Rajveer

He had heard her silently crying whole night. He in heat of the moment had forgotten to shut the door but later never tried to get up and block that noise. Perhaps he wanted to see how much she could fake. But he had never expected her to cry almost whole night. But again she always surprised him. Those faint hiccups stooped when he himself fell into nap. He slept barely for one or one and half hour when the alarm went off. He had to get up and curse KMA' so early schedule.

Again bathroom door was closed. But today he didnt show agitation neither began to beat the door. He was standing there silently. He knocked lightly and waited for the gate to be opened. When the door was not opened even after five minutes, he knocked loudly. But no response. He again knocked but the same response. Ear deafening silence! He got scared little bit.

She would be stained but she was his responsibility until she was out of his life. If something happened to her, what'd he tell Naveen?

He called out...

'Naina....Open the damn door! Stop this drama. Open the door.....Damn it. Agar panch seconds ke andar You dont open the door, I'll break it! Me tod dunga ye darwaja.....and after that you know whatever happenes will be your responsibility. Nainaaa....darwaja kholo. Its fifteen past three. Kya ho rha he andar? Stop your damn business and let me in. I am in hurry. Open the door. You insane woman!'

Neither reply came nor she. So he had only one option...To break open the door. So he did.

But what he saw inside was nothing he had been imagining. His heart almost jumped out of his ribcage in sheer horror.

She was lying flat but the beautiful gown was torn from her body. Not completely torn. It was still on her body but in shreds. Her head was turned to other side and he could clearly see scratches on her neck. Gown was almost torn so was her skin at places. There were several small injuries. He rushed to her.

'Damn it! What the hell she did? Naveen'll kill me if he comes to know about it. Open you eyes. My life has become just a mess after this so called marriage. Now look at this new mess she has created. She has injured herself to show how innocent she was. All mistakes and guilt were mine. Ohh come on. Stop faking unconsciousness.'

He patted her cheek. He felt a jolt of something like mixture of disgust and surprise running through his veins. Though surprise came first. He shook her but she never budged.

She was unconscious!.....for real....

He needed a doctor and shal was not an option for miles. If shal even sees him with her in this state, she'll turn his world upside down with her questions. A storm in his life, she can bring. Thank you shal. Tornado was not needed at all.

He rushed out and searched for her trolley.. Damn this woman! She had not even placed her clothes in his cupboard.

You had denied yourself!

Okk...But she could've neglected him. He stopped thinking of his actions which now caused him trouble in searching for clothes so that he could change her shattered ones. He after much trouble found her trolley behind couch. What a sneaky place! As if someone was gonna steal her precious clothes. He in hurry pulled out the first one that met with his hands inside of trolley.

He rushed back to her and scooped her in his arms. When he was carrying her to his bedroom, he saw her head injured. Did she fall in bathroom while shedding her tears? His mind almost shrieked with pain. He couldn't take all this in. First she made him believe she was what he had thought of her...a slut! And then she herself on this revelation cried her heart out and messed up her state. More like injured herself at places. He placed her at bed smoothly with care. Then he searched for first aid box. For his good time, it was at the right place. It like previous time didnt juggled up its place.

He removed her gown. She was half naked infront of him.

So what? Her truth had been naked to him already. Body doesn't matter now. Moreover he had a right. She is his damn wife. Its his right to see her in this state....nobody else.

He dipped the cotton in detol and began cleaning her Wounds. Her head first. Injury was not severe. It was just a little scratch. And then her neck, her chest and abdomen. Scratches were everywhere except her hands. Legs too had signs of mutilation. Did she do all this to herself?

How could she? Is she insane? Some kind of maniac who harms herself because she finds herself guilty?

First slut and now this kind. Self-harming-maniac! What a wife he got for being a good loyal friend!

After cleaning all wounds he began to dab antiseptic on them. Soon he ran out of band-aids and cotton. This woman had scratched herself like a wild cat.

But what to do for cotton? Shal'd never give him anything right now not before showering her infinite many questions!

But he needed cotton and band-aids real soon otherwise who knows what she'd do if she woke up!

He opened the main door and stealthily went out. Corridor was empty hence he could make it to infirmary soon. But shal had locked it.

Time to show your skills...

He unlocked the door with the pin he had carried for security and went in. He picked up what he needed and in advance amount.then he went out. Shutting the door and never locking it.

When he returned to his room, she was still same. Lying unconscious not to forget half naked. He used tha band-aids and soon her whole body was full of band-aids. She barely needed clothes but still a half naked woman in his bedroom didnt sound good whether it be his wife. He somehow managed to make her wear the items he had brought in hurry.

A crop top and shorts.

So legs were on full show so were band-aids. He thought for a second. Should he again go to find her trolley and make her wear a jeans?

Let it be. He covered her with duvet and went out to get fresh.

In bathroom, he searched for the object she used to scratch herself. But found nothing. Did she use her nails? But he never saw them. Let it be. He was already one hour late just because of this drama. Nair was going to lecture him for getting late and today he had to listen it because he was going to have no other option except it.

He turned the nob and let the water flow. His whole body drenched so did his mind with her thoughts.

Why she hurt herself?

Were those talks this much unbearable and disturbing that she did this to her body?

But what about her own truth!

She had withdrawn from testimony. It only meant one thing...

She was a slut....a woman who was not abstinent of sleeping around for money. A woman who has her own pimp and both had this business where they were earning money via her body and skills in bed.

His care and sympathy both washed off the moment he turned off the shower. She was full on acting. She was camouflaged. She was not what she wanted to show herself...

Her place was lower than he had imagined her to be.

And he had to be all merciful and human with her!

He in anger kicked the bathroom door only to hurt his own toe. Damn! Damn! Damn!

Soon he got ready and left for assembly.

Fortunately Nair too was late and Raj couldn't use this opportunity to let Nair taste his own medicine. He was occupied somewhere else.

Whole day he was so involved in his own thoughts he forgot to have lunch. In classes he barely could concentrate. But being a master of strategy and communication he handled his classes somehow.

And somehow he had managed to overpower his running conscious towards knowing some reasons.

When he returned to his room around eighteen hours in evening, he was not only empty stomach but somewhat disdainful also. His so called wife was what he had thought of her.

A woman selling her body and self respect too in the process.

Her doubts were now firm. They became his beliefs. She was not pure....she was....

Words left unsaid...

He opened the door lost in his thoughts and met with an angry face of... shal.

'Wow! Leaving your newly wed hungry and hurt is your achievement because classes and all working stuff is your priority. Wow! Naina yaha bathroom me gir gayi...and you are taking your classes! Shame on you captain. Kaise insan ho? How could you leave your wife alone when she needs you most!'

Her needs were never towards a particularly him. She needed money most..in fact she loved it. And that was the reason she never hesitated to pull off her clothes whenever opportunity called.

He spotted her behind shal standing in the dress he had made her wear. He regretted his act. Injuries were not fatal. She could live. In panic he unknowingly touched her, saw her half naked and showed his rights of a husband. Damn! He was fooled by her.....

'Umm...Actually I told him to go. Come on..I was not going to die anyway. Shalu...Yaha aao na..I need your help here. Please..Stop your so angry avatar.'

He saw her showing shal her big orbs with a poor puppy look in them. Her eyes were so innocent as for a second he too melt. But...it was just her cover up. Real her was not this...innocent and sweet and kind.

'Ok..Ok..I understood. You guys are professional more than necessary. Now...you. captain. Abhi ke abhi bring me ice-cream. One chocolate chips and one vanilla. And nothing for you.... now shoo...'

He saw shal moving her palm in a frantic way...as if he were his pet and she was hushing him away.

Pet'd be better because owner never have to deal with the guilt and shame of their acts.

Sooner or later everyone was going to know of her acts and that day....he would have nothing to save himself from drowning in the pool of shame. If she could tell him about everything she had done in past, he'd have done something for her. But she hid things. And even when he confronted her, showed her mirror, she refused to speak truth. It was testimony when she drew her feet back.

He snorted and turned back to mess where he was going to find ice creams easily because suriji was aware of Shal' love for flavoured ice.

He returned with two cups but didnt find shal. Only her...doing something in her laptop. Perhaps shal had left for her infirmary.

She had work? What was she doing by sitting idly for two days in his room?

He put the cups on the table and left for kitchen abruptly where fortunately he found bowls full of rice and veggie along with flavoured curd. He soon filled a plate for himself and emptied the bowls...

Thanks Shal for saving his day with this food!

Food was not as tasty as someone'd expect. But it was not bad when you'd nothing in your stomach for while day.

He then shut himself in bedroom and began to work on files he brought along him yesterday. Cadet' lesson plans, few tests in queue and then his duty of filling in to high command about progress of this training hub of students. He worked till late night.

When he returned to have his bottle filled, he spotted her Nowhere. He happily accepted her absence and rejoiced at the decreasing disgust on not seeing her anymore.

What if she left you!

He felt happy. At least his self-respect was intact now. No matter how well she tried to behave with him, his mind always drifted to the day she was on his table. He felt shame. He felt so low of himself for being her husband. He felt bad for Naveen...and he felt miserable for not being able to come out of this relation.

Yesterday she realised his doubts in reality. She herself accepted his blames....

She was the same woman whom he hated for months back in kurnool...

And again Raj couldn't stop from hating her. So what she was Naveen' sister. She was a......

His eyes shut themselves and he turned his side on bed. Life had been a joke. First she makes him meet the filthiest type of women and later herself involves them with him!

He hoped for Naveen' case to get over soon. Annie'd clear him out of the mess he was in. He crossed his fingers...

A life with her under one roof seemed to be impossible now. When doubts turned into firm beliefs, he found himself miserable and entangled with a nuisance.

And the biggest drama in all these was her silence. Her attitude. She could cry whole night. She could hurt herself. But she never tried to explain herself twice. She gladly accepted his cold shoulder than taking a step and explaining him things. She never did. So there was nothing left for his doubts not turning into firm beliefs. He had to.....believe. and he did.

P.s.- I want to say something . Its about Naina and Raj. Whatever Naina did was her life and headache. I mean until Raj was not involved. But when Raj had his doubts he needed to clear them. He should have asked her. Bina puchhe usne bahut kuch soch liya..aur upar se he was behaving rudely. Naina ki himmat bhi nahi huyi hogi ki wo usko apna sach bataye. Guys...sach kya he..pata chal jayega.. just be patient. Pleasee...aur Raj ko shayad aaj gali kam pade.