A suitable Man

Chapter 25

Chapter 25.

Mahendra kick started his bike and drove Godspeed to reach the destination Padmakar had mentioned, Prabhakar and his constables were close behind. He was like a man on fire, all he could think of Now was rescuing his Smriti. He had to confront Sheena once and for all, all the things he had done to his family, this was the last nail in the coffin. "You will pay for all this Sheena, dearly" Mahendra thought, blinded by rage.

Sheena and Ranga frantically started searching for Smriti. She was standing behind the bathroom door at the far end of the house. She didn't dare make a sound. She heard the footsteps approaching, she looked around to find a broken glass pane. She quickly grabbed it and waited with baited breath. In a moment Sheena came inside to find Smriti glaring at him brandishing the glass pane towards his chest. Sheena gave a menacing smile as he lunged towards her catching hold of her hair, she jabbed the pane with her hands but they found no catch. He lifted her feet clear of the floor and turned with her towards the door.

He dragged her through the hall and threw her on the ground. Her head hit the edge of the table as she whimpered in agony. Her head started bleeding through the cut. Smriti still stood up with the pane in her hand and still angrily glaring at her captor. " You bastard, who are you? And what do you want with me ? you leave me now, why have you brought me here? If my husband comes to know what you have done, he won't spare you, he will hunt you down like a dog. You better leave me" Smriti almost shouted, her breath heavy, never had she been subjected to such a physical assault. She was very scared but she dared not show it to this man. This dreadful man. She put up a brave face, anger blazing in her eyes.

Sheena gave a disgruntled smile to her and slowly spoke in an ominous voice, " Your husband will come here, my dear, hunt me down like a dog.... Naaaa.... You got it wrong, I want him here; and he will come, I know for sure" and laughed hysterically. " he will come begging for his life, he will come begging for you".As his father had ..... and his father before him"... and he laughed again.

It dawned on Smriti who this man might be, she gasped when he spoke so lowly of her family. She wondered why did this man hate her family so much. She stammered saying, " Are you Sheena Nayak?"

Sheena growled, " Yes I am, So.... How does it feel, you wretched girl, to defy your father and marry that haughty Shetty boy..... All stinking rich and powerful.... But here .... This is my kingdom, many like you Shetty's have come and gone.... But I rule here, no one comes between me and my power.... And those who come will be crushed........ like your stupid father in-law ..... he dared to come between me and my Vasu...." Suddenly he stopped, he had blurted out what he shouldn't have.

Smriti's hand went to her mouth as she trembled at realisation of all the things this man had done. He had been obsessively in love with Vasundhara, her mother in-law and she never reciprocated his love. He had tried to destroy everything Vasundhara held dear... and now he was going to harm her son.... Smriti's throat constricted.....This man would do anything for his vengeance and Mahendra would be lured in to his trap. " No... I wont let that happen, I will not let Mahendra come here so that this man can get hold of him" thought Smriti. In a fraction of a second, she started running away from Sheena, she threw anything that she could get hold of, cups, sticks, glasses whatever she could find and ran towards the door. Smriti's strength was no match for the burly Sheena, he caught her hand mid way and twisted it .... " you chit of a girl, I didn't want to hurt you, I had told your father I won't but you are testing my patience, so be it... I shall punish you for this, let that husband of yours know... how it feels to be dragged away from the love of your life", saying this he hit Smriti hard, " Let him realise how it is to live without your love day in and day out.... I will make him suffer... I will make him beg to me for your life.... I will make him suffer as his mother has made me suffer all these years", Sheena was livid. He threw Smriti against the wall. Smriti was totally shaken but she didn't show an ounce of fear on her face, she was bruised all over her body, but she didn't want to give up.