Forbidden Desire, Ritesh Prasad [chrysanthemum read aloud .TXT] 📗

from the bed.

 

“Okay let me quickly finish then. Please tell us the reason for calling off the marriage and then you are free to go.”

 

“I told you before and I don’t find it necessary to repeat the same thing again. It’s over between me and you.”

 

“By this time you must have understood that I know everything. So stop acting smart anymore. Your game is over now”

 

“Rohit I don’t know what you are talking about.”

 

“Enough of your innocence dramas, Sakshi I want you to confess this in front of everyone. That you intentionally ditch me for Vimal.” I said raising my voice.

 

“You are sick Rohit; I have told you thousand times that we are just friend. Doesn’t that get into your head?” She said and stood up to leave.

 

Avani was sitting by her side, she gave me an intense look. I think she was scared that I might take her name, but I didn’t do so. I stood from chair and came near her. There was her late Dad’s photo frame on the table. I look at him and said, “Okay Sakshi so if that’s true, can you vouch the same touching your late Dad’s photo. That you two are not having any affair.” I said coming near her.

 

“Okay, if that makes you believe my words then I am vouching holding my late Dad’s photo frame that there is nothing as such between me and Vimal.” By this time Vimal also entered the room and stood quietly opposite me. Everyone present there was now giving me strenuous look.

 

Aunty said coming forward, “Rohit we had enough of this drama. Now you please leave, I am now assured my daughter is innocent. She can never lie vouching her late Dad’s photo.”

 

“Aunty just a minute, I have a recording. That will clear everyone’s doubt.” I said taking out her cellphone from my pocket.

 

“What kind of recording??? I don’t know about any recording and Rohit give my cellphone back.” She said trying to snatch the cellphone back.

 

I said, “Wait Sakshi just a minute” And played the recording keeping the phone on speaker. She was least aware that there were any such recordings or at least she pretended to do so.

 

“I love you, I love you, I love you!!!!!!!! Vimal’s voice echoed the room and this made everyone attentive. There was pin drop silence and everyone focused on the voice coming from the speaker of the cellphone.

 

“Oh not so fast you idiot, be romantic. Haven’t you seen how they do in movies? Slowly it should melt in my heart like the way butter melts in mouth.” Sakshi’s voice tinkle and everyone recognized it very well.

 

“Ohhh really…..why don’t you teach me then???”

 

“Okay…. Close your eyes first??”

 

“Yeah done…”

 

“Okay …..I LOOOOOOVVVE YOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU…….I LOOOOOOVVVVVEEEEE YOOOOOOOUUUUUUUU, I LOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVE YOUUUUU!!!!!!. See this way. You need some practice.”

 

I was looking at Sakshi….she stood speechless and everyone was glaring at her.

 

“Ohh Vimal…it’s not as simple said and done… now it’s not just about two of us, we are now engaged and marriage has been announced, so you see now it’s about two families. I can’t break this marriage with Rohit so easily as everyone knows about this and might raise question on my character if i leave him this way. I need to have a real genuine reason to make him belief.”

 

I was holding the phone in my hand while everyone present there was listening to the recording were attentively and I could see Sakshi’s face was turning red in embarrassment and while Vimal stood quietly. I played the recording till the end and then turned it off. This was just one recording and there many and some are so explicit that I can’t play in front of everyone. There are numerous messages that you both shared. Do you still have anything to say after this? I said while still holding her cellphone in my hand.

 

Sakshi just stood mute in front of me. There was a complete silence in the room. I was the only one who was speaking.

 

“Sakshi why the hell you did this to me??? If you didn’t want to continue this relation you could have simply confronted me with this. Yes I might had screamed at you, would had feel bitter from inside after knowing your affair with Vimal but would had surely appreciated your honesty, if you would have come to me on your own. You know me very well I can’t say no to you for anything, I would have definitely let you go free this time as well. The moments we shared together for the last four and half years were enough for me to sustain my life. This recording was of May 2010 you broke with me on 8th August. In between we met couple of times and I asked you thousand times, are you having affair with anyone??? You always denied my allegation. See what I found today that you were double crossing me. Sakshi you doomed our divine love; believe me I never wanted to end our relation in such a bad note. Love is a beautiful relation that is based on trust and respect. But sorry to say neither you are trustworthy nor you deserve any respect.” I screamed and everyone was staring at Sakshi now.

 

“Love is a beautiful relationship based on mutual admiration and respect but today I am sorry to say that trusting you was the blunder of my life. I don’t know whether I would be able to trust any girl 100 % in near future after this incident. Though I know all girls are not same but still the fear will always remained buried deep in my heart forever and ever. I had so much faith in you, I believe you more than myself. How many times I have to prove this?? ? Do you remember the cut mark in finger from our last fight??” I said her showing my finger. “It will never fade and it will keep me reminding me of the relationship that we shared, my pure love and your bitter betrayal.” I stopped and tears started rolling from eyes.

 

“Rohit I had enough of your diction… Now just leave. It’s my life and I will lead it my way. It’s none of your business neither I am anymore answerable to you.” She yelled at me while getting from the bed.

 

I threw her cellphone on the bed which I was holding in my hand went two steps forward near her and there was a sound “Thhhhhhhhhaasssssssssshhhhhh” a tight slap on her face.

 

“Yes you are answerable to me got damn it!!!!!! Because we were ritually married. Do I need to remind you that as well? God is watching everything from above and one day you need to answer him as well.”

 

Her face had swollen red and there was mark of fingers on her cheeks. Everyone present there was shocked with my unexpected aggression.

 

“How dare you slap her in front of me??? Vimal came thumping from the middle and pushed me and was about raise a blow on me but was intervened my Nikhil and Sanjeev.

 

“Who the hell are you to charge me??? A paramour of my fiancé!!!! Listen you both I may be out of your life but will still remain with you too forever, in your mind, whenever there will be any conflict between you two I would be there in your arguments. You both will have to pay for this…Take my words.” I shouted trying to get close to both of them but was pushed by Sanjeev.

 

Aunty started screaming and there was complete chaos. Nikhil and Avani hold me and brought me to another room.

 

Avani tried to control me and said, “You shouldn’t have done that in front of everyone; this has tensed the environment anything can happen.”

 

She started crying, “Rohit Da you please leave immediately.”

 

“Why the hell should I leave?? You know everything still you are blaming me. See how shameless she has become, after ruining my life still her tone is loud...she got what she deserved”   I shouted pushing Avani.

 

“No I am not blaming you… forget now, everyone knows the truth. You have proved your innocence. Still I felt you shouldn’t have slapped her publicly.”

 

I just kept quiet and sat on the sofa,

 

“Rohit Da please get out from here quickly before situation turns turbulent. Please I beg you,,,Goooooooooo” She said and literally pushed me outside.

 

In the meantime Sanjeev came out grabbed me and took me with him outside. I could hear the sound coming from her flat while I was getting out.

 

Both Nikhil and Sanjeev sat on the sides while me taking the middle seat me in the auto and we came to Sanjeev’s place.

 

“What a fuck, I know she cheated on you and you are disturbed badly. But why the hell you slapped her in front of everyone????” He shouted at me.

 

I just kept mute and he grabbed me by my arms. “Rohit you shouldn’t have done that…. I know you were prompt with her provocation still what you did was unacceptable.”

 

Tears started rolling from my eyes and I said “Yes I shouldn’t have done that. I had just gone there to get her confessed that she betrayed me. But believe me Sanjeev I am really feeling guilty for my act. Her reply provoked me and I lost control over my anger.”

 

“I know… but will they understand that. Aunty is very upset with your behavior so is Mahesh Uncle and Raju.”

 

“Yeah it’s true I shouldn’t have done that. I had promised Sakshi that I will never hurt her no matter what happens and I today I broke my own promise. So what is the difference between me and her? Let’s go back. I am the culprit of Aunty and Raju. I deserve a punishment.” I said getting up.

 

“Are you crazy??? Sit down. The situation there is much tensed. Somehow I tried to calm them all. Later on when things cools down speak with Aunty and confess you are guilty for what you did, but not now.” He said sitting by my side.

 

I was sitting on the sofa completely numb… My world had shattered; I had never in my wildest dream expected my relationship would come to an end with such disaster.

I didn’t feel like living anymore. I told Sanjeev I am going home. I need some rest I haven’t slept last night.

 

“Shall I come with you??” He said

 

“No I will be fine. You just take care of Sakshi’s family. Whatever happened, it was just between two of us. I am sorry if this has soured your relation with them.” I apologize holding his arms.

 

“No its fine, you don’t worry I will handle this. I will go to their place in the evening and give you the update.”

 

I didn’t say anything and left his place quietly; Nikhil accompanied me till half way and returned to hostel.

 

I reached my flat and opened the door. I closed all the windows and the room was in complete darkness. I got into bed and tried to sleep but unfortunately I couldn’t and just keep tossing on bed. Later in the evening, I called Avani to know about the situation there. She said it’s fine, I don’t need to worry but Aunty is really upset with what I did.

 

“I will talk to her and seek apology, I admit my reaction was not justified and I am repenting it deeply, I know whatever I did is unpardonable.” I said with heavy voice.

 

“No Rohit Da, you did the right thing. In fact she deserved much more than this, I think one slap was not enough. After you left, Aunty had word with her and she denied all the allegations, she made her own story that the recording was all about she joking with Vimal which you misinterpreted. There was not a single sign of remorse in her face then why the hell are you regretting so much?” She vented.

 

“I know Avani but I am more concerned about Aunty. She must have felt very bad, she used to adore me so much