NOW THAT I FULFILLED ALL PROMISES I MADE TO YOU, PRINCESS,I'LL PUNISH YOU!

Chapter 4

When thunder growls again, Swara closes her eyes abruptly startled. But, she almost feels relieved to break eye contact with her angry broken so beloved husband... memories of the following days plunging her in that unbearable sadness which made the strong woman she thought herself being, soulless. Shattered, she had assisted helpless to Ragini's path to depression she was veiling behind her daily care for her.

When she feels Sanskar fingers touching her, her heart skips a beat. He clears a strand of hair from her face brushing his fingertips on her sensible skin making her shiver.

Opening her eyes, she discovers his wondering look again...

"- I'm still waiting... princess"

His tone has changed, no anger neither accusation... just worry... just pain...

Sanskar had passed the last six months torturing himself with that question... why did Swara take such a terrible decision for both of them? How could she break their relation like that? What did he do to deserve such punishment? How could she think about Ragini's pain and not his... not their pain?

The week following Laksh's missing was like agony for him. The most part of day devoted to his brother's researches, the deception of not seeing her when he's back at home devoured him from inside. Never since he brought her to home the first time, he has passed a so long time without seeing her, even when they divorced!

Then all of sudden, she was there at her sister's side for support... against him!

Tears pearls in his eyes remembering her harsh words before living him... praying her silently for an explanation, a hope that there is still a hope.

Her heart sores face to his pain, mirroring hers as she recalls the deception of his absence after her "accident" when she needed him the most... those days and nights she kept waiting and waiting for his irruption in their room worrying for her in vain. She understands how disappointed he feels about her silence.

It would be so simple to just let go of this vow she made to herself about never let him know what happened... that secret consuming her like an endless fire inside... a fire he's the only person to extinguish like he has always healed her wounds... he would take her in his arms and reassure her then she'll feel finally safe... Ragini was right; he has the right to know... she opens her lips about expressing her thoughts then remembering the moment she falls in stairs, she turns away closing her eyes.

Two heavy tears fall on her cheeks as she tries to take her breath, how can she forget the pain she felt hearing his footsteps passing by her door every night without stopping? How can she forget how he made her break her promise to her sister she has kept reassuring that everything will be fine as soon as he'll bring Laksh home back? Laksh never came back... things never went fine... and above all that... how can she give him that horrible sorrow and pretend loving him more than she can ever express?

Her wrist is forcefully gripped making her turn around to face Sanskar's irked gaze, he orders between clenched teeth:

"- not today, princess!... not today"

"- kia fayda, Sanskar?... what can I say that changes the facts?"

Her broken voice startles him, he lets go of her hand feeling like his last hope eloping him. Then smiles sadly to her, saying:

"- you're so right, what can you say? Fact is that you're blaming me for a fight I had with MY brother on HIS demand"

"- you tried to kill him!"