Arjun came home disheartened, with the anger building inside him, he smashed everything injuring himself. When Akshara left she took his peace as well he understood that very late.

Exhaling,he took his phone from his pocket and dialled the contact of only one person in this world who can help him right now.

" When are you coming home?"

His mother inquired disappointed.

"Soon.With Akshara"

"Will she come?"

"She will Maa. she is just adamant not to give me a chance. I can't take it anymore Maa."

He cried and the old woman couldn't do anything.

She knew her son was wrong.

He decided to give her space and time. He would go to any extend to get her back, he decided.

Arjun still remembers the day, when she left him. Wiping his eyes, he sat on the same space where she used to sit.

Akshara gazed at her phone which is ringing continuously , it was Arjun's mother who calls her every week to know about her well being and health.

"Hello ma ,how are you ?"

"I am good beta. How are you? Have you been taking food and medicine on time?"

Chuckling at his mother's non stop questions, she replied

"Yes ma, I have been. Is Papa home yet?"

" Where does this old man comes from early beta these days?"

"Why? What happened? Is everything okay?"

" He says I am boring."

With lots of smile and laughing the call continued. Neither of them spoke about the man in concern.

Arjun's mother , Yashoda Singhania was the first person who understood Akshara, who convinced her to take medical help.

She was great for those people in her life who didn't let her succumb into the darkness and loneliness.

She still remembers the day when she confronted him

" You are early today?"

Sarcasm clearly eviden in her tone.

" You didn't sleep yet? "

"Why?Were you waiting for me to sleep so that you can come home? "

Shaking his head ,he tried to walk past her when she grabbed his hand.

" Leave my hand , Akshara."

"Not until you answer my questions."

" It's late . I want to rest I am tired."

"I don't care I want answers."

Jerking her hands off, he walked into the room.

"Is it because of some other girl?"

"Nonsense."

" Then answer me Arjun . You have been ignoring me."

" I am not...."

" No , you are. you don't even talk to me. Did I do something wrong? I expect you too also put some efforts.... "

"JUST SHUT UP "

She stood shocked seeing him in anger.

" What is with all of you? Expectations. Dammit. I am done. I'm actually done."

" Arjun listen."

" No you listen. I am done acting. I cannot, not anymore."

"What are you......"

" Just shut up and listen. I was forced to marry okay. My parents blackmailed me into. I don't want this. I don't want you."

" WHAT?"

" Let's get separated. Divorce is the only one solution .I cannot just continue this forever, this acting ,the pretense of everything is okay. Dammit. "

" Arjun what are you saying? We can...... "

"We can't .Akshara, we cannot please I am losing my patience. I don't love you. I just can't , let's get over with this. I don't actually want to see you ever again .Go from here please. Just get lost ."

"Arjun"

she held his forearm but he jerked off her hands and dashed out of the home .

All those three months after marriage, she was isolated and with him saying all these things affected her worse.

Packing the bag, she waited for him to come home.

Early morning when he came , she thrusted a key in is hand and without saying anything she left.

Going back to her home, she wished everything to be a dream but that wasn't.

A week later she received the divorce papers, she had no tears left in her by then.

Signing them ,she gave it her father who stoodn incapable of doing anything.

Akshara was not physically abused or harmed but she was mentally exhausted. She was an introvert and turned more into silence. She found peace in darkness and silence.

Not every marriages are mean to be forever........

Alas forever is a myth.

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Arjun didn't wait much to send the divorce notice , even after this, his heart wasn't at peace.

His whole family turned against him. His cheeks still hurts after his father slapped him really hard when he told about his decision to get separated from Akshara.

If Akshara was going through worse then Arjun's miseries weren't good too.

Seeing Akshara on the day of first hearing broke something in him, he felt like someone poured hot cup of coffee on him.

When they were given advises to reconcile, they both outrightly denied and got a date of last and final hearing.

He marched out of the court to see an emotionally drained Akshara being helped by your father to their car.

That one scene shook him to the core. He remembered the bride's farewell day when she was escorted by her dad to his car.

He stood there like he saw a ghost. He couldn't function after that one incident, he felt like he destroyed her , he felt like a culprit.

The way when she gave him a painful smile after signing the paper and her leaning against the pillar, her father wrapping his arm around to give the worn out girl some strength and especially her eyes that held a lot of love for him even after all this, knocked the air out of his lungs.

He couldn't meet his own eyes , he was having second thoughts and he was clueless of what to do next . He neither had anyone to help him nor stand by him.

Next day when he reached his office, there was some rumors about some employees been sent to overseas ,he decided to have a word with this senior.

And that's how, he instead of his collegue decided to go to Abu Dhabi to avoid all the situations caused by him.

He left the country within 2 days and only let his family know that on the day of the final hearing .

When he took the flight he vowed to himself that he will come to apologize to her.

He was a coward.

Closing the door, he didn't think of cleaning the mess created by smashing everything.

In Abu Dhabi , a collegue helped him to recover from his commitment phobia. Yes he had commitment phobia and he was scared ,even he didn't know why .

Akshara was breaking the walls he created and that was the reason he was staying away from her, he was scared to love her, even he was falling for her and he controlled himself a lot around her .

He was scared of falling in love and that's the reason he wanted to go away from her.

John, he collegue enrolled him into a therapy session since John's wife was a life coach.

That's how we gained the confidence to face her, love her and value her.

Alas he was late. Or was he?