I hate/Love you.

chp 12 "Home sweet Home"

"Explain." Dad demanded.

"How could you do that?" It was from my mom.

"I chose to marry her, cause it was the right decision. And I don't regret it." That was the answer from Arav for all the question asked to him.

20 minutes ago

When we returned to the house, I was immediately engulfed in hug of trio. My mom, dad and Ryan.

Just as I was about to say something, Ryan lost his self control and ran past me to Arav and caught his collar shoving him back till he is rammed to the car beside him.

"You as*hole, what the f*ck do you think you are, huh? I am going to-" he punched square of Arav's jaw and then next punched his nose resulting blood out of Arav's nose.

Did I tell you Ryan is an boxer!? No? Well he is. Even he won state boxing championship last year.

I stood there paralysed when I saw what was happening. Everything was happening so fast and blur. But all I could see was Arav staring me without doing anything for his defense. It was like he was serving himself as Ryan's personal punching bag.

"Ryan, stop it." My Dad got hold of Ryan from the back and pulled him back. Mom was still hugging me and telling me some words I couldn't understand. But one thing was sure, she was sad about all that happened.

"I shouldn't have let you go on that stupid date! It's all my fault." It was the first sentence that I registered, what my Mom said.

It pulled me out of the trance and I pulled her back to see her face. I wiped the single tear that ran down her face and just shook my head left and right. Telling her that it was not her fault. It can never be her fault..she just wanted me to be happy.

"Leave me dad, I am gonna kill him. How dare he!? Niyu is just 21! For God's sake! she should be concerned about her grades in college, not about some a** like him! It's not her age to get married!" Ryan was fuming! How could he not?!I was his little sister, who he still pampered.

"Enough, Ryan. Handle it maturely." Dad's tone was thick. He was suppressing the anger in him. I could clearly see it in his eyes.

Arav on the other hand looked indifferent. Looking as if he don't care what other people think of him. Still now he was just staring me. Looking in my eyes to find something.

"Maturely? Seriously Dad! I can't do it maturely. I have enough, and if I stay one more minute here, I can't promise that I will able to stay calm. I may probably rip his head out of his neck!" Ryan exploded, not able to digest all the information. He turned and ran towards me. He stopped when he saw me, he closed his eyes tight and than in other second he was into the house. Just a half a minute later, we heard the loud bang of the door- Ryan's bedroom door.

I saw Arav who was still bleeding. Near his jaw it was starting to brusie.

"Let's get inside the house we don't want to make a fuss here." Dad nodded his head and walked away with Mom who still was clutching my hand taking me inside. Arav followed us closing the door after him.

Present

"Explain." Dad demanded.

"How could you do that?" It was from my mom.

"I chose to marry her, cause it was the right decision. And I don't regret it." That was the answer from Arav for all the question asked to him.

He have cleaned his blood with the sleeve of his shirt.

"And Nitya, what about you? Huh? How could you not tell any of us? Not even me, princess." Dad asked me. His eyes were sad. Even he looked angry.

"It's not her fault, it was all me. She didn't knew I was going to marry her, till we were at Temple." Arav said before I could say anything.

"Of course it was your fault," Dad said and moved till he was inch distance with him and asked him, "was it important? Really? Did you did that on purpose, to..to.." I saw Dad's back straighten with the look in Arav's eyes. As if he realised something. I jerked back moved towards me.

"And you couldn't deny to marry him? You could have called me, anyone, we would never let that happen..."

"It was last wish of dadu, Mom. His last wish." I wishpered that last part.

First Arav looked blank, then he was again staring me with questioning look.

It all lot to handle, I was feeling like someone have put up lots of weight on my head. It was hammering against the skull.

"Can we discuss it tomorrow? Niya is tired. She had lots of things in a day." Surprisingly it was from Arav who spoke this.

Mom and Dad gave him a look and then turned to me. Mom kept an assuring hand on Dad's shoulder. Dad sighed and stood up from the sofa.

"Go and sleep Nitya, we will talk afterwards." Mom said and Dad moved to his room.

"Arav, you should probably need a dressing of the wounds. Do it before you sleep or it will cause infection." Mom instructed Arav. She was always a caring lady.

"Its ok Ma, I will do the dressing." I said and she but not after giving a look.

"No, it.." Arav started but I gave him the stern look and he closed his mouth.

I told him to sit on the sofa and got the First-aid kit from the kitchen. I came back and sat beside him. I opened the bottle of savlon to disinfect the area.

"Ow..." Arav jerked when I patted the cotton on the brusie.

"You deserve it, devil." I said and pressed the cotton little more.

"Yeah, I know." He replied.

After a little silence, when the dressing was done, I spoke.

"You know why my family was more hurt? It's because, like every family, my family too wanted to witness their daughter or sister's marriage, arrange her wedding rituals, tease her, and have their movement with her when they knew she would leave them in few days. You stole that movement from them. You stole that happiness from them, and more importantly you stole their trust that they had in their girl. You..." Tears came out if the eyes "you broke their trust in...me." I was suddenly engulfed in a warm pair of hands. I didn't knew I wanted them till he hold me in their soothing me.

"It's not your fault, Niya. I will make everything better. Trust me. I will make everything good." Arav wishpered drawing circle around my back, relaxing me.

"But it was you who messed it all."

I don't know when sleep decided to invade my eyes and I slowly surrendered myself to it.

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