Chapter 4

On telephone -

"Daya, is that you? What number are you calling from? Gosh, I was so worried! Where have you been all night? I called so many times. I left you messages too. I called at the bureau as well to check whether you were working! Well, why aren't you saying anything?" asked Shreya breathlessely.

Daya couldn't help smiling inspite of all the tension. "Well you are not letting me talk" he said.

"Oh sorry. I am listening." said Shreya smiling a bit.

"I - I overslept. I -"

"Have you been drinking?" asked Shreya interrupting him.

"I had just one drink" Daya confessed.

"Daya..."

"It was just one... i am sorry sweetheart" said Daya.

"Yeah, fine" said Shreya. "Which number is this?"

"My phone's dead. It fell out of my hand and I bumped into - into someone I know and I am calling from the landline number"

"Oh. So did you hand it over for repairing?" asked Shreya.

"Not yet. I hope it's not beyond repair" said Daya. "Anyway when are you coming back?"

"Tonight" said Shreya happily.

"Wow, you are done early?" Daya asked, surprised.

"Yeah" said Shreya.

"Okay great. I will see you then. Bye. Love you" said Daya and hung up.

He whirled around to find Tanya watching him. She was once again dressed in her sheer satin robe.

"You know, I thought over what you said. About the mistake we committed last night. Oh, not "we". "You" I should say" said Tanya.

"Tanya please... I may have sounded rude but this was not supposed to happen. I don't know what went over me. I can't explain this. I am sorry. I know this is wrong. I just don't understand what's going on" said Daya pacing back and forth.

"I am amazed, you know. It's not so difficult. I know very well. You were not under the influence of alcohol. You love your wife very much. She satisfies you very much. Still, you end up in my bed, having sex with me. I can't see why you are having so much trouble understanding why it happened. You are a man. Even if a man has a happy married life, he can't resist a sexy woman. That's what happened with you. That's okay, Daya. It is completely natural. The only problem I have is that you call this a mistake and I call it destiny." said Tanya calmly.

"This is not the way it is!" Daya yelled. "I would have never lost control like this. I don't know. I am not like the men you refer to." said Daya.

"Don't worry darling. Your secret is safe with me." said Tanya moving closer to me.

"Tanya no! Please... I -"

"Ssshhhh" Tanya said putting her finger on his lips.

"Let's not argue on this now. Whatever you say is worthless coz it has happened. You have slept with me. That is a fact. You better learn to accept it. I have wanted you ever since I worked with you on that case. And I am glad that destiny had the same thing in mind. I will never forget last night. It was beautiful and hot. You were amazing in bed. I always like my man to be rough and aggressive and you were exaclty the same..." said Tanya.

Daya held her arms tightly, his face scrunched with anger.

"I want you to forget what happened last night, okay? Look, I have a wife. I am happy with her. Last night was a fucking mistake! You got that? I don't feel that way for you. Please forget all that happened and I suggest we shouldn't meet again. I need to go home." said Daya but Tanya refused to let go. She clung to his arm as if her life depended on it.

"No... no... no...! You can't leave me. Please... Daya please no! I love you! I can't imagine living without you. Not after you made love to me... Daya please stay with me. Stay with me. I swear I will make you happy. I will never give you a chance to complain" said Tanya breathlessely.

"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?" Daya bellowed. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WE CAN'T BE TOGETHER! I AM A MARRIED MAN"

"WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN YOU SLEPT WITH ME LAST NIGHT?" Tanya yelled in an equally loud voice.

"What should I do then? Do you want me to divorce my wife and come and stay with you?" yelled Daya.

"I never said that! I just want you to take responsibilities of your own actions! I want your time. I want your love. That's all I am asking" said Tanya.

"This is ridculous! I can't possibly be involved in an extra - marital affair!" said Daya.

"YOU FUCKING BASTARD... I AM NOT YOUR WHORE! IF YOU THINK YOU CAN FUCK ME AT YOUR WILL AND THEN TOSS ME ASIDE, THEN YOU ARE WRONG! I AM NEVER GONNA TOLERATE THAT!" Tanya screamed.

"Do whatever you want. I can't wait here anymore" said Daya and pushing her aside he left the room, to grab his things.

Tanya stood in the living room, shaking with fury. She stood like a statue for five minutes and then she marched into the kitchen and withdrew a butcher knife. She ran a finger on the sharp blade of the knife. She could see her own reflection on the smooth stainless steel blade.

Only one word echoed in her head - Kill.

Sneak peek into the next chapter - Here and there, there is blood everywhere. But whose?