Angel's Brute
By Sukanya Gupta
Date: July 1, 2022
Ch. 29"Manipulated truths..."


Nandana’s words almost snatch the floor under Vivek’s feet. He can’t believe his ears; so, he again asks to be sanguine,

“Nandu, have you lost your mind? What rubbish are you talking about? Aditya Oberoi…your husband! I took money to frame him! Who taught you these words? These can’t be your lines, your thoughts. My daughter, my Nandu can’t say this to her Papa.”

“Exactly. Your daughter may not say this to you Mr Basu but I can. Because I am not your daughter. I feel pity for you, Uncle. For some money, you are trying to destroy my husband’s political career. I am thankful that Aditya gave me an indication of this conspiracy. Or else I might have fallen for this lie. Mr Officer, I think I have given my statement. So, you don’t have any charge against Mr Aditya Oberoi. Please leave my house and take Mr Basu too. I am not interested to listen to anything regarding this. Please….”

Nandana crosses her hands against her chest while uttering demandingly. Vivek Basu vaguely keeps on looking at Nandana and the SP. Aditya slowly nears Nandana and shackles her from the shoulder.

“Nandita, please…come down. I know you are not used to it but in politics, these kinds of dirty games are very common. I know the opposition party is very scared of my rising popularity and I whiffed this conspiracy.”

He turns at the SP who is standing like a helpless cop.

“Mr Officer, I know you are doing your duty and you have to answer your higher authority but I also have some connections and please don’t force me to use those connections. It won’t be good for your career. Now, please excuse us. By the way, I have thrown a party on the occasion of our marriage. Please do come. And Mr Basu…you are invited too. I don’t know what is your compulsion to make this drama but you called my wife your daughter. Keeping the respect for that emotion, we will be happy to have you at our party. I am sure you will bless us wholeheartedly.”

Aditya’s voice is razor-sharp. That was it for Vivek. In the next moment, he springs on Aditya and grabs his collar.

“I will kill you, BASTARD. What have you done to my daughter? I know you must have drugged her. That’s why she is not being able to recognise me. But I won’t lose this game. I will bring back my Nandu to me. I will save my daughter from your claws. You bloody SCOUNDREL”

Vivek keeps on jerking Aditya by his collar. Nandana intervenes and tries to separate him but the old man is way too strong as he appears. On the other hand, Aditya is not at all trying to free himself rather he is looking at Vivek’s eyes with a snicker as he is enjoying Vivek’s vulnerable condition. The SP rushes to them and grabs Vivek’s hands to free them from Aditya’s clothes.

“Take him out Officer before I file a case against you all to intrude on my premises.”

Aditya utters in an icy cold voice. The SP and the other cops retrieve along with a shattered yet fuming Vivek. From the exit gate, the SP addresses Aditya in a determined tone,

“Mr Oberoi, one swallow doesn’t make a summer. We will meet again. Mrs Nandita Oberoi, I wish you will realise your mistake very soon. Until then, take care.”

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“Nandita, do you want to ruin our first day in this house like this? Come on, Baby, forget all this. The storm came and it passed.”

Aditya tries to cheer up Nandana who is sulking over the incident just occurred downstairs a minute ago.

“But this storm could have ruined our peace forever, Aditya. Didn’t you observe how determined that SP was? And I really feel pity for that old man. If you hadn’t said the whole story last night, I wouldn’t have known how dirty this politics can be and how these shrewd politicians use these kinds of needy and compelled people for their own sake. They can even buy lies with money. I still remember what you said last night.”

Nandana contemplates,

Flashback:

“Aditya, why did you come to politics? I mean you are a successful rich businessman. Neither your father nor any of your family members or forebears were in this field. Then why have you joined politics and when did you come to this field?”

Nandana asks while stroking Aditya’s sweaty hair. Aditya nestles to her more and giggles suppressedly.

“So, you think people join politics for money? Ha..ha..you are too typical. No, Mrs Oberoi; I haven’t joined politics for money. I haven’t joined it to do philanthropy either which most of the politicians claim. To be frank, I joined it to have power. You know since my childhood; I am very fond of achieving power. I hate to be dominated. I know how to make money and how to use it wisely. This quality of mine very soon let me realise how I can use this money to acquire more power. Initially, I started funding the political parties and very soon I demanded a ticket because I wanted to be more powerful. And I won my first election. In these three years, I have achieved a strong position in my party. Thanks to my smart brain…ha…ha..”

Aditya again chuckles and turns to lie supine. Nandana faces him and places her hand under her head.

“That means these parties favour a person only in the return of money? Is this politics so unfair?”

Nandana asks innocently. A rueful smile creeps on Aditya’s lips.

“Not only unfair. It’s dirty and thrawn too. Yes, money plays a huge role in politics. It can be used to defame and destroy someone’s career too. And right now, this kind of conspiracy is going against me.”

His voice is bitter. Nandana places her arm in a cross position on Aditya’s chest and lightly comes over him. She rests her chin over her hand and asks in a worried tone,

“Conspiracy? What conspiracy and who is doing?”

In reply, Aditya exhales in exasperation.
“Yes, conspiracy. I told you in the last three years I have acquired a very strong position in our party and that has become an eyesore for some other jealous people. They have joined their hands with our opposition party, just to defame me so that they can throw me out of the party. I have got an intuition that they are planning to involve me in some fake police case. They somehow came to know about our marriage and are trying to make a story that I have kidnapped you and forcefully married you. God…people can be so shrewd. If they become successful to prove this, my political career will be demolished forever. It will affect my business too.”

Aditya sounds low.

“I won’t let this happen…never. These all allegations are bull shit. I will give my statement. Police have to believe my words. You just relax. Let them come. No one can put any charge on my husband.”

Nandana determinedly utters and sits squarely on the bed. Aditya’s eyes flicker with joy. He yanks her by the elbow and hovers her.
“It sounds so good from you; ‘My husband’. Okay my lioness, protective wifey. When my Angel is there to protect her Brute, why should I even worry about this topic? Let’s do the thing for which this first night should be. Here I go…”

Aditya says huskily and seizes her lips for one more round of their first-night lovemaking ritual.

Present time:

“All thanks to your father, Mr Vivek Basu, Nandana. Neither he had met me that day nor this plan would have come into my fertile brain. It was so simple to implant this thought in your pea-sized brain that some people are conspiring against me and your Dad is their weapon…ha…ha...Mr SP, it’s not so easy to catch Aditya Oberoi. And here you and Mr Basu are trying to snatch Nandana from me, which is impossible. I have mingled in her blood and soul. Whatever I will tell her she will believe. She is my Angel. My possession. No one can get her from me. I have erased her past. And now, I am only her present and her future.”

Aditya’s train of thoughts gets broken by Nandana’s shout.

“Aditya…Where are you lost? Are you really going to throw our marriage party or it was an impromptu decision to make the officer angry?”

Aditya smirks and nears her.

“Well, both. I am really going to arrange this party and yes, I wanted to make him irritated. But how do you know it?”

Aditya frowns in bafflement.

“Well, I am not so ignorant, Mr Oberoi that I can’t know my husband’s nature; especially when it comes to taking the revenge you really play it smoothly. You practically slapped the SP without hitting him. Smart move. But now I am too curious about this party. Please tell me when it is going to take place, and where; who is coming? What will we going to wear?”

Nandana chirps in excitement which brings a content smile to Aditya’s lips.

“Angel...Angel…relax. You only said that my decision was impromptu. So, it’s natural that even I don’t know the answers. So, why don’t you help me to make a proper plan? Let’s have breakfast and make the plan in between. After that, I have to go to the office for half an hour and in the evening, we will go for shopping. I want you to wear the best dress that night.”

Aditya sounds equally excited. Till now, he was trying to hide Nandana from the whole world. But now, when that fear is not there, he wants the whole world to know about Nandana…his Angel.

“Not only me. You should also be the best-looking man that night. My handsome Brute.”

Nandana’s tone is love-drenched. Aditya chuckles and both head downstairs to enjoy Nandana’s first-kitchen ritual. However, both are oblivious to what storm is waiting to come. Well, some storms come and leave behind their signs of devastation.



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