TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE ATTEMPT & DEATH

Nandini was only 22 when she was married to the elder Malhotra son, Harshad Malhotra who is 6 years elder to her. Marrying at that age was never her nor her mother's plan but as a middle class indian girl...it wasnt her choice to make. It was only because of her mom's insistence that she was even allowed to go to college or else she would have been married off at 18. As soon as graduation was over, Nandini's father got her married and Nandini compromised, thinking she would find happiness in this new relationship......boy was she wrong.

Harshad Malhotra, the elder son of Malhotras & CEO of Malhotra Industries. His parents had passed away when he was just 18, leaving him to raise his younger brother. On the outside, he looked like the perfect guy....an ideal brother & ideal husband. However....he was really an abusive husband. He couldnt stand anyone complimenting Nandini.....and if someone did, he would take Nandini into his room & punish her. At first, Nandini believed he would change but even after 2 years of marriage.....he didnt. Still, she couldnt leave him because she knew her father would never support divorce. Divorce was something that just never happened in an Indian family.....even if it did happen, Nandini knew only her family & she would be blamed because that was the society they lived in. So, not wanting to cause humiliation to her family....she kept quiet, bottling her feelings up inside. She had only one source of happiness which was her devar, Manik. Manik was only 1 year elder to her and had become her best friend....actually even more but neither would admit it. When they were alone, Manik called Nandini by name instead of Bhabhi. As a rockstar, Manik often left for music tours and had no clue about how Harshad treated Nandini. Manik had fallen in love with Nandini the moment he saw her....however, his love for his brother made him deny his own feelings....until Nandini & Harshad's 2nd marriage anniversary.

On Harshad & Nandini's 2nd marriage anniversary and they held a huge party. Manik was on one of his tours so he couldnt attend. Everything was going fine until guests started complimenting Nandini & telling Harshad how lucky he was to get her. Of course, Nandini was already a gorgeous girl and on her anniversary, she dressed up even more. Harshad smiled & accepted the compliments in front of the guests but Nandini was terrified.

As soon as the guests all left, Harshad grabbed Nandini by her arm & dragged her to their room.

"Harshad....choriye mujhe....dard ho raha hai." Nandini cried out in pain.

"Shut up b*tch!" Harshad threw her onto the ground with a slap in the face. He leaned down, breathing in her face as he pulled her head back by her hair roughly. "Bahar sabke compliments sun ke bohot hawa mein udne lagi tu?"

"N..Nahi...aisa...aisa kuch nahi hai." Nandini sobbed.

"Really? Kya kahan unn logon ne? Haan...Harshad you are so lucky to have a wife like Nandini. Huh....2 saal mein ek bacha toh nahi de paayi tu...and IM lucky?? What a joke! You arent even good in bed....at least no where close to my girlfriend."

"Aap...aap....m...mere...upar cheat kar rahe hai?" Nandini asked, looking at him in shock & pain. "You...you dont love me at all....hai na?"

"LOVE? You? Hahaha haha!" Harshad laughed. "Those compliments really did go to your head....kya samajthi ho tum khud ko? Kya hai tum mein jo tumse pyar karunga main?"

"Agar aisi baat hai tum aap mujhe chor kyun nahi dete?" Nandini blurted out. Looking at Harshad's angry face...Nandini knew she messed up. "N....Nahi...mera woh matlab-"

"Main tujhe chor doon huh?" Harshad took off his belt. Nandini backed up slowly. With a swift motion , Harshad started beating Nandini making her curl up on the ground. "MAIN CHOR DOON?"

"No..No! Im sorry! Mat maariye mujhe pls! Im sorry!" Nandini tried to block the blows but no help. After beating her a number of times, Harshad stopped.

"Listen here you pathetic excuse of a wife.....tum mere image ke liye sahi ho. Malhotra Industries ki CEO ko ek homely wife ki zaroorat hai and thats what you are...even if you are a defective woman who cant give me a child. So Im nver going to divorce you and if you EVER try to run away from me or divorce me then uss baat ki sazza tumhari family ko milegi. Tumhare Papa ki naukri.....choti behen ki izzat, chote bhai ki parayi...s..ab KUCH mere haath mein hai. Mujhse piche churane ka do hi tareeke hai...either I die or you so just forget about it ok sweetheart?"

He then walked into the walk in closet and came out in a different outfit. "Ill be gone the whole night....Soha really knows how to keep me satisfied. Oh and....clean yourself up before going to sleep....the bedsheets are new."

Harshad laughed and left the penthouse leaving Nandini curled up in a ball, sobbing badly. For about 30 minutes, she stayed in that position before she finally stood up. Her tears were now all dried up. Harshad's words rang in her ears.

"Either I die....or you."

"Harshad sahi bol rahe they....ek hi tareeka hai iss sab se chutkara paane ka." Nandini said to her self. She opened the bedside drawer and took out the container of sleeping pills that she usually needed to get a good nights sleep. Pouring the pills into her palm, she gulped a bunch down with water before pouring more out

To Be Continued...