LOVE BEYOND BORDERS

It's a hand moving on her body...

After their dinner both of them came outside. Lin didn't leave her hand until they reached the car. Yong got surprised seeing them walking holding their hands.

In their return journey Ammu thought about their conversation.

How strange is life I humiliated him and he did give me back the same ten times more what I have done to him and still he is not satisfied. Now he wants to kill me with his love. How differently he thinks, killing one by loving. Is he not scared for himself,. In my entire life I have never given importance to beauty and appearance but for the first time I feel inferior in front of this arrogant man.. no..this husband of mine.

I always felt secured with the disgusting scar on my fair face as nobody gives me a drooling look or unwanted gazes.I don't like to be noticed by my appearance or my beauty since I have went through a trauma during my childhood.

Even now when Iam independent and know how to protect myself still can't overcome that fear. My parents, grandparents, relatives and friends often compelled me to remove this scar but I refused as I was afraid to look beautiful....yes Iam scared to be beautiful....to be attractive .

After these two brothers came to my life, I have changed a lot. I started compromising the principles once I upheld firmly .For others it won't be a big deal going out in late hours, spending time with their male friends but me being disciplined by those grandparents who abide by our tradition, culture and custom always regarded such behaviour as vulgar .

I don't have any offence to my friends who do it but I don't like me violating the good deeds taught by my elders. But now I have changed a lot and began to lie to my elders.And as we know once lied we have to remember those lies and say more lies to make the first lie good. And now I have to keep on lying in my entire life.

Iam really scared that getting married to Lin was a mistake ,as his intention is not what Fuzhi had told me . This would be the utmost mistake that I had ever made in my life, I have cheated my godly grandparents and married upon my wish without their permission and blessings. May be it's God's punishment to me for committing such a sinful mistake, that Lin had come up with such unruly plans.

With all these thoughts Ammu sat in the car still holding Lin's hand, sometimes her grip tightened and sometimes smoothened depending how her mind wandered along the inner thoughts . Lin also felt something different of her,he let her hold his hand and saw her slowly dozing to slumber.

When they arrived at the apartment Yong got down to open the door for her, she left Lin's hand and headed in to her apartment without her usual polite "Thanks" to Yong. Yong too noticed her nonchalant face.

Lin stared at her back for sometime and gestures to drive.

Ammu slept tiredly and next day she had no office so after household work she practiced classical dance for some time. It's been her practice from childhood to get up at 5:00am and practice dance for half an hour, and then takes good pretty long shower , and then goes to their family temple to pray and finally sit for studying until her grandma calls her to have breakfast.

Wherever she goes her routine of getting early, practicing dance never changed. After coming to China due to work load she often felt exhausted and sleeps lazily, still unknowingly she wakes up early morning as if there is an alarm fixed in her body.

In the afternoon somebody rang her doorbell. It was Fuzhi . After having tea with him he said all that happened on the marriage registration day.

Ammu was shocked to know that Lin had actually ruined their plan and his intention was not pure. She wanted to tell Fuzhi what Lin told her, but she felt embarrassed to discuss it with Fuzhi as by marriage he had become her brother in law.

After Fuzhi left she thought it is no use to fight to lose, so better not to fight against Lin but not sure how long she can endure it, always she thinks not to irritate Lin, but ends up in a fight.

Ammu felt curious about Lin's idea to torment her. She sneered in her heart with her mind talk ," he is going to kill me with his love , hmm... poor CEO of mine doesn't know that, to make me fall for him he will have to complete at least his ten life cycles.Iam sure in this world he would be the only person who have such weird ideas. But Iam all in for his challenge afterall I have a royal blood and we don't run away from silly challenges and threats,this one afterall is just a love challenge ."

Ammu thought anyway in her 21 years of life she had never fell in love with anybody nor did she receive a love proposal from anybody, may be her fate is to fall in love with her husband, and she felt it quiet interesting.Her family's background on love and marriage is quiet interesting.

My parents marriage was an arranged marriage they hardly known before marriage but they had a good life until their death. My grandpa 's parents had love marriage, my great grandmother was a British nationality,her name was Amelie and my great grandfather used to call her Ammu.

When I was born my grandpa gave me same name as his mother's, he says that I have inherited most of her features, my eyes, nose and skin tone are similar to my great-grandmother, but my long hair it's my mother's. May be its because I look like his mother he is always compromising for me and loves me very much.

One of my aunt's ( father's younger sister) son has somewhat similar skin tone as mine, silky straight hair but his eye pupil is brown like my mother . Whenever we are together people thinks that we are siblings, he looks exactly like my father, anyway it's common to inherit uncle's features .

He is also very friendly with me but his mother Shanthi (Ammu's aunt)doesn't like us being together so we keeps distant not to worry her.Even my grandparents made sure that we both don't spend time together. I call him Kitchu, he doesn't like calling by his nickname. He is a typical mama's boy , in front of Shanthi aunty he never talks to me but once in a while we talks over phone that to without aunty's knowledge.

After thinking about all her scary thoughts about Lin and love and about her family, Ammu thought to go for a walk. It was evening 6:00 so she just stood looking out hesitated to go out alone at this time. While standing their confusingly she received call from Lin for dinner. His call came half an hour late than his usual call time. Ammu went out to wait for Lin,when they arrived today also Yong had to get down to accompany her to car. She sat in the passenger seat and smiled at Lin.

Lin : Can't you get into the car yourself, you know that we are here for you.

Ammu : can't you say to come in. You never tells me to get in.

Yong thought, my boss will sweat a lot taming his stubborn wife.

Lin : Tomorrow you take off from duty we need to move.

Ammu : To where?

Lin :"" ""

Ammu : To where Lin.

LIn : "" "

Ammu : Linnn.... (yelled)

Lin snapped at her " I will throw you out if you shout in my car. "

Ammu : Stop the car now you jerk.

Lin :" You.. ", he holds Ammu's neck and squeezed. Ammu just sat their staring at him without showing slightest fear. Seeing her attitude Lin's anger turns to fury and he slapped Ammu. Never ever dare to talk to me with such disrespect ,understood.

Ammu : Stop the car now or I will jump.

Lin pushing Ammu to the door "Then you jump and die here, who cares."

Ammu gave bang on Lin's shoulder with her purse. It didnt hurt him even a bit, but her beating was enough to peak his anger as he was beaten by a girl for the fist time.

Yong was shocked with Ammu's sudden attack and found it funny too.

Lin grabbed Ammu's wrist and pulled her towards him and she in reflexion banged on his shoulder and head with her purse again. Lin didn't expect it and one of her finger hit his eyes and he left her hand and rubbed his eyes with his hand.

Yong saw this and stopped driving the car to check on Lin. Grabbing the opportunity Ammu opened the door and got down, Lin tried to catch hold of her but he could grab only on tip of her shawl (long scarf worn with churidaar)

Ammu hurriedly pulled it before Lin could get a proper grip on it and said "Iam not coming with you anywhere"

Lin yelled at her Get in now, don't try my patience rubbing his eyes.

Ammu just turned back and started walking.

Lin : "Get in.... Ammu get in at once"

He shouted at her.

Ammu who was walking steadily slowed her pace hearing Lin calling her Ammu. This is the first time him calling her by nickname. But still she didn't obey and just stroded along holding on to her stubbornness.

Lin told Yong to ask the bodyguards to bring her back.Yong couldn't hear Lin as he himself was doomed hearing Lin calling Ammu by her nickname . His boss didn't like to hear this name and he himself addressed her as Ammu "

Lin : Are you deaf , did you hear me. Chase her.

Yong immediately ordered the bodyguards who were following them in another car to chase Ammu. They went in her direction but couldn't find Ammu anywhere, she after leaving the car called Fuzhi and he helped her to move to a busy street where the chances of them searching would be rare or late as they would first looks for her in the nearby places. She upon Fuzhi's instruction took a shortcut to the other street. But if they come here she could be easily identified as she is the only one wearing a churidaar.

After few minutes Fuzhi came and took her with him and asked her to switch off her phone to avoid detection.

Meanwhile Yong said boss we lost her track as the phone might have switched off.

Why did she switch it off,is it to avoid his calls,Lin thought.

Yong just checked in laptop and said boss young master's location shows the same, may be they are together.

Lin : Track him.

Yong nodding his head replied , Boss,It's now switched off.

Lin : That brats, I will stamp both to death. Go to his villa in the east city.

Yong : OK boss.

They reached the villa and waited there for more than an hour but there wasn't any sign of them coming.

Yong : Boss young master's location is on now, its in Wang mansion. Mrs. Simi's is still negative.

Lin : hmm

In the Wang family when Ammu and Fuzhi reached it was almost 10:30 pm. Ammu was sleeping while they reached and she just followed Fuzhi to inside. Less did she notice that she is in a huge mansion, as it was late hours no family members were there in the living room except for few maids cleaning and moping .

Fuzhi told Ammu that it is better not to disturb others now, we will meet them tomorrow morning and he took her to the guest room.

Ammu couldn't sleep as she feels uncomfortable and afraid to sleep in an unfamiliar place. She just laid on the soft bed looking to the ceiling and twisting to each side form time to time to get some sleep.

After sometimes when she was finally able to sleep, she felt something on her... It's a hand moving over her body. Before she could cry out her panic ,her mouth was covered by a strong hand and in the next moment she passed out.....