The Binding String

T W E N T Y - O N E

"I'm still not convinced. How can this responsibility appear you big?" She asked in unbelievable voice. "Answer me Raman how this marriage started to appear as burden?" She rose her voice this time, going impatient with his silence.

"Please calm down first and listen me out." He protested seeing her going red with anger.

"And what exactly you want me to listen? You want me to feed another lie just like you did earlier?" She stepped two steps back from him, not allowing him to touch her.

"It's nothing like that. You're reacting unnecessarily." Raman replied nonchalantly leaving the guilt behind, "Why can't you just hear me out?" His pitch rose with anger making him forget that she maybe unaware with his hot temperament.

"That doesn't matter to me anymore. You lied to me, and that's the truth?" She replied trying to wriggle out from his hard grip.

"Just shut up Ishita. You're speaking non stop without paying heed on my words."

"Okay fine then. Bolo. Aisa kya ho gaya tha Raman ki aap apni nayi biwi ko shaadi ke doosre din hi akela chod gaye, woh bhi poore dus dino ke liye." (Yes fine please tell me what exactly happened which made you leave your newly married wife alone for entire ten days.) Ishita matched his pitch this time and stood next to him.

"Are yaar I was scared. Boukhla gaya tha main. Tumhari presence, yeh shaadi, tum mere kamre mein, meri life mein humesha ke liye. I do needed some time to accept this bloody fact. Maine aaj tak kisi ke saath kuch share nahi kiya, not a piece equal to a particle of sand. Nahi tha mere liye easy yaar. Jab boss ne request ki toh mujhe yahi theek laga aur main aa gaya yahan. Aur haan mera kaam doosre din hi khatam ho gaya tha but mujhe nahi aana tha, mujhe yahi theek laga ki main door rahoon." (I was scared Ishita, your presence, this marriage, you being new addition in my life was freaking me out. I needed some time to accept the fact that I'm married. Ishita I never shared anything in my life, not even a piece equal to the particle of sand. I was scared and hence I decided to stay away from you.)  Raman spoke in single go, his voice was rude when he put his point without caring how his words left impact on his new wife.

"Oh really!!!! And you actually kept me there for bloody ten days Raman? Nahi hi karni thi na shaadi phir. Whatever you did was so insensitive and rude Raman." Ishita knew how much hard for her to digest the news, the tears threatened to spill out from her eyes which she never showed him and instead of it yelled on him with pure anger filled voice.

"Kya insensitive insensitive laga rakha hai? Jungle mein nahi padi hui thi tum. Ghar mein thi mere." (Stop repeating same word Ishita. You're behaving like I dumped you somewhere.)

"Main us ghar mein sadiyon se nahi rehti thi Raman. I was new there and I needed you most that time but what you did? You simply ran away from your bloody responsibilities. No wonder you're not less than Appa." (I was not living there since decades. I needed you most that time and you ran away.)
She murmured in low voice staring him with red eyes.

"How can you compare me with your father?"

"I will. You're not less than him. Oh yes he ran away because he was not ready to bear the responsibility of his daughters but see you ran away because you was not ready to welcome your wife, the same woman whom you're dating from past one year." She threw her hand in air making his blood boil. "If you can run away on such trivial matter than I think I should stay prepared for future as well. Who knows you might run away from your responsibilities in future as well." Her sarcasm coated words acted as fuel in the fire, he slammed her body against the wall making her surprise. She tried to push him away but he didn't allowed her leave anywhere instead he trapped his body in between him and wall.