My Vulnerary Husband- our journey towards love - Chapter 249

|Innaya|

Arjun left… just like that. However, he did not leave alone. He whistled on his way to the door, and Fortune ran after him. Along with his departing back, I lost the beautiful relation the man gave me selflessly.

How much was I going to ruin my life?

I wanted to chase after Arjun.

I wanted him to stop.

I wanted to apologize… but all I did was to sit frozen.

“Anyways, it has nothing to do with me now. We don’t have any relation anymore, so this doesn’t concern me. Thank you for your non-existent trust. Oh, and by the way, had I not received the word of what Ayesha’s mother wanted to do, you would be kissing goodbye to your dignity. So yeah, I think it was fun hiding things. Right? ”

Tears rolled down from my eyes, and they soon blocked my vision. I could not even recognize the outline of what was before me as everything turned blurred. His parting sentence echoed in my head,

Arjun showered his warm love over me for all these months, and what did I give him in return? Pain? Accusation? Deep down, I knew Arjun had different places for Eshan and me in his heart. I knew he cared about me a lot. I had experienced it in those two months. He had looked after me as the elder brother. He corrected my mistakes and showed me the correct way.

I still vividly remember the day when he announced himself as my brother. His clear warnings of entrusting Eshan with my secrets were fresh in my memory. I owed him a lot. In the dark, he had done many things from me, which I could never repay him off. Instead of acknowledging his love, why I questioned him?

My insecure heart could never control my emotions. It always brought the worst out of me.

I felt some movement beside me. Someone grabbed my shoulder, but I could not bring myself to move my gaze away from the door. I was hoping that it was yet another joke of Arjun, and he would just walk back through that door. He would joke around and say that he was just kidding.

Nothing of that sort happened, he was not coming back.

“Give him some time, let him cool down.”

I heard someone saying, but all I could think was Arjun’s words. From time and again, he had been advising me to share everything with Eshan. He would encourage me to learn to trust people around me, allowing them the chance to enter my heart and life.

I heard a sigh before feeling a soft fabric rubbing gently against my cheeks. “Innaya.”

I blinked, finally understanding the voice of Eshan. He was holding me, wiping my face with his handkerchief.

“…”

I opened my mouth to ask him to stop Arjun, but no sound came out of my mouth. With overwhelming guilt suppressing my ability to speak, making me unable to voice out anything, all I did was to open and close my mouth with despair.

I just could not bring myself to speak anything.

“Arjun… he left.” I sobbed, finally mustering remaining energy, which seemed to have depleted with the departure of my brother. After my family and Eshan, that was the only relationship I had made with someone else. And, because of my foolishness, it was broken. I could blame no one but myself.

“He will come back, give him some time,” Eshan said as he cleaned my face.

“Why am I being so bitter? I didn’t want to hurt him…” I felt helpless as well as angry. Why could I not control my tongue?

“… I know. Calm down. Arjun…” Eshan paused as if at the loss of words before he continued, “he’s quite sensitive to some topics. You triggered his weak spot with your words.”

“I did not mean to…” I confessed, pushing down the lump in my throat. Tears never stopped gathering in my eyes. Stupid tears.

Eshan patiently wiped the fresh set of tears rolling down from my cheeks. “I know. I know. Let’s give him some space. He will return when he’s calm enough.”

“But… he said- I’m not his sister anymore.” That was the blow I could not handle. Losing people in my life was the biggest fear I had since childhood. So, when Arjun severed all our ties, his decision made my world upside and down.

“He said it because he is hurt. Give him some time,” Eshan replied. He patted my back and wiped my face once again.

“Yes, give Arjun some time.”

It was then I noticed Eshan’s mother was standing beside the sofa, and Dad was missing from the living room. Did he follow Arjun out to talk to him?

I suppressed my emotions and willed myself not to cry. “I want to see Arjun. I need to talk to him,” I said suddenly. For some reason, I wanted to see him before it was too late. I could not shake off the saddened look in his eyes.

“I’ll bring you water, don’t cry.” Eshan patted my head and went to the kitchen to bring me water.

For some unknown reasons, my heart was yelling at me to see him. Ignoring Eshan’s words of giving Arjun some time, I stood up. My legs after not being used for some time shook a little, and a hand reached out to hold my unstable figure.

“Careful! Where are you going? You should not put pressure on your leg.”

I avoided Eshan’s mother and her attempt of showing concern. It was all because of her.

I limped my way to the door. I did not hear the sound of the car starting, so it meant that Arjun was still around.

If I hurried a little, I could catch up with him. With that thought in my mind, I willed my legs to go faster. The increasing pressure on my injured leg nearly caused me to trip and yell out in pain, but I stopped myself. I could not waste my time.

Once outside the main door, two people stood arguing. I could not hear the contents of their discussion. Arjun’s presence in the front yard was enough motivation for me to quicken my pace.

‘He’s still here. He’s still here.’ My mind chanted.

In my haste to reach him, I forgot about not putting my leg in an unfavorable position. Dragging my leg behind was not that tough when it came to hopping my way from the stairs. What happened next left me horror-stricken with panic because when I climbed down one step, my left leg could not handle the pressure.

“Ah!” I shrieked loudly because of the pain.

The wave of pain caused me to lose my footing and fall down. And, as there was nothing to support me, I could not maintain the balance. This fall was going to land me again in the hospital. I could see it. My eyes closed in fear as my body fell forward.