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Lying on the bed with her body still wet, Orna was crying when the room door opened and Siddharth entered! Carrying a plate of rice in his hand, Siddharth set it down on the table, walked over to the bed, and pulled Orna up...
"What happened, huh?! Why haven't you changed your clothes yet! Go change your clothes and come eat together, I haven't eaten a thing all day!"
"Let go! You come to show kindness after beating someone up! Why did you hit Satwik, why did you hit him?! He... he wasn't at fault at all, brother! I was the one who proposed to him!"
Orna's words felt like rubbing salt on Siddharth's wound; he couldn't bear it. Orna was shedding tears for an outsider, an unrelated guy—his precious little girl...! When did such a deep bond even form?! A girl who used to consult him about everything, from the clothes she wore outside to her daily meals, a girl who never dared to disobey a single word of his, was now looking him straight in the eye and pleading the case for another guy...?!
Siddharth knew very well that Orna wasn't the kind of girl to go out of her way to propose to a guy on her own! His precious little girl was resorting to lies just to save that guy! Clenching his teeth, Siddharth pulled Orna extremely close to himself... Orna's teenage, undeveloped chest brushed against Siddharth's abdomen... For a moment, Orna's breath hitched, and she trembled as she looked into Siddharth's eyes! Siddharth's eyes looked strangely altered! Her brother's gaze felt deeply unfamiliar to Orna!
"I don't want to hear a single word about that guy coming out of your mouth!"
"You'll have to hear it—I love Satwik!! If you try to stop me, I'll commit suicide!"
"Oru!!" Another hard slap landed on Orna's cheek.
She fell onto the bed with a thud. A thin line of blood trickled down the corner of Orna's lips! Tears filled Orna's eyes, but a stubborn streak seemed to possess her. She had obeyed her brother her entire life, and today her brother was snatching away her love?!
"You'll beat me, right?! Beat me, kill me! That's what you've always done, that's all you're capable of! Listen to one thing—you can never separate me from Satwik, ah!"
Grabbing a handful of Orna's hair, Siddharth pulled her face close to his own! "Let's see how long this love of yours lasts!"
Orna burst into heavy sobs within Siddharth's grip... Finger marks covered both her cheeks, and blood trickled from her split lip. In a split second, something inside Siddharth shifted! All that rage and ferocity vanished, replaced by a wave of tenderness in his heart! Cupping Orna's face frantically in both hands, he began kissing her all over...
"Don't cry, don't cry, my sweetie! I... I made a mistake! Hey sweetie, get up!"
When Orna cried until she fainted, Siddharth panicked. "Hey, crazy girl, get up, sweetie... Look, look, I'm saying sorry! Hey baby, what happened?"
"Open the door! Hurry!" Chayan and Arpana were pounding loudly on the door!
Siddharth is sitting at Raju's flat, drinking... Raju is a bachelor whose full name is Rajen Karmakar! He is a renowned criminal lawyer. Originally from Santipur, his father was in the BSF. Returning home on leave, Raju's father died in a train accident when Raju was thirteen years old! After that, his mother raised Raju by working at other people's homes and sharecropping their ancestral land. Raju moved to a mission school hostel in Kalyani for his studies. Taking advantage of his father's government job benefits, he got the opportunity to study at a good school, so he didn't let it slip; Raju's education was funded by his father's pension. His only regret was that just two years after standing on his own feet and seeing a glimpse of happiness, his mother bade him a permanent farewell and departed for the afterlife!
Left all alone, Raju bought a 2BHK flat in Kalyani and started living there. However, one good thing in his life was his friendship with Siddharth—this single relationship never let him sink into loneliness! His friendship with Siddharth dated back to the seventh grade, when Raju first enrolled in the mission school in Kalyani, where Siddharth was also studying in the same class. The brightest and most short-tempered boy in the class had stood as a shield behind a terrified 13-year-old child.
"Brother! Because of that loafer, my precious girl questioned me today! My child told me she would commit suicide! What do I do, Raju? I hit her in the heat of anger! She... she fainted! Because of that bastard's son, my child is in this state today! Her... this small... Hey, look! ...Look, I raised her since she was this small! And she... she treats me..."
In his intoxicated state, Siddharth kept rambling incoherently. He had emptied all the bottles in Raju's fridge! There was severe turmoil at his house. What he had suspected turned out to be true—Orna was indeed in a relationship with that guy. In the afternoon, due to a client's call at the restaurant, Raju couldn't stay any longer. While leaving, he had seen Siddharth entering the restaurant, and after that, he knew nothing. Siddharth suddenly turned up at eleven at night. Apparently, Siddharth had beaten the guy inside the restaurant and broken his nose, and after returning home, he had a massive fight with Orna... He had even raised his hand against her, and unable to endure the extreme emotional stress, Orna had fainted! After setting up a saline drip and giving medication to Orna at home, Siddharth came straight here without telling anyone. Ever since he arrived, he has been heavily drunk...
The next morning at seven o'clock! Siddharth's Avenger motorcycle turns into their neighborhood lane and enters the house garage. As soon as Siddharth rings the doorbell, the door opens to reveal Orna standing in front of him. In just one day, her face looks drained and halved! Meanwhile, Orna is also staring at her brother with her mouth agape—she has never seen Siddharth in such a state before! Disheveled hair, a haggard face, and a crumpled shirt!
Swallowing hard, Orna steps aside from the door, but before she can fully move away, Siddharth pulls Orna tightly into his chest.
"Forgive me, my sweetie! Are you alright, baby?!"
"Let go, brother!"
Orna's voice sounded strangely distant and detached—hearing which, Siddharth stood stunned near the door.....

To be continued........