Recap

Sam's engagement ceremony is performed after which she stays in her room till the marriage day arrives. She gets upset and irritated and Radha is the only one who keeps comforting her. The marriage day arrives and her friends tell her that Aayush has come to attend the wedding. Sam becomes sad because she didn't want him to see her getting married to Harish as that would break his heart.She spots him in a forlorn situation in the marriage hall and she wishes to run to him but the love and respect for her family stops her from doing that act. After the reception ceremony is over, her mother gives her a shock that she was to leave to Goa with Harish for their honeymoon, that same night. She reluctantly leaves with Harish to Goa and they reach there by midnight. They get a cab and go to a resort to stay. Sam doesn't trust Harish and says that she wants to sleep on the couch and she dozes off hoping that Harish's behavior would be decent.

Sameera's POV

The rays of the morning sun shone brightly on my face. I opened my eyes with great difficulty as I was extremely tired . I stretched my hands and got up into a sitting posture. Damn ! I remembered where I was ! I remained exactly as I had been the previous night . Guess Harish was a good person after all.

"Morning !", said a voice.

He stood at the doorway, holding two coffee mugs.

"Here you go ! ", he came to me and handed me one.

I reluctantly accepted it and took a sip. The warmth filled me and I felt fresh.

"How did you sleep ?"

"Good !"

"Hmm. So, we have a whole lot of places to visit.", he beamed.

I took a deep breath.

"You do understand what I am going through, right ?"

"Sameera.....you can't be sad forever. You have to let go !"

"It's going to take a long time. Okay ? You can't expect me to hang around and enjoy like nothing had happened. "

He gave a sharp nod and went away.

We spent two days in Goa. The days were spent mostly on the beaches, with him enjoying and with me sulking around .

With everything around me in a complicated mess, I just couldn't let it go. I mean one minute, Aayush was my life and now I was stuck with Harish, my cousin.

I didn't understand why I didn't like Harish. He was a normal person , but I just couldn't accept him. Blame it on my love for Aayush. I didn't want to feel anything for Harish either.

The second night in Goa went off in partying. People were dancing and drinking , but I sat at a table with a glass of lemonade in my hand. Harish asked me to drink wine , but I refused. I had never drunk before and I didn't want to .To my surprise, he didn't drink too !

"Don't you drink ?", I asked him surprised.

"No company ! Besides, I am not in the mood to drink !", he replied as if he was disinterested.

Was he lying ? Was it because I was there ?

"I..I don't mind...if you drink !"

"Nope. Not because of you .Just not today."

We just watched people dance and we left at 4 a.m in the morning. I didn't fear going to sleep because I started to trust Harish. I dropped on the couch and went to sleep just like that. Morning when I woke up, I was completely covered by a blanket and my shoes had been removed. It seemed straight from the movies, where the hero would show his care for the heroine by covering her with blankets when she slept and so on. Was he trying to play ? I turned to see a steaming mug of coffee on a nearby table and a note underneath it which said "Morning : )" . A smile formed on my lips. What if he was a good person and I was suspecting his every move ? I respect him but I still didn't feel anything for him at all. I decided that I would become friends with him. That's it and nothing more.

He took me to a church, boating ,shopping ( a total waste of time as neither of us bought anything) and a beach party. We were to leave Goa that night. So we left the party early to pack our stuff. I'd rather stayed at home than visit this place with him. He knew I wouldn't enjoy , yet he took me here. Maybe he wanted to boast to his friends that he went to Goa for his honeymoon. Who knew ? As to becoming friends with him,I spoke to him about random things and he responded quite well.

We left for the airport and again two hours travel with him. He said his driver would pick us up from the airport. After we landed, I searched my bag for my phone but I couldn't find it.

"Harish ?"

He turned to me.

"My phone is missing !", I said.

"Check properly !"

I rummaged through my bag again but I couldn't find it.

"When did you last see it ?"

"I ...I remember putting it on the table after we came to our room this evening..I must have left it there !"

"Relax. I'll call up the resort now.", he said and made a call.

How dumb I was to leave it there ? I was so careless. It contained all the photos of Aayush and me. I didn't have the heart to delete them. Anyone could misuse it ! Damn !

"They checked but couldn't find it .I am sorry. I'll buy another one for you."

Someone must have taken it . I was sure.

"Harish..I..I need it. It's important !"

"We can block the SIM . "

"Could I call my number from your phone ?"

"Just a sec."

He had my number, I didn't know how and he called.

"It's switched off !"

"Why is my life a disaster ?", I complained to him.

"Car's here. Come on.", he rushed me out of the airport, without listening to what I said.

I leaned on the car door and closed my eyes. If someone got a hold of the photos, they could do anything they want.

After what seemed like an hour, the car pulled up into the driveway of a large magnificent house. I had no idea where we were.

"What is this place ?"

"Our home !", he said as he took me towards the house. It was Harish's home. There was a small fountain in the center , and we walked around it to reach the house.

The door opened and there was my mother-in-law, a stout woman, with small , grey eyes which I found to be completely unusual. She had no warmth in her and I felt that she hid s big secret from everyone. I sighed and decided that I shouldn't be getting paranoid again.

"Welcome son .", she hugged him.

"Come in dear.", she smiled at me.

"Stop.", she shouted suddenly.

I froze in my tracks.

"You should enter with your right foot first. Tradition."

I did as she said and entered. The living room was brightly lighted and many rooms led away from it. I figured I had to remember all the ways.

"Our room is upstairs.", Harish said.

Our room ? I shuddered at the thought and hoped that there would be a couch there for me to sleep on.

"Dinner first !", she said.

I had no appetite so I skipped dinner and went straight to "our" room.

There was just a large bed and some furniture. So I decided to sleep on the floor. I found some extra mattresses and I dragged it to a spot far away from the bed. Just as I did, the door opened and Harish came in.

"What are you doing ?"

"Since there is just one bed in this room, I'll sleep on the floor."

He sighed.

"Drink this .", he said and handed me a glass of milk.

"I don't want it !"

"You didn't eat dinner , please Sameera !", he begged.

"Fine !", I said and I drank.

A few minutes later, my head ached and I went into deep sleep.

I woke up on the bed next morning.

The room was empty except for me. What had happened ? I tried to remember. Harish came, asked me to drink milk which I did...and I ...couldn't remember anything after that. How did I end up on the bed ? How....no...no.no.no..it couldn't be !

I pulled away the blankets and got up from the bed. There were blood stains on the sheets.

That b*****d !!!!

I dashed out of the room and went downstairs to find him. He was casually watching T.V !

I went up to him and held his collar, "HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO ME ?"

"Hey baby, Good morning !", he smirked, as if nothing had happened.

"ANSWER ME ! NOW !", I shouted .

"I will do as I like ", he said softly and pulled me closer.

"You sick creep. I trusted you ! You behaved so decently for the past two days and now you are a totally different person ", I tried to wriggle free off his grip. He held me tight and it was difficult to get away.

He planted a kiss on my cheek and said, "Welcome to hell darling."

"Now, you will behave nicely to your husband else he might just do the same to you every night !", he whispered .

"Only if I stay with you. I am leaving !", I said as I managed to free myself from him.

"Sameera..sameera..do I look that stupid to you ? You can't escape anywhere. I have made sure of that."

A sense of fear filled me. What was he trying to do ? What did he mean ?

He pulled me towards the front door.

"Look !", he pointed out.

There were two huge men guarding the door outside. They were rowdy looking and frightful in appearance.

"Now look there !", he pointed to the gate. There were men there too .

"Every single one of them have weapons. Now, if you try to escape from here, they will kill you .", he thought for a moment.

"No, killing inflicts less pain, they will...torture you to death !", he said and laughed. A devilish laughter.

I was terrified and I didn't know if it was happening for real. His inhumane laughter was driving me angry and rage filled me.

I tried to slap him but he was quick enough to stop my hand before I hit him.

"Was I too soft on you ?", he asked and hit me hard on the face.

I fell down and hot tears came down from my eyes .

"You will behave Darling !", he smiled and left.

He had hit me strong so my face reddened and ached with pain. It swelled and the pain never left. What did I do to deserve this ? Why did bad things happen to me ?

I cried the whole day and remained in the bedroom all day. Scared , drained of energy, terrified and hungry. My body still shivered. It was almost night when I decided to go downstairs to eat something.

I entered the kitchen and saw his Mother cooking .

"Why have you come here ?", she asked coldly.

"I am hungry.", I said , trying not to sound scared.

"Don't you speak to me in that tone ! You are just like your Grandmother. Useless !"

I was shocked at how she could speak about her own Mother like that.

"She's your Mother !", I argued.

"She was nothing more than a fool ! That old sickbag !", she said with such loathing.

"Why do you hate her so much ?", I asked her confused.

"She warned me not to marry the love of my life. Said he was a rogue and brainwashed Father against him."

"That's not true ! Grandpa sent both of you away !"

"She made him do it. My husband was a rogue indeed, but he loved me. Did everything for me, but she hated him."

"It must have been for your own good. Granny wanted her family to be happy!"

"Nonsense ! You remind me of that wretch ! No food for you ! Get lost !"

"Why are you doing this to me ? What wrong did I do ?"

"Your worst days have just begun. Hurting you would make me and my son very happy. You will suffer for all the sins your Grand parents have done to us.", she grimaced.

"What ? Just because they did something to you doesn't mean you can hurt me. Are you mad ?"

She cackled like a witch !

"Mad ? Yes Sameera . We are mad with the thirst for revenge on those who wronged us !"

I was frightened. I was stuck with a crazy old woman and her psychopath son.

"Who do you think killed Harish's Father ? A random accident ? No way !"

What was this new story ?

"He became too good and wanted me to visit my Mother and settle things right. I warned him not to, but he was too adamant. So, I just had to bribe our lorry driver to hit his car. His story was finished."

"WHAT ? You killed your own husband ? "

"I will kill anyone who tries to control me or cross my path. I was going to kill your Granny too, but unluckily she died on her own."

"Oh my God. Granny thought you were good , but you are just a mad, old woman."

She laughed again.

"Don't make me kill you child. We need you, that's why you are alive. Go now !"

I stumbled out of the kitchen and saw a girl in the living room. She grinned at me and shouted to someone , "Is this your bride ?"

Harish came out of a room , unbuttoning his shirt and looked at me , "Yeah..that's the one ! What do you think sweety ?", he asked her while he hugged the girl from behind.

"She's beautiful but not good enough for you !"

"Hmm...that's why I have you !", he said and carried the girl inside, while she laughed .

I ran upstairs and bolted the door from inside. I couldn't believe what I had just seen. He was a perverted psychopath and I had no means of escape from him.

I had surely stepped into hell !

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