Bound By Vows ✔

24: The Punishments

Siya's Pov

I was packing my bags for Goa as Kanishk's hurtful words kept repeating in my head as I tried my hardest not to think about it.

I'm gonna give him a bloody divorce!

Even thinking about divorce was making me hurt in ways it wasn't possible. I hate him. I hate him. I hate him.

As I was busy yelling at him in my head a nudge near my leg made me look down at Baby Yoda who was looking up at me, rubbing his snout on my leg, a smile came up on my face as I picked him up and gave his head a sweet peck.

"Hey, sweet boy, I will miss you when I leave," I tell him, and as if he understands what I'm saying, he whines, making a sad sound and I chuckle. "You understand me, don't you? You're the only one in this house who understands me," I tell him as I rub his head and he closes his eyes, relaxing.

I smile and keep him down and turn around, packing the leftover clothes when I hear a door unlocking and I look at the clock confused. It was just after five and Kanishk always comes after seven so I wasn't sure who it was as I walked out of the bedroom with Yoda following behind.

As I reached the living room, I see Kanishk's back as he closed the door and turned around. Suddenly all the hurtful words he had said came up and I felt as if I look into his eyes even a second longer I would start crying.

"Hey," Kanishk says as he walks towards me and I see he looked anxious.

"You're early," I say and he looks down.

"Siya I'm sorry, I-"

I didn't let him finish as I turned away and walked towards our bedroom, resuming packing my bags as I realized Kanishk had followed along with Yoda who stood beside me for some reason instead of Kanishk.

"Siya please, listen to me," Kanishk says as comes and stands beside me and I look at him.

"I have listened to enough Kanishk, I can't hear anymore," I tell him, my voice breaking, but I refuse to break down in front of him. I see him shaking his head.

"None of it was true, I swear Siya, believe me," he pleads and I could hear the desperation in his voice, as if he was desperate for me to believe him.

"I don't believe you Kanishk, not after what I've heard today," I tell him and he shakes his head.

"I was angry Siya, I had just lost a deal and I never lose a deal and it was-"

"Yes, I heard that too, how much your deal was important to you that you prefer to have worked on the deal instead of coming with me to my parents or even spending time with me," I say accusing him and he sighs defeated.

"It's not true, please just listen to me, I swear I was angry at myself for losing the deal and Rishi just kept bringing up your topic and I lashed out, it didn't mean anything," he says and I just huff at that.

"So you lash out every time you lose a deal and you would start blaming me for it?" I ask unbelievably.

"God Siya no!" he says tired, "I swear I didn't mean any of that, I was angry, you can ask Rishi, I always get angry and irritated anytime I lose a deal, no one even talks to me for days afraid that I would lash out on them and Rishi was just annoying me purposely asking-"

"Oh so now you think I'm annoying?" I ask narrowing my eyes at him and see his eyes go wide and he immediately shakes his head.

"No! no, no, I didn't mean that, I was saying-" He stopped and took a long breath. "Siya, look at me," he says and holds my hands in his, making me turn toward him.