Conflict.

Conflict is a really tough word. A war at one's mind and heart. Mind tells you to do one thing and heart tells you to do another.

The same thing going on with me since my Adira has been attacked. The moment I heard that Adira fainted and was taken to the hospital I didn't know what to do. Memories started flooding my mind. Memories I desperately wanted to forget.

I rushed to the hospital to see her on that bed lifeless. Thank god she woke up or else I don't know what would have happened to me.

That bastard poisoned her and I know it for sure. He once took something from me but not this time. I would die than let him harm my wife.

The whole week I have been taking care of my wife and I have been searching for him from every nook and crook.

And then came that bloddy letter. It was so unexpected and that bastard sent it as a warning message. Adira was shocked to see that and I can see so many questions in her eyes when she looked at me. Questions I have answers to. But questions I wasn't able to answer. Not knowing how to answer her questions which are very much sensible I walked away. The whole day Me, Dad, Abhay, Shaurya and Arhaan spent in my office taking extra measures to catch him.

I haven't texted her the whole day nor did I call her the whole day. I know I should but I couldn't. I didn't know what to say.

And after reaching home that night it was a disaster. She was calm and she was patient. She didn't even ask me about them rather scolded me for disappearing. I can see and sense the worry and concern coming from her. It only made me feel more worse. And I snapped. I snapped at her for the first time and said things to her that means shit. I spilled shitty things to her and she didn't even say one fucking thing. She just smiled at my family and fucking covered up for me when dad shouted at me to stop.

She silently left to our room and as soon as I entered I saw her laying down on the bed already covered with the quilt. I know she wasn't asleep. My heart was calling out to her asking me to go and just hug her to me. But my mind was paranoid and just wanted to keep some distance. That night as we layed there I can hear her soft sobs she was trying to muffle through her hands. My heart squeezed painfully. My hands clenched at my sides fighting the urge to turn around and take her in my arms.

Three days passed away......with me ignoring her and her taking my ignorance. I fucking was going crazy with this. And then she dropped a bomb after three days to go to her house. I fucking knew it is because of me. And I don't know how but I fucking knew this too that she was giving me space. Yet it felt like she was leaving me and I am being nothing but an asshole letting that happen.

I dropped her at her house and when it was time for her to go I just wanted to ask her to stay.....stay with me.......I wanted her to be with me always......but I couldn't.

After she left everything was chaos. I didn't know what to do. I couldn't understand what's happening. It's like she took my breath away with her. I cannot function without her. Five days passed away like that. Eight days since I talked to her. Since I held her in my arms and kissed her senseless.

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Mom came to me yesterday night and layed my head down in her lap.

"Are you okay beta?" Ma said softly patting my head.

"I don't know how she is Ma" I said closing my eyes sighing in despair.

"Beta she was and is remarkably calm with you. Anyone in her place would've fought to know the truth because as your wife it's her right to know the truth, to know your past especially now when it is after her too. But she didn't impose her right on you. She was silent even when you shouted at her for no reason. I know you were stressed and I always knew you are a bit short-tempered but she is your wife Arjun, you can't just shout at her whenever you don't want to share something. Yet, she took all that anger and smiled. Be thankful to have that kind of a person in your life beta because that's rare now. I know it's hard Arjun. The memories are too......painful to speak out loud but know one thing if the person on the other side is really that important to you it's worth it. All that pain of going through the past is worth it because I know Adira will make it less painful for you. If anyone can then that is only Adira. Talk to her. Communication is a powerful thing in a relationship Arjun don't give up on that" Ma said kissing my forehead.

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Since morning Mom's words are ringing in my head. I am conflicted on what step to take. And my mood is getting worse and worse by not talking to my babygirl at all. Damn it! That women will be the end of me.

My friends can sense my distress. They look like they want to talk to me but one glare from me is stopping them. I know I bave to stop acting like an asshole and talk to Adira. I don't need another person preaching me about it. I know what I have to do it's just I can't muster up the courage to speak not after how I have shouted at her.

Ironic actually...I am a fierce businessman known as the "Devil" in the industry yet I cannot muster up courage to speak to my wife.

While going through some files I got a call from my brother-in-law Vikram. I picked it up to recieve a shocking news.

"Doll hurt herself in an accident. She is at home only because it was a wound on a hand and she thinks that it is not that big. Doctor came here to treat her and I called Sharmila ma and Rajeev pa just come here" After telling my friends the matter and asking to handle my work I immediately rushed to my car to go there. My mind went blank.

Accident....she was in an accident. She was ina fucking accident. I couldn't process anything than that. I couldn't process anything but the fact that she was in an accident and if anything would have happened to her then the last word I uttered to her were nothing but shit. And I know then that even if it's painful for me I will share everything about me with her. Every fucking thing.

I reached her home in ten minutes and rushed to her room to see her laying on the middle of the bed with a gauge tied on her left arm.

"Bhai! You came! Please tell your dear wife to not pull any stunts like that! I know that she is clumsy but not to this extent!" Mithya said coming to me. I looked at her confused.

"What stunt?"

"She deliberately went infront of the car!" Mithya said accusingly at my babygirl

"That's not true! Stop saying that dumbo! There was a grandma in middle of the road and she couldn't cross the road. A car was heading her way and she didn't notice that. I pushed her aside but the car came and before I jumped I scratched my hand that's it! And nothing happened to me so don't worry guys!" Adira explained to everyone.

"That's it! How can you just fall in between danger and say that's it! Is this a joke to you Adira! Did you even think if something happened to you what would've happened to us!" Vikram shouted making her look down.

"I am sorry" she mumbled lowly. I didn't speak one word. I just stood there looking at her and taking her in. She looked pale and thinner than I last saw her. Her eyes had dark circles around them letting me know she hasn't been sleeping.

Everybody probably senses us not talking to each other and left the room to give us privacy. Now it's just us....the both of us....alone after almost a week.

I took a deep breath gaining up courage....Looks like there is a lot of story telling to do now.

Hello lovely readers! So looks like a lot of story telling is going to happen!