Reckoning at Home

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Kartik bursts into his room, visibly upset. He starts throwing decorative items across the room. A modern, spacious room adorned with various decor elements that now lie scattered and broken. The air is thick with tension as Kartik, who was visibly agitated and paces back and forth.

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Kartik- "I can’t believe Aditi would pull something like this ! Rescuing someone from Akhilesh ? What was she thinking ?"

His family enters cautiously, sensing the gravity of the situation. Kartik slammed a decorative piece against the wall. Aditya assured his parents that both brothers will take care of him and then, they should not interfere. So, they decided to wait for sometime. His brothers, Aditya and Karan, hear the commotion and rush upstairs. Aditya knocked on the door.

Aditya- "Kartik ! What’s going on in there? Open up !"

Karan- "Bhai.... Darwaza kholiye...."

Kartik stormed to the door and opened it, revealing the worried faces of his brothers.

Aditya- "You look like you've seen a ghost. What happened ?"

Kartik- "Aise kaise kar sakti hai woh ? How could she put herself in danger ?"

Aditya- "Kartik... Take a breath. We are worried about Aditi, but in sab cheezon ko todne se koyi fayda nahi hai." Aditya steeped in as he was concerned.

Karan- "What happened , Bhai ? Aapko dekhake toh aisa lag raha hai ki aap koyi battlefield se aaye ho "

Karan exclaimed as he nervously glanced around, looking towards the shattered pieces of the vase. Kartik turned around to face his brothers.


Kartik- "You don't understand ! She went to rescue someone from Akhilesh. That man... He is a monster ! Tumhe pata bhi hai kya kiya hai usne ?"

Aditya- "Kartik, slow down. Kaun hai ye 'someone'  that she went to rescue ? Aur tumne use roka kyun nahi ?" He said firmly.

Kartik- "Usne muze kuchh nhi nahi bataya ! I found out when she was at the club and Akhilesh sent me the photo where she was there."

Karan- "Iska matlab ye hai ki... Bhabhi jaha pe thi woh Lavender's tha ?"

Kartik- "Absolutely, Right !

Kartik- "She was so determined, so reckless ? That she promised his father that she will find proofs to make him the accused."

Kartik- "I thought I knew him.... He’s married, but he raped his own wife ! And now he thinks he can just act like a normal person ?"

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 : The Aditi And kartik Saga Where stories live. Discover now