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Over there, in the room…

The man lying on the bed kept staring at the ceiling fan. For the first time someone had raised a hand on me. On Vedant Rathore. This will definitely be avenged. I will destroy your entire family…

Saying this, the man got up from his bed, loosened his tie, took off his blazer, folded his shirt sleeves, and started drinking wine.

There was immense rage in his eyes at this moment. Leaning his head on the sofa, he started remembering that incident, as if blood had filled his eyes, and he only wanted to destroy the entire world.

Then he remembered those tear-filled eyes, that fair face. just thinking about it caused a strange sensation in his body… that girl’s face kept appearing again and again before him.

In anger, he crushed the wine glass in his hand and threw the bottles on the floor, completely shattering them. Because of this, his hands started bleeding.

Feeling such turmoil in his body, he immediately stood under the shower. Cold drops of water were cooling every part of his body. He stood there like that for almost half an hour, then came back into the room wrapped in a towel, where the assistant had already cleaned the room.

“President sir, please give me your hand. I will bandage it. The wounds will heal quickly.”

“Get out.”

“But… sir”…

Before the assistant could finish, Vedant looked at him in such a way that Anish decided it was better to le……ave. While leaving the room, he said, “Sir… we have to leave from here soon. The flight time is near.”

Vedant, holding a cigarette between his fingers, looked outside with a crooked smile and said, “You made a very big mistake by messing with me… and you will definitely have to pay the price for it.”

At night…

Atul brings food for Anya, where he sees that she has already fallen asleep there.

“Anya… look, morning has come. Wake up.”

As he says this, Anya suddenly wakes up in a panic, hitting her head against the cot.

“You fool… it’s still night. Now get up and wash your hands and face, and eat your food. And anyway, you have to go to school tomorrow. you have your trip, right?”

Anya was still half asleep, but Atul’s words slowly drive away her drowsiness. Sitting there in the darkness, everything that happened… during the day comes back to her mind. She lowers her head and shakes it slightly, saying,

“Brother… I… I am not going anywhere. You saw it, right? Because of me, what happened in the house… How can I leave everyone like this? Father is already so worried.”

“But Anya… even if you stay here, nothing will get better. What had to happen has already happened, and the villagers are actually happy because the money has been transferred into their accounts.”

“Father… was saying that with the money we got, we can even buy more land now. What could be better news than this?”

“Father… is happy too, brother,” Anya asks while looking at Atul with her empty eyes.

“Since the elders of the house have no objection anymore, listen to me. go on the trip. If you stay here, the villagers will only spread unnecessary talk, and you know how Amma is. By the time you return, everything here will have calmed down. Amma’s anger will also cool down, and you will get to see a new world.”

“Anya… the world is not only contained in books. We must see the real world too. It is important to visit new places and meet new people,” Atul explains lovingly.

“But brother… I get scared in crowded places. My mind becomes uneasy. I really don’t want to go anywhere.”

“I know you, Anya. You are very different from others. You don’t like all this, but for now, just be happy. Look, I and Badi Maa have already packed your bag. All your things are inside. Now eat your food quickly. Tomorrow I will drop you at school.”

“But brother… did father agree? What if he gets angry with me? What will we do then?”

“No… no, it’s nothing like that. Father has no problem with this. Now eat your food quickly.”

Sitting there, Anya curls herself into her own arms… and stares at the dim light of the lamp placed beside her. Her tears had dried, but she could not forget what had happened to her, no matter how hard she tried. She has started hating herself.

She hadn’t eaten anything since morning, so a slight pain grows in her stomach. She gets up and goes outside, where she sees the doorway empty. The whole village is silent…

But in this darkness, Anya strangely feels a little calm.

She sat down on the old courtyard platform and looked up at the sky. Suddenly, her eyes filled with tears.

Meanwhile, on the terrace, Atul stood lost in thought. His gaze fell toward the gate below, and he said to himself in a sad voice,

“What a strange fate you have, Anya… It’s already 11 at night. The whole village is asleep, but you are still out there in the darkness…”

“I’m sorry, Anya… even being your elder brother, I can’t do anything for you today. If I hadn’t secretly brought food, maybe mother would not have even given you a single bite of food. May God give you the strength to endure all this…”

Anya got up, washed her face and hands, and started eating her food. Because of the darkness, she could barely see what she was eating.

After finishing her meal, she tried to sleep, but strange, eerie sounds of jackals coming from the fields kept echoing in her ears. Frightened, she sat up and tried to hide herself within herself, trying to calm her fear.

She was even more scared thinking that the jackals might come near the door again, as it had happened many times before. Trembling in fear, she began to cry uncontrollably.

Then, someone slowly entered her hut. Seeing the shadow, Anya was about to scream loudly, but the figure quickly came closer and covered her mouth, whispering,

“Anya… it’s me. Don’t be scared, my child.”

It was Nisha Ji.

She removed the shawl from her face. The moment Anya saw her mother, she clung tightly to her and began to cry.

“Mother…!”

Anya was crying desperately, and it felt as if Nisha Ji’s heart was being stabbed again and again seeing her daughter like this.

“Anya… my dear daughter, don’t cry like this. See, your mother is here. Nothing will happen to you, don’t be afraid, my child…” Nisha Ji said, tears streaming down her face too.

“Mother… I don’t want to live here. Nothing here is good. People here have no hearts, only stone hearts. Look at me… I even have wounds that hurt, mother. Let’s leave this place and go far away, where we can all stay together. father, you, my elder sister, everyone…”

Hearing Anya’s crying words, Nisha Ji had no answer. She felt completely helpless.

She held Anya close to her chest, gently patting her.

Soon, Anya fell asleep in her lap, finding a strange comfort there.

Nisha Ji thought bitterly,

“This is our fate, my daughter… what can we do? Who can change destiny? I only wish you don’t suffer the same pain I have suffered…”

“If I could, I would send you far away from here, where you could live happily…”

“And when you grow up, I will find a good boy for you and get you married to him. He will keep you very happy… your father also said that Anya should be married soon…”

She wiped her tears with her saree pallu and continued patting Anya lovingly.

“How innocent my Anya is… she bears so much pain silently and never complains. I am proud of my daughter… she always tops her class, what more could I want?”

“But maybe I am not a good mother… I cannot even feed her properly. If Atul wasn’t there, my daughter would sleep hungry…”

“Forgive me, my child… just grow up quickly, then everything will be fine…”

While patting her, Nisha Ji herself fell asleep without realizing it. When she woke up, dawn had already broken.

She gently kissed Anya’s forehead and woke her up.

“Anya… wake up, it’s morning, my dear.”

“No… mother, I want to sleep a little more… it has been so long since I slept in your lap…”

Still half asleep, Anya hugged her mother tightly.

“Get up, my child, and go take a bath quickly. Everyone in the house is still asleep. Your grandmother hasn’t woken up yet.”

Hearing the word “grandmother,” Anya immediately sat up.

Seeing this, Nisha Ji smiled softly.

Within half an hour, Anya bathed at the outdoor water tap and returned.

Nisha Ji quickly gave her a plate of curd, sugar, and some thekua to eat.

“Anya, eat quickly before your grandmother comes out. I’ve packed some thekua in a plastic bag for your journey. Keep it in your bag.”

“Mother… does grandmother know about this?”

Nisha Ji replied,

“Laddoo, I made thekua for everyone. Stop asking so many questions. I don’t know how your teacher manages you—maybe even they get tired of your questions.”

Hearing this, Anya smiled while eating.

“Mother, you are very sweet… and very beautiful too… like an angel…”

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