Failing to Prove the Truth

Khushi's POV:

I slept, and at midnight, I felt someone touching my burnt palm. I opened my eyes slowly and saw Shajan applying ointment to my hand. I closed my eyes and Shajan kissed me on the forehead. Then, he slept on the bed.

Shajan, I know you love me a lot. Seeing my tears, you became restless and injured your hand. If your love is coupled with a bit of trust in me, we both can live happily. But you never listen to me and understands me. I love you and only you, until my last breath. I will never leave you.

In the morning, I was in deep sleep and someone threw water at my face. Assuming it as my sisters because of sleep, I woke up yelling at them.

"Hey are you mad?" I said and saw Shajan in front of me.

"What did you say?" Shajan said seriously.

"I am sorry. I forgot...I mean I thought that it was my sister who threw water at me. They used to play with me like this," I said.

Shajan caught my hairs and made me to stand.

"Don’t you know how to talk with your husband? oh, you forgot that you are with your husband. Don’t worry. I will teach you how to respect, talk and behave with me without forgetting me even in your dreams."

Saying this he threw me on the bed. While having the food, Shajan caught my hand and saw the injury.

"I want to tell you something."

"Ok, but please have your breakfast."

"Khushi, I want to give you a chance to escape. I will leave you. Go to your parents, Abhi or anywhere. I won’t interfere in your life anymore.

But the only condition is you will not be allowed to enter into my house or life again. Staying here and failing to prove your innocence makes your life horrible. Tell me your decision," Shajan said.

"I want to keep my promise of never leaving you. I won’t leave you," I said.

"Don’t you want to get rid of me? It's better to leave now otherwise you will be punished for your every small mistake of Think again."

"I love you. Staying away from you will be more painful than your words and torture."

"You are saved by saying that you won’t leave this house. Otherwise you would have seen the hell in my hands. Don't dare even to think of escaping from here. Remember that the lives of your family are in my hands," Shajan said.

While we were talking, Abhi came to our house.

"Shajan, I want to talk to you," Abhi said.

"Do you have anything to do here such as seducing or flirting him? Go inside," Shajan shouted at me and I went from there immediately.

"What made you to come here?" Shajan said to Abhi.

"I am getting married. I came here to invite both of my friends for the wedding," Abhi said.

Abhi handed an invitation card to Shajan and he asked Abhi to come in.

"Khushi, bring two cups of coffee immediately," Shajan said and I gave coffee to both of them. Abhi saw my injured hand.

"What happened to your hand?" Abhi said.

"It's just a small punishment for hiding the things from me. She deserves more than that and I am sure here after, definitely, she will learn to obey me and not to hide anything from me. Leave it and tell me who is the bride."

"Varsha, Khushi’s sister."

I felt happy to know that.

"Can’t you go from here?" Shajan said and I went to the kitchen.

"Shajan, I am getting married now. Please, don’t suffer Khushi. She loves you a lot," Abhi said.

"That's why she hid her affair with you from me, isn't it?" Shajan said.

"What are you talking? We don’t have such relationship between us."

"Then why did the police arrest you both?"

"It's a trap, Shajan."

"If it is a trap, then why did she hide it from me?"

"No. She thought to say that to you. But it's my fault to stop her. I thought you may misunderstand us, so I told her not to tell that to you. Shajan, please don’t hurt her."

"If you have completed the work of inviting us, just leave immediately, " Shajan said and Abhi tried to convince him, but of no use. Abhi left from our house.

"Khushi," Shajan said and I went to him. Shajan caught my lips tightly and pinned me to the wall.

"Why did you hide it from me? Because of Abhi? So you respect him more than me. Your love for him is more than the fear you have for me."

"It's not like that. But I am sorry," I said, holding in my tears.

"I will never forgive you, Khushi."

Saying this he brought me out of the house.

"Stand on this stone in the Sun, baby. Don’t come in until I permit you. You will have fun," Shajan said and until the Sunset, Shajan didn’t allow me into the house. My legs were burnt because of the Sun. But I have no option but to obey his order. After the Sunset, I went inside the house and sat on the sofa with tiredness.

"Who permitted you to sit? Go and prepare dinner for me."

I was unable to walk properly. Shajan was not in a condition to observe this. I slowly went to the kitchen and prepared dinner for him. I served food for him and by that time, Shajan’s temper was lessened.

"Did you have anything from the morning?" Shajan said.

"No," I said.

"Have it now," Shajan said.

"I will have later."

"Did I ask your opinion? I just ordered you to have food right now."

I had my dinner and walking on the stairs to reach room. Shajan observed that I was unable to walk.

"What happen to your legs?"

"Noth—" I was about to say, but Shajan lifted me in his arms and dropped me on the bed in my room. He saw my feet wounded and legs got swelled. Shajan brought the ointment and gave it to me.

"Apply this to your feet," Shajan said.

"You love to see me in pain. So I can bear this for your happiness," Khushi said.

I slept calmly and Shajan applied it on her hand and feet.

"No need to act as if you are asleep. Get up and take this tablet."

I took the tablets.

"Tomorrow we will go out. Tell me where we should go to prove the truth," Shajan said.

In the next morning, Shajan took Khushi to the hotel Vema. I asked the manager to show me the CCTV footage of the day that incident was happened. On my request, the manager gave it to me. We played the CD. It showed that only Abhi and Khushi going into the room, but not minister’s son. Shajan looked at her seriously. Shajan took the CD and held my hand tightly, bringing me to the home.

"Shajan, please believe me," Khushi said.

"Tell me how to trust you even after watching that video? Are you going to say it's tampered now?"

"Trust is based on love. Things that can’t be seen by eyes can be felt through the heart. You can never understand that. Because possessiveness and mistrust dominated your love for me. In our college days, I loved you but refused just to change you.

After that Abhi and I searched a lot for you. But we didn’t find you. You don't even know all this. It's ok. Now I am really helpless. I can’t prove the truth to you. You can do whatever you want.

I am ready to face any punishment for loving you immensely who doesn't trust me. I will be staying in the maid’s room as you said."

Saying this, I left to the maid's room and Shajan came to me. He brought me to our room again.

"Tell me what happened exactly on that day. Who trapped you and why? Don’t hide anything."

I told everything to him.

"I will help you to find out the truth. But if it's a lie, you can’t stay with me anymore."

I hugged Shajan.

"I can’t leave you. I will bear anything to live with you," I said.

"But I can’t be silent seeing my wife taking the blame on her character when she didn’t do anything. At the same time, I can’t forgive her if she lies to me."

Shajan left to his office taking the CD from me.