Akira got inside the car and sat there silently for sometime . Then she looked at Mike and asked,

"Am I doing the right thing Mike? If Anthony is sent behind the bars, then his career, his life will be over", Akira asked with concern filled in her voice

"Jeez Akira . I can't believe that even after all this you are still re-thinking? I mean how much lower should he stoop for you so that you can hate him", Mike said with anger and resentment .

"I am not concerned for him . Nor do I have any feelings for him . Let me make this very clear Mike, I was just worried because I want to know that whatever he did yesterday was under the influence of alcohol or he is actually as bad as I imagine . I just want to be sure before taking any action", Akira said, trying to explain herself .

"Can you please just drive to the police station . Your n.o.ble thoughts have started to annoy me . Get a hold of your life Akira . There are bad people everywhere around you . So stop being nice and start thinking about yourself for once", Mike said and Akira could clearly sense that he was really mad at her right now .

So without saying anything else she started the car and drove to the police station .

When they reached there, they saw that Vikram was already outside the police station waiting for them .

The moment Vikram saw Akira, he sighed out of relief to see her all intact . Even though yesterday Akira had a.s.sured him that everything was ok with her, his mind was not at rest . So when he saw her, his heart arrived at peace . He came forward and embraced her with a light hug as he was scared that she might have light injuries here and there .

Vikram's lawyer was already inside the police station and had taken care of all the written work, so all that Akira had to do was to give her statement .

After they were done with the formalities Vikram could see that Akira was still very unsettled . So he asked,

"Is there anything that's bothering you?"

Akira shook her head and said, "No" .

Mike, who was witnessing the whole thing finally decided to speak up .

"She needs closure . Probably all the breach of trust and murder attempt is not enough for my sister" .

Mike was really angry with Akira because of the second thoughts that she was having . The version of Akira that he had grown up with was something very different from the version which he was currently looking at . He had never seen Akira this vulnerable and weak with her decisions .

Akira couldn't bear the stream of accusations thrown at her by her brother . Even Vikram was looking at her with a question mark on his face after hearing what Mike had to say . So she decided to speak up what was there inside her heart .

"Yes, you are right Mike . I did not have closure with him . Yesterday he gave me a reason why he had to go for somebody else other than me . But I am not satisfied enough . I really want to know if our relations.h.i.+p was so shallow in his eyes . I want to hear it again from him so that I can write it permanently inside my head", Akira said and then started looking outside .

Both Vikram and Mike stood all silent . They didn't have any answer to what Akira just said .

Finally, Vikram got up from his seat and spoke to his lawyer .

"We need some 5 to 10-minute private time with Anthony, so please help to arrange it" .

His lawyer gave him a nod and went inside to check with the police .

Akira was still looking outside because she was angry with both Mike and Vikram for not understanding her situation . She was not weak, she just wanted Anthony to tell the truth again so that she could know that by punis.h.i.+ng him she was doing the right thing . She wanted to make her resolve even stronger . She wanted to do all this because she didn't want to have even a mustard grain size regret in her heart .

A couple of minutes later Vikram's lawyer came back and said,

"We can meet Anthony now . Please follow me . "

Both Akira and Vikram followed him and Mike stayed behind .

The moment Anthony saw Akira he went hysterical and started saying,

"Babe, what are you doing to me? You know that what happened yesterday, that was not me . Please just take back your statement . Let's have a fresh start . I will come back here permanently and we can have a new beginning . "

Anthony was literally pleading for his life .

"I also went to Singapore to have a new beginning with you Anthony . But you were interested to have a new life with somebody else and not me . You didn't want me in your life at that time and just because you are behind bars now, you want to have a new life with me? How do I believe you?", Akira replied with resolve .

"Come on Akira!! Look into my eyes . Don't you see our future together? You left me and because of that, I turned into this monster . It was all your love which I was missing in my life", Anthony said and moved his hand forward to hold Akira's hand .

Vikram's ears were about to burst out of anger and rage . He couldn't believe how diplomatic that guy was . He was controlling his expressions and behavior just for the sake of Akira .

"But yesterday I didn't feel like love Anthony . It felt like death", Akira said and took her hand back .

When Vikram heard Akira speak like that, he could actually feel the pain in her voice . So he wrapped his arms around her and gently caressed her .

Till now Anthony was acting nicely in front of Akira even though in his insides just wanted to kill her at that instant . So when he saw Vikram acting all cozy with her, his rage was unraveled .

"Wow, girl you are something . You are teaching me about how to behave and look at how you are behaving yourself . Shall I ask the police to arrange a private room for you guys with a king size bed and all that?" Anthony said with a voice which was filled with sarcasm .

Akira couldn't believe what Anthony just said . A moment ago he was apologizing and now he was trying to a.s.sa.s.sinate her character .

"Listen to me, Anthony!!! What I do with my life right now is none of your business . With whom I stay or with whom I don't, again it's none of your business", Akira said and curled up her fists .

"Oh yeah, I can see that . Just because he is a rich family friend it's ok if he puts his junk in your trunk . Isn't it?", Anthony said with a rage of fire burning inside him .

Akira couldn't believe what Anthony just said . She couldn't believe that he could stoop so low . She got up from the seat and told Vikram,

"Let's go . Guys like him don't deserve a second chance and it was really stupid of me that I even considered giving him a second chance" .

Till now Vikram was sitting there silently like a mock spectator because he wanted Akira to decide everything for herself . He didn't want to influence her decision . He got up and took Akira's hand in his own and started to walk away .

But a few seconds later he turned back and said,

"She is not the sort of girl who lets anybody put their junk inside her trunk . She lets you love her and you should have treasured that" .

Akira got inside the car and sat there silently for sometime . Then she looked at Mike and asked, .

.

"Am I doing the right thing Mike? If Anthony is sent behind the bars, then his career, his life will be over", Akira asked with concern filled in her voice .

.

"Jeez Akira . I can't believe that even after all this you are still re-thinking? I mean how much lower should he stoop for you so that you can hate him", Mike said with anger and resentment

.

.

"I am not concerned for him . Nor do I have any feelings for him . Let me make this very clear Mike, I was just worried because I want to know that whatever he did yesterday was under the influence of alcohol or he is actually as bad as I imagine . I just want to be sure before taking any action", Akira said, trying to explain herself

.

.

"Can you please just drive to the police station . Your n.o.ble thoughts have started to annoy me . Get a hold of your life Akira . There are bad people everywhere around you . So stop being nice and start thinking about yourself for once", Mike said and Akira could clearly sense that he was really mad at her right now

.

.

So without saying anything else she started the car and drove to the police station

.

When they reached there, they saw that Vikram was already outside the police station waiting for them

.

.

The moment Vikram saw Akira, he sighed out of relief to see her all intact . Even though yesterday Akira had a.s.sured him that everything was ok with her, his mind was not at rest . So when he saw her, his heart arrived at peace . He came forward and embraced her with a light hug as he was scared that she might have light injuries here and there

.

.

Vikram's lawyer was already inside the police station and had taken care of all the written work, so all that Akira had to do was to give her statement

.

.

After they were done with the formalities Vikram could see that Akira was still very unsettled . So he asked, .

.

"Is there anything that's bothering you?" .

.

Akira shook her head and said, "No"

.

Mike, who was witnessing the whole thing finally decided to speak up

.

"She needs closure . Probably all the breach of trust and murder attempt is not enough for my sister"

.

.

Mike was really angry with Akira because of the second thoughts that she was having . The version of Akira that he had grown up with was something very different from the version which he was currently looking at . He had never seen Akira this vulnerable and weak with her decisions

.

.

Akira couldn't bear the stream of accusations thrown at her by her brother . Even Vikram was looking at her with a question mark on his face after hearing what Mike had to say . So she decided to speak up what was there inside her heart

.

.

"Yes, you are right Mike . I did not have closure with him . Yesterday he gave me a reason why he had to go for somebody else other than me . But I am not satisfied enough . I really want to know if our relations.h.i.+p was so shallow in his eyes . I want to hear it again from him so that I can write it permanently inside my head", Akira said and then started looking outside

.

.

Both Vikram and Mike stood all silent . They didn't have any answer to what Akira just said

.

Finally, Vikram got up from his seat and spoke to his lawyer

.

"We need some 5 to 10-minute private time with Anthony, so please help to arrange it"

.

His lawyer gave him a nod and went inside to check with the police

.

.

Akira was still looking outside because she was angry with both Mike and Vikram for not understanding her situation . She was not weak, she just wanted Anthony to tell the truth again so that she could know that by punis.h.i.+ng him she was doing the right thing . She wanted to make her resolve even stronger . She wanted to do all this because she didn't want to have even a mustard grain size regret in her heart

.

.

A couple of minutes later Vikram's lawyer came back and said, .

.

"We can meet Anthony now . Please follow me . " .

.

.

Both Akira and Vikram followed him and Mike stayed behind

.

The moment Anthony saw Akira he went hysterical and started saying, .

.

.

"Babe, what are you doing to me? You know that what happened yesterday, that was not me . Please just take back your statement . Let's have a fresh start . I will come back here permanently and we can have a new beginning . " .

.

.

Anthony was literally pleading for his life

.

.

"I also went to Singapore to have a new beginning with you Anthony . But you were interested to have a new life with somebody else and not me . You didn't want me in your life at that time and just because you are behind bars now, you want to have a new life with me? How do I believe you?", Akira replied with resolve

.

.

"Come on Akira!! Look into my eyes . Don't you see our future together? You left me and because of that, I turned into this monster . It was all your love which I was missing in my life", Anthony said and moved his hand forward to hold Akira's hand

.

.

Vikram's ears were about to burst out of anger and rage . He couldn't believe how diplomatic that guy was . He was controlling his expressions and behavior just for the sake of Akira

.

"But yesterday I didn't feel like love Anthony . It felt like death", Akira said and took her hand back

.

.

When Vikram heard Akira speak like that, he could actually feel the pain in her voice . So he wrapped his arms around her and gently caressed her

.

.

Till now Anthony was acting nicely in front of Akira even though in his insides just wanted to kill her at that instant . So when he saw Vikram acting all cozy with her, his rage was unraveled

.

.

"Wow, girl you are something . You are teaching me about how to behave and look at how you are behaving yourself . Shall I ask the police to arrange a private room for you guys with a king size bed and all that?" Anthony said with a voice which was filled with sarcasm

.

.

Akira couldn't believe what Anthony just said . A moment ago he was apologizing and now he was trying to a.s.sa.s.sinate her character

.

.

"Listen to me, Anthony!!! What I do with my life right now is none of your business . With whom I stay or with whom I don't, again it's none of your business", Akira said and curled up her fists

.

.

"Oh yeah, I can see that . Just because he is a rich family friend it's ok if he puts his junk in your trunk . Isn't it?", Anthony said with a rage of fire burning inside him

.

.

Akira couldn't believe what Anthony just said . She couldn't believe that he could stoop so low . She got up from the seat and told Vikram, .

.

.

"Let's go . Guys like him don't deserve a second chance and it was really stupid of me that I even considered giving him a second chance"

.

Till now Vikram was sitting there silently like a mock spectator because he wanted Akira to decide everything for herself . He didn't want to influence her decision . He got up and took Akira's hand in his own and started to walk away

.

.

But a few seconds later he turned back and said, .

.

.

"She is not the sort of girl who lets anybody put their junk inside her trunk . She lets you love her and you should have treasured that"