now, without an annulment.. You will  still be his fucking wife legally? Are you out of your fucking mind?"

"I...I...I don't care...I have already made arrangements to move Saahil to another hospital...I am putting this house for sale...I am leaving town! You should lay low too..."

She stood up to leave and Daksh grabbed her hand.

"Daksh, you are hurting me...LET GO!" She struggled to let herself loose.

"NO YOU ARE HURTING ME! MY TIME, MY MONEY, MY PLANS...All are going to waste because of YOU!"

"DAKSH...I will give you half of the money I get from selling this place...That should be enough for you to start new..."

"WHAT? What will you get out of selling this dump? Peanuts? YOU...YOU ARE LEAVING ME?"

"I...I am...I don't think I can do this anymore..."

"DO WHAT ANYMORE?"

"THIS! I can't go living like this! Conning people....I must be good at something in life...but NOT this!"

" THAT was the whole fucking point ANNIKA! YOU do this one job...ONE Job and we are set for life! You are clearly out of your mind!"

"It's becoming personal Daksh...I...I respect him too much to do this.."

"RESPECT? For whom? That blink?"

"He has a name...SHIVAAY!"

" ANN...Don't tell me...Don't tell me you are trying to sabotage everything for a blind man who can't even fucking see you!"

"That's the problem Daksh...He...He sees me...He sees all of me..."

Her lips quivered, and she wiped a large tear that rolled down her face.She dug her face in her palms and started sobbing.

" Ann...I know I haven't been the best boy friend...But we have been good partners so far...We've never backed off from a job half way through?"

"Daksh...I can't lie to you...For old times sake I hope you understand when I say this for the last time. I don't love you! I don't think you love me either...This...Whatever we have was a mutual companionship for survival!"

"Mutual companionship for Survival?...Survival...Huh...Survival my ASS!"

He smashed the beer bottle that was in his hand fuming. Ann sighed, crouching and hugging her knees. She knew this wasn't going to be easy. But Daksh cannot make her go back! She won't go back!