Banjax

Keya Madhavan

"You shouldn't have done this baby girl......" He calmly whispered into my ears.

I can't see his face but I know he is fuming with anger, gripping me as tight as he can.

"Leave me! just leave me!" I kept on shouting, trying to get off his hold, tears dripping out. But never did he utter anything or loosen his grip.

And in no time I was back on the place from which I tried to run away so hard. I didn't know how he managed to find me and get me back so fast to this resentful place. But now I was scared of the consequences. My whole body was shivering in fear.

My every hope was getting crushed. I was becoming hopeless. Every try was resulting unsuccessful. Will I never escape this place, from him? Am I trapped here till my last breath? Thinking everything was making me more hysterical, my sob was turning louder.

He dragged me to the same room in which the old lady and the old man were still present.

"OUT!" One shout of his wrath and they were out of the room while closing the door on their way out.

He further pulled me until we were across the antique rosewood table, near his PC. He settled on the chair and yanked me on his lap.

to control my wavering breath, fiddling with my fingers and just trying to think. I have to calm

I kept chanting,

okay..... everything will be

called out, which was enough to startle

are they? Do you know them?" He asked, with his chin resting

and it freezes on the screen. I tried my

was my mother and my sister, my only family. They were walking with their baggage which seemed like an airport. A lone drop of tear fell out of my

He whispered menacingly, gripping me as tight he can while his head buried in the crook of

only right.

way I can win against him. The

my smart babe! If you had shown your smartness a while ago then it would have been so nice wouldn't it be?" He exclaimed cheerfully and

the old man were

marriage. So should we proceed?" The old man asked. And by the time another man

I nodded, Mr. Dahl went on shuffling some papers and started to explain everything about marriage registration but nothing was reaching my

took place between Mr. Adik Malhotra and Ms. Keya Madhavan is pronounced to be legal under the law by a legal practitioner. Please signature on

fate away, along with the papers. All the while feeling his intense gaze on me. In no time he too signed on the paper. I glanced at the paper for the last time