Mute love

past

I inhaled a deep breath before pressing a doorbell. I am nervous, I actually don't know what I am going to ask her, still it's necessary for me to have a talk with her .
After waiting for some time, I exhaled when someone opened the door. There she is, her best friend Sara.
As I already inquired little about her, she is a 25 years old single woman, working as an employee in a cooperation sector. She is her only friend and  knows Aanshika from school time .

I stared at the band aid wound on her forehead, I felt sorry for her, that bruise was enough to show how hard that one push was.

" Hi!! " I said finally. She didn't reply so I added.
" Actually I want to talk to you about Anshika!! "
For a second she gave me a questionable look, but then nodded her face " Ohk! Come inside! "

"What do you wanna talk about?? " She said, taking a seat, I sighed for a while.
" Please take a seat! " I did but what should I exactly tell her?
"I actually want to help her because it all just happened because of me, and right now she is damn depressed about it, I just want to clear that misunderstanding as… … . "
"Wait "she interrupted " Want to clear the misunderstanding?? Please don't do it!! No way!! Whatever happened was for greater good!! "
I scoffed " Excuse me miss?? Do you even know what you are talking about? "
" I am very well aware of my words and trust me I am happy about whatever happened!! "
" Are you serious? Your best friend is heartbroken. Are you happy about that?? She got slut shamed, are you happy about that? " I said, looking at her in disbelief.
" Not at all!! I am having because finally he left her!! And her heartbreak?? I know she will get over it soon. Talking about slut shaming so that wasn't a big deal now because it's not the first time he did that. "
I raised my eyebrows " What does it mean? "
She sighed " Listen Mr. Aditya, I know you would think that I am stupid to talk like that, but trust me, that insult was nothing as compared to the way she suffered because of that jerk. If I would have known that cheating will make him leave I would have made her cheat. "
" It would have been one time insult, but she is free from him, I am happy for that and if you try to clear this mess, he will be back so please don't do that I request "

Her words are not helping at all, but I need to know why it sounds so pathetic when she talks about Yash.
" If he is so toxic then why did she chose him "
She chuckled bitterly " Do you really think her choice matters for him or for anyone?? "
" This wedding wasn't a relationship, it was just a game plan. A game of possession, game of obsession and game of cruelty. "
I sighed, now I can't do this anymore. " Can you please specify, I want to know, why she was with him. "
" She was forced! " She stated, without any emotions.
" She was forced by him, she was forced by her uncle to marry him. "
" But why? ”
" Because he wanted her at any cost. He just crossed every line for that. And this forced relationship wasn't for months , it's almost been four years or more!! "
" Four years?? ”
She looked down " I know that was long but she had no choice. He made her life hell ever since he laid his eyes on her. That happened when we were in class twelve . Five or six years back, when we were on our way to school, we found a guy in an accident. Being a sensitive person she wanted to help him and so she did.
And after that he just met us in the school saying he wanted to say thank you to her. At first everything was normal, he was older than us, just three or four years older. He extended a hand for friendship and I too believed he was a nice guy because he seemed nice at that time. But it was only for two months that he was nice. It all turned upside down when he saw her talking to a guy. I know there was nothing fishy about that guy, he was just a friend but Yash?? He didn't think twice before beating that guy for no reason. In front of everyone, he was close to death. We tried to stop him and that day he confessed to her in rage.
She was too stunned for that, she tried to avoid him after that and he just stalked her every day and night.
By that time we were aware it wasn't love, it was ugly form of obsession because he just kept on saying " I don't let anyone be around you, you are my property and you belong to, crap!! ” she chuckled at the last word in disgust.
"Because of this her uncle prohibited her from getting out of the house, her study, dreams, everything was shattered.
Her uncle wasn't ready to let him roam around her, he knew he was dangerous. But one day Yash just kidnapped her, and… … … … … . . ”

She stopped, her lips were still parted. She wanted to say that but at the same time she didn't want to.
" And… … … .. " I asked hoping she would cut it off but no she continued .

" He… he just forced her " I didn't get that totally, she took a deep breath before adding " He raped her, he filmed it and that's it. He had strength. He blackmailed her uncle, if he didn't let him marry Anshika, he would circulate the clip. In addition, Yash provided him with a large amount of money. And Anshika had no other options. Even though she tried to give him a chance, he tried to love him but how can she love a monster. How?? He claims to love her but doesn't respect her. He doesn't care about her choice, her opinion and her personal space. Everytime he forces himself on her. The word consent is not there in his dictionary.

She tried every possible way to get rid of him. Even she tried to run away from here but he found her. And guess what, he still has that clip!! Maybe!! I am not sure. And if now she went back to him, I don't know what he will do with her. He is dangerous, he is an actual psycho.
Please don't do anything which will bring him back in her life. Please I beg you, let it just be. For some time, some misunderstandings should be ignored for the sake of our lives. Please do me a favour, I know this is not good for your reputation either but please, I am begging. ” this time she had tears in her eyes. I used to think that she loved him, and she was crying for him. Because some girls do get blind in love and end up ignoring all the red flags. But this case was completely different.
He wasn't just a toxic partner, he was a bloody rapist, a stalker, a kidnapper.

" I got to know she is with you!! Her uncle is trying not to get himself in more trouble because of her, I already knew it, but you can drop her here, she will live with me, you don't have to bother yourself, I will take care of her. "
I am not stupid to do this, at least not now when I got to know how dangerous he is.

I can't take risks. I won't let him do anything again. Bloody bastard.
" No. She will stay with me, in my house, I want to keep her safe at any cost. "

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Whole time while travelling to my home my mind was full of her thoughts. She really suffered too much. First I thought she was pathetic when she was crying like how can she cry for a man who disrespect her but now my respect for her is double, she is the strongest person I have ever met. She suffered too much but she never quitted her life, she tried hard to get out of this mess.
The only thing I want to do right now is bury Yash ten feets in the ground, he doesn't deserve to live, he deserves to die. He should get punished for his deed and I will show him what he gets for ruining some innocent's life.

But right now I have to think about Anshika, she really needs emotional support and I doubt I can give her.
I don't even know how Adhya is going to react to the fact her honey is living with us. I know this will make her happy but I don't want her to bother Anshika. She needs a rest.
I should call Rashmi , it will be easy, she is a girl so Anshika would be comfortable with her.