Love Punishment

||11. His care||

"Care is the sweetest form of love."

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The whole journey went in silence. Neither did he say something, Swara. As soon as they reach the mansion, without waiting for him, she runs inside.

He walks inside the mansion, and is about to step into his room, but stops in front of Swara's room as he mulls over Laksh's words.

A chance for their relationship!

He should talk to her about this.

A part of him agrees with his friend's suggestion. It's not about giving a chance for their relationship. How can she stay like a stranger? She was happy before their wedding. Whenever he saw her in the past she was either laughing or smiling. He never saw dejected Swara. Like all her contentment is snatched from her. Joyous girl no more. He can never spoil her life. At least he can make her comfortable.

If he was the reason for her tears, he would be the antidote for it. He will wipe her tears and bring back old Swara. It is his duty. He entered Swara's room and found her sitting on the bed, lost in her thoughts. She turns feeling a presence behind her. But did not say anything, and kept looking away. Not able to meet my gaze, she lowers her eyes.

He thought to break the silence which made her uncomfortable. She sniffled a little, her eyes were red puffy, and wet. "Swara I want to talk to you." She looks at him by slightly nodding her head. He sits beside Swara, but she turns her face away from him and refuses to face him.

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"Swara I need a change in our relationship ---" He trails off. She gazed at him with shock and moved back a bit.

"Let me complete. It's about our divorce." he felt unfamiliar pain when he mentioned divorce.

"I talked to a lawyer. But he told me to wait for six months. After six months, we can file a divorce." Only he knows how difficult it was for him to control his emotions.

Six months more, depressed Swara. Feigning a happy couple before the world for months despair her. "Swara I'm so sorry for your situation. I should have asked about your opinion about this marriage. But I became selfish and thought about prestige. I'm sorry. It's because of me now you are going through all this. I don't know how to ask for your forgiveness. But if you have a chance I can do something to bring back your smile."

Swara gape at him. "Oh no. He is cursing himself for the mistake I made. It's not because of him I became like this. It's because of my choice. I was silent during this marriage. Now I'm making him feel guilty for what he didn't do. How will I explain it to him? I can't... I'm sorry Sanskar." She muses herself.

Only if he knows what she's going through. She lost her love. It was not easy for her to accept their marriage. She needs time. She values relations. There was no way her breaking relationship was made by God. But she's absent-minded now. She does not know what she wants.

She came out of her thoughts when she heard Sanskar's voice "Swara are you listening?" Swara nods.

"I know it's hard to accept the truth. But it's reality, Swara. We have to live together for at least six months. We can't stay like this like strangers. We can start our relationship."

Swara was about to say something, but he interrupted her, "I want to say, we can be friends like before. It will be better than this Swara. Please try to understand it. Can you give this relation a chance?"

Swara glanced at his guilty-filled eyes. They were friends before this unexpected wedding so there was no way for her to deny his offer to befriend her like before. But she is scared. What if Sanskar comes to know about her and Sahil's relationship, she can never see him hurt.