Manvi eyed him, Aarav smiled and said "I am sure tum nahi chahti ho jaise tumhare Dad tadap tadap ke maare unke dost aur tumhare uncle Inspector Anoop bhi aise hi mare"

Manvi looked at him in anger "aur kuch nhi aata hai tumhe na!"

"Jo mera kaam kharab karega uske saath wahi hoga" he said with smirk on his face.

Manvi thinks "nahi agar unhe kuch ho gaya toh main kispe bharosa karungi ek wahi hai mere apne"

"Sirf kal subah tak ka waqt hai tumhare pass biwi yeh papers sign kar dena warna tum ache se janti ho" he said and left the room.

Manvi looked at the papers, how could se transfer everything to him. It was all hard work of her father "nahi manvi koi aur rasta hoga"

The next morning, Manvi came out of the room. Aarav was lying on the couch, she saw on the floor two liquor bottle were lying down and on the table was cigarette. She fumed in anger but could not do anything.

He opened his eyes and sat up straight. He looked at her and said in most rude tone "Aise kya dekh rahi ho? Jao jaake chai leke ao"

Manvi moved to the kitchen and prepared tea. Aarav entered inside and asked her "Sign kiye papers?" raising his eyebrow.

Manvi denies "nahi Aarav tum Anoop uncle ko haath tak nhi laga sakte ho maarne ki toh bahut door ki baat hai" she said in confident tone.

He held her wrist and dipped her hand inside the hot boiling water which she had kept on gas for the tea. She screamed "aah Aarav" 

"Sign karogi ki nhi" he asked in anger.

Manvi was in unbearable pain, tears brimmed down her eyes and said "karti hoon karti hoon"

He pulled out her hand, Aarav got the papers and hands her the pen "sign it"

Manvi held the pen, she didn't want to do it but could not bear his torture anymore. She was helpless and signed the papers. .Aarav smiled broadly, he placed a kiss on her lip and said "thank you biwi.. Pehle hi kar deti toh tumhara haath nhi jalta"

He took her out from there and made her sit on couch, he got the first aid kit and applied the ointment on the burning hand. She jerked it "band karo yeh jhoothi fikar tum! I just hate you mujhe nhi rehna hai tumhare saath" she shouted.

He grabs her by shoulder and pushed her, she fall on couch and he leaned on top of her. He said "biwi, patni ho na toh mere saath tumhe hamesha rehna hoga samjhi!"

He kissed her neck, she closed her eyes in fear. After sometime, he got up and moved into the room. Manvi sat up straight and cried.

"I am sorry Dad! Par aur takleef nhi sahi jaa rahi thi mujhse! Please forgive me" tears were brimming down in her eyes.

A week passed by, it was getting difficult for Manvi to stay with him. She could not tolerate his attitude, behaviour more his bad habits. She was sitting on the couch suddenly starts to feel uneasy, she rushed to the bathroom and vomits.

She looks at herself into the mirror "nahi.. Yeh nhi hona chahiye"

She does not know how to confirm her doubts, she can't tell Aarav about it. Aarav entered inside the room, Manvi came out and said "wo kuch saaman laana hai market se"

"Jao le aao" he said.

Manvi nods, she moved out of the house, she went to the store and got the pregnancy test kit. She hid it and then moved back to house. She kept the grocery bag on the table and then moved into the washroom. She held it with her trembling hands and gets shocked when it shows positive. She flushed the thing and sat on the floor crying. It could have been the most beautiful thing for her if it was love but it was not.

She was in tears, she kept her hand on her belly "I am pregnant, nahi iss insan ki mujhe koi nishani nhi chahiye.."

She came out of the bathroom and sat on the bed with thud. She does know what to do next, she heard a voice "Manvi.."

Manvi looked and a smile came on her face "Dad I am sorry mujhe nhi pata tha jis insan se main pyar karti hoon wo aisa niklega"

"Tumhari galti nhi hai beta, lekin tumhe strong rehna hai apne hone wale bache ke liye" he said.

Manvi looked down and said "nahi Dad is bache ko main iska naam nhi dungi kahi yeh iske jaisa hi na ban jaye.."

"Isey apni takat banao kamzori nhi" he said.

"Dad, mujhe nhi samajh aa raha hai iss mahol mein.." she said.

"Wo tumhari zimedari hai beta aur main janta hoon tum kar logi har problem ka solution hai tumhare pass" saying which his conscience vanished.

Manvi looks and sighed.

Aarav entered inside the room and asked "kya aansu bahati rehti ho.. Aaj mood bahut off hai mera thoda sa thik kardo" he said while touching her face.

Manvi gets up and said "Aarav please aaj nahi"

He said in anger "tumhara koi natak nhi chalega samjhi na"

Manvi does know how to stop this creep, she acts to faint. Aarav made her lay on bed and left the room in anger closing the door with a bang. Manvi got up and thinks "nahi... na toh ab main surakshit hoon yahan aur na mera bachcha.. Mujhe aaj yahan se kaise bhi nikalna hai"

She moves to the door and unlocks it with her hair pin. Aarav was sitting on the couch and talking on phone with Shiv "haan Shiv aaj ka consignment pahuch jaana chahiye"

She picks up the statue and approaches towards him, she hits on his head with it. The phone drops from Aarav's hand he turns behind and gets shocked seeing her.

Manvi was in anger "tumne sab le liya mujhse Aarav! Aaungi main wapas sab wapas lene har ek zakhm dard ka badla lungi tumse"she said.

Aarav falls down unconscious, Manvi picks up his phone quickly and rushes out of the house. She calls Anoop, he picked up the call "Anoop Uncle please help me Aarav mujhe maar dega"

"What?? Manvi kaha ho tum?" he asked

"Main bas bhaag rahi hoon" Manvi answered him.

"Manvi suno meri baat koi bhi cab ya auto lo seedha mere ghar pahucho" he said.

Manvi nods, she takes the cab and reaches his home. His wife let her in, Anoop reached. Manvi got up from couch and hugged him. She cried out loud, Anoop smeared her head "shh.. Shant ho jao beta.. Yahan tumhe koi khatra nhi hai"

"Nahi uncle jabtak main yahan iss shahar mein hoon usse mujhe khatra hai aur mere bache ko bhi" she said.

Anoop looked at her shockingly "kya?"

She tells him everything, whatever he did with her. Anoop was stunned hearing this "what?? Wo insan aisa hai! Tumhari gawahi pe hum uske khilaf action le sakte hai Manvi"

Manvi denies "nhi Uncle, meri gawahi se kuch nhi hoga main usse badla lungi mera bacha mujhe insaf dilayega..usko main itna acha insan banaungi ki burayi ki parchayi usey chu nhi sakegi bhale hi yeh bacha meri marzi ka nhi par hai mera apna"

Anoop smiled "thik hai Manvi, Delhi mein Vineet ne kuch mahino pehle ek ghar liya tha uske baare mein Aarav ko nhi pata hai wo tumhe tumhare janamdin pe dena chahta tha.. Papers mere pass hai tum waha chali jao"

Manvi smiled and wiped her tears "haan Uncle, thank you agar aap na hote toh pata nhi main kya karti"

Anoop smeared her head "main toh hoon hamesha tumhare saath"

Manvi thinks "Aarav Malhotra tumhare har ek diye zakhm ka hisab lungi main"

Present Time

Tears slipped down from Manav's eyes hearing the shocking past of his mother.

"22 saal se koshish kar rahi hoon tumhe acha insan banane ki, lekin tum bhi uss insan ki tarah galat raste pe chal pade ho Manav. Mujhe laga tum ho jo mujhe insaf dilaoge mere Dad ko insaf dilaoge par nahi aakhir khoon toh uska hi hai na tumhare andar" she said with tears.

Manav buried his face in between her hands and said "mujhe nhi pata tha Maa aapke saath itna sab hua hai kyun nhi bataya aapne mujhe yeh sab pehle" his voice was teary.

"Sahi waqt ka intezar kar rahi thi main par tumne toh.." she pushed him and left the room in anger.

Manav looked on.

To be continued.