Niyati: Their Destiny

32. Confrontation

Yuvraj's pov

I texted Anurag after Avu left to inform me if she reached safely. After that, i left for the office. My sister hates me. My wife.... we she doesn't even consider me as her husband.

I stayed back in the office till late, not wanting to face anyone right now. Above all, i had to lie to Roop, and it's the most difficult thing i have to do, so it's better to avoid her.

I entered inside the house and it was around 12:30 when Roop saw me and walked towards me taking my laptop bag from my hand.

"Sit. I'll serve your dinner." She said without looking at me.

"Why didn't you sleep yet." I asked but she ignored me.

"Have you eaten?" I asked, and she nodded, her head still avoiding looking at me.

She served me dinner and sat beside me as i ate. Out of habit, i forwarded a morsel towards her, and she looked up at me.

"I am full. You have it." She said softly. I can feel her being distant from me. And it was hurting like hell.

"I know you are mad at me, and I am sorry." I murmured as we walked to our room.

"Am I?.... Am I mad at you?.... No, mad is not the word I'd use. Also,..... it doesn't matter." She said, shrugging her shoulders.

"It does. To me, it matters the most." I said, and she looked at me for a brief moment.

"Sure." She said smiling bitterly.

"Trust me Roop. It does." I said honestly.

"Really. Then tell me one thing truthfully." She said, and i nodded.

"Did Avu and Kartik break up because you married me?" She asked, staring directly into my eyes.

She knows about it?

"What?" I almost yelled, caught off guard by the question.
"It's... it's not...."

"Let it be. I wanted the truth, not another how they got into a huge fight." She said as she sat on her side of bed.

"You know it's not your fault, right?" I asked, gulping nervously as i walked to her side and sat on my knees on the floor in front of her.

"Then whose?.... then whose fault was it!? Everything that had gone wrong.... wasn't it because i was here!? It all makes so much sense now. Aunty saying that so i won't come downstairs. Uncle, you and Avu avoiding me! Everyone is hiding it from me." She said, sighing defeatedly.

"It's not your fault. You know how Mrs. Agnihotri is right. If not this, she'd have found another reason to create a drama and call off the engagement!" I said, holding her hand.

"Can't we do anything about it? Like i can go and ask her, you know. I am ready to do whatever she asks. If she wants me to beg for her forgiveness, i will...." She said as a tear escaped her eyes.

"You are not begging anyone for anything. Don't even think about it." I said sternly.

"So what can we do!? Will it be okay if i leave?" She asked hesitantly.

"Why is your solution to everything leaving!?" I asked in frustration, getting up from the floor.

"So what else can I do!?" She asked hopefully as she stood in front of me.

"I don't know. Maybe try staying!" I said scoffing.

"I want to stay too." She said, chuckling bitterly.

"Then why is it that you can't stay, huh? You leave..... Every time things go a bit difficult, you run away, so maybe for once, try staying!" I said, looking at her.

"Great idea. Why didn't i think of it before!?.... Oh, because apparently Mr. Goenka somehow manages to drag me back every fucking time!" She yelled.

"What?" I asked frowning.

"7 days..... I was admitted in the hospital for 7 days because Mr. Goenka forgot i was 10 and beat the shit out of me because i ran away. Do you really think I'd willingly go to a place like that!" She yelled as she broke into tears.

"I didn't run away. He took me. I didn't have a choice. I never had." She said sobbing as i hugged her.

"I am sorry. I am sorry. I am sorry i wasn't there with you." I said hugging her tightly.

"Stop it. Just stop it, okay? I don't need your sorry." She said, struggling in my hold, but i didn't leave her.

"Leave me."
"Just leave me okay."
"Leave me Raj."
"Let me go!!!"

"Leave me Raj. Just let me go." She yelled as she finally pulled herself away from me.

"Leave you!!! Of course. I should leave you. How does it even matter what i want or feel!! Why can't you regard my feelings ever?" I asked bitterly.

"I don't know what you are talking about." She said, averting her eyes.

"Ohh, of course you don't!! Of course, you can't tell how much you impact me. Of course, you can't feel my heart racing every time you are around. Of course, you can't see how much i love you!" I blurted out in anger without realizing my words.

"You what?" She said blinking her eyes multiple times trying to figure out if what she heard is true.

"I love you Roop Malhotra. I love you so much and i have always loved you. It's not like i didn't try to forget about you, I did. I tried everything, but i couldn't. I knew you wouldn't want it... love or marriage. So i tried everything so that i could somehow unlove you.... somehow save myself from the forthcoming heartbreak, but i couldn't!! So here i am, watching you break my heart into little pieces. But you can do whatever you please with it, after all it's yours in the first place." I said as tears streamed down our eyes.

"I didn't want to hurt you." She said, looking down.

"Will you stay if i beg you?" I asked, pleading as i fell on my knees in front of her, holding her hands.

"Raj, please get up." She said, holding my shoulder.

"I know you made it clear since the beginning that you didn't have anything to do with me or this marriage and i was the one who was hell bent to make something out of it but still.... don't i deserve a little chance." I pleaded as she settled on her knees in front of me.

"I want to stay too. I don't know what love is. I don't know what marriage is. All my life i thought that I'd stay away from these things but i couldn't. You became special to me Raj. You became my hope. The hope that was the reason i survived that hell and now all i know is as long as I am with you, I'd be happy, but what i am scared about is, will you be happy? Will you be okay with staying with me for the rest of our lives? Won't you get bored of me?" She asked, wiping my tears.

"As long as you are by my side, I'd be the happiest person alive. About being bored of you, forget it for at least the next seven lives." I said, and she chuckled in tears.

"Don't ever leave me. I'll die without you, maybe not literally, but...." Before she could finish the sentence, i pressed my lips against hers.

My heart drummed against my chest as she started moving her lips against mine.

I deepened the kiss, my fingers tangled in her hair, feeling the sharp intake of her breath as my hands slip around her waist, pulling her in closer. The world outside fades away.

We finally pulled apart, her chest heaving, she took a deep breath as she looked at me, with a faint blush coating her cheeks before i pulled her into another kiss.

"I am not leaving you ever." I replied as i rested my forehead on hers.

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I bet you weren't expecting the kiss😌✨️

Guess what itni bhi jaladh nahi hu mai. But don't think it's all good now. I mean maybe it is... who am i to say anything.

See you in the next chapter.
Till then take care.

Love
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