CHAPTER - 6

                                    

                                          
AGASTYA'S POV
                          
I screwed up everything today. Just because of me, my princess is lying in hospital today. Not only Adhu even Lopa is in this situation because of me. Even after knowing that I should take care of Lopa with care, I had hurt her. Everyone is blaming me, but none is asking what is my situation? From the day Ekiya came to the office, all my three friends stopped talking to me. even Lopa stopped talking to me in home. I got busy with an important project and I had no help. Because of this I didn't even had time for my princess in the past week. Ekiya is just a beginner, she is just learning from me not helping. And that day I went to lunch with Ekiya not for a date but to meet a client. When I was going to meet that client, Ekiya said that she also wanted too join as she can learn more, that is the reason I couldn't deny. I am damn sure Lopa and Yadavi would have thought that I had been there for a lunch date with Ekiya. I have my own reason why I am not denying Ekiya, which I cannot tell to anybody now. 
                          
The most pathetic creature in this world is men. We won't show our emotions openly like women but we are the most sensitive and emotional than women. First time in my life, my mom slapped me. That mom who never had child of her own, that mom whose always priority was me, that mom who never even raised her voice to me, today the same mom slapped me saying that there is a fault in her upbringing. I am more broken because of Lopa's reaction. When she asked Onkar to ignore me completely and took my princess to hospital. I slapped Adhu not because she poured hot water in Ekiya's leg but due to my frustration and also I  got a complaint from Adhu's teacher today that she was becoming notorious day by day. I was so stressed that I blindly slapped my princess. I didn't notice that she was bleeding. When Ekiya showed me the footprints, my heart dropped. I saw Lopa was standing there. When Onkar took my princess in arms who was lying lifelessly, I died that moment to be honest. I wish I was in her place instead.
                          
When the doctor said we can see Adhu I rushed inside her room with everyone. But what my princess said next I wish god takes my life this moment.
                          
"Don't come near me Dada. Please don't beat me. Please don't beat me....", Adhu was saying this continuously. 
                          
I am sure not only me, everyone is equally shocked. 
                          
"Mr. Agastya, kindly leave the room. If Adhamya keeps  on shouting like this, it will worsen her situation", doctor said.
                          
Lopa immediately took Adhu in her arms. 
                          
"Mumma, I don't want Dada. He is beating me Mumma. He doesn't love me anymore. He loves that Chudail aunty", she said with several hiccups. My princess is crying. I never even let Lopa scold her once but today I had beaten her. I want to burn this hand of mine.
                          
"Don't worry Adhu baby, Mumma is here. I won't let anyone even raise their voice in front of my baby. Whether it is your Dada or Chudail aunty", Lopa said calming Adhu. 
                          
I am standing as a corpse there. What have I done? I can't even hug my princess now. She is scared of me. She thinks me that I will beat her. She thinks me as a monster. 
                          
"Why are you still standing here? Didn't you hear what doctor told you. Leave from this room now", Wridesh shook me. 
                          
How can I leave my princess? No way. I am ready to bare whatever punishment she gives me but never in my life I will leave her. 
                          
I just pushed everyone away from me and took my princess from Lopa. Adhu first wriggled but somehow I managed. But she didn't even look at me. She was just looking down.
                          
"Adhu, princess. Look at Dada. I am extremely sorry for slapping you. Slap Dada, scold Dada, please don't stop speaking to Dada. I have no one in my life now. Your grandmother doesn't like me anymore, your uncles hates me and your mom is not even glancing me once. If you also don't speak to me, then I will definitely die princess. I will die for sure", I don't know when tears started pouring from my eyes, I cried hysterically. All my emotions broke down seeing my princess and her reaction.