Chapter 73: chapter 73

THE SILENT LOVE ...Chapter 72 :Swetha was almost out of breath after reaching Arjun’s flat as it was on the tenth floor. She pressed the bell continuously while gasping for air. She was covered with sweat and panting heavily. She felt relieved when the door opened and immediately pushed Arjun back to enter the flat.  She slammed the door back to close it immediately after entering inside.“Swetha! What’s wrong? Why do you look so terrible?”, queried Arjun while reaching her.Swetha didn’t give a damn to his question and was about to run towards the bedroom but Arjun was fast enough to grab her  stopping to enter the room.Arjun tried to grab her through her arm but  as she was running to reach Rasi, instead of her arm  he grabbed the back of her dress which made the front side of her dress tear up at the neck, popping out the buttons to the ground. They both stood frozen in their places being dumbfounded with the sudden incident.“I ..., I didn’t ..., Sorry ..., I didn’t mean ...”, Arjun stammered while apologizing.Swetha glanced at him once and without paying any attention to his words she held her dress neck tightly and dashed into the bedroom before yelling,“Take care of the person coming”.Arjun stood perplexed with her words not knowing to whom she was referring to. He came into his senses when he heard the  banging sound of the door and headed towards the door to open it.He froze in his place being flabbergasted by seeing Sreekar once he opened the door.  A feeling of dread took over him and gulped the lump formed in his throat trying to keep himself bold.Sreekar pushed the door and entered the  flat followed by Deepak. Without any warning Sreekar clenched his fist and threw a punch on Arjun’s jaw which made him fall to the ground with a bruise on his cheek.“Where is Rasi?”, growled Sreekar while giving a deadly look to Arjun.Meanwhile Swetha entered the room and saw Rasi who was   getting up from the bed while adjusting her clothes. Rasi was dumbstruck to see Swetha and looked at her with widened eyes in astonishment.without making any delay Swetha ran towards Rasi, grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the bathroom. She shoved Rasi into the bathroom and gave a stern look as she warned her.“Whatever the noise you hear from outside, don’t bang the door till we open it. Your brother is coming here. Don’t make any noise  that might get you caught”, warned her and  locked the door from outside without giving  any chance to Rasi for any explanation.After locking the door Swetha heard the banging sound of the door. She swiftly moved to the door and peeked towards the living room where she saw Arjun opening the door. She saw Sreekar for whom her heart was craving to see. But his presence didn’t give her the delightment but  made her panic by watching his demeanor. Sreekar was exuding the dangerous aura with his fiery eyes  and furious looks ready to kill those who come in his way. Swetha was petrified to show herself at that place but couldn’t stop to go in front of him when Arjun landed on the ground with Sreekar’s punch“Ajju ...!.”,screamed Swetha and  rushed to him.Swetha neared Arjun and helped him to stand on his feet  by stretching her hands. Arjun rose to his feet and rubbed his cheek feeling pain in his jaw. Later they both whirled their heads towards Sreekar who was looking at Swetha unbelievably.Sreekar was stupefied to see Swetha in Arjun’s flat which he was not  expecting even in his dreams. Though he was not sure about the relation between Arjun and Swetha, he never believed them to be in a relationship by  the way  Swetha behaves around him and the way she responds with his intimacy.Sreekar felt like all his dreams which he had about Swetha were shattered into pieces which could not be rearranged after witnessing her in Arjun’s flat in such a condition.Swetha was looking messy with all the stunts she pulled to reach the flat. Her clothes were disheveled, hair was messy and she was totally drenched in sweat as  if she had done some physical exercise.Sreekar’s eyes fell on her dress which was teared at the neck revealing the  flesh and  her inner fabrics. He immediately darted his eyes towards Arjun, saw him being only in his boxers and spun his head immediately towards Swetha. His eyes  turned bloodshot red by imagining the things that happened between Arjun and Swetha by seeing her condition. He totally mistook the situation and lared at Swetha throwing daggers at her.Sreekar feels like someone is squeezing his heart which made him suffocate. He felt as if his heart was erupting like a volcano and he was burning alive in the lava of pain. His heart was not accepting the truth which was witnessed by his eyes. He felt like his total world was collapsed beneath his feet. He clenched his fist and tightened his jaw to control his fury due to which his body was shaking all over.Swetha felt terrible by seeing the changes that were flashing on his face and  could imagine his inner thoughts. She wanted to open her mouth and assure him that whatever he was thinking was not true but she couldn’t form any words to explain. By seeing his furious face and the  murderous looks he was giving to her. She wished to get swallowed by the ground beneath her feet to escape from his wrath.Sreekar slowly took predatory steps towards Swetha while looking deeply into her eyes  without blinking. Swetha felt  a cold chill run through her spine under his  menacing looks. She wanted to avert her gaze from him but his looks were so intense that she couldn’t break eye contact. She felt cold all over the body and her palms had become sweaty from the panic rising in her heart. She wants to run away from the place but her body has become numb   and her legs glued to the ground not cooperating with her to move from the place.Sreekar reached her and stared at her giving a murderous look as if she committed a crime of betraying him on his back. Arjun wished to move near Swetha to protect her but his legs glued to the ground feeling terrified with Sreekar’s frightening form.Swetha was trembling all over the body by seeing his form and her hands were shaking feeling scared for his reaction. Her heart was pounding rapidly as if it would come out of her chest. She saw him giving threatening looks earlier but today it was so different showing so many emotions and feelings as if he was betrayed by her and giving the resentment look. His eyes were spilling the venom of hatred which can turn her into ashes if it would have the power.Sreekar couldn’t control his fury, inner turmoil, pain of betrayal and raised his hand to slap her across the face. The slap was so strong that Swetha fell to the ground a few steps away from him hitting her head to the floor. She felt like she was hearing some bells in her ears with the strong slap. She couldn’t understand what had happened for a while feeling the dizziness in her head. After a few moments she came into her senses with the burning sensation on her cheek and held it with her hand. She slowly raised her head and stared at Sreekar, lying on the floor with tear filled eyes. Her face carried so many emotions as if she was wronged by him without her mistake. She tilted her head and glanced at him sadly, pitifully and a sign of despair while holding her cheek with her palm.Sreekar ignored all the emotions she was showing in her eyes and pointed his trembling finger towards her and sneered,“YOU TOO PROVED THE SAME”.