I saw the expressions of Aryan and Sejal. I know Aryan since childhood and he was always protective of me and Sejal. And listening to my ordeal his expressions changed and he closed his fist in anger. Sejal was having tears and then I realized even I was crying. And he on verge of anger hit the table with a fist and I jerked. Sejal glared at him for freaking me and he took a long breath and held his ears asking apologies. He was about to say something when Sejal stood up seeing someone and even I stood to find the same person who interviewed me. I turned my glares trying to control my tears while Sejal pulled me gently to sit. I heard him asking Aryan to visit them tonight for dinner. Aryan referred to this person as Angre so maybe his name is Angre! I was thinking about who the other person is when I saw that my phone was ringing and seeing the caller, I started getting panic attacks. Yes! For the past many days whenever Kabir is around, I feel myself falling weak and I get attacks as in I feel my heart rate increasing, my hands and legs turn numb, I sweat a lot, I feel a lack of sufficient air to breathe. These are my symptoms and at times they get so high that I may lose consciousness. Now seeing his call, I panicked and grabbed my phone which was on the table, and answered the call
Kabir: Hello
I: Hmm
Kabir: Am near your interview place come out
I: Ok
Kabir: Done with your interview?
I: Yes
He cuts the call and I stare at Sejal and Aryan to inform them that I need to go, they gesture me as if asking if he is here, I reply in affirmation and I bid bye to them and when I was about to leave, Sejal stops me
Sejal: Riddhu let me drop you till the gate
As soon as she said that my pupils grow wide open and the thought that what he’d do when he gets to know that I met someone and spoke to them of my ordeal!! He’ll kill me but I’ll risk their lives too which I can’t risk so I nod my head in disapproval and with difficulty I make my way towards the main door to find Kabir waiting for me. I sit in the passenger seat and he drives swiftly. In the beginning, there was utter silence when suddenly he spoke
Kabir: Did you get the job?
I: They said they’ll inform the selected candidate tomorrow
I reply without even looking towards him. He catches hold of my hand and presses it tight and I leave a gasp
I: Ahh….
I stare at him when his hold gets more tighter
Kabir: Remember if at all you didn’t get this job then forget stepping out of the house and am going to make your life hell for even thinking of working when am working and you were planning to elope with someone right on the pretext of the job!!!
I turn to see him as to how could he even think of such and his eyes depict the fire he has in his heart for me! Seriously he’s expecting that I want to step out of the house as I want to elope with someone. How disgusting!!! I hate myself for loving him once! Yes loving him once, because now that Riddhima died who loved him, am just an emotionless creature living in this hell as he is blackmailing me. I hate him!!! Tears roll down my eyes and I wipe them with my other hand. His hold on my hand loosens and I grab it swiftly and then my eyes widen in shock as I could feel my saree moving up and see his hand moving on my naked thighs! My expressions change because I hate his touch! I literally hate it!!!! He starts moving his hand on my thighs, drawing circles. I just decide to look out of the window. Am used to his this audacity of him where he just considers me as a s*x toy where he’d satisfy his hunger whenever he wants and I don’t have the right to oppose to his desires. He pinches me on the thigh which has his bites and I winch in pain and he glares at me as if I committed a mistake by winching. I cup my mouth and let him do whatever he wants to. He reaches his destination, my clitoris, and tries to enter and I try hard to stop him when he pierces his nail making me wince.
I pray to reach home soon and as soon as we reach, I run into the house getting rid of his filthy touch. I run into the washroom for a shower when I find a hand roaming on my butt and I scream and turning around I see a hungry demon staring at me naked. I hit myself for being absent-minded and not locking the washroom door. He pulls me towards him with hunger and lust in his eyes. I try to protest as my body isn’t in a position to handle his one more forcing as I couldn’t come out of the pain he gave last night. But he hits him…. He slaps me when I resisted and drags me out of the shower, didn’t even let me cover myself with the towel. He pushes me on the bed and I try to cover myself with the duvet but he pulls it off and starts once again using the whip and hitting me. Whip slashes are so horrible, it feels like my soul is being pulled out with every whip on my body. I wince and he cups my mouth as usual closing my mouth. He slaps and bites me all over my body. And then thrusts in and out leaving me injured and then slides onto the next side of the bed once he is done. I cover myself in the duvet and run into the washroom and do my regular cleaning process.
I see my image in the mirror and I realize that am dead!!! Am dead mentally months backs but physically am alive to satisfy him. I come out to find him in deep slumber and checking the time I realize he’ll ask for food once he wakes up so I rush into the kitchen to prepare his food.
Its 8 pm, VR Mansion,
Vansh was pacing around waiting for Aryan and Angre. He reached home from the office and all the way he was thinking of Riddhima. His heart was worried for her but he was trying hard to understand the reason for his worry. Angre put all his sources to gather information on her and Aryan didn’t show up yet. His patience was being tested. He locked himself in his room as soon as he reached home.
That’s when he heard a knock on his door and opened it to find Siya standing
Vansh: Yes Siya!
Siya: Bhai Aryan came
As soon as he heard Aryan’s name he ran to find him faking smiles at Ishani and dadi. That’s when his eyes fell on Angre, who reached with a file and his eyes were having anger, disgust, and pain. Vansh was confused. He approached Aryan and met him.
Dadi: Children I know you met after a long so would like to chitchat but you can do all that after dinner. I’ll ask the servants to serve it. Come on
Everyone agreed and made themselves comfortable on the dining and while Vansh’s eyes were on Aryan and Angre who were not in this world. They were carrying some unhidden emotions and were just drawing circles on their plates and weren’t actually having their dinner.
Ishani: Angre, what happened?
Angre (out of his thoughts): Ha…
Ishani: What happened? Why aren’t you eating your dinner?
Angre: Nothing Ishu, just feeling full!!!
He slid from there citing he’s not hungry. After everyone was done, they left for their room while Aryan and Vansh left towards his study where Angre was already present.
Aryan: So, Vansh tell me how’s everything going on?
Angre: Seriously Aryan!! You are trying to be casual even after learning the truth about her?
Aryan (shock): How did you know?