My loveless marriage

Part 39

"Right... If a womanizer like you can know love then I think even someone like me knows love! And in any case, I am not keeping Abhi hanging! I've told him right at the beginning that I..." I trailed off as yet again Rohan cut me in.

"I'm not a womanizer!! And you're not keeping Abhi hanging? Really? So why did you get married to him? For money? Or.." his voice trailed off as my hand moved automatically, only to land right across his cheek.

"I am not as cheep as you are Mr. Kapoor!! I have my reasons... Which I don't have to explain to someone like you! What do you know about love? For you everything is just physical!! You change girls quicker than one changes clothes!! And you're here lecturing me about love? Pehle khud ka naav dekho kaha p cheed hai, phir Dusron k naav k cheed k baarein mein baat karo!" I hissed, turning to leave.

But a tug at my hand made me freeze on the spot, and the next moment, I was being turned, to face Rohan, his hand still clutching my arm rather painfully.

"Just because I'm nice to all the girls doesn't mean I'm a flirt! I've been in love Naina... And I've been heartbroken... I've worn my heart on my sleeve and loved without a care in the world!! But how would someone like you understand the plight of another person? You left Anand and now you're gonna do the same to Abhi aren't you?" He hissed, his eyes glistening with tears.

Blood froze the moment he mentioned Anand - how does he know?

"How do you.." I trailed off, choking at the memory of the man I love.

"I know everything!! I swear I'll kill you with mine own bare hands if it comes to it but you're not ruining Abhi!! You all Raichands are the same... Bloody fucking useless... All you know is to use a person and then throw them away like trash! " He hissed, letting go off of me, only to slump down on the sofa, tears streaming down his face.

"First Anand, and then me, and then some few guys back in college right... And now Abhi?" He choked.

" What?" I froze, my tears again getting the better off of me at the mention of Anand.

"Your grandfather... He calls Shruthi a slut right? You really want me to believe that he'll not mentally torture her? " He choked, burying his face in his hands.

Hein? What happened?

"What?! No he.. " I trailed off, wanting to lie.

"I know the mentality of your grandfather Naina... I'm sure he's called her a slut and .. culture-less and characterless woman... " He choked, making me walk to him on unsteady feet.

"But screw what he thinks!! Your brother... You say he loves my Shruthi... But your whole family... They hate her... How am I to just believe that they won't poison her food or kill her in her sleep?" He choked, looking at me with bloodshot eyes, tears streaming down his face.

"No!! Nobody's doing anything like that!!" I said quickly, sitting next to him on the sofa and patting his back.

But before I knew it, he'd thrown his arms around me and pulled me into a hug as he sobbed!!

"She's the only person who hasn't judged me!! I've sat and listened to her woes of how and how many times your brother has broken her heart! I've seen her struggling through life and trying but failing to move on from Kunal!! She loves him a lot Naina! But your family... If they insult her today.... Or any other day.. " He trailed off, choking again.

"Shush now!" I sighed, patting his back, as he sobbed again.

"I swear... I'm gonna slay them all if they hurt her!" he choked, breaking from the hug to... glare at me.