Raj was a highly egoist person which hampered his career growth and he was forced to take premature retirement. None of his boss liked him and wanted to keep in own department. He was at the verge of being sacked. Salena only convinced him not to worry and according to qualifications and experience start teaching. He followed and joined in a college. But his ego was not satisfied. She forced him to buy a new car which could give him some different feeling of higher status.
He behaved normal for some time but misfortune never left him. His new car was stolen and he decided to fight case in court not engaging any lawyer. Wife told him not to do so, but he again didn't accept suggestion. He was tired of court behavior and started behaving abnormal. He stayed in home of his friend and slept there in nights even when his friend was absent. He started getting bad reputation. Once he was kicked out by his friend in midnight when he misbehaved with friend's wife. He came home with injuries on his head and arms due to fight he picked up. He was a tea toteler but now a regular consumer of liquor in good quantity.
He also started working in tea shop in court area to help an old man who sympathized with him and gave cups of tea. He started coming late and told fabricated stories which was confirmed by his close friend in the society and worked as advocate in court. It was he who threw him one night on complaint made by wife. He explained that lady wanted close relationship which he refused several times and being angry made false complaint to husband. Now he was left all alone and started loitering in evenings till late and maid started spreading stories about his adventures. This became unbearable.
One day Selena expressed desire to visit her sister Jyoti in another city and he agreed. In train he expressed how much he liked Jyoti who wanted physical relation in initial days after marriage. She came to his room while Selena gossiped late in night with her friends. He came out from room searching his wife. All ladies present made fun of him and pulled him up for this. Selena only took him back to room and explained how to behave decently in girl's place. Raj slept in his room and didn't find in bed when he aapke suddenly in mid night. He found two sisters fighting and finally old servant intervened to pacify them.
In fact during her stay this time she served Jyoti untiringly day and night to come closer to her. She wanted help of Manish to set own conjugal life right. That night she had very long talk and Jyoti doubted her intention. Next morning Manish went on tour and Raj returned back despite her desire not to be back. He was bound to behave abnormally. Selena couldn't succeed and decided to call him back on some pretext later.
Manish took advantage of this and became very close to have unrestricted physical relation with Selena who was dissatisfied and started enjoying. Jyoti caught them together in bed and serious fight between two ladies aggravated. Manish kept silent knowing behavior of his wife and her coldness frigidity.
She was once running out from house when Raj caught her and said, 'You are not solely responsible. Selena is not a baby and knows nothing can change. Moreover she was born to a deadwoman, but all along she has been cared by your parents. She should be highly obliged to them and accept you as real sister.'
'Selena is sensible and balanced. I can't do anything in her absence. Now whole truth is known and I can convince her. She has been taking care of me when disturbed and we know each other very well. This should settle down fast. My only request is that we shouldn't talk this matter anymore.' Raj talked cool when Manish advised him to concentrate on teaching and leave his case to some advocate after engaging one. They know their job better and courts don't move without money in every stage.
Raj constantly counselled wife in different ways and made her understand that nothing could be changed. Manish and Jyoti are our close relatives. I have accepted and respect this relationship. Both are excellent human beings and caring. Selena understood all this rather quickly unlike other women because of maturity and understanding of realities of life. She started behaving normal. Raj got back to deal with case.
After death of Jyoti, Manish said, 'Why don't you come and stay with us. Stop teaching and help me in my office. Your long experience will add to my strength. My wife is no more and Selena can take care of house and us too.'
Raghav replied, 'Give me some time to think. All my life I am habituated to live independently and as a result we fought many times physically. Fortunately maid always came in time to separate us and later rebuked for this childish behavior. Selena misinterpreted it as close relationship with maid and we didn't talk almost a year. One day Selena slipped in bathroom and got slip disc and I started nursing her. We became closer and believe me she allowed physical relation while moaning all along. Is it possible? I couldn't ask anyone and telling you how cranky I can be.'
Manish laughed and said, 'It's nothing abnormal in conjugal relationship. We remain individual all time and adjust with partner for pleasure. Extramarital relationships also happen when such adjustments becomes acceptable. I had a more bitter experience when once in extreme anger wife hit me on head. I started bleeding. Jyoti started crying loudly and servants ran to check. They took me to doctor. I moved for almost one month with bandage. One advantage happened that she became docile and permitted me to enjoy any way I liked. She also moaned and made loud noise but never refused. Perhaps I was taking revenge for attack she had made.'
Raj also laughed and said, 'However you give me some time. I will tell Selena to stay with you while I fight my case. Hopefully she should agree.'
'I am ready and would prefer to stay away from husbad whose behavior has been changing day by day. He misinterprets all my words and does whatever he wants. He becomes crankier when in group and doesn't hesitate to insult me openly. I have controlled and tolerated him till now but can't endure anymore. He is habituated to order and force following. I am his wife and not private secretary and become wife in bed room only. He has been spoiled in childhood and all those bad habits are reappearing.' Selena revealed.
'Now it's decided. Selena will stay with you and I shall take some time to join you in your place. I wish both of you happy time.'
Manish and Sunita didn't react and it was to their liking. Manish was happier that mystery of death of Jyoti won't come out. He was the man who pushed her into the pool and came to sleep with Selena so that she didn't search sister. He tired her to get into sleep and went out to return again early morning before Raj came back.
Manish started talking about case to engage Raj so that he couldn't influence change in decision by Selena who looked very upset. She recalled incident of night when Jyoti died and she slept whole night not to know about this. He said, 'Why don't you withdraw case and live in peace?'
Raj replied, 'You aren't first person saying so. My wife said this to me many months back before I decided to fight case. I want to see how long this drags on and what different experiences it can give. Many things are getting revealed and I have decided to narrate all this in a book. Others can read and understand how even best legal system can't deliver justice.'
Manish felt disgusted and surrendered and replied, 'I know by now how determined a person you are. You will do what you decide and you have developed Selena in same way.'
'You are wrong. Many of my characteristics are borrowed from her. She doesn't spare me if I am unable to serve her desires. She may look weak but in fact is very strong,' said Raj.
'Raj aren't you going to get rid of this habit of assessing and judging them quickly without verifying facts. Who is weak? If you mean me, you are wrong. I am going to prove this,' She thundered.
Next day itself Raj left with wife in morning. Parting was full of emotions and tears were running from eyes. Manish cried on shoulder of Selena. Raj was completely under control and sober and pondered how much he lost in this game of relationship.
Back home both Raj and Selena held each other's hand tight as if next happening will take one of them away forever. Raj often remembered Jyoti and simultaneously Manish sleeping with his wife while body floated in pool after death.
In night some body entered his flat silently when the couple was enjoying and left front door unlocked done usually. They thought place to be very safe inside a complex. The intruder attacked Raj with sharp object piercing into his head. Selena watched and didn't stop the attack and started making noise when assailant escaped. Raj was admitted in hospital and Selena stayed in house. All neighbours got suspicious by behavior of woman including the maid working in flat.