Randhir:
I went to the office and someone knocked on the door.
"Yes, Come in," I said.
Sakshi's father came to meet me.
"Uncle, please come. Take your seat. How are you?" I said.
"I am fine, Randhir. How are you and my daughter, Sakshi?"
I couldn't answer for a minute. I know how is Sakshi and the pain she is facing because of me. However, she deserves it.
"We are fine," I said.
"I don't understand why did you ask me to lie to Sakshi that the shareholders withdrew their shares from the company. Is everything fine between you both?"
"Uncle, now I can't say anything. But I have a reason to request you to lie to her like that. I am sorry for troubling you."
"It's ok, Randhir. I trust you. You won't do anything without a reason and that reason will be good. But you know about our Sakshi. She is innocent. She doesn't know anything. So, she committed many mistakes in the past and hurt you by canceling the marriage. I hope you understand this."
"Don't worry, uncle. I will teach Sakshi everything and soon, she will understand everything," I said.
"In her childhood, she never got love from us. We provided her all the comforts but forgot to provide her our love. Her mom and I were busy in expanding the business.
We thought that Sakshi shouldn't struggle as we struggled financially. But later, we realised that every child needs love and care of their parents than anything else in that tender age.
By the time we realised that, Sakshi started hating us. However, she changed because of you. Today this Sakshi is different from the one whom you saw two years ago.
I am saying all this to you because want you to give one more chance to my daughter. Though you both are hiding it from us, I can understand what's going on between you both. As a father, I am worried about my daughter. I know you love and care for her, but I also know how much you hate her arrogance and recklessness. However, Sakshi changed now, so please don't be harsh to her assuming that she is same as before," Sakshi's dad said.
"Uncle," I said
"Just forgive her once, Randhir."
"Only a few mistakes deserve forgiveness, not all. And I know well what is good for Sakshi. Uncle, I have a meeting. Bye," I said and started to the home. Sakshi opened the door.
"You said that you will come late today," Sakshi said.
"Should I take your permission to come to my home?"
"I am sorry. Do you want coffee or anything?" Sakshi said.
"Give me your mobile," I said.
Sakshi gave her mobile.
"Did you call your dad when I went to the office?"
"No. I didn't call anyone".
I stood up and caught her hand twisting it back.
"Tell me the truth, Sakshi. Your dad came to my office and requested to forgive you. If you didn't say how could he come to know about our relationship?"
Sakshi's eyes filled with tears as I tightened the hold on her hands.
"I.. really don't... know.. anything. please trust me."
"Trust you? Again? In my life, I would never do that mistake again."
"Randhir, if you have doubt in me, then take my mobile. I do not want a mobile. But it's true that I didn't call anyone. Because I have no one who is close to share my problems. It's true that I have no one in my life who loves or cares for me. So why would I share anything with anyone?"
" Yes, you have no who loves or cares for you because of your mentality. However, the only thing you need and you love is money. From when did you start bothering about love and care?"
"From the moment I left you."
I left her and turned her towards me.
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing."
"It's always better to have an open talk between couple than hiding the secrets."
"Sometimes it's better to be silent when no one is interested to listen to us and trust us. I don't have any hopes on our relationship. You married me for revenge. I married you for repentance."
Sakshi said and leaving to her room.
"But I have hope that one day love will replace our motives," I said.
Sakshi stopped listening me.
"Love? Do you still believe in love?"
"I have work. Get me a cup of coffee. Be ready at 7 PM. We are going out for the dinner, but only if you like."
"Ok. I will get coffee and will be ready by 7 PM."
I am still busy with my work. Suddenly I heard someone opening the door of my room. I got irritated as I prefer pin drop of silence when I work. I looked irritatedly at the door and found Sakshi smiling. But as she realised my irritated looks, her smile vanished and fear occupied. I couldn't help as now a days that's the only thing, I find on her face whenever I am with her.
"What?" I said.
She started murmuring something which is not audible to me.
"Say it louder or get out of the room immediately."
"It's 7 PM. You... told.... we will b going for the dinner," Sakshi said.
Just then I realised that I forgot about the program which I had planned. Now I am really tired and have no mood to go out. I know surely it disappoints her but I know I don't care. Actually I do care but I don't want to care.
"I am tired. I have no mood to go out now. Tell the maid to prepare the dinner for us. Now you can go," I said.
As I said these words I can clearly sense her disappointment but she managed to hide it.
"I sent the maids as you planned the dinner outside today, " she said slowly.
"So what should I do? If maids are not there, you go and prepare the dinner. Now just leave," I tried to be harsh but I failed.
She didn't say anything and left from there. After five minutes, she returned with a coffee and kept it on the table.
She went off and the aroma of the coffee made me relaxed. It's not because I love coffee but I agree I love coffee prepared by Sakshi. After all I know she learnt preparing the coffee just for me. This sakshi is very different from the one whom I know before two years.
Now she is so calm but in the past she was very arrogant and rude. I don't like her calmness but at the sametime I don't like the past Sakshi too.
Sometimes, I surprise thinking how I loved her. I loved Sakshi but not liked. Love is something where we love a person how they are and whatever they are. Liking a person is different because we like only good qualities in them. In the present, I don't love or like her. She ruined everything by herself.
Love and trust once lost can't be regained. Even now if I close my eyes, I still remember the past which started with sweetness and ended with unexplainable pain. I remembered my second meeting with Sakshi.
Sakshi was driving her car faster inspite of her friends' request her to drive slowly. She switched on the music system with loud sound. Unfortunately she hit a man.
"Oh God, Sakshi, see what you did. Turn back the car fastly. Otherwise you will be caught."
Sakshi tried to start the car but heard me knocking on the door of her car. She slid the mirror of the car door.
"What man?" Sakshi said.
"Do you think you can escape that easily after doing an accident. Get down." I said.
"Do you know who I am? I am Sakshi Arora. One and only heir of Arora Group of companies. Take this money and let me go."
She threw the money on my face and tried to start the car. I took the keys of the car.
"Hey, give me the keys. Otherwise I will call the police."
"You can call the police and I will call the media to say that the one and heir of Arora Group of companies tried to murder a person".
"I didn't do it wantedly. Ok, Alright. Tell me, how much you need to leave this?"
"Take him to the hospital and pay the charges for his treatment."
"Ok. Get him into car."
I took him to the car. She kept her face disgustingly seeing the man's face and clothes. I saw the aversion in her eyes. However, she joined him in the hospital. She paid the bill and warned me.
"Look, from today your bad days are going to start. How dare you to blackmail me? I will see your end."
"I need to sell this car first. Disgusting people sat in my car. I can't ride it anymore. I don't know from where all this people come," Sakshi said to her friends.
Sakshi called someone and after few minutes another car came for her. She went off in that car.
Sakshi PoV:
Randhir told me to prepare the dinner. I am chopping the vegetables and he came to the kitchen. I don't know why but even his presence makes me senseless and a bit shy. He came to me and stood so close to me. He touched my hands stopping me from cutting the vegetables.
"Leave it. We shall go out for the dinner. I will come within five minutes," He said and went to get ready.
I saw myself once. I am sweating as I did all the cleaning of the dishes till now. I am so tired and I am in a nightwear. I really don't have energy to get ready now. But I can't say no as he said. Because If I say no, I can't imagine his reaction. I slowly went to the room and wore a sari. I am wearing a chain but I am unable to keep its hook. I felt Randhir's fingers on my back helping me to wear the chain.
He turned me and saw once.
"No. Change the dress. Remember, don't wear sarees. I want your every body part to be covered. Wear something else which covers from neck to toe," he ordered and went off.
I wore a dress with full sleeves and which covers back too. I wore sandals with socks as he told me to cover until the toe. He came and checked my dress again making me embarrassed.
"Good. This dress is nice. You should not wear any dress that looks stylish and makes you look beautiful. Just wear a dress covering your whole body. I should also teach you how your hairs should be and which jewelry should you wear. From the next time, if you wear stylish wear and didn't cover your body, I will cover your whole body with the belt marks making you learn how to dress. Now come let's go," Randhir said.