Morally wrong. “What?” It was more of a shock than a question. “You heard me right.”“Are you out of your mind?”“My mind seemed to be calm and collected. But are you out of your mind to have given such a place in your mind for such preposterous thoughts to surface?”“W-what?” She was dumbfounded. She actually felt if the voice in her throat was stuck somewhere; she couldn't make it come out. She wanted to ask: What exactly was wrong with that thought? “Get rid of such thoughts when you know we are a family.”“Exactly. We are! Thus, it mustn't be a problem. There's nothing wrong with us being husband and wife! I'll make Neelam di and Shrey bhai understand!” She bellowed. “Just give it a thought calmly. We don't need to rush it. We have plenty of time ahead of us. I can always wait for you. That's not a big deal on my part.”“Are you even listening to yourself? I don't understand what you are yapping about.”“What is there not to understand? How could you imply something like this a
Her ploy.Lately, he had been smoking way too much than he usually did. If his sister-in-law were to know, he would be a goner. He was relieved she wasn't here. It wasn't a better idea to stress her out in her current state when she most needed carefree and stress-free time. Coming back to reality, he blinked. Falling back in the chair, his eyes bored into hers. Ah, she was still here. Right.“Do you? Correct me if I am wrong.”“No,” she said meekly. Still in a daze of what was being told to her. She just wanted a simple life, yet he wouldn't be able to give her that much. Her ploy of obtaining him was crumbling little by little, which was making her burn in furiousness. She knew it wouldn't be just as easy as she planned, but this? It wasn't over yet. She tried to keep her composure because the plan was still in play. “Do you realise why not?”She stayed silent. Uh, she knew very well, all right, but she didn't want to accept it. Not until he had irrefutable evidence of it against
Her failed attempts. “DON'T!”“Please just listen to me—”“I said, don't!” Through clenched teeth, he continued, “You think saying you 'didn’t mean it' changes anything? You forced yourself on me when I couldn’t even think straight enough to know what was going on, and now you expect me to take responsibility for what you committed? I was at fault too, but you? You took advantage of my inebriated state first. Didn't you?”Shit! He knew. “Don't forsake me.” Her shoulders slumped with the weight of horror her mind had created regarding the whole scenario. If she could just find out what was going on inside his head and understand the workings of his brain, she might be able to use it for her sake. “I did it..but later it was you who took control. Did you forget it, Uz?”“No. I remember. I have sinned; that's what makes me aggressive to my core.”“Please don't forsake my love for you.”"Love? Is that what you call this? You think love makes this okay? What you did wasn’t love. It was se
BOOK TWO.~Prologue~He flashed her a demonic smirk after turning her face back in his direction. "Then tell me." Staring down at her with his jaws shut tight, he asked, "Who are you more scared of?""I beg you. Leave me." She tried to fight his deadly grip, but to no avail. "I am scared." Her struggle was getting violent. "You are scared?" She nodded at him fatuously. Because she was. She was hurt, angry, embarrassed, afraid, and helpless. "From whom?""Y-you!"He gave out a booming laugh at her reply, to which she jumped at the suddenness of it. "Me or them?" His eyes were colder than a glacier's. "You are afraid of me after I just told you about how merciless those people are?" She flinched at the tone of his voice as her ansty eyes wandered away from him fearfully. "Y-you.""Why?""Because you are hurting me more than them!"At her horrified sob, he slackened his hold on her completely. Eventually, he left the grip on her neck from behind entirely. Her tears tasted salty whe
18— A past memory.“Hope is a natural feeling because when you have hope; you are never a prisoner to anybody.”— Saumya TripathiHow ironic was it to actually understand why the most dangerous place for humans was their own active minds? Wasn't it?It could do both: soothe you with positive thoughts or mentally crumble you into pieces with its overthinking negative skills. It won't take much but everything out of a person that has to offer before laying them bare, empty, and insane with no sense of knowledge about their surroundings or situations. It tears you apart inside and out if you let it control you before you control it. I blinked at the view before my eyes. With my posture crouched and legs surrounded by hands, head on top of the knees, I sighed despondently. The tip of my nose felt heated. The first ray of sun beamed brightly in the firmament, spreading the dark yet light hues altogether: red, pale, and orange, mixed up distantly, making it look more beautiful and mesme
Mistrust. "He is safe and at home, well fed, and probably stress-free knowing you both are with me." Speaking in riddles, he answered, which confused me altogether, and my head snapped up in his direction.Safe. Huh? As if. "What?" I asked, bewildered. It took me a half second to realise it. Noticing his tone about knowing my uncle was something I never heard of. I had an inkling about him knowing my uncle, but my uncle knowing him? I could never have imagined.Why would an ordinary, retired middle-class man know a criminal like him?"Does he know you?" I blinked, turning my face to finally look at him. “How does he know you?”I was confused. "You did too," he said and gazed. “Once.”I stared.The black pools of his eyes were enlarged. "A time that I can never seem to forget, even if I want to."He was bluffing. Wasn't he? "Then, why don't I remember any of it if what you say is true?" My voice came out as a whisper, but with hesitation.Tears started to pile up in my eyes. Witha
Answers are what I seek! "Quiet down, will you, little one?" His voice was polite and composed somehow. On the other hand, I was everything but calm. I just shook my head negatively."No, give me the answers I seek! What're you trying to hide? Do you want to tell me that? Either whatever you said was just to lure me into believing your forged story or you aren't telling me everything. Just tell me, why? I say!" He pursed his lips together."Now, that is, I don't understand what you're babbling about, little one. I don't seem to comprehend."I negatively shook my head. “You do!”“I told you what you should know.” His eyes were blazing. “I won't repeat the same things numerous times for you to just keep on denying it.”"Why am I here? Is this what you are not getting, or are you simply trying to disregard it?” I yelled yet again. “Don't you already know the answers yourself? Or do you keep on denying it for the sake of it getting changed?” He took a step closer. “Let me rephrase it o
The hidden truth. I felt nothing but utter desolation, finding it inside my heart uninvited.Why have my parents never said a word about this? We stood there in complete silence. Both of us were too observed in our thoughts to say a word. My heart was beating miles per second. It was an understatement to say that I was frightened after knowing what had been stored for me. A hand shot out all at once and caught my arm, causing me to freeze. Turning my face, I looked down, only to find his fingers holding me captive. My eyes widened. “W-what are you doing?” My voice came out meek and apprehensive. He took more steps towards me. Twirling me in a way, I was trapped between his widened arms. “Sir?” I whispered, my stomach churning. He stayed silent. He seemed to disregard the plea behind my words. “Don't ever try to pull a stunt like you did ever again.” His voice sounded terrifying. “Move an inch from this room, and I will make sure you cannot move anymore at all.”I sucked a sha