PRATIKAAR ~ His Retribution....

13. Sendh

(Sendh ~ Burglary)

There was a knock at his office door.

"Come in......"
Rāghavendra said.

And soon, his brother was standing in front of him.
"You called, bhaiyā ?"

"Hmm....."
He looked at him, closing the file on which he was working till now.

Then leaning on the back of his chair, he deeply stared as if looking for something into his brother.

Arjun shifted at his place.

And now, he started.
"How didn't you..... or these useless men I feed for nothing...... didn't come to know that she is working there on the fields.......?"
He asked in a dark tone, each and every word clear.

While here, Arjun's eyes widened.

And as if reading him, Rāghavendra asked,
"You knew it. Didn't you ?!!!"
He shouted this time.

"No bhaiyā !! I am not aware of anything that you are saying !"
Arjun denied taking a step back.
"I just knew that there was someone who worked on different sites and......since the construction of our super speciality hospitals is going on here so...... I ---- I thought it was about tha----"

"Fooling me. Huh ?!"
He asked in a dangerously calm tone.
"Do I look like a 2 year old child to you ?!!"
He stood up this time. Enraged.......!
"I. Want. The. Truth......... Arjun ! Or just let me call that girl here----"

"N---No Bhaiyā !!! I----I deliberately didn't tell you ! Please......"
He said at last.
"I----I thought you'll lock her up again. B---but I thought what if she is really a scientist and not just playing tricks ! I just gave her a chance !"

"And who the hell are you to give her chances ?!!"
He shouted again. But then looking at his brother with a suspicion, he asked.
"Don't tell me, you have grown a liking for her in-----"

"Bhaiyā !!"
Arjun didn't let him complete this time.
"What the hell are you talking about ?!!"
This time Arjun himself shouted.
"For god's sake, she is your wife !! And even thinking about something like that is so....... So disgusting !!! How can you blame me for something like this ?!"

And now Rāghavendra realized, he went a little overboard. His behaviour with that girl should have certainly made his brother hide this thing from him.

Rāghavendra tried to look into Arjun's eyes again. While he, just looked down at this pathetic allegation of his brother.

"I........."
Raghavendra gulped. Taking two steps towards him,
"I am sorry......"
He said keeping his hand on Arjun's shoulder.
"I just........ I am just not able to get these things cleared."

"And you won't ever !!"
Arjun said looking into his eyes this time. He was surely hurt by his comment.
"Because you are not ready to accept what all of us can see. That you have no reason to hate her."
His voice was confident this time.

And Rāghavendra turned his back towards him in frustration.

"And what if I say I have !!!!"
He was hell pissed off at even the thought of that !

His own mind having a scary apprehension !

That somewhere.....

Arjun was right somewhe-----

"No !!"
He shunned the voice of his heart.

His heart, which wasn't that dead, to ignore what she was !

"And bhaiyā, may I know what are those reasons of yours........? Because as much as I remember, mother asked you to always keep your calm in most difficult situations.......so-----"