Flashback~

After driving aimlessly on the streets of Delhi to search Suman, finally Shravan found her. She was sitting hugging her knees on a bench in the park. Though her face wasn't visible because of her hairs that were blocking his vision, he was sure it was her and he got the confirmation of the same after looking at her cloths. She was still in the same cloths she was wearing before leaving the Malhotra Mansion. Difference is only that now the cloths are wet due to the rain.

He took slow steps towards her while thinking what he is going to say.

Sensing someone's movement behind her, she turned her head.

"Sumo... "

Shravan said stopping in the track. She was shocked to see him.

"Why are you here? "

She asked wiping her tears that were now mixing with the water droplets from the sky... It was then that he realized it has started raining heavily.

"Sumo get up from here. Can't you see its raining?"

He shouted seeing her wrenched in rain from head to toe.

"Go away. I don't want to see your face"

She spoke crying profusely.

"Just shut up. Come sit in Car. You will catch cold if you stay here like this"

He said raising his voice a bit higher hoping that she might agree to him after seeing his angry form.

"You shut up. Even if i catch cold, it shouldn't matter you. It's none of your business.."

She snapped back getting up from the bench. It's now when he got to see full view of her face. Her face was pale and eyes have become red due to persistant crying. He took a deep breath to compose himself.

"You are my wife. And every damn thing related to you is my business. So you better shut your mouth and come with me. We need to talk"

He said fuming with anger.

"Wasn't I your wife before when you kicked me out of your house?"

She asked sarcastically. The tone in which she was speaking to him hurted him even more... It was like she was insulting him in a sarcastic way..

"Don't test my patience Suman. I'm telling you for the last time, come with me or else.... "

He fumed stomping his foot on the ground making her flinch.. She mustered courage to go near him and them pulled him by his collars.

"I'm testing your patient ? You know what...you are Right ... It's my fault. Everything is my mistake. Considering you as my friend was my mistake because no friend would do what you did with me. Accepting you as my husband was my mistake because you don't even have spine to stand for your wife. Dreaming about my future with you was my mistake because you only know how to crush someone's dream. It's my mistake that I love....."

She immediately stopped realizing what was about to come from her mouth. No he don't deserve to hear those words. Alteast not after what he did with her.

She left his collar and looked everywhere but him. His eyes widened after hearing her. She was just about to confess but damn....

"What, what were you saying?"

He knew this wasn't the right time. But a part of him was dying to hear those words from her. He confessed his feeling so many times in front of her but she never said him those words. Though he knew she feel the same but her feelings never took the form of words. Now that finally she was giving shape to her feelings in the form of words, all he wanted was to hear those three words from her...again and again. He forgot about their fight, about the rain, about their drench self, all he remembered at that moment was the hurt in her eyes when she was about to say I love... Damn the wrong timings...

"Doesn't matter anymore, Shravan."

She replied wiping the fresh tears with the back of her hand.

He approached near her with a big step. Sliding one hand around her waist he pulled her closer in such a way that her front collided with his chest.

"It does. It fucking does.... "

He said staring intensely in her eyes. He pleaded her with his eyes to speak but she look away, silently denying his request....

"Leave it"

He said withdrawing himself from her. She looked at him in shock. He pulled his hairs in frustration and then muttered something under his breath. Taking a deep intake of breathe, he calmed himself and caught her wrist surprising her again...

"Let's go home. We are already wet. And i don't want any of us to fall ill. Come"

He spoke interwining his fingers with hers.. She jerked him hand and pushed him away forcefully.

"What do you think of me Shravan Malhotra? Am i your slave whom you can easily boss around? Have you forgotten how you threw me out of your house few hours back? And now you want me to come with you...(Laughing sarcastically). Do you seriously think this low of me?

I do have self respect Mr Malhotra. "

She shouted angrily.

"Hell with your self respect. Enough is enough. Now you just shut up and come with me or else..."

He pointed his index finger towards, warning her before he ends up doing something which he may regret later.

"Or Else what? What will you do? "

She said pushing him on his chest. He stumbled back for a second before balancing himself.

"Don't trigger me Sumo."

He fumed forming a fist to control himself. He wanted to sort out everything between them. But this girl was making it difficult for him.

"No, i'm not triggering you Mr Malhotra. I just wanted to see how low can you stoop. You will slap me, beat me... What's next? whipping me with belt?"

She said glaring him.

"What the he...."
He muttered pulling his hairs in frustrastion.

"Don't behave as if you haven't done anything out if this before.. Have you forgotten how you raised your hands to slap me few hours back... Now what happened .. Come on. Slap me.. Prove that you are son of Ramnath Malhotra who knows nothing except raising hand on his wife"

She said making him clench his teeth. .

"Fine"

He replied after thinking for few seconds and then a loud slap landed on her left cheek.

She looked at him in shock holding her left cheek.

"How... How could you Shravan?"

She shuddered while asking... Tears started flowing from her eyes.

"You asked for it"

He said rudely looking at her.

" You know what Shravan.... You are the biggest mistake of my life. You said you love me. But the reality is you can't love anyone. I hate people like you who beat the shit out of their wife just to proove their point. I hate you and i'll hate you for rest of my life. Just go away from here. I don't even want to see you face. I will go away from your life forever.. I can't live with you anymore. I will go to Tiwari killa. I will ask nanu for forgiveness. He will forgive me because he is not like you. You are a bloody....."

Her words were cutted by another tight slap from him.She looked at him in shock holding her cheek.

"Enough Mrs. Suman Shravan Malhotra. I have heard enough. You were telling me about myself. Give me also a chance to show you what you are and how you are...."

He said grabbing her wrist tightly...

"You are the same selfish girl who use to make me do all her works, you are the same cunning girl who made fun of me in front of the whole school just for the sake of her so called reputation.

You are the same girl who betrayed me when i needed you the most. And yes you are the same girl who eloped from her own marriage, Didn't you think about me even for once? Arre leave me. You should have atleast thought about your nanu. But no, why will you think about others. Tumne dusro ka baare me socha hi kab hai Suman, jo ab sochogi? "

His words pierced her heart like a needle. Is this what he thinks of his Sumo? She cried silently not knowing what to say. Her hand was hurting due to his tight grip on her wrist. But his words were hurting her even more. because she knew ,he was right to some extent. She always did what she felt was right, never bothered to asked for opinion even if the matter is related to that person.

"Look around you Suman. Whom do you have by your side today? No one.Everyone treated you like a burden in Tiwari killa. They didn't want to get you married to see your happiness, but to get rid of you. You always considered them as family, but for them you were always a burden. Just because of your arbritrariness, now not even that family is with you today. You have become orphan once again Suman. And this is all because of your impulsive decisions. You are responsible for your own condition. "

By now she was crying like a child. Each and every word said by him was hurting her. But what hurted her most was the fact that whatever he was saying was true.

His eyes soften seeing her crying like a baby. He promised himself on the day of their marriage that he would never let even a single tear to fall from his sumo's eyes. But he failed today. He failed to keep her happy, he failed to understand his wife. Those beautiful eyes in which he wanted to see love for himself were brimming with tears now... Just because of him. All he wanted to do at this moment was to hold her as tight as he could, because somewhere his heart knew that she is slipping away from him with each passing second...

He pulled her into a hug and stroked her hairs. Only he knew how much it was hurting him when he was saying all those words. But it was neccessary to give her reality check.

She cried hugging him. They say ,wherever you go but atlast you will have to return to your home and for her, his arms where her home where she could breath peacefully.

His heart ached seeing the his reddish finger impression on her cheek. His finger automatically touched the skin over her cheek where the marks of his harsh slap were still fresh.

She lowered her head shedding silent tears from her closed eyes while he stroked her cheeks.

Wiping her tears with the thumb, lifted her face and made her look at him. By now the rain had completely stopped and the only sound which could be heard were their heartbeats.

He bent down and kissed her forehead. She closed her eyes and held him for support.

"I know i'm difficult to stay with, but please don't give up on me Sumo..Please. Believe me ,We will make if work. All I need is a chance."

He pleaded after making her look at him. She was taken aback by the emotions his eyes were holding at that moment...

"I have no reason to hold you Shravan. "

She replied shifting away from him. Disappointment was clearly visible on his face. But this time he was disappointed with himself.

"I can't breath without you. Isn't this reason enough?"

He asked holding her captive with his eyes...

"Can you promise me two things?"

She asked taking a step close to him.

"Anything, if that keeps my wife with me"

He replied with a glint of hope in his eyes. He knew he has messed a little more this time and it would take months to make her forget everything.

"Swear on my head that you will keep your anger in control. You'll try not to become angry."

She spoke keeping his hand on her head...

"I promise sumo."

He replied after thinking for few minutes. This is really going to be tough for him. Shravan Malhotra without anger is like imagining Bull without horns or a cat without tail. But then if this keeps his Sumo with him, then he is in...

"And the second promise.... "

"Shravan..."

"Shravan...."

"Shravan.... "

"Shraaaaaa"

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Shravan's POV:-

I was just thinking about Sumo's 2nd promise. It was the same promise that snatched sumo away from me, when I heard my name. But no...it wasn't sumo's voice.

I came out of the flashback after feeling someone shaking my shoulders vigourously...

I turned my head in the direction of that person...

And the face that I saw in front of me.... Damn I want to punch it hard....

"Shravan. Are you Ok? I was calling you from a long time but you... Leave it. Why are you standing here like this. Aren't you getting late? Pushkar was saying that you have a meeting today"

Shinella said showing her fake concern. Those are fools who think i don't understand what this girl is trying to do...

"Why are you here?"

I asked calming my nerves.

"Actually this ...."

She smiled before bring her one hand which she was hiding behind her hand. Now She was standing in front of me holding a plastic container..

"What's this?"

I asked looking at that yellow plastic box..

"Tiffin. "

She replied with a sly smile.

"For what?"

I asked amazed...

"For you"

She replied nodding her head.

"As far as I remember, I don't go to school. "

I replied sarcastically looking at that yellow tiffin box. Though this girl don't even deserve a reply but then i don't want to sound rude to her. Atleast not when i know she is Chachiji's relative.

"Stop Joking Shravan. I know you didn't had anything in breakfast today. And also you don't like canteen food. So i have packed something for you. Have it in break. Ok?"

She said acting all concerned. How much i wanted to through that tiffin in front of her. But i stopped myself. Damn you sumo... Why did you even took that promise from me....

"Come here. I'll tell you a secret"

I said signalling her to come close to me.

She bited her lower lips shyly and came near me. I leaned forward near her ears...

"You know what. Even my Wife Suman's 8 year old cousin has much better tiffin box than this. "

Wispering this in her ears, I pulled myself back to see her pale face. Her expression where like as if she had seen a ghost. Well, She has same reaction everytime i talk about Sumo. So i intentionally talk about Sumo in front of her. Just to irritate her....

Smirking at her, I left from there not before taking a last look at her outstretched hands which were still holding the tiffin and her facing expressions which were changing from sadness, shocked to angry....

Poor Shinella....
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Author's Note~

Priya is here with another update....

Swagat nahi karoge humara?

Well, how are you all? And how's the update? Did you all like it?

So i revealed the half Sumo mystery in this episode. Next half i'll continue in next episode.

Btw what do you think? Whatvwas the 2nd promise? Any guesses?

Please vote and comment.

Bye.

Goodnight.

Zopte re mi aata.

Yours,
Priyashi.