Chapter 4

Sakshi’s PoV

“Someone admitted him here when he met with an accident. We recognised him as a great entrepreneur Mr. Randhir. We asked him to whom should we inform about his accident. But he told that he has no one to worry or care for him. So we appointed a nurse to take care of him,” the doctor said to me and the police.

Does Randhir think that I don’t care for him? How could he say that he has no one? Don’t I have any relationship with him? I would have felt better if he has informed me at least assuming me as his maid or a caretaker. Maybe in his life, I don’t even deserve to be a maid. I wiped my tears for being helpless to aid him in his pain.

“Doctor, please discharge him. I am his wife. I will take care of him. You can provide the treatment at our home,” I said.

Okay, Mrs. Randhir. In case if you need a nurse, inform us.”

“No, doctor. It’s the time for me to pay back what he gave to me in the past. His love, his care and his affection, now it’s time to show him. I will take care of him.”

I went to Randhir and saw him sleeping. My eyes filled with tears and I caressed his hairs, placing a kiss on his forehead. He opened his eyes and saw me. Immediately, he became angry.

“Why did you come here? Who told you that I am here? Get lost from here,” Randhir said.

“Why didn’t you inform me? I am your wife and I should to take care of you,” I said.

“You?? caring for me?? I still remember you leaving me when I need you the most. Don’t act assuming that I will trust you again and will change my way of treating you. It never happens. I will surely kill you every day for your betrayal. I don’t need your care which is out of pity. It’s better to hire a nurse.”

I didn’t answer him anything. I went out and asked the doctor to discharge him. I brought him to the home. I tried to feed him but he jerked my hand away and plate fell down of my hands.

“Randhir, please understand me. You are not well. You need someone’s help. Please take my help.”

“Call to the hospital and inform them that I need a nurse,” Randhir said.

“Nurse can’t do everything which a wife can do. Why don’t you understand that? Let me help you to recover fast. I am not asking you to trust me or forgive me. But please let me help you.”

Randhir looked at my eyes and then became calm listening to me. I brought the food again and slowly fed him. I gave tablets to him. In the mid of the night, Randhir started coughing continuously. I woke up immediately.

“Randhir, what happened to you? Please take this water.”

I helped him to drink water and made him to sleep again. For one month, I treated him like a baby with utmost care and love. 

He recovered completely and started walking. Until he recovered, I couldn’t sleep well. The doctor came to test him.

“You have recovered completely, Mr. Randhir. You are very lucky to have a wife like Mrs. Sakshi. She is the only reason for your fast recovery,” the doctor left saying this.

“Sakshi, come here and sit near me. I want to talk to you,” Randhir said.

I went to him with fear and sat near him. Randhir held my hands and kissed them.

“Thank you for helping me to recover fast. Do you really love me or you did everything only to pay me back?” Randhir said.

“I did everything only to repay you and as your wife, it’s my responsibility to take care of you. That’s it. I don’t love you,” I said, hiding my feelings for him.

Randhir laughed which showed his pain and hopelessness. I controlled my tears as I don’t want him to see my tears.

“I know about you. You don’t love me. I know you will never change.”

“I won’t leave you easily till the truth comes out. How many times are you going to hurt me saying that you don’t love me? However whether you love me or not, you should stay with me forever. Don’t forget that.”

He said and I immediately went out of the room to another room. I sat on the floor crying.

I love you, Randhir. I love you so much. Can I ever make you trust me and my love?

Randhir’s POV

I love you, Sakshi. I love you so much. Why don’t you understand that? Why do you hurt me always saying that you don’t love me? Your eyes showed love for me but why don’t you accept it? I just want to know the truth behind you leaving me. If you love Ajay, then you didn’t you marry him? Where is Ajay? Why did you agree to marry me? Is Ajay alive or dead? or did he betray you? I should know the truth. But how?

Sakshi’s POV

I remembered Randhir’s words asking me whether I love him or not.

Randhir, I love you. I love you so much. But I know even if I say that you won’t trust me. I left you when you needed me the most and that was my biggest mistake. Please, forgive me once. I need just one chance. A chance to heal your broken heart. A chance to mend our relationship. A chance to paint our lives with love.

I heard the sound of the drizzling and went out to the garden. Randhir stood on the balcony and seeing me from there. Raindrops fell all over me as if to comfort me from my sorrow. I closed my eyes and raised the head feeling that these raindrops would cleanse my heart forever. My tears mixed with the rain and started flowing down.