Redemption

9| Sentenced

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9| Sentenced. 

"How can you let this happen Shiva? She is your only sister. Just a promise to someone and you are ready to abandon her?!" he refused to look at me. 

I found him peeking into Maya's room quietly, without letting her know I saw him caring for her silently without letting himself know about the fact that he still loves his sister. 

 "I promised to Nanna ji that I will never look at her if she disgraces our family name" He spoke.  

I stared his face for a few unbelievable moments. "I can't believe you are the same Shiva who could have died saving his only sister, who always stood firm with her against every odd. And today you have left her, abandon her in this storm to face it alone?!"

Shiva looked at my face, a little disbelief evident in his gaze; I never spoke in front of him, never questioned a thing in our 8 years of wedded life but this time I couldn't stop myself.

"Maya was the one who stood by my side when everybody else blamed me for us being childless, she fought for me, for us and here you are letting her fight the worst battle alone." Shiva looked away from my face, I held his hand. "I know you are equally hurt Shiva! Then why can't you feel her wounds? They are covered but she is still bleeding inside"

"My sister is dead Radha. Maya mrr gai mere liye...

"Aese naheen marr jatey log" I literally screamed and Shiva looked at my face but his stiff expressions softened as his gaze caught my tears. "Why don't you understand your sister is still alive and she needs your help, your support" I practically begged him to stop Nanna ji giving horrible decisions about his own granddaughter.

"I have supported her whole of her life Radha; fought for her, stood by her every time even when she was wrong, I always took her side, her stubbornness, her rowdiness every wish legal or not I supported her. But am tired now" he shook his head, he did look tired and weary. He looked helpless.

"or tumhen kia lagta hea k panchayat meri suney gi?! Nanna ji meri sunen ge?! If you think so you are wrong" he added, I saw his eyes turning bloodshot. "or wo bhi Maya ko le ker, they always blamed her even her existence was a sorry thing for all of them, they will never listen to me"

"So it means you won't even speak a word?"I asked in disbelief. He remained quiet.

"Ap Maya ko Dilli bhej dejiye. Moasi ji k pas" I suggested and he shook his head as if there was no chance of this.

"Mein ne kaha na tum se k....

"Shiva bhaiya! Shiva Bhaiya!" Shiva was in the middle of his statement when Khushal ran inside our room; he didn't even knock just barged; his face horrified and breaths ragged.

"Wo.. Wo Nana ji aaye hen Dev bhaiya k sath or.. or wo...

I looked at Shiva whose facial expressions were tensed and hands fisted at his sides, without another word or a question he marched out from the room. Khushal looked at me still worried.

"Nanna ji k sath baki panchayati bhi aaye hen or Dev bhaiya bhi, wok eh rahe hen k hum ne Maya diddi ko chupa ker rakha hua hea or wo faisla chahtey hen" Khushal informed me in urgent tone.

"Faisla?" my heart sank down.

Shiva

I could feel Sanchi's parents' pain. I could feel the pain and misery of every brother every father whose daughter had been stoned or whipped or hung to death just because of my decision in the panchayat. I could feel what they had gone through.