ODIO AMOR

BARKHA, BIJLI, BADAL

It was dusk when their wedding successfully concluded with all the essential rituals. They vowed in front of the holy fire to ensure marital bliss. After being proclaimed as husband and wife they bowed in front of the Lord to seek the divine blessing.

Family members and others started moving to the Raghuvanshi haveli, to prepare a grand ritualistic welcome for the new bride. But Adhavan deliberately stayed back. When Abhidnya saw that Adhavan was not going, she too stayed behind and surprisingly no one questioned.

Once everyone left, except Adhavan, Abhidnya and Kartavya, Abhimanyu, few people came and entered inside the Mohangarh palace.

Abhidnya became suspicious of this. She looked at Adhavan but he was standing like a statue and was looking at the Mohangarh palace especially the particular part where Abhidnya has her room's window.

She looked at Kartavya, who shrugged in response as he had no idea what Adhavan was up to.

Abhidnya slowly walked near Adhavan and looked at him, before she could voice out her queries, her eyes were stuck at Adhavan's bone chilling orbs. Those were looking callous. His orbs were mysterious about his upcoming action but were a clear indication of someone's miseries.

"Abadhya", Abhidnya whispered with quivering lips. She was petrified assuming the upcoming consequences.

Adhavan raised his palm and caressed her left cheek. His palm trailed on her earring, making it move to and fro.
Since the earring was heavy, it pained Abhidnya's earlobe and a hiss left her mouth.

"Jo cheez dard de... usse tabah kar deni chahiye nhi toh woh apke paas kuch ese zakhm chod jati hai Jo mitaye nhi mit ti aur chupaye nhi chupti", Adhavan said while removing Abhidnya's earrings.

"Rana sa hukum, andar koi nhi hai", one of his men came and informed him.

He lit his cigar and dragged a long puff. He smiled looking at Abhidnya. But the smile was not soothing rather terrifying for Abhidnya. She started feeling dizzy.

Adhavan side hugged her and walked her near the palace entrance.
He threw her earring which landed on the stairs.

"Tujhe yaad hai Manyu, bachpan mein tere pas ek khilona hua karta tha", Adhavan spoke and turned back to look at Abhimanyu.

"Janti ho Abhidnya, Manyu ko woh khilona bohot pasand tha. It was a wooden carved horse. Din bhar ussi se khelta tha woh. But unfortunately since it was made unskillfully, everyday Manyu tends to get injured with the splinter and will get the wound treated. And this became an everyday routine until the day when I finally threw it away.......jo cheez dard deti hai uss se dur nhi jana chahiye, usse tabah kar deni chahiye", Adhavan narrated making Abhidnya tear up.

Adhavan stood in front of her and said with calmness, "Aaj tak tumhari sari baatein mani hai Abhidnya. Tumne kaha palace ka auction rukwa ne, meine rukwa di. Yeh palace aab tumhara hai"

Abhidnya looked at him with evident confused gaze. She was trying hard to read his expressions to understand his intentions.

Yash reached there with a set of papers which looked like legal documents.

"Fuck that bastard", Abhimanyu mumbled. Kartavya looked at Abhimanyu with scrunched brows but his eyes widened when he finally realised what Adhavan is about to do.

Adhavan has the legal papers of the Mohangarh Villa. He deliberately stopped the auction and manipulated the leverages to bring the situation under his control. Adhavan had discussed everything with his bro-buddies along with Yuvan and Abhiraj, who is Abhimaan's cousin and both are lawyers by profession.
But the cunning sly fox has not revealed his intention to anyone.