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Chapter 5: The Video

A small sound left from Swara's lips, disturbing Sanskaar and Kavita. Kavita realises what she was doing and lowers her gazes, instantly diverting her gazes from him and changing her body language. She drags her hand to the door handle of her car and pulls it, opening the car door. Sanskaar helps Kavita slide Swara down the seat safely.

"Thank you." Kavita replies, closing the door and turning towards Sanskaar who curls a faint smile while looking at her. She reciprocates to the smile and starts moving towards the other side.

Sanskaar slowly moves back while Kavita gazes at him, just before sitting inside. He feels excited and happy, his happiness was unexplainable, he wanted to jump and party but had to control in front of Kavita. As soon as Kavita sat inside the car, he felt his heart bashing against his chest, he inhaled a deep breath, staring at the car and as soon as the car moved away, he bit his lips and jumped, behaving like he had achieved something big.

"Yes!" He exclaims, trying his best to control his excitement and he was failing to keep it within himself. She had captivated his move through the mirror and chuckled, shaking her head in disbelief.

"Sanskaar!" He turns with a sway and sees Sheesh and Sahil rushing towards him.

"All done! For extra fun we forwarded the video to everyone." Sheesh sighs as he starts inhaling deep breaths after stopping in front of Sanskaar.

Sanskaar's smile slowly fades as he realises what Sheesh was talking about.

"The video must've reached Kavita and now that thorn will be out of the way." Sahil utters and starts scoffing excitingly.

Sheesh and Sahil share a high-five while Sanskaar was stood there, remembering what Swara had said to him, the happiness he should be getting with this news wasn't blooming within him. Sahil and Sheesh were in a party mood after the plan against Swara was a success but Sanskaar wasn't really expecting this, it was as if he had forgotten the plan he had made with Sheesh and Sahil.

***

Kavita had dropped Swara off to her house. "Take care Aunty." She utters while exiting the mansion.

"Mom! See this." She turned as her son rushes towards her with his phone in his hand.

As soon as he comes closer, he turns his phone and shows her his screen, she holds his phone and starts watching the video.

"This video went viral, my friends brother sent this to me."

"Call Shekhar and tell him to call Jayant." She orders, handing him his phone before walking away with attitude.

She was Nayonika Shekhar Gadodia, Shekhar's lover and second wife, the one who gave birth to his heir and that is the sole reason why Shekhar loves her more.

He instantly dials his father's number, pressing the phone against his ear. "What happened Sameer?" Shekhar utters from the other side of the phone, revealing his son's name to be Sameer.

"Dad, come home now. I have something to show you and Mom said call Jayant but before that, I think you need to come home and see what Swara's been doing behind our back." Sameer says, sounding slightly angry.

"I'm coming." Shekhar responds and disconnects the call.

Sameer was Shekhar first child, his love's symbol while Swara was a mistake for Shekhar, he never treated her like his daughter, he instead treated her like a slave by ordering her and compelling her to do what he says, wanting her to be a puppet which he controls. He does give her freedom but that is because she had agreed to marry Jayant, who he had selected for her and expects Swara to always obey him.

***

The Maheshwari Mansion was layered with loads of lights, indicating an event. At first Sanskaar thought he drove into the wrong house but after realising its his, he was left to be confused.

"Party? Am I really in the correct property?" He questions himself, arching his eyebrows as he steps down from his car.

He was clueless, he didn't even know what this party was being held for and had neither been informed about this.

As he enters his house, he sees many people crowded in the main hall and he was quite familiar with few faces as they were the clients of the Maheshwari's. Trying to avoid the crowd, he walks upstairs towards his room, not feeling the urge to join them as he knows it's a business party and it will be boring, for which he isn't in the mood for.

He walks inside his room, closing it straight afterwards and he throws his jacket on the bed. His phone buzzes and he slides it down his pocket, seeing a video message sent by Sheesh, he instantly opens it, desperate to know what Sheesh had done. He took a seat on his bed and tilted his phone to the side, waiting for the video to load.

***

A tired Kavita falls on her bed after getting changed, not even brothered to check her phone as she wants to fall asleep straightaway.

Her phone continues buzzing, annoying her and she eventually holds it in her grip, resting her chin on the pillow and gazing at her screen.

'What a cheapo.' Kavita read, creasing her forehead and unlocking her phone, skimming through the group chat messages. After skimming, she instantly types 'What happened?'

Soon she goes off the group chat, opening a message from an unknown number, blinking at the video that number had forwarded. She was hesitant at first but clicks on the video, turning her phone to the side and waits for the video to load.

***

"What happened Jaan? Sameer, why did you call?" Shekhar asks, entering the hall as he spots Nayonika and Sameer talking.

"Sameer, show him what his princess did." Nayonika utters, folding her arms across her chest while staring at Shekhar and Sameer does as he was told, he slides his phone out of the pocket, loading the video to show Shekhar.

As soon as the video loaded, he instantly faced his phone screen towards Shekhar, showing him the video. Shekhar moves his head a little back, holding onto the phone to watch it carefully.

Shekhar arches his eyebrows, fuming in anger as he hands Sameer his phone. "Where is she?" He sternly questioned.

"In her room, sleeping." Nayonika replies and before she could say anything further, Shekhar storms off, followed by Sameer.

"Shekhar. . ." Nayonika calls out but the unstoppable, angry, furious and fiery Shekhar wanted answers from Swara under any cost.

She had no option but to follow him to her room. 

The door flung open and hit against the wall, Shekhar and Sameer entered, witnessing her sleeping.

"Wake her up." Shekhar says and Sameer walks towards her, bending down to shake her.

"She's drunk." Nayonika unwillingly tells before Sameer could shake her.

"Disgusting!" Shekhar exclaims, walking towards the table grabbing the jug of water and forwarding it to Sameer.

Sameer takes it and pours it all on Swara's face, Swara's eyes jerk open and she sits up, pushing the jug away. Sameer grabs her by the wrist, pulling her out of bed and forcefully taking her towards the washroom.

"Care. . .ful." She says and before she had the chance to say the full word, Sameer had pushed her beneath the shower.

"Wh. . ."

"Shut up and stand still!" He angrily yells, twisting the tap in circular motion and the water starts showering down.

He moves away as soon as he does that and waits for her to fully come in her senses. The cold water slowly drips down her body, awakening her fully, she realises she's under the shower and holds her head, trying to remember what had happened. Few glimpses, like her drinking and walking out flash in her mind, before she could remember further, Sameer pulls her by the arm and drags her outside the washroom, pushing her on her bed.

Shekhar gazes at her angrily and disgustedly.

"You used to say she was my princess, now I'm disgusted to even call her my daughter." Shekhar says, confusing and shocking Swara.

"Shekhar, calm down. Just call Jayant and tell him we want to cancel this alliance, she loves someone else and it'll be better for us to hook her up with him otherwise. . ."

"Enough!" Shekhar exclaims, wanting to keep it calm before his anger erupted like a steamy volcano.

Nayonika closed her mouth and Shekhar continued glaring at Swara.

"Baba. . ."

"Shut up!" He yells, making her jump. "Don't call me Baba!" He adds, totally disgraced and frustrated.

"I let you go out, let you be free, gave you everything you wanted but what did you give me in return? This! All I asked you for was to marry Jayant and you. . . You couldn't even do that for me." He reminds, emotionally blackmailing her and her eyes moist as she cannot understand what was happening. 

"Baba, what happened?" She questions, absolutely clueless.

Sameer scoffs "Wah, after blackening our respect you're asking what happened?" She gazes at Sameer confusingly.

"Just like other girls, you also turned out to be Bazaaru (characterless), I never expected you would return me all the favours I did for you, like this!" Shekhar responds, lowering his face in shame.

Swara was hurt by his words, tears seeped down her eyes and she stood up.

"Why are you saying this?" She questions, not knowing why the fuss was being created, her innocence was searching for the reason it was being defamed.

"Oh really? You don't know what happened? What's this?!" Sameer harshly replies, showing his phone to her.

The video starts playing and she takes the phone, watching it.

"I like you." She hears herself say, looking on. "I'm jealous of you and Kavita." She continues watching the video "And I'm separating you from Kavita." Her eyes widen as she does not remember saying that, forget remembering, she is sure she would never say this.

The video stops playing and Sameer snatches his phone out of her hands, she gazes at Shekhar.

"This is a lie Baba. . ."

"This video is everywhere and soon it will reach Jayant!" Shekhar interrupts, showing how disheartened he is by this video.

"Baba believe me, this isn't true. I didn't say this."

"Stop lying Swara! This video clearly has you saying that!" Sameer angrily says, glaring at her "You insulted me in front of all my friends! Now they will say your sister's a characterless girl who only knows how to obtain!" He adds, clenching his fist as now, due to this video, his reputation would have a small scratch which he cannot tolerate.

"Where did I go wrong Swara? How can you do this?" Shekhar questions, shaking his head in disbelief. "Where beta?" He adds, walking towards her.

"Baba believe me, this is a lie, a trap against me." Swara says as tears fall down her eyes.

"Enough Swara, how many more lies will you spill out of your mouth?" Sameer asks and Swara gazes at him.

"Bhai, this is not a lie. . ." He shows her his palm and she stops talking.

"This video is everywhere! You just admitted of being jealous of your best friend and her guy. This has not only tarnished your respect but scratched mine and Dad's respect too!"

"But I'm telling you, this is a lie."

"You were drunk, how do you know it's a lie? Everyone knows when you're drunk, you only spill the truth out cause you're not in your senses to lie." Sameer argues back, proving his point which increased Shekhar's anger.

"Why were you drunk? God knows what else you must've did with that guy, you ruined. . ."

"Baba please! Just stop!" Swara yells, finally having enough of the accusations that were thrown at her. "I'm not like that! I'm not Bazaaru (characterless)! I didn't do anything with that guy, I don't even know him, I don't even know how I got drunk." She cried, sniffing straight after, not expecting to get emotional over a small situation.

"Then is this video lying?"

"Yes!" She replies, wiping her tears and sobbing.

Shekhar and Sameer look at each other.

"All I remember is drinking a cold drink, after that my head started feeling heavy and I walked out." She says, trying to calm herself down.

"I'm taking you out from that college." Shekhar decides and Swara looks on.

"But Baba."

"No more discussions, you're dropping out and that's final."

"No, Baba please." She begs and Shekhar turns around to leave. She rushes and falls by his feet, touching it. "Please Baba, please don't do this. Baba please, there's one week left till this course finishes. Please don't do this Baba." She begs, starting to cry again but heartless Shekhar ignores her.

"Baba please. I'll marry Jayant, I'll do what you want but please let me complete this course. One week left Baba please." She blurts out, wanting to complete this course to get awarded.

Shekhar gazes down at her and makes her stand "You'll do that?" She nods, wiping her tears.

He pulls her into a hug, curling a smile "You'll marry Jayant?" She nods again, resting her head on her selfish father's chest, silently sobbing.

Nayonika stares at her sadly and then walks away. Sameer gazes at Swara, seeing her cry made him suspicious.

'If she's saying she didn't say that then who did this prank?' He says in his mind, loosing himself in thoughts as he remembers the video, in which Sanskaar's face wasn't visible, only his back was.

Shekhar breaks the hug, patting her cheek with a smile and walks out. Tears flow down her eyes and she turns, staring at her half-brother Sameer.

"I didn't. . ."

"Who was he?"

She shakes her head emotionally "I don't know."

He walks out and she closes her eyes, allowing the tears to seep down this time.

To Be Continued. . .

Up Next - 'Half Culprits'

Here's the glimpse of the last scene which our mastermind Sheesh had recorded and edited to make it seem like she said that;

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