Arjun's pov

I dropped my body on to the couch, this house feels so cold without her

Another ten days passed without seeing her, fifteen days since I have last talked to her properly

Daily before going to hospital and after returning from hospital I go to her parents house to see or at least get a glimpse of her but every time I am getting the same answer from my mother in law

She is not ready yet arjun

She barely talks to us arjun

I don't know why she is avoiding me? only me?

She is talking to all our family members, our parents their family but me

Why me?

What did I do to be get punished like this? Does she not know how much it hurts me?

I tried video calling her, messaging her, and a normal call but all in vain, she responded to none

I can't live like this anymore, without my love, I didn't even happen to say her those three precious words.

I regret my decision of not confessing het that day

I should have confessed her!

I couldn't eat, couldn't drink and surviving became a very big task for me without her beside me.

Every morsel i take is only for the sake of energy so that I can go wait for her daily in their living room with hope.

At first I thought she needs time, then she started light conversations with other people but  me

It's became my daily job to wait for her in their living room

Asha always gives me those pitiful looks whenever I was there drinking water to contain my anxiety

Something is wrong I know it's for sure and what was it? I wanna know, I wanna hear her, only from her

Lately I was staying at mansion with my parents
I hardly live there though,I usually return our home in the evening and go to mansion around two in the morning

Every day I am struggling to concentrate on work, I find it very hard to work knowing my love is not speaking to me anymore ,I feel unworthy without her. My soul feels alone.

Our home held so many memories of her, only this place gives me peace, only it relives my mental stress

I cried many times here
The more I stay here the more I miss her but I don't wanna leave this place where I can cherish our memories again through objects

Our laughs on sofa while watching TV

Our sneaky kisses in kitchen while cooking

Our yoga sessions on balcony

Her cosmetics near vanity

Our intimate showers

Our passionate nights

Our crazy talks on road

Every thing hurts
my heart hurts
So damn bad

Suddenly I started crying in agony

No one but my ishitha can relive this pain
my baby
my love

What is happening to us ishitha? Are we parting ways?
How much time still you need?
I want you back.

I cried till I start coughing

Today,I won't sleep without talking to her. With new found determination I took car keys to reach my inlaws house, yes that's not her home, I am her home and she is my home.

I knocked on the main door unlike every day a maid opened the door

"Sir all family members went to attend a marriage
function"
She said bowing to me

"Where is ishitha?" I questioned the already shivering girl in. fear

"In her room sir" Her voice is so low that I have to concentrate to hear her properly

Finally fate is working on my side

I walked upstairs to her room

The door is ajar

I peek inside and saw ishitha sitting on bed ,her beautiful sight skipped my heat beat.I grinned sheepishly feeling like a teen.

But the smile ceased seeing my cousin rohan sitting before her in a love seat

What the fuck?

she has time for him and not for me? I thought of barging  in but stopped hearing their running conversation

"So you are not talking to him?" Rohan asked

"Yes" Her voice is sweet,like always

If it was some other people i would have left the place, but it's my wife ,it's not a fault to Eavesdrop right? So I stayed to the wall not to get caught.

"How is your hand? " Rohan asked, the emotion in his voice is so different.

"Better" Her voice held annoyance
I felt relived for no reason

Why are  you stressing yourself to talk to him darling? Ask him to fuck off.

"Are you never gonna talk to him?" What the fuck is his problem though

"It's none of your concern" That's my baby, I would have kissed you if am there with you

"Yes it's my concern to take care of the love of my life" Mu posture broke  and something dropped in my stomach

"Don't talk mince" I can hear her scoff

"Why are you wasting time with him ishu, I will take good care of you. All he thinks about is work" Then i heard a big slap sound

Take that asshole

"Get out" Ishitha barked

"No I wanna know what is it in him that I lack?" I gulped

"He is selfless, caring, loving unlike you, he won't suffocate me like you do always" I smiled through tears

"And moreover I fucking love him and thats enough" I placed a hand to my mouth to stop the sobbing

"And more importantly I never liked you let alone love?" She let out a dry chuckle

"Me and you?  in your imaginations" Her voice is dripping venom

Take that backstabber

"He is no good for you ishu" Rohan cried

"Why ?"    Yes why?

"He can't love people he is a weir...... " Slap, "he.." another and "will...." another

"Scram before I kill you Rohan" She shouted

"One day you will realise it"

Saying this Rohan walked out but stopped seeing me attached to the wall like a lizard

"You don't deserve her" Rohan whispered and left

I am still shaking with anxiety hearing my wife's words

She loves me that much?

God how lucky I am to be her husband!

I turned and returned mansion

I will wait for you darling, until you are ready to talk to me

Today all my fears evaporated listening to her confessions,never imagined ishitha defend me like that, in a wild way

You are her husband fucker!
My subconscious mocked

"Arjun? " I saw mom in living room watching news on tv

"Yes mom? "

"You are early"

"Yes"

I nodded, her eyes watered

"What happened?" I cupped her face

"It's been many days since you smiled" I pulled her to my chest, in my chaotic life I totally forgot about mom and dad

"Sorry mom I have been irresponsible lately"

"I can understand" She smiled through tears, her wrinkles are so evident, and I know the reason

"Don't worry mom soon your ishu will come home" I kissed her forehead

"She talked with you?"  Her eyes are shining and I feel very sad to give a negative answer

"Not yet, let her rest for some more time" With a head nod we walked into kitchen

"Where is dad? "

"Taking a bath"

After ten minutes dad too returned from bath and we three had dinner with little chit chat, it happens very rare, me returning mansion early.

The bed feels too big and cold without her in my arms

I am wide awake on bed, falling asleep is a hardest part of my life ever since that incident after ishitha sleep came automatically, now in her absence I can't sleep for at least three hours even after overworking compared to last few years

I opened my phone gallery to admire her pictures sent by ashaa,they were all clicked discreetly, at least I can see her like this,now she is looking good and healthy .

She is looking damn cute, she has grown some cheeks not body though anyway she is my beautiful queen.

Sometimes I wonder what would I be doing if I didn't accept her that day, I am sure  I would be struggling with a rich brat. The thought made me throw up, me with another girl? eww, ishitha will kill me if she came to know what I am thinking. Damn her name is enough to make me smile like a clown, I am missing her so much.

When will you come back to me baby? With that thought in my mind I fall into another hard sleep

Next day morning I woke up around four as usual to go on a run

I got ready to leave for hospital amidst I got a call while eating breakfast, the most awaited call

"Yes? "

"Sir the work you asked for is ready"

"Okay thank you I am coming"

Cause of work I didn't happen to go to my inlaws house this morning, with the thought of going evening
I go on with my work

Around ten I returned our home for some peace, I still have so much work to do ,and just like every other day she is not ready to meet me yet.
Nonetheless I need to talk to her about my visit to south Korea to meet a famous ayurvedic doctor in seoul. I hope she allows me this time, I dropped my head  on one corner of sofa and pulled my legs near to my chest, I gripped a pillow tightly to my chest to feel warmth in this cold house.

Our home door opened with a jerk, I pushed myself up from couch to see ishaan marching my way angrily, he didn't let me get up from the couch but made me fall on to floor by giving me a good punch on my jaw

"What the fuck ishan?" He pulled me up by my collar

"What did you do to my 
Sister?" He shouted on my face

"Even I don't know man, you are insane" I hissed touching my swollen jaw,this fucker hit me hard

We both fell into silence, sitting on couch side by side after some time

"I can't see her like that" He mumbled

"Me either" I huffed looking up at the cealing

"How are you?"

"Devastated,feels like dying without her by my side" I answered

"Wanna hear her voice?" He asked looking my way, I nodded

"Yes ishan?" Her voice came from the device, damn these tears.

"I am at the bar" He said

"You want me to call asha?" She used to tease me too on every little matter, my sunshine.

"Listen looser, I saw your husband here"

"The fuck?" I smiled

"Indeed fuck and a whore is trying to take advantage of his drunken state"

"He is drunk?" It won't be a surprise if we turn deaf cause of her loud voice

"Of course, why do you think he is at bar? "

"Take him home ishan" Her voice turned twice low

"Not gonna happen, I came to celebrate,I won't babysit your  husband"

"Please ishan" Her voice turned hoarse, her breathing picked up

"Why do you care though you are not seeing him right? "

"Cause I love him" She started sobbing and he ended the call

"Want some beer?" I didn't observe him bringing anything, they say alcohol is best medicine to numb pain in heart and I think I should take the offer

Before I can empty a half glass he was done with three bottle and is looking lost

"Don't worry baby she will come back to you" Saying this he went to have one more

"I hope" I emptied that bitter tasting liquor into my throat, it is burning my insides

"I several times insisted her to not marry you" His half body on couch while other half on me

"What did she said?" I find my voice sloppy

"She said that she felt the sparks between you two" He sighed

"She did?" I smiled at him

"Don't break her heart" I nodded

"What about rohan?" I asked after some time

"What about him?" He asked confused

"Do they have a past? "

"They are good friends,rohan did have feeling for her though"

"Then? "

"He tried so many times for her attention" He chuckled "poor boy got heart broken when ishu got hots for you" I smiled or more like smirked

She is mine forever and ever

I didn't remember what happened next

"My head"

"Take it" Ishan shoved a pill and glass of lemon water into my hand

"Come let's go"

"Where?" I asked, I still feel sleepy and my brain hurts so bad

"To have break fast at you inlaws house"  And so we left after an hour

By the time we reached every one is leaving from the dining table

"Where is ishitha?" I asked

"In her room" My mother in law replied

"Did she had food?" Ishan asked

"Said not hungry" My father in law said in a defeated voice

"Give me food I will go talk to her"

"No it....... " My father in law started but was stopped by my mother in law

"Let them talk, they are husband and wife after all"
He nodded and a plate is forwarded into my hand

I walked upstairs, I am feeling nervous,so damn nervous

I knocked on her room door

"Come in" Came her soft but low voice

With a smile I opened door

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