A light in the flame

Chapter 10 - There is still hope

Abhimanyu ended his call and came back. He immediately feels that something shifted.

When she could finally breathe past the ice forming around her heart, Akshara started toward the exit.

I have to get away from him. Now.

Her eyes burned. Fuck him. Fuck him hard. They had been separated for years, and he still found new ways to hurt her.

When his hand closed around her arm, she wrenched away violently.

"Don't you fucking touch me," she said in a lethally quiet voice that trembled with rage.

" Tell me what happend."

She swung again, but this time, he caught her hand and yanked it down. That didn't deter her. She stomped on his foot, but he was still wearing his boots, so it made no impact. When she tried to knee him in the balls, he thrust her against the wall and pinned her there with a hand around her throat. Still, she fought. She was totally out of control and didn't care.

"I hate you!" she screamed.

"Stop, Akshara ! You will hurt yourself."

She didn't stop until she was exhausted.

"Fine," she said. "Get your hands off me."

His hand tightened around her throat. He was adding new marks to the ones he had already left, but she didn't care. Nothing mattered anymore.

"Look at me."

"Let me go."

"Not until you look at me."

She lifted her face and stared at him with all the violent fury pulsing through her. He looked as impassive and untouched as he always did.

"Now, let me go," she said raggedly.

"Talk to me."

It was so absurd to hear that line from him that she let out a humorless laugh. The knife he had plunged in her heart sank even deeper. "Now you want to talk? After you made decisions about our future without talking to me? Fuck you, Abhimanyu." The laughter vanished as quickly as it had appeared.

"What are you talking about Akshara ?"

" Why do you want full custody ?? Why are you trying to snatch my son away from me ??? You Know that I can't live without him... How could you even –"

" So now you you can imagine how I feel."

" What–"

" Life deprived me enough. Now I will take matters into my own hands. If you don't come back to me willingly, I will do it by force."

Akshara was speechless.

" I need my wife and son by my side, I have lost enough time already" stated Abhimanyu coldly.

So he is not giving me any choice ...

" What about Abhir ?? You can't snatch him from his life, his friends, his habits !!!"

" He will adapt. Don't worry, kids his age have a great sense of adaptability."

How can he be so nonchalant about it ???

Akshara froze, in disbelief.

She walked out, went to the room, and fell to her hands and knees. Breaking in silent tears.

-

When she descended the staircase with her bag, she found Abhimanyu standing in front of the large window. When he started toward her, she prepared to knock him in the face, but all he did was reach for her bag, which she relinquished.