As a drunk Maya was walking with the help of the villain, MJ, he smirked as he placed her on the bed.. To her it was pure and perfect love when MJ told that he was craving for love when his wife was incompatible with him.

As he removed his overcoat, he took a look at Maya who appeared as a pure flesh in front of his eyes. Tracing his fingers along her face, she moaned and he knew that he needed her for today.

The only thing Maya knew next was that he was pleasuring himself with her body and she complied to it. Courtesy: Her love for a person who supported her. Her love towards MJ who helped her.

Even she gave in to a disastrous night which made her lustfully his.

As the sun rays peeped through the white curtains of the room, she felt different. She felt she was bare ans looking down, she noticed that she was stark naked. She covered herself with the thin sheets which barely covered her. She looked beside her and aaq that MJ was sleeping soundly. She jerked in her place when she realised whatever could happen. She tried to justify herself telling that MJ wouldnt do it but she couldn't remember anything of what had happened last night.

Waking up MJ vigorously, he looked at a Maya who was panicky with her sheet covering only a certain amount of her body which made him more exposed to lust. He wanted to take her now yet again but his mind said otherwise considering the situation. He sat beside her with an innocent face and asked what had happened to which she had reacted violently.

She hit him as she had accused him of raping her and using her without her permission. She was broken as she cried with her palm on her face which MJ smirked.

"Maya, listen to me! I didn't rape you! You yourself gave into me telling me that you needed me since I was asked to prove my love!" Maya turned to him at that statement and he nodded that he was telling the truth.

"Our consumation is our proof and we both gave into it equally!" She crashed onto his chest as her sobs subsided and he caressed her head which was hidden in her chest. Maya basked in his warmth without knowing the mess she had landed in..

After a few days, Maya's mobile popped with a new notification.

"Antara Magical Frames pairs the next film 'Dhadak' with MJ and Manisha Shetty! "

Her phone slipped away from her hands and her eyes filled with tears as she remembered on how she was offered this film by MJ himself. Taking her phone, she drove towards the set of Dhadak impatiently. She wanted that project not because it had MJ. It was because Dhadak was one of the mesmerising stories she would want to do because of how the characters had been sketched beautifully. 

Reaching a shooting set, her eyes searched for MJ and found him talking to someone with his hand on his wife's waist. She consoled herself by thinking that that it was to show others..

As Maya cleared her thoughts, others greeted her while MJ held a sly smile. As MJ excused himself when Maya said that she wanted to speak something important. She  questioned him," You promised me for this role right? Then what is this?"

"Maya, calm down! It's true that I had promised you this role but you know what? I offered you this role so that you can come to me!"

"What do you mean? " Maya asked suspiciously to which he explained," I wanted you. You slapped me that day. We became friends but even that had a motive. I separated you and Arjun by making different situations and you fell for it! How sad!"

Maya was shocked and MJ started adding further," I acted as a saviour for you but you still maintained distance. By that time, I had introduced drugs and you were turning into an addict. My acting worked well in front of you and what else was needed? I made stories about me and Antara and then, you came to me."

He continued," This role was just an assurance. I knew your thirst for fame and when I told you this, you knew no bounds! Those words were just fake! And that night, you didn't allow me but I used you for my thirst! How can I leave these beautiful curves alone? "

He eyed her curves and she felt disgusted.

"I touched you, I used you like a tissue! I broke your relations! And finally I raped you!" He said in his husky voice in her ears while her inner self broke down. She felt his hand on her bottom and heard him speak," I raped you.."

She would have held his collars if she wasn't paralysed by her mind. Her legs froze and her mind blanked out for a few seconds before MJ walked away with a smirk as someone had called him. As her eyes shead tears, his eyes held pride and lips held a smirk.

Sweating all along, she found herself in a mess when she had woken up from her evening sleep which she couldn't catch up due to hectic work. That was a true nightmare. The events which had happened before 3 years.

With sweatbeads on her forehead, she shivered all along until she had found her phone. Dialling Rudra's number, he had declined her call and had sent her a message after her second call was declined. "In college."

She curled herself up and tried to breathe in but it couldn't help her. Pulling her hairs, she found herself in the same situation she had before 7 days. Trying to calm herself down, she played some music tracks but it didn't help her..

Digging her nails into her skin, she screamed and cried aloud as she could still hear his words 'addict' and 'rape' in her ears. As she rubbed her whole body, she was in total mess.

Getting up from the couch, she fumbled a bit before she picked her cars keys and moved out of her suffocating home. Driving her car towards his college, she could feel MJ's words but Rudra's words were lingering here and there giving her enough courage to move forward.

Reaching his college, she stopped her car and closed her eyes as she breathed heavily. Leaning against the back rest, her ears were getting filled. It still haunted her. Rape!

Tears had made its way as she closed her eyes with her chest heaving up and down. She held the side pockets of the seat for her balance and somewhere she fell she was falling low.. Too low.

Soon enough, the door of the car had been opened. She jerked in her place before she saw Rudra in the passenger seat.

Rudra was confused to what happened to Maya.. Was everything alright? Nothing looked so..

"Maya.." Rudra called out to her and the string holding her broke even after she composed herself. She hugged him tightly, knocking air out of his lungs. He could feel her heavy breaths moving against his body..

As much as he wanted to soothe her, he wanted to get out too, since the hold was so tight. He caught her mutterings some words against him which he couldn't catch initially but he tried to hear it again," I can't control.. anymore! He raped... raped.. me! I can't forget... those images Rudra! Plea...se!"

He rubbed her back and muttered a few bits of 'it's okay' to her bits and pieces of her past. He knew everything through the doctor. Calming her down, he retreated from the hug and looked at her.

She was in a mess! Her whole body was still shuddering and the sobs continued with less intensity.

"Rudra, my whole body is...." She couldn't continue as he said," Nothing is happening to you Maya! Calm down and breathe properly. Why are you getting hyper?"

"Breathe.." He said continuously and she tried to calm herself but she found herself doing the opposite.

"I can't. . I feel so disgusted. That day I just.." She said but before she could continue, he took her hand into his and kissed her hands looking into her eyes. The rational Maya would have looked at him with a glare but this Maya didn't have the strength inside her. 

"Relax! Nothing is going to happen!" He assured her and left a few more kisses on her hands softly and slowly, muttering a few things along the way.

He would have bragged saying he kissed Maya Jaisingh but for this side of his, she was his friend whom he valued the most..

Even though his kisses were restricted her her hands, his kisses were acting on her whole body and relieving her of MJ'S touches partially. He blinked his eyes and assurance and wiped the tears off before he opened the dashboard and gave her a bottle of water. 

He opened it and made her drink it. Hid hand too was on the bottle beacuse Maya's hand wasn't steady even now.

"Better?" He asked and she nodded. Keeping the bottle in the dashboard, he said as she leaned against the seat," Look Maya! I had kept a few packets and even you know this but you chose me over them. You understand what that means right?"

She just hummed looking downwards while he made her look into his eyes.

"Maya, like this, you too can forget those memories which haunts you with new memories you relish. "

"I can't get over it!" She just screamed followed by which there was a few minutes of silence. 

"No woman can forget it Maya. It's not easy! Look at yourself! You stopped drugs but the urge from your body hasn't stopped and as a result all these happened! But you chose to come to me and I am so happy for that. This urge will continue until your body adjusts to the new changes. "

"You trust in me?" Maya asked softly to which he said with a smile," 100%. Everything will be alright. You have the will, you just need it. Anyway, change your seat. I will drive you home!"

She just nodded and he moved out of the passenger seat and opened the door of the driver's seat. He entered and asked whether he could start and she nodded.

As she buckled herself, she just looked at him as he drove the car. He was murmuring something and when he reached the signal, he had to stop. He looked at her. She was peaceful but she was thinking.

Remembering something which he had forgotten, he fished out a paper from his pocket and said," Maya, (she looked at him), this is for you.."

"This pass?" Maya asked suspiciously while he said," This is the pass for the success party which will be held after 3 months. The company is completing a decade and they have invited all the interns and have send extra passes. This one is for you!"

"But Rudra.. I.. I mean we..." Maya fumbled while he said in a threatening voice," If you don't come, I will never ever see you again. Is that okay?"

"No.. No.." She said immediately and held it close to her heart. With a smile clinging onto his face, he started the car as the signal had turned green.

As he drove further, the car stopped and she looked outside to see that it was a place she didn't know. He looked at him and he said," It's my house.."

"Rudra.. I mean here.." Maya asked while he said," Actually, I wanted to come home and call you but since everything happened.."

He trailed his words off before he continued," Even mom and dad wanted you to come since you had brought a few changes in me."

"What changes?" She asked knitting her eyebrows to which Rudra couldn't help but smile with a red hue on his cheeks.

"Not now.. But definitely later.." He said and she frowned before asking," But in this attire? I mean my face and hair?"

She questioned to which he nodded and thought about it.

"I'll park the car here and sneak you in. I will inform Rishi also. Just wash your face and you can get ready inside itself!"

Rudra said and dialled Rishi's number while she was still sceptical about it. He asked after he had informed Rishi," Do you have any spare clothes?"

"Yes, in the backseat." She pointed towards the backseat and he removed his seatbelt. He also gestured her to get out. Tieing her hair in a bun, she washed her face before picking the bag. Sneaking in successfully, Rishi was excited but he was quick to notice a smile on her face but her face was gloomy. Something was wrong. He thought he would ask that to Rudra since he too looked a bit tensed..

As she came out, both Rishi and Rudra were mesmerised as she dressed herself. Her tear strains were removed and she looked gorgeous. Maya was happy and her smile said everything. She did have a thrill of experiencing of how it would feel to enter a home sneakily.. She missed her college days where she would sneakily enter her house after a movie night without even her parents noticing anything... Good old Days.

"You are looking very beautiful.." Rishi said to which she just smiled and looked at Rudra.

"Thank you so much for letting me in sneakily before letting them know. I was in a mess.." Maya said to which Rishi replied cheerfully," It's okay. So can I call mom and dad?"

He waited for both of their approval before he called Ashwin and Jhanvi. They walked together from the kitchen with Ashwin saying," Aapka ladla (Your son).."

He was about to say something before which he saw Maya standing there..

Jhanvi was the one to break the silence as she moved forward and hugged Maya. As the small side hug was over, she greeted them..

"Hi Aunty. .. Hi Uncle.. " She didn't know how to address them. Maybe uncle and aunty was better.

"How are you doing?" Ashwin asked to which she said that she was doing fine.

They invited her in and she took a seat after the elders had taken their place. Their conversations started with simple sentences to sentences which consisted many more words. Rudra was happy and Maya couldn't help but miss Rishi who wasn't there..

"Rishi.." Maya asked to which Jhanvi said," He might be in the kitchen. He was helping me before he just went away saying that he had a call."

Maya and Rudra exchanged glances and Maya remarked," Wow! Looks like Jhanvi Aunty and Rishi are alike!" She commented and Jhanvi said," Yes. Even Ashwin and Rudra are same. They burn the dishes most frequently. "

Rudra looked embarrassed while Ashwin whispered," We always go together in some mannerisms. Jhanvi will try to embarrass both of us."

"Even Maya would try that if she gets a chance. " Rudra whispered to Ashwin while he heard Maya saying," I hope Rudra doesn't cook anything often!"

Ashwin controlled his smile while Jhanvi said," Of course, he cooked day before yesterday. Idli was good because the batter was made by me but the sambar was a bit too watery with half kg pieces. "

She chuckled and Rudra was embarrassed whining like a small kid but more than his frustration, he admired her smiling face. She looked to cute in her smile. He wished her smile. Her silence was broken by someone's voice from the back.

"Hello, Maya Di! " Rishi called and she looked at him.

"Looks like Maya has some problem with that!" Ashwin said as he saw her look.

"No...No.. I haven't been addressed as Di. I was a bit shocked in the beginning. It's okay. Rishi can call me like that." Maya said with a smile and Jhanvi said," I will be back."

Jhanvi went and even dragged her husband, Ashwin along to give her a hand in the kitchen. Maya, who was not acclimatised to silence in this house felt it awkward. She wanted to get up and go to the kitchen and maybe give a hand too. But her thoughts were snapped when Rishi asked," Do you kind if I ask something?"

"You can ask me Rish." She said with a smile and Rudra sensed the mischievous smile on Rishi's face.

Soon Rishi asked," Do you love this Rudra? "

Maya looked at that question a bit uncomfortably. She looked at her fingers before looking into Rudra's eyes. He too looked for an answer and he got the answer as she confessed,

" I love him. I love him more than anything in my life right now!"

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