Split Personality
A romantic, paranormal and psychological thriller
Kotra Siva Rama Krishna
“So far I came to know that you are not married yet. I am also not married and the only reason why I remain unmarried even I am thirty two years aged is; I have not got someone who impressed me a lot. Now I am feeling that I not only got someone who impressed me a lot but who I can love a lot also. If you have no objection, I want to marry you.”
However much I have expected this, I felt like that I received a shock when I heard that from him and I have to use all my strength not to show that shock in my face. “Sir, the difference between you and me. You related to a royal family, having this much of wealth and famous......” I was trying to say something more but he cut me off.
“None of that does matter once I have chosen to marry you.” his voice was firm.
“You are Hindu and I am a Christian.”
“Nothing does matter once I firmly decided to make you my wife.” His voice was with the same firmness. “Religion is the last thing in fact.”
“What about your parents, relatives? None of them ever would agree with our relationship.” I was just trying to make him realise the point. Even there were no such dangers at all, how could I agree once I was in relationship with another man? I must say if I were not with the relationsip of Stuart, I would have considered his proposal wholeheartedly.
“I said nothing does matter” now he was with little irritation. “Just tell me whether it is agreeable to you or not?”
“Not agreeable to me” in fact I was feeling lot of discomfort and uneasiness to talk like that with him. “I am already in love with someone and we are going to marry very soon.” Stuart asked me only not to say about our relationship but he did not ask me not to say like this.
The disappointment in the face of Raja Prathap was very much profound and it troubled me also to the maximum. He just nodded his head and went away from that place. However much I expected his disappointment like that I too could not feel normal and came away from there.
But what I did not expect at all was such reaction from Stuart. I have not seen him that much angry and furious at anytime in the past.
“Why, why you have said like that to him? I have waited for that golden chance all these days.” He was yelling loudly.
“What that you have waited for it all these days? What really you do mean?” I too could not remain silent. “Stuart I never have thought that you do become this much forgetful! We both are in relationship and we are going to marry very soon, how can I marry another man?”
Suddenly there came surprising change in Williams as if he realised that point suddenly then. I also thought my saying like that has put some sense in him but what he has said coming near to me then made me shocked even more.
“Margaret dear! Try to understand. Our relationship just remains so forever. Nothing is going to happen either to our relationship or our love just by your becoming wife to that Raja Prathap.”
“Certainly you have lost your mind, you became mad.” I was vehement. “How can I become wife of him while I am in relationship with you?”
“Never mind that. No one knows about our relationship and you can happily become the wife of Raja Prathap.”
“What the bloody hell you are talking?” I was shocked to the maximum. “Anyhow put all that aside and tell one thing straight. Why do you want me to become the wife of that Raja Prathap?”
“Your becoming wife to that man is the golden key to our richness and prosperity.” I already came to know about the dark side of Stuart but I never have felt that much disgust on anyone while I was listening to him. “To get access to his business and wealth would be quite easy a task to you as his wife. With perfect planning all his would be ours.”
“Of course, I can get access everything of his but it would be as his wife, not yours.” I just could not keep my disgust and hate in me anymore and it was quite evident in my voice and face. “I cannot know how you are thinking that you can be benefited by it.”
“It is just because our relationship just remains like that. You became the wife of Raja Prathap and we continue to be lovers. I already told you that our relationship remains intact forever.” he was trying to be meaningful which was making me feel even more disgust and hate o him. “You just do that in the way I ask. I shall see that there will be no problem either to you or to me or to anyone else.”
“I never can do that. It is just impossible to me.” even I was expecting a harsh reaction from him I could not remain calm “Never dream like that!”
But the reaction from him was not as I expected. There was a sudden peaceful and calm expression on his face. “I can understand you. If I were in your place, I would have behaved in the same way you did. It is just because of the love you have on me and what you need to understand is I do also love you in the equal measure.” When he took me into his hands and kissed on my right cheek, I felt as if a cobra was curling around my body. “I am doing this for both of our sake. You just don’t know for how long I have been planning for this! I have got this gem of idea the moment I got my eyes on you. That was why I did not prefer to marry you yet. I know I can take lot of advantage because of the confidence and trust that Raja Prathap on me. I have been with him from my childhood and he believes me than he believes anyone else in the entire world. To be frank I am the only close friend to him in the entire world.”
Even I was flabbergasted, even I was more shocked, distressed, something stuck me just like lightening! That’s what made me remain calm rather than retaliating with him, denying what he has said.
That something was; Raja Prathap was very much confided and trusted this rogue! He always would try to take advantage of him and I did not know he was already taking that. Raja Prathap was such a good man, he must be cautioned off regarding this scoundrel and his brain needed to be washed and he has to be made to see the truth and only a very intimate person to him could do that and possibly his wife. Even I knew it was wrong and not right becoming the wife of him, I came to a decision suddenly.
“But I said to him that I am in love with someone and we both are going to marry very soon.” Indicating my consent in an indirect way, I said.
Then the sudden happiness in his face was profound. He kissed all over my face before saying “It is very simple to settle. I say to him that you were quite unprepared to marry such a great and rich man so said like that. I talked with you and made you realise how much he has been in love with you so you agreed to his proposal.”
He need not told me that it worked out and I knew that Raja Prathap would feel as much happy as this bastard now when he heard that so. It was just as expected and my marriage was performed with Raja Prathap. His old parents did not agree, his brothers did not agree and his other relatives also quite disagreed but going against all of them he married me. It did not surprise me much and I knew my beauty attract men to such an extent.
I was in a jeopardy and I just did not know what to do. I was feeling too much of disgust and hate I could not remain without loving Stuart also. It has become quite an impossible thing to me to forget the love I have felt on him at one time. Not just that I could not say anything about Stuart’s betrayal to Raja Prathap.
And even I know that my beauty was the main reason to attract Raja Prathap, he was just like a child and I could not remain without loving him also. I still could remember the first night of us and he was as much gentler as Stuart on the first night of us. I did not know how it has become possible to me but I enjoyed it with him not just with my body but with my heart also.
Stuart was very much careful and he has been taking every care that no one could know the relationship between me and him. I completely involved in the feeling that I was the wife of Raja Prathap and Stuart was only a servant to us. He asked me particularly to treat him only as a servant while I was in that house and I was just doing that.”
Then suddenly Emily, the daughter of Rose burst into weeping and Rose has to stop and rushed towards her.
“The devil knows the perfect time to disturb us both like this!” taking her into her hands Rose irritated.
“May I continue reading where you have stopped?” while Rose was adjusting on the bed and thrusting up the right breast of her into the tiny mouth of her daughter, Williams asked.
“Please, do so.” With a pleading in her face Rose said.
Then Williams took that book into his hands and Rose folded the paper where she was reading then before rushing to her baby. Williams still remembered where Rose stopped and started reading in himself from that part.
“What you are doing?” with gathered frowns Rose asked him.
“You asked me to read it myself, so I am doing that.” Williams smiled and said. “While indulging in such a work, it would be quite uncomfortable to you to read this.”
“My opinion is .....” Rose changed her daughter from her right breast to left breast. “.......that you read that book loud. The story so far is so much interesting and I also want to know what happened next.”
“You may read it when you get time, no problem.” Williams teasingly said.
“No, Williams I cannot manage to read like that. There is that blasted book of Charles also to me to read. You please go on reading that out loud and because of all my services to you, you owe at least that much favour to me.”
“Alright then, anyhow when you mentioned that Charles book I remembered something. Did you ask him whether I can read what he has written? I asked you to ask him about that.”
“For the last few days we both have become too busy in our work and we cannot get a chance to discuss about that book. I sure do ask him about it while we are discussing about that book and you may please go on reading.”
“Okay then” Williams sat on the bed as he found reading the book lying on the bed was uncomfortable. “I am just trying not to get emotional. I must say so far the story changed some of my perception of my mom.”
“I hope that it would be changed completely by the time we finish it.” As Emily once again slipped into sleep, she put her carefully in the cradle again, came near to the bed, got onto that and lied herself beside Williams. “Just go on and please don’t ask me to read it now as I am free of the trouble.” She yawned heavily.
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