Publishedat 9th of April 2019 05:07:23 PMChapter 55
Akira got inside the car and sat there silently for sometime . Then she looked at Mike and asked,
"Am I doing the right thing Mike? If Anthony is sent behind the bars, then his career, his life will be over", Akira asked with concern filled in her voice
"Jeez Akira . I can"t believe that even after all this you are still re-thinking? I mean how much lower should he stoop for you so that you can hate him", Mike said with anger and resentment .
"I am not concerned for him . Nor do I have any feelings for him . Let me make this very clear Mike, I was just worried because I want to know that whatever he did yesterday was under the influence of alcohol or he is actually as bad as I imagine . I just want to be sure before taking any action", Akira said, trying to explain herself .
"Can you please just drive to the police station . Your n.o.ble thoughts have started to annoy me . Get a hold of your life Akira . There are bad people everywhere around you . So stop being nice and start thinking about yourself for once", Mike said and Akira could clearly sense that he was really mad at her right now .
So without saying anything else she started the car and drove to the police station .
When they reached there, they saw that Vikram was already outside the police station waiting for them .
The moment Vikram saw Akira, he sighed out of relief to see her all intact . Even though yesterday Akira had a.s.sured him that everything was ok with her, his mind was not at rest . So when he saw her, his heart arrived at peace . He came forward and embraced her with a light hug as he was scared that she might have light injuries here and there .
Vikram"s lawyer was already inside the police station and had taken care of all the written work, so all that Akira had to do was to give her statement .
After they were done with the formalities Vikram could see that Akira was still very unsettled . So he asked,
"Is there anything that"s bothering you?"
Akira shook her head and said, "No" .
Mike, who was witnessing the whole thing finally decided to speak up .
"She needs closure . Probably all the breach of trust and murder attempt is not enough for my sister" .
Mike was really angry with Akira because of the second thoughts that she was having . The version of Akira that he had grown up with was something very different from the version which he was currently looking at . He had never seen Akira this vulnerable and weak with her decisions .
Akira couldn"t bear the stream of accusations thrown at her by her brother . Even Vikram was looking at her with a question mark on his face after hearing what Mike had to say . So she decided to speak up what was there inside her heart .
"Yes, you are right Mike . I did not have closure with him . Yesterday he gave me a reason why he had to go for somebody else other than me . But I am not satisfied enough . I really want to know if our relations.h.i.+p was so shallow in his eyes . I want to hear it again from him so that I can write it permanently inside my head", Akira said and then started looking outside .
Both Vikram and Mike stood all silent . They didn"t have any answer to what Akira just said .
Finally, Vikram got up from his seat and spoke to his lawyer .
"We need some 5 to 10-minute private time with Anthony, so please help to arrange it" .
His lawyer gave him a nod and went inside to check with the police .
Akira was still looking outside because she was angry with both Mike and Vikram for not understanding her situation . She was not weak, she just wanted Anthony to tell the truth again so that she could know that by punis.h.i.+ng him she was doing the right thing . She wanted to make her resolve even stronger . She wanted to do all this because she didn"t want to have even a mustard grain size regret in her heart .
A couple of minutes later Vikram"s lawyer came back and said,
"We can meet Anthony now . Please follow me . "
Both Akira and Vikram followed him and Mike stayed behind .
The moment Anthony saw Akira he went hysterical and started saying,
"Babe, what are you doing to me? You know that what happened yesterday, that was not me . Please just take back your statement . Let"s have a fresh start . I will come back here permanently and we can have a new beginning . "
Anthony was literally pleading for his life .
"I also went to Singapore to have a new beginning with you Anthony . But you were interested to have a new life with somebody else and not me . You didn"t want me in your life at that time and just because you are behind bars now, you want to have a new life with me? How do I believe you?", Akira replied with resolve .
"Come on Akira!! Look into my eyes . Don"t you see our future together? You left me and because of that, I turned into this monster . It was all your love which I was missing in my life", Anthony said and moved his hand forward to hold Akira"s hand .
Vikram"s ears were about to burst out of anger and rage . He couldn"t believe how diplomatic that guy was . He was controlling his expressions and behavior just for the sake of Akira .
"But yesterday I didn"t feel like love Anthony . It felt like death", Akira said and took her hand back .
When Vikram heard Akira speak like that, he could actually feel the pain in her voice . So he wrapped his arms around her and gently caressed her .
Till now Anthony was acting nicely in front of Akira even though in his insides just wanted to kill her at that instant . So when he saw Vikram acting all cozy with her, his rage was unraveled .
"Wow, girl you are something . You are teaching me about how to behave and look at how you are behaving yourself . Shall I ask the police to arrange a private room for you guys with a king size bed and all that?" Anthony said with a voice which was filled with sarcasm .
Akira couldn"t believe what Anthony just said . A moment ago he was apologizing and now he was trying to a.s.sa.s.sinate her character .
"Listen to me, Anthony!!! What I do with my life right now is none of your business . With whom I stay or with whom I don"t, again it"s none of your business", Akira said and curled up her fists .
"Oh yeah, I can see that . Just because he is a rich family friend it"s ok if he puts his junk in your trunk . Isn"t it?", Anthony said with a rage of fire burning inside him .
Akira couldn"t believe what Anthony just said . She couldn"t believe that he could stoop so low . She got up from the seat and told Vikram,
"Let"s go . Guys like him don"t deserve a second chance and it was really stupid of me that I even considered giving him a second chance" .
Till now Vikram was sitting there silently like a mock spectator because he wanted Akira to decide everything for herself . He didn"t want to influence her decision . He got up and took Akira"s hand in his own and started to walk away .
But a few seconds later he turned back and said,
"She is not the sort of girl who lets anybody put their junk inside her trunk . She lets you love her and you should have treasured that" .
Akira got inside the car and sat there silently for sometime . Then she looked at Mike and asked, .
.
"Am I doing the right thing Mike? If Anthony is sent behind the bars, then his career, his life will be over", Akira asked with concern filled in her voice .
.
"Jeez Akira . I can"t believe that even after all this you are still re-thinking? I mean how much lower should he stoop for you so that you can hate him", Mike said with anger and resentment
.
.
"I am not concerned for him . Nor do I have any feelings for him . Let me make this very clear Mike, I was just worried because I want to know that whatever he did yesterday was under the influence of alcohol or he is actually as bad as I imagine . I just want to be sure before taking any action", Akira said, trying to explain herself
.
.
"Can you please just drive to the police station . Your n.o.ble thoughts have started to annoy me . Get a hold of your life Akira . There are bad people everywhere around you . So stop being nice and start thinking about yourself for once", Mike said and Akira could clearly sense that he was really mad at her right now
.
.
So without saying anything else she started the car and drove to the police station
.
When they reached there, they saw that Vikram was already outside the police station waiting for them
.
.
The moment Vikram saw Akira, he sighed out of relief to see her all intact . Even though yesterday Akira had a.s.sured him that everything was ok with her, his mind was not at rest . So when he saw her, his heart arrived at peace . He came forward and embraced her with a light hug as he was scared that she might have light injuries here and there
.
.
Vikram"s lawyer was already inside the police station and had taken care of all the written work, so all that Akira had to do was to give her statement
.
.
After they were done with the formalities Vikram could see that Akira was still very unsettled . So he asked, .
.
"Is there anything that"s bothering you?" .
.
Akira shook her head and said, "No"
.
Mike, who was witnessing the whole thing finally decided to speak up
.
"She needs closure . Probably all the breach of trust and murder attempt is not enough for my sister"
.
.
Mike was really angry with Akira because of the second thoughts that she was having . The version of Akira that he had grown up with was something very different from the version which he was currently looking at . He had never seen Akira this vulnerable and weak with her decisions
.
.
Akira couldn"t bear the stream of accusations thrown at her by her brother . Even Vikram was looking at her with a question mark on his face after hearing what Mike had to say . So she decided to speak up what was there inside her heart
.
.
"Yes, you are right Mike . I did not have closure with him . Yesterday he gave me a reason why he had to go for somebody else other than me . But I am not satisfied enough . I really want to know if our relations.h.i.+p was so shallow in his eyes . I want to hear it again from him so that I can write it permanently inside my head", Akira said and then started looking outside
.
.
Both Vikram and Mike stood all silent . They didn"t have any answer to what Akira just said
.
Finally, Vikram got up from his seat and spoke to his lawyer
.
"We need some 5 to 10-minute private time with Anthony, so please help to arrange it"
.
His lawyer gave him a nod and went inside to check with the police
.
.
Akira was still looking outside because she was angry with both Mike and Vikram for not understanding her situation . She was not weak, she just wanted Anthony to tell the truth again so that she could know that by punis.h.i.+ng him she was doing the right thing . She wanted to make her resolve even stronger . She wanted to do all this because she didn"t want to have even a mustard grain size regret in her heart
.
.
A couple of minutes later Vikram"s lawyer came back and said, .
.
"We can meet Anthony now . Please follow me . " .
.
.
Both Akira and Vikram followed him and Mike stayed behind
.
The moment Anthony saw Akira he went hysterical and started saying, .
.
.
"Babe, what are you doing to me? You know that what happened yesterday, that was not me . Please just take back your statement . Let"s have a fresh start . I will come back here permanently and we can have a new beginning . " .
.
.
Anthony was literally pleading for his life
.
.
"I also went to Singapore to have a new beginning with you Anthony . But you were interested to have a new life with somebody else and not me . You didn"t want me in your life at that time and just because you are behind bars now, you want to have a new life with me? How do I believe you?", Akira replied with resolve
.
.
"Come on Akira!! Look into my eyes . Don"t you see our future together? You left me and because of that, I turned into this monster . It was all your love which I was missing in my life", Anthony said and moved his hand forward to hold Akira"s hand
.
.
Vikram"s ears were about to burst out of anger and rage . He couldn"t believe how diplomatic that guy was . He was controlling his expressions and behavior just for the sake of Akira
.
"But yesterday I didn"t feel like love Anthony . It felt like death", Akira said and took her hand back
.
.
When Vikram heard Akira speak like that, he could actually feel the pain in her voice . So he wrapped his arms around her and gently caressed her
.
.
Till now Anthony was acting nicely in front of Akira even though in his insides just wanted to kill her at that instant . So when he saw Vikram acting all cozy with her, his rage was unraveled
.
.
"Wow, girl you are something . You are teaching me about how to behave and look at how you are behaving yourself . Shall I ask the police to arrange a private room for you guys with a king size bed and all that?" Anthony said with a voice which was filled with sarcasm
.
.
Akira couldn"t believe what Anthony just said . A moment ago he was apologizing and now he was trying to a.s.sa.s.sinate her character
.
.
"Listen to me, Anthony!!! What I do with my life right now is none of your business . With whom I stay or with whom I don"t, again it"s none of your business", Akira said and curled up her fists
.
.
"Oh yeah, I can see that . Just because he is a rich family friend it"s ok if he puts his junk in your trunk . Isn"t it?", Anthony said with a rage of fire burning inside him
.
.
Akira couldn"t believe what Anthony just said . She couldn"t believe that he could stoop so low . She got up from the seat and told Vikram, .
.
.
"Let"s go . Guys like him don"t deserve a second chance and it was really stupid of me that I even considered giving him a second chance"
.
Till now Vikram was sitting there silently like a mock spectator because he wanted Akira to decide everything for herself . He didn"t want to influence her decision . He got up and took Akira"s hand in his own and started to walk away
.
.
But a few seconds later he turned back and said, .
.
.
"She is not the sort of girl who lets anybody put their junk inside her trunk . She lets you love her and you should have treasured that"