Love turns ash

Chapter 1 1: reliving the past

 I knew all this romance, care and happiness was fake. I always knew he wanted to punish me. He always does. Whenever I start trusting him, he breaks my trust how will I trust him again. I forgave him even after all his accusations. I even forgave him for our wedding night. Is my self-esteem so low? But that is the point I will revisit later. wasn’t it enough to tell his friend to molest me and then behave like he didn’t knew anything that he brought me again here Infront pf him? oh my god, just because I refused to give him his marital right is going to r**e me with his friend. God Manav is the only man on earth whose touch doesn’t scares the s**t out of me please please let this be my assumption and nothing else.

The demonious thoughts and sight of John made me shiver with fear and then he held my hand as if reassuring me that he is right there beside me. Was he trying to comfort me because they were going to r**e me? no no Preeti don’t these thoughts crumple your mind.

John saw me with Manav and raised his choice questioning him, “what is this b***h doing with you. I thought you wanted to discuss business?”

“no one talks to Mrs Manav Mangla like that you understand my dear friend”, his voice was calm as well as raged as if it was not a statement but a threat. Manav’s stern voice quietened John and he said, “lets head to the dinner”. His head low

the dinner was almost quiet. It’s strange two friends met after so long and are not talking to each other. At the end of the dinner Manav asked John, “you know why I bought 60% of your company shares?”

“because you wanted to help me as a friend”, he replied

“no so that you tell my wife the truth of the past and the deed you did. If you don’t tell her the truth, I will not only destroy your company but also will destroy your family. They still live in India right. Kerala kalpakkam district chikkamaga village isn’t it?”

Manav’s words shocked John as his eyes filled with horror. “why would you do that?”

“because my wife claims I told you to try to molest her”

“but you know you never did”

His words left me shock and I couldn’t help myself and I yelled at Manav.

“what do you want to prove by doing all this?”

“I just want to bring truth in front of your eyes. Tell hr the truth or else I will make your life a hell.”

“Preeti I always had a crush on you. But you never seemed to notice me all you cared about was Manav. This ignorance of yours made me furious. And when he called me to handle you it meant to see you safely reach home but when he told me that you proposed him, I lost all my patience and decided to teach you a lesson”, he said.

His words left me with shock. All these years I held Manav responsible for those worst memories and thought each time that I should be the one angry. What will I do now? How will I rectify my mistake? the thought terrified me as Iran away from the mansion outside. I ran and ran and ran no idea where I am now. On the streets of Venice. Soon Manav catched me and hugged me. I resisted but in vain.

The tears I held back all this time overflew my eyes and I started weeping.

“shush its nothing. I just wanted to show you that I wasn’t at fault all those years ago it was he who did it on his own”

“what am I a piece of s**t or what? He loved me and wanted to r**e me because I didn’t love him back. And what he got a mere punishment of 4 years which didn’t even stop him from attending your marriage. Hit me Manav hit me it’s a crime to be a girl it’s a crime to love someone”, I mourn.

“you don’t worry. His company is doing some black business here in Venice. Italy has strict laws for such crimes and I have already reported Italy govt about it this morning with all the proofs and everything when you were in bath”

“what will they do to him”, I ask still sobbing.

“his hands will be cut and he will be imprisoned lifelong”, he said. Hearing his words, I felt actually happy. He deserved it. Even if he was framed but what he did in past he should be given such punishment. I say this because if person cannot respect females cannot consider them as equals, he should be treated like slaves. he should be humiliated the same way. And I hugged Manav without thinking anything else because today he won my heart all over again. I can’t thank him with words but I will thank him in any way I can.