Not a single day passed, Yamini and Arohi abused her. Yamini paid the maid and said "kalse tum kaam pe nahi aaogi"

"Lekin kyun madam?" she asked.

"Zaroorat nahi hai tumhari!" Yamini said and sent her off.

Manvi glanced at her shockingly, she asked "Aapne ye kya kiya?"

"ghar mei sirf mera beta kamata hai aur faltu kharcha nahi karna hai mujhe.. Isliye aaj se tum ghar ka har ek kaam karogi.. Saaf safai bartan kapde sab kuch" Yamini declared.

"Ye galat hai.. Washing machine hai ghar mein.. Mere papa ne dahej mein di hai phir kapde haath se kyun dhoyu main?" she asked.

"Wo sab samaan Arohi ki shaadi mein diya jayega! Chalo jaake kapde do.. Deep office jaata hai Arohi college jaati hai.. Ye bhi society ke kaam karte hai" Yamini said.

"Ji.. main bhi naukri karti agar aap uss din drama nahi karti! Aap logo ki wajah se meri job chali gayi maine kabhi kuch nahi kaha" she rebukes.

Yamini holds her hand and twists it behind "aah.." Manvi screams.

"Maa nahi saas hun main.. Aur bahu ko hamesha sar jhukake saas ki baat manni chahiye aur wahi karna chahiye jo saas kehti hai.. Nahi seekhaya tumhari maa ne tumhe?" Yamini shouted.

"Aap mere maa baap beech mein mat layie.. Karti hun main" she agreed with a tear escaping down her eyes.

Yamini leaves her hand, Manvi goes to the bathroom and began to wash the clothes. Arohi enters and drops a few more pairs of clothes "jaldi dho dena bhabhi.. Dhoop chali jayegi toh sukhenge kaise?" she asked.

Manvi just sighed, they are torturing her so that she could give up and demand money from her parents. Manvi washes the clothes and takes them upstairs to the terrace. She recalls...

Ruhana was washing the clothes, and Manvi comes and helps her out. Ruhana stops her "mannu.. Nahi main kar lungi tum jaake apni padhai karo"

"Mumma.. Maine padhai karli hai aap subah se lage hue ho let me help you aur washing machine hai toh aap haath se kyun dho rahe ho?" she said..

"Beta washing machine kharab hai aur inhe 10 baar bol chuki hun thik karwado par nahi sunte hi nahi hai" she complained.

Manvi said "toh tabtak mujhe help karne do"

"Are nahi beta.. Ye sab toh baad mein tujhe karna hi hai.. Abhi apni padhai kar aur CA ban jaa" Ruhana spoke caressing her head.

"Baad mein bhi hamari beti ye sab kaam nahi karegi" Vineet replied.

"Kyun?? Apni beti ko kisi maharaja ke yahan behane waale ho?" Ruhana asked being practical.

"Nahi jahan bhi jayegi waha har zaroorat ka samaan hoga.. Aur baaki bhi kaam kyun karegi haan? Office jayegi kamayegi hamara naam roshan karegi" Vineet said.

Ruhana smiles hearing him, he comes and helps her wash the clothes. Manvi made a face "not fair.. Mujhe bhi karni hai help"

"Beta samjho... issi bahane tumhari mumma ke saath thoda time spend ho jayega" Vineet said winking at her.

"Haan isliye tum washing machine thik nahi karwa rahe ho na" she said.

He nods yes, she slaps his arm lightly and Manvi laughs. She had learned to find happiness in small things from her parents.

She came out trance of her thoughts, she dries the clothes and the neighbour watches her.

Prerna saw some marks on her arm, she felt bad and called her "beta..."

Manvi looks at her with a smile and said "namaste Prerna kaki.."

"Thik toh ho na tum?" she asked.

"Ji kaki.." Manvi said, before Prerna could ask anything else Yamini comes upstairs.

She saw Prerna and spoke "bahu.. Aaram karo jaake"

Manvi leaves picking up the basket, Yamini stared at Prerna "kya?? Meri bahu ko mere khilaf bhadka rahi thi?"

"Yaminiji.. Bahut hi pyaari bahu hai tumhari thodi si ijzat karlo uski! Iss tarah maar peet karna shobha nahi deta hai" prerna said.

Yamini shouted "kisne kaha tumse hum maar peet karte hai?? Gir gayi thi meri bahu kal isliye wo chot lagi hai usee.. Aur zyada bakwaas ki na toh iss mohalle se nikalwa dungi"

Prerna sighed, she goes back into her house.

Yamini comes downstairs and gives a warning to Manvi "khabardar jo kisi bhi padosi se baat karne ki koshish ki tumne..."

"Maine kuch..." Manvi said

Yamini slapped her face and shouted "baat kaato mat meri.. Jaake kaam karo apna"

Manvi closes her eyes for a moment, she goes and continues the remaining work.

It was the night before Arohi's engagement. Everyone was sitting in the hall and doing preparation for the day.

Arohi was upset "maa insmei se ek bhi necklace kal engagment mein pehenne layak hai"

Yamini thought something and smiles "lekin teri bhabhi ke paas bahut sundar sundar necklace hai"

Arohi cries and said "bhai dekho na ek bhi acha necklace nahi hai mere paas kal kya pehungi sagai mein?"

Deep enters the room and sees Manvi sitting on the bed. She was extremely tired as non-stop she had been working. Deep said "Manvi..."

She gets up and asked "ji..."

"Tumhare paas necklace hai na.. Arohi ko dedo" Deep said.

Manvi denies "wo mere maa baap ne mujhe diye hai! Main nahi dungi"

Yamini enters and spoke adding fuel to the fire "dekh raha hai Deep iske nakhre.. Ye toh chahti hai kal sabke samne meri beti beizat ho!"

Deep stared at her and asked in a warning tone "Manvi.. Apna sone ka haar do"

"Mere maa baap ne ye sab mujhe diya hai! Ispe aap logo ka haq nahi hai" She refused. Arohi and Yamini move out of the room with a smile on their faces.

Deep begins to beat her up, she screams and her cries are heard in the room.

"Na apne maa baap se paise laati ho! Maa se zaban ladati ho.. Aur ab mujhe mana kar rahi ho.." he yelled at her.

He held her arm and pushed her to the wardrobe "do nikal ke haar"

She couldn't bear his torture more, she opens the wardrobe and takes out the necklace which she wore on her wedding day. Deep snatches it from her hands and leaves the room.

Manvi walks with baby steps and stands near the door, she sees Arohi wearing her necklace and deep showering all his love on his sister. Tears slip down her eyes, he is only fulfilling promises he made to his family, not to her.

She headed back to her room. She sits back on the bed and closes her eyes. Deep enters the room, and instantly she opens her eyes. She was so frightened of him, he sits on the bed and smiles "pata hai.. Mera promotion hone waala hai"

She said in a stammered tone "con..gratulations"

"Congratulations tab karna jab promotion ho jayega uske liye mujhe manager ko sirf 5 lakh dene hai.." Deep said.

She understands the reason for his softness towards her. He held her hand and caresses it with is fingers "agar tumhare maa baap meri madad kar denge toh hamara future hi acha hoga na?? Mera promotion ho jayega toh tumhe ghar ka pura kaam nahi karna padega.. Maid wapas aa jayegi ghar mein... aur main maa se baat karunga tumhe office jaane de sirf 5 lakh maanglo apne maa baap se"

He was trying to mentally manipulate her, an hour ago he had beaten her for not giving the necklace to his sister and now he is being as sweet as sugar to her. She now doesn't have to trust his words. If she fulfills their one demand, their greed will increase more.

He cupped her face and asked "baat karogi na mumma papa se kal?"

She nods yes for the time being to avoid his torture and mental abuse. He kisses her forehead and then lays down beside her.

"So jao.. Kal Arohi ki engagment hai bahut kaam hai subah se.. Sab tumhe hi dekhna hai bhabhi jo ho uski" he said with a smile.

Manvi turns off the lights and lies down. She was scared, how will she hide her wounds in front of her parents tomorrow?

Singhania Niwas

Vineet had been working in his office, he checked his phone in between and there was not a single text from Manvi. 

His phone beeps and he reads the text "shyam ko aate waqt ye samaan lete aana" 

"thik hai" he replied back and focused on his work. He heard a noise, and everyone in the office got alerted to it. He moved and saw his colleague sitting on the floor crying immensely. 

"kya hua?" he asked

"inki beti abhi phone aaya tha ghar mein cylinder phata aur jalke marr gayi apne sasural mei" the female colleague responded. 

"yahi hota hai jab maa baap beti ki khabar nahi rakhte hai shaadi ke baad" the other commented. 

He moved to the side and immediately called Manvi. He doesn't answer his phone and he left the office. 

He sat on his bike, and his phone rang. He picked up and scolded her "Mannu phone kyun nahi uthati ho tum mera haan? ek message karne mein kya jaata hai tumhara?" 

Manvi understood something must have happened that worried him that made him reckless. "Papa main bas kaam mein busy thi thik hun main" she lies to him. 

He had a sigh of relief hearing her words. "tujhe pata hai na.. tu hamare liye parayi nahi hai tu kuch bhi bata sakti hai mujhe" he said

Manvi gets tears in her eyes she really wanted to tell him everything happening but she was too scared. She looked in front and Arohi had been standing on top of her head.

"janti hun aap khayal rakho apna aur mumma ka" she said and ends the call as she couldn't lie to him anymore. He wasn't convinced hearing her words, he had a feeling something she was trying to hide or that incident that happened in the office scared him. He took a deep breath and headed towards home. 

He reached home in 20 minutes, parked the bike, and went inside. He went straight to the room and freshened up. He then went out again without seeing his wife. 

Ruhana steps out of the kitchen but didn't find Vineet around in the hall. She had heard him returning back and wondered where he left. She sees the door open and moves out. She saw him sitting on the stairs which headed upstairs to the terrace.

She sits down beside him and asked "yahan kyun baithe ho?"

"Shaadi ke shuru shuru mein manvi roj message karti thi mujhe... lekin abhi kuch dino se mujhe puchna padta hai usse thik hai kya wo?" He said noticing the change in the behavior of his daughter.

She looks at him and smiles "jaanti hun tumhe beti se bahut lagaav hai par itni zyada fikar kyun kar rahe ho?? Uss din gaye they na sab kuch thik tha..." she said.

"Haa.. jaise uss din tumhe ehsaas hua aaj mujhe hua Ruu. pata nahi kyun mujhe lag raha hai maine shayad ek galti ki hai joh main shayad nahi sudhar paunga" He spoke with teary eyes.

She was surprised to hear him, she held his hand and asked 'Aisa kyun kah rahe ho Vineet?? Koi bhi galti itni badi nahi hoti hai jo sudhari nahi jaa sakti"

"Ruu... bahut darr lag raha hai pata nahi kyun!" he said.

"Hey.. pareshan mat ho kal jaa rahe hai na mil lena apni beti se" Ruhana spoke as he must be missing her.

He nods yes, he just wished his fears doesn't come true. Ruhana thought "aaj ise ehsaas hua.. Uss din mujhe hua tha! Kuch toh chupa rahi hai mannu... kal baat karungi usse"