Illusions - Part 14

Three days passed by quickly and Shaina was struggling to find any evidence against Kabir and his uncle. An idea struck her. She would check the grass root of the problem. She travelled to his native which was a small town located at outskirts of Jaipur and heard stories of how his family disowned him when he tried to sell the family house without telling them. His family lost contact with him and no one knew his whereabouts except one of his close friend .

 The friend asked her to meet him few miles away from town. When she arrived at planned destination, he narrated rest of the story for little money. “After that fiasco, Kabir had then joined his uncle who was his mother’s cunning cousin and was conning people for living. I heard he had trapped a rich girl now and  fending himself with her money. But madam, if you don’t mind, can you tell me why are you interested in Kabir’s story?” “ I have paid you the price to tell me his story. Now you have to pay the same price if you want to know why I am interested.”, she said with a smile. He didn’t divulge more and left.

She had recorded his story in the recorder for evidence. As she got inside her car, she cried inconsolably. She didn’t expect everything would tear apart. She remembered the first time she had met him. She was overcoming an emotional turmoil in her life. She had lost her family consisting of her grandparents , parents and her aunt in an accident. She was sole survivor of the family. With her family gone, she felt lonely and nightmares gave her company during the nights . She had friends but no one could help her overcome this void in her life until Kabir arrived.

He bought life back in her. He made her smile and believe in love again. She still had nightmares but he was there to make her feel strong. She was happy to start a new life and have family again. But now she was back to the same place where she was five ago . Despair and loneliness crept her again. She felt her life lost purpose but suddenly she felt anger rushing inside her.  Everything became clear to her. She was going to avenge him for all the pain caused by him.

She wiped away tears and headed back home. When she reached , Kabir was waiting for her. “Where did you go?” , he asked nervously. She didn’t reply. She was angry. “You were missing since two days. You didn’t tell anyone where you were. I was looking for you everywhere.”, he continued. “I am fine. I had gone out for work. I need some rest.”, she said while pretending she was having severe headache. He didn’t bother her with more questions.

She didn’t change her clothes and lay on her cozy bed. She desperately needed sleep. The travel was exhausting both physically and emotionally. She needed to calm down. She didn’t want her husband to know that she knew his hidden secrets. She closed her eyes and drifted to peaceful sleep.

(To be continued)


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