When The Heart Lies | ✓

[71] Let It Out

The evening had turned darker, literally and figuratively.

The hair on his neck were raised, there were shivers all over his spine. He blinked, remembering all the moments in the car where he had made her believe that her brother would accept us once Kabir was out. And he did.

The blood was still leaking from his nose and had slowly dried up on his lip, and Shrey had finally accomplished the warmth in Raghav's eyes for him. Even if it had to be after a full blown fist at his nose.

Then, what was left?

Shrey stared at Sakshi in utter blankness. He couldn't understand what was wrong with her. What was remaining for he still couldn't see the greed to marry him in her eyes.

Raghav had turned around and was now walking ahead towards them. Aarush and Nakul were staring at them with blankness, waiting for the suspense to end. Pihu left the first-aid box that she had brought out for Shrey and was now standing beside her in-laws.

Sakshi took a long breathe, looking at Shrey with enormous pain in her eyes.

"I can't marry him."

The hammer of those words hit right at his anxious heart, Shrey was stunned.

Raghav's eyebrows furrowed as he looked at Shrey in confusion and back at his sister. "What's wrong, kiddo?" He asked Sakshi, while coming closer towards her.

Aarush glanced at Shrey, watching the whole confidence draining from his face.

Sakshi was staring at Shrey painfully as she repeated, "I can't marry him and make him lose his family. If we both get married to each other, Rishabh will break all his relations with Shrey. I don't want that."

Recognition hit Shrey's face as he looked at Raghav and explained, "But I already ended up all the relations with him. I don't care about what he thinks about Sakshi and I getting together."

"I don't want that," Sakshi said softly with tears in her eyes. "If you marry me, Shrey, we will never be happy. I will never be happy knowing half of your family hates me and my family."

Shrey shook his head quickly. "No, Sakshi. My parents know about you. I had told them everything before coming here. Believe me, they are happy with you. They are waiting for you to say Yes."

Raghav's lips parted as he stared at a helpless Shrey.

Sakshi shook her head, determined to put her decision firmly. "You don't understand. I had never thought of going into a family as a bride only to break that family. I want a home, a big family."

She looked at Raghav. "Because of me, his brother hates him. I can't let Shrey lose Rishabh when he has been a very responsible brother all this time. Rishabh has been the one who protected Shrey from the case, looked after him in the court, with the lawyers, in the hospital, and everything. Can you believe it, Bhai? Rishabh forgave Shrey for losing a big amount like one crore to those frauds when their firm was not even doing well."

Raghav listened to her carefully and so did Nakul. Sakshi looked back at Shrey whose eyes were filled with tears as he shook his head at her pleadingly.

"Don't do this," he pleaded her in a choking tone.

Sakshi gulped while saying in her hoarse voice, "Rishabh postponed his wedding for the sake of his family. Because his father is not well and Shrey was not well, he threw away all other thoughts and cared for them."

Shrey couldn't believe his ears. He couldn't understand if Sakshi was praising his brother from her heart. It looked like she was sarcastic but at the same time, not.