Arranged To Be His 🩵

Chapter 12

"What was that thing you said in the car?" He asks

"I don't know waht you are talking about"

"Nandini im not playing with you right now"

"You wanna play with me?" I giggle a bit

"Nandini" he warns me

"You are no fun manik" I mumble

"I can be fun but after you tell me what that little thing you said was about"

"It was nothing, I was just asking what punishments look like in your world"

"Ya, and I said punishments not being inhumane" he mumbled back

"Well how would I know what your definition of a punishment is, you know some people are more intense than others. Like punishments can be as little as no chocolate for a week and as intense as being starved for a week so it just depends and varies from person to person"

His eyes soften a bit at my words for some reason, he makes himself look and sound so scary but in reality he was a nice human being.

"Is that what happened back at home?" He asks

"Well"

"It's a yes or no question and if you lie I will find out in a simple call so don't lie"

"Yes" I whisper

"Yes what?"

"I was starved sometimes, other things among starving and getting hit as well but we don't have to talk about it. I mean ma did say you wouldn't but I would rather know what punishments mean to you then be surprised"

I just didn't wanna be shocked if he does something extreme and though I don't think I could be but back at home I had my mom to comfort, here with him I have no one else that would put ointment on my scars after all the beating.

There was no one here that would kiss my head to tell me everything was fine and that I would get better, no one to save me from punishments.

"Nandini what the fuck is that even supposed to mean. Who the fuck hit you and starved you?" the tone of his voice goes up adn the anger that he was holding in was radiating out

"Don't raise your voice, I told you I don't do well with it" I whisper

"Fuck" he says closing his eyes for a split second and taking a few deep breaths

he opens his eyes again and grabs onto my hands, I was hesitant but I let him hold my hands as I scout forward

"Who was it?" He asks in a calmer tone now

"My father" I whispered

"What did he do?" He asks

"I guess it wasn't his fault, I mhm well I am very stubborn and a brat at least thats what I was told so to keep me in line he would punish me. There were times where I wouldn't listen and disobey and like you don't like it, he didn't either. He hates being questioned or having someone answering back but I can't help it"

He caresses my hands nodding at me to continue

"So there were consequences like I told you"

"He starved you?" He asks as if he couldn't believe it

"Oh ya, for days"

"And no one said anything?" He asks

"Well ma tried and cabir wasn't replay home much ever since he and navya got married but it didn't help. It's okay it used to hurt and be horrible but I got used to it, it became easier as years went on" I explained not getting into the nitty gritty details