Behir Short Stories

His Runaway Bride - 1

"Uncle , please.... I don't want to marry him. It's my life , give me some freedom over deciding my future" bela pleaded to her uncle
"Freedom , for you!!!! How can I give you freedom when I spent money for all your necessities. Even the dress you are wearing is bought by me. What future you have , you are an orphan... None is there to look after you. I don't want to spent my fortune on your dowry. Raja sekar was good enough to not ask even a single penny as dowry" Bela's uncle , jayaraj said unmercifully

"Please let me study atleast , I'll get a job and then you don't want to worry about me. That rajasekar is of the age of my father and even though he is wealthy , he's a bad person." Bela tried her best to explain her situation.
"What you think of yourself! If you study , then suddenly you'll get job!!! What a joke! You can't even dream of a person like rajasekar" jayaraj mocked her
"Whatever , you say , I'm not going to marry that idiot old uncle. Till this day , I haven't got any freedom to decide anything. You can't stop me from anything , just because I'm orphan. What if your daughters get a groom like him. " Bela shouted at her uncle for the first time .
Jayaraj was shocked by bela's reply , finding this as an insult he slapped her so hardly that she fell onto the floor. This was not something new for her. Her uncle and aunt had a hobby of physically attacking her whenever they were angry.

Bela's parents , died when she was little child in an accident. From then on , her uncle and aunt looked after her. They didn't treated her as a human but as an animal only. Even though they were kind enough to give her education, she was forced to do all the work in the home apart from washing the clothes of the daughters of uncle. Uncle had 2 daughters - Anu and Neha. Even they treated bela like an animal. Jaya sekar , uncle of bela is a merchant and once while selling goods , he met Rajasekar. Mesmerized by the beauty of bela , he put forward a proposal and greedy uncle accepted it. Raja sekar was more than twice the age of bela , he already had a wife and 3 children. He was a goon.

Without more rituals and delay , the wedding day arrived. Since the last night , Bela haven't slept.

Bela's POV

It's been weeks since I slept peacefully. By marrying that goon, my life is going to be spoiled. I can't even run away from here. Now only one way is before me. I'm going to end all my sorrows by ending this unlucky life. On my wedding night , I'll commit suicide. Till then all can be happy. Wiping off my tears , I wore my wedding dress.