Prologue
"You are a curse in our destiny. Why don't you kill yourself? It would have been better if we had died before seeing this day." Her mom yelled at her and cried.
" We are Brahmin, and you are a huge stigma on us. Kill yourself or kill us. How will show our face to our relatives, this society? What was left of our honour in this society?" Her father cursed her and slapped her hard on her face. She was already broken and the terrible words coming from her parents' mouths are stabbing her heart.
The girl is crying badly in the corner of the small house. Her lips are swollen. The whole body is stamped with bites given by her r****t. Yes, she was r***d.
Her father again raised her hand to slap her but her brother holds his father's hand.
"Papa, it was not her fault, if she is r***d by someone, what is her fault? We should file the complaint at the police station." Her brother said. He was sounding angry yet mature. His blood was boiling seeing his sister's state.
"Ohhh, great idea..., Put my honour on the fire, what will we get back? Only blames and cursed from the people. Her glamour is her crime. She is cursed. And the most amazing thing about your sister, she didn't see the face of the rapist."
Her father is continuously cursing her and clapping hands for not seeing the face of the r****t. Nobody ate that black night.
She didn't sleep the whole night, the early morning she leaves her house and runs to the river, The Godavari.
She is standing near the river, the sun is rising, she looks at her reflection in the river, the beauty of her face vanished, more than half of her dress was torn, her lips are swollen and blood is dried on her face, Neck was completely bitten by the devil. No place remains without a mark.
This is the place, where she grew up and spent so much good time. She often comes here to play. She learned to swim in this river. She knows swimming very well. She tore her dupatta and tied her legs, and tied her hand with the dupatta, with help of her mouth. She cried for the whole night and she has taken the last decision of her life and that to end her life.
There was no emotion on her face, she was looking like a lifeless doll. The days, she spent with her beloved family is reflected in front of her eyes and then the scene of the last night came in front of her eyes.
A lone tear slipped from her eyes and inhaling deeply, She jumped into the Godavari river, cursing her fate and God. She was sinking in water. She didn't struggle to save herself. She was surrendering herself to the river. The river is giving her a way to sink in.
Suddenly, a pair of huge arms extricated her. He carries her in his arms and came out of the river. placing her on the land facing her back. He pushed her stomach, water came out of her mouth. still, she is unconscious. He carried her and ran to his car, putting her on the back seat of the car, he drove rapidly. He reached the hospital in a few minutes with the unconscious body of that girl.
Dr started her treatment without asking anything because they fear of this man. She became conscious after treatment given by doctors.
As her eyes flickered, her brain hit her with the thoughts. She asked fearfully, "Who saved me?"
A sound like a roar is colliding in her ears, "I saved you."
"You...... What the hell ?" She yelled as the man appear
"Don't shout Ms Aradhya Kashyap. Now I gave you a new life so you have to pay for this." Samarth said conditionally.
"What should I pay?" She asked back.
"You have to marry me." He smirked at her.
"Marry you, my foot. I will choose to die... Go to hell, Mr Goenka." She replied.
"Really"
He saw her photos when he saved her, she was in stored clothes and it was visible that she was r***d.
"If you will not marry me, I will publish it in the newspaper. The choice is yours." He smirked again.
A tear spilt over her cheeks, she replied, "Yes, I will marry you. But...."
"What but..??"
"I'm only 17. How can you marry a minor girl?"
"Let me remind you, Ms Aradhya Kashyap, you turned 18. Today is your birthday, 21st February."