❞𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐀𝐇 [𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧] ✔

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧.

"yeh raat bheegi bheegi
yeh mast fizayeein"

JANHAVI

Ishan ji came closer to me. "You don't seem to be okay."
I opened my mouth to say something but he interrupted me. "Kya kya bola usne? Aapko mere baare mein kuch jaanna tha toh mujhe hi puch leti. Main utna bhi bura nahi hu ki jhooth bolunga"

Damn he is misunderstanding me!

"Ishan ji I didn't...."
"You wanted to know main kaisa insaan hu? Toh phir aur kuch din reh leti mere saath?"
"Main..."
"Did she show you our pictures together? Did you judge me?"

He was overthinking. I had to stop him. I put a hand on shoulders as a gesture for him to stop.

"Ishan ji aisi koi baat nahi hai. I didn't go to her for any of these okay?"
"Toh kyu gayi thi? Kyu?" he voice was breaking down.
"I.. I just wanted to know why she cheated on you."
"And what did she reply?" he laughed.

I looked down. I couldn't convey whatever she actually said.

He came closer to me. We had never been this close before.

"Janhavi ji?" he whispered with a desperate look on his face.

I gulped down, the close proximity making my throat dry. "Mai..." I was stuttering.

"Ishan ji whatever she said doesn't matter. All that matters is that she is not a good person and you won't be happy with her" I said in one breath.

Ishan ji chuckled, "So you went to her to patch up things between us?"

I nodded slowly, no voice coming out my throat.

"Why do you hate me so much?" He asked.
"Hate? You?" I looked up at him with confusion.
"Yes... Or else why would you try to get rid of me so bad?"
"I'm trying to get rid of you? Seriously... Wait Ishan ji are you drunk?"
"A bit I guess"
"Ishan ji I'm no way trying to get rid of you. I was just trying to..."
He cut me off "Make my life better?"
"Ishan ji I know how it feels to be betrayed by your loved one's. It had really hurt me when you told me how you felt alone after being.. you know.. by her"

The word cheating is better not used.

"I just wanted to know that..." I became quiet, literally out of words.
"Janhavi.. staying with you doesn't make me feel alone u know" he whispered, his lips very close to my ears.

I looked into his eyes, the dark brown eyes that were already boring into me.

Is the divorce affecting him?
No why would it? I am unworthy of him.

I looked down, unable to stand his intense gaze.

"Janhavi why do you also want to leave me? Am I that bad? Everyone leaves me?" He is teary?

"Ishan ji you are the nicest person I've ever met" I passed him a tight smile.

He came closer, placing both of his hands on my shoulders.

"Then why are you leaving me? Why do you want a divorce?"

Okay cool down, he's just drunk.

"You should go to sleep Ishan ji"
"And you should answer me" he said.

What's happening to me? breathe Janhavi breath.

"Ishan ji is it only me who wants the divorce?" I asked him.
"Yes obviously" he said to my utter surprise.
"But you urged the lawyer to make it as soon as possible, even if it's illegal?"
"Just because I thought you wouldn't want to live with me for six more months" he replied.
I looked at him with disbelief in my eyes.