Diya pov

My eyes destined to reach my mobile for every few minutes awaiting any messages or calls but as usual none, who am I talking about? The great monster, heartless, psychotic beast Arjun Verma. 

Arjun who I know is never like this, not this arrogant, okay I agree he is arrogant but not with me, 'he told you it's all a lie' my brain again tried to remember the painful truth to me but can anyone make my stupid heart believe it? Never.

It's already 1 am, I am still wide awake like an owl hunting its prey, I went towards the glass door and opened it making chill air hit my skin sending shivers to my body, I gazed at the fresh green garden in front of me and decided to roam there for some time.

It's nearly pitch dark by now so taking careful steps I switched on the light making the whole lights there illuminated making the whole place shining like gold, I sat on the floor removing my flats, and hugged my knees to my chest enjoying the loneliness surrounded them them by me. Am I always blessed with this loneliness till the last second of my life?

Hearing a beep sound from my mobile I quickly took it expecting it from him but it's an unknown number, it's a message.

Argh, another day started with another unknown number.

Opening it I saw, 'Plotting any plan against my parents with fresh air?' my eyes quickly wandered around, this message can be only sent by the one who might have seen me and it must be Advik when I spotted him on the first floor just below Arjun's room(where Diya currently resides) he is hanging himself on the steel railing of his porch with a t-shirt and track pants, I keep on glancing at him while he just gave me a single small hi.

Even his face is not clear, I can bet he is smirking at me, Ignoring him I looked ahead of the floating plants to air. Avoiding him will be the best way for me from getting hurt.

Arjun will kill me with his silence, this boy will kill me with his words.

Again I heard a beep sound, 'sister-in-law won't you greet your brother-in-law?' what does he want now? I again turned back to see him directly glancing at me waving at me, 'it's rude babhi' he again messaged me. I was about to go from there after few seconds, he is not going to leave me easily, I heard his voice from my back, "I came to spend my time with you babhi, won't you give me company?" he asked pressing the word Babhi(sister-in-law).

"Not in a mood to accompany you, Advik" he placed his hand on his chest faking hurt, "deeply hurt SIL" I still kept mum.

"Okay I came to inform you something, wear something traditional tomorrow and the color code is something related to white, we are going to my college mate's marriage function" I raised my eyebrows in question, "what are you planning for me tomorrow Advik? Why didn't you take your girlfriends? Why me, your sister-in-law" I asked the question which keeps on revolving in my head for hours.

"Nope," he said immediately with a huge grin, "I not doing anything sister-in-law. You can trust me on this" he took my hands and placed his on mine, "I even promise you".

Unimaginably I felt tears forming in my eyes still I don't know the reason behind it instead of hiding my pain I let them flow freely in front of the persons who want me to see in agony, "then I would be thankful for you" I blinked my eyes and walked in leaving him without looking at his face again.

Fighting with myself I fall asleep at 4 am, when I woke up it's 7 am, I went down after taking bath and helped aunty in making food, she is super excited as Advik is spending a whole week in their mansion after a long year. I left for my office before I face Advik again, as he is an expert in making my mood bad.

At the office I told Ekta about the paper I found in my father's and showed it to her, she looked forth and back it again and again as a detective. Wait.

"Why don't we hire a detective, Ekta?" I asked her.

She beamed, "we are going to dig out a crime story, wow" she was super excited, I hit her head, "I am praying there should be nothing behind this but you look so happy" I glared at her.

"Correct. But think Diya, where are we going to find a detective? Even if we found one how can we be sure they will be truthful to us about this?"

I thought for a while, "why don't we ask about this to your brother? he watches many Sherlock movies, maybe he can help us?"

"You are out of your mind Di, he is a dumb man. Moreover, those are just movies he can't get close to them"

Letting out an irritating sigh I asked her, "what are you trying to say?"

"Let's find out on our own"

"Can we?" I was still afraid of the not imagined consequences we have to face and dragging her into my problems seems to be a peril to me.

"Oh come on Di, we can do it" but I don't want to drag you, Ek, already I am hiding about the camouflaged man from you.

"Okay. But let's do it after some time" she shook her head, "why are you postponing things diya, we don't have time with us and you seem out of mind for days. We are doing it from today"

I gripped her shoulder making her sit on the chair, "listen calm down first, I am at my in-laws home, they will get weird thoughts if they find my unusual behavior, let me clear my problems at home first then we can start it" I asked hopefully expecting a positive reply from her.

After coming out of her deep thoughts she nodded, "okay just after few days" I nodded making her believe, I will try to deal with it myself Ek I don't want to put you through this before knowing what problem there is. 

After 4 pm I got permission from my team lead, I went home early and gone through my wardrobe which has nothing but my casual kurtas and leggings, where can I find traditional wear? When I moved to another wardrobe which I had never touched before as it's all brought by his mother for me.

I saw the closet filled with many dresses from t-shirts, gowns, kurtas, and sarees. After a few minutes, I found a green blouse with a white gold color saree. Simple but elegant. Taking a quick shower I dried my hair and wore the saree with the help of one of our maids. Putting a simple touch-up for my face I let my hair free with slight pins at the center and got down at sharp 5. 

Seeing Advik in the car patiently humming himself tune music but seeing his dress code I raised my eyebrows, "why are you wearing a black suit?" 

"It's color code for boys" ohh. He continued, "and you look beautiful babhi" I let his words fly in the air, who needs his compliments?

After getting into the car, he drove super fast as I clutched the seat belt tight in fear but gathering my courage, I tried to make conversation with him.

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"girlfriends" he smiled as I didn't understand its meaning, "I mean yeah I have girlfriends. Many. I dated many" 

Shifting a bit in my seat I asked the question I never wanted to know, "your brother?" he laughed aloud, "don't tell me that didn't tell you any of his stories, he was the one-star boy of the college, school and even now at the office, all the women will try to drool over him" it's all easy for them to say this? hanging out with one, dating with one, and marrying another one?

Covering my disgusting and painful look, I got into the topic I wanted to know, "why do you all hate me this much?"

His gaze traveled to me shrinking his eyebrows, "come on sister-in-law we are not about to discuss this now, it's fun time"

"I want to know Advik, please" I pleaded with him turning to his side.

"Don't tell me you agreed to come with me for knowing this matter" I kept silent accepting his question, he gave a bitter laugh, "I am wrong" he declared, I looked at him with questionable gaze, "that you might be innocent but you know, you have the same blood as your father that says you are also cunning women like him" his voice is lazed with a hint of anger which he successfully hid with a smile.

I am lacking my patience as both these people keep on rubbing things about my father on the face. I was about to shut him, she stopped the car with a force and recited.

"We are here" I forget to see where we are talking with him as he got down the car giving the car key to one of the workers over there buttoning his suit gracefully, he has ways to steal many hearts out there. I looked forward to the entrance of the hotel as it's outside the city the place looks more peaceful. 

My eyes widened when I saw the entrance decorated with beautiful white and pink flowers mingled with green colored small leaves under the shining white-colored lights as the sky looked like they are welcoming the flowers with pink carpets making them look more delightful.

"Welcome baby" his smirk warned me about something that he is gonna do, I just wanted to run away from the way I came in.

"Let's go" he gestures me to lead the way as I walked in the empty lighted pathway with him beneath me with fear.

'Face it Diya, he is not gonna kill you whispering myself I walked ahead of him.

Once reaching the door two men standing near the door opened it for us to enter into a grand luxury hall decorated the same way as of the color of flowers...baby pink...and the random white lights making them look magnificent. The chandelier hanging at the center adds attraction to the whole party area.

Luxurious.

I found a married couple dancing on the dance floor happily and the next second they were kissing with love.

When my eyes drifted down to my surroundings feeling the intense gaze on my body.

Crushing at the man who stood beside me I looked around me once again, let me wake up from this horrible dream but no, it's real.

It's freaking real.

All the peoples including women are giving me a weird look when I turned back to question Advik, he is gone.

Leaving me alone.

I turned around again to look at the crowd, still with weird glances and some with laughter giving me a pitiful look mixed with a cheap look.

Excuse me why would they give me a cheap look?

Why wouldn't they? That too when the whole hall is wearing black color and none of them is wearing a traditional saree. The most important thing is I found no women or a man older than 30.

All women here look like they are ultra models wearing perfect modern dresses in gowns, tight hugging dress pushing out their perfection in the air.

"Attention ladies and gentlemen" I heard a loud voice from my right side where I spotted Advik on the stage holding a mike with a silly smile. How I wish I could break his head into pieces hearing the crowd cheering for him.

"Let me introduce you all one of the important people of our family" I felt my heartbeat is at its peak silently yelling for him to not do anything stupid, "my close family friend, Diya" he pointed his hand in my direction making the 1000s of peoples cheers go wild.

I stood dumbfounded on the place, "guys make her happy and treat her gently and smoothly" No.

No no...

My legs immediately took a few steps back but halted when I felt someone's hand on my shoulder, flinching I turned back and saw a man who looks like around the age of Advik and his smirk speaks volumes.

"Hello sister, I am Aidan" he came close to me as I pushed myself away from him but ceased to function so, he whispered, "your brother-in-law's best friend" he came back to his position winking at me.

Dragging me with him ignoring my protest we stood at the center of the dance floor, "let me go" I said angrily wiggling out of his arms but his hold on me pulled tautly.

"Let's enjoy Diya, don't worry think me as your brother" he started to dance with me placing his hands on my back at once the pace was slow but as Time passed he begun to increase his speed making me struggle in dancing.

"I am tired, I need to go" he laughed evil with a hint of anger in his eyes.

"Not so soon" his whispered was dead serious, my eyes wandered around to look for any help from Advik but he is sipping his liquor chatting happily with his friends, "it's waste to look for him to help you"

"He planned it" he nodded to my comment. Soon I saw more than 20 men joined the dance floor as my heart took its pace.

"Let's begin the game" I decided to go away but I was transformed into another man's arm who smiled at me tracing his hands lower on my back, I flinched at his touch and pushed him away and took trembling rungs as my eyes blurred.

When I decided to walk away from there another hand encircled me to dance again unless that man didn't look at me with lust nor his hands didn't do anything inappropriate but his dance is rough and I hate being in different men's arms.

"Please leave me" I pleaded with him but he didn't mind my words and passed me to another man's arm. They never let me breathe for a single second as it's becoming hard for me to breathe.

They keep on past me one after another as I cried hysterically begging them to leave me, "I am sorry I won't ever come here again please let me go"

"Don't worry silly, if you need more warmth meet me in room number 309 after 10" I felt disgusted by his words, "I am not a prostitute" I yelled but still it came as a whisper as my sobs are making me hard to speak.

"I can see it," he said placing his eyes below my neck as he licked his lips. I looked down and saw my saree was disheveled from its place showing my deep neckline. Quickly I adjusted my saree feeling disgusting about myself, I should have looked at me. Now I feel like one.

His hand moved down from my back, "don't touch me, you bastard" but he pushed me against him making me feel sickening, my vision blurred as tears continuously formed, "God you have such nice curves" he said in a sly voice.

Why am I not dying this second? I cried more and more unable to handle the situation on my own and again I failed to protect myself and my weak side is filling my heart.

His hands slowly moved to my back getting lower with every struggle I made, when I felt my legs can't handle it anymore I sat on the floor ignoring the look I earn, "come on, princess we still have much more to do" the asshole pig said.

"Move" I heard the stern voice which caused all the problems for me, my sobs are still not under my control as he keeps on trying to alleviate me as I struggled to shift away, "I feel like a cheap woman, leave me. please" I pleaded with him, "am sorry, please don't cry" his voice trembled.

"Advik" a voice roared down the hall making all things go shut in his single voice, hearing his voice made me vulnerable.

I raised not my head from the floor covering my mouth.

The dance is stopped, the music is stopped, gossips are dead and the whole hall fells empty except my sobs and his hard and fast footsteps.

I felt Advik's harmful hand leave mine, soon a loud slap echoed the hall, "how dare you" I flinched at his tone.

"Bhai am sor..."

"Shut the hell up" another slap, "you are supposed to treat her like your sister"

"Sorry Bhai, I don't want to do it. I just wanted to insult her"

"And who are you to do it? Who gave the right to do it?" Arjun took his brother's collar hard but Advik not even made a single move to keep his brother away, he stayed still.

"You are going to face the consequences from me, Mr. Verma, get ready for it" he pushed his brother hard as Adivk fall on the floor looking at Arjun with teary eyes.

The next second Arjun came near me and took me in his arms in a bridal way and walked out of the hall not before ordering his guards, "I want every detail for the men who touched her in a bad way"

At his parent's home, I cried and cried about my fate.

How cruel the world is? All are playing their life for their selfish reasons and I am letting them do it.

He is clutching the steering wheel hard gritting his teeth controlling his anger, "why are you angry Arjun? It's what you wanted right? Seeing me in tears? And be glad for my state.

I became impure Arjun" I saw my hands where many lustfully hold my hands, "their touches...their touches" I gulped my tears in pain, "their hands roamed..."

"Shut the hell up" he roared hitting the steering hard making me sob loud, "shut up" I cried silently covering my face.

Once reaching there he quickly got down dragging me with him and get inside the house yelling at his parents, "mom"

"Dad"

Hearing his loud yells they came down angrily after their eyes settled on me it turned into pain, "what happened to Diya?"

"Why don't you ask your son about this?" He yelled at his mom.

I saw Advik came with his head hung down shamefully.

"Advik" his father called him sternly for answers but he kept quiet.

"He hurt my wife, by letting" he stopped for a second and those memories again flashed in front of me making me cry again, "men's touch her inappropriately" a gasp escaped his mother's lips in shock, "am disowning him from now on, everything between us is over now" his brother looked at him with a shocked face shooking his head in no, "bhai you cant"

"I did it, Mr. Verma, now you will see my wrath for making my wife cry" his words were purely filled with anger and determination.