Mukta POV

It was the 2 days since that sleepless night when he raped me mercilessly. I was shocked, tormented and broken not only physically but mentally also.... i couldn't face the world immediately... i couldn't even feel to talk with Noor.... i was ashamed and angry on my timidity.... he was the person who exploited me sexually not once but thrice.... but i couldn't even control my body reaction... i always felt dirty when his fingers touched me... but being so weak my body betrayed me.... i wanted to be rigid but as soon as he started to torture me with his evil smirk... my body gave in.... my soul always became bleed because of that conflict between my heart and body.... his lust and physical pleasure always turned me into mental agony.... i became tormented...

my eyes were dry... void but i had to be strong for my Noor.... so Today, i collected the pieces of my broken strength.... i came to police station..... i wanted to report the crime.... i told them everything what happened with me till now.... what Arjun Verma did with me... i decided to fight back with him... i read in the news paper many times that how police killed the rapist in encounter... how public punished the rapist by their own.... but now in police station... i was sitting helplessly, i asked the police officer in furious tone,
"when Hyderabad police can kill those bastard.... why can't you even arrest him?"

Police officer looked me if i was some fool, he mocked me,
"teacher Madam.... Arjun Verma is a big businessman of our country... do you have any proof against him? We can't file a complaint against him due to only your words.... and what is the guarantee that you are not lying"

I was shocked to hear his words,
"How are you talking to me? I came here for complain.... he ruined my life.... and you still want evidence... ok i am ready for Medical examination...."

He gave me sly smile, "it becomes fashion now a days.... accuse someone and start shouting me too , me too.... and for Medical examination.... madam what will you do if you fail that test... what if you will be find sexually active all the time... so this will not be rape but fun with mutual consent.... listen to me carefully... your life and career will ruin completely if you go against him... just forget that na.... he enjoyed and gave you pleasure also..... it was give and take.....and you also have a younger sister.... think about her future also..."

I turned furious on his words,
"What do you want to say officer... "

"You know madam... Arjun Verma can do anything.... or may be he already did... he can kill you...then who will care your sister? " that bald man was trying to provoke me. I knew that.... i sighed and walked out from his room.. i knew i lost my battle before even fight... but i had to fight... there should be another way.... i could file the case against him directly in court.... i convinced myself.... i came back to my home.... i took a one week leave....

"Teacher madam.... from now we will not send our children to you for study..." a lady stopped me at the gate of my home...

"Why?...." i was already very frustrated....

"Madam... we don't want your bad influence on our children..." the lady spoke hesitantly..

"My bad influence?" I was shocked...

"Yes......"

"Ok.... don't need to send them to me..."
I understood the hidden accusations behind lady's words.....

I entered in my home... i found Nooria sit confused on the same couch where he fulfilled his lusty desires... i felt nausea even to look that couch...

"Noor just get up from here and go to your room..." i tried to soften my tone but i was miserably failed....

Noor got scared and ran to her room.... i threw my purse in frustration and held my head in my hands.... i pulled out that couch in backyard of my home.... i poured kerosene on that filthy couch and burnt that....

The flames of fire from the ashes of couch gave me some sort of satisfaction, i was looking the flames.... was it possible if my all insecurities and fear also could burn with this fire... i hugged myself with both of my arms.... and i entered into my home... i decided everything.... i knew that what should i do for fight back with him...

I went to Nooria. She was sleeping and i looked her tear stained face... i realized that i talked with her very badly... she was just a child and in last 2 days, she was ignored by me due to my miseries....i was talking with her harshly since two days...but it was enough...

Suddenly door bell rang... i got up from the bed and went to open the gate....
I was furious to see him again infront of me...
"What are you doing here again...."

He smirked to see me and pushed me aside, he entered inside,
"I am going back.... Mumbai..."

I felt relieved to hear his words,
"You may go to hell.... why are you here?"

He closed the door and came close to me, i stepped back to avoid him but he didn't stop.... my back hit the wall and i was staring him with anger,
"Just be away from me... i will kill you this time..."

"I know.. you are furious over me... i just come here to see you.. if you are fine..." his words were totally against him...

"What do you want now.... you done with your damage.... " i growled in low tone....

"I know you went to police station... i know what you want to do.... but you don't know that nothing will help you.... i thought about it deeply ... you are my legally wife... and what happened between us is not a mistake... i wanted you and i want you only.... by burning your couch in the fire... you cannot deny my existence in your life... so just come with me...." he answered my question if that was so simple to explain...

"How can you think like that.... and i am not your wife.... you got married to me forcibly at the age of 16... i was minor that time.... and you raped me... don't make that mutual consent shit..... you can feed that crap to only your pets and i cannot punish you just because of that money hungry system......" i shouted on him but he cut me in between.

"It is very good that you got that... now it will be easy to understand for you.... now keep this in your mind.... in our society... in our system... "justice prevails" is only sounds good to ears... it never happens in reality... i knew what you said to the officer in police station.... it was only one side of theory.... ok let see the other side.... you remember what the officer replied to you.... he didn't consider even your complain... why?.... " he said like i was fool. While i was thinking why i didn't kill him till now when he was infront of me.... i was talking with him.... no he was talking with me... i was just listening.... although he was my enemy but whatever he was saying was partially true....

He looked in my eyes.... and came close to my face,
"The whole nation... the society is happy that Hyderabad police encountered the rapist.... delhi court give death sentence to rapist but do you ever think that all the culprits came from lower class of our society.... they could not defend themselves because of their status.... the system doesn't need them to run... their lives or death doesn't any difference... doesn't matter.... but my love do you ever see anyone from strong background punished for their crime.... if you have one or two examples of your choice then i can give you numerous examples of my side where power and money made our system paralyzed infront of people like me.... i forced you in bed but you can't prove that as rape.....i didn't rape you.... i just took what was mine.... i am the mafia but i don't have even one case against me so i am not criminal in eyes of our law... it doesn't mean that i didn't kill anyone.... so i can be killer and sinner in your eyes but this system will never listen to you.... because you are living weak and ordinary life...."

I was agreed with him.... but it wasn't justified.... he couldn't make a wrong thing and theory into right one....,
"What if this system can't you punish... but what will you do infront of God Mr Arjun Verma.... the powerful man.... what is the justification you have infront of me... you can't change the fact in my mind.... do you? And forget all this... just tell me.... do you live with yourself peacefully after all your crimes.... don't your sins haunt you ever? "

He sighed on my words and whispered in low tone,
"Leave all these things.... Come with me.... i will give you everything.... this world is so bad for girl like you.... and now when i make you mine.... do you think i will leave you easily...."

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