I got fresh-n-up and went upstairs back to the room, I sat onto the bed and lay my back down, tucked myself in and stared up at the ceiling for maybe more than 1 hour and soon drifted to sleep.

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NEXT MORNING
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Sun rays splashed on my face, waking me up from my sleep, I rubbed my sleepy-soaky eyes and suddenly, my pupils fall onto Manik, who was sleeping peacefully on the couch, he has quite a babyface, when he sleeps but when he is not sleeping, he is a full time monster, he will suck every pile of happiness and peace from your life.

{Manik sleeping on couch}

His sleep broke, he tinkled his eyeslashes and groaned for a moment then he saw me staring at him.

When did you get up? He questioned.

Just now only. I replied Innocently. I had to go with the flow, because survivors aren't made from easy tasks. They have to go through obstacles that are impossible to solve. I always had this survivalistic instincts, which I learned from my mom, because I always used to survive through difficulties from childhood. When I used to be a kid, We went through shortage of money and food so I used to sell balloons just to feed my whole family with that I continued my studies ahead. When I used to study in school, I had a best friend, who's name was Navya Naveli but after school our connection broke because her family shifted to Delhi from Mumbai. We used to share food, chocolates... And everything. We loved each other. I can't explain that feeling in words but we had an amazing connection.

Just abhi and mom knew about Navya and my connection, they knew she meant a lot to me, while my mom had struggled her whole life. Firstly, when she was with her dad. He was a drunken old man, who used to come home drunk and used to beat her badly. Years later she married my father because her father wanted her gone for good so he married her off to his drunken young friend. Who liked my mother. In the start everything went well but later problems made their way back to her life. She used to get forced by her own husband against her will, then I took birth into this world. I was the happiest thing ever happened to her, she always told me that, I saw my father beating my mom every night and forcefully took her into the room and banging the door behind. I could able to hear the noises but my mom always told me not to be afraid of anyone, this world is a live example of cruelty.

Ok...[My thoughts got disturbed in between because of Manik, he kissed my cheek and went outside]

I stood up on my feet and walked towards the window, took a peep outside through the transparent glass. Villa was deep inside the woods and squirrels were roaming freely from trees to trees. I wanted to be that squirrel who can roam freely on its own will.

After some time Shanta bai entered the room.

“Hot water is ready for bath and new clothes are kept on the shelf in the bathroom, choosed by sir himself”.

I just hummed as I had no interest in talking with her but I had to try as a move towards my freedom from this cage.

“Hey, listen. Can you help me getting me a phone, I have to call my mom and let her know that I'm here and SAFE”.[ I knew it was the dumbest thing to ask for as I was kidnapped but I have to try every possibilities here]

Please....I plead with making different types of shady looks.

“No, ma'am. I can't help you with that but feel free to bathe and after that come for breakfast”, By saying those not so blissful words to my ears, she again left me blank on the part to escape this prison.

I took some deep breaths and went inside the washroom, let the shower flow onto me. The hot water flowing down my hairs traveling the whole body, it worked and helped me soothe  all the pain and tension I went through yesterday, it was a tension soother.

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I woke up in the morning yesterday just to find myself on the unknown bed with some people[Make-up Artist] gathered around me, waiting for me to wake up. After I woke up, they just started their work for getting me ready, I tried to stop them but it was of no use. They took nearly 1 hour for me to get ready. They showed me the way and directed me to go through that black door, I did as I had nothing else to do so it was my only option remaining. I opened the door and there was the devil waiting for it's rabbit to catch.

What the heck Manik, why did you bring me here like this????. I asked with mixed emotions, pixel of anger and confusion together.

“I'm gonna marry you now. That's all you need to know”.

“The hell I'm, I won't marry you. I love ABHIMANYU and I will only marry him. What do you think of yourself? huh... Every girl in the world is same, who will die for your filthy money and Charming looks but in my case you have forgotten that I'm miss Nandani Murthy. I do what I want..... And I will marry whoever I want. You can't force me Manik. I tried ruining my make up and everything but, Suddenly I could feel a squeeze on my hand, devil forced my hands behind my back.

Manik you are hurting me... I resisted to get out of his grip but I failed.

“What do you think of yourself...haan. you will marry me today and that's final, maybe you forget who I'm Nandani. Im the most charming eligible bachelor in India and outer countries. Girl's die just to touch me but I don't want them, I want you Nandani. I love you. I will take care of you my whole life.

Leave my hand Manik or else. I gave him my angry look.

Or what haan?

I struggled my hand out from his grasp.

Thuddd..dddd.. I punched him directly on his face.

There was a bit bleeding but he deserved that, after that he grabbed me forcefully to the near set up were pandit ji was chanting the wedding verses. I cried and tried to stop him but he was stronger than me. I pushed with every inch of strength in me to stop this wedding but I wasn't able too. We took 7 rounds, I struggled  hard while taking the rounds just to stop this wedding but I couldn't and then he twirled me around and held me tightly by my waist, then he pushed my back towards his chest. I tried every possible way to stop him from marrying me, but nothing helped....he forcefully tied the mangalsutra around my neck and he applied sindoor on my forehead.

This devil ruined the holy verses of wedding by marrying me against my will, later than he took me to the black Mercedes and we drove off to this place. On the way, I tried making noises to attract people for help but nothing helped as he specially made that car sound proof.

It was 15 hours journey. I was so drained. Tears weren't stopping. All I could think was of ABHIMANYU. What was he doing at this time? Will he ever come to save me from this devil. These questions were penetrating my brain, eating me up from inside.

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I completed my bath, wore the dress which was kept on the shelf.

(My look)

I went to the dinning table which was attached to the main hall, I saw him talking on the phone with the TV on[Tom and Jerry was playing on TV], are you really kidding me, he watches cartoons while having breakfast. Like, wow. My thoughts again got disturbed when he shouted on the phone to the person on the other side of the phone.

What do you mean? It's gone. Find it any how or else I will make your life a living hell, Do you get it?. Do you get it....???[he screamed again aloud and disconnect the call].

I gave him my worse look, he already had made my life a living hell and now he is warning everybody else. Like he owns everything. I really started to hate him from the bottom of my heart. He is a monster, who likes to watch cartoons.

Sit... He told me while ignoring the worse look which was patched on my face, that I specially wore just to annoy him.

“Shanta bai..... serve breakfast for her, I have some work to take care off”. He stood up while saying those words.

Ok sir! Shanta bai replied.

He made his way to the room attached to the hall, which I could figure out was his private study room.

I don't wanna eat. I prefer to die than living like this.

As your wish. Shanta bai replied bluntly and left me there with Apple's in the basket.

Ughh.....that bai just gets onto my nerves everytime like the owner of this house.

I took an apple and went to the room which I slept in yesterday. I don't know how many days I have to live like this but I can't lose hope for Abhimanyu, I have to fight and stand still for him and our future.

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