XXX. Bleed

"You say I broke you. What about the things you broke in me? You broke my trust with your lies and my brain is resting my heart. In the end, it was I who suffered the most."

-- Unknown.

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There was pin-drop silence after Seema accused Vinay. Everyone stared at her as if she lost her mind.

"Are you out of your mind? You are accusing my uncle." Abhi shouted at her.

Seema jumped from her seat startled by his loud voice. Avni took Abhi's arm and tried to calm him. Seema accused his uncle it was expected.

"Abhi, calm down." Abhi looked down at his wife in disbelief. He shrugged his arm out of his grip. Avni tried to calm him, even though she did not want to interfere, Seema was not feeling good.

"Are you kidding me Avni? This woman accused my uncle of kidnapping, manhandling and you are telling me to calm down. How can I be calm?" Abhi shouted at Avni making her take a step back. Avni got startled when he raised his voice at her.

"Didn't shout at me," Avni said in a firm voice and hard eyes. She can bear anything but will never let anyone raise their voice at her without reason. Abhi closed his eyes for a moment and turned back towards Seema.

"Explain to me, why you accused my uncle of kidnapping!" Avni asked in a blank voice with underlying anger in his words. Seema looked at Abhi with tears in her eyes. Avni scoffed internally at her for trying to calm the beast. Seema was in a relationship with him but she didn't know anything about him and his temper. He may look calm, but Avni knew what was coming next.

"Abhi, your uncle approached me when we were dating. He demanded that I need to break up with you, I didn't listen to him. I told him that I will never break my love's heart and will be with him until I live." Seema said looking at Abhi with dreamy eyes.

"Then your uncle changed tactics and threatened me. He said that if I don't break up with you, he may kill you." Seema started sobbing into her hands.

"Seema, explain first. Then you can cry all you want." Abhi said through his gritted teeth, he was controlling his temper and it was clear in his eyes. Seema being ignorant of his behavior continued the drama.

She sniffed, cleaned her nose with a tissue, and patted her eyes dry. "You were the same back then, always not listening to me. I approached you many times to speak about it, but you never gave me time. So, I did what was best for you. I created a scene where you caught me sleeping with another person. It was all fake, Abhi. I did that to protect you." Seema said the last sentence looking into his eyes.

Abhi laughed at her, Avni started to get afraid because the laugh sounded like a threat to her.

"Oh, I believe you. Then what about Diya." Abhi said sarcastically, with his hands on his hips as his laughter ceased.

"Don't mock me." Seema sneered at him. In a blink, that expression vanished from her face as if it was never present, but Abhi and Avni noticed it.

Avni saw a look in Abhi's eyes. She knew that Abhi didn't believe Seema. Avni turned back to Seema as she started explaining.

"Look Abhi, I know you find it difficult to believe the things I am telling you but it is true. When I found that I was pregnant, your uncle ordered me to abort the baby. I was helpless Abhi and I couldn't abort my child, then you found me and took the baby. Even though I wanted Diya to be with me, I was grateful that our daughter has you. That was enough for me." Avni's blood boiled when she heard her refer to Diya as her daughter.

Avni didn't respond, she kept her calm. Avni was ready to rip her face, she was the first one to make her feel this way. If that woman didn't stop referring to Diya as her daughter, then Avni might need a lawyer to bail her out of jail. She came out of her murderous thoughts when Abhi spoke.

"Look, Seema. It seems to me that you hurt your head. You are spewing nonsense. Stop before I do something that will make you regret opening your mouth." Abhi warned her.

Seema stood from her seat and approached Abhi. Avni took a step towards Abhi, standing close to him. She stood beside him and took his hand in hers. Seema spared a glance at their intertwined hands, she immediately shifted her gaze back to Abhi when Abhi squeezed Avni's hand.

"A-abhi, don't be like that. When I found that you were getting married, I tried to approach you. I called Avni, I thought as a woman she will understand me and stop the marriage but she blackmailed me and threatened me to never call you again. She informed your uncle about my call they kidnapped me Abhi." Seema started crying, Avni couldn't believe the lies coming from her mouth. She fabricated a story, maybe she made herself get kidnapped. Avni shook the thought away immediately, she wanted to know everything before proceeding further.

Seema was just beginning the show, she sniffed before continuing. "Ask your uncle and your wife, Abhi. I think you will believe them." Abhi scoffed in her face.

Avni started getting tense, she turned her head sideways and observed Vinay, who stood cool as if not caring.

"You are crazy! Now you started accusing my wife." Abhi demanded.

"Why don't you ask them? You may not ask them. I will ask them for you." Seema turned towards Avni and asked her the first question.

"Avni, didn't I call you dear? I called and spoke to you after seeing you both on TV. I saw my daughter and couldn't control my emotions, I begged you to give me a chance, didn't I?" Seema said with teary eyes.

Avni glanced at Abhi, before lowering her eyes to the ground.

"Yes, you called.."

"See, didn't I tell you." Seema stopped Avni before she can explain that Seema called to threaten Avni, but that woman didn't give her a chance. Avni thought that she could explain once the situation calms down.

She knew she was wrong, Abhi moved his hand away from her. Avni looked at him, but he was not looking at her. She tried to explain but Seema bet her to it once again.

"Now, I will ask the same for your uncle." Seema turned towards Vinay.

"You did everything I accused you of, didn't you?" Seema raised an eyebrow waiting for his reply.

Vinay looked straight into her eyes before answering. "Yes, I did." He turned towards Abhi and replied. "You can't blame me, I didn't like this woman and I didn't want you to associate with her." Vinay didn't even look apologetic for his behavior.

"Oh, bravo Mr. Goenka. You can convert the story according to your will." Seema clapped her hands drawing the attention back to her.

"I should appreciate your skills. I remembered you telling me some things you did. Care to share them or should I do the honors." Avni observed Vinay, he closed his eyes for a moment before opening them and his eyes were blank.

"I will do it then." Seema chirped. "You see Abhi, your uncle wanted all the property to himself, but later he got greedy. He wanted the Rajput's shares also, so he fabricated a story for you. He came up with an idea, to make you believe that your father has cancer. It is all a lie, they fooled you." Avni was feeling helpless when she heard that they were played. She could not believe that papa can lie.

Her heart broke when the words sank into her mind. The person she treated as a father lied to her. The marriage that was important to her started with a lie. She came back when Seema addressed her.

"And that bitch over there, the one you married played with you. She wanted a husband to get the property she found your uncle, they together cooked a plan to take the property, and your father played a role in it." When she was done speaking rubbish about others, she changed the direction and targeted Avni. Avni was trying to understand, how could her papa do this to her.

"You allowed my daughter near this money-hungry bit-" Avni slapped Seema hard before she can utter any word.

Involving Diya unto the conversation and accusing her being money hungry made Avni loose her calm. Her heart, filled with anger towards others and herself. She was angry at others for lying to her and angry at herself that she gave an opportunity for Seema to fabricate a story. She would be killing her if she spoke a word again. Avni poured all the anger towards her and glared hard at her. Avni caught her chin and squeezed her hand.

"Don't you dare call Diya your daughter! She is mine. She can never be your daughter. You are a cruel person that left her daughter after giving her birth. If I were in your place, I would never stay away from my angel." Avni moved her hand away from her face wiping them on her jeans and smirked darkly in her direction. "You stand here and call me money hungry. Darling, open your eyes. I am richer than you are. I don't need others money and I can smash you at my fingertips, if you don't see the words coming from your mouth." Seema gulped, she looked at Abhi for help but he was staring at Avni with fascination.

"Abhi-" Avni stopped Seema before she can start begging. She had enough of the woman trying to act innocent when she was the devil herself.

"Darling, don't involve my HUSBAND in your petty fights. Go and rest. Now." Avni ordered her stressing on the word husband. Seema took one look at Avni and scurried out like a mouse.

"That vile woman," Avni muttered to herself. She looked behind her and found Abhi staring at her. His eyes became blank when he saw her looking at him.

"Abhi, I wanted you to get married early and I didn't find anything. I am really sorry." Rudra approached his son once the woman who caused the havoc left the room.

"Abhi, son-" Abhi stopped Vinay before he can utter a single word.

"Stop, I am tired of this family, an ideal one. One showers me with love only to stab me in the back and the ones who birthed me cheats me by telling lies. A great family indeed." Abhi applauded.

He turned towards his father. "You my dear dad, I hated you very much all my childhood. But when I learned about your cancer or should I specify the lie you created, made me rethink my thoughts about you. I wanted to spend time with you and stay with you, but guess what I am wrong again. Once again their family became your priority leaving your son to suffer." At his words, Avni bent her head in shame. She knew that she was the reason papa lied to them.

"You mother, you knew about this. You played with me knowing how much I hated lies and them. But you made me marry her." Avni knew that he hated her, but listening the words from his mouth after they started loving each other, it was horrible.

"Uncle, my dear uncle. I have no words for you. If you asked me to take my life, I would have done it without a second thought. You stabbed me in my back, and I will never forgive backstabbers. Remember this Vinay Goenka, I will make you pay." Abhi warned his uncle.

"Abhi, we are your fami-" Abhi glared in Avni's direction as she tried to explain. They were red with anger, she didn't see him that angry.

"Don't you dare complete the sentence! Does this look like a family to you where everyone has an ulterior motive? It fucking doesn't look like a family to me." He said looking at his so-called family members. He returned his gaze back to Avni and addressed her.

"And, you my dear wife. You are the one to teach me about family when you inserted the idea into my father's mind. You approached my father and told him that you wanted to marry me, you call him papa, yet you asked him to lie about his health. You are disgusting and manipulative. You are a selfish and vile woman, these members hurt me but you dragged my daughter into this." He slowly walked towards her, Avni rooted in her spot terrified of him. She never saw him with that much anger.

"I could take any betrayal and lies, but once you harm my daughter you are good as dead. You brought my daughter into this and I am promising you one thing, Avni. I am going to see your end. I will do things to harm you in the ways you can't even imagine." He promised.

"And my family, today I lost my family and my wife. I now have a daughter only. So, kindly leave my property before I arrive." Declaring that they were not his family, Abhi left them.

"Abhi, listen to me." Avni with tears rolling down her cheeks followed Abhi calling his name. Abhi strode out without sparing her a glance. Avni half stumbled and half ran in his direction.

"Abhi, listen please." She begged him pathetically.

Abhi tried to open the car door; Avni placed her hand on his stopping him, and closed the door with her other hand. She stood with her back to the door, preventing him from getting into the car.

Abhi sighed and looked down at her, his blue eyes filled with disgust. Avni swallowed the lump in her throat.

"A-abhi, I h-ave an ex-planation. P-lease listen to me." She begged.

Abhi shook his head at him. "I don't have anything to listen to." He said with gritted teeth.

Abhi tried to move but Avni stopped him. "Abhi, I know that there is a part inside you that believes me. If you loved me listen to me." Avni tried the last thing, which can stop him.

Abhi closed his eyes for a moment. When he opened his eyes, they were no longer filled with disgust. It built a new hope in her heart.

"You want to talk, then talk. I am all ears." Abhi folded his arms over his chest. Avni wiped her face removing the dried tears from her face.

"She called me when we were on our date, she threatened me. She said that she was going to steal you and Diya from me. That's all. I don't know about papa or Vinay uncle. I am clueless as you are." Avni said speedily using the opportunity Abhi gave.

She waited for his reply. "So, you meant to tell me that I need to forget everything. About the lies, you created. Interesting demand." Abhi moved towards her. She moved back.

She felt the car on her back, but Abhi didn't stop coming towards her. When he was only a few feet away from her, he moved his face in front of hers.

Avni jerked back at the anger radiating from his eyes.

"You are brave. You have the guts to stand in front of me and lie to me once again. I am not a fool to believe you again, Mrs. Goenka." He moved back as if he was feeling her repulsive.

"It is not your mistake. It is my mistake. I gave you an opportunity, you took it, and poof my life is a mess. I regret the day I met you and the day I found you different." Abhi glared at her standing a few feet away from her.

"Abhi," Avni tried to speak to him but Abhi didn't listen to her.

"Just shut up for god's sake!" Avni jerked at his high tone.

"I believed you and shared everything with you but what did you do Avni?" Abhi caught her shoulders.

"I gave you my heart and trust, you broke them both. I don't care what to believe or not." His grip on her tightened painfully but Avni didn't show that.

"You are exactly like your parents; they took my dad away from me. I loathed them, but after seeing you, I thought that I might be wrong. You proved to me that I was right. You stole my daughter from me, and yet you stand in front of me trying to explain. You must be happy that you fooled me and got to marry me." Avni felt the tears fall from her eyes at Abhi's words.

"A-abhi, " Avni tried her luck once again but only his hold tightened on her causing her to wince. Abhi noticed her wince and removed his hands immediately as if he was burnt.

"I am fine, Abhi. It doesn't hurt." Avni tried to act nonchalant trying to ease the guilt look in his eyes. Abhi raised his hands stopping her from approaching him.

"Don't." With that word, Abhi got into the car. Avni started knocking on the window as Abhi started the car.

"Please, Abhi don't leave." She started begging pathetically. Abhi didn't even spare a glance towards her.

Abhi started the car and drove away, ignoring Avni who ran after the car, knocking on the door.

"Abhi, don't leave." Avni followed the car. She started running yelling for her husband to stop as Abhi drove fast.

Avni stumbled on a rock she fell down face first. She swallowed the scream, as her head fell on a stone. Some gravel was stuck in her forehead. She lifted her head and saw the car leave the compound of the house. She raised her hand hopping that he may return but he vanished, leaving her lying on the ground with blood flowing down her forehead.

*Sneezing* I can feel the tears in my eyes when I feel the couple's pain.

Don't hate Abhi, he was right in his position. If the person you loved tells you lies and the relationship they started is lie then they must be broken.

I don't know whether the chapter came out as I wished, do tell me so that I can improve.

For the next update, get some tissues ready. You are definitely going to cry for it.

I promise.

Take care guys, see ya ❤.

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