Love or Stain

A dense forest surrounded a desolate mansion, hidden deep within its heart. No one was around for miles, not even a soul. The mansion was so quiet and secret that no one could find it because it was built entirely underground, in a basement. From a dark room in the mansion, a boy's screams echoed. "Who are you? Please let me go! Please don't kill me! What have I done to you? Please forgive me... let me go!" I'm Naina. Did you find it strange to hear that a girl had kidnapped a boy? Yes, that's the truth. Naina had kidnapped Rishi several days ago and kept him imprisoned in this mansion. The room was bathed in dim light, with layers of dust covering everything. Rishi was tied to an old, dilapidated chair, fear and despair clearly visible in his eyes. Beads of sweat dotted his face, and his lips were parched. Outside in the jungle, only the rustling of the wind and the muffled sounds of some unknown creatures could be heard. Inside the mansion, there was silence, except for Rishi's occasional sobs. Naina stood in a corner of the room, her back to Rishi. An eerie unease and tension filled the room. Naina slowly turned towards Rishi... her eyes held a deep secret and a strange sadness. A silver key glinted in her hand. "You... why did you bring me here?" Rishi's voice trembled. Naina didn't answer. She just stared at Rishi, countless stories buried in her eyes. Only the sound of their breathing echoed in the room... and the faint jingle of the key, shaking in Naina's hand. What secret was hidden between Naina and Rishi in this desolate mansion, in this secret room built underground? And why had Naina brought Rishi here? It was a deep secret, imprisoned within the walls of this dark mansion... Naina slowly approached Rishi and started laughing loudly at him. She mentioned a girl and quickly picked up an iron rod from below, striking Rishi's hands. She kept hitting him until his hands started bleeding. "Riya, do you remember...?" Naina asked with a poisonous smile. "Do you remember Riya?" Rishi was stunned to hear Riya's name. His face turned pale, and his eyes widened with fear. Naina tightened her grip and struck his other hand with the rod. Rishi cried out in pain. "You don't remember?" Naina whispered, her voice icy cold. "What did you do to Riya that night?" She struck another blow, this time on Rishi's fingers. Rishi's scream echoed in the air. "Speak!" Naina shouted, her eyes red with anger. "Tell me what you did to Riya!!!" There was a terrible gleam in Naina's eyes. Rishi was crying out in pain, his hands covered in blood. Naina threw the iron rod down and walked towards a kerosene can in the corner. Rishi began to tremble with fear. He couldn't understand what Naina wanted from him or why all this was happening. Naina opened the can and poured some oil on Rishi's feet. Rishi screamed, "What are you doing? Why do you want to kill me?" Naina paid no attention to his words. She lit a matchstick and brought it close to Rishi's feet. Flames immediately erupted. Rishi's screams echoed in that dark room, but they were lost somewhere in the dense forest outside. Naina stood calmly, no mercy in her eyes. She felt a strange satisfaction watching Rishi burn. When the fire subsided a little, she picked up the oil can and poured some oil on Rishi's hands as well. Then she lit another match. This time, Rishi was almost unconscious. The pain was unbearable, and darkness was closing in on his eyes. Naina kept staring at his burned hands, a cold smile on her face. After a while, Naina left the room and closed the door. Rishi was left alone, writhing in pain in that dark room. Outside, the night in the forest grew deeper, and the mystery around the mansion thickened even more. Naina returned after some time, holding a sharp knife. Even seeing Rishi's condition, there was no expression on her face. She waved the knife near Rishi's face. "Now tell me," Naina said in a low but dangerous voice, "What did you do to Riya?" Tears streamed down Rishi's eyes. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even speak. He just shook his head negatively. Naina's anger increased. She made a slight cut on Rishi's cheek with the knife. A thin line of blood flowed down his face. "I will keep hurting you until you tell the truth," Naina whispered. There was determination in her voice. She began to pace around the room, sometimes coming close to Rishi, sometimes moving away. The knife gleamed in her hand, and Rishi cringed in fear with every passing moment. He felt his end was very near. Naina thought of another terrible method. She opened an old trunk in the room and took out some sharp nails. Rishi closed his eyes in fear. He knew what was about to happen to him. Naina began to drive those nails one by one into the soles of Rishi's feet. With every nail driven in, Rishi's screams grew louder. His entire body trembled with pain. When Naina finished driving the nails, Rishi passed out. His body went limp in the chair, and blood flowed continuously. Naina left him in that condition and went out of the room. In that desolate mansion, Rishi was alone, surrounded by pain and despair, and the fire of revenge for Riya in Naina's heart had not yet subsided. Who was this Riya, and why was Naina torturing Rishi? Stay tuned to app to find out...