“If you chicken out now, I will tell your husband about us. I have invested too much in you,” he threatened one fine morning.
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Invested? It was a rather harsh word to use for love. No? But then perhaps it was his anger speaking.
Rajlakshmi was feeling heavy inside. One month later it would be his sixteenth death anniversary. And that just made her weird. Her daughter would begin to start her cyclic mood swings. Her husband more cranky. And she?
Invested. Yes that is how they had started to see each other. Five years and one daughter is a good deal of investment. No?
Did he pay all of it back by his death? She wondered.
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Rajlakshmi had started to have her doubts. Long before her daughter had started complaining. Perhaps the charm had worn off or the reality of running away dawned on. Whatever it was the silver lining was fast evaporating.
“I think we need to take some time before we pull this through,” she finally voiced her concerns one day.
“Why my love,” he suddenly inched closer and squeezed her hand.
She looked down at the entangled hands. Strange she didn’t feel a thing.
“It is all not sounding right to me anymore. You know Saraswat has done a lot for me. I always complain never speak about the good sides of my marriage,” she whispered.
He looked on, somewhere far. His face giving nothing away.
“You will regret this. There will be consequences. I gave you my life’s best five years. There is now looking back now,” he jeered, jerking his hand off.
contd. at He has returned-Part 23
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And this time again, I am taking part in the thirty day writing challenge UBC. I have completed the challenge successfully twice before. Once in July and another time in October. Both these times I wrote a thirty-part running story and even released them as novellas. You can download them from The Other Side of Human love and The Unsent Life.
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OMG he’s turning out to be such a cad!!! Am off now to bed. Was waiting for your post.
haha thank you so much π it is support from you people which makes me continue each day π
Woman you are going to bring in a big twist here, aren’t you ?
Can’t wait to read the rest !
Yes I am kind of..
Love this – very well written! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks a lot Laurel for reading π
Please do make it ghastly! Why do I smell some dirty history is going t be dug here! Making me scared now…for Rajlakshmi & Devyani too π
Well something is going to be dug out for sure…
I love the idea of sharing a story, day by day π
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Thanks Carol π
OMG! Seems all three had the motive! Richa what are you doing to me? Please post the next part like RIGHT NOW!
Hahaha I like what you said Aditi… all three have a motive… interesting..
He doesn’t sound like a nice guy at all – hmmm interesting little twists and turns.
I am glad you like the twists π
That man is so sinister!! He is not nice and has evil running through his veins!!! This story surely keeps one guessing!! ♥
Yes he is no nice… evil? Perhaps.
Enjoying following your story. Well done. I am in UBC as well. Glad we connected. Here is my blog link as requested: http://batteredhope.blogspot.com Thank you
Thanks a lot Carol π yes very glad we connected π
So R killed him? and D has been scarred for life?? π
Read on…
God!! Looks like this man has some hidden agenda!
Perhaps…