Chapter 21: The fight
Mr.vardhan was perspiring in sweat. He had to run from his house to stop them and yell on top of his lungs. In addition to that he had run in a suit. You could imagine his plight from that.
Shastri and praveen waited for him to catch his breath. Then shastri asked, "So did you have a fight with your daughter or did you not?"
"Can't we discuss this in the house?" Mr.Vardhan asked glaring at him.
But Shastri was not intimidated. "I tried asking it respectfully your house. If you can't provide answer even to that simple question what help can I expect from you?"
Seeing shastri talking angrily to Mr.Vardhan, praveen pulled his shirt. He did not want trouble by offending Mr.Vardhan.
Mr. Vardhan looked at him glaringly, his breath rising. But after some time his face turned sullen and he said, "Please believe me. I will answer all the questions inside the house. But please don't do this outside the house. It is embarrassing". After saying this he folded the hands.
Seeing that Mr.Vardhan pleading, Shastri gave in. Then they both went inside the house. As they sat on the Sofa, shastri asked once again, "So back, to my previous question. Did you and your daughter had a fight?" shastri asked.
There was silence for a while. Then Mr.Vardhan said in a low voice," Yes we had a fight before the semester started"
"May I ask you the reason?"
"Well, it was regarding marriage. As I saw her education was almost completed, so I suggested her to marry my friend's son."
"Who is the friend's son you are talking about?" Praveen asked curiously.
"Well, my friend's name is Rajvan. Haven't you heard about Rajvan textiles?"
"Yeah, I have heard of them" shastri said," So you are going to marry your daughter to his son?
"Yes, I was thinking of doing so", Mr.Vardhan nodded," But my daughter refused adamantly"
"What is the reason? Did she say anything about it?" Praveen asked.
"Why should I ask? Doesn't she know what parent's do anything that's for their own good? Don't they know how much we sacrifice for them? So it becomes the children's duty to oblige us to respect our decisions and to honour us." Mr.Vardhan said stubornly.
"Why do you work for?" Shastri asked.
"What are you talking about?" Mr. Vardhan asked curiously. Even Praveen was confused.
"Is it because you want to earn more money? I don't think so. The truth is that …..We all live in future. The uncertainties of the future is what compel us to earn money. Although I am not right in this theory but I think I am certainly right that this is the case with you. Am I telling the truth Mr.Vardhan?
Mr. Vardhan eyes shifted nervously as he said," I don't know what you are talking about."
But Praveen was observing Mr. Vardhan. He caught sight of Mr.Vardhan's changing facial expressions.
"Mr.Vardhan, I have always been the one who would check on the facts and information before investigating. And yesterday when I checked your information, I caught many rumors surrounding you." Saying shastri took out his mobile phone, "One article says that you are a control freak and another article says that there may be dip in your products because of new competitor in the market. There is also another article saying that Rajvan textiles is working in other fields and one of them is yours."
Praveen was shocked to the core. He felt all the investigation done by him was useless. Now he understood why viraj had believed him.
Mr. Vardhan's face looked downcast. But he still maintained his composure," This are all just mere speculations."
"Yeah, how much time it may take to turn mere speculations into reality? So you acted upon it. You kidnapped your daughter yourself and sent her to some other place. Right? So that you can coerce he into getting married. Right?" Shastri yelled.
Praveen wanted to intervene. There were many things contradicting this. But shastri stopped him and stared at Mr. Vardhan questioningly "Yes or no?"
"No.Absolutely not!! It is true that I felt angry to see Nikhita not obeying me but, I would not go as far as kidnapping her! What kind of father do you think I am?" Mr.Vardhan screamed.
"A father who is a control freak", shastri answered" Then can you tell me what happened next?"
"Well at first she went to the room crying. Next day, she comes and drops a bomb that she has a boyfriend. I was shocked at first as I had kept tabs on both brother and sister, and did not think they would take such a step behind my back. The kids of this days! So ungrateful!" Mr.Vardhan lamented.
"Nice reminder for a control freak like you", Praveen muttered. Then seeing Mr.Vardhan glaring at him, he suddenly changed the topic," Sir, do you mean to say that both brother and sister have relationships outside?"
"Yeah, and I have no information about it! After saying such a shocking truth, she did not talk to me at all. I tried to convince her through my wife, but my wife was reluctant do so. After that she went to college. I tried to contact her few times, to talk to her outside the college. But she disconnected my call." Mr.Vardhan said.
"Then, I got the news that she was missing. Honestly, I don't think she is kidnapped." Mr.Vardhan looked at them with a confidence in the eyes.
"Why?" shastri asked. Even Praveen was curious.
"Because I think she has eloped with her lover."Mr.Vardhan laughed, but anger could be seen in his eyes.
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